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ing ship. He sailed up the Delaware river to escape being captured by the British ships, and landed at PhiiadelrtIa He sold his ship and opened up a grocery store. a
 ican citizen and lived in Philadelphia the rest of his life. He worked hard and saved hls money. He became a ship builder and A great merchant His ships traded in all parts of theworidi and hs grew very. rich. Err.
 stephen uirard worked hard himself and made his workmer. work hard, too Some thought he was q hursh master. bu he really lad kind heart; he wae tpnt of little chiidEeH and Fas kiud to. ani
 When hvudrsds os people in pAnadei phIs vert dying of yellow fever, n- wa hard to get anyone wiling to nurse tn sick Most pscpis who cquid afford 1 nun away He gave hle rponey and risk cd hia life te save the sick. 2, >:-f h. When etephsn Girasi dIed he left sI; million doliars for a home where poo orphan boys might be taken care of an college. It is In Philadelphia. It ha large grounds and many buildings. rher ls high stcns wall around 1t. se- Aimost tTe thoneand hoys live thse now. There Is a hne statue of staphe | Giraga near one of the entrances to tn l city han In Philadelphia. It was give to the city by soine ot the men who ver educated In Girard college.
 Your new friend.
 GERTRUDE EADEL. Age iA T IAhaneu.
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Veluntown-
Dains . Gssd Turn.

Dear Uncle Jed: The b1g boys of the Wolf patrol refused to take John David- son into their patrol heeause they thought he was too small and would be of sno help to the patrol. "rll show you if I am too small and of nc heip to the patrol" John told them. Of the houses near Jehn's home. John ran over to the house and saw that the fire truck had not yet arrived.
 Some people were crying There's a boy in there." and John. asking man near him on what floor the boy was, ran in and up the stairs. He entered the room nearest him. Tftere he found the boy lying full le..gth on the floor. Net hesitating one minute, he pulled the boy out of the room, and after much pulling he finally got him at the bottom of the stairs, and then as far as the do0rsten. where he fefT exhausted in heap. He knew nothing until he found himself in q soft bed.
 Where am IgA he feebly asked doc tor at his side.
 Tn the hospital" answered the doctor
 He gave sigh and turned over, only to meet Frank Murphy, one of the beys who did not want him in the patrol.
 You saved my life. and I can't thank ,,'ou, enough" said Frank. | "Tod pe exclaimed John, and fell back '"rhe boys want you in the patrol, and do l." said Frank. John was very happy and could onl, say: Tt pays to do a good turn" LIONEL H, HoULE.
 Stafford Springs.
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My Trip to Providence.

Dear Uncle Jed: Last summer in June my mother and father and myself start ed to 20 to Providence It was early when we stafted. and besides very warm.
 After we had gone s little way no- ticed on the side of ths road there vera immense big vines with large strawber- ries, aHd looked again and saw some flowers and bluehirds, and other kinds Of biTds.
 About il o'clock we reached Moosup. My father left the horse there and we took the train to Providence. The train stopped at washington. R. L, and other places near 1t.
 , When we reached Providence vo went to the shoe store and bought my mother some shoes, and then We went to have cur dinner. We had veal and potatoes, and apple pie with foe cream en f- Then wt did g little more shopping and 1t wal time to go to the depot.
 We waited about five minutes before the train came In about an hour ws were on our way home from Moesup. E I did net notice the flowers. birds ant the large strawberries on the ways;ds coming back because was very tired but had 2. very pleasant time that day DORIS ELEVEN, Age Il. Veluntovn-.
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s William NJ. Redden of New london lost his suit against George Gilbey of that city for 3IQ,000 damages for the falling of cornice off the Reddsn building near- iy four years ago. when jury in the superior court brought in verdict for Gilbey Wednesday. al New London The jury was cut two heHrs.:- -~7' ar s
 The case went to the jury at lo.ff Wednesday morning after Judge John W. Banks finished his charge. The jury had the case until 12.13 in the afternoon. when wien It returned with the defend- ants verdict
 Giibey erected the cornice which fell from the building on Sept. II, 1911, and killed enc person and injured two others l-Redden brought his suit to recover pay ment for the repairs to the building and recover money which hei spent ir iitiga- ftion arising over the accident, claiming ] that the cornice was not constructed tn d
 workmaniike manner, that 1t was insuffi
 cientIy fastened. and that the defendant practieed fraudulent concealment 1T
 erecting 1t. The defendant claimed tha-
 the corniee fell because of the neglect O
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The Pollte Kitte,,. ,

