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Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22

Ihlngs If they have faith-faith must mean to keep looking up-and that one or the hardest things is to be good- pllt II we keep trying Jesus will heln us, ana we will grow up to be good women Mary did not believe, for tenements ?'
 Mary lives On street where the houses are small and shabby. and the men ana women are rough: even IfttIa DoSs and girls say very bad words. MY mother says: I wonder if Mary can grow 10 be good woman. when around her
 Little Anemone, shall call you Ihe Faith Flower. l think you could help Mary believe. Will you come and tell her what you told me?''
 Little AnemOne sighed as she Cnousht of the messy bank and the said
 As little Anemone finished speak ing Dorothy heard noise and feJ+ 2 queer tuSging at her dress. She rub ped her eyes for a minute and when she opened them realized that she had been asleep. The sun was setting and Bruno was trying to awaken her by pulllng at her dress and barking She padted Bruno gleefuly and toeefh : CT they started for home
 When they reached the house. Mrs Stevens was at the window watching for them. Dorothy gave her mother a glowing account of her experience concluding with the request: Now mother, please explain the dream''
 T think replied her mother, >4t means that you and I ought to dc something for Mary
 T will take little Ahemone and oth- CT flowers to her." volunteered Doro- thy.
 That will be very nice, but we should do more than that. We must try to get acquainted with Mary, sc that we can be real friends to her We could begin by inviting her tc spend a, day with us. She could play with your toys, have nice lunch, and afterwards go for a walk in the Woods9''
 "But, motheF,'' protested Dorothy, @Y dc not want Mary to play with my toys and spend a whole day here"
 Dear child,Y replied her mother "ia will not be altogether pleasant, but think how much pleasure it will give MaI'y- If little Anemone was willing tt leave her beautiful horne beside the brook to hedp Mary, cannot my daugh- ter make some small sacrifices ?"
 A beautiful smile chased the fFewF ffom Dorothys face as she promised; T will try"
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
The Milky Way.

"Ralph's got the incest present for Mamma you ever saw. said Margaret. It's lovely
 T think you have nice little gift for your Mammals birthday, too,'' said Auntie, wondering at the little sigh from her happy niece.
 Yes, but Ralph earned the money for his all by himself. He did CT rands and pulled weeds and raked grass and lots of things.
 They all tell me l ana too little, and Pm only two years behind Ralph"
 Let's think very hard, deary, and see if we cannot find out a way for you te earn some money said Auntie, hugging the little girl very close to her T have it. What do. you see up in the sky?'
 ''The stars. the clouds and the milky way" said Margaret. wondering how Auntie could possibly see a way in the sky to earn money
 Mrs. Butler wants a milk carrier. She will give five cents a week. It's a whole month before mothers birth day"
 When Mamma opened the box on her birthday she asked "Is the pitcher mine, Margaret?''
 Yes, and earned the money my
 How did you earn the money ," Ralph asked.
 ~The milky way" laughed Mar garet-
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
Luox earter,s Vacation Work.

Uncle Jed and Wide Awakes: l will write and tell you how l spent part of my vacation out of school.
 I learned to make sheets. l sewed them up the middle, over and over; then I pasted a wide hem for the top and a narrow hem for the bottom or the sheet, and then mamma let me stitch on the machine. It was the first time I ever tried te run it, Al first I did not get it stitched very straight. so I took it out and tried again, and then I got it better, and now | can sew pretty well on the ma chine.
 I like to sew on the machine first rate. I find if you don't at first sue ceed by trying again we can do our work more perfect.
 Did any of the girls piece a bed quilt last winter as [ suggested in one of my letters? I did. have blocks enough made for a quilt.
 Best wishes to all
 LUCY A. CARTER. Age il.
 Scotland
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
Gives Pink Glow to GUMS---A Superb
 LuStre to TEETH

This is not all that DIR. FORHANS DENTAL CREAM will accomplish.
 If your gums are soft, in1anied or receding, or if your teeth are sensitive to heat or cold. you are contracting Riggs Disease (Pyorrhea). DIR. FOR HANS DENTAL CREAM will aid you to speedy recovery.
 Ask your Druggist for tube. Read carefully the literature found in the carton. Follow the directions given. and if you are not delighted with the almost immediate results. your 25 cents will be returned without question.
 The tube. you will find, is almost twice as large as those containing or dinary tooth paste. Sold and guaran- teed by Engler's Broadway Pharmacy
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
Uncle Jed,s TaIk to Wide- -Awakes.


