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Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-13

in his ''Strolls by Starlight and Sun shine calls attention to the fact that the butterflies were the first botanists that they selected related plants with fully as much knowledge of their value as the human beings whose attention was attracted later to plants.
 A host of little moths seek safety on the ground or in the leaves. but they take pains to select spots which they resemble in color. and they are~ thus lost~to ordinary sight
 The beetles are tiny, hard sheIIed creatures, and they secrete themselves among the pebbles and chips which they very much resemble Some of the foliage beetles have a way of play ing dead when they are disturbed, and thus escape their enemies who, by the way, in time become aware of their tricks, and thus discover their where abot1ts and capture them
 I have seen birds beat vines with their wings and when the beetles dropped to the ground as if dead the bird would alight and eat them.
 There is beetle known the sol dier beetles, because when he is fotly pursued by an enemy he shoots into its face smoky effiuvia which dis concerts 1t and helps the soldier beetle to escape.
 The big moths escape the birds by craftiness. I once saw a. big Emperor moth foil robin by dropping a foot or more in the air. The robin flew straight for his victim, and would have made quick work of him had the moth not seen him coming; but he simply closed his wings and dropped out of the robins course, which required that the robin should regain his perch and start anew. which he did three times, and then gave up. for the moth was too sharp eyed and cunning for him
 There are all sorts of sharp practfces going on in Insectville, because life is full of peril and holds most for the keen-sighted and the alert
 You will see the wasps in the grass capturing ground spiders for food for their young by the hundreds, but if you follow the wasps to their big pa per nests you will discover web-weav- ing spiders fearless enough and conf dent enough of success to spread their webs close by to capture the foes of their less capable relatives
 The caterpillars with stinging hair roll themselves up in a ball like the hedgehog when assailed by birds, and are too prich1y to be eaten, while those they protrude tn moments of danger. protecting odor. It is too much for their enemies.
 There is something new and excit- In fact, life there is hustiing day and night. Brilliant feats take place as well as tragedies of which no report is ever made,
 Life is real. life Is earnest in the 1n- sect world, as well as in our owa.
 UNCLE JED,
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STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAkES.
A Queer Carae.

Into the port of Boston came re7 gently a ship sailing from the Chinese coast, bearing on her manifest an item of >s5 cases of horse tails. They came from Tientsin.
 The United States imports horse tails from several countries, partica- larIy from Russia and China. where the horse tails grow unusually long. and from South America and Australia, as well as from nearly every European country.
 Sometimes these tails are worth 20 cents a pound, and again as much as $2. The hairs. being carefully graded for length and color, are used either alone or mixed with other flores in making different kindf of brushes and with other material In the manufac- ture of haircloth for various purposes.
 In the countries where these tails are collected. cured and prepared for export the occupation of the horse tail buyers may not seem more odd to the natives than the "oId clothes man. or the rags and bottles" men do to us
 HAROLD KRAMER. Age 10.
 Nar.wfrh
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LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.

Richards Collection of Cards.
 Dear Uncle Jed: I write to tell the Wide-Awalles about my collection of post cards. which are very interesting. have some from historic Quebec, Montreal, St Hyacinthe Beaupre and Mt. Morency Falls. Others are from England, Ireland and other foreign countries. I have some as far off as the Philippine islands. I have some from nearly all parts of the United States. I have pietures@ the White House and capitol. and all the prom insnt places of Washington, D. C..
 One of my most interesting cards is the home of Washington, its interior and exterior views each room of this historical mansion can be seen on these cards.
 I have a post card of the tomb of Washington overlooking the Potomac. This part of my collection my papa bought for me at the Washington mansion at Mt Vernon while on a visit there last summer.
 RICHARD WILLIAM TOBIN, JR-
 Norwich. Age. Il.
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Deer in the Peach Orchard.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would tell you about one of the sights I saw Thursday night after I arrived home from school.
 I saw two deer. I suppose one was the mother and the other her young one. They were in my fathers peach orchard eating dead weeds. They were of a dark yellowish color witt. white tails. They did not have horns.
 My brother thought of shooting them, but my mother did not agree.
 My father went and frightened them away. They went over the fence and their tails did look so pretty as they dashed away through the bushes have seen deer before. but never so close ito the house.
 SARAH GRAY, Age g.
 Mystic
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Gives Pink Glow to GUMS---A Superb
 LaStre to TEETH