Dear Uncle Jed: Since this Is the Arat time have written to the Wide Awakes l hope 1t will bring good results.
 Once upon a. time an old mother cat called her two grown kittens and said 10 them; My sons, as you are big enough to go out and seek your own fortunes, shall set forth upon a Journey I have long wished to take In seareh of new catnip fields. Before go will give you q bit of advice: Be kind and politse So saving, the cid cat bade her catldrep farewell. T shall go to yon farmhouse" said the black nosed big kitten 10 hls little gray brother. T shall go to yon farmhoRsl and demand the best they have. I shal be fed upon cream every day and res upon silken cushions. What Is yeul psan?"
 T will go to the same farmhouse. tha, l may be near you," answered The llttl' gray kitten. "and I will promise the fam fly to catch mice for them all the day; of my life if they will give me a nam and call me tieir, cat"
 | Accordingly the black uesed kittel walked up to the front door of the farm house and savagely meowed to be let ir
 Soon the door opened and wemal said gently: What sort of wild b6as have we here7 Go away. We do not nee O kitten.
 Then the gray kitten vsntured Into tn farmyard, chasing butterflies. ehasin his own tail jumping up in the air t make the baby laugh. The little gre kitten played happily about all day an then at sunset cuddled against the kitch en door and purred so loud that whe the hired man brought failk from th barn he said to the Kitten; 'step In, ste in, pussy, and have saufer of milk"
 The little gray kitten stepped 1, washed his face, and waited politely unt the farmers wife offered him a saucer c milk.
 As for the black nosed kitten, he be came the barn cat and caaeht mice fo his living ever afterwsrds, and he wa never known to speak politely exeeRt { his brother Peter, the handsome heus cat, who was fed oh cream and allewe to sleep on silken' cushions with hI mother when she returned frsm the hal py catnip fields.
 FLORENCE FIRTH, Ase 10. Baltic.
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wmE-AwAKE POETRY.

The March Wtn4s March wind sings q song of Spring, ls voice is harBh and wild-oh, busters hard and tries to scare le budding-pussy willow. roar." the March wind thinks, -Aad
 tear S-hfIl. and o'er the platn-oh shake the trees. and scare the plants peeiaily pussy willow. pussy willow, young and shy. III run away h fear-oh," then he roa-ed and howled and all scare the pussy willow. pussy in her naarshy bed st opened up her budss--ch, not afraid of wild March winds" marked the pussy willow. fellow busters, rvars and raves t like a lion wild-oh,
 know he's the sign of Spring. 'tinuod pussy willow.
 ,cmes in IIka a lion bold,
 prances up and dcwn-oh. how him that I'm not afrad," sclared the pussy willow.
 when the March wind clustered by paused la somo surpFise-eh, -ec all unafraid and brave, .o budding pussy willow.
 use. she's net . bit afraid" 70 March wind sadly sltshed-oh. then, as gentle As . lamb. played with pussy willow.
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places.
 We have cat. Popo. and the dog chases him all over the house which makes the cat so mad that he growls at the dos. Hoot Mon is not afraid of the cat so when. he gets mad at him, he goes up and puts his paw fight in the middle of Pcpo's back. forcing him to the ground. Hoot Mon Growis if anyone comes anywhere near the house. He has no fear of anything.
 One time Lieutenant Commander Crutchfeld was up to dinner and he wanted tO see what the dog would do, 70 he pretended to strike me and the dog growled at him.
 Hoot Mon loves candy and every time we rattle piece of paper oa . candy box Hoot Mon rushes up 10 ret hls share
 When we sp out for. ride and leave the dog home he cries like a baby. DOROTHY DAVIS, Age .. : Gales Ferry. ,-
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Norwich Town.
Ny Experience with Mice.

Dear Uncle Jed; have never writ ten to the Wide-Awakes before, but I thought that they would like to hear anou- my experience with some little mice.
 One morning when came down stairs went cut into the back kitchen, ana fouad that hole had been gnawed by the sharp teeth of mouse in the flour bag. The aext day we bought little trap, and set 1t with some cheese. Every
 night for the rest of the week watch
 ed the trap constantly. but no mice
 were heard or, seen,
 By Saturday evening I had forgotten about the trap entirely But just before
 went to bed I heasl a little snap and the thought struck me that 1t was the trap I ran to the place where I had left ft and found not only one mouse. but
 three souirfning and wriggIing to get away, but. their heads were held fast. l picked up the trap by one end, maix, ing sure, In pT - ste, that 1t was not the one where tll sauealing mice were and ran with 1t to the kitchen. I set the
 trap on the floor and as the mice were hardly stirring knew that they must be near dead.
 Then I did not know how to remove them. shook and shook the trap, but It olo no gooae they were held fast. l conts1ped to shake until. to my hor. TOT and dismay. I discovered that theil heads were still held there Then ]
 thought of unlocking the little clasp tha ! held the wire tight over their heads, l did this and out fell the three badly in. l 1uSed nince. I threw them away ant vowed never aEaan to have anythin.
 to do. with mice if they ate everything in the house.
 1 AGNES o'NEIL. Age II.
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Baltic
A Tau caubnx.

