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Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
A Stormy Day.

Dear Uncle Jed: I read your Talk to the Wide Awakes every Thursday Your talk on the goth of November reminds me of how l spent an after noon at home last winter. I will tell you about it,
 One cold and stormy Saturday aft ernoon l sat by my window watching the people pass by,
 I did not know what te de as it was too cold and stormy to go out. l thought of many game 1 could play, but everything looked old, rotten, and d4fty,
 It seemed te fae that afternoon that doors as out of doors,
 Suddenly an idea struck me. teid my mother about it and she thought 1t a good one.
 ] packed all nay clothes together which were too small for me, When I got through I had q big basket full. I was going te carry them to poor fanily's house who had four chil- dren.
 looked out of the window again, and to my great joy it had stopped showing.
 clothes away. l got there in no time, knocked at the door, and it was open ed for me by the mother.
 The children were sitting on the floor playing marbles. I stayed about an hour, then left.
 On my way home I thought, "0ut of doors is not the only place to have a good time, and l will never think that again
 I was glad, too, that I made those children happy by paying them a short visit.
 When got home played those games which pefore looked old, rotten,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE,
 AWAkES.
At She Town Pump

Noon, by the north clock Noon, by the east! High noon, too, by those hot sunbeams which fall scarcely asfope, upon my head, and almost make the water bubble and smoke in the trough under my nose
 Truly, we public characters have a tough time of it! Summer and winter nobody seeks me in \yain; for, all day long I am seen at the busiest corner, just above the market, stretching out my arms to rich and poor alike; and at night I hold a lantern over my head, both to show where I am and keep people out of the gutterS.
 At this suIuy noontide I am cup~ bearer to the parched populace, for whose benefit an iron goblet is chained to- my waist Like a dram seller on the mall, at muster day. I cry aloud to all and sundry in my plainest accents,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
Saw the Rarrsla Burn.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell you how I enjoyed seeing the barrels burn In the morning the boys have a day fire, that is, they burn the boxes and save the barrels for night. At night the fun begins. People come from far and near to see the barrels burn. Boys blaeken each others faces with charcoal. Then they heap bar reIs upon the fire. The flames could be seen from very far as they shot up into the sky.
 When the barrels have been exhaust ed. the boys set fire to the poles which have barrels strung upon them. It is a pretty sight to see the sparks and flames as they shoot up into the sky.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
A BoN's Trannn.

Dear Uncle Jed. I am going to tell you about the day when two friends and I went out in the woods to get some chestnuts, We got about a quart and then started for home,
 AS we went through the woods we saw a snake and tried to kill it, but it got away before I got a stick,
 Going through a swamp we found a patch of water cFess. After a lit tie while we found some wood violets l picked a few and brought them home.
 o'clock in the morning till five o'clock at night.
 RAYMOND WHITFAfHfa, Age Il.
 Providence R. l.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
LITTLE FEET.

Little feet that wander o'er Bridgefs nicely polished floor, Up and down the winding stair, Catching mother unaware, In and out in sun and rain Watching thsn- who Could complain Little feet in shoes so neat, Walk with father down the street, Holding back with effort pr11n. Proud to keep in step with him. Sabbath stiffness in the air, Little feet are everywhere Oh, little feet su warm, so white, I love to cuddIe close at night, God keep you always in the way, That leads to Him. l humbly pray, For oh, I know what snares are laid For littIe feet. and am afraid
 Frank Farr.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04

Here is quaint little Miss PFisc1lla- ~be is fo he operated like the other moving paper cut-out-toys which nav nave already appeared, The oflgl1ai FITS ella was the maiden whom John Al den wooed for his friend Myles ranembered by all young people who have read Longfellow's poem. rms toy Priscilla is also very trim ilttle' prim little figure. Yet she VIII oahee For vou. In order to make her de this first cut out both sections all through the heavy black lines. Then fold them together, beginning at the top of the head, and match the heads, ribbons and the body exactly and then PTfscfIIa. will have a finished back for her head and the upper part of the body
 The next step is to bend the skirt around 1t te the back and paste stds A
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04

over side B up te dotted line, entirely covering the white space. Be sure to paste this portion very evenly. Now paste the two pieces which cross each back te the back of the dolls waist, as shown in No. 7, Take care to fit these two pieces when Pasting exactly over the curved white spaces shown on the back of the waist.
 Miss Priscilla is now finished and looks like No 1, and is waiting to start off on an errand, but. she can not move of her own accord. But that problem Is easily solved by getting a smooth paSteboard box cover or tea tray and placing the toy upon it. Put a ball or marble of the size shown in figure c under her skirt and then tilt the board or tray in any direction. Figure No. 5 shows the doll with the marble under her skirt.
 LdLIdA SPENCER RHDDING,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
A Halloween Party.

