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Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-15
Our Ducks.
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Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell you 8, story about our ducks. We had seven of them. but we have only two left.
 There is a pond near the house in which they swim. As soon as my mother lets them out they go right for the water A dam about thirty feet high is near by. the water being very high now.
 The other day they were out as usual and only one returned Mother thought 1t very queer, for they were always together, so she looked over the pond. but no ducks could she see.
 My sister went to look for it On the rocks below the dam, for she surely thought it was dead. It must have been dead being dashed on the rocks below for the water rushes along with great force; but imagine her surprise when she saw the duck at the bottom of the wall trying very hard to keep out Of the way of the falling water.
 Some men are working on the road and one volunteered to get it. He tried to catch it. but it kept swimming from one side to another.
 At last if came ashore and my sister caught it and carried it home to the other one. As she put 1t down they touched each others peaks as if they were kissing No doubt they were glad to see each other.
 LOUISA KRAUSS. Age 15.
 TafLVille
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A Sly Old Cat.

Dear Uncle Jed: l thought l would write you about an old gray cat. He was very large.
 One evening an old gentleman Tom rny's master, was sitting by the fire reading and Tommy was lying asleep on the rug by the stove with his tail curled around his nose.
 The table not far from the gentle man was ready for tea, and on the ta- ble was a big sponge cake.
 After the old gentleman was done reading he went into another room for about three minutes. When he came out again a queer thing had happened The sponge cake had been lying on the floor near Tommy, with piece bit out, but Tommy was lying fast asleep upon the same spot.
 The old man was thunderstruelS When he saw pussy fast asleep in the same spot and the sponge cake on the floor, he said to himself. Little cakes don't jump off the table by them selves, and pussles don't jump on the
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! paint box. as well as 10 dye many fine fabrics
 The whole output from the Canary 1 Islands brings to the islanders about four and a quarter millions a year, so 1t is not strange that many people make Q business of growing them.
 "A word picture of the cochineaI in sect may interest you. Dorothy. The male has two bright eyes two white wings, six delicate legs, a slender criIn- son body. with two long hairs branch Ing from the tapering tip, and strange ly-no mouth at all.
 His life. in consequence, is of the shortest; his body is of no use com merCially, and as he stands in the pro- portion of l to 15O of the females he is of little importance
 No bright free life has the mother insect, no gay transformation, no leaf forever; she loses her legs and her horns, but grows bigger until she becomes d red convex, soft nealy buzz maybe one-half inch in circum- ference, among her powdery fluff.
 These insects are grown in SDain and wherever the prickly cactus grows and before the days of the aniItne dyes were 8 source of profit to those engaged in the business
 Are there any more buys that are grown for market?" asked Dorothy.
 "Oh, yes" replied Aunt JuIe; the Spanish flies are pretty blister beetles with blue enameled wings, and when they are powdered they will draw 3, blister wherever they are applied to the skin"
 Do we have blister beetles?" asked Dorothy.
 The true blister beetle is caught and prepared for market in Spain,' replied Aunt Jule. but he has a gro 1t many American cousins. You see the gray blister beetles on the golden rod and the black blister beetle is the scamp who visits the blooms of -he china asters in the garden and spells them by eating the petals, just as grasshoppers spoil the dahIias.''
 T like the insects that help man better than I do those who spoil flow ers," said Dorothy.
 Aunt Jule, after they returned home eonfided to Dorothy that she was going visiting and this would be the last talk about the people of Irsectvilie for the present, UNCLE JED
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SUNNY DAYS IN INSECTVILLE
Insects of Value
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At InsectviiIe the big bugs are not of most importance. for there quality is of more consequence than size. It was a bright red spider which at tracted the attention of Dorothy one June day when she was out with Aunt Jule. and she exclaimed:
 What a pretty little creature! How came it to be so red?
 Dorothy might just as well have asked Aunt Jule how the sun came to be yellow instead of green, for how color is controlled or selected in na- ture man has never yet been able to learn.
 That tiny red spider is a pretty creature" observed Aunt Jule. but as red as it is, it is not the brightest in sect that runs"
 T never saw a brighter colored in acct than that" said Dorothy"
 ' never saw one alive" replied Aunt JUle. but ] know there is one that has been of great service to man for four hundred years as a source of the most brilliant color. and men have made money by dealing in it as they have in handling bees and Spanish flies"
 Where do they find it?'' asked Dorothy.
 If was first discovered in Mexico,'' replied Aunt JuIe, feeding upon the cacd of the desert, and afterwards they were grown for their color in the Canary Islands, and they exported as many as 1000. 900 pounds a year, and it takes s70,000 cochineaI insects to make pound. so if you will take your pencil, Dorothy, perhaps you can fig ure how many insects a years business represents"
 Why, | make that four hundred and ninety miilioni" replied Dorothy. 'I cannot imagine such number. What can they do with them all7"
 They are put through a cruel pro- cess to preserve their eo1or" said Amt Jule. They are first sealded to death in hot water and then they are dried on hot eaftbeawaFe dishes and made ready for the market. They are used to make candy fl bright red and to make pale cheeks beautiful pink, and te make red inks for the counting room. and the earnline cake in the
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He Couldn't Stou.