 Uncle Jed is aware that there is some disappointment among the Wide Awakes because their stories or rhymes do not appear in print, or the prizes won are not to their liking Uncle Jed wants the Wide Awazes to always bear in mind that they should say something interesting when they write whether they compose their let ters in prose or rhyme, Not one in a thousand gTown-ups can rhyme we'll and not one in ten thousand can write the simplest poem Our prize books have to be won and must be worked for. It is a simple thing to write a good letter upon an every day sub- ject and it is something worth learn ing. To know how to express thoughts concisely and in order is an accom- plishnrent that will help a boy or a girl an through life. Uncle Jed does not mean to be too exaeting with the little folks, but they should all try to do their work we'll. A majority of the W5de-AMalxes do excellent work and a few of them make copy for the printer that looks filze steel plate. Uncle Jed has been surprised by the excellence of their work. Those who show Improvement fn theiT work are sure to get a book, and those who have letters wrdtten foF them dc not get recognized Strive to do your work well and .yoIlF t1rn for getting a book E7Id surely come.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
He Caught 25 Fish.

Dear Uncle Jed: I read in a paper about a lot of young men at prest- dential campaign who made such a fine appearance that MT. Lincoln told them they were a, wide awake set.
 I think it is a good name for us all. We planted flowers at our school Ar bor day. After school was out some of Us went fishing and I caught 25 fish.
 have a garden, and have planted quite a number of different kinds of seed.
 We are having such cold weather guess it will be some time before the seeds come up.
 I like to go to school. am ahead of all of my class in reading. spelling, geography and arithmetic and I shall try hard to keep there.
 I will write you about my garden.
 CHARLES S. HART, Age II.
 Hope, R. T.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22

head in the can and was there held fast. He became frightened and ran with the can on his head all through the street and meadows, people chas- ing him with cans, tins, sticks and many other things.
 At last he came home, tired out, When we saw him we lost no time in removing the can and giving him something to eat When he got it 1 am sure he appreciated it and enjoyed his meal better than if he had stolen it.
 ANGIE WHITE, Age IS.
 Stafford Springs.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
A Fairy Tale.

Once upon a time there was a brave prince. The king liked him very much. He was going on a journey to St Philips grotto. When he came to the grotto a house suddenly appeared. A hideous ape was outside Then came the inmates of the house. They were rough. lazy people. They beat the poor prince and made him do all the work. One night when he was bleeding from a beating the people of the house had given him the ape said:
 Lead me in the wall of the house three nights running and you will be free''
 The prince rose up. took the ape and walked to the wall of the house
 The wall of the house opened and they walked through. When he came out he saw the ape standing on the out side too
 The next night the walls nearly shut; but the third night he was safe. When he came out the third night there was an old man. a beautiful lady and the princes army.
 The old man said: "This is your army and this is your bride" The old man vanished and the house van ished, toe.
 The prince married the lady and lived happy ever afterwards.
 JOHN HOGAN, Age g.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
Cotton Cloth.

I was born in Savannah. When l was a few months old a, colored man picked me and put me into a basket From the basket I was put into a cot ton gin, where my seeds were taken out. The seeds had oil in them. They were crushed and made into an oil- cake to fatten the cattle,
 When my seeds were taken out l was packed in bales with cotton from other plants. The bales were opened and we were put into a machine, This machine took my threads out. After that my threads were woven together and now I am a piece of cotton cloth.
 ESTHER LYMAN Age 3,
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
A Devoted Mother.

