L I 6,600 miles. This :rsnd railway
SchoolTodaY ‘
mm «in
Transl Devlin Railway.
‘11-... Translberinn Railway extends
from Vladivostok to Moscow, or about
I about $400,000,000. It is a great help
.1 to tourists ascsuss ll. greatly shortens
t'be diatoms round .11.... globe. Irrne
" seats in tho trains are in rows racial:
each other on one side at the car 1
while the other is used as an aisle
'1 he seats are well upholstered. 11'
Although 90 per cent of the pea
sensors speak English. hardly any of
, the guards can understand that inn-L;
gouge. There is no use arduiug with;
‘, them because they cannot speak Eng-1
‘ Iisli. so that everythingtlloy say goes.
' Each passenger is allowed cab; to
At three o'clock the Ian min on
pears and there is‘ daylight. ‘
As, we pass throu:11 this region we
buy souvenirs of malachite or station
1111'. Near the Ural mountains we see
mm 111 great monument marking the dial-
.slnh 01‘ Europe from Adis. Here we
1catch our last alliance oi duh. booths
let catches his last 1111111119 oi his
his land and everything that is
com
home.
deal to him. Little wonder that it
ha: been called the "Monument or
Wears."
. The present Gear of Russia began
the Transillollan Railway, May 19.
1891 laying the first stone and carting
the first wheel-barrow of earth This
railroad is not only an advantage to
“flush. but' to the whole werid. The
fair is about one cent a mile or $59. 00
«liar for she was trying toiru'n away.
opened her eyes and, found her mo.
‘thor coming towards her.
I the nicest dream," and Esther told
-. our mother was shskln: and calling
went Ithchrgh the door and came 11 or to tan.
a great loom. A 1111111111111 emu. “ .
sittiu: in 110an chairs. studdedwi ,
1:11.111: of- 1111,,Icoiors.‘. Tbs'queenv was
III'III'IO combatant 0! Ellthel‘w .
“Chop off: 11111111111111," shouted the
queen. Two guards 1went alter Es.
I 11111 on: item
It was (111 old fashioned house. The
undying chestnut. 'Illte windows, de-
mind of their glass. and the weather
”Euthel.“ some one called Esther
building an altogether gloomy look.
“0! Momma." cricd Esther when
her mother not to her side. “i had
in back of the house. which had she]
toned more than, one fugitive from a
storm,‘ .was none the less striking and
the dream to her mother.
w... ing, reared on a steady inundation by
strong hands and much lobar and pa-
tlencc
But the roof was not as strong as
other parts. perhaps because it had
been built in a hurry on account of the
dangers of the early Colonial wars.
author's Drum. 1.
Esther was not accustomed to being
very nood. .11 happened though that
day she had behatedmall. Her mother
seeing how good she was said. “Es-
ther i am 30111: down town; if you
picturesque. ‘lt wuss noble old build- ,
‘ . where she heard tho “bans!" till her said to .ihlmsolt that old but: could graves. .
small tbid moot d mils. He icnatlwn 1
on his strides and walked taster, still
11111119111111 hit hard than noise. He
[stopped and listened, but could not
hear anything thou.Wile1i about a
two big iieroo eyes.
'meat at it.
He threw the
But it didn‘t more. He
ten roof. partly fallen In. nun the lighted In match and 11st a stump ol 1: urges: s Farms.
a true. He continued on to the camp.
The hall tumbled down. used barn whei‘e the “men' were waiting for him (fie settlers (,1 Sci-walk made early
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11..
1 NORWALK I'll RIVOLUTIONARVW
TIMES
About twelit'r disc years before its
purchase from thedn'disns by Roger
Ludiow the history of Norwalh be
sins Adrian Bionic, otter caplet-his
the banks at the Iiudsou, discovered
the western passage into Long Island
SoulnL Then he sailed jun past the
_.-—..L-
pounds of baggage, but many people} , »
1 have suit cases which they keep in! A Remarkabi. Dream
the car. When one traVels through! “It is very nice hare.” thought Elev
(31111111 the sign posts are printed both." l,ther “and i would like to take a nap
in the English and native languages It was In the atternoon and oI course
-lt is easy to tell 11 heu one crosses the Esther felt sleepy. 8119 11131 picking
border because log cabins and hero flowers but decided to take a nap in,-
and there a frame house with elabor- ' stepd.’