Once there was a horse that used to pull around q sweep which lifted ore from deep in the earth. He had this work for about twenty years, until he became too old and blind to be of fur ther use.
 He was taken out into field and left to eat the grass, without anyone to disturb him.
 Every morning after he had been eating Q while. he would start and go round and round in a circle, just as he had to do for many years. Sometimes he kept it up for two hours, and people often watched him and wondered why he was doing this. It was the force of habit
 Bad habits formed in childhood will lead boys and girls who are older, just as the force of habit led the horse around in a circle. The safest way to escape being influenced by a bad habit is not to form one.
 LILLIAN M. BREHAUT, Age 15.
 East Norwich, N Y
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The Apple Tree Miiliners.


 When a little girl has lived in the city all her life she sometimes feels, when she first visits the country that it is a great empty place. That is what Alice Brown thought about it the day she arrived at Aunt Hannah.s arSl looked over the green fields to the woods that seemed to have no end.
 Aunt Hannah told Alice she might go out in the orchard to play. so Alice went there and sat in the shade of a tree.
 "But there is not a. single thing to play with she said to herself. and I don't know what to do. I can't use my ball, for it will not bounce on the grass, and there is not a paving stone in sight
 How different it is in the city!'' she said. Soon she saw two girls com ing across the orchard They told her their names were Jennie and Lou, and that they had come over to play with her They lived next door to Aunt Hannah As they sat talking, a soft breeze came wandering over the or chard, rust1ed through the tree and shook two leaves right down into Jen- nie's lap.
 "Oh,' she cried, as she picked them up, let's play nniliiner. Do you know how to make hats of leaves? ?'
 Yes" said Alice. but I have never made any with these sort of leaves. but my mother is a milliner in the city and she makes hats of artificial leaves"
 Alice was appointed head milIiner; Jennie was general business manager, and Lou said she would be an errand girl and gather flowers and leaves.
 Alice made a. beautiful hat of white daisies and clover blossoms. She was very happy while she was in the country and she soon learned to love country life.
 JESSIE L. BREHAUT, Age Is.
 East Norwich, N Y.
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STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAKES.
A Lion Tame

A Lion Tanner.
 Joe and his little cousin Fred de- cided to have a show. The children all around were invited
 Around the rabbit hutch in the gar den were placed benches, boxes and upturned buckets and flower pots, as seats for the spectators.
 The hutch was enclosed on all sides by wire netting. with a door at one end, and so made an admirable cage. The principal event of the show was to be the 'lion tanner scene. Joe's big Newfoundland dog, Columbus, ewas to be the lion and Joe the tanner.
 Columbus was beguiled into the hutch and the door shut Finding he could not get out he lay quietly down in one corner and went to sleep. Joe appeared at the door, a newspa per was made into a soldiers cap upon his head into which was stuck Q feather from the duster. A red tabiescarf was tied about his waist.
 ladies and gentlemen" cried Fred, you will now see the lion tanner pro- ceed to tame the lion"
 Fred gave Columbus a sly poke to wake him, Columbus opened his eyes and growled at Fred, to teach him better manners.
 The performance was going on with great laughter, but soon ended.
 The children clapped their hands and shouted. better pleased than if the fight had really taken place.
 ETTA ROSENBERG, Age F.
 Norwich.
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A Morninu Call,

