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Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20
gton
A Stray Kitten.

thought I would write and tell you about a little kitten I found outside my door one morning, crying.
 He was a maltese and white kitten took him into the house and fed him. My big cat. Tad, did not like him, and growled at him. He did not want me to pat the kitten.
 When I went to school I left him on the Veranda, and when I came home at noon he was sleeping in my broth- er's cart and I brought him into the house and gave him bowl of salmon and a dish of milk
 The bowl was so deep he could not reach the salmon and so he stepped into the bowl.
 When I went to school again I left him in the same place, but when I came home I hunted everywhere, but could not find him.
 I was very sorry, because could not find him, but Tad was pleased be- cause then I could pet him all the time.
 HARRIET NEWBURY, Age g.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20

brother ordered the boat to be rowed to the Niagara. When he had reached the vessel the battle began anew. Soon the British flags were hauled down and the fleet surrendered
 In 1925 the Niagara was sunk. for the people thought it was of no more use
 l wonder how many boys and girls in the Wide Awake circle have heard that the Niagara has recently been raised to the surface after laying SS years at the bottom of Lake Erie?
 The Niagara fas found to be laying in 25 feet of water and buried in six feet of mud. The mud was removed by a sand sucker and when the ves- sel was raised to the surface the hull was found to be remarkably well pre- served. The craft was gradually shifted to shore, beached and prepared
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20
Marx,s Little Lamb. Molly.

Dear Uncle Jed: My aunt gave me a little lamb for my birthday. Her name was Molly. She could not eat grass only drank milk from a bottle.
 When she grew older she followed me wherever I went. One day ' had to go to the store. So I-shut her in the henyard. l didn't close the door well because I was in hurry. The wind blew the door open and Molly got out.
 She could not follow me because I was out of sight. She went straight into the woods and was looking for me.
 When I came home and saw that she was gone I went to look for her. When I found her she was @ mile and 8 half away from home. She was very glad to see me and I carried her home.
 One day left my bonnet under the tree and when I went back for it saw Molly chewing the ast piece of my pretty bonnet.
 She is two years old and is still fol- lowing me.
 MARY RYBTC, Age 12
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20
WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.

t-Freida Retf1ISoesice of Norwich, A Little Girl in Old Quebec.
 2-Nsts1an Cook of BaTlouville, Black Beauty.
 S-Ch-istins Segar of BaTlouville Aunt Martha's Corner Cupboard
 +catherins May Riddell of oneco 4 Little Girl of Long Ago.
 5-Joseph Marschat of Mansfield Center, Fairy Tales of Hans Andersen.
 +Ruth Ella spauldins of Danielson, 4 Little Girl in Old New York
 HMerris Singer of Chestnut Hill. Litde Lame Prince
 @Hsien Malone of Providence, R. I, 4 Little Girl in Old Chicago
 Winners of books living in Norwich may call at The Bulletin business of hce for them at any hour after 10 8. m Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20
Mansfield.
My Trip +o Scotland.

Dear Uncle Jed: Two weeks ago last Saturday I went to Scotland,
 My uncle was picking nuts when I got there.
 morning and I had one for dinner.
 In the afternoon I went to pick some wa1nuts. We got one bushel,
 The next day l went after chestnuts, but did not get many, The boy who was with me got two quarts one day.
 Tine next day when we were getting cornstalks we heard the dog barking away up in the woods.
 We thought we would go up after finishing our work. We took the other
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20
Nearer. Mxleod. to Thee.

Dear Uncle Jed: I wonder if the Wide Awakes know who composed the hymn Nearer, My God, to Thee?
 Mrs. Sarah Flower Adams was the authoress of this beautiful hymn. She was born in Cambridge, England, in 1895. Her father was the editor of a weekly Cambridge paper
 This sweet hymn writer was the youngest child, and was very early known and noted for the taste which she manifested in literature. She wrote a catechism for children in 1845.
 Nearer, My God. to Thee, was pub Hshed in 1841, but the authoress never knew the fame which the sacred song brought her.
 Mrs. Adams died at the age of A and since then the lines she penned have been singing themselves around the world
 HELEN MALONE, Age A.
 Providence. R. 1.
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a1louv1lle.
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
A Fox Hunt.