This Is not all that DIR. KOREANS DENTAL CREAM will accomplish.
 If your gums are soft. innamed or receding, or if your teeth are sensitive to heat or cold. you are contracting Riggs Disease (Pyorrhea1. DIR. FOR HANS DENTAL CREAM will aid you to speedy recovery.
 Ask your Druggist for q tube. Read carefully the literature found in the carton. { Follow the directions given. and if you are not delighted with the almost ram ediate results. your z5 cents will be returned without question.
 The tuDe you will find. Is almost twice as large as those containing er-i dinary tooeh paste Sold and Guaran- tssd by Ensisrs Hreadway Rharmaey.
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bara Fretchie shook forth into the air and said these noble words: Shoot If you must this old gray head, but spare your country's flag"
 I also saw a great number of curious articles.
 After we had been all through this building we went into the building in which are a great variety of plants. There were palms of many kinds and lichens from the northern part of North America.
 We went to Betsy Ross house and other places of interest.
 I hope some other Wide Awakes will write about their visits.
 RUTH POLLARD. Age IF.
 Taftyille
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My vistt to PhiIadelphia.

In the summer Of 1911 my mother my father and I went to visit my cousins in Philadelphia. We went on the quarter past four car and reached Norwich at a quarter to five. We went on board the Chelsea and sailed from Norwich at five. We went to bed at nine o'clock and the fog horn wes blown every thirty seconds.
 I will leave out about my trip be- cause I wish to tell you about my visits to historical places.
 On the Friday after we arrived we went to Fair1nount park and saw Will liam Penn's house and went inside of the NationaI Historical museum where we saw many flags which had been in the Revolution. and the flag that Bar
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The Value of Knowledge.

Dear Uncle Jed: thought I would write about two men. The two men were talking together in the ship. The man asked the captain if he had ever learned algebra.
 The captain said, ''No'' You have lost a quarter Of your life said the man.
 Have you learned German? "No,' said the captain
 You have lost another quarter of your life'
 Have you learned French?'' No said the captain.
 You have lost another quarter of your life.'
 The captain asked: 'Do you know how to swim ?''
 "No,'' said the man.
 Then you have lost your whole life, for the ship has struck snag and we are sinking''
 EVA ALPERIN, Age Il. Cxi1rlevuiIla
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FIorencs's "Wbosoever" Party.

EtcFSnC0S "HoSCeVCS dFeys
 There were eleven dainty lavender scented envelopes with Little Jack Horners and Bo-Peeps playing hide and seek in the corners, all stamped and ready to be slipped into the post box on their way to eleven dear little girls.
 Florence wasn't happy till she saw the precious bundle safe in Brother Fred's big pocket. really started on its journey.
 They're gone, Grandma." she said. Eleven invitations to my birthday party"
 eEleven!" said Grandma. slowly. 'I thought yours was the lucky thirteen classI Where is the twelfth little girl7'
 Florence's smile was gone Well Grandma, it's like this: You see, Mary Moore's not just in our set; she wears thought perhaps shed better be left
 q thought my F1orence's party would be whoseever one" said Grandma.
 Whatever is whosoever one?" asked the little girl.
 Well, it's not the kind of invitation that most people send out, said Grandma, but there was One who when He asked people to come to Him wanted everyone to accept His invita- tion. He didn't say This little girl isn't in my set or That little girl Is too poorly dressed. He dldnt aSk the rich and leave out the poor He want ed them all to come, without money. 'Whosoever will, let him come He said. Don't you think Jesus would want to include poor little Mary Moore when he said Let the little ones come unto me?''
 Yes, indeed, Grandma" was ths little girls reply. I'm just ashamed of myself for trying to spoil my party by leaving one out" Florence said. T 51, ,uk as much as. He does the twelve of us. She's going to be asked to my party, and I know she'll come. too and I'll see that all the girls give her good tIme."
 The prettiest sheet of paper was chosen to write the invitation on. and for Mary Moore F1orence's -whoso- ever' party was the happtest day of her life.
 JESSIE L. BREHAUT. Age 1s.
 Locust Valley. L. I.
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THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCL E
Boys and Girls Department