Dear Uncle Jed: I will tell you and the Wide Awakes about the Hal lCwc'en party in school.
 We play ed games first. We had long strings with apples on the bottom. The one who would chew the string first got a present and the apple be- 6Jdes.
 Then the teacher would hang up apples on strings and the first one who could get a bit would win a prize.
 We barGaged our eyes with cloth and drew pumpkin on the slateboard The one who made tke best picture would win a prize.
 We had doughnuts, apples, and candy. We each had a napkin to carry home. All enjoyed it very much after having a good time.
 SARAH LYMAN, Age 10.
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Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
Little Sunshine.

Little Sunshine was very merry little girl, and this is why her father called her Little Sunshine.
 One day Sunshine was coming home from school when she saw a little girl crying. She asked her why she was crying, and she said:
 My poor mother is sick and we have no food"
 Sunshine felt sorry for the little girl and when she got home she told her mother about 1t.
 The next day when Sunshine went to school she left 8 large basket of food on the doorstep of the little girls home.
 That night when Sunshine was say ing her prayers she did not forget the kindness she had done that day.
 ETHEL GRAHAM, Age Is, TaftViiIe.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
The Busy Bees

Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell you about our sewing circle which is called the Busy Bees. We meet every second Thursday after school at tho different houses. At present there are six children fn the class.
 First we sew for a about an hour, and then refreshments are served Aft CT that we have a pleasant chat, OF play games, until balf past five when we go home.
 Next time we shall meet at my house. We have lots of fun and al- ways have 8 good time. I hope some Of the Wide Awakes will have a sew ing circle, too.
 CATHERINE MURPHY, Age 10.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
His Grandma,

Dear Uncle Jed: My grandma sits in a rocking chair by the window in the sun. She wears a soft white cap, and big white apron over her lap and sine has a room for you any time.
 When tired of froIic and fun my grandma has a pocket of crumbs of pepperment drops for you and she knows such a pretty song she sings and stories about her home.
 Sometimes she let's me wind the wool for the stockings she makes.
 She told me a queer thing the oth- CT day, and she says it is really true, That you are my boy.'
 How very nice it would be if grand ma was little; and when tired of play she would lie down for a nap
 I am glad my grandma is very well. She will be here soon.
 ARNOLD s. HASKELL, Age 12. . Mansfield,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
Milk

Milk is an opaque. almost white, fluid. It is nearly free from germs when drawn from the udder of the cow.
 The ingredients of milk are water, curd, sugar, ash, mineral matter and fat The proportion of the ingredients vary according to the different breed of cows,
 There are four kinds of millz-whole, skinned, coloStTum and butternilk. Milk containing all the ingredients. as when drawn from the udder of the COW, is called whole milk; that which is left after the cream has been re- moved from the hilk Is called skinned milk; buttermilk is that which is left after churning cream to butter; the milk that a COW gives the first three days when freshened is called colo struIn.
 The products of milk are butter and cheese.
 The best method of determining fat in milk is the Babcock tester.
 The commercial forms of milk are certified, standardized, condensed and milk powder. Milk which supplies the highest grade of clean milk is called certified milk
 Standardized milk is that which has been mixed to supply a required per centage of fat Milk which has had a considerable amount of water evap- orated is condensed milk. Milk which has been eyaporated to 8 powder is called milk powder.
 In caring for milk proper recepta- c1es should be used. They should be thoroughly steriliZed. The milk should be kept cold. It should not be placed next to anything which has a strong odor, because 1t readily absorbs all odors.
 More milk should be used because it is nutritious. It is cheap, even at 12 cents per quart It is a good food for babies. More milk used in cooking would add the cheapest nutrition of it's kind
 Proper nutrition means long life and good health. Good health means better bodies, better minds. better morals and a better community, FRANCES E. WHTTEHOUSE Age IS.
 Mansfield Center
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
FEEDING THE BIRDS.

Dear Uncle Jed;--rhis Is the time we little people should remember the birds,
 It is near winter and we should be good to the little birds.
 l scatter crumbs to the birds and several little birds come, I am glad | can do something for the birds.
 MADALYN SULLIVAN, Age. 8, Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
THE THANKSGIVING FEAST.