Dear Uncle Jed: I will write let ter for the Wide Awakes, about a fox hunt
 One day a party of men started out fox hunting. They travelled and trav- eled, but saw no foxes.
 At last they said: We had better go back" On their way back they saw something moving in the bushes which proved to be a large silver fox
 Suddenly one of the party fired at the fox and hit him. He fell to the ground to rise no more.
 Before they got home each one had 8 large silver fox to carry with him. They also had a few rabbits and quail
 RALPH LILLIBRIDGE Age F.
 VOlI1Dt0w0
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Losenh Mon the Prize.

Dear Uncle Jed: will tell you about my garden. l had twelve kinds of seeds. The names of them are pump l1ins, cabbage, sweet corn. watermelon, red beets, turnips, carrots, squash. pepper, onion, beans and cucumbers.
 1 worked hard raising them. Then I sent them to the Berlin fair
 I got the second prize. It is five dollars; but I have not got the money yet. MT. Brundage said that l will get the prize money pretty soon.
 l also raised a good piece of corn. I had about one-haIf acre.
 JOSEPH MARSCHAT, Age Il.
 Mansfield Center
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20
Ruth,s Pets

Uncle Jed: I am little girl and I live on a farm.
 Ida. my sheep. and her little son Joe are my pets.
 I love Ida because my sister borught her to me in a box when she was 8 baby lamb She was as black as 8 stove.
 Ida used to drink milk out of 8 bot tie Now she is big, and Joe is the baby.
 I have lots of fun playing with them. Sometimes they get into the garden. I wish you could see them. Joe has two little horns. He is not afraid of me. If you come up to my home you can see them.
 RUTH ELLA sPAULDING, Age T.
 D8nieIson
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LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Sophia TheSr4a of Norwich: I thank you very much for the prize book you sent me. It is interesting and I think a great deal of it. I read it through in one night. I am now letting some of my friends take it, and they think 1t is also very good.
 Frank Pardy of Norwich I thank you very much for the nice prize book you gave me. I read 1t and found it very interesting
 Amos LooFnis os Lebanon: I$ thank you very much for the prize book you sent me. I enjoy reading very much.
 Annie Hsstzier of Taftvf11e: I receiv- ed the prize book entitled The Jolly Ten" I have not started to read 1t yet, but think 1t will be very interest ing.
 Bertha Fuller Of EagIe~iie: receiv- ed the prize book and thank you very much for it It Is the eighth book I have I have written eleven letters. The title of the book iE "A Little Girl in Old Detroit"
 Mildred Peokhan1 of Old Mystic: I received the prize book you gave me, and was very much pleased with 1t. l have quite a few books, but did not have "A Little Girl in Old Chicago"
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20
To 8 SkyIark.

One pleasant summer evening the poet Shelley and his wife were walking near the city of Leghorn in Italy. The evening was delightful, the sky se- rene, the afr soft--the whole earth seemed taking a quiet rest.
 Suddenly from above them, some- where a flood of music seemed to fall upon them. It receded upwards, but sweiIed into harmony with trembling intervals, such as no muslcian's art can initiate.
 Upon the poets inquiry, his wife in- formed him that the sweet music was the song of the skylaFk.
 Shelley thought no words could tell what this glorious songster is, nor describe his song, He therefore sought to find what is most like this "sprite or bird" He compares it to a poet, who by the power of his song, in- fiuences others to share in his senti- ments. and to maiden in paIaee
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20
Perrv,a EIanshin.

Dear Uncle Jed: The year 1918 re- minds us of the battle of Lake Erie, which occurred one hundred years ago.
 Commodore o, Fl. Perry built five vessels from timber growing near the lake, and four more were added He then went into tine fight.
 At tho beginning of the fight the British fired hot shot into the Law renee, Perry's flagship, and soon the ship was battered to Uieces and many men were killed.
 Perry, seeing the Niagara fresh and untouched, ordered a roWboat to be lowered and then jumping in with his
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dog and the gun and found 8 gray squafrei between two rocks. The other boy polSed the squirrel, he ran out ana up a tree. Then the boy with me began shooting at the nest. when [ saw a piece of fur on the top of the tree showed it to him: he shot and the squirrel fell down.
 The dogs got hold of it and we had to take it away from them. I stuck II in my pocket and carried 1t home.
 We shot at several birds, but did not hit them.
 l came back to New London in the afternoon and got here at seven o'clock. This was my first experience travelling alone.
 New London
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20
Ballouvill,
The Poor Boy.