The best things to write about are what you see and what you do; and do not yield to the temptation to copy d story so as to get book. for book won in this way is no satisfaction or credit to the winner.
 Uncle Jed IS pleased with the gen. eraI neatness of the work of the Wide Awalzes and the interesting little sto- ries they tell of their play and pets,
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Their Swino.

Their Swing.
 Jane and Mildred were both good girls. They har not yet been absent from school & single day, and the. term was nearly out.
 They had been faithful. too. in all their lessons, and often praised by their teacher for their good conduct, But the best of all was they loved and honored their parents.
 A large shade tree grew near their fathers house and under this old tree these girls had spent many happy hours with their playmates.
 One day after they had gone to school their father made them a nice swing from a branch of this tree as a reward for their love and high stand ing in school.
 What 8 fine ew1ng!" said Jane as they came out to ride after school We will all take turns. for We all want a ride.''
 Let Mildred first" said they. and SC John pushed her.
 Each of the other girls then. took their turns, and they had 8 good swing, too. as well as Mildred.
 These children have had many a good ride since the swing was made. But they never go out to play until their lessons are learned. And their motto is: Work Before Play
 FLORENCE H. LADD. Age 13.
 Norwich
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My Black Kitty.

Dear Uncle Jed: I have black kitty named Mig. He is eleven years old.
 Mamma said when I was born that Mig and I weighed the same eight pounds, but I have grown to be much larger.
 Mig has many cute ways. One Is when he wants a drink of water he goes to the wash bowl for someone to turn it on. He loves to sleep in my dolls carriage, but I put semething g in it to keep him out.
 ALICE c. WILLIAMS, Age '.
 Norwich
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Saved by FIyln~ Fish.

Once two sailors who had lost their ship in 8 storm were saved by these fish.
 When the ship was sinking they made a raft Of some boards and barrel, and on this were able to keep af1oat; but they had very little food and soon this was all gone. and the men were starving.
 Suddenly they heard splashes in the water around them. It was a school of flying fish. They caught a great many enough to keep them alive for some time.
 At last they were seen by 8 passing ship, which sent & boat and took thens on board, so they were saved.
 FRANK PARDY, Age 12.' NnrUfch
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Onece.
Shep is a Hunter.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would write to you about my dog. His name is Shep. He Is very good dog and likes to play with me. He will drive COWS.
 Shep is brown and white. He likes to go hunting. He went a hunting with my father one day and caught a gray squirrel He is a good watch dog. He is glad when l come home from school
 MYRTLE DAVIS, Age 10. Norwich.
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A great many people In this country have taken Peruna for the grip. T h e y h a V c taken Peruna 1 n t h e first
 stages, when the first symp- tens appeared. They find by experience that Peruna W i J ! a b o r t the course of the disease. People who take Pe- runa recover much Quicker.
 c o m p a r = itively f e W |, hn" ever take
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Needle Work Myrtle Dses.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would write and tell the Wide Awakes how I pass away my idle time by making ink wipers, needle books, petticoats and aprons.
 To Make an Ink Wiper: Cut four hearts out of a piece of felt. If you have not felt take flannel. Sew the four together. Then take some silk aline and overcast the edges so they will not unravel On the cover em- broider your initials.
 To Make Needle Book: Take two pieces of card board by inches and cover with velvet or silk. Then take 3 or 4 pieces of flannel not quite as big as the covers and scollop the edges; then sew all together from the back On the cover embroider your initials. Then take some silkallne or silk and make a cord to tie the covers together with. This makes 8 very pretty needle book.
 I have made four petticoats for my sisters and will write and tell you how I made them.
 Take two breadths of flannel, back stitch the seam: then overcast them, cut a place in center for opening; turn up a two inch hem; hem the bottom then featherstitch it; also hem and gather the opening; gather at top and put on a band; then make three but tonholes one in front and two in back.
 To make an apron, take a piece of gingham and turn up a hem at the bottom; then hem it. Gather at top and put on a band
 I hope some of the Wide AwalSes will try to make some of these things.
 MYRTLE SWAIN, Age Il.
 North StOningtOn
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A Les. Day.