.nte windows, take the place of the1 Suddenly she saw the tree opposite
' mud huts with thatched roots which her grow larger and larger. Esther
we commonlv sees in China lwent up, looked the tree over, touch
Although we feel comfortable in ad it in some certain lilacs, and 11
our light summer clothing. the Hus. door flew open Esther took a peep
sinus wear fur caps with the ear laps into the tree but It was very dark and
down because the summer season isIshe couldn't see anything.
so shirt that they do not think 11‘: The next time Esther took a good
worth while to change all of" tlieii'Llook and sheicould see a pair 0"
winter clothes. stairs.
When We pass from China into 81—. “.I think l'il go up and explore the
burnt we get good black bread andltme,” Esther said to her doll, “and
pine rich butter We could not set. I‘ll talte run along with me”
this in China, because there are 1111' Eating: stepping into the tree. went
pastures. there The Chinese. besides up the stairs. She went up twa more
,. amouiplcyed mainly in the cultivation polls of stairs and it became much
. oi lice - 1 ‘ " lligbter. ' '
Sometimes delicious wild strawber-l Esthel looked around and saw three
rice are served us with rich cream doors. She opened one went into a
'L'As we travel We’ pails anny trains room whl1h proved to be a room of
wulth immigrants going to their gisnt' niilrors. Turning one way she saw
‘:No,1:il1w'cst.' . Near Trlnusit is a great herself verv tall and thin; turning, an
1111151111 [or many thousands of new oillsl way she saw herself shell and
listhor who kicked him and am also
011 the. ou’filitirts oi the old town to starve him at times. His moM‘
arc found man‘v oi the Indian" remains. antl- sister would try to take his part
About; 911- a nail miles north at but were tbrcsd to leave him.
blow canister. the Pequot mills or Finder-ink Was very fond of must
Indian. Illicit» At Borden Point: is a. and could play the flute very walk,
L- M colonial porchlu "‘9 front W“ “9.11mi! (fomtllé camp hé‘iitoppéii. There. cemetery where the graves can be The trials at the prince had made
“a by “V" 19““ ”"1"“ °' ”W” In “10 WM he 3W something like plainly seen llllsd with shell. inc the great charms in his character.
H0
heads 111111,; the rising sun. There is married the Princess Elizabeth. b! ,1
an oven in Itldgeiield and a cemetery Brunswick, .IBevem. In the same year
Lille the colonists of. Massachusetts. paign under Plihc's‘ Ethan‘s.
'plovislon to: educating their children. tactics and studied them closely. Ho
The first school was held at one ol'was particularly load of the Reach.
the houses. They went to New Lon 'anch cooking,L manners. Ilmuscments
(ion for liicil first teacher. A son at and the French dress. He also had
Rev. 'iho1r.as Hantord was the second, 'many French friends. His. father died ,
and the records show that tbs tennis in 1740 and Frederick, 11110 has last
or. was carefully selected. The histicnterad his twenty fourth year be»
school house at good dimensions, was camedting of Prussia. its always rose f
built near the present site of the at 4 o'clock in the morning, (both
Franklin school. It regtstersd one' summer, and winter) and called for
hundred and the pupils. later 11 mill liis mail, and by eight oclock had that
he served, with credit. (int-lug 11 caus- '. ,
Frederick was very fond of military ’
’ 1831 and by Esther got tired or play-
are good 1.11111 bring you something." Whatever may have been It: faults it
wag, however, a good example of what
the average settler could do in the
way. of strength. skill and patience. A
stream nearby, almost hidden at some
parts by a thicket, gave the scenes
more striking appearance. ’
in: with her dolls so She sat down in
a. his arm chair. thinking how good
she was and, ,what her mother would
bring her.
Bang! Bhug! went the closet door
when out slippedevcr so many little
1111 pie tumbling over each other Elk
titer saw this and was very much fri-
ghtv 110d Upon this their captain gave
orders for. his men to be still.
The captain than said. “We are the
people of Fairyland and herb come
hare. because you are a good girl and
we will. give you everything you wish
for. but first you. shall have some Fab
ryland luxuries.
He then ordered them to bring the
luxuries, when all ran back to the clos-
at and poured fruits, and different
of luxuries intoldsilter's lap.
