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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
TaftviIle, Conn.
Their Camp.

There were four boys. Each want
ed to go in the woods to camp; but
first they must ask their parents con-
sent.
They were refused at first; but the
boys coaxed so hard that the parents
finally consented.
The next morning they started ON
their journey. They camped all day.
The next morning they went to hunt
in pairs, taking different directions. In
the evening they returned to camp.
They f1shed and hunted for several
days.
But one night something happened
which spoiled their plans. Someone
came and took their provisions. Now
they had to go home. They had been
missed very much at home; and when
they got there and told their troubles,
their mothers laughed and cried, and
said they were glad it happened.
The boys thought home was the best
place
AGNES ABERG, Age II.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
POETRY.
The Snowflake.

It was a tiny snowflake
With tiny wingIets furled:
It's warm cloud-mother held it fast
Above the sleeping world.
All night the wild winds clustered
And blew Ger land and sea;
But the little snowflake cuddled close,
AS safe as safe could be.
Then came the cold. gray morning,
And the great cloud-mother said,
NOW, every little snowflake
Must proudly lift its head,
And through the air go sailing
TIL it finds a place to light,
For l must weave a coverlet
To clothe the earth in white"
The little snowflake f1uttered
And gave a wee, wee sigh,
But fifty million other flakes
Came softly floating by.
And the wise cloud-mothers sent them
To keep the worlds breast warm
Through many a winter sunset
And many a night of storm.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
AS TO SLOGANS.

The fad for Slogans grows apace.
Bridgeport's long used and familiar
trademark means business. says The
Standard, but big lot of others, sug-
gested elsewhere, mean merely some
thing that will sound well in a con-
certed yell. In Harpers Weekly there
Is an article on that sort of thing in
which the writer enumerates some of
the most noticeable recent productions
as follows: Keep boostin' Houston"
was popular for a long while in one
portion of Texas, while Missouri ed
itor composed the slogan Boom
Hume" Topeka Kan, Topeka WIFI
was the happy outcome of prize
competition in that city some time
ago What Walla Walla Wants Is
You" has rollicking call, continues
this author. But Mott is the Spot"
has a complacency which wins his
heart.
These slogans catch the ear, = says
The Standard, and if they do not con-
vey any particular meaning, leave g
vogue. The prominent towns of Con-
necticut have slogans that are not so
slow and yells that appeal to the pub
lie with peculiar significance, but we
do not see why those already thus
accommodated should be denied the
benefit If any there is to 1t.
we might have TWhoop Her Up for
Hebronr
Y ell It Out for Unioni'
do it Now!' for New London.
Nurse Your Nerve! for Norwich.
Go to the LENGTH for WYnsted.
How Old Is Ann? for Andover.
Every town should have a slogan
and when the little town has two rep
resentatives, give it couple of good,
resounding, echo breeding, hair-raising
battle cries."
The slogan represents civic spirit
and should always be homemade, so
Of course The Bulletin repudiates this
commended slogan for the Rose of
New England from the Bridgeport
Standard. The slogan means more to
those back of 1t than to any one else,
and the Keep Boostin'" Of Houston,
Texas, has a push about it one can
feel. Don't Tumble Down" is con-
sidered a good slogan in Norwich just
at present.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
The aiIina Way,

DR.. James B. Angel Of the Universe
ty Of Michigan and a friend made a
journey on horseback through the
south in 1s50-51. At Harper's Ferry
the two were welcomed by a man who
made them a sort of speech" in the
course of it the native said:
Gents, you can see plenty of pretty
girls in Virginia, with Virginia for
tunes, ten niggers, and IL you want to
marry one, you can do It fast enough.
You can tell her you are an abolition
ist. She kisses you a few times, says
the niggers are doing well enough.
Pretty soon you would fight for them
niggers. II is so. gents. Now, gentle
men of the north, why can't we be
united %
Dr. Angel says the man was far
gone with drink. That may be. But,
nevertheless he hit upon the one In
fallible formula for bringing about a
change of political oplnions.-Toledo
Blade
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF BOOKS.