Who's seen my day2 Iris gone away. Nor left a trace
 In any place. If I could only find Its footfall in some mind Some spirit-waters stirred By want of deed or word I should not stand at shad6wy eve, And for my day so grieve and gr4ev
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The Stork.

The Stork.
 On an oak tree near a cottage stood a stork rattling his btll
 A little girl sat in the garden under a lilac tree.
 Her little brother came out of the cottage and stood beside ner. and asked:
 What are you looking at?''
 T am looking at the stork." she re- piled, Granny told me he might bring me little brother or a sister The stork brings nothing" said the boy; that's only a silly story"
 But where is the baby to come from?"
 Our Lord brings it under His mantle.''
 The breeze stirred the nlacs. The cottage door opened and Grandmether called to them and said:
 Come and see what the stork has brought you-a little brother.
 FRANK PARDY. Age 12. Norwich.
 How the Cat Learned to Dance. An old cat was eating a dish of bread and milk in garden. It was pleasant night and the cat purred for Joy. All at once he said:
 SHow fine it would be to dance ii there was only a fiddle"
 A wise little mouse was watching the bread and milk with one eye and the cat with the other.
 T can teach you to dance without fiddle" cried he.
 The cat was much pleased and cried Can you? Then come and show me- The Wise little mouse brought out some pretty red boots Put these on, said he; they are fairy boots and will make you dance before you know it. The cat purred louder than ever and made haste to draw on the boots. But there was wax in them and it tickled bis toes.
 Very soon his feet began to go up and down. Then he hoped high in the air and jumped and danced about the garden till he could hardly breathe. "Oh, do stop mel" he cried. Take eff these bootsi Take off these boots '" <I cannot do that said the mouse "I have only learned to make you dance. I have not learned to stop you"
 And so the poor cat had to dance all night till the boots wore out, but the wise little mouse ate up all the bread and milk and then sat down and laughed at the cat
 EDWARD BURNS, Age 13. 1ah
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Pinkey's Sly Way

Dear Uncle Jed: I will tell you some thing about my pet cat. Her name is Pinkey Skinner. She is yellow, black and white, She will run after me and she will play with a ball.
 One night I let Pinkey outdoors She stayed out all night. In the morn ing went out to find her. I could not nnd her anywhere. Then I went in the house because it was almost time
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An Adventure.

Dear Uncle Jed: Last month we were all out in our yard playing cow boy, when all at once one of the boys came running towards US. I said:
 What is the matter with you?"
 He replied: "A robber is going in that house."
 We got the policeman and went to court with the robber.
 One day when I was on the farm
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<.rhe Art School.

I go to Art school every Saturday morning from to II. There are five boys and nine girls. We draw with charcoal and erase with chamois. We sometimes model with clay. Next week we are going to make tiles and send them to Hartford to be fired.
 Sometimes we have 8 five minute recess.
 The larger children are. doing Jap anese prints. By this I mean copy ing flowers. birds, rabbits, etc.
 Last winter I went to dancing school but I like this better.
 RAYMOND F. ROYD. Age g.
 Norwich
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Dear Uncle Jed: I have enjoyed slid ing and skating very much this winter am just learning to skate I learned with chair. I take my skates and sled to school and moons and at re- cess we go on the pond, or slide down hill.
 l like to read the stories from the
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My Cat.

My cats name is Teddy. He was given to me by little girl at my sum- mer home in Eastern Point. When he was given to me he was about four months old; he is now two years old.
 He is black and white. His breast is all white and his forehead, nose and mouth are white, too. I forgot to say that his feet are partly white. All the rest of him is black.
 We are all very fond of him. He has one or two tricks. One is that he will stand up on his hind legs with his front paws poised like those of a dog and take a piece of meat without paving for it. This is nice trick, but he has one very bad thick. When anybody plays with him he often scratches, which Is very unpleasant. We are trying to break him of it.
 ELEANOR P. NORTON, Age 12.
 Norwich.
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RuIe. fer Youna Writers.