There was once a boy who was poor. His name was Joe.
 One Thanksgiving morning I sur prised him. I fixed a little basket of good things for him and his mother. I put in the basket a couple of po- tatoes one large cabbage, a dressed chicken. and two red apples
 My mother and I fixed the basket. I, went to Joes house and knocked at the door
 He opened the door and I gave him the basket of good things.
 He was very glad and said Thank you"
 I felt glad to think I had made one poor little boy happy.
 I wonder if the Wide -Awakes will try to make some poor little child happy this Thanksgiving.
 CHRISTINE SE1GER
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20
Inc soy and a Tramp.

The Boy and a Tramp.
 There was once little boy who fell overheard and who after rescue was feeling very sick. A tramp passing by noticed him and asked him what the matter was
 The boy. whose name was Tony, said: T fell overheard. and that man pounded me on the back to get the water out of my stomach
 The tramp asked Tony; Where is the guy P
 Tony pointed to a tall man standing on the wharf
 The tramp followed Tony and when they reached the man, the tramp want ed to fight the man for pounding Tony, put Tony told the tramp that this man had saved his life
 The tramp shook hands with Jim" as this was the mans name
 Jim invited Tony and the tramp to come with him. They went into clothing store and all three bought new suits. Before they parted that night Jim asked them out to supper. After supper they went out to look for places to work. Jim found a place as 8 boss in a machine shop, the tramp as dish washer in a restaurant and Tony as an office boy They all lived together, firm friends, at Jims boarding house.
 ELMER l.. CUSHMAN. StOni0etoD
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20
NorMicf
Chalk.

Chalk is a natural soft, earthly lime stone, very abundant in nature. The floor of the English channel is com posed of it. and on both sides it rises in cliffs. The city of London rests on a bed of chalk 500 to 800 feet thick. English chalk is 9S per cent. calcium made up of silica, magnesia, iron rust and impurities Ages ago chalk was formed from tiny seashells. For black board use the natural chalk is ground, purified and mixed with a binder to make it less brittle; then pressed into crayons and baked
 JESSIE L. BREHAUT.
 East Norwich N. Y
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20

If our army and navy should fail us, the President has only to call upon the Postmaster General to send to the battlefield some of the mail wagons that are so deadly effective Tn New York-New York Press.
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tower, singing songs of love; also to a glowworns emitting forth it's light, fumes.
 Shelley longed to understand the art of this birds song, so that he might be able to enrapture men with his song as the 1ark's had enraptured him.
 LILLIAN BREHAUT, Age IS.
 Hast Norwich, N. r.
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for rebuilding

The carpenters tried to repair the vessel so that it would look just as 1t did when Perry gained his famous victory. Then it was lowed to differ ent ports So that thousands of people could see this interesting relic.
 MORRIS SINGER, Age IF.
 Chestnut Hill
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20

The value of imports into ChiG by parcel post during 1912 amounted to $1,992, ,334.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAkEs.

Ths Little Workers Runqmage SaIo.
 The Little VI orkers ig a club of girls Thmae KiEis had neH plan. The plan
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20
Rules for Young Writers.

Rules for Young writers. l. Write plainly on one side of the paper only. and number the pages 2. Use pen and ink. not pencil. 8. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 250 words.
 4. Original stories or letters only will be used.
 E. Write your name age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom of the story
 Address all communications to Un cle Jed, Bulletin Office. Whatever you are-Be that;
 Whatever you say-Be true StraightforwardIy act, Be honeSt-in fact.
 Be nobody else but you.'
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-20
Army for Defense

Chestnut Hill.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-12
Green and Colorado Rivers.

