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Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-11
By Janet Nichols.


 Mcst people agree with the poet Bryant in thinking that fall days are melancholy days" the ~saddest of the year When the leaves have fallen and khs birds have flown and the How srs have vanished, the earth certain ly does look melancholy, and 1t is no wonder sbs doesn't make us so hap py as sine does in ths spring.
 Bnt she is not really so melancholy sH she looks. She is not dead, but only sleeping. She bsts been working hard nil summer and needs a vacation so badly that even if there were no winr- AT sbe would take it. In tropical coun- STs@s. piants have their periods of rest. @ffd in greenhouses, gardeners con trive an artificial winter by placing the plants that need q. vacation in partial darkness and cold.
 When Bryant speaks of the gentle race of fowers.' being in their graves hs iG taking one of the liberties that we af1ow to poets and isn't quite ac- cuTats. The b7oESomS. of course are dead. but fE@y Wonld have died any, way, even if we had perpetual sunameF, and fn most eases the plants on which Thsy bloom@d gre just as much alive as sEer.
 Only those plants that we cali annu- sis are dead. They live only for 8 summer, and spring aneW from thstr seeds each year. The perenn4aIs live R+i IT y tt7A kc y eSdEr ! ESiI leSF eS6 ana bfaSsonas die, but fAsy do not, Tn fact they have so little intention of dying that ftssy have their spring, dresses aI- ready made and g lot of food stored Up te feed the baby leaves and fow- ers until they are old enough to look eS1s for themselves. And they are in sttcf4 8 hurry to wake up that soFne- times they mistake a warm autumn day fer sPffGg. which is very unfort- Et1afs.
 Ii is because of all this preparation If tfas year before that the leaves and flowers coEne out so quickly in the spring and in a few days weave a iiv- ing green garment of beauty for the earth. Ss it is quite plain that when we wander in the autumn fields we are not walking over 3. graveyard q all. They are happy autumn fields" not dead or melancholy but full of under gFstnd palaces. Where the flowers wait like sleeping beauties for the kiss of the prince-the returning summer sun to wake them iRte life. They are well protected by warm caats from the cold and damp. and over them all presently will fall tue soft blanket of AssE. W2jeh ie just as warm and cosy.
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Norwich
The First Trolley Gar.

Dear Uncle Jed: Today, the 18th of November, has been an eVentfui day for us boys and girls on the avenue for we have seen the first trolley car climb the hill and how glad we were.
 The large car, Connecticut, loaded with railway ties, stopped just outside our house. Ahead of it was the work ing car carrying a large reel of copper wire which is to be strung for the trol- ley. This car is guarded night and day as the reel of copper wire is heAy- fly charged with electricity and the boys anl girls are warned to keep away as 1t Is dangerous
 The men are divided into gangs some driving spikes, others laying rails, some filling in the dirt and in a short time the work will be all done
 JAMES s. MORAN, Age 13.
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UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE
 AWAkES.

Uncle Jed thinks he should have q few 'Don-ts" for the Wide Awake cir cle, and he hopes the writers will pre- serve them. because the Don't ts'' will be as helpful to the letter writers as to himself
 Don't be careless in composing.
 Don't write long stories.
 Don't write on both sides of the pa per.
 Don't sign your name at top of sheet.
 Don't try to write rhymes
 Don't forget to state age.
 Don't write without saying anything more important than you expect q book
 Don't expect your letter to be in print at once.
 Don't write to ask why if it doesn't appear
 Don't be discouraged-if you fail re- solve to do better
 Don't be careless in writing your ad- dress-because of this books go astray tn the mails.
 Don't forget that writing for the wide-Awake circle helps you more than it does Uncle Jed.
 These make a pretty bouquet of Don't ts'' and strictly observed they Rill be a help to members.
 Please give them your attention an7 you will increase your chance of win hing a book and make life very much Pleassnter for the printers.
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ter, the other a tailor. and the third $