Margaret Farrow Of Mansfield Depot
Il came home from school Wednesday
night and was very much pleased to
find a book. Many thanks for it. l
know shall enjoy reading It,
Hannah Firth Of Baltic thank
you very much for the book you sent
me. have read it through and found
it very interesting.
Florence Battersley Of Baltic re-
ceived my book and was very well
pleased with it,
Lillian Josephine Brewster Of Nor
wich--I thank you very much for the
book you gave me. I was awful sur
prised to get prize. The book is very
interesting.
Edith Austin of Wauregan-I thank
You very much for the prize book you
sent me. have read it through two
times and enjoyed 1t very much.
Ruth q. MccuIIom of Mansfield De
pot-Many thanks for the prize book,
"Allison's Adventures
Sarah A. MoseIey Of Willimantic-I
was so surprised to find a book wait
ing me when 1 came home from school.
l thank you very much for the book.
I have read it and it is fine
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
THE PRIZE BOOK WINNERS.

Richard W. Tobin, Jr, Of Nor
witch, book entitled THE Oregon
Trail" by Francis Parker, Jr.
2-Gustaf Anderson of Baltic, a book
entitled "Andersen's Fairy Tales"
s--May Nolan of Taftville, a book
entitled THE Rule of Three" by Su-
san Coolidge.
4-John Hogan of Putnam, a book
entitled Animal Stories for Little
People"
5-Mary Grady of WilIimantIc, a
book entitled THE Lady Of the For
est, by L. T. Meade.
S-MabsI E. Tanahan of Lisbon. a
book entitled rip Van Wrinkle" by
Washington Irving.
david S. BaIIou of Jewett City, a
book entitled "The Haunted House."
by Harry Castlemon.
S--Mary corcoran of Taftville, book
entitled THE Scamp Family" by L. T.
Meade.
Resident winners of books may call
at The Bulletin office any time after
10 a. m. Thursday.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
Help Norwich Along.

Dear Uncle Jed: I have not sent
in any letter for a long time because
I wanted to see others get books. 1
have been reading three new books l
got at Christmas time.
I am now getting ready to celebrate
my birthday, which comes Wednes-
day, January "A. l shall be ten years
old
l have been reading The Bulletin,
and noticed a new industry wants to
locate IN Norwich. The Bulletin says:
at is a great thing for the city" I
think so, too.
Some day all these little boys all
around Norwich will be men, and If
there are no factories here there will
be no place for them to get work.
It is hard to raise $4,000.
I have. been saving my pennies and
have some money in the banks, and
If you think well of this plan, rather
than lose the industry. I suggest that
every schooIboy in Norwich who can,
give $1.0O to help start a schoolboy
fund.
1 will give $500 out of the pennies
l have saved. Your little nephew,
RICHARD WILLIAM TOBIN.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
David Caught a Fish.

letters in the paper. 1 like them.
I want to write letter to you.
I have three pets, a dog, a cat an /
a horse.
I have fifteen hens.
I take care Of them and they like
me.
My dogs name is Sport; my cats
name is Roscoe, and my horses name
is Billy.
One day last summer I went fishing
and 1 caught a fish.
The man who was with me caught
some fish.
Goodbye. Your nephew,
DAVID S. BALLOU, Age I.
JeWett City,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
The Kitten Sits Up.

Dear Uncle Jed: I have just been
hearing some of the children5s letters
in The Bulletin, and 1 was just going
to bed when I thought 1 would write
to you.
go to school in Uncasville on the
car.
I have a brother whose name is Ar
thur. He goes to school in the city.
He has pet kitten. And when
come downstairs he runs after me and
sits up just like a little dog.
When I give him a marble he will
roll it all over the floor. When he
wants anything to eat he will sit up
and meuW. He is the prettiest little
kitten in the world.
ELLA BURLINGAME, Age 10.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
UNCLE JED's TALK TO THE CIR
GLE.

