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Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-27
School Tn Germany.


 Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell you how they teach school in Ger many.
 As I have only been here three years I can remember very well yet.
 Instead of women we had men, and I tell you they were very strict.
 We had no desks and chairs like we have here, but we had long behches and long tables. There used to be five on each bench. The girls sat on one side of the room and ths boys on the other side.
 Every night we would have to take our books, slates and everything home; we had leather bags on our backs and in them we carried our things home. But our good time came in summer. Although we had our vacation two weeks, and then another time three weeks. we had our fun.
 In the morning when our teacher would go out of the room one of the boys would walk up to the blackboard and write:
 Please take us for a wall1.'
 He sometimes did take us and sofne- times he didn't
 I remember one morning 1t was love board When our teacher came in he read it. and then asked us where we would like to go.
 The same boy who wrote on the board stood up and said:
 f'We would like to go up on high hill" (There were some very high hills where we 11ved.)
 ftA1l right" he said, "if everyone wants to go I will go with you.' So we all got ready and started two by two. O. we did have a good time then, as we always did when we took a walk with our teacher.
 ANNIE HENZLER, Age 14. Taftville
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-27
SUNNY DAYS IN INSECTVILLE
Pond-Life Busy Life
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The Dickey birds one warm after noon in June thought they would fly down to the pond and refresh them selves with a bath. They sat in the shrubbery by the pondside to assure themselves that all was quiet-that bathing would be safe.
 There wasn't ripple upon the water of the pond, and a few lazy turtles were swimming on the rocks which came just above the water. Nothing appeared to be moving excepting the water beetles, which seemed to delight in making half circles on the surface of the water.
 The birds, chose a sandy, shallow shore, and Waded out so they could throw the water over their backs with their wings and thoroughly wash their heads. When they came out they shook themselves as dry as possible in the sun, and then flew back to the gheltering shrubbery to preen the 9NAthers of their tails and wings.
 When they were most ready for their flight they thought they heard a tiny voice say:
 soThese are busy days around the pond.''
 It took them some time to locate Mrs. HyIa. who is the tree toad with a bird-like voice who is said to her aid an approaching storm but they finally found her nearby, the color of her dress so resembling the bush stems and foliage that she was not discov- erable unless she called attention to nerTgai rThere doesn't appear to be much going on here" remarked MT. Dickey bird
 There's been ten thousand mosqui- toes come out of the pond today" said Mrs. Hyla, and there are liable to De thousands of other gauze-w1nged flies out before night.
 There's a snake" said Mrs. Dickey- bird swimming through the rushes wonder. What IS he doing?"
 Attending to regular business.'' said Mrs. Hyla, feeding on the tender young toads and fat water devils as they come up on the rushes to sum-
 What a queer taste," replied Mrs. Dic11ey- bird.
 Perhaps they are just as good as fat caterpillars, observed MT. D1ckey- bird.
 , Those lazy turtles over there." said Mrs. Hyla, .are just gorged with mos
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quitoes They do their feeding in the early morning when the unsuspecting mosquito sits on the water to lay her eggs. Pond life is a buster life, and more productive than most folks sup pose"
 Just then a dragon-fy richly enam- elled in green and gold flew out of the rushes and began to play about the water, much as the swallows do now and then touching it with his body.
 What is that pretty creature?'' ask ed Mrs. Dickey-bird.
 That" replied Mrs. Hy1a lis mosquito hawk. He was q water devil yesterday-nature changes his form in a day but she can't change his char acter. He victimizes his neighbors he eats the little swimmers and in the air the little flies
 Richard said Mrs. Dickey- bird, isn't this the creature of two elements ing the life they know and the life they hope for?"
 It is." replied MT. Dickey bird, but they do not take into account his continuous bad character"
 Perhaps, said Mrs. HyIa, what seems like a bad character to us may appear to be good character to them, for men regard any foe of the mos race. It is not safe to criticise the judgment of men from the mosquitoes standpoint
 MT. and Mrs. Diczey- bird sat in si- lence and looked at one another for some time They had not thought of that, and they could not conceive how Mrs. Hyla came to be able to sense relations so foreign to herself.
 Mrs. Hyla could not have told them how she knew had they asked her. but she felt confident she was right
 And MT. and Mrs. Dickey-bird sat and saw the gIistening, bejewelIed mosquito hawk staying mosquitoes by the score as Sampson is said tC have slain the Philistines and as they were thinking such conduct must find retr1- button sometime. 9 king bird darteo into the path of the dra gon-f1y and swallowed him up.
 Man does not believe in fate" said Mrs. Dickey-bird "but he cannot deny such conduct as this on the part of the king bird is fatal!'
 UNCLE JED
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The Sly Old Hens.

