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The New York herald., 1922-04-19

All warranted horses sold subject 10 trial
up 10 noon Saturday.
Money back then IL animal proves other
than az represented.
MAIN OFFICE. i55 EAST PATH ST.
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) so, zQ FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE @

how to color things?'
Wait till you get way up in school
as we are" said Tom. then you'll
learn a lot OF things about painting
We do II in school every week. And
mother bought US some black and
white cards all ready for coloring.
And we've painted samples all
ready" added Jack eagerly. and
we've taken them around to every
house for four blocks so as to get
orders. We have fifty ordered al
ready-isn't hat good?"
Fifty eggs?' asked Bernice.
mo. fifty cards" replied Jack. but
we have orders for two dozen eggs
already and maybe we'll get more"
But / thought rabbits brought
Easter eggs" exclaimed little Susan
in great distress. folks always aid
sol"
"silly!' exclaimed Tom" don't be
a baby and believe that stuff"
Don't let him tease you" said
Bernice as she tenderly put her arm
around her little sister. I'll tell you
what let's do" she added. Easter
is only a few days away and wen see
II the rabbits bring us any eggs
we'll see what we shall sect"
She looked across at the boys as
much as to say. now don't you dare
spoil that" and then she began talk
ing about something else.
The rest of that week few by and
vacation began but It was a busy va
cation for those four children. There
was the yard to be raked clean OF
winter rubbish-in both households
that was n job the children always
did In spring vacation. There were
seeds to be planted some hardy
things were planted in the open gar
den and other things were planted in
the cold frame up on the south side
of the house. To be sure girls the
g Of Bernice and Susan couldn't
do as much raking and planting as
the bigger boys could do. but they
helped their father every minute he
could work and many q bit they
could do all by themselves
And then there was the painting
of cards and eggs. The boys worked
every minute they could spare and
by Thursday they had their orders
all finished ready for delivery early
Friday morning.
Bernice had found plenty to do
too. She cleaned and Strengthened
all her bureau drawers; she tidied her
closet and play cupboard and then
every minute she could find. she slip
ped of upstairs and worked hard on
something-nobody knew what as II
seemed to be a grand secret. Susan
tried to guess and tried to persuade
Bernice TO tell her but not a thing
could she find out-not a single thing!
Saturday night the children were
tired from a fine all-day play in the
warm spring sunshine so every one
turned in early without making any
special plans for hunting eggs the
next morning.
But quite unknown to any one oil
her family. Bernice slipped the alarm
clock to bed with her.
Promptly at six the next morning
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For the Easter PARTY

of the Eggs hidden out of doors as
well as all over the house. After the
eggs (plain hard boiled eggs should
be used) are found give each child q
paper apron and a package of dye,
and have a dyeing contest. After this
play pinning the ear on the Bunny.
A large sheet with the picture of a
rabbit minus M ear, Is stretched
at n end Of the room and the game.
like the old donkey Game, IL TO see
who can pin the Bunnie's ear nearest
to where 1t belongs. After this game
give each child some crepe paper. q
little dish OF paste and some card
board and see who can fashion the
prettiest Easter bonnet in a given time.
And then, OF course. come the eats.
A table decorated with greens and
flowers and little Easter basket favors
will be very pretty. indeed. Ice cream
in the shape of rabbit or chicken
moulds would be appropriate. and
fancy cakes and brightly colored
candles will top on the party.
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RITE your invitations on card
wv board cut out in the shape of q
chicken:

KKNOW you expected me to be as
black as the ace of spades. but
I'm not, for until my real feathers
come out. I'm almost white, at
least a yellowish-white. the color
little chickens are first Matched.
Every part of me except my head
and legs, is covered with soft, funny
down, and II it were not that I would
not like being kept on a dresser, l
would make a very nice powder pun.
To see me, you would never think 1
was n kin to my big. black mother,
that you Ear see sailing high up in
tho sky. She does not go to much
trouble about making a comfortable
nest for her babies. as any old hollow
log, or rotted-out stump, or q dry
place back under a rock, or almost
any place will answer. Just SO it Is
we'll hidden. and Is more or less
sheltered. Sometimes the n or two
eggs are placed right on the are
ground under q bush, without ever
making a sign of . nest. So when
I pecked through the egg-shell and
stepped out, or rather rolled out, 1
hadn't the least idea what kind of
place I was going to find. But luck
lily for me, my mother picked out a
beautiful spot for a home 1t was In
an old hollow log, with blackberry
vines growing all about it, so tall and
thick hat you could hardly see the
log at all. And then, way back where
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THE BABY

