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Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10
Maude's Revenge.

Dear Uncle Jed: One day Maude had a quarrel with her brother and vowed she'd d pay him back for his cruelty. This is what she did:
 Her brothers name is Tommy. mis- chievous lad, always up to some tricks On this day Maude's opportunity came fer her revenge on Tommy Maude's sister, a lover of cats, was seated in the sitting room, reading. At this time Tommy had taken her cat and was going toward the pond in the back of the house where he intended to drown 1t. But just then Maude came to the rescue. Seeing his trick she informed her sister of the naughty boys plan.
 Her sister then went to save her pet. Taking 1t home she fondled and caressed 1t. and gave it some bread and milk This angered her brother, but Maude was hap py and called it 'sner revenge"
 GLADYS ANDERSON, Age 5. Brooklyn.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10
A Brave, DeeL

Dear Uhetes Jed: Two hundred years ago Thomas Shepherd, 2 boy Of Is, was Concord while his brothers were thresh- ing in the barn. Suddenly the; Indians ap- pSaredT killed the brothers and carried him away E. :-.:. .., sA $' In the night, while, the .savages slept. he untied' a stolen horse, slipped saddle from under the head of one of his captors, mounted; and fled He swan the Nashua river androde through the. forest home. I think this was 2 brave deed, don't ARMAND BLAECHETTE, Age 10. GlasEo.f- .'.'...
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10
~ mx eaex RAsen

Dear Uncle Jed: am gDang tO ten you about snow storm that happened A few days ago. It came on Sunday morning. It was snowing, h30W1ng and hAiling and was 2 terrible aEssW storm. The next day it stopped snoving
 went outside and dug path because the snow was up against the house.
 After I finished shovehng the path built a snow city. I named 1t "Eureka. '' dug windows in 1t and also doors.
 The snow was so deep had ts stay in the city to play.
 The cat came to the city and went irtc one of the doors and went out of the other. When the sun came out it melted the fcicles on the roof 0k our house and they fell down on the eify and did some damage.
 The trees nearby were covered ! with snow and the houses had icicies on the roof which all melted away when the sur shone brightly. |: ; Yours truly. -4 JAMES MCGEE SAsA a
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10
Saving . BirS

Dear Uncle Jed-One morning when I was going to school saw cat with a bird in it's mouth. I took. 1t away from the cat and let 1t go. All the school be- longed to a Band of Mercy-if we did a kind deed for a dumb creature we would get gold colored star to wear for a week. I got it for a week for being kind to the bird.
 HELEN DANIELS. Age Il East Hampton.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10
Feeding the Birds.

Dear Uncle Jed:eI am going to tell you how we feed the birds. My sister and I nailed a box on a tree in our yard. In this box we put grain and crumbs One morning we saw five blueiays and many snowbtrds, eating from the box The blue jays go in the courthouse and eat corn when the door is left open. I hung an ear of corn in the apple tree and the bluejays ate all of it
 We sec many crows but do not feed them, because they steal our corn in the spring when we- plant it. Last summer my father shot three one day. He caught one in a4trap.
 HARRY GRANDY, Age :.
 Yanfie
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10

fine tower more than two inches high. where her babies may enjoy the sun- shine.
 When we watch her make her nest we feel like helping them, but our timber and bricks are not suitable for her She gets them herself. It is fun to watch ! them build nests. JOSEPHINE WASILEWSKA Norwich Town.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10
oecial study. This period { ktends from

special study This period kte1ds from about 15oo A. D. to the present time.
 Although our language is now used by so many millions of peopls, i' is still growing. Many new words su h as tele- graph, telephone, photograph. dynamo, etc, have just lately come into use.
 T think that every true American boy and girl should know the s.ory of. their language.
 LOUIS SCHATZ, Age 14.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10

in with his. After Christmas I again took back my hens. This time they were all ;wyandottes One day my fathers got out and one came down with Mine. An other got there the same way. Now I have seven wyandottes and two Rhode Is- land reds. I am nov getting one, two or three egYs day.
 PAUL o. HoLDRmGE, Age ..
 IAdynrds
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10
Clark's Fall.
SNW.