Dear Uncle Jed: One noon when my brother came out of school an auto "; 2 standing there. Four men were in 1t. One was 3 cowboy. seveR and |. half feet tall.
 He was giving out bills saying that he would De at the theatre that afternoon, and we went to see him -.-s< He had little horse that think vas three feet tall. and when it was bora li was 27 inches tall. The mother of the little horse weighed 120a pounds.
 The cowhey was 8 years old and he came from Texas. Before the cowboy came on the aeaRe we had moving pictures. and some of the pictures were of the cowboy. In one pic. ture 2 boy drove team ia, and the COW boy pitched on some hay. and then h. lifted the wagon by 2ene wheel and nsar, ly threw the boy of. l That was. to show how strong he was M. ALICE COPELAND, Age .. | Witlimantic.
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GLE SED's TALK TO WIDE.
 AWAKEs.

obahiy most of the Wide-Awakes heard. if they have not seen, . rob- lis early in the season. But 1t VIII be e short whiio now before they be numerous and be husily engaged aeersng us up. And along with them cczne the bluebirds and the many otA- hat make up the chorus of sengstsrs the group of handsome feathered wis., ready at the break of day just aa the Is coming over the hiiitops we hear first corners ot this trained chorus is up to drown out the nionotanous Of the crow.
 aether they are the same ones that US last fall they never fall to appear
 spring eager and enthusiastic to Vf acduaintaneez. How desoiate 1 seem eur gardens, and yards. and lrds and fields if they should fall te .r, We would greatly miss rohin east. tiny and chatty Jenny wren right Aash of the biuebird. the scar. snageT. the yellow bird, the brown ih and the meadow lark. We wsuld sd feel that we had lost sssno rssl ds and that some of the icy ss iiy- had been removed should they mol There would be HissIas fram iks
 of things . most delightful teatuFa woods would be strangely etill. ths
 world. De deserted. fhs orchard ] lack Is life and song and much c way of comfort would be lacking iC. them.
 gre Is much to Dc learned about their habits. their songs and theil oa. fer they are actively enEaGed IT nE down the great number of insects en as srsezdlng sunshine and scn; .ghout the land. To know the Hoaul
 and their neculiaFlties calls tor clos but f. ought to mean increased pro "a for them
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ripple and shine like silk The girls of that country wear wreaths of flowers in their hair in sumner.
 Sunrise still has some red flowers in her hair. She lives near some huge mountains. How beautiful is this corner of the werldi Two great rocks raiso like blocks of black jet lighted from above.
 There sa busy little garden full os cherry trees in bloom and the cheerful windows Of this little house, glistenine between the branches and beside all splerdof and blessing of God the occu- plants of. this cottage have close at hand good nefghbors and true friends JULIA MoNTT. Plainfield.
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TKEs WRITTEN BY WIHE-
 AWAKEa.
nsv ths Debts Werp PeId.

ueU the Debts Were PaId.
 2 Uncio Jed; MT. nTewn and his : lived a mile from any store. The town vas called BFeekhsld. Every ng Mir. Brown set cut to Wofk fer as very poor and received small l. He owed many debts in tha vil- and tried to pay them the best he D. kis oldest sen, was IA years of He helped tO ee the chores, run ar- z. and did what he eauld to get q enta
 ' day Ice vas sent to the stsre ta me graeeytes for a ncishhor. He e. to % e sheFt cut and have . swim a very warm day. On the way be Q pass q railroad bridge. He Was surprised te see the bridge was How was he to Euamons help? Ii % far ts the nearest station. Alter nr . few minutes an idea eayns into aad. Not far from wheTo he ktaod was q hank. He decided to % te and when the train came he would
 that there WEB danger ahead. Hc ut of his pocket a red handkerchief it te a stick and waited for ths
 Suddenly 2. shrill whistie Eas and at . distsnee he aaw the train ing and waving his stick he nan, 10 stop the Ersin. The engineer heard tho nswH. went te see fsl f. -.s ., v : passsnEeFs Ent Ggt ta sec what Asl ned after belns told. They suEEst sollacfion should ha mada RaselnR | ound SITS was collected. This "a, ( to Zoe fer aaviag pRysd tbeil
 Alter thanking tham he AaataaaI
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was increased by knock at the door.
 Mir. Brown went to the door aaa.
 there he Mound boy in rags. He ask
 ed Mir. Brown if he could stay over
 night. Mrs. Brown set hot supper
 before the ragged hoy, The boy was
 very pleased After he had fnished Mf, Brown gave him place to sleep. The family went to bed about ten o'clock and slept very good that night.
 The next morning Mir. Brown got ur very early because he had 10 60 to town to sell his. eggs and butter.
 After Mr. RrolN1 left tthe children and that boy that stayed over night got ID, MTs. Brown asked the boy T he would like to stay with them. HI l was pleased because he did not have any place to stay. After Mir. Brown re, turned he found the work done, he wal l much pleased with the boy.
 ! FL0sSfE BEBo, Age 13. |
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rhe Bira in eke CAef4y rree.