ter, the other tailor and the third q priest
 One day as they were travelling they came upon 8 hut, and no one was in it. They went in and said to one another:
 Let the big brother keep watch, for there are many wolves hereabouts."
 80 the carpenter consented and gOs very tired waiting. so he took his tools and carved 8 girl. And when it was ms brothers turn to watch he woke him up.
 When it was his turn to stay up, why he looked around the room and guess what he sawl Why, he saw 8 carved girl made of wood. When he saw that it had no clothes he made g suit of clothes for it.
 It then came the priests turn to watch. and he saw the girl all dressed. He sat down in his chair and began to pray. n
 The night on which this occurred was Christmas eve. The priest thought that the Lord would bring life to this wooden sister.
 God heard his prayer and he made the wooden girl alive. In the morning this wooden girl began to speak.
 When morning dawned the three be- gan to fight. The carpenter said: T carved it!''
 The tailor said: T made a suit for it; it is minei''
 And the priest said: Its mine! brought life to her. Who do you think should have herr"
 I think the priest should have her. because if it wasn't for him she would have remained wooden doll, and speechless
 MARY L. KELLEY, Age 14.
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A Visit to Country Eriends.

Dear Uncle Jed: One day we went to visit our friends in the country. We started in the morning at 8 o'clock. We arrived at 10 o'clock and a car riage was waiting for us to bring us to the house. We had a merry time going up The road was rough and the carriage went hunnpity bump over the stohes. When we came to the house it was dinner time
 We had a turkey and other good things to eat
 After dinner we played games and then we took 8 walk to see a huge rock. It is called Cochegan Rock. We climbed up the rock by a ladder. When we got up to the top it was so wide and flat that ten people could stand on it. We had to pay ten cents to go up. There was also @ large cave beneath the rock.
 It was growing dark so we decided to go home. On our way back we picked some huckleberries. When VIC came to the house we ate our supper and were ready to go home.
 We were seated in the carriage and away we went.
 My mother sister and I were seat ed on the back seat, while my father and the driver were on the front seat On our way back we saw chipmunk in the brad.
 FANNIE ROSENBERG. Age Il.
 Norwich.
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The Autobiography of Shoe.

One day as I was throwing away an old shoe I heard someone speak. I turned around, but I did not see any one. l started on my way again. but still heard someone speaking, I lis tened and this is what it said:
 Please don't throw me away? Think what I have done for you. If you will keep me I will tell you a most inter- esting stOrS"
 l found the shoe had come to life. This is what it said:
 T was first COW grazing In 8 pas ture. One day a man came and cut my head off and took my skin. He took me to the tannery 10 be tanned. was then taken to a factory where was made into leather and was aI- rewards made into these shoes. was taken to the shoe store and put up on 8, shelf One day a lady carns in and said she would like a pair of shoes for her body. The man took me down and the lady took me home to you"
 MIRIAM GROVER, Age 10.
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A Peculiar Mistake,

In the month of August in the year 19I1, my mother, my aunt and myself had just arrived home from church and Sunday school.
 My uncle from Bridgeport had gone out in lot for" a walk. He glanced towards the pond, which was back of our barn, and he saw something In the mud that looked like 8 stump. By observing more closely he saw 1t move. He came up to us and told what he had seen,
 Then there was 2 call for ropes, chains, q drag, boards and many other necessary articles, followed by a call for the neighbors, as many men as possible. The boards were put Into the mud and the rope tied around the peculiar objects neck. The neighbors, including three school teachers, took hold of the rope and pulled. There were about twelve persons in all who helped pull the peculiar object ont of the mud. After a while they succeed ed in getting the object out. When 1t Was out they could hardly tell what it was; but, after rubbing and Rasla=
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was where my mother lived. Glasgow was a childhood companion to my mother who had no brothers or sisters to play with.
 Glasgow would go after tho cows all alone and bring them home as well as any person.
 One day as Glasgow was driving the cows home one of them hooked his leg and broke it. Glasgow could not walk, so he stayed where he was < man passing by saw Glasgow. He kneW Glasgow. so he picked him up and car ried him to my mothers house My mother cried and made a. big fuss over Glasgow. He had his leg set and h. lived many years after.
 When he was fourteen years old ha was shot and buried in an open field under q savin tree
 The strange part Is that Glasgow was buried on the property we now live on.
 FLOSSIE MEYER, Age Il.
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Christmas .Invs.

