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Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
Joey Joy, A Rollicking Boy
How the Trick Came Home

Since every man is supposed to have music in his soul, every boy must have a bit in his, but the boys music ex- presses itself in a series of annoying instead of pleasing noises-a racket instead of a symphony
 In Joey Joys day there were more home made instruments than in these days, and while the boys used to make unearthly noises with a blade of grass between the heshy parts of over a comb through which they could make many discordant sounds, the squash-vine flute, cornstalk fiddle and a willow whistle, and while these instruments in the hands of the young produced a. disturbing variety of noises, in the hands of older children they would produce surprising and agreeable music
 Joey Joy had two screaming whis- Tles he delighted in, either of which could be heard half mile away one made by placing two extended fin- gers of each hand in his mouth. and the other by closing his ferefinger and pushing it into his mouth under his tongue. Joey could never produce any harmony of sounds but he could imi- tate a screeching whistle of any kind, make an Indian warwhoop that was hair-iifting, and his mother used to say he could make noise enough to wake the dead
 Joey used to be one of the leaders of the campaigns at the penny -store, in which the boys bought meade, Jack son knobs. striped peppermint, sassa fras and barley stick candy, gib-ral- ters and kisses. The Jackson knobs were of molasses with a lump on the end and were the forerunners of the 1ollipops; the gib'ralters were red and white hard-lump everlasting candy, and the kisses were softer confec- y-tl1 lad sr Sfz r1s,, paper with prettfly fringed edges. There was no soda water, or pink lem onade, or ice cream cones in those days. There was & peppermint pipe, so-called because it resenbled a pipe stem, and it was so hard penny s worth would last a day. This was recognized as being harder than Pfa- roah's heart
 And in those days the boys called their confections Ticking good and 'salaraping," which seemed to mean the same as "bang-upi,
 These campaigns were to have fun with the keeper of the store who walk cd with crutch because one leg was drawn up because of an injury in his youth, and he was always happy when business was rushing. Three or four lads of whom Joey was usually one, would have dime apiece to spend, so they would go to David's to sit in the bookstore by warm stove on a winter evening to have some sport and the rule was to spend one penny at time and to keep David running all the evening to wait upon them, and for 40 cents David would have to run out behind the counter and back 40 times
 This seems cruel on the face of it, but David found enjoyment, for he would shout to his small customers
 Keeper agoing boys! Keeper a- Goingl Ra-bahl thst <as 0aFid'A
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
The castaways.

l One bright day in June, father came home from his office and told us we were all to start for Europe in few days. This was glad news indeed, as we always lived in a big city and did not go on the water very often.
 When we were on the water for two days storm arose The boat rocked like cradle, and about two o'clock in the morning we heard a great crash and everyone on board rushed to the top deck.
 The captain tried to quiet the crowds until the boats could be lowered. It was about three o'clock when we bid father good bye and got into a life boat We sailed about for two days and at last drifted to an un- inhabited island. The thoughts of ever going to Europe had now been forgotten.
 The third night after the wreck a life boat was seen coming towards us. We all went down to the shore .. and what was our surprise when we found it was our own father and four sailors, and the boat was filled with provisions that were taken from the sinking ship.
 The men then started to explore the island and were gone about four hours when they returned with the | welcome news that they had found a | hermit at the other end of the island, and he had, constructed a wireless station and he had sent a wireless | to a ship that was few miles from us, and they prdmised to stop near the island, and we could come to the ship in the life boats.
 When we reached the ship we were given hearty welcome. We were glad to find all on the i wrecked ship had been picked up either by the ship we were on. or by | the one which passed few hours be- | fore, bound for New York.
 MARY FTNNIGAN, Age IS. | Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
Plainneld.
The Thames River.