Dear Uncle Jed: Near my window grows big cherry tree. Every morning a pretty bird used to fly to the tree and sing nice songs all day.
 One day my mother bought me play gun, AS I was playing with my gun looked up and saw the bird eating cher ries. Then made believe that vas . big man and was going to shoot the bird. So aimed af 1t and the bird saw me. It thought that was going to kill it, but cf ceurse 1t was only little play gun. Then the bird flew away and ran after it. It flew and flew so far into the woods that could not follow it and had to go home. Next day looked cut of the window to see if the bird was on the tree. But t was not there. It never came again. Then I felt sorry that I scared the bird away.
 Yours truly,
 BROWNIE sLEDJEsKY. Ago [. Eagieville.
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4 RF.R up De Asxer.

pesF Uncle Jed; One day last summer four friends and rewed across the river for picnic. We had our bathing suits and all went in swimming. When we got tired we got into the beat and all took turns rowing. Then we landed neer brock and had cur lunch.
 While girl was telling story about a haunted house a man came through the bushes looking for his eeHs.
 We. were all frightened hscadse we thought t was the ghest fren the haunt. cd house.
 Then we played around the brock and started for home.
 When we got half way down the riy. CT all the girls wanted, to ss in swim Ihlng again, so we went to tie swinarnins q hole. We got home in time for supDer very tired, aud all had enjoyed our aft. eraeen. CLAIRE BERARD. Age Il.
 yswett City.
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Peters DeclamasaeA-

Dear Uncle Jed; A friend of mine. Peter by name, had selected fer his speech that extract from Patrick Henry's famous eration which begins with the words T have but one lamp by which my feat are guided. and that is the lamp of experience"
 Peter confidently mounted the rostrum but although he had quietly InemoFized his piece in his own room. he had not ac- eustemed his ears to his own voice iH declamation. He shouted from the stage T have but one mp-lan,p-lamp." and he could get no further. His speech had gene from his memory. He passed his left hand across his forehead in a vai1 effort to recall it, while with his right ht
 pulled at his trousers as if he thought i might have slipped down into his pocket but it came not He began again: T have but one lamI ~-iamp-lamp-" and then the teacher to the anazement of the class, said
 Come down, Peter. your lamp has gon out"
 Yours truly, WILLIAM PELTIER, Age F. l FSftviIle.
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Mx aAraen.

Dear Undla Jed. I thought I would write and tell you about my garden las, year. My papa plowed my garden for me. raised potatoes. tomatoes beaf1s peas, carrots and beets, and when I har, vested them papa was so pleased with the potatoes I got about bushel and . half of potatoes out of four quarts thai I planted.
 am going to tFy and help my country and have another garden this year. IDA n. RooDE, Age II. VoIuntown
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Balss Yss Yssns wrsssra Write piAinly en enc ssds ef me T onfy, and number the pages. -Uss pen and ink. net pencil -Shcrt and pointed articles VIII oe a presersnca Do not use ever Sss is Original steries or letters enly VIII .sed-
 Write yuur name, age and addrssA .ly st the hottom of the story.
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Plainfeld
sayea hy : Rear.