One day last fall I watched a rather peculiar incident My father raises potatoes every year. When we have small ones we boil them for our hens
 That day we had pail of potatoes for the hens. We noticed that the hens were afraid to eat them. We went out to the back door to see.
 We could see nothing, so I went up to the box and in it was 9 very large rat. I was afraid of him, so I ran into the house. He ran into his house, too
 I stood in the door and waited. Pret- ty soon he came back. This time he did not dare to stay, so he Jumped into the box and took patato in his mouth and ran behind a box. where he left t.
 The old hens ran over to the box and every time he would bring one over the hens would steal 1t and go away where they could eat in comfort.
 After the hens had eaten all the po- tatoes I went out and set my trap in the box, hoping to catch him, but he did not come back. I suppose he de- cided to go and live somewhere else where they were more hospitable to rats.
 ELDRED JENNINGS, Age 1o
 Central Village
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The Pilgrims.

The Pilgrims lived in England. They did not like the way they worshipped, so they said that they would ask the king for religious liberty
 The king did not give them permis- sion for over 8 year. Then they de- cided to go to Holland. So they took a ship called the Speed Well. AS many as could piled 1n and went when they got to Holland they did not stay long. because their children would become Dutch.
 The ship they had come to Holland in was old and lea.ky. So they took the Mayfiower. crossed the Atlantic and landed at Plymouth Rock. The day was stormy The men had to hunt for a place to build. They found a place and called it Plymouth. First they built a long house Tor all of them to live together. Later they built each family house.
 RUTH SCOTT, Age 18.
 C-lark's Corner.
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KEEPS ONE IMMUNE FROM COLDS AS
 WELL AS DISEASE

Negligence and indifference to the drainage organs (kidnsys, liver, bow els, etc.) of the human system are the cause Of disease. The poisonous, worn out tissues are permitted to accumu- late in these organs. thereby prevent ing the organs to rs5ist disease.
 tenn under the Influence of BIOPIaASM (3ower)-a strictly ethical, non-st4Fn Fn- which drives out of the system all disturbing elements and enables the starving nerve cells to receive normal
 While under the influence of BIO PlIASM (BOWerJ one will not take cold. Infection cA1 set no hold in the body white cells Of the biood) benUunlo and destroy the body poisons and compel their elimination through the bowels
 (Bower) is better than qUarantlne-in a case of scarlet fever in & family of poorly nourIshed children. the patient and entire family were given BIO- the others remained we1l--in fact. got in better health. It's the best kind of HEALTH INSURANCE" An occasions1 week or. ten days BIOPLAsM treat
 BIOPLASM (Bower) has been sold exclusively on doctors prescriptions ments have been made with The Lee & Osgood Co. of this city and other reputable druggists to supply the pub Pleasant to take
 If you suffer from Mal-Nu triton. In digestion. La Grippe. Anemia, Neuras- thenia, MelanchoIa, Weak Vitality, etc. write to Bioplasm Mfg. Company. 94 John street, New York city. for booklet giving full infoTmatton apd reports of physicians on their remark able successes in mastering disease and building up the human system by the BlOPIASM method
 Note: A mild laxative like SAL LITHIN should be taken occasionally during treatment. Your druggist will give you complim entarY a full size bot tie of SAL-LTTHIN with purchase of first bottle or Bioplasm on request
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Had Fun Sliding.