II we keep working away at the pile
of letters ahead they viii all have their
turn in time. Because letter has not
appeared is no reason why it will not.
The Circle letter writer's are not neg
lecting their duty. Every mail brings
Uncle Jed letters, and some of the
youngest children do not know books
have to be earned, but they do; but it
only takes a neat little letter from
a little boy or girl to get one.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
Baltic.
The Musical Doa,

We have a dog named Fly. When
we first got him he used to whine
when tied up.
The other night he was sleeping on
the couch So we thought we would
have some fun. At first we tickled his
feet with a straw and he would try
to bite the straw.
Then we got violin and got close
to him and played loud. He would
whine and bark Bow, WOW" in high
tone. The longer we played the louder
he barked.
We were Joined by another violin
and a harmonica; the music then be-
gan for fair and kept up until we got
tired. Since then we call him the
musical dog
PAUL H. MORRISON, Age Il.
Willimantic,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
The Kitten STAYED.

One cold night we were out playing
about 7.30.
A little gray kitten had strayed from
its home, or it's keepers had moved
away and left it to the cold world to
starve to death.
A few days after this hard life it
came to our house, where we were
playing, and it wanted to lie in our
laps, and we let it; but we had to go
in the house about o'clock and the
cat did not want to leave US, so we
took it in the house and gave 1t some
milk; then we let it out again; but
it did not leave the house and when
we got up next morning the cat was
asleep on our step; so We took it in
for our own, and now it is the pet Of
the house.
ARvID ANDERSON, Age II.
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Snookums.

Dear Uncle Jed: | am writing this
letter that I may become a member of
the Wide Awake Circle. I have a dog,
his name is Snookums. He follows the
teams and autos that go by. One day
Snookums ran in front of an auto,
and was run over. He was not hurt
very bad.
I take music lessons; I have been
taking them about eight months.
Your loving niece,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
The Christmas snuirraI.

Dear Uncle Jed: 1 know a little
boy who wrote to Santa Claus and
asked if he would bring him a squirrel
for Christmas; and Santa Claus
brought him the squirrel, and he was
a very happy little boy.
Every day he would crack nuts for
him and pretty soon the squirrels
teeth grow long and ugly.
The dentist came and filed them
down. He told the little boy that he
must let the squirrel crack his own
nuts in the future.
Your little friend,
EDWARD G. MORAN.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

Boys and Girls Department
Rules for Young Writers.

l. Write plainly on one side of the
paper only and number the pages.
2. Use pen and ink, not pencil.
3. Short and pointed articles will
DO given preference, Do not use over
ESQ words,
4. Original stories or letters only
will be used.
o. Write your name, age and ad-
dress at the top of the first page.
Address all communications 20
Uncle Jed, Bulletin Office.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
My Visit to the Farm.

One day friend asked me to go to
visit her aunt on the farm. We had to
go on the trolley, and then we had to
walk quite ways, and we came to
the farm. We had a fine time.
We went down to the river, where
it was very pleasant; and It was cool
down there; and We sat down under
a tree. Then we saw where the boys
went in swimming; and we had to
go over a little bridge. and we went
on the bridge when two autos came
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

afraid; but I have larger brother
and he was not afraid at all.
1 have a school teacher, and I like
her very much.
We have ten scholars at our school,
am in spelling. language, history,
geography, arithmetic and reading
RUTH KENNEDY, Age 10.
Lisbon
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

Dear Uncle Jed: I live in the town
Of Lisbon down by the Quinebaug river
on the old Reade farm. My father has
1000 hens, and one horse and two
cats.
One of the cats is ten years old,
and the other is two years old.
We have two dogs, one is one year
old and the other is two years old. The
one that Is one year old can run faster
than the other. Sport will let Niger
eat out of the same dish. Skip and
Laddy eat separately. Sport and
Niger are the cats. Skip and Laddy
are dogs.
Teddy is the horse.
We have two cows: one is Daisy,
and the other is Clover.
MABEL E. TANAHAN, Age s.
Norwich
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
A Little Boys Problem.