A few months ago a fire broke out in a large city. The fire engines were soon on the spot The house was blazing brisl1ly when they arrived
 There had been. however, no loss of life-eyery person had been success fully rescued from the building. A fireman had just remarked That job is well done" when they heard the wai1 of a cat.
 One fireman determined to save the cat. He followed the walls of the cat and soon came to a room filled with smoke and water. Looking in. he saw a beautiful eat sitting on a baSketful of kittens. The cat was nearly drown ed, but she would not desert her kit tens.
 ESTELLA HARRINGTON, Age F.
 rHaffNiI1A
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
How Tea is Prepared.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am writing to you about tea Tea. plants grow best in hot lands Every few months the leaves are ready to be picked. The young leaves make tea of the best flavor. The leaves that are to make black tea are first spread out to dry. They are then heated. Next they are rolled in the hands, to press out the juices. The leaves dry and turn black. They are ready to be packed in boxes.
 Tt make green tea the same kind of leaves are dried very quickly after picking It takes several pounds of fresh leaves to make enc pound of tea. UnroIl some tea some day and you will see tea leaves.
 MARY E. FOURNIER, Age F.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
Autobioaraphy of a Pussy Willow.

l just grew up out of the ground and I am nothing but a little black stick. l have about fourteen shells upon me- and every week a little fur coat grew out of the shell till 1 had quite a few fur coats
 1 had many little brothers and sis ters, but I was the oldest of them. The March winds were very cold and one night a tree fell over and killed many of my brothers and sisters.
 Near me grew many skunk cabbages
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
Ferns from the Woods.

Dear Uncle Jed: Late in March my brother and I went into the woods and gathered some ferns that we might plant them in a shady place in the yard where nothing seemed to grow.
 For more than three weeks we watched them. but saw no sign of life But one morning I went out and was pleased to see some little white heads peeping up-through the ground. Each morning they had grown 9 lit tie more, until they were about four inches tall, all covered with a white fuzz and curled up at the ends.
 Leaves have now grown from the fuzzy plant, and we are promised a row of handsome ferns.
 JAMES $. MORAN. Age 13.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
Putnam.
Our Pet Faxes.

On the 9th day of April in 1911 my father with a workman went to the east side of our farm to work.
 My brother, who was then II years old went with them. The men were busy working and my brother, who was a little way off. saw something on a little knoll lying in the sun. He thought they were WOOdchucks, but as he went nearer they ran into a hole and the mother, which proved to be a fox. ran away.
 He went and told papa; then they covered up the hole and came to the house for shovels and pickaxes. Then they went back and began digging for the little fellows. They dug out ten alive, and one was accidentally killed with the pickaxe. They brought them home in bags and put them in a large box in the ell. They were about as large as a half grown kitten. Mamma brought them up by hand. They would eat anything dog would eat.
 When they got too large for the box papa fixed a nice place in the cellar to the corncrib for them. They grew to be very tame and cunning, and were very glad to see mamma when she went to feed them. They would jump upon her and eat from her hand.
 They watched for the mother fox and she was shot two days later.
 We kept the young ones until De- cember and then sold them for a nice sum of money.
 MARIAN M WHEELER. Age II.
 SfODin0 0f0n
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
Ao,u He med corn.

Dear Uncle Jed: Last Friday I planted sweet corn. This is the way planted it: placed three or four seeds in a hill, being sure it was in a warm place in the garden. Water the corn constantly until the stalks appear. I hope the boys and girls of the Wide Awake Circle will write about plants and vegetables and begin plant ing.
 ASA LYMAN, Age II. NTorxS7icI,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
No Marked Improvement,

Viewing the manufacture of spring weather as one branch of the art and any marked Improvement in it within your recollection ?-Chicago Tribune.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
A Picnic.

A Picnic.
 One day last August my Sunday school teacher invited her class of about twelve boys, named the True Blue Class, to Groton Long Point. We started on the o'clock train for New London. Then took the ferry to Groton and then the trolley to Gro ton Long Point. We reached there about noon.
 We carried our bathing suits, and after having dinner, which our teach CT had prepared, we played baseball until we lost our ball; then we went in bathing, caught crabs, ran races, and had a fine time.
 At o'clock we returned home
 ROYAL BABCOCK Age Il. JeWett City.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
sia is said to be dishonest country, but this system is profitable

