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FOR He's a jolly Good Fellow

"A Jolly Good Fellow, his friends call waiting
for JOy Good Fellow
brokenhearted weeping mother the
lonely hours of that
delay sol Perhaps the finally
ger bearing of awful by
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to see them going TO their browning were
compelled to spend a groat; and this sum
sprang up to s pence for Good Queen Bess.
For the first two Stuarts a shilling was
willingly laid out. and for the last two the
rate was half a crown. For william and
Mary, Anne, and George ! a crown was
paid; and when George IL was crowned
there were lavish patriots who went up to
half guinea. After that the prices rose
by leaps and bounds. A certain Sir Edward
hired a first floor room to see the process
sion Of George Ill for the small price Of 100
guineas
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
MOVING PICTURES TRENDiNG
THE WRONG WAY.

There appears TO be 10 limit to the
.-ensstionalism Of the makers OF NOV
inS picture films. and the harm these
people NAV do II the authorities do not
interfere Is bey oud conception
The latest sensation in this line was
promptly barred By the authorities of
N-w York TO prevent the promoters of
moving picture shows from clpital-
zinE the Beattie murder case. Neither
The case nor anybody connected with
= Is % be tolerated in moving picture
exhibitions in that city This is what
The wording 81 the ruling Of the bu-
resu q licenses means.
n is time the licensing authorities
n au cities took an interest in the
immoral effect Of some or these de
hasing pictures and declined to permit
them 10 ~ placed on exhibition.
New York has special reason for this
prompt action. for 10 was Recently
thar q father Witnessing "a murder
picture told his little girl ne should do
hat some time and the same night
ne shot her dead and killed himself.
The evil suggestions OF many of
these pictures are simply intolerable.
and 1t is surprising how much license
: given IN this direction TO those who
care more Tor money than they do for
morality.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
rnE AUTOMOBILE RoeuEs.

The advent of the automobile did
not suggest that il might become
useful agent ia the hands of rogues
and make their business more sue
ccssfui because OF the use they might
make az IL iu unpoliced districts: but
time has shown that burglars find it
a great convenience in cities and out
~ them.
The Worcester Telegram saws: 1T
has also been mentioned in the past
year that LEGISLATURES may well take
note OF the fact that the most sue
ccssful ourglaries are accomplished
with the use Of automobiles to carry
the robbers away after the goods have
been taken from the safes The peo-
pie might laugh at statesman who
proposed to frame a bill to add 80 or
100 per cent. TO the prison term of
a burglar who used an automobile in
his criminal work. when he was
caught But there is nothing in that
20 laugh at. The burglars fear the
long terms behind the bars They
would take their chances without the
autos rather than run the risk of
twenty years instead of ten that would
come 10 them IL captured in the act or
using the power machine to get away
with the snoiis Legislatures have
taken the hint TO proceed To make laws
10 regulate the use Of automobiles by
honest folks. and have gone so far as
10 apply the same 10 aeroplanes but
they have not taken account of the
machines II either kind in their ca
pscify 90 helping the criminals TO get
~ their victims"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
THE OAK Tree AND THE WIND

tree replied: Il only know it always
happens. But here comes my friend,
the wind. who listens everywhere and
finds out many things 1 will ask
him.
The wind stopped to sing a low
song among the oak branches, and the
tree said: How can you be so light
and merry. Mr.. Wind when death is
everywhere? Look at that fine wheat,
SO soon to be cut down and carried
away! Perhaps you e&n tell me
why
Poor tree" said the wind, you
know nothing of the world beyond this
field. If you knew more, you would
see that the life of the wheat only be-
gins in this field. I have seen it
carried into the farmers barn: and
then the grain is carried to the mill.
and crushed and ground to powder.
1t seems Il hard fate: but at last. oak
tree. ii comes TO its highest use-it is
ready To be made into food for man.
Ii you could See the end of things as
We'll as the beginning. you would not
sigh SO often What seems hard to
bear is often the Way to something
much srander and better"
And the wind gave such a merry
whistle that it reused Helen. from her
sdream .-The Childfens Messenger.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
The REDIsTRIcTINe OF coNNEc
TIGHT