To most children. and indeed I thin& to nearly every one, Christmas is the best day and the crowning holiday of the year-the day longed for and an- ticipated by all who live in this broad land
 Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July belong more especially to the Ameri- can born: but Christmas belongs, and always has belonged, to all countries and nations. From whatever land or country you may have come, you haT3 known and loved the Christmas season all your life.
 The real spirit of Chr,s,nl.& nev CT changes, Kris Kringle, Santa Claus, the Christ Child, all breathe forth the spirit of loving giving.
 Some people are trying to make Us believe that the old Christmas spirit of love is lost in mercenary exchange of gifts. Of course. we all like to re- ceive gifts. for they tell us of the con- tlnued remembrance of our friends even when we are no longer children.
 GEORGE FARRELL. Age Is.
 Norwich.
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About snomnnen.

l made a snowman and I named him Jones Grandpa. He was as high as myself, and then I threw snowpalIs at him. I made believe he was the strongest man in the world. l want ed to see how many snowbaIls it would take to knock him over
 then made 9 great big one. and [ played that he was a giant and when had him almost done he fell over on me and I was awful mad
 l was making 8, sled path and was moving at the rate of f -ty inches an hour.
 It is 8 good thing don't live in the city for I would be pulled up for speeding so fast, by an officer, and my fun would be spoiled. expect to go to the city to live for a little while. l suppose you have heard of the city of Willimantic. That is where I am going to live.
 VICTOR LARSEN, Age IL
 Han1ptOn
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Three Smart Scholars.

Dear Uncle Jed: am going to tell you how my sister Katherine and I amused ourselves one rainy morning We cut some long strips of paper and put them on the table in the shape of squares. Then we cut some pictures of furniture out of old ma gazines. We called one of the squares a, library, and put some pictures/of bookcases on it. Another square was the kitchen. There was a, picture of a stove in it. We put all the pictures of furniture in the rooms they are always put in, in real house.
 I also like to play school
 have three sisters. l am the teach CT nearly every time we play. My sister Helen does not go to school now but she can write few words My sister Mary is in the third grade. and Katherine is in the sixth grade. Helen is { years old, Mary is 6 and Katherine Is g; So you see when I play school I have three smart scholars
 ALICE GORMAN. Age 10. / Versatile
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The Rov and the nnkA.

An English farmer was one day a$ work in the fields when he saw a party of huntsmen riding about his farm, He had one field that he was specially anxious they should not ride over, as the crop was in a condition to be badly Injured by the tramp of horses, so h0 despatched a boy in his employ to this field, telling him to shut the gate and keep watch oyer it. and on no account let it be opened
 The boy did as he was told. but he was scarcely at his post when the huntsnens came riding up, demanding the boy to open the gate. The boy said:
 q have had orders not to open the gate"
 A man on a horse came forward and said;
 My boy. do you know me? I am the Duke of Wellington. l am not ac custOmed to be disobeyed I command you to open that gate so my friends and I may pass through
 The boy lifted his hat and then an- swered firmly:
 T am sure the Duke of Wellington would not want me to disobey orders. No one is to pass through without my masters permission"
 Greatly pleased, the duke lifted his hat and said:
 ''I honor the boy, or man, who can obey orders"
 The duke then put spurs to his horsa and galloped away.
 FRANK PARDY, Age 1e.
 Norwich
 A Prayer That Was Answered.
 Once upon 8 time there were three n yyh nToe
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Packer.
Patient Mary.

Dear Uncle Jed: There was once a little girl whose name was Mary. She was very poor She lived in the garrct Of an old house. Her mother had to work hard all day long to earn their living.
 One day her mother got some peas given to her by her next door neigh bCr. Mary was playing Wizh the peas when she let some drop. It rained all the next day and Mary thought how pretty the window would look after the vine had climbed to the top.
 The next week as her mother looked out of the window she said:
 Mary, your peas are sprouting."
 Mary was very glad and jumped for joy. The vine grew very fast and within week or two would be up to her window.
 There was a lady who lived in the house beside them, and she was very cross. When she saw the vine she said:
 I'll cut them down!"
 Tn the night she took a knife and cut them all down and carried them a i off
 The first thing Mary did in the morning was to look out of the win dow. To her great surprise, the vino was not there. She ran to her mother, half choked with sobs, and said;
 Mamma, my vine has been cut away during the night!"
 Her mother would not believe it at ffrst. but when she looked she saw it mean of the one who cut down the vine.
 SOPHIE THOErA, Age 12.
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Had a Nice lime Tbankgaivino.