The Thames river is formed by the Yantic and Snetucket rivers at Nor wich, Connecticut.
 This river was named after the Thames river in England. New Lon- don. at its mouth. was named for Lon don in England, and Norwich, at its head. for the Norwich at the head of the Thames river in England.
 In summer boats go from Norwich to New London every day. On oRe side of the river are many factories and on the other side are many trees and bushes and also afew summer resorts.
 The Thames river is over fourteen miles long. There is some trade car Tied on on this river.
 In winter there is some skating and sleighing on the ice which forms on the river.
 People visiting here and boating on this river say that it is more beauti- full than the Hudson river in New York with its Palisades.
 JpsEPHlNE A. HoLRRpoKs
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Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
Once
Sucked RahIn,a Eaas

Dear Uncle Jed: When my father and my brother were out in the gar den working my father found @ robins egg with a hole pecked in it.
 Ny father told my brother about 1t and he gave it to me. I put it in some water and washed it. Then I dried it
 A hawk or a crow probably took the egg out of the nest.
 One year there was e robins nest in an apple tree near the house. A crow was trying to get the eggs.
 I found an egg in the field that year. I kept it for a long time. One day when was looking at it dropped 1t on the floor and broke 1t.
 I hope the ose have now will not get broken.
 I hope the hawks and crows will not take any more robins eggs. l like to see the little robins grow.
 There is phoebe's nest in the wagon shed. watch the mother and father bird feed the little ones
 ALFREDA K. WALKER, Age g.
 Mansfield Center
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
Their Pet chickadse.

Dear Uncle Jed: Two weeks ago Tuesday on my way home from school I found a little bird half frozen near my house.
 I took it in and I put it in a little basket and kept it in a warm place.
 At first thought that the poor little fellow was going to die, for he did not eat or drink; but after two days he began to eat and drink. and was very glad to have him.
 It is a chickadee and named it Ted dy. He has a little black bunch of feathers on his head. He looks so pretty when he comes hopping on the table with his "Chickadeei Chickadeei"
 My brother is going to build him a little house and put it in the corner of the sitting room- My brother and are very fond of him. I wish you Wlde-Awalzes could ind a bird like mine.
 MARY RYBIc. Age 1S Mansfield
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
What a Brownie Did.

There lived a poor woman and her little girl near the edge of a forest. One day the little girl went into the woods to gather berries to sell in the nearby town. She walked and search and by noontime she had only a few berries, hardly enought to cover the bottom of her basket
 This will never do" she said aloud. q must find more berries, or we shall starve. There is not a piece of bread left in the house."
 Now the little girl did not know that she was near the home of two brownies. Nor did she know that one of the brownies was watching her from behind a big txee. and that he heard every word she said.
 "Ahem,' said the brownie to him. self Here is some one who needs my help. I will find out whether she is good and kind. If she is, I will be her good fairy.
 So the brownie said a few magic words and changed himself into lit- tie old man. Then, coming from be- hind the tree, he said:
 Little girl. am very hungry. Will you please give me some of your ber- ries ?"
 "Yes. you are welcome to all you want" answered the little girl"
 You are good and kind" replied the brownie. but as you are very poor I am going to offer you fairy gift which he drew from under his coat
 It was a golden casket and he also gave her a key, and said, 'Now do not open 1t until you reach home then make a wish, turn the key and you will find what you wished for" She thanked the brownie and then hurried home, and called her mother to see her open 1t She wished for gold then opened 1t and found it full of gold
 So she and her mother were never poor again.
 ADA ENGLAND. Age II.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAkES.
 Tha Nervous Mar

A man returned late to his room in a hotel and kicked off one shoe, which flew with a chatter to the other end of the room. Then, remembering that the man in the next room was nervous and was light sleeper. he divested himself of the rest of his clothes as quietly as possible and went to bed.
 Three hours later he was awakened by a voice at his door. For goodness sake" said the voice, which he recog- nized as that of his nervous neigh Dor, when are you going to kick off the other shoe? I have been lying awake here for three. hours waiting
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md So nat a good sized house could

and so nat a good sized house could be built on it.
 Fferodotus. a Greek historian. said 1t was built by forced labor. and it took one hundred thousand men twenty years to construct it, and ten years to make the road to transport the rocks. Most of the rocks were gotten from the Arabian mountains. They were ferried across the Nile river and then transported to the place where the pyramid was to be built.
 When Cheops died he was buried with his sQueen in the Great Pyramid each having a. separte room It is not known how old this pyramid is and years old. FLOSSIE MEYER, Age IF. Taftville.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
A Young Artist.