Dear Uncle Jed: The show seems to melt now, so I thought I would write about my pleasure when the snow was here.
 One Sunday my brothers friend came and brought his double-ripper along His name was Reginald. He asked us if we wanted a ride
 We said ''Yes.''
 My Sister Eva was to steer and Reg inald was to push. We had a nice ride down the big hill.
 When Monday came we went to school. The school children gave us lots of rides.
 We have a little hill to slide down near the schoClhouse.
 My school Is in Gllrieyvil1e Once I went down the hill with my friend Margaret. She had a Speedway sled. We had to go around turn. and we went overheard into a ditch. I was covered with snow.
 I brushed off the snow and I rode down again. I was steering this time. We went all right. but nearly had a tipcver-
 Now the snow is nearly al gone. so we do not enjoy slides any more. We play the games we play in summer
 I wish you could have had those rides
 GurleyVille.
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The Wolf.

Dear Uncle Jed: saw wolf a few days ago. You may be sure he was not loose. I am glad to say we have no wolves in our woods. The one l saw was in an iron cage. He was of a dark gray color.
 The wolf is a good deal like the dog in form He eats the same sort of food, and laps like him; but he does not bark like the dog.
 The cry of the wolf is long, loud howl He does not howl in the day time, but when it gets dark he will
 The wolf can bear both heat and cold; but when it is very cold and the snow is deep he will join with many more of his own kind to form a pack. Then they fly at anyone they meet.
 There are many ways to get rid of them. I will tell you one. Nine or ten men go out into the woods and cut down some fir trees. With the logs they make a hut so high that wolf cannot jump on the roof.
 They put two or three pigs into the hut and give them some food Then they climb on the roof with as many guns as they can get, and wait. The pigs soon make a noise over the food.
 By and by a wolf is seen; then one or two more, till at last all the pack come out of the thick woods and rush over the snow to the hut
 They try to get at the pigs. Now is the time for the men to fire, and this is shot all the rest rush on him and eat him up.
 The men keep up a fire from the guns as long as any of the pack are to be seen but when a good many away.
 are dead the rest get shy, and run
 ANNIE kRAUSS. Age 13-
 Taftvi1le
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The Lucky Newsooy.

Dear Uncle Jed: Once there was a little newsboy who sold papers and magazines on the train between New York and Philadelphia.
 As he was passing through the ears shouting the names of his papers he put one down on an old mans lap. He had gone but a few steps when the old man crumbled the payer Up and hurled it at him, narrowing missing his head
 This made Tom angry, as the paper was h0pelessly ruined and no one would want to buy it. The train stopped at the next station and the old man got out.
 Tom was leaving the train also, and in passing tho old~rnan's seat he uo- ticed a pocketbook OH the floor and picked it up. Tom thought it belonged paper. and was tempted to keep it, but as he was an honest boy he went to tn cold gentlemans house and asked him if he lost q pocketbook.
 When the old man discovered his loss he was nearly frantic as there was a large amount of money iu it.
 He invited Tom in to q. bOuntiful supper and not only gave him a gen erous reward, but had him move his family to neat little cottage and set him up in business.
 Tom's mother and sister are very comfortable in their new home and Tom is very grateful to think that he overcame the great temptation of keep ing the old mans money.
 Moral: Honesty is the best policy.
 HELEN MALONE, Age IA.
 New London.
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POETRY.
Why the Dogs Nose Is Always Cold.

Why the Dogs Nose Is Always Cold.
 cold?
 I'll try to tell you. curls of gold, If you will good and quiet be.
 And come and stand by marnma's We'll. years, and years. and years ago How many I don't really know There came rain on sea and shore; It's Ikq was never seen before Or since. It fell unceasing down. Till ali the world began to drown But just before 1t gan to pour, An old old man-his name was Noah Built tim an ark that he might save And In it he also designed To shelter two of every kind Of beast We'll, dear. when it was And heavy clouds obscured the sun, Noah's folks to it quickly ran And then the animals began To gravely march along in pairs; The leopards, tigers. wolves and bears The deer, the hippopotamuses, The rabbits, squirrels, elks, waIrusses The camels, goats, cats and donkeys The tall giraffes. the beavers. mon
 keys,
 The rats, the big rhinoceroses, The dromedaries and the horses, The sheep, and mice and kangaroos. Hyenas, elephants, koodoos And hundreds more-'twould take all
 day,
 My dear, so many names to say And at the very. very end Of the procession by his friend And master, faithful dog was seen. The livelong time he'd helping been To drive the crowd of creatures in; And now. with loud exultant bark, He gayly sprang aboard the Ark. Alasi so crowded was the space He could not in it find a place; So, patiently he turned about Stood halfway in and halfway out, And those extremely heavy showers Descended through nine hundred hours And more; and, darling, at theIr close, Most frozen was his honest nose, And never could it lose again The dampness of that dreadful rain: And that is what, my curls of gold, Made all the doggies' noses cold.
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Notes to Wide Awakes.