Dear Uncle JeA: w1nAer if the Wide Awake girls and bOys were as surprised as was when I woke Sunday morning recently to find everything was covered with snow. The rabbit coop was buried with snow and had. to be dug out The dog was buried, too, but he dug himself out. have had a nice time playing in the snow. We have no school this week, as my teacher, who lives In New Lend6n. is un-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10
UNION

MrR oRfVer Hewlett spent . fsw e1ys the past week with her father. D. M. Horton
 Mrs Hattie Phillips of Southbridge spent a few days at the Burnham cottage the past week.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10
LEVERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT


 Irene Bellevance of Moosup-I thank you for the prize book The Campfire Girls on The March. I have read it and found IL interesting.
 Marjorie Gates of Gales Ferry-I thought the book you sent me was very nice. tho title is Peggy Alone. I have enjoyed 1t very much.
 PauEine Eisenstein of Colchester 1 received the prt7e book. Hilda's Mascot. and thank you for the same. I have read it and found it very interesting. Joseph cyr of Jewett City-Received ,.your book entitled Connecticut Boys in ths Western Reserve. read 1t through and found it to be one of the most in- leresting books ever read. Thanking you for it
 Biny Tirren of Norwich-I want to thank you for that lovely book you gave me It was a very exciting one. My brother won one a few years ago.
 Frank sledJeslZy of EagfevIle-I re- Setved the book and have found it very interesting. thank you very much for it Helen T. Greene of Platnheld-I wish to thank you for the book you sent me ent5Lled Little Prudy's Dotty Dimple. tn0w shall enjoy reading it Thes are a very interesting set of books as have the whole set now.
 Haen s1edjesky of EagievfI1e-I hzz< received the book you sent me. I havs read 1t through and found 1t very in tsresttnE- thank you very much for 1t
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10
How to Tint Your
 Gray4Hair at Home

If your hair is graying or is faded and streaked. do not let it become any
 more unattractiye. No matter whether It's original youthful color was golden or black, or any shade of brown, all you neea is . bottle of Brownatone to
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10
~-... v.. xcurx wratsra.

Ruy.e Rss Young wrttsras
 s-ur4ts pla4nly on one side s8 me tapsr only, and number the pAeeE
 IUse pen and ink. Hot pencil
 1-Short and pointed articles Wan .ss E R4Ven preSerenc& Do not use over @'' Lorixtnaa stsrsss or letters only N1A bs used aa-.w LWrtts your nxmA a<e and aooFess slatniy at the bottom of the story.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10

ingt1ntiy restore fts beauty in . man. ner that de1es detection. This famous preparation Is as simple and easy to use as nnGnicuring your nails
 Special Free Trial Offer.
 Every package. of .Brownatone con tains full simple directions for work ing it's magic on gray, faded or streaked hair. Guaranteed absolutely harmless At all leading druggists in soc and $1.50 packages. Two colors: Light to Medium Brown" and Dark Brown to Biack:n Send to The Ken ton Pharnaacal Co, .53S Coppin Bldg, COvineten, ky, enclosing II cents to pay poStaee packing and war tax, for q free trial package Of Brownatone.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10

Greenwich.-3Nr. and Mrs. Ray Graham Bigelow of Greenwich gave a farewell party at the Alcazar grill, St Augustine, Fla, Sunday. They left Monday for Pine hurst.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10
I'm THIS oUT-Ir Is woRTH MONEY

Cut out this slip. enclose with 5c and -nsii 1t to Foley & Co. 2S35 Sheffield Ave. -shicago. IL, writing your name and ad- sress clearly. You will receive in return r trial package containing Foley's Honey Ind Tar Compound. for coughs, colds and FrOup; Foley Kidney Pills, for pains in Iides and back, rheumatism. backache
 tidney and bladder ailments. and Foley -afhartic Tablets, a wholesome ard thor Surhiy cleansing cathartic for constipa- Don, biliousneass d headaches and sluggish hnlalk~ Lea &Tozsoed-co. -
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10

able. t. es.ae. as Raymond Hill is block
 ed. / ......H? 1t may be week or two before it is fopened- ,. < ~5 <s..S MARY MAYNARD. Age g.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10
THE FRIENDLY LIGHT.

My room is high above the street.
 And up a long, long stair. And when I'm left to go to sleep
 I'm often lonely there
 But, underneath my window stands
 The street-lamp, tall and, me Just like great big eye, that looEa
 Directly into mine. 5-< g" I pull the window shade aside lsst And look down at the light; It wfnks at me, as though to say.
 I'm here-sleeD wellz,good-1lgsl Iris, in Chicago Tribune
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10
.ErrKKs WRrTrEN
BY WIDE
.AWAEES nul~ "A Eawk

Der Uncle Jed: Uncle Harris was a
 Arpenter. and had q shop tn the country
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-10

5227 3377
Evening star., 1921-01-17
CITIZENS OPPOSE
TRASH PLANT SITE
Also Against Location Of City
StabIes-Plans Not Final,
Say D. c. Heads.