Dear Uncle Jed;-Thls Is what we had Thanksgiving day.
 We had pumpkin. mtnce, apple and squash pies, We had nuts, q will not tell all of the kinds of nuts we had)Y And We had candy, cheese, white and brown bread, and cake and turkey and chicken, We had lots of company. My cousin and uncle and aunt came to see us.
 We played games and had a good time.
 NELLIE IL. DAY, Age Il.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
A Nouemher cIambake.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell you about our c1ambake. Our Sun day School teacher took us up to the head of the river about a week ago and we had a fine time. We jumped, rowed, and put stones.
 There were six boys in the crowd. I won two prizes.
 We were going to have beat race,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.

1-Etta Rosenberg of Norwich, Doro- thy's Travels
 2-Catherine Murphy of Norwich. Dorothys Schooling.
 s-Annie HenzIer of Taftvi1le. Rip Van Wrinkle.
 4-Arnold S.sHaskeli of Mansfield, Animal Stories for Little People.
 5-Frances Whitehouse of Mansfield Center Swiss Family Robinson.
 6-Robert L. french of MontvilIe. AndersOn's Fairy Tales.
 7-Jessie Brehaut of East Norwich, N. Y, Her Secret.
 S-Sarah Hyman Of Norwich, Dore- thy's House Party.
 Winners of prize books living in the city may call at The Bulletin business office for them at any hour after 10 a. m. on Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04

ed. When they went home they said: May is the kindest girl I ever saw" May said 1t was the nappiest Thanksgiving she ever had All the little girls loved her after that
 ADA MARRIOTT, Age 12. Oneco;
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
Her School.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am in the fifth grade. We have forty-two children in our room. Our lessons are Arith- metic, Language, Geography, Spelling, History, Music and Drawing, I take piano lessons and hope can learn to play good some day.
 MARY L. LAMB, Age 10. i05a
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04

but an oar-lock broke so we could not race.F
 Meanwhile our chowder was boiling and at last was ready; we ate all we could and arrived home about five o'clock. All said we had a fine time.
 ARCHIE TORRANCE, Ago 12. Taftville.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
Where if Is Naadaa

They have found in California that the tango has a auietipg effect on the insane. 1t should be adopted as an es- sential part of CalifeFnia,s political system=kansas City Journal
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
POETRY.
Ai-spy

Strange that the city'g thoreughfare, Noisy and bustliDg all the day, Should with the night renounce it's care And lend itself to chldren's play! Oh, girls are girls, and boys are boys, And have been so since Abegs birth, And shall be so tiil dolls and toys Are with the children swept from
 earth
 The selfsame sport that crowns the
 day
 Of many a Syrian shepherds son, BegUiieS the little lads at play By night fp stately Babylon, I hear their voices in the street, Yet 'tis so different now from thens Come brothers from your winding
 Sheet
 And let us two be boys agajnl
 Eugene Field,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04

and at the very tiptop of my voice: Here 1t is, gentlemen! Here is the good liquorl Walk up, walk up, gen tletnen. walk up. walk up! Here Is the unauthorized ale of father Adam.
 A hot day, gentlemen. Quaff and away again. Who next9 Oh, my lit tie friend, you are let loose from. school and come hither to scrub your bloom certain taps of the ferule. and other sehoolboy troubles, in a draught from the town pump. Take it pure as the current of your young life. Take it and may your heart and tongue never be scorehed with 8 hercer thirst than now.
 JESSIE BREHAUT
 East Norwich. N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04

and dirty, they now seemed new and bright.
 ANNIE HENZLER, Age 14. Taftville.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
Rules For Young Writers.

nuIeS TOT TT UUIlY FVTENtTe' 1. Write plainly on one side of the paper only, and number the pages. 2: Use pen and ink mot pencil. 5. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 250 words.
 4, Original stories or letters only will be used.
 5. Write your name, age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom of the story.
 Address all communications to Un- cle Jed, Bulletin Office.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04