TIE Bulletin is of the opinion that
abe legislature has acted we'll in re-
dlstrictine the state of Connecticut
and providing for the congressman at
large district OF his own
While the work has been done
hastily. 81 has been very much more
creditsbiy done than where the lines
have been made partisanly political
TO gerry mander disgracefuily FOR par
tisan ends.
The Courant notes that the demo-
sr.-is are immensely pleased by the
political division made. but they can
be nowhere near as we'll satisfied as
they would have been had they been
eiven the opportunity 10 have made
the lines themselves two years from
now.
\ majority OF the congressional del
cration appear 10 favor the doing of
the U.ork az once; and there is no
doubt the major sentiment Of the state
was in favor OF IL.
Congressmen Higgins and Tilson
were outsrosen for IT, and urged 1t
upon principles OF fairness rather than
any personal gain they expected 10
get because Of il. The spirit of these
public servants is most commendable
The Bulletin does not apprehend
that the stale will lose it's influence
- Washington because of the alleged
haste 90 the party in comply ing with
national requirements
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
POETRY.
The Boy to the SchooInaster.


You've quizzed me often and puzzled
me long.
You've asked ME to cipher and spell.
You've called me Ounce if / answered
wrong,
Or dolt if I failed to tell
Just when to say lie and say lay.
Or what ne-seyenths may make,
Or the longitude of kamschatka bay,
Or the I-feget- what's Its name, lake
But | think it's about my turn, | do
TO ask d question or so of YOU
The schoolmaster grim opened his eyes,
But said not 81 word in surprise.
can YOU tell where the oriole nest
swings
Or the color its eggs may be?
Do you know the time the squirrel
brings
Its young from the nest in the tree?
Can you tell when the chestnuts are
ready to drop,
Or where the best hazelnutS grow?
Can you climb high tree to the very
tiptop,
Then gaze without tumbling below?
Can you swim and dive, can you jump
and run,
Or do anything else the boys call fun ?"
The masters voice trembIed as he re-
piled.
You're right, my lad; I'm the Ounce"
he sighed.
Elsie La Bounty.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

Helen was a little girl who loved the
fields and the woods, the flowers and
the birds, and every thing seemed to
love her. The birds sang their sweet
est songs to her. and the summer
breezes whispered pretty tales in her
ear
One day she was lying in the shade
of an oak tree, near field of waving
wheat The bearded wheat-heads were
so bright and yellow that Helen
thought of field of gold
She looked so long 81 the golden
heads that they began to nod and to
talk to her: and presently the oak tree
drew a long sigh, so deep that it
stirred all the leaves and shook off
several acorns.
s'why do you sigh on this fine dsy?a
asked Helen, kindly
Il am thinking answered the tree.
'.of that beautiful wheat. standing SO
proudly in The sunshine. and what is
to befall il. have seen SO many fields
of wheat grow up. that know too
we'll what is TO happen. The sickle
will take. them all. That is why |
sign on this fine CAY
ut is sad" said Helen, soberly: but
why must the lovely wheat be cut
downe"
Il don't know Why, child, the old
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

house. The house was nice and cosy
and there was a large apple tree back
of it. There was also fine barn and
we had a white horse The horses
name was Tom and he was quite old
One morning Papa hitched Tom up
and told me I could drive down from
the barn to the house. 1t was quite
a cold morning and Papa had laid his
fur coat on the edge of the veranda
The horse had not been out for a
couple of days and so he was quite
frisky.
He saw the big fur coat, and [ sup
pose he thought it was a bear Any
way. he started and jumped a portion
of the fence. Papa ran down from the
barn and threw the reins at him. He
caught them and then the buggy. TOP
pied over. Some men that were work
ing near by came, and one of them
jumped on the horses head to prevent
MIN kicking the wagon to pieces.
My sister was in the carriage with
me and she got out through the top
of the carriage. and 1 crawled through
the broken spokes of one of the wheels
Papa was very angry at the horse
for not knowing better, and he didn t
let me drive any mora unless he was
in the wagon.-Mildred Smith, age Il,
Willimantic, Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
A Sly. Naughty Cat.

A SLY, naughty cat was lying one morn.
Near the coop of a very fine hen;
Eighteen very nice chicks did this hen
Said the cat: 4 must have one OF
them,'
So the cat watched his chance:
For "A chick he must have before his
mistress awoke.
To catch the pet cat at his sly, naugh-
ty ways
AS he knew it would end in no joke.
Each morn he would lie near the very
same coop,
Until nine chicks he devoured;
When he was caught at his sly, naugh-
ty trick
BY his mistress, who arose at that
hour.
Said his mistress: "Now what win I
do, pray,
To mend the sly ways of this lightly
caty
I am sorry to say that 1 gave him
away,
For he was my own pet Tom cat.
Louise Kennison Mansfield, Center,
Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
UNCLE JED's TALK WITH THE
LITTLE FOLKS.