By ID. WeBb. Little Willie made drawing And he showed mamma with pride. "What is that?'' he asked exultant. ''Tis puppy" she replied. Then he took it to his father, Who exclaimed, sI wonder now, It's a quadruped for certain, I should say it was cow,'' Willie wondered that his parents Did so strangely disagree; 'It was meant to be the sofa In the parlor,'' murmured he.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.

The Chicken and the Feather Duster.
 Dear Uncle Jed: I am a little boy s years old. My name is Nelson John Leirich.
 One day we had a sick chicken: we brought it in the house and put it in a box of cotton under the stove. and when we got up the next morning we could not find the chicken. so we look ed in the dining room and found the chicken cuddled up under my mothers g feather duster. She thought 1t was the mother hen.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
Trading in EaYpt.


 Dear Uncle Jed: If we ever had . chance to go to Egypt it would be in teresting to visit the bazaars We could buy many curious articles by bargaining.
 Suppose we were going into one of those bazaars to buy a piece of carved ivory. The merchant selling the goods would ask a very high price
 We might think it expensive and say:
 "No. I cannot take that; it is too ex- pensive."
 Then turn around as though we were going out
 He would call us back and ask . price a little cheaper.
 Then we would think the price too high, and again refuse to take it.
 After bargaining a long time we get it for the price we offer
 We had to do all this bargaining be- cause the merchant would have felt much insulted if we had paid the price he asked at first.
 In our country it is just the other way.
 SOPHIE THOMA, Age 1l fob
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
The Polar Boar.

The polar bear. sometimes called the white bear. is the largest of all bears. It Is a very hairy animal, weighing It is a very heavy animal, weighing sometimes as much as ten men to- gether, but it is a good swimmer and diver, and in the icy water of the far north it dives for the fishes which it eats.
 It will watch many hours at a hole in the ice under which 1t knows a seal has come for air. and then-~ith one powerful blow of its paw will kill the seal as it comes up to the surface of the ice.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
HI. Pet Rabbits.

Dear Uncle Jed: am going to ten you about my rabbits. bought two and they both were grey and white, and small. but they are large now. They had two little ones. and both of them were white with pink eyes They lived for a while and one day a dog bit one of them, and 1t got locl<5aw and died. The other one WAS out ons day and ate some green grass and e worm got into its stomach and it got sick and did not eat for almost . week, and one morning it was miss ing could not find it in the coop. SO looked in the by1rrow. and there 1t lay. dead.
 I was awful sorry for them. because they were so pretty. and now only have the two old ones. They have a very big burrow, and they did all the digging in one night.
 I will close now. I guess win ten you more about them some other time.
 THOMAS O'CONNFLL4 Age 1z.F
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02

Apple Scab.
 The black scabby looking spots that occur on the apple are caused by a fungus which attacks the leaves, fruit and young shoots. 1t first comes on the leaves in the spring as nearly round, dull green spots These in crease in size, run together and be- come black
 The many productive bodies or spores are produced in the blaekened spots. These produce more scab, be- ing carried by the wind
 Remedy-For most purposes two sprayings are sufficient. Make the first before the leaves appear, with one pound of copper sulphate to fifty gal Ions of water.
 The second should be made with Bordeaux mixture and arsenate of lead when the blossoms fall EDWARD RUCHLE Mansfield Center
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
PoETRlY.
In the Moon.

In the Moon. What do you see in the moon, little
 one,
 Up in the sky so high Do you see a man with a twinkle of
 fun
 Shining bright from his silvery eye? ? What do you see in the moon. my
 child,
 Keeping watch over all the earth? Do you see a rabbit, a. rabbit wild. That excites your childish mirth Do you see in the moon as it hangs
 on high
 A mysterious lady fair. Who combs and combs, without a sigh, Her wonderful golden hair? Now look, at the moon again. my dear When it's round and clear and gold, And you'll see q mother bend over her
 babe
 And it's little form enfold.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
A Famous Dog of Old Rome.