| The Commissioners are not abso-
| lutely decided upon the square bound
| ed by 1st and I'd. N and o streets
| northeast as the site for the proposed
trash plant. asphalt plant and munich
| pal stables. Engineer Commissioners
| Charles w. Kutz stated today. OPP
| position to the erection of these city
factories so close to the center or the
Fcity as the point mentioned has de-
veloped in citizens associations of the
| northeast.
| The Commissioners, Col. Kutz added.
have made no agreement either be-
| tween themselves or the owners to
acquire the above location if Con-
| gress appropriates the necessary
funds. He said he believes there are
| one selected should be abutting a
! railroad, where a private siding could
| be built.
100000 Asked for site.
! The District bill. ss introduced in
| the Senate, carries s>>U0 for a sit"
! for the several buildings enumerated
above. but makes no provision for
money to begin construction.
| The contract under which the Com
missioners are row using a privat'
| trash plant near Bladensburg road ex-
pires July 1. Even II Congress allows
the 100000 for a site. the city heads
will have to make some temporary
arrangement 1Or the dlSpoSal ol lFdsIi
and miscellaneous refuse for the next
| two fiscal years.
Approximately $4,000 is carried in
the appropriation bill for the disposal
! of refuse for the year beginning July l.
The city will be able to do the collect
| ing. but probably will have to rent
! the plant it is now using. il that can
| be done, or make some arrang"'i"r
with private individuals to dispose of
the refuse after it has been collected.
| Citizens Discuss Site.
! The Federation Of Citizens Asso-
Citations has q special committee con-
| sidering whether the federation as a
whole should oppose the site now op-
posed by many individuals. The COM
mittee may report at the federation
meeting Saturday night.
Evening star., 1921-01-17

Peter J. Clarke, building contractor
of this city. died suddenly Friday in
Binghampkon, N. Y. where he had
/ gone to attend the funeral of his
brother Frank. He succumbed to a
brief illness at the home of his
daughter, Mrs James J. Russell.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock at
Mr.. Clarkes late residence. 1886 n
street northwest. Requiem mass will
be sung at Holy Trinity Church. In
terment will be in Mount Olivet
cemetery.
Mr. Clarke had been in business in
washington about forty years. He
Awas born in Susqhehanna county, Pa.
lseventy-two years ago. He was
closely identified with the growth OF
old Georgetown. and was a director of
the Potomac Savings Bank. He was
a member of the Elks. the Knights of
Columbus and the Holy Name So
ciety and was treasurer of the st
/ Vincent de Paul Society.
Mr.. Clarke is survived by his wife,
two daughters, Mrs. Russell of Bing-
hampton, n. Y, and Mrs L. w. Rome
mus of this city: and by three sons
s. Joseph, George L. and Frank Lester
Clarke, all Of this city.
Evening star., 1921-01-17
CARDS OF THANKS.

AAERN. We desire to thank our many
friends and relatives for their kindness and
sympathy and floral offerings in the death OF
our beloved wife and mother.
JOS. E. AHERN. LEO AND JOSEPH.
JOHNSON. l wish to express my sincere
thanks to my friends and ncighbors for their
kindness and beautiful floral tributes at tht
death Of my beloved sister. Mrs. SUSAN 7.
JoHNSON. MRS. EMMA DUCkETT.
oh1EH. We wish to express to our friends
ana relatives our sincere thanks and ap-
probation for the kindness. sympat thy and
beautiful floral tributes at the death Of our
beloved sister, ANNIE A. O'BRIEN.
HER SISTERS.
SNYDER. We wish TO express SINGER,
thanks TO our relatives. friends and organiza
Tons Tor their Kindness. sympathy and beau
tiful floral tributes during the illness and u
the death OF our dear husband and father.
MRS. d. E. SNYDER AND FAMILY. II
WILSON. We wish to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation 10 our many rea
tives and friends for their thoughtful kind
ness and the expressions of sympathy. and
thank them for the beautiful floral tribute.
at the death OF our beloved daughter aud
sister. MABLE Is. WILSON.
THE FAMILY.
Evening star., 1921-01-17
FIRE STOPS SERVICE.
Pipe Organ in Chevy Chase Church
Is Destroyed.

| Early morning services in All Saints
Episcopal Church. Chevy Chase Circle
yesterday were interrupted by fire
which originated in the cellar and
burned through the chancel to the
roof, destroying the pipe organ and
causing damage estimated at about
1000. Very little damage was done
| the body of the church, and it is con-
| fdently expected that repairs will be
completed in time to hold regular serv-
| ices next Sunday.
Canon j. w. Austin. rector of the
church, was conducting the blessed sac
rament service when smoke from the
cellar quickly filled the church and
made it necessary for the Pensioners
to withdraw from the building. No. 2S
engine company responded to a ''still''
alarm, three other companies following
in response to a bell alarm.
SO dense was the smoke that firemep
found it impossible to enter the building
for more than an hour. They were
praised for their good work in saving
the body of the structure. The church
was dedicated in December. 1901, and
has since been improved. Plans for the
construction Of a new church adjoining
the present structure have been under
way for some time.
Evening star., 1921-01-17
C. s. McMANUS DEAD.