Dear Uncle Jed: Wednesday after noon there was 0 debate at our high school, so my sister and l stayed and listened to it. It was about the French revolution.
 I had quite 8 nice time on Thanks giving In the morning 1 went to the postofffce with my father and sister, and then l went to Syosset, and then came home and stayed outdoors awhile till lunch time.
 In the afternoon I went 'vath my father and sister to see a new house which was being built. When I came home 1 stayed outdoors till supper time.
 In the evening I went to the post office to fetch the mail
 Friday morning I was quite busy I did some work for my mother I also fed the rabbits and kittens and gave some corn to the hens. In the after noon and evening I spent most of my time reading books.
 JESSIE BREHAUT. East Norwich. N. Y.
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The Egg Mass Destroying League.

Dear Uncle Jed: I would like to tell the Wide AWakes about the apple tree tent caterpillars. In my school we are gathering the egg masses.
 The egg masses are brown. They grow mostly on wild cherry and apple trees. There are some on the poplar tree. I have gathered two hundred and twenty egg masses iii the last two weeks. They average from two hun dred to two hundred and fifty eggs in d mass
 My sister has one hundred and thir- ty-fiye egg masses already gathered.
 When we get one hundred egg mass es we get 9 membership card. This membership card joins us to The Egg Mass Destroying League.
 There are thirteen scholars in my school and nearly every one has membership card.
 This last week we children at school have gathered over two thousand egg masses.
 Will close hoping all the Wide Awalles will do all they can to hep rid the country of the apple tree tent caterpillar.
 WINIF7RED BRIGGS. Age 10.
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At the Seashore.

Dear Uncle Jed: Last summer I went to Watch Hill many times. Sometimes we went by trolley, other days we went down on the Block Island. I like the ocean side best, because the waves rolf on so nice and high over there.
 Near the lighthouse there are many star fish.
 One day at Block Island ] saw a big sturgeon and horse maclxereI The sturgeon is a cream colored monster, without a mouth: just a big hole to suck little fish in the front of his head. The horse mackerel is as big around as a barrel
 Jewish people quickly buy the roe of the sturgeon for caviarre.
 It is very interesting to watch tine fishing boats come in in the afternoon at Block Island loaded with fish.
 JAMES KIIDAY. Norwich
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LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
Would Nike Apples for a Chance

Dear Uncle Jed. I have not written to the Wide AwaIzes for some time. but I'll make up for lost time now.
 l have been promoted to the nigh school since I wrote last. I am get ting along very well with Latin and Algebra. My highest mark in our first examinations was 95 and my lowest was 90
 We have two literary societies in our high school, the Utopian and the Sten- olakee, of which I am 8 member At our last meeting l read an essay on the Life of Tennyson
 Don't you Wide Awakes wish you were down here now? Oranges are ripe and you could have your fill if I only owned a grove of them.
 We live in an orange grove, which we rent, but we have all the oranges we can eat. I only wish I had some apples for a change.
 Thanksgiving will be here in two days And here's hoping all of the Wide AWakes have all the turkey and cranberry sauce they can eat
 EDNA CALKINS, Age 13
 kissiimnee, Fla.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-11
The Bows Escape from An Indian.

It was near Wheeling. A lad named John Wetzel, one of a noted border family of coarse, powerful, illiterate Indian fighters, had gone out from the fof%fed village in which his l1insfolk were living to hunt horses. Another boy went with him.
 There were several stray horses. one being a mare which belonged to Wet gels sister, with the colt; and the girl had promised him the colt if he would bring back tRe mare.
 The two boys were vigorous young fellows accustomed to life in the for est and they hunted high and low and finally heard the sound of a. horses bell in a thicket.
 Running, joyfu1ly forward they fell into the hands of four Indians, who had caught the horses and tied them in the thicket so that by the tinlSling of their bells they might lure into ann bush any man who came out to hunt them. Young Wetzel made a dash for liberty, but received a, shot which broke his arm and then surrendered and cheeFfully accompanied his cap tors, while his companion, totally un- nerved, hung back crying and was promptly tomahawked, and while the four were at him he made his escape.
 ALBERT GUNDERMAN, Age 10.
 Norwich Conn
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Her rrip to New sedford.