Pussy smell the good things and
wanted some but selfish little Esther
drove lrfln (1! with a trick The little
people saw this and started In slink-
in: her.
Esther opened her eyes. and to her
surprise she found her mother stick.
in: bsrund calling her to:teu, instead
of rinsing the little l'alry' people. “i
1
THE GERMANS
Many years ago it one had strolled
into Germany hemight have seen a
small clearing with a log,ca~blu on 1t.
Outside of the but one mixlit see- a,
big. tall. broad shouldered man. He
wore but little clothing usually a. man.
tie of wool; at other times he was fur
clad. At the door stood his wife.
wearing a mantle or cloak just like
her husband's only it. was made of lin—
en. ‘Not far oft are his children-play-
in: at war. Tiley‘ioo are thinly clad
‘for this cold climate. but they are
used to the cold weathei and do not
mind H.111;
These men was ‘iu dinsreut divi-
sinus; some belonging to the Goths.
some Id the Saxons and some the
Franks
The Goths went down to hilly and
defeated the strong and trained Ron1~
an soldiers They also captured and
mm The 3“" d'sm‘m“ 3' “m“ “L""°"’ m" ' .M ”‘0 “"19 8'19”!“le “til-mm settled there. it was the Saxons that
clock and there is twilight till eleven. 1 “l nonder where the door is,’ Es. dream trombonis‘uiug :i'o sud Ira '1 made Enslamtl what its Ths'FtanltsI
‘3“ 1.. ,‘ 77?}; fwm‘ : -rt“ .... “i. 1"" "11° 11"" “1111:11ch “"1
11.1 "mad .9.“ sé 3 'Its-..r swiltt 1* TE -£ 1 at"; .i j m ”a, 1.11513“ 15.2“,“ mm" Ot‘me “MY‘tu‘ che‘ in... wine
‘ ‘gm “WI 3 , I-wthuir honor. 1' new; -1' w ‘
,... , , . In , 11 ‘ The Romans: failed mementos”
,1 1 1, .
a pass-.1
play.
Electric light is bests Under
advantage.
problem and tell you about
; Store
The goods you have to sell may be the
best but you cannot prove it unless =
you have the best light; for their dis?
' all you havcto sell shows to its title; ,;
1 Let as advice with 1 you on your li'ghtinLgLL
rate for electric she dad window
epownrns a nation had been whitened
through Increasing luxury and self-I11.
dullnuce. Tho (tenuous succeeded; not
In numbers. but also because they
were manly and self reliant. and runs-
t.nrful The Germans were the success-
or; and heirs of tlwiRomnns. I
win 1710 Frederinhnil ascended Ihe.
throne. He was 111 hind good man. He
was always good to' the poor. The
peasants knew llllll‘laa "Father Fritz.‘
. mdcrlcit captursd'aiberis and parts!
. Poland.
We have heard of Charisblmnc tun
“manoi iron" In the ninth csnturcy.
In the nineteenthunotite‘r "man of
, Iron" spared. Tits' sun was Bis
mark. Bismark was born In 2,815. He
- ~ belonged to a totally Irish in Prussian
' society. Their motto was “The. inde~
”nuance of the Prussian Crown at-
Any Price." Bismark Joined Saxony.
Prussia. and outer parts. which now
melts the great German Empire. '
‘ A , ‘ We
Its rays ,. m A LUMBER CAMP
Wig
Frank was about to enter colle':e
, when his health tailed IllII'Ir The doc-
tor told him to so to Maine and live
‘ in the tumour 0311111, no that he could
' innit. started to go. He arrived and
not a plane to live in a cabin where
., 1, ihsnsncutm ltwasinthewln»
f ", tor tints. the snow was deep and the
men were glad i not back to their
cable. whore tits stove was good and
Item. The: all sat around the fin
L mitts: «311111va a jolly will time
malt Iliirdd to hear the stories
about a lynx which was in these
sebum. Often, I» would 1111111111 11
as». Frank listened very intently to
our flat
lynx attesting his hot” and 11111”
: . only because they ban been Increasing.