I would be awfully frightened for
fear they might find me. but they
never did. 1t seemed very funny to
me that they should like to eat
berries. for our folks don't q for
such things but then. you might not
like the kind Of food we like. For
you know We eat nothing but flesh.
and 1t doesn't make a particle of diff
ference what tort of flesh it is. just
so it Is flesh. We like it better after
1t has gotten old and smelly, what
people call spoiled. but We do not
think 1t spoiled by n Team We
do . lot Of good in the world by do
ing away with all the wild things that
die, and don't have anyone to bury
them for II they were allowed to stay.
the air might get poisoned. and that
might make people sick. You know
in towns and cities. they have what
Is called q scavenSsr department,
men that 70 about the streets with
carts. and gather up all the garbage
and haul it away and burn 1t. Well.
our folks are. the scavengers that
nature has set to watch the fields and
the woods. where the other scaven-
gers never go. And we spend all our
time sailing slowly about the country
looking with all u eyes. for the
body of any bird or animal. that needs
removing. And in this way. va do
our small part In keeping the world
clean. and making 1t a better place
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-10

Two jolly little giggles almost un-
fence and look. Sure enough! Those
two girls were hiding down In the
shadow OF the hedge just waiting to
see what the boys would say.
we thought you'd be surprised"
exclaimed Bernice gaily while little
Susan just clapped her hands and
laughed happily. She knew the boys
would like her rabbits.
Then the girls explained that the
rabbits were a gift from their grand
father and that they had come a long
way IN the train-housed safely In q
w~ire-covered box.
And we never knew 1t at ALI"
ended Bernice.-"we never even rus
pected that grandfather was sendiny
us any present to say nothing Of
such a big one"
Tom and Jack were almost ~ In
terested in the two pets as the girls
were and they took great pride in
fixing up an attractive little house
for the rabbits; in getting q nice
water dish for them and in hunting
up the very best kind of food to
make the rabbits well and strong.
Scotty. Jacks dog. didn't know at
first whether he would approve the
now neighbors or not. He shifted
around the rabbit yard; he stuck his
tail up and he hung It down; he
grunted and uowled and barked but
he finally decided that the rabbits
were quite all right-which was a
very happy thing for him to decide
1t saved trouble for everyone!
But that was way last summer.
Thru the fall and winter the rab-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-10

which was at least an hour before
anybody would expect to wake up on
Easter morning. the little clock
shouted, BURR. BURR! You
said you wanted to get up! Bur-r-r!"
you noisy thing!" exclaimed Ber-
nice as she grabbed the clock and
thrust It under her pillow till she
could shut it of. Then she slipped
out of bed, dressed quietly, tiptoed
up to the attic for something and
then-where do you suppose. she
went? Out to the rabbits nest just
outside the garage. In a few minutes
she tiptoed back again. slipped on
her clothes and got into bed-nobody
the least bit wiser as to what she had
done.
At 7 o'clock. the sun shone straight
in on Susan's face and woke her up.
TITS Easterl" she exclaimed sitting
up in bed. Come on, Bernice. let's
get up and see IL the rabbits brought
us N pretty eggs!"
Bernice needed no urging. She
beat her sister dressed and together
they hurried out into the yard and
over to the rabbits. There they
were-all three of them, as downy
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-10

screws as shown. Prepare the piece
C which is to receive the handle. cut
1t into the sides as shown and fasten
1t securely with screws
In driving screws. be sure that a
hole is bored in the piece to be
screwed on large enough TO permit
the screw to be slipped through easily
until the head rests against the wood.
which usually should be countersunk
to receive h head of the screw so
its top will be flush with the face of
the wood. The hole IN the piece
which receives the thread of the screw
should be no larger than the core OF
the screw at the bottom OF the thread.
Nails may be used If desired but they
are not likely to hold so well. and
there will be more danger Of splitting
the wood. Fill the open box at "A
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-10