I wonder how I'd like it
And wonder who I'd be,
Surprising was somebody else,
And somebody else was me!
I wonder. I just wonder
What boy I'd like to be;
Surprising I didn't like him
When 1 found that he was me!
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

Off God is a God of love, as the
Bible tells US, how can we understand
His command to the children Of Israel
to utterly destroy their enemies, men,
women, and children2 (5. r.
Answer.-The Land of Canaan be-
longed to the Israelites as ii had been
given to Abraham and promised to his
seed as an everlasting possession. The
Philistines, Amorites and others who
inhabited the land at the time when
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
Ruth Was Afraid of Santa Claus.


Dear Uncle Jed: I live on a farm
in Lisbon, and my father has one
horse, and a cow, and two pigs, and
about forty hensi and we get two eggs
a day.
We have a pet cat.
We had Christmas tree on Sun
day night and Santa Claus came to
the tree, and he began to shiver all
over because he was cold he gave us
all our presents.
| got a pair Of rubbers and a box of
writing paper and a doll set.
My brother Ray got wagon and a
popgun and an automobile. Ny broth
er Alfred got a pair of stockings and
a pair of gloves and a ring,
Santa Claus came and 7 was so
afraid of him that I thought l would
faint.
I have little brother and he was
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

The Boston Transcript says: Al
t5o rate tho friends Of Brown univer-
slv are making daily additions TO the
endowment fund, Il viii soon be a
question moi Of their ability to raise
the desired millions. but how to head
-hru or
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

M NutoHopITe hIde 70 ProVldence,
A few months ago 1 went to Provi-
dence in an auto. We left Baltic at
ten o'clock and got there at o'clock.
I enjoyed the ride very much, 1 saw
so many different things. We stopped
at Brooklyn for gasoline.
While in Providence I visited my
cousins; I went to the moving pic
lures and liked them very much. When
we came home, we rode on the steam
cars to Baltic, and my papa met us
there. l will close wishing Uncle Jed
a Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year.
HORTENSE VALLETTE, Age 8.
Baltic.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

Torrington.-By the springing OF a
lock on the door Of the national bank
building the other night several mem
beers Of the Torrington Wheel club were
made prisoners for a half hour, Just
as ladders we're being run up to the
rear Of the building for their liberation
the door was forced open,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
Taftville.
Papa and His Little Red Cow.

often heard Papa tell how his little
red COW saved his life.
1t seems that Papa was out in the
pasture taking care of his own cattle
when he was attacked by a neighbours
COW which was quite large and very
cross.
He ran for aid to the side of his
own COW
A fight worth seeing began. Papa
got away safe, and his COW won a
grand battle.
JOHN HOGAN, Age s.
PutpaD1
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

along and we had to stand aside. We
went over to the tennis court, where
the boys were playing; and we sat
on the bench. Then we had to go to
supper; and we sat out on the lawn
We took the o'clock car for home
MARY GRADY, Age II.
WilIimantiC
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

An Illinois clergyman proposes that
ell married men be obliged to wear
some token of their partnership, so
that they may not impose upon I'M
married females.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
A DESERVED KNOCK.

Personally I believe and have said
that the wages in the textile industry
are zoo low. . The great mass Of
or employees receive considerably
over g. Fer week"
william n. Wood, president O. the
American Wooden company, thus sur
pris.nsly takes himself out Of the large
class Of protected manufacturers whose
loldest demand for lofty tariff sched-
ules has been based upon the alleged
necessity % paying high wages. When
ever tbs consumers have urged lower
rates, VIC have been told that such
proposals were unjust because our tex
tile workers received such large wages.
The strikers says the average wage In
Lawrence Is So a week Mr.. Wood says
that figure includes the wages Of dof-
fers and boobin settlers. But is even
his own figure much more impressive
than that paid the pauper labor Of
Europe his protectionist friends talk
ABOUT 2-Proyidence Journal.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

The Toledo Blade says: The su-
premo court Of the United States has
sldie for Mr.. Roosevelts remarks up
Ola judge Baldwin. II has found that
the Judge was wrong. The ex-presi-
Lll- law was better than Baldwin's"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
Putnam
A Faithful pou.