"Whatever you are-Be that} Whatever you say--d3e true Stfaigb act, Be honest-in fact,
 Be nobody else bat you"
Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT

ones are made amusing looking owls and pigs. The pigs tail is made of 8 piece of waxed twine eurled to repre- sent the real things. The toethpick legs are inserted by making a hole with a alarming needle.
 A little ornament may be made by taking little twig and glueing upon it an old owl and three little ones.
 It takes a bit of imagination and careful work to make toys from pea nuts, but when well made they are very funny.
 These nuts were called peanuts be- cause when in the raw state they taste very much like peas. and tAe shape of some varieties closely resemble the pea
 It is not time thrown away to try ones skill at this work. for it develops qualities which are useful in other ways.
 LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
 Frank Pardy of Norwich= I thank you very much for the nice prize book you gave me. I have read part of it. l found it very interesting
 Freida RetkoVske of Norwich- I re- ceiVed the prize book and I thank you very much for it. I have read it half way through and have found it very interesting,
 Morris Singer of Chestnut Hill: I was greatly surprised and pleased to receive my prize book I thank you very much for it
 Lillian Rrehaut of East Norwich, N Y: l received the prize book you sent me I read it during my Thanksgiving vacation. It was very interesting and thank you very much for it
 Harriet Perkins of Colchester; Thank you very much for the nice prize book, ~A Little Girl of Old Baltimore, which I received
 Madalyn Sullivan of Norwich: I thank you very much for my prize book I have read half of it. and find it very interesting, o, nice man, I thank you
Okolona messenger., 1913-01-16
STAB-E MANURE

Undoubtedly some sable manure
has accumulated about the bm.di gs
during the rush Of harvest tn~eshine,
and corn plotting, ID is a good plan to
get this out onto the field just as soon
as possible n there come a few
nice days after corn husFing you VIII
find it advantageous to use this time
cleaning up the yards,
If the stable manure is allowed to
stand in piles during the win er
months a great deal Of it's value is ait
to be lost by heating 1t is a common
thing to see pics Of stable manure
steaming during The winter months.
This is due to heat from the pile and
if It were possible for us to see Just
what was taxing pace we wodd q d
that nitrogen was escaping AS ni.ro-
gen is one Of the most imrortant plant
food clements, it is a good pan to
follow me hods of handling the ma
nu 50 as not to lose t. An ordinary
load of stable manure will conta n
about 10 pounds Of nitrogen, which If
bought on the mar'et IN a cOm"-er-
cal form viii cost q cents a po nd.
Not only is the n rcgeu cscafilg, but
the vegetable matter which is SO i'm
rortant in many soils is being de.
stroved by burning.
Okolona messenger., 1913-01-16
MEASURING Hay IN STACK

Reply to Andrew Wright, SidewocG,
sasb. "Will you please send me c
f-rnuja for measuring hay in the
stach?'
For obtaining tie number Of tons
Of hay in a stack, the first step is to
measure the width and length with a
tape line, and then what is known as
the overthrow, that is, pass tape
line from the bottom OF the stack on
ono side over to the bottom on the
other side and divide this measure
ment which is called the overthrow
ly three, then multiply the length by
the width, and this by one-third Of
the oycrthTow-this gives you the
number of cubic feet in the stack. Of
course, if the stacl, is different
widths or different heights you vii
have to take the measurements in
several places and obtain the AVERAGE
Of these by adding them together and
dividing by the number Of measure
mouts made
The number Of cubic feet of hay
Per ton varies iderably with the
length of time that &c Las been stacl ed
With newly stacked hay it will take
about 200 cubic feet to uel a ton.
If it has been stacked for two I'd
three months from $50 10 zoo cubic
fort tyiIf aruo1 81 to11 ArIgr Won have
Okolona messenger., 1913-01-16
PROFESSOR p. G HOLDEN
Jcfns the H c Service Bure-u


Professor p. G. Holden, the we'll
known authority on corn, enters the
employment Of the international II9r-
vester ccmrany Of America, His
work will be in connection with the
Service Bureau and VIII be strictly
educational I'm nature.
Professor Holden is one of the few
men who now stand head and shoul-
dors above all others in educational
extension work. Our experiment
stations have worked for years oh.
taiuing and collecting information
along agricultural lines The usual
way Of distributing this has been
through bulletins and other nublica-
tions, which method although it is
good lacks the effectiveness Of per
sonal contact In getting the facts
to the farmer in an effective way Is
where the professor eycels,
He received his early training in
Michioan, later in Illinois, and devel-
opcd his great extension work in the
State Of Iowa, It was due to his ef-
forts that the first demonstration
train was eorinped and onerated. He
also has established county demon.
stration work on county poor farms,
winter short courses, bows corn clubs,
and other forms Of extension work
which have helped greatly in the d.
velonment Of Iowa and in placing her
high among agricultural states.
Through his efforts in corn the
AVERAGE increase for the period Of the
last eight years over the reriod Of
eight years previous, has heen three
bushels to the acre, thus adding mil
lions to the wealth Of Iowa.
Since the Service Bureau was or
ganized two years ago. it has accom-
nlished much in the field of agricul-
tural education. It now has three
| demonstration farms in the south and
two in the west; it has distributed
good alfalfa seed in some sections Of
the corn belt; also published many
booklets, prepared articles for the
press, offered handsome prizes for
/
Okolona messenger., 1913-01-16
SAVE TIE FODDER