Uncle Jed was pleasantly remem- bered with Easter cards from half dozen Wide-Awakes. He thanks them for their thoughtfulness.
 Printers cannot put in type letters that are written too dim with pen or pencil Be particular to get a black line when you write. Any old thing will not go.
 Uncle Jed does not like to toss let ters in the waste basket but he has to if they are duplicates of stories al ready printed, or if he has several on hand upon the same subject, or if they are unsigned or undecipherable-
 Warm weather is coming and there will be lots of things to write about. Anything a child enjoys will make a good subject for letter.
 If there is any favoritism in this department it is for the writers who know the rules and observe them and strive to make clean, readable letters.
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Tie R<ght Way 70 BQn5sh
 PIL s
Thousands Bless pr. Leonhnrdt, the Physician Who Discovered Com
 mon Sense Remedy.

If you think that the surgeons knife Is the on method of escape from the misery of piles. it's because you haven, { everywhere as pr. Leonhardt's HEM ROID.
 The Doctors treatment Is mostly in ternal By experimenting for years he discovered the exact cause of piles. and then went further and compounded a remedy that would remove the cause.
 pr. Leonhardt wants every sufferer there VI De no doubting or delay he has authorized N D. Sevin & Son, and all druggists who handle HEM -ROID to guarantee it to do as stated or money back.
 On that honorable basis every suf- ferer should secure a package of Dr. Leonhardts HEM-ROID today. z4 days treatment $100.
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Uncle Jed's Talk to Wide Awakes.


 You cannot be Wide Awake and want to play all the time.
 All work and no play may make Jack a dull boy: but all play and no work will make Jack a worthless. un- productive man.
 A boy or girl Is never too little to learn how to do things. Some of the greatest men this country has produced had to work for a living when they were S-years old.
 It is not work that hurts, but idle ness-1ove of leisure.
 You will find the abTest men make the longest days. Their purpose in life does not give them time to think of short hours.
 Do not get into the habit of n1ur- muring over stunts, but of feeling good when they have been accomplished.
 Be careful and get your mind on the right side of things, for that makes all the difference in your worldly view of things.
 Snarleyows are not born, but self made from having gotten the habit of grumbling about little trials; and fin ally they have come to think the trials of no one are so serious or soul rowing as theirs. Every one has trials and the ones none of us should want are the other persons. It is all we can do to take care of our own.
 Persons who are wide-awake in this world soon discover that to be of ser vice to others is the way to find real joy. It is a nice thing to find out when you are young.
 If you help father, mother, sister or
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Her School in Westerly.

Dear Uncle Jed: I will write you a letter about my school in Westerly, R. l., where I went to school two years ago.
 My teachers name was Miss Lfe1a- It was big school. I went on a troll ley car. It was about a mile from my home.
 The superintendent had tickets for fair There were stone walks to play on.
 I had a schoolmate who went to school with me. Her name was liar riet She lived at Watch Hill, R. |. She was my age.
 BERTHA A. FULLER. Age g.
 E7a2leville.
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My Pet Doo Eido

I have large shepherd dog. His name is Fido. He loves to play with us children. When we go to school he lays on the lawn till he gees us. coming, and then he runs to meet.l1s. If we hay a bundle he carries it home. Ssss.
 We. keep him in the house. at night. and when he wants to go out he goes in and kisses Mamma and she gets up and lets him out.
 When he wants a drink of water he speaks for it.
 He is a very good watchdog, but he does not like. to have the cats In the yard. When he hears them he. barks. and when they hear .him they ali move to some one e1ses yard
 VIOLA WALTZ, Age H.
 Norwich
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Tha Boy and the Wolf.