At the national review on July 14 Paris may see the black soldiery of France for the first time. In six years France has raised a black army of practically 10000 and it is now proposed that each section-the Sen egalese, the Madagascar troops. and others-shall send a delegation.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
Boys and Girls Department

the name of it. I hope I will succeed and win another prize book some time. Alice German, of Versailles-I re- ceived the nice prize book, Nita, you sent me. I thank you very much for it. l have read it through and 1t is very interesting.
 Agnes Babsein of Norwich: I thank you very much for the book yod awarded me- I have read it almost through, and it is very interesting.
 Prize Book Winners.
 1--Eric Gilbert, of Danielson-Ad- ventures of a Brownie, by Miss Mu- loch.
 2-Lucy Garter, of Scotland Betty of Old Mackinaw. by Frances Margar- ct Fox.
 3-Frank Pardy. of Norwich-Black Beauty, by Anna Sewall.
 AJames S. Moran, of Norwich Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks, by H. Irving Hancock.
 5-EsteIla Warrington, of Taftville- Sleeping Beauty, by Martha Baker Dunn.
 6-CharIes S. Hart, of Hope, R. L. The Circus Boys in Dixie Land, by Edgar B. P. Darlington.
 7-John o'NeiI, of Norwich-Pony Rider Boys of Montana, by Frank Gee Patchen.
 8-Mariarn M. Wheeler, of Stoning- ton-The Water Babies, by Charles Kingsley,
 Winners of books living in the city may call at the business office of the Bulletin for them at any hour after 10 a. m. on Thursday.
  STORIES WRITTEN BY THE WIDE
 AWAkEs.
 The Old Furnace.
 Over the hill and down in the hoI- low, southeast of DanielsOn, is the Old Furnace. It is called this because there used to be a foundry there.
 A brook runs through the Old Fur mace, and along this brook grow vio- lets, Jack-in- -the-Pulpit, and many other flowers. Artists go and paint there. I was over there last Sunday and got some checkerberries.
 There are many hemlock and maple trees growing over there.
 South of this is Half hill There are many high rocks there. One place is called the Devils Cart Path This is very hard to climb.
 Next is the Devils Pulpit. To go Up on this you have to climb some steep IOChS, LllI you come to one Wlln a hollow in it. You climb up this hol- low place and you will come to a flat rock. This is the Pulpit. You can see for miles and miles away.
 If you play bugle here you will hear it echo far away.
 It is supposed that the Indians used to live around here. for there have been Indian hatchets found
 I don't know just how high it is, but if you are up on top you can see the tops of the trees far below.
 SQuaw Rocks are south of tbis, but l am not going to tell you abolN them as I have never been there.
 ERIC GILBERT. Age 10. DanielSOn
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
Norwich
Sly Old Mike.

Dear Uncle Jed: am going. to tell you of an experience Mike our tom eat, had He is a goed-natured cat but very sly and deceitfuI.
 One day as he was up to his old trick, stealing salmon, he caught his
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
Letters Of Acknowledgements.

Lillian .aosef11aine Brewster, of Nor the prize book received a few weeks ago. ] haven't had time to read it.
 Jan sorry to say. because Eve been so busy. ] imagine it is a fine story Joy
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
Heiaht of PopuIaritx.

If Secretary Bryan could make grape juice as popular as plums the distil- ries would close their doors-New York Sun.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22

three little blue eggs in it, and when I again visit it 1 may see three little baby birds.
 LYDIA LATHROP. Age IL Norwich Town
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
nd used to watch the bluejays come

and I used to watch the bluejays come and eat them
 Spring was coming. One day two little girls came to look for us Their names were Mary and Helen. They picked me and took me home. The next day they took me to school. and in the afternoon all the little children practiced for marchingA
 JOHN O'NNIL. Age Il. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22

Possibly the most generous meal in the world is at the railway halt be- tween St. Petersburg and Moscow writes a traveller. "1t is about mid night. You walk into 8 huge hall, spread with hot and cold meats, tea, vegetables. fish, of all kinds to be sam nIed vodka at hand Everybody walks round and takes what he wants at the moment. The train sounds the departing note The passengers walk out and say at the door what they have eaten and drunk and pay. Rus
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
Rulss for Youna Writers.