I am afraid that some of the little
folks and some of the grown ups. do
not quite understand everything about
stories and poetry from very young
children which appear to have been
copied: and all such contributions
should have written benath them "Se-
lected.'' so that Uncle Jed and the pub
lie may know there is no intention to
claim they were written by the send
err Once in awhile we receive from a
child what reads like a, story written
by gromn up: but no grown up per-
son would write such a letter and de-
ceive Uncle Jed if they thought how
wrong it is to prevent some other child
from winning a. book on it's own merit
because of such false pretense. We
want all connected with this DEPART
ment to be strictly honest; and we
prefer the child's little printed letter
to a copy of it made by someone else.
1t does not hurt The Bulletin to have
books obtained by misrepresentatio ton;
but it does hurt those who indulge in
such deception more than a hundred
books are worth. We have many very
bright and honest children writing for
this Department, but the child's letter
is SO different from a letter
written by an older person that
the difference is readily rec
ognized The children of themselves
are doing splendid work and do not
need any assistance
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
Ny Pet PoIIY-Woo.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am very sure all
the readers of the childrens page
would like to hear about my pet Polly
Wog.
/ took a car ride to Eantic one day
to see two little girl friends and we
went wading in the river. We got out
ways when ] saw a little Polly-Wog.
| picked him up, put him in can half
full of water, brought him home and
put him in a goldfish globe.
l fed him bread crumbs and he be-
came SO tame he would sit on the back
of my hand and stretch and yawn. He
changed every day and in six weeks
my little Polly Wog was bullfrog
and mother said / must carry him back
to the pond, as he jumped out of the
globe that morning.
SO I carried him to frog pond in
Preston and the last | saw of him he
was swimming off with his little mates
who had come to meet him.
Yours truly,
MILDRED HANDELL.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
Three important Events in Grandma s
GirIhood DAYS.

Dear Uncle Jed: have been sick
three weeks and not able to do any
thing. or write any letters, only to lie
in bed and read a little when [ felt
able.
/ finished the books you gave me and
enjoyed them. I wish to thank you
again for giving US the chance to earn
them.
once heard of two boys who COM
planned of nothing to do when they had
vacation, and nowhere TO go, Their
grandmother told them they had a
great many better times than she had
when she was their age.
There We're just three great events
in her life when she was a girl: The
first was the stage coach coming
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

through. They would watch for it
every time and be glad to distribute
any mail that might come for anyone
in the village. Second, the steam cars,
which came within four miles of their
house. The older girls would take tho
little ones through the woods four
miles to sea the smoking monster with
a long tail shooting through the coun
try. Third, the circus passed through
the village at midnight. and the chill
dren could hear the noises and see the
men and wagons in the moonlight
They did not see the circus. but were
content to talk over what they had
seen.
Uncle Jed has given the girls and
boys something to do to make the
vacation pass pleasantly, and | know
they all agree with me, who have
tried that it was worth while, for the
books are nice ones.
would like a book of travels and
life in other nations. 1t must be nice
to travel in other countries.
Your little friend,
eve are all glad Kenneth is we'll
again.-Uncle jedi
My Happy Home.
Dear Uncle Jed: I am a little girl
eight Years old. I live near the sea-
shore. oh, what lots of fun I havs
PLAYING in the sand and hunting for
seashells, I often go with my Pa when
he goes digging CLANS. I wish all my
little boy and girl cousins would con-
to see me, and we would gather clans
and Mamma would make US clam
chowder and Invite Uncle Jed, too.
Your littla niece,
ETHEL EGGLESTON.
South Lyme, Conn, Sept. 8.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

saw a large spider in his web. |
watched him for while, just to see
what he would do. Pretty soon he
sprang out and caught a fly that had
tangled his feet in the web. He went
round and round until the poor fly
could not move l noticed several flies
that had met the same fate.
Mother told US one time the spiders
Were so many in a museum in Chicago
that try as they would they could not
get rid of them: but once a bird called
a brown creeper entered the place and
soon had it pretty we'll rid of spiders.
The janitor came in one morning and
found the bird lying on the floor pant
ing He thought the bird would dis
and picking it up saw that a spider
had woven a web so tightly around his
body that he could not move his wings
Your little nephew,
JAMES.
Sso..t 4
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
Tho Orphan.