< Dear Uncle Jed: an, going to write you story. A general who was defeated in battle lied and hid in hollow tree. That nisAt Ia bear mads It's way through the woods to the hollow tree. In the
 morning two soldiers from the eneny's camp passed the tree. "Loek.s said oAe, sthere is a hollow tree. Perhaps the general is hiding there"
 'No, he can't be-" said the other, 'foT if he had gone in there the bear would have tern hin1 to pieces" And they went away. So the bear saved the general CELIA SHE3I9Z. Age II. YaUfic
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Badly Frightened By sa Aaim.I


 pear Uncle Jed: Late in the afternoon on a summers day. was hurrying home from the weeds, The path, marrow, and deep, led its way. On either side were low bushes and once In 6 while stream of wnkef could he seen, I wee thinking about the geed tiMes I would have the next uight, didn't have a chance to think a loDg while. when l was startled by loud rear from beyond tie hills, ! stgqd still for 8 few Inementa, but the noise came 1ouded and louder. It seeHa- cd to be coming towards me. I walked q short distance and locked ali around, but could net sse anything. Again ! looked, aud theFe about fifteen feet from E1s stood 2 huge, black animal My eyes were fixed upon hin. He came nearer and nearer, What was to be done9 It vas question whether I should run or hlde. But what was the use of run- HinG, l was sure that he could run fast. ar than I, decided to wait in the bushes. This animal came near me and stopped. believe that he could have heard my heart hEat from fear. To save my life, couldn't tell what kind of an animal 1t waa. At last the animal Jeff | me and I saw him go over the hills, IL be sure. also started for home, run. l niHg every step of the way, and I'll say that vas giad te get home. | MARY sMuCKLER, Age 13.
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My Airsdala Puppy.

Dear Uncle Jed: am writing to teii you about my deg 'Hoot Mon" He is . cute puppy. He is eight months old and seems very big for his age. He is an Airedale and his color Is black ana brown. Sometimes my mother. father
 and I, take a walk or a ride in our au. tomohiie. We take the dog along, too
 When some Of my playmates- come over. to SC me play hide and go seek and the dog gives away cur hiding
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TIERS OF AcKxowLEpGMENr.

ass aeCee of Gales Ferry; I thank very much for the prize book Far Inc Frontier. think 'it Is g very sting book. There arc good Indian s and grsa, hunter stories in 1t. Tord ThsIsa of Preston City, have ssd the prize book entitled Captlves : I have read it and find 1t very sting.
 hard Larger ef Easlsviile--I thank cry much for the beck you sent yne- read t through and found 1t very sting.
 sothy LlIilbTiaRs of yoluntoWH-I you vsry much for my prize hoek,
 Prudy's Cousin Gpaee. which l re- 1 a week ago.
 rgaret Pstttnl of Gales Ferry-I aAa Ig 10 you to thank yeu for ths prize you sent to me. My brother road Ii twice and he said he fixed It, too.
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Norwich,
My Pet Cat.

Dear Uncle Jed; I was playing. out doors one day and heard my little cat cry. So I ran to her and what do yop think I saw Que of our big pigs was out and had bit my poor little eat on the back, There was a biz piece of her fur atin ana all. pulled out. So I picked her up for she was such a pet to us all and took her in the house. They told me that they would kill her, but I said
 wanted to keep her just the same. Sc took care of her every day She is now all better and I ain very glad she didn't die. I was very angry al the pig, but did not hit her as my father always told me not to hit an animal. Sc did not disobsy him.
 RHEA BLAIN, Age 12. Hampton.
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AT END OF TERM

The town's night schools will close this tThursday) evening having been In sss- sion since last fall For the past two or three days the regular term examlna- tons hdve been held.
 Edward J. Graham, superintendent of schoolsy held a conference on English with the teachers of the sixth and seventh grades at Broadway school We'd nesday afternoon at { o'clock.
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WrrxERs oF PRIzE peoKa.

Gertrude xsdei of LehaEen-canp- siris al Long Lake. lDeTis BIlvsn of vciuntown-Biiiy ifers. Agnes o'Eeu of Norwich-camSare in the Woods, Lssnsi H. MsuIs of Stafford Springs Scout Rivalz-
 Claire BeTasd of Jewett City, fire osrls n the Mountains. William PeItlsF of T&ftvills-Boy 3 in Camp.
 AnnIs TukewslEy of Norwich Town ii-s Girls on the Farm.
 Dosothy Dayis of Gales Ferry-LAt. r1dy's Dottie piuspie.
 Mness st prise heeka living in ths can obtain them by calling at The tn business office after 10 .. n day morning.
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A alyl la uEra.ia.

Dear Uncle Jed, an going te tell you about the hems of httle ukFasuisa
 Tn 2 fzx-away country there lives nt- tie maiden whose AaEnA is Sunrise. She is g. little Ukrainian giri about twelve years ald. with velvety eyebrows and cheeks browned by the sun, beautiful as faee as for the purity of her features. She is a tFtis type of her race. She wears aH embroidered skirt of deep biae v.th q md sash about her uatat> hA-