Rules for Young Writers. 1. Write plainly on one side of the paper only and number the pages. 2. Use pen and ink, not pencil 3. Shert and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 250 words.
 f. Original stories or letters only will be used.
 5. Write your name, age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom of the stery.
 Address all communications to Un- cle Jeds Bulletin O62ce. Whatever you are-Be that;
 Whatever you say-Be true. StraightforWardly act Be honeSt-in fact,
 Be nobody else but you.'
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-22
SINGuLARITiES.

'F'or He's a Jolly Good Fellow" is sung to a tune that was once na- tional air in Fance, called "Marl- brouck," in the words of which was burlesqued the great general who fought for Queen Anne of England The song is supposed to have come from the Wal1oon country and 1t was unknown in the French capital until fifty years after MarlbOrough's death when a Picardy peasant woman, com ing up to Versailles to nurse the baby dauphin, brought it with her and sang her little baby charge to sleep with the old jingling rhyme. From this ''Marlbrouck" became popular in Paris and ultimately 1t reached England.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-17

$50 O. clock. 1t will be complimentary
and will be rendered by the women of
the Saxtons River churches.
An interesting and inspiring pro-
gram is being arranged, and among
the speakers will be DIR. George j.
Fisher, of New York city, information
al secretary of the physical depart
ment of the Young Mems Christian
association; James A. Whitmore, of
New York city, international secretary
of the county department of the Young
Mems Christian association; Arthur
Howe, captain Yale football team,
1911, coach of Yale team, 1912, now
international secretary of preparatory
schools of the Young Mems Christian
association; Prof. O. A. Morton, of the
extension service of the Massachusetts
Agricultural college; James E. West,
chief scout executive; and G. w. Hinck-
ley, the founder and supervisor of the
Good Will Farms for boys and girls at
Hinckley, Me.
Saxtons River is not on the railroad,
but is reached by trolley from Bellows
Falls, which is at the junction of the
Boston and Maine and Rutland railroads
or by stage from Grafton, Townshend
and Westminster West, and delegates
are advised to go by way of Bellows
Falls, using mileage books. The Sax
tons River Electric Railway company
will provide special cars to meet the
trains, running out to Saxtons River {
distance of six miles.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-17

Newport, Jan. l3.-Herbert A. Gil
ander, a fireman on the Boston & Maine
railroad was killed almost instantly
yesterday morning near the roundhouse.
The accident was caused by the collision
of an extra freight and the helper stand
ing on the track. AS soon as the engi-
neer on the extra saw the other locomo-
tive he applied the emergency brakes
and this in some way separated the en-
CINE and tender.
Gilander who was filling the fire box
fell and was caught between the two
when the train came together. His
body was nearly cut in two. None of
the crew was injured beyond being
shaken up. The engines were put out
of service.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-17
Older Greer Mountain Boys to
Meet

By invitation of the people of Sax
tons River, the third annual conference
of the Older Green Mountain Boys will
be held in that town, beginning Friday
afternoon, January II, and closing Sun
day evening, January II.
Last year there were 247 men and
boys present, and the coming confer
ence it is anticipated will bring to-
gether large number of boys, as well
as leaders of work with boys, who are
interested in the best welfare of the
boys in the state.
The conference will open with the
supper Friday evening. Saturday will
be devoted to addresses and discussions,
and Sunday will be given to church
services, an evangelistic meeting, and
the closing service.
The Register is asked to say that
churches, Sunday schools, church
clubs, Young Mems Christian asso-
Citations, high schools, preparatory
schools, Boy Scouts of America and
other similar organizations are cordi-
ally invited to send delegates from
their membership. Boy delegates
should be older Christian boys, not un-
der Is years old, preferably from l6 to
10. Care should be taken to select
these boys who are the natural leaders
among their fellows and who will en-
ter into the spirit of gathering of
this kind, as the objective of the con
ference is the advancement Of the
kingdom of God among the older boys
of Vermont.
Each delegation should be in the
charge of an adult leader.
Through the hospitality of the peo-
pie, free entertainment is offered in
the homes to all accredited delegates
who send their credentials to j. Z.
Paddock before January Is. For those
who prefer, the Kimball hotel offers a
special rate.
A registration fee will be charged
each delegate, to be used toward the
expense of the conference. 1t must be
paid on arrival at the conference head
quarters.
One of the pleasant sessions of the
conference will be the supper for dele
gates, Friday evening, January II, at