THE Orphan is the name of a pic
ture painted by A. F. A Shenck. 1t
is a very pretty picture. The little
lamb is crying for it's mother who is
dead or dying. Maybe it is hungry.
The ravens are all around the fence
waiting to get chance to eat the flesh
of the poor mother. She is lying on
the cold ground. 1t is all covered with
snow.
Two of the ravens are quite near to
the lamb and they look as if they were
talking to each other.
It is a sad sight. The two ravens,
coming closer and closer. are waiting
for the mother to draw her last breath.
The little orphan is protecting it's
mother by crying.
1t reminds me of little child whose
mother is dead and who has no one
else to take care of her.-Kat hryn
Hendrick,' age 10, Taftville, Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
LITTLE ORIGINAL STORIES.
The Blind Man and the Lame Ma

blind man was making his way
along the road with his cane.
Soon he came to ditch in the road.
Just then there was lame man came
hobbling along on clutches.
Good friend said the blind man,
will YOU help me across the ditch ~
n How can I?' said the lame man.
IF | was as strong in the legs as you
are | would ask no favor of any one
But / cannot see said the blind
man.
ooh, that's very different thing
said the lame man. Il will get on
your back and will see the way for
you, and you can walk and carry me-
And so they crossed the ditch much
easier than they could alone.-Edward
Jackson, age 10. Mansfield Center
Conn
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
O.-Doe- man go to his reward at
death: or does he remain dormant I'M
I'll the second coming of Christ?

death: or does he remain dormant un-
I'll the second coming of Christ?
AnsWer.-Perhaps the most effective
way OF answering this question would
De 70 present q series OF questions with
the inspired answers from the Scrip
tdreS.-GD Are the dead conscious or
unconscious THE dead know not
ANYTHING. EcClesiastes tx s. Psalm
sXiTi. !: isaiah xxXviii. Is, 10. ,2)
Are fun recompenses, either rewards
or punisbments. to be expected before
The resurrection Thou shalt he rec
ompensed at the resurrection of the
Just Luke xiv. IA; Revelation XII.
IS Matthew xvi, -. go Have the
Lords people been praisinE their Gre
ator all along during the past Ages p
The dead praise not the Lord -
Psalm cxv. II: vii, ); Eeclesiastes tx.
6. a. Did the Apostles expect glory
AT death or at the Second, coming of
Christ ?-''When Christ whoi our life
shall appear then shall We also appear.
with Him in ry.''-Colossian iii. 4 !;
John iii, .. 90 Were the ancient
Prophets rewarded at death These
all died in faith. not having received
the promises. that they without
us should not be made perfect He
brews xi. 10, SO. 40. go David was
one of the holy Prophets was he re :
warded by being taken to heaven >
David is not assembled into the heav
ems. Acts ii "a. "a How many had
gone to heaN Ell up Ia the time of our
Eord's ascension No man hath as
cended up 10 heaven bur lie that came
down from heaven. even the son Of
Man. john iii Is.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

Dear Uncle Jed: I am writinf you a
letter telling you about our garden.
After papa got done planting his
potatoes he gave us what was left.
My sisters, brothers and myself made
fence around the garden, then we
planted potatoes, corn, beans and sun
flowers. They all came up. The COWS
ate the corn. When we went to grand
mas our potatoes looked very nice.
My brother dug some to eat; but one
rainy day our eight little pigs got into
our garden and rooted up everything.
Your niece
ETHEL T. MORGAN.
Jewett City. Conn. Sept. 5. 191
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
Not Wasted Effort.

A girl who had worked a number of
examples in advance of the days les
son, was very much disappointed
when the teacher omitted those exam
pies and assigned some work several
pages ahead. She thought Of it as time
and effort wasted: and scowled as she
threw into the waste. basket the sheet
covered with neat figures.
Too many boys and girls in school
have this mistaken idea. They think
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
INDOORS AND OUT-OF-DOOR
A Boys and Girls Department
Coat. or the Autobiography of
Beaver" bys Clarence Hawkes.,