My grandfather lived close to a riv-
er and had little dog. One day the
dog was sitting in the open window
and seeing a rabbit in the river
jumped two stories high down into
the river. After swimming quite a
distance he caught the rabbit and
brought 1t home to his master.
ROBERT E. KIRCHNER.
South Windham.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

A Reward Granted for Honesty.
A long time ago there was a little
girl whose father died when she was
very young.
Her mother had to go to work to
buy food for them. While her mother
worked in the village she left the little
girl in the care of an old lady.
The lady with whom the little girl
stayed was very rich.
One day as the little girl was walk
ing along the country road she picked
up a wallet containing a large sum of
money.
The next day she saw a reward Of
fered in the paper to the person who
had found the wallet She put on her
bonnet and went to the city. When she
found the residence she rang the bell
and maid opened the door. She ask
ed for the man who had lost the wal
let.
When the man came to the door she
said she had found the wallet.
The man looked into the little girls
face and saw his daughters features.
He found out afterward that the lit
tie girl was his daughters child, and
he invited them to come and live with
him for the remainder of their lives.
MARY NOLAN.
TaftviIle, Conn.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

The Rernsen board has received an
other hard knock. The committee
which exonerated DR.. Wiley confirms
tho general belief that IT ought to be
abolished.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

Waterbury.-About 500 postal cards
were sent from the local postoffice
Monday to the dead letter department
in Washington to be destroyed, The
cards. which have accumulated for the
past six weeks. are of the tinsel va
riety. while some bear no address or
are not stamped properly
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

Since bread always falls with the
buttered side down, some people in the
interests Of economy are seeing If
oleomargarine tumbles the same way.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

1t is not pleasant to contemplate
that the United Workers have had to
draw on invested funds at the rate OF
$40 a week the past year to meet their
needs.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

Governor Wilson is so particular
about his supporters, that no one can
tell who he will next serve a notice
upon to forget him.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

When we miss a car because we are
a minute late, we feel sure the trolley
started off two minutes ahead of time.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

AS a tarin representative we cannot
help recognizing that this is a home
thrust which is deserved. 1t lays bare
the constituencies pretences Of those
benefited by high duties, and by this
exposure certainly they are made indie
fensfbie. II labor isn't benefited by
tie tariff. it is a vile humbug; and
al exposures should be welcomed by
the republican party and the admins
trauon
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

Detective Burns is pretty well ac-
quainted with the political sentiment
Of the country. He says Taft will be
re-nominated and reelected.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

A machine vote is not new to Chi
cago; but the voting machine will
make a marked difference there.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

Andrew Carnegie took hand in the
civil war He did not shoot rebels.
but he shot dispatches over the union
telegraph lines.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

A boom for Alton Parker as a dem
Ocratic possibility has been started in
Delaware. He couldn't help it. He
would have done better If he could.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

Mr.. Morgan's art treasures are said
to be worth 26O,O0O,0OO. If these are
all the treasures he has, he sadly
needs more.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

Peanut butter ought to grow in pop
ularity If the regular butter is troub-
ling a little in price.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

A Japanese scientist has found the
fat man has 20 per cent. fewer germs
than a lean one.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25
EDITORIAL NOTES,

Happy thought for today: When a
man is born foolish he seldom out
grows It,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

The high cost of living is often dis
cussed in front of bar where drinks
come high.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

Don't put off things until another
time. 1t has been proven another time
never comes.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-25

Hartford. Miss Mary Ann Smith OF
No. 1225 Main street has just csIA-
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Tho Truly Brave,

| Who are the truly brave?
The boy or giIl with self con-
troll,
Who'd scorn to wrong a living
soul!
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