AS James lay thinking what that big ball of light was which he saw as he looked through his bedroom window, he thought 1t was 8 globe just over a lamp, as he had seen his mother do. It stool right on the hill.
 He said: T will get up now
 Just then in came Towser with the breakfast bell between his teeth As soon as he got inside the room he be- gan Jumping all around to make the bell ring. Then he dropped the bell and jumped up into the bed and, pull ing poor James out on the floor, drag ged him as far as the window Then he got on his hind legs and, made James look out, and there, sure enough was the school wagon waiting for him. James hurried and got to school in time that morning
 WILLIAM D. BUCKLEY, Age 10.
 New London
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Doino Rioht.

You said you wanted 8 lantern for tonight, didn't you, James ?"
 Yes, I did: but where can I get one?' asked James.
 ou see that pile of pumpkins over there under the cornstalks. You go over and get the biggest. roundest and yellowest one.''
 James got it and brought it to Dave Dave was just starting to cut it ouI when James came Up, saying:
 "Oh, Dave, here comes a parade Put the pumpkin in the shed and come quick"
 Dave didn't stop to do that, but ran right along in the wrong direction. James went back and put the pump kin in the shed He went the right way and got there just in time
 Don't you think it is better to dc your work first, than to do as Dave did?
 DORIS BRADWAY. Age Il. Wi4IirOantir
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Kate Was Smart but Nauqhty.

Dear Uncle Jed: I have a pet cat and her name is Kate. She has three little kittens. Their names are Peter, Molly and Tommy.
 Kate is gray. She likes milk and she often gets at 1t. One day I put a saucer of milk under the table for Kate. She Tapped it up. I put my cup of milk on the table, then I went to get a slice of bread and butter. When T came back. Kate had lapped up my milk She is a smart cat. She catch es rats. birds, squirrels, weasels and rabbits.
 One day I put jar of milk in the parlor. We have no iceroom. I put a cover over the milk. I went outdoors to see how Kate got in. I did not notice a glass was broken. I looked and looked. and at last saw her come
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A Narrow Escape.

An old woman was watching her clock very steadily because it was time for her son, who had been fishing. Ten thirty. He should be home by this time. She lighted a lantern and started out to look for him
 She trudged along the track as fast as her weak limbs would carry her. By the dim light of the lantern she could see some black object in the dis tance, and thought il might be her son. But 10 her disappointment she found a large boulder lying directly on the track that the midnight express came on.
 She could hear the rumbling of the engine coming in the distance. She was in deep thought what to do, to go for her son or save the lives of many people.
 The rumbling of the train became more distinct, She ran down the track waving the lantern
 The brakeman saw this light and stopped the train. To her surprise her son was on the train. She had not only saved the life of her son, but many others.
 MEDIA ADAMS, Age 10.
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The Boat Race.

One summer went to New London. We lived on the bank of the Thames river. One day we went over the river on the ferry to GrOton Then I went up to Fort Griswold. We visited the powder house and saw the caIlnOu
 A few days before I came home there was a boat race between Harvard and Yale. The boats were all trimmed up with flags, There were lots of motor boats and there was one battIeshfp. When the man on the referees boat fired a pistol they both started off, but Harvard won.
 When I got back home I went to Boston. We went to Worcester and from there to Boston. On the way I saw few mountains. When I got there we took the elevated railroad and went across Q. bridge to Maiden I saw Bunker Hill monument but I couldn't go up in it because it was raining all the time we were there Before I came home I tried to find the state house. but I couldn't find it.
 WARREN M'NALLY, Age 13.
 Putnam.
 Trip to Hartford
 One day Mayor Macdonald promised
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-15
The Field Mouse.

1 wonder if any or the Wfde-Awakes ever saw 8, little harvest. or field mouse2 They are very small A full grown one only weighs about a sixth of an ounce, so you see a wheat straw does not seem very small to them. II holds them very securely and they are so small the farmer very often does not see them when he goes about his farm
 The mother provides q fine home for her babies Their little house is made in the shape of 8 ball and hung on a straw, or grass stem. It is made of fine grass and does not look as if if had any door. But the mother knows where the door is and slips in and out to get food for her children
 She feeds them with grass and fn- sects and is called a good little pro- wider.
 MILDRED E. GRANDY. Age '.
 Yantic. Conn
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4 Visit to Hartford.