It happened that a plot against the Emperor Nero had beer discovered, and the chief conspirator had been put to death, together with some servants.
 One of these men had a dog of which he was very fond, and from the mo- ment the man was thrown into prison the dog could not be persuaded to move away from the door.
 At last there came a day when the man suffered the cruel death common in Rome for such offepses. He was thrown down a flight of stairs and his neck was broken by the fall.
 A crowd of Romans had gathered round the place of execution. in order to see the sight. and in the midst of them all the dog managed to reach his masters side and he laid there bowling piteously.
 Then one of the crowd, moved with pity. threw to the dog a piece of meat. By and by the men came for the body in order to throw it into the River fiber. Even the dog followed and swan after it. and held it up and tried to bring it to land, and the people came to see how faithful the dog was to his master.
 FREDERICK ERLBECK, Age 14.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
She haa Six Children

Dear Uncle Jed: have not writer to you for a long time, so thought would write. It is very hot here. have six children now. Your niece,
 zILLAH MoRRY, Age ..
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Paul Werth of North Franklin: I received the prize book, The High School Captain of the Team. and I thank you ever so much for it. I like to read those books.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
Rulee for Youna Writsrs.

|. Write mainly on one side of the paper only, and number the pages. 2. Use pen and ink, not pencil. 6 Short and polluted articles WiiI be given preference. Do not use ovef s250 words.
 {. original stories or letters only will be used.
 E. Write your name. age and ad- dr~ss plainly ot the bottom or the story.
 Address all communications to Un- cle Jed. Bulletin Onice.
 Whatever you are-Be thati
 Whatever you say--Be trueS
 Straightforwardly act
 Be honest-in fact.
 Be nobody else but you.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
Norwich.
My School.

Dear Uncle Jed: am going to write about my school. I am in the sixth grade. in the fourth room have six lessons day. The lessons are lam guage. history. spelling. reading, arith- metic and geography.
 Our muhic teacher comes every We'd nesday. We have fifteen scholars in our room.
 My teachers name Is Miss Mccon- neil.
 enjoy going to school very much am learning very fast.
 JOSEPH GLENNER Age If
 AttaWaugau-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
Strawberry Season.

Dear Uncle Jed: We'll, here am again. going to tell the Wide-Awakes about straw berries.
 l am picking strawberries over to a neighbor's house. Today picked be- tween 20 and 90 boxes We only pick ed half the bed, and got through by o'clock There are three of us picking and it didn't take long. The berries are large and good picking. The ber- rtes are the William Bell"
 MT Casewell measured two straw berries. One was 2 1-2 inches thick and 1-2 inches around 1t. The other was 5-S inches tNick and 1-z inches around it. They were both very large.
 One basket I picked was large ones all through. They are very sweet and
 JULIA LATHAM, Axe 1S.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
The Great Pyramid.

The pyramids are one of the many wonders of the world There are about fifty standing near the Nile river in Egypt
 The largest is called the s"Great Pyramid" It was built during the reign of Cheops, an Egypt king, who lived three thousand years before Christ It is an almost solid mass of stone made in the shape of great blocks which are piled up in the shape of steps, growing smaller as they rise. There are about one hun dred and fifty layers of stone. each on the average about as high as a dining room table.
 It was four hundred eighty two feet high, but a vast quantity of it was carted away to make buildings for Cairo It is now four hundred and fifty feet high. It's base covers snfRkR aorsz Xhile> n top iz Ae 2arxe
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
A Little Problem.

A Etkklo TTcDIcm.
 A farmer had a boy and a girl. One day the daughter asked her father for fifteen cents to go to the show.
 The father replied, If you sell thirty apples, 2 for one cent, and 30 for fifteen cents, you can go to the show"
 Then the boy asked, Can go too % The father said: Here are thirty apples, sell them at for one cent, and thirty