RuIe8 TOT Youn0 WFifer8. I. Write plainly on one side of the paper only and number the pages. 2. Use pen and ink. not pencil. 8. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use oyer 250 words.
 1. Original stories or letters only will be used.
 s. Write your name, age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom or inc story.
 Address all Communications to Un- cle Jed. Bulletin O6zcal
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a trolley car, going over the large new stone bridge which crosses the Con- neotieut river, arriving at my friends house Just before dark, tired, but very much pleased with my days sight seeing.
 GLADYS BENTLEY NEwBURY. Age 1S.
 Norwich
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Whatever you are-Be that; Whatever you say-Be true. Straightforward1y act, Be honest-in fact
 Be nobody else but you"
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My Pet Canary.

My Pet Oanarys
 Dear Uncle Jed: I want to tell you about my bird. His name was D1cISy. One day as I was cleaning the bird cage Dicl1y flew outdoors. The little kitten caught it, but it managed to get away again. It was badly hurt and died a little while after. I buried him in the garden in 8 box
 BESSIE CONNELI4Y. Age Il. Norwich.
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with my uncle we saw & raccoon. It's cry is like the sound of a, baby.
 THEODORE BOdJLR. Jewett City.
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boys and girls.
 MILDRED L. AUSTIN, Age 8. Gales Ferry.
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My School.

Dear Uncle Jedi I go to school ev- cry day. have only missed half a day since I began to go to school
 Our teachers name Is MT. Chapman, who lives in Brooklyn. He walks three miles every morning and night. He boards at home and brings his dinner. In summer he rides bicycle.
 There are six windows to our school room, and seven scholars. Our school begins at in the morning and lets out at S36.
 EVELYN PARKHURST, Age 13
 Brooklyn R. F. D. No l.
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Motor Boat Experience.

Dear Uncle Jed. In my vacation was out on MT. Jepson's island at Stony Creek.
 We had 8 motor boat named the Ida B. The batteries were all soaked with water so MT. Jepson had to buy some new ones. At first the boat a1- ways went backwards, but after a few days it went frontwards all right.
 l stayed there two weeks and MT. Jepson made me a sail boat. WALTER ELMORE SPICER,
 Bristol. Age 10.
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LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

June Lathrop Johnson, of Chicopee. Mass: I want to thank you for my second lovely book. think the books [ get from the Wide-Awake Circle are the best ones I've got.
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to go to school. As went through the hall I heard a funny noise. I look ed behind me and there I found Pin key. She had slipped into the house 
 AGNES FORBES, Age 12.
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A Vieit to Ocean Reaeh.

On Saturday. Feb. 22, I went to Ocean Beach. I went about o'clock In the morning and got to Ocean Beach about o'clock It was not raining when I got there.
 At Il o'clock I was playing when ' looked up and saw tug and three barges. Soon after saw the tug stop and the barges foated into the harbor about two miles inland and dropped anchor. That was a sure sign of a storm.
 About o'clock the tide turned and 1t rained.
 Just a little while after that heard something that scared me. It was the fog horn. / When I got on the car 1t rained again very hard.
 HAZEL L. HOWARD. Age 1s.
 Io1
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A Pleasant Excursion.

One summer a few years ago my friend, Mrs. Bentley. invited my mother and I to spend 8 week at her home in Manchester.
 Two or three days after I arrived went for a days visit to Hartford went to Elizabeth park. where there was a beautiful fountain. great beds of lovely flowers, arches covered with roses, and green grass steps leading down to little pond.
 I saw several squirrels in the park They were very tame and we fed them some Of eur lunch.
 Then l went into the state capitol. The house of representatives and the senate chamber were both in session, and I listened to the speakers for q while.
 ried in the Civil war, It was torn and blood stained
 registered my name in a big book. Then started back to Manchester on
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