Mother and father went to Hartford for a visit about two weeks ago. While they were there papa. helped friend put up an elevator in the New Britain Herald office
 Mamma liked New Britain very well because the stores and public places were so clean looking; but she liked Hartford a great deal better
 When we were in Hartford visiting we went through the Capitol, state f- brarv and Colts library. We walked out to Wethersefield prison and rode back on the car
 The next day we went through some of the large department stores and bent's furnishing stores.
 VIOLA HOWARD. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-15
A Case Of Envy.

The Beetroot met the Celery Good morning. said the sweet root; Crisply the Celery replied:
 How are you, Mir. Beetroot ?'' I'm weary. sir said MT. B.. "Of living next to poSies; I'm always hearing people praise The lilies and the roses. That 1ily's white. the rose is red, I know by observation, But why don't folks give us our turn Of ardent admiration?' Surely because" snapped Celery, They scarce see past their noses; I'm winter than the lilies, sir You're redder than the roses!"
 The Children's Realm
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One Good Turn Deserves Anotber.

In the outskirts of London England lived an Italian boy who had a pretty blackbtrd. Every time he came home at dinner time, or at evening. he would open the cage door and call the bird out. Then he would say:
 Whistle for your dinner, Jack!" And the bird used to whistle for him. But one day he had the bird on his finger and 8 cat that sat on the roof sprang with one bound and. had the bird by the neck and was running away, but before he had taken a dozen steps the cat fell with a bullet hole In its head.
 The boy who had shot the cat was very fond of his friends bird and was Yery@angry when he saw the cat take
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A ColIeoe Boy.

Dear Uncle Jed: There was a col lege boy studying to be a priest. The boys knew that he was nervous and he made them believe that he wasn't, To try him they put him in a dark room.
 Thev said: How will we know if you will go in or not?''
 He said: T will hammer 3 nail on the table to let you know that l went in'
 When he was coming out of the dark room his coat got caught to the nail and he thought it was a ghost. He got so frightened that it got him crazy. so the boys never played tricks on bows again.
 MELINA PAQUETTE. Age F.
 TaftViIIe
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Dear Uncle Jed: I am the little boy who helped Miriam bring the rowboat into the garage last summer.
 One day before that Edith, Sister and l went fishing
 Sister and I went to Q little bridge to get some Snails for bait. We took our poles with us and went down on the dock where the big steamers come in.
 We smashed our snaiIs and took the good meat out and put it on our hooks. Very soon I had g bite and pulled in a cunner. We all had bites, but did not get another Iish.
 l put some salt water in pail and carried the cunner home in it.
 ] knew how to clean him because I had seen Papa do it. It was a dirty job. but l did it, Edith cooked him for my dinner. This is the second fish I ever caught
 STANLEY w. VAUGHN, Age T.
 Norwich
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to take me to Hartford, so Tuesday he with Archie. his son, and myself went on the 9.27 train to Hartford When we arrived we walked to the state house and went in I saw the flags of the wars, an old cannon wheel, a gatling gun captured in the Span lsh-American war, tree that was in one of the wars, and 6 great many statues of noted men,
 Then we went into the room where the representatives assemble.
 MT. Macdonald told us to go up to the gallery where visitors sit Then came the bills. Many did not pass. It was very interesting. After while we went out. Then we looked at the statues on the lawn and went back and stayed till the assembly was over.
 After dinner We went to Polls the ater and witnessed the play The Man from Home. We then went and pur- chased some souven;~s and took the train for home.
 JOHN HOGAN, Age 9.
 PntuaY1
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-15
Headache?=-It'S Your Liver Too Many People Take Headache Powders When a Liver
 Tonic Is Needed.
Try Olive TabIets-the Substitute for
 Caonel.