Word was received here of the
c. s. McAdanus. Tor q number of years
in charge Of the eastern seetion OF
the Southern railway. with offices in
this city. Mr.. McManus left Washing
ton, where he was we'll known, abou,
ten years ago and went to Knoxville
whore he has since been engaged In
tho railroad and coal business,
Evening star., 1921-01-17
EX-KAISER WINS POINT.
ross Atlantic Cable Service to The Star.

BERLIN, January IT, Former
Kaiser Wilhelm has been notified at
the bedside of the former empress
who is critically ill at Doom, of his
victory in the first round of a lawsuit
in the Berlin courts. through which
he has obtained an injunction against
the publishing firm of Gotta & Co. re-
straining that corporation from circu
lating the third volume of Bismarck s
memoirs, containing letters written by
wilhelm to the iron chancellor.
The court decided that, although
Wilhelm does not own the letters, az
his counsel contended. he still is en-
titled to a copyright thereon. and as
sessed the costs Of the action against
the publisher. An appeal against the
decision will be, lodged, bat in the
meantime the book cannot be pub
(1ished in Germany.
Evening star., 1921-01-17
MRS. c. S. THOMAS ILL.

Mrs. Thomas, wife of Senator
Charles Spaulding Thomas of Colo
rado, is seriously Ill with pleurisy a
her apartment in the Meridian Man
sions, 2400 18th street northwest. Hel
condition this morning was said t.
be more favorable than at any time
since her illness. however.
The senator's wife became ill about
five days ago.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1921-09-29

teEy Ql importance We shap. b khiak7
einE u You upstairsGthat &. ~ ~.
re you get there. I see tfflt Es1&S ton
u even now beginning to" foxf xln
pleasant antieipat fUenf h'.v snsskA -
Hss'a muscle ~ theAsosdi1glD laDs
twitched :. not .by..ths hiat SEA sAaek
dd be, show thu. .keaply. NatahieE. M
dienes that be ree Aha ,,l hls +asARsS.
til nendfsh look Sf intlcipatiod. ahd
Hukh7'stared 1t him With 1evef eyes
for q while before he turned tow1sd
the door. s~,rt.t's y,nr snit,ss: ts.:t
Then will say, Good nisht,,.. -
remarked casually. us little same
room that ] bad last timer 80.
no" said Peterson. "A different
one-specially prepared for you. II
700 get to the top Of the stairs q man
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1921-09-29

CHAPTER vll-cen.is1s1.

V6ASVeH vu-C0UylU400.
III Az ~ --xEA, Il
gret IL that It failed to FUNCTION be
remarked. As I told you outside, I'd
quite forgotten yo1e lnenag ~ IN
eact"-his glance W28dered si0Wfy ma
somewhat pointedly from face to 1ece
At the tablet had no id4l it, tNas
such 4 large one"
80 this II the insolent young swine.
b III" The bloodshot eyes Of ~ ahn
with the Scared face turned on him
mofdsilS: "what I cannot undefstand
Ia why hs hasa't been killed 'by now"
Hugh waggisd an secssing dagger ut
Tin. aas,' ~,
Il knew you were q nasty man a.
coon a. 1 Jaw you. Now look At Hen
~ up at the end of the table: he
Doesn't say that sort Of thing. And
vou do hate De. don't 700. Heoryi
aow's the jaw7~
Captain; Drummond." said LAking.
ten. ignoring. Hpsh and addressing the
afst speaker, was very nearly killed
last night. 7 thought for some time
% to whether I would or mot, but
0nally decs1ed Il would be much too
sasy 4 death. 80 II can b. remedIed
tonight" oGs
II Hugh Esit momentary twinss Of
tear at the calm. expressioniess tone.
and the half.satisned grunt which
greeted the words, 10 trace ef II
showed on his face. Already the
realisation had come to him that II
b got through the night alive no would
be more than passing lucky, but b.
vas too much Of fatalist to let that
worry him unduly. So be merely stified
q yawn. and again turned to I,akipgton.
80 II was you. my LITTLE one, whose
eaify face saw pressed Asainst the
window. Would It b. indisefeet t6'ask'
how you got the deps. Int asf-, q, ;
LAkington locked at him. with 40 g.
prssaien OF grim satiG6Actioa. on bis
6ace. ,,.,a =. r
.Yecsu were sa..s.ed, Ii 1 you want val to
know. An admirable Invention Of ny
friend KauhneFs nation" ''- ~
A cultural chuckie came -ffUth' ont
'" SuV mows uuu hu8u t00NeU ~ NM
grimly. = f,t- '-.-!s'.s'
'~Tbe scum certainly. would not. be
complete,". he remarked 70 PeteEaon.
without q nlthy BOche in ~, az,
The German pushed back his chair
With an oath. his nee purple with
passion. 5"'N '71 "a r o. 49, ~
"a nlthy Bochs." hs muttered thick
ly. lseching toward Hushs = Held him
~ arms .of. anil will the throat tear
est :" 1.t,a rsri
Il au happened 20 quickly. At one
moment Hugh was apparently intent
upon selecting . cigarette. the next
instant the case had fallen to the
Aeor; there was . dull. heavy thud.
and the Bochs crushed back. over
tanned q chair. and fell like q log to
the door. his head hitting the wall with
Q vicious crack. The ,bloodshot being
resumed his seat little Imply. Hugh
resumed his search for . cigarette,
after which breezy iaterlude." ~
marked Peterson, "let ~ to business
get." ''
Hugh baussd ID the act Of striking
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1921-09-29