again his health. About a wool: law
univsit'cli shores, and named the cius
tor of beautiful islands which lie at
the mouth or the Norwaih river. ‘
On Avril 61.1840. Daniel Bartriclt
made its agreement with the Indians
for what is now included between
NorwalIt and Five Mile Rigers and a
,"dnyZ-ls wsiit Into tile north. " This pur-
chase included what it now the town
at \lorwallt. WM“ Dorian. about 11
till ,0! Now Gannnnall at! Willow,
and: parts ('11 canon one weslport L‘
All for the value of about fifteen,
pounds. The .o'llartcr .0: James II,
granted the land from Long Island
Sound to Nova , Scone tome Plymouth
Company. In 1619. on the petition of
the settlers. the court at Hartford
gave permission for its settlement and
‘ ordained that it should be a town by
the name of Norwalk. ' ‘
There were about thirty families.
probably a hundred persons They
had come Irom Dorchestor with the
people of Barthel-d. They afterward
decided to emigrate to the Norwalk
valley. At that time there were no
railroads or .post roads. so they had
to follow the Indian trails across the
country from Hartford. 'l‘hey came
though Fairflcld, which was then the
home at 1111:1311 Ludlow and passing
above Beat Swamp. they took their
first viéw o'IL thn’I 1161111111. valley. They 5
to y'vhait is new hm Vortialk,
where, the built a “common housc‘ on”
the present site or the former H. M
Prowitt residence. They lived here
until each family could make a home
of its own.
There was not an Englishman to be
tound on this soil hill but low Indians
The Indians came here solely to fish
and hunt ‘7
»- The oldest road in town ran from the
old mill to the present Earle place.
From this road down to Fort Point
ran the post road to. Stamiogd. A por-
tion of this road Is now Van zandt
strut.
built 1n'smail fort clings. The Nor-
walk Indians were-descendants oi the
llohawlts and a~tribule was expected
of them each year. ”via: at a dis
lance. they were negligent in paying
this. and occasionally the Mohnwhs
would come down to force the pay
meal This fort was their means oi
Idelenae. After the Enxlish came the
Indians were no longer troubled by
their invaders. This fort was probed
Iy between the Washington street
bridge and the railroad bridge.
There were several learned men
union: the colonists. Thomas Fitch
was an eminent than of New Ensland.
king' a commissioner and the legal ad
visor 0! this little settlement.
Nor-walk has a Revolutionary his.
tory. in July. 1179. after burnin: New
Haven and Fairiisld, Gov. Tryon_
crossed the Sound to Huntinsion tor
reinforcements. before coming to Non
walk. it was on Saturday that the
British tried to affect a landing at
Gait Pasture: Thcr'tound the water
too shallow there so they, passed
Gregory's Point to Fitch's
where they landed Blinds!
another logos landed at South
is ten these tw'o detachments. in all
At Fort Point the Indiana hull:
PM”. I
mornlns,
tiar- ,
wall: at the old potter: dock, near the '
tire (arias one of the man told about WWII . ”mum my, dine ms
was built tor grinding corn.
Pendulum In England.
As there was no strong central
power in western Eul‘ope- ouch com-
munity had to 11po order for ltseli
and protest itself against danger and
violence just as it had to provide the
Insult and 0Q!!! things needed Ior its
daily the
Tire Dilly powerful person in that
time this ,a rich land owner and he be
came the ruler and law giver of the
people who lived on ills land. Bass
.1 lord-gave them the use of his land
and they“ in' return gave him some
tom of personal service, such as ev-
cry-(Ia: work of providing 'food cloth-
ing cad the usual conveniences of life.
The lesson they did this was that they
needed protection. and the king need-
‘éd personal serVice.
The castle of tilt king was used
both for a fortress and also 11 dwell
111-“ p'ace
In these early times
was the (lower oiligspdalsm'l
knights wore illlilt‘llril'l‘iluhl “Lilli“
they became knights they 11111ch
which bound 1111331 Wis obey and
11 ct the church to be absolutely
truthful, and to (1921an all ladies of
ehtle birth.
" The chist social L‘ei‘ents cf flint time
‘u't'tre 11111 jods'l and t‘o‘urusmeiil.
'I Some of the s'ttrongsst ties' that bind
ll’léil iogiéther in 111.211 common work
for 1th beltelment or human life today
had their beginning in the days oi
feudalism and knighthood.
M
Knightbood
Lady Jane Grey.
When King Henry the eighth died’
he had three children. Mary. Elizabeth
1113 ladvtsrd. In, his will he wanted
Eduard. to ialte the crown first it he
died chi..diess diary was to rule if
'she had 110 rhi‘dran Elisabeth was to
be queen. As King Edward was only
11111. years old some one, had to rule
for him.