SUIt. UI tTe zAut0UfusI dPiIS VI q
Beaver, by Clarence Hawkes..
3-NIilared Handel, of Norwich, a book
entitled Chasing the Sun, or Ram
bles in Norway by r. M. Bal
nlantyne.
4--Kathryne Hendrick of Taftville, a
book entitled Following the Flag,
by Charles Carleton Coffin.
5-Mildred, Smith of Willimantic a
book entitled Animal Stories for
Little People, by Hartwell Jones.
6-Ethel 7. Morgan of Jewett City
Conn.,, book entitled BLACK
Beauty by Anna Sewall.
Kenneth w. Main, Norwich, Conn,
q book entitled "Tessa Our Little
Italian Cousin, by Mary Halle
ton Wade.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

all of their monthly standings. They
are not ambitious to learn all they
can but only to be marked high.
The girl who had worked these ex-
ira examples had just so much of an
advantage over her classmates Time
spent in good, honest study is not
wasted. For study is what you are
in school for, and the class standing
and the monthly report card are only
to help you study as you should
Russell Whitehouse, age II. Mans
field Center Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
Has Enjoyed the Prize Book.

Dear Uncle Jed: I was happy and
much surprised to find my prize in
the mail box. Thursday morning. I
have enjoyed reading the book. The
story was very interesting l thank
you very much for the book.
Your niece,
MARTHA P. MORGAN.
Jewett City, Sept. 1l.1911.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
A Nice Present.

Dear Uncle Jed: l thank you very
much for your nice book. l have just
finished it and l found it very interest
ing. I wrote. hoping l would get one;
but l hardly dared expect a prize the
Very first time. Thanking you once
again for my nice present, will now
close. Your little niece.
MILDRED SMITH
Willimantic, Sept. ), 1911.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
Too Busy to Write.

Dear Uncle Jed: / thank you ever
so much for the nice book you sent
me. / have read it all through. I
would have written before, but have
been too busy at school Best love to
all. MYRTLE SWAIN
North Stonington Sept Z 1911
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
Rules for Young Writers.

4 l. Write plainly on one side OF the
paper only and number the pages.
9. Use pen and ink. not pencil.
s. Short and pointed articles will
be given preference. Do not use over
$50 words.
T. Original stories or letters only
Will be used
5. Write your name. age and adj
dress at the top of the first page.
Address all communications 20
UNCLE Jed. Bulletin Office
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
A Happy Little Girl

Dear Uncle Jed: l was the happi-
est little girl in the state when |
received my book. For | love books
very dearly. And [ did not expect to
win prize. Your little friend,
GLADYS COUGH
Montille. Sept g. 1911
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
Montille, Sept. 8. 1911.
The Book Just Suited Him

Dear Uncle Jed: / thank you very
much for the lovely book You sent me
This is the first prfa+e ever won.
It just suits me, as | like to read about
animals and shows.
Your little nephew,
ERNEST SHERMAN.
Yantic, Conn, Sept Z, 1911.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
WINNERS OF PRizE-BooKs.

Louise Kennison, Mansfield Center,
Conn. a book entitled "Gulliver's
Travels by Jonathan Swift. D. D.
Edward Jackson, Mansfield Center,
Conn, a book entitled Shaggy
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

The Canadians will eventually wake
up to the truth that it has a great
deal to say itself about annexation
What Uncle Sam says is not of such
Importance.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

Chinaman who learned how to
grasp an opportunity settled in Bos-
ton and coined half-million by turn
ing out chop suey in quantities to
meet the demand.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

As n drawing card at agricultural
fairs. President Taft appears to have
lost none of his power because of the
Indignation and action of the leading
Changers.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

1t is suggested that the woman may
or Of Hunnewen, Kansas, might win
world wide fame by using her slipper
upon the recalcitrant city council of
that place.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
Thomastan-Tha

Thomaston.-The socialists held a
picnic at .klnitN grove Sunday after
noon and incidentally heard an address
by James +. Cary of Haverhill, Mass,
one Of the leade" Of the party in New
England. steps were also taken to or
ganize the socialist BOY Scouts and
socialist Sunday school
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

The film makers who are exploiting
Beulah Binford as q drawing feature
are being notified that they are Civ
ing themselves a black eve.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

II is claimed when Colonel Roose-
Welt talks about IAN entirely amiable
sentimentality. that he has special
reference to Tafts weak side
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

Since Uncle Joe Cannon is going to
learn to play golf the hope is ex-
pressed that he will not get his politi-
cal language mixed up with it.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14
Thanks for Book.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thank you fol
the book / received.
Your little nephew,
RICHARD w. TOBIN.
Norwich, Sept 5, 1911.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-14

Since it has been discovered that
Upton Sinclair can chew a prune for
half an hour his peculiarities seem
more natural.