Fruitla nd-Snow was light but
orirted- Duchesne-Snow was fairly
well packed. Whlterocks-Most of
tne snow fell early In the sea son and
was we'll packed. There was no snow
IN valleys. nor on south slope OF the
Jintas. Manila-Snow was drifted
- some extent and well packed
fort Duchesne-Most OF snow fell in
November and was we'll packed Ver-
nal great amount of snow fell
carly In season, 1t drifted consid-
3eraoly 3ay and and was In good condition for
late keeping. Woodside-Snowfal
Sas light and was dtfted to sonlo
extent. Emery-Snow lay lightly.
ocoileld-Snow was well drifted and
seemed to be well packed. Loa-
mere was no snow IN valleys and
nut little in mountains. Teas
q9le-Snow was solid and we'll drlfted.
anab-SnoW vas very light. Troplc
SNOW was we'll packed in mountains
put none In valley. FIite-Snow was
solid Bluff-Snow was well packed.
Monucello-The first SHOWS were we'll
packed: later SHOWS were light and
not drifted. Grayson-SuowfaIls vera
nght, but drifts were we'll packed
Aheth-lt wac thought that very m.
tle snow fell In mountains. Ia
Sa!-Snow had lain on ground for
month and was well packed. pine
PalleyASnowfall was light and was
mostly drlfted in hollows. Leeds~
SboWs were light In mountains and
less than In previous years. New
Harmony-The winter was cold b,t
no snow fell.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-12
DELINQUENT;
SENTENCED TO JAIL

For contempt of court in falling to
pay allmony, Martin T. Goodwin was
sentenced to ten days in the county
Jail by Judge G. ". Morse YESTERDAY.
\ provision of the sentence is that he
shall be purged of contempt and re.
leased from jail upon payment of $50
back alimony TO Rachael Stella Good
win. who obtained a divorce last july,
The bench warrant on which Good
win was brought into court has been
outstanding for more than six months.
The sheriff having been unable to find
him. Yesterday it was learned that
Goodwin wae working at Garfield and
deputy was dispatched to arrest him.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-12
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-12
Salt Lake Watershed.

The following reports are made. by tn
weather bureau correspondents through
out the state:
Logan-Snow was well drifted and
packed but amount was small. there
was no slelghng In the valley. Mill
tains fell In November and was
therefore very solid and we'll drifted;
prospects Tor water were good. Rich
mond-Prospects were very good for
rain in latter part OF season. Clark
ston-Snow lay in drifts and was
we'll packed. Woodruff-The small
amount of snow that lay In noun
Very little snow fell In December.
tains remained open. Randolph
There was less snow in the noun
tains near here than usual. but it
was we'll packed and drifted; there
Snow in mouniains fell In latter part
OF October before the ground was
frozen. Park Falley-Snow was well
drift Grifted sar and packed; as high wwinds
was pretty well drifted. Promon-
tory-Amount OF snow was small but
II was well packed, there being about
Two inches on ground In the valley.
vicinity: there was no snow on tho
flats. but that which lay in hills was
drifted some and soltdly packed.
Grouse Creek-Snow was very much
drifted and was well packed. The
ground was full of water from the
unusually heavy rains and the sea-
s"nal prospects for water were very
good. Corinne-Snow was probably
very light and very little drifted or
packed so far as I can learn. Hene-
fer-Snowfall wss light Morgan
Snow was reported to be very light and
loose. PlentifuI-The southerly slopes
we're bare, and only about two inches
"l loose snow lay on the nortnerly
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-12
! DECEMBER SNOWFA ALL
IS BELOW NORMAL
Weather Bureau Says Months
Precipitation Indicates De-
ficiency of Water.
CANYONS WELL PACKED
Believed Masses in Mountains
Will Remain in Compact
Form Until ThaW Comes.
CANYONS WELL PACKED

The December snowfall bulletin for
Utah. ISSUED yesterday by the local Of
flee OF the United States weather bureau
indicates that In the state as whole the
water supply. based on snow reports for
the month. Will be deficient, but not
glerningIy so. as much OF the snow is
eald 20 be in good condition for keep
ins. On the Great Salt Lake water-
shed there was less snow than normal
and the prospective water supply at the
close Of the month averaged Less than
normal. Here. however. as in other parts
Of The state. the snow Is well packed
and drifted and In good condition for late
heeplng.
In the SEWER Lake watershed the
snowfall is just about up to the average.
the depth ranging from four to fifty
inches On ths Colorado River and
Green River watersheds there Is also a
small deficiency.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-12
Sewer Lake Watershed.