A boy. Vtho watched his fathers sheep, would for sport sometimes cry out "A wolff A wolff"
 When the men came from their work ii help him, the boy would laugh at them for their trouble. But one day a wolf really same. The boy cried out in earnest: "A wolff A wolf! Do come and help mel"
 The men thought he was only trying to deceive them. again, so they paid no attention to his cries, and the wolf killed nearly all the sheep.
 ELMIRA GAREAU. Age 13. Baltic.
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 Vincent F. Waters: Thank you for the prize book you sent me. l have read it and found it very interesting. Harold Kramer of Norwich: I wish to thank you for my book. l have read a part of it and I think it will be very Interesting.
 Richard W. Tobin, IT,, of Norwich: I have finished reading my prize book and it was very interesting. Please accept my sincere thanks for it.
 Earl James of Warrenville: I was very much pleased to know that 1 had won another prize. I am reading the book and find it one of the most interesting books I have ever read, and I thank you very much for it.
 Lucy A. Garter of Scotland: I thank you very much for the book you sent me. It is very interesting.
 Myrtle Swain of North Stonington; Thank you very much for the prize book you sent me. I have read It through and think 1t very interesting This is the fourth book I have won, and think them very interesting
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An Amusing Dog.

family let their house furnished. leaving in it a large dog.
 The tenant was an old lady who liked to sit in a. certain chair In the drawing room, but as the dog was also very fond of this chair she often found him sitting in it.
 The lady was rather afraid of the dog, so she did not drive him out but she would run to the window and call ''Rats!" Then the dog would rush to the window and bark, and the lady W ould take possession of the chair.
 One day the dog entered the room and found the old lady seated in the chair. He ran to the window and parked. The lady got uh to see what was the matter and the dog took pos session of the chair.
 JESSIE L. BREHAUT. Age 15.
 Locust Valley. L. T.
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Suckers Are Lazv Fish.

Dear Uncle Jed: In the late part of autumn and all winter we set traps, mostly for skunks and muskrats.
 I only caught one skunk and five n1uS1rats.
 We didn't have much skating be- cause when we had ice it didn't last long enough. The river near my house did not get froze enough to hold any one.
 In the summer we go swimming in the river.
 The other day I saw big sucker in the river and went home to get a line and a snare. I went back to the river and the fish was still there. Then cut a pole. tied on the line and snare and got the snare over the suckers head and gilIs, then I gave a yank and almost had him, only the line broke
 The suckers are lazy fish. Some times if they are not disturbed they will stay perfectly still for hours.
 WILLIAM DUJRR -s.oI1 TSr~1rx
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aest for skin piseasrn.

Nearly every skin disease yields quickly and permanently to Buclxlen's Arnica SaIve. and nothing is better for burns or bruises. Soothes and heals. John Deye, of GIadwin. Mich, says, after suffering twelve years with skin ailment and spending $400 in doctors bills, Buclllen's Arnica SalVe cured him. It will help you. Only a5e. Ree- commended by The Lee & Csgood Ces
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carrie'e Tama Piaeona.

Dear Uncle Jed: am going to tell you about our pet pigeons. When we first got them we put them in a little pigeon house and kept them there until they were used to us.
 They would come ana eat out of our hands. When we let them out they would come to tho house and follow us in if they could. Whenever the door was open they would fly in and go to room after room until they found someone. They say, Goo, Coo !" till we came out.
 We would then sit down on the door step and food them in OUT laps.
 They stayed with us until all but one died and that one flew away with some others.
 CARRIE E. MAIN. Norwich.
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My Pets.

I have a cat and a dog at home. My cats name is Stubby, because she has a stub tail. She is white and brown, and she seems to like me. l give her milk to drink in the morning and she can purr for me.
 My dogs name is Dan. He is a big dog, but I like him just the same. He runs after me and I run after him. 1 fool with him mornings before I go to school. He chases chickens sometimes and then I scold him.
 My sister Marjorie thinks Stubby is prettier than Dan, but I like them both. am little girl eight years old.
 RUTH A. CASE.
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lets me feed the big hens and little chickens, and Uncle Ed lets me feed the horses with the husks of the sweet corn and they are so glad to get them that they will whitney for them when they hear me in the barn.
 When it is time to come home am always lonesome, for I have to wait until vacation comes again.
 MARY ELIZABETH O'NEILL,
 Norwich. Age 5.