in which to live. My mother IL one
of the best flyers that there 10. II ]
do say It myself. Why. she can nap
on the roost. long before sunrise. and
fly all day without resting. or getting
the least bit tired. I'm not sure. as
I have never been up in the air yet.
but just between you and me. I be-
iieye she can actually sleep while she
is sailing slowly around and around
80 high up that she looks like a
little black speck. But I do know
that she can ny up OF down. or in
any direction she wishes to 60. with
out the least motion of her wings.
She Just keeps her wings spread. and
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sheltered just as Scotty had his place
In the garage at Toms house.
When the first var days of spring
time came. the rabbits seemed as
glad to get out Of the house and into
the sunshine a. the children were and
every day that the sun shons warm
and bright. Bernice opened the gar
age door and let the little things
frisk outside. For. you see. they had
become so tame and so very fond Of
their little mistrssses that they no
longer made an attempt to get away.
One day when the two girls were
watching the rabbits play and were
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Eooe RgLsAER, &

with oncre made of equal parts oi
cement and sand. Prepare the handle
OF dimensions indicated though It may
be made longer or shorter as desired
This should be OF some hard wood.
Fasten a g. T hinge 10 n side of the
handle and { % the middle piece OF the
polisher at B as sketched. Be sure
that corners OF the handle are well
rounded to insure against splinters.
Spread a pad consisting OF several
thicknesses OF cloth. the covering OF
which should be a piece of Brussels
carpeting or Of heavy felting. and tack
il into the edge of the bottom, driv-
ing the tacks well in so they will not
scratch the base board or the furni-
ture. After using the polisher II
should be cleaned with turpentine or
gasoline or II will soon become toe
hard for future use.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-10

4G HEN Tom looked over his
neighbor's back fence one
" day last summer. he saw some-
" thing that surprised him very
much. Back near the garage. fenced
of with some three-foot poultry wire.
a small yard had been made and in
this yard there played three dainty
white rabbits-so fluffy and downy
and white that Tom thought surely
they must be playthings set out there
for fun. That is. he thought that till
he noticed that the rabbits ran around
the tiny yard, and ate and played.
Then he knew they were really truly
creatures even tho they were so fluffy
and white.
Tom and his brother Jack, lived
next door to Bernice and her sister
Susan and the girls were much
younger than the two boys. still. the
four children were very good friends.
The boys were always having pets,
dogs and pigeons and pigs and squads
and goodness knows what all! But
they had never had any rabbits tho
they had often tried to get some. So
when Tom looked over the fence and
saw rabbits in his neighbours yard
these neighbor's who never had had
any pets. you don't wonder he was
surprised.
Jack! Come herei" he called.
Jack! Oh, Jac-acki"
Jack came running for he thought
something dreadful must have hap
pened.
Look therei" exclaimed Tom i'm
peratively, as his brother came with
In shouting distance. Look what
the girls have over in their yard!"
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and white and pretty as could be and
right there in the nest were a dozen
colored eggs-beautiful ones all rose
and blue and violet and gold. Susan
thought she never had seen such
lovely eggs in all her little lifei
They did bring some" shouted
Susan happily, my rabbits did bring
somei I knew my rabbits would"
Tom and Jack heard her and came
running.
your rabbits bring eggs?" asked
Tom. and then he saw the lovely
eggs in the nest.
Did you paint those and put them
there?" he asked Jack as he picked
one up and examined 1t carefully.
"No I didn't" replied Jack, al he
too looked well at the beautifully
tinted egg Tom showed him.
Then, don't you see? cried little
Susan happily. my rabbits did bring
me some pretty eggs. just like I said
they would"
And no one thought to look al
happy little Bernice who stood 1us'
behind feeling just as happy as
body would when they had plenaedL
successful surprised
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have grown out a little more. I am
going up, and up. and up. where the
clouds live. and find out for myself
how these air stunts are done. and
maybe I will write another article,
and tell you some OF the secrets that
the air-msn have never found out.
II seems strange to me, that some
times something goes wrong and they
fall and are killed, when flying is the
easiest and the safest thing that one
can do. All you have to do is Just TO
keep on flying. and then you can't fall.
II looks fke some of them would have
thought OF that before this. doesn't
IL?
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goes anywhere she wants to go. How
she does it, I'm sure I don't know
but she does it all right. for l have
watched her hundreds of times. l
guess she really knows more air T
rents, and air-pockets than all the
air-plane people put together. When
she wants to go anywhere. she Just
gets on an air current that is going
there. and lets ii take her along. OF
all the buzzards that ave been n.y.
ing since the world began. not one
has ever pulled the wrong lever. not
one has ever come down in a nose
dive, or in flames. and not one has
ever had a fall. AS soon as my wings
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-10