from inside, and Hugh bowed his
thanks to the unseen operator below.
Then he leant forward cautiously. and
peered In.
The whole room was visible to him;
and his jaw. frightened as he took IN
the scene. In an armchair, smoking
as uaconcernedly as ever, sat Petei-
sonisfHe was reading q letter, an
ocqfsIo1Rlly underliniPg 1pms spd
w4s& ,Asencll. Beslde.himapn tabs
NJ big ledger. and every new a1e
la16n he would turn ovessA few pages
and make an entry. But it was not
Peterson on whom the watcher above
was concentrating his attention; It
vas Lexington, taking a red velvet
io4 ut Of . drawer in the desk. ~
opened 1t lovingly. and, Hugh saw the
dash of diamonds. Lexington let the
stones run through his hands, glitter
Ing with a thousand flames, while Pr
erson watched him contemptuously.
"Baubles." he said, scornfully.
pretty baubles. What will you get,
'fbr themf"
: 'Ten, perhaps fifteen thousand" re-
turned the other. "But it's not the
money l care about: it's the delight
ID having them, and the skill required
to get them"
] Peterson shrugged his shoulders.
!: "Skill which would give you hun
dteds Of thousands II you turned II
into proper channels" F."
Lexington replaced the stones, and
threw the end Of his cigarette Into
the crate.
Possibly, Carl. quite possibly. But
Ii bOils down to this, my friend, mat
you like the big canvas with broad
effects; like the miniature and the
well-drawn etching"
(which makes u; 4 very happy COM
bination." said Peterson. 1.-THE pearls,
don't forget, are your job. The big
thing"-he turned to the other. and
a trace Of excitement came into his
volce-'the big thing IL NINE"
The sound Of the door opening made
both men swing round instantly: then
Peterson stepped forward with .
smile a. lrma entered.
Back. my dear. hardly expected
you 10 s0on."
In a few words he told the girl
what had happened, and she clapped
her hands together delightedly.
"Assuredly I shall have to marry
that man." she cried. HE is quite
the least boring Individual have met
In this atroclous country" She sat
down and lit cigarette. II saw Wal
ter tonight. He came over especially
to see you. They want you there for
a meeting, at the Ritz"
Peterson frowned.
fits most inconvenient." he re-
marked with shade of annoyance in
his voice. ibid he say why?"
among other things I think they're
uneasy about the American" she an.
swered. my dear man, you can east
ly slip over for a day."
"Of course l can," said Peterson
irritably; "but that doesn't alter the
fact that it's inconvenient. Things
will be shortly coming to a head here,
and I want to be On the spot. How
ever" He started to walk up and
down the room. frowning thoughtfully.
"Your fsh Is hooked. mon ami,"
continued the girl to Lakington. He
has already proposed three times;
and he has introduced me to q dread
woman Of extreme virtue,
who has adopted me a. her niece for
the great occasion"
"What great occaslon?" asked LAX.
ington.
"Why. his coming Of age" cried the
girl. II am to 90 to Laidley Towers
a. an honored guest of the duchess
Of hampshire" She threw back her
head and laughed. "What 10 you