Who-1'. Edward had been king tor six
year: he became so ill that it was
'12ch he would not live ‘The Duke of
Worthumberlani determined to rule.
111: persuaded Edw‘ard that he should
make .‘x‘orthumbnrlsnd's daughter in
law his hair. The young king died
iths next night and some at the most
illuminant men of the country prom-
lstd to malls lady .lalis Grey queen
Lady .lsne Grey was a girl at six-
icon.
an excellent scholar.
pure character.
Lady Jane knew nothing (11‘ her in-
ther-”invisw s plans and when she was
told of them she burst into tears and
refused tho crowa. But after much
persuasion accepted It.‘
When she was led through the
streets of London no one but her has
aids cheered. Meanwhile, a swift
messenger was sent to tell Mary what
had i apposed.
I
She had a fine
Mary 11 support. And soon ”towards
site was proclaimed the rishtiul
coach at sounds
the tower.
suitor Ho
11'» husband worn out
But soon alter slid its
IIIIIQ1 at Bflili in! g .
‘ Qir’lli'io i.
She was bright, Intelligent and,
1111111111111. . > ., . 1
0° “LIL” “In! found «111' 1
I 1dr sub-
1 out of his way. .
in the sums year be gained posses- 1
sins of Austria. which was then ruled
by Maria Theresa, the young daughter
of Charles VI He went through many
camiibigns among which was the "8d ‘
ven Years War."
Frederick's sister died during. one
or his campaigns. He felt the loss
in! his sister greater than a deiéat. At-
ter his great victory, when he had
conquared Austria, be repaired all the
damage he had done by distributing
food among the starving. divided his ,
horses anion: “
cavarly and artillery
the farmers rebuilt at his own ex-f
pause the houses, of which there were
'abou't 15,000, that had been burned to '
the ground.
constructed canals. founded the haul:
of Berlin and strove to restore the
'ruined trade and business of his kingv
don). Later in life he had the gout,
due to excessive eating and drinking.
11112 suffered but no one e1cr heard a .
groan escape his lips. His large
hkselldilflllltling eyes darted penetrating
ildanocs at everyone who approached
lilillmia .
1!
virogpng‘querlck the Great was the father
of the Prussian _monsrchy.
s“
111111 stint.
.SW-u
ABRAHAM L’NCOLN. a
tie log. cabin out in the woods.
cabin was in Kentucky.
1 when he grew to be a little larger
he went to schooner two years. Then
This ,
because he didn‘ 1 like the idea at and
wooden shovel and do examples in
arithmeticnn it. When it was covered
he would shave them cit. When the
shovel would get so thin that
make another shovel.
When he grew to be a man he be-
came a lawyer He was a very good
one. too Once a man was accused of
matter Lincoln knew his mother and-
kn new she did not want her son tiling
Lincoln was his lawyer. The accuse
said he saw him kill the person and
it was mooniisbt Lincoln saw- that
there was no moon that night.
the man was dread. "
«Lincoln was shot by an anarchist,
ADVENTURES OF A PENGIL. ,
i lived part at by his in the “out
woods of Maine. I liked it tbsrs’bav
cause i was with tho , rest c! any
illends. But one day there of ‘
some; men with 11er and saws. Elm!
cut the truss down one sitar author
lhad a great fall when they cut in:
trunk. Then they cut my lir ‘
oil and took all my bark
' These men sawed me into In:
pieces at Wood. Then I was: tax,
to a factory where I was. mus
Gentlemen and nobles flocked to a long ”I“. of stick. Than 1';
iris and split into two pisses.
1 l was taken treat this place.
not like to travel very much
Net-thumborlsnd m. executed. but put Into machines in one pm.
Mary spam body my whom all s In “W 1113001 1 v,” “he
knew was innocent. may Jane and ,1“. “m “We Wm com
black thinn I did not know what .1
were. not and at this. ion:
was put Miran my two M
leash-I I m ‘
erected manlifactorias, L-
1"?“ 4" ..
.tbiuham Lincoln, was born in with 1
be had to leave school and to to Work. ‘1‘ . ,
At night his mother would .tteach Jilin ~~
being educated. He would take than
116' -
couldn't use it, he would go out and .1
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