HE weighted door polisher is q
device which will abundantiy
justify its own existence in n
- home in which there are hard
wood floors to be waxed and polished.
1t il simply a box with the bottom
projecting slightly on all sides to al
low the padded bottom to work into
ornsr The box is to be filled with
concrete to give it weight. and lifted
with q handle by which 1t may be
pushed about the floor. It should be
made of some stout wood and fas-
tened together with screws.
Prepare the two sides and two ends
according to the dimensions given In
the sketch: fasten them together and
make the bottom Y" longer and X"
wider. so It will project Is" upon all
sides. and fasten it In place with
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-10

bits grew prettier and bigger all the
time. The girls loved them dearly
and were proud of their daintiness
and good looks. And you may be
sure that those rabbits always had a
clean nest. always plenty Of fresh
water and three good meals every
day. For IL a girl or boy doesn't like
a pet well enough to keep him clean
and comfortable and fed. he has no
right to own one. The girls mother
told them hat when the rabbits came
and they agreed with her exactly.
When the very cold winter weather
came along Bernice's father fixed a
place for the rabbits in a corner Of the
garage so they could be warm and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-10

eat some of the tiny. tiny new blades
Of grass. Scotty and his master look
ed across the fence.
Scotty's little black nose wiggled
longingly as tho he were saying 10
himself" Now I'd like to get across
this old fence and play with those
rabbits. / would"
HE won't hurt 'em." said Tom a.
he saw Susan looking rather ques-
tioningly at his dog. "he likes EN-"
Then come on over the fence and
we can play together" suggested
Bernice.
What you going to do In vacation
next week." asked Tom.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-10

Next week Is n?" exclaimed Ber-
nice" then Easter must be next Sun
day"
Right you are" agreed Jack who
came up to the fence just then. "And
Tom and I are going to earn some
money during vacation. We have 1t
all planned out. We're going to color
Easter eggs and Easter cards and sell
them. And maybe we'll get enough
money to buy the boards to build
scotty a real house all his own
wouldn't that be fun?"
"Funl" exclaimed Bernice excited
ly, its wonderful! You are the
smartest boys. But how do you know
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-10
WHO'S GOT AN EGGi

HOS got an-neggl
I'LL Who's got an-neggl
All the kids are calling
Yes. they're ~screeching. screaming,
bawling.
Till the noise they makes appalling
In the streets Of every town.
They are crying eggs of Easter.
Colored purple. red and brown.
Who's got an-neggl
Who's got an-negsi
Where's the kid. the bunny
With his eyes so bright and sunny
And his ears so long and funny
Has forgotten as he few
All about with eggs of Easter.
Striped with yellow. green and blue
Who's got an-negsl
Who's got an-negsl
Hear the tapping. tapping.
And the rapping, rappins. rapping.
While the little hands are elappins.
And the brittle egg-shells crack
They are picking eggs of Easter.
Colored everything but black.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-10

the nest "a IL there had been .
nest. which there wasn't. It was nice
and cool and dark. just the kind Of
a place hat any baby buzzard would
have liked. There were lovely ferns
growing just outside Of the front door
that made a beautiful screen that
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-10