Dear Uncle Jed: will write you a description of my trip to New Bet- ford, Mass.
 One day in summer we went to wedding at New Bedford VFa started on the 9 o'clock train for Providence. It was a short journey to Providence, and when we arrived we had to change trains again. We then took a train to Fall River. We saw many pretty sights on our way. Then we took a car to New Bedford. When we ar rived it was about o'clock In the afternoon.
 Our friends were very glad to sec us We had @ beautiful time at ths wedding and music was played until 10 o'clock at night.
 About o'clock In the evening sup per was served. Next time I will tell you about the sights in New Bed ford.
 ETTA ROSENBERG, Age IT,
 rsDI,
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ahis Crop.

sunf1owers, which brought me about two quarts of seed. I expect to keep some for seed and raise more next year. I have but one little chicken, which I am going to feed some of my sunflower seeds to. I gathered the seed and shelled them Saturday.
 l also raised some early potatoes. There was a. bushel and a half of them. I had but one row of them. They/were. small seed and raised large ones. They had very little care.
 CLARK w. STANDISH, Age 8.
 Lebanon.
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WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.

1-Freida Rethovske of Norwich Dorothy Dale and Her Chums.
 2-Frank Pardy of Norwich, Three People.
 3-Edna CaIkins of Kissimmee. Fla, A Little Girl of Old Pittsburg.
 4-Etta Rosenberg of Norwich, Polly, the Gringo.
 5-Ciark w. Standish of Lebanon, 4 Child's Garden of Verses.
 6-Raynond w. Gray of Willimantic, Tip Lewis and His Lamp.
 7-Flossie Meyer of Taftville Ad ventures of a Brownie.
 8-Winnifred Briggs of Packer, Aunt Martha's Corner Cupboard.
 Winners of books living in the city, may call at The Bulletin business office for them at any hour after 10 a. m. on Thursday.
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Tha WouId-R Tenderfoot.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell you about 8, man going out west. This ern clothes, and only had a belt with ammunition and two revo1vers.
 When the cowboys saw him they all Flaw hawed But they had a surprise coming to them.
 This man from the east was on stage coach. He only saw one man. and drawing a revolver, he ainned 1t at the robber. The fellow put up his hands. He was taken prisoner and carried back to the boys Gas the cow boys were called).
 The cowboys then cheered the east erner and he was no longer a ten derfoot,
 JOSEPH CHINA RT-yN.
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lie Lives on 8 Farm.

Dear Uncle Jed: May please come and be your nephew? You most have a great many, as see letters from so many boys and girls.
 I live on 8 farm, and my father keeps cows, horses, hens, pigs and a nice colt, whose name is <'Kit"
 I milk three cows every day and help all I can. Sometimes help peddle milk.
 I enjoyed Thanksgiving day very much, anG I hope everyone else did
 We live near the schoolhouse which I attend every day. I am in the third grade, and,~ study reading, spelling arithmetic language and sometimes history.
 DAVMOND w. GRAY. Age 9.
 WiIIiOn80tiC
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ch;Idhoed's companion.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell about q, dog my mother used to have When my mother was a little girl about 10 years old a friend of hers W ent to Scotland. When he came back to America he brought to America a little puppy months old. He gave it to my mother. His breed was water spaniel. His hair was brown and cur ly. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and was given the name Glasgow.
 My mother was pleased when she re- ceived Glasgow. When ff1Y nlotheP would throw 8. stone into the water and tell Glasgow te get 1t, he would get the same stone out of the water and give it te my mother. He was a seed watch deg oH tlaa farm, for that
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Bunny White Foot

Dear Uncle Jed: thought I world tell you about bunny white foot Once Ned's father was out hunting and he saw a rabbit Ned's father said that rabbit is too pretty to shoot. I guess I will bring 1t hoEse to Ned"
 When Ned's father came home and gave 1t to him he was much pleased with his present.
 will name him Bunny White Foot because he has white feet: and Ned told him never to rUn away,
 Bunny obeyed his master for awhile but one day 1t was showing and Bunny thought it would be fun to go up on the hill and play. So Bunny slipped up the hill and was plaYing when Snap! Bunny thought his foot was off because it hurt so much
 It was long, long time before Bun ny's foot was better but he thought ever after 1t was always best to atsy at home and mind his master
 L B0BSEIN, Age 10
 Norwich.