Anyone who takes pr. Edwards Olive Tablets the moment he suspects his liver or bowels, will never have headache.
 There is no necessity, when you take Olive Tablets, Of following them up with nasty, sickening. gripping salts or castor oil, as you should afteg taking calomel.
 Olive Tablets do not contain caIomel or any other metallic drugs; they are a purely vegetable compound mixed with olive oil. sUgar-coated, easy to take, and never sripe CT cause weak ness.
 Thousands of people take one every night at bedtime, just to prevent dis order of the liver, constipation, bad breath, pimples, headaches, etc.
 pr. Edwards calome1s old enemy discovered the formula for Olive Tab lets after seventeen years of practice among patients afflicted with liver and bowel troubles.
 Try them for 8 week. Take oAs on retiring nightly.
 Every little Olive Tablet has a movement all its own" 10c and 25c per box
 The Olive Tablet Company, COlum- bus. o.
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TO REMOVE DANDRUFF

Prevent dry. thin and falling hair. allay itching and irritation, and promote the growth and beauty Of the hair, frequent shannpoos with Cuticura Soap, assisted by occasional dressings with Cuticura Oint- ment afford most effective and economical treatment. Sold by druggists and dealers everywhere. Liberal sample of each mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post card 'Cuticura. Dept. T, Boston,
 Tender-faced men should use Cuticura Soap Shaving Stick, 25c, Sample free.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-15
UNCLE JED's TALK WITH WIDE
 AWAKES.


 Uncle Jed printed a puzzle poem the other day in the Wide Awake depart ment without saying it was a puzzle or that the first solver of it should re- ceive a pretty book for his ability, but as much as he has talked about eyes and no eyes. not 6 Wide Awake saw in that little bird poem with twisted bird names a chance to make 1t right and to prove tkey had good eyes and an active mind l am not going to tell you the reason you missed it was be- cause you were dull, for that would not be exactly true: but it was be- cause you had not acquired the habit of alertness-you were not on the watch. It has been truly said that 8 soul without watchfulness is like a city without walls. open to inraid from all it's enemies. The alert habit, not only to discover or discern the ac- ton of enemies. but to see things and to grasp ideas and to recognize opportunities fand this is what makes some people superior to other people. The alert usually have good eyes and see quick ly and act skilfully and often wisely. The alert Wide Awake will see that helping about home is a source of pleasure as well as chumming and playing baseball. and the best ball players must have the alert habit-of seeing quickly what is going to hap pen. Uncle Jed was not surprised that the Wide Awakes were not on the watch, but he will be disappointed if when he makes another trial not one of our boys and girls see it, Be on the lookout and you may win an unex- pected reward.
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On the Way to Grandma'a.

She sings softly as she walks, and right royalty she feels, with her par asoI outspread, and her kitten at her heels. She fondIy hugs her collie: she flirts her Dalmleaf fan, and gives the boEwood border 9 half suspectfuI scan. Oh, good morning, MT GobbIer! And good morning. Mother Hen! My dol lies name is Oracle. and my kittens name is Ben. I'm on my way to Grandma's to get an apple tart; I'm going to spend the day with her, and made an early start
 NANCY TETREAULT, Age 10.
 Versailles
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through the broken window. Then she took her head and pushed the cover off the jar. Then she began to lap the milk up. I went in the Parlor and chased her out.
 If there was no broken window, why she would break one.
 Everybody says: What a good cat that is,' but l don't thivnll so.
 ROSH ALPERIN, Age 8.
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Our Docs.

We have a large dog named Spot He is all white except a brown spot on his side and his brown ears He fol- lows my sisters and I when we go to the store. When I ask him to shake hands with me he puts ID his paw for me to shake. When the Fourth of July comes he stays in the house most of the time, because he does not like to hear the fireworks. We have had him a long time, and we all like him He is very good watch dog.
 ALICE GORMAN, Age 10
 Versa iIlpc
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From the Consular Reports.

Motor boats are used extensively in Bordeaux, France, not only in sports, but in commerce as well. Fishermen, 9iscarding old methods, have found 1t decidedly better to install motors in their boats make q quick run to the fishing grounds at the break of day and return with greatly increased catches.
 Kola is one Of the most popular soft drinks in Jamaica. The kola nuts grown in that country are exported to England where the sirup is manu- factured, colored and favored, then it is sent back again
 A peach pitting machine perfected in California, is expected to save much labor in handling the dried fruit. It is said to handle even the softest fruit without damage.
 Parke-Bildat is certainly tied to his wife's apron strings. Lane-WeIl. in these days he is lucky if he has a wife with apron strings.-Life.