IT little pig wa struck. of course. he few into the air
And over like a ball he went to land he knew not where;
But luckily his somersau,. the prethest ever seen.
Just seated him without a hurt upon the strange machine.
Tho nearly scared to death he rode In triumph for a mile.
While bugs and beetles greeted him with many a shout and smile;
And when at last the chauffeur stopped his car and let him down.
He was no doubt the proudest pig in countryside or town.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-10

1 Would Make A Very Nice Powder
Pun
made the nursery as private a. could
be. Sometimes I could hear people
talking as they picked berries, and
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-12
NORWICH TOWN

The Lords Prayer was the theme of the Children's Day service at the First
 Congregational church, Sunday morning. The object of the programme as car ried out by the school was to show that
 the prayer which Jesus taught His dis ciples expresses the needs of Gods cl | : dren the world over, and for all time. and to help 10 make it an animating im- pulse in the lives of those who partici- pated. Most impressive throughout the service was the chanting by the choir of each clause of the prayer, which was interpreted by the children in their rec itations. Each displayed the careful training of Miss Marion L. Bailey, the teacher of the primary department, as- sisted by her sister, Miss Lucille D. Bai- ley. As the organist, Herbert L. Yer rington, played as the professional Ye Servants of God, the entire Sunday school entered singing, each class being accompanied by It's teacher. marching In and taking seats in the auditorium
 The platform where the recitations and songs were given was beautifully deco rated with pink and white peonies, dais- ies and roses, the work of Miss Louise P. Bailey and Miss Ruth Beebe. During the service the pastor, Rev. Gurdon F Bailey, baptized three infants. Airline Virginia, daughter of Mir and Mrs. Sher
 man Beebe, and John Levi, and Albar'
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-12
KALEIDOSCOPE

The finest public collection cf postage stamps is that in the Berlin Postal oiu, scum.
 Nile. Jeauns Lamar, Frances cham. pion boxer. stopped her male opponent in thrse-round bout held in Reading Pa., recently.
 Mime. Bres, the first woman doctor In France. has just died at the age of eighty-six in the workhouse after pIac- ticing half d century.
 A French company has been formed for the manufacture in Algeria Of pa per pulp from alfa, of which there is an almost unlimited supply.
 Queen WiIhelmina. of the Nethe-- lands, is a great lover of flowers. and In the park ard conservatories al Het Loo the rarest flowers and plants are 10 be found, on the care of which neither la bor nor expense is spared.
 In January. ITS. while the British occupied Philadelphia. the Americans sent kegs down the Delaware from Bor- dentown filled with powder and fur nished with machinery which, coming ID contact with any object. would explods the intention being to destroy the Brit. ish shipping at Philadelphia The ves' sells that very day had been placed i5 dock for the winter. and thus escaped injury. Some of the kegs exploding near the city gave the alarm. where upon the British opened fire upon every floating thing seen on the river for the rest of the day. This firing called the battle of the kegs" furnished Fran cis Hopkinson a subject for a facetious poem of twenty-two stanzas.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-12
HUMOR OF THE DAY

Hs-would you be hurt if I kisses you!
 she-There's an emergency hospitS nearby.-Boston Transcript.
 First Simple Nimrod-Hey. don't shoot Your gun isn't loaded
 His Partner-Can't help that the birs wont wait.-Vancouver Province.
 Theirs was very quiet wedding"
 "Yes. but their divorce was certainly noisy affair"-Detroit Free Press.
 He introduced her as his sister"
 Think she was his sister"
 Well, he scrapped with her."-Louls- vile Courier-Journal.
 I've surely need this rain" said ths farmer. The crops had 10 have it. That's right" said the city man. -'it will do our golf course a lot of good. too."-Detroit Free Press.
 T suppose your wife always wants the last word"
 "Yes. especially the last word n clothes. .''-Boston Transcrhsr.
 T don't like your head-Lady Astof Sees Senate in Action"
 "Eh?"
 Be more accurate. You mean she was in the senate chamber"-Louisvill Courier Journal.
 Do you attend church regularly7
 Don't have to any more Can stay at home and listen over the radio whers I can go to sleep during the sermon z I want to."-Detroit Free Press.
 Horace-My exercises make every bone in my body ache.' Pat-0h. that accounts for your nu- merous headaches doesn't it?-Kan5as City Star.