Leyan-Snow was not we'll packed
or drlfteG Manti-Snow in mountains
lay just as II fell. as a rule; tilaws
last two DAYS have solidihed It TO some
extent Fillrore-Snow was drifted
ana packed Scipio-Snow was drift
ed and packed. kanosh-Snow was
we'll drlfted but light. Ground un-
der snow was soft and will absorb
much of the moisture. Minersville-
In mountains east Of here snow was
one foot deep and we'll packed, but
not oritted. Snow north and south
WIS light Parowan-There was con-
Siderable snow In mountains, but very
little In valleys, Plnto-Decernbcr
was unusually dry and cold; not over
rs feet OF snow In mountains
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-12

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this complete fall and
it come if W 20
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Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-11
HUMOR OF THE DAY

Harold-You don't believe ] love you?
 chest like the lovers do in the moving pictureS.-Puck.
 Ex-H -Hero-Ah, my boy when I play ed Hamlet the audience took 15 min utes to leave the house.
 Vicious ex-Comedian (coldlyl-Was he lame?-New York American.
 His Buying Agent tell you, this is the chance of 8 lifetime-a first edition of Shakespeare.
 Mr. Richquicke-I don't want any thing as meager and unreliable as that.-Life.
 AIgy-What wubbish people talk. When I was young they used to say that if I didn't leave off dwinkinE and smoking l should become ldlotic-
 Percy-Why didn't you stop, then? Brooklyn Citizen.
 Host-That is the sword or my great uncle. He lost his arm at Va terIoo. losing things. I lost a bag there only last Eweekl-London Opinion.
 ''How was the grand opera?'
 Most remarkable performance or grand opera l ever saw
 "In what Way2"
 'The prinna donna weighed less than 200 pounds. ds."-LouisviIle Courier Jour nal.
 If you say your wife is a doctor why didn't you go to her for your cold? ?"
 "Too expensive, doctor. Last time she ordered me six weeks in the Ri- viera and came with me herself. '- Filegende Blaetter.
 'T didn't know you were an espe- cial admirer of the man who got elect ed'
 I'm not" replied the practical pol- itician.
 Then why so much enthusiasm?'
 "It's the only way l can suggest to my constituents that maybe I have some influence with him. .'-Washing ton Star.
 q asked him how he got rich and he told me but l shant follow his advice"
 Why not?'
 'I don't like his methods"
 f'Dishonest?'
 Not at all He said he simply saved his money instead of spending it for everything he thought he want ed."-Detroit Free Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-11
COMING OF YsAYE.
The Greatest Living Violinist to Re- citaI at Slater Hall on April IS.

Eugene Ysaye. who is recognized as the first violiniSt in the world today, will give recital in Slater Memorial hall on Friday evening. April IS.
 YSaye'S eminence as a violinist has been gained by, hard work. He did not burst meteor-like upon the world, but he earned his position in the vio- hE Armament by ten years of concert touring, during which time he passed 6uccessIvely through the stages of ex- treme sentimentality until he reached the sea of real sentiment. It was in 1873 that Ysaye. after preparation given chiefly by his father, made his way to Brussels and sought out Vein 1nwski, then professor at the Conserv- atoire- Weiniawsh was teaching when q notee was brought to him marked Private and Important" The servant was told to show the bearer in, and 1saye, then about 15 years of age. timidly entered the room. carrying his violin. After a little preliminary con- versation which allowed the youth to tell his story, Wieniawski asked him what he could play. and in reply he Vieuxtemps. He at once became a pupil of WieniawSki, with whom he remained some three years. In 1876 Vieuxtemps heard him at Antwerp and through his influence the Belgian gov ernment was induced to grant Ysaye q stipend in order to allow him to pursue his studies in Paris. There he was a pupil of Massenet. who had also been the teacher of Wieniawski. Vieuxtemps is said to have expressed t. friends and members of his family the desire while in AIgiers during his latter years to have Ysaye stay with him to play his compositions, but Ysaye was at that time in St. Peters, burg. When Vieuxternps died and his remains brought to Veviers. his birth place, Ysaye carried in the procession the violin and bow of the virtuoso on 8. black velvet cushion fringed with silver.
 When Ysaye first appeared in Amer fca he was a mature artist. the first professor of the violin at the Brussels conservatorie, and the possessor of many decorations and honors bestow- ed upon him by various royalties
 Seats for the Ysaye recital will go sn sale at the store of George A Davis sn Saturday morning. Admission $2. All seats reserved