Although it fs too late in the season
to consider doiua ANYTHING with thc
corn for cns.laaa PURPOSES we should
NOT oyerIoot lhr fact rhat ta cave the
folder which v, have already cut is
not onlv rur drv rr very i-,.ov
tanr from fine u.gtnt a having
sufficient feed for rre f. tee. Dur
irg tla winter months.
Cf tha many vi .0 eove The corn
cro0 thauaeotuu s,l-ie ro-hara the
best and vet cr'~a f.rrf The farmers
in the corn ,bel. nave taken ADVANTAGE
of this means q. saving the corn cran
lh'q eeaaon and wa should beai1
richt now to frrasigate the stlg
problem so that wa can erect
one next year. The siia not crIr
saves "a to 40 ner cent of the oorn's
nutrition that would o,hervfac he
lost, huf IT arr srGe Green and sufi-
cieHt feed during the winter months.
Crop rpnorte sent out by Che govern
ment show 4haf the farm value Of
bav as quoted October 1et is somu
what less than il wac October rst
1o11 but vet IL is fffhor bv a con.
siderable amount than usual In ether
words fbis indicates tbat the amount
of rouqh feed available fhr9uohout
the country is less than normal and
for this reason we should mt forth
extra efforts to save IN the fodder ana
other rough feed we have as il will
como in MIGHTY handv rrfora Shrine
When we consider the increased farm
value of hqv and the fact TINT if
fodder is left standing in the field
from o. tn 40 Der cent Of it's feeding
value is lost we will realize how i'm.
portant it is to form our Dlans now To
save this fodder in the hest nossihIo
shane
Perhans Won have NOT done so but
Won have seen vour noigbbors leave
tbe corn fodder in the fields during
the winter months and haul it in dav
Okolona messenger., 1913-01-16

" Potatoes are pretty high but moth
ing like in Auchtermuchty, where
some fine ones sold for SIS apiece. But
the flesh Of these fine ones when cook
ed is almost as white as Hungarian
-four. And then these potatoes are
not to be eaten, but are saved for
seed. single ones being picked out
from hundreds Of thousands.-New
York Press.
Okolona messenger., 1913-01-16
Bitter With the Sweet.

Auntie (who is housekeeping during
mothers enforced absence) Nov, you
zee, children, l have made you a
pudding-(murm of approvaD-and
there won't be any trouble over get
ting you to take medicinc tonight, for
3 am not going to give you any. loud
applause.) l have, however, mixed
the pills and draughts and powders up
with the ingredients of the pudding.
(Groans.) Tit Bits.
Okolona messenger., 1913-01-16

Persons troubled with partial para
lysis are often much benefited by
massaging the affected parts thorough
Iy when applying Cbambcrain's Lini-
ment This Liniment also relieves
rheumatic pains. For sale by all
dealers. adv
Okolona messenger., 1913-01-16
$1OO PER PLATE

was paid at banquet to Henry Clay,
in New Orleans in 1912. Nigh y
costly for those with stomach trouble
or Indigestion. To day people every
where use Dr.. Kings New Life Pills
for these troubles as we'll as liver
kidney and bowel disorders. Easy
safe, sure. Only rs cents at R. H
LiGon's. adv
Okolona messenger., 1913-01-16

In classical history we find that
even Socrates, that most dignified
sage. did not escape, for he was nick
named Flat Nose" while Plato, more
fortunate, received a fattering nick
name, for he is called the "Attic Bee, "
q graceful tribute to his literary style
Okolona messenger., 1913-01-16

Do you wish to hnd out a persons
weak points? Note the failings he has
the quickest eye for in others. They
may not be the very failings he is him
self conscious of, but they will be their
next-door neighbors. No man keeps
such jealous lookout as rival
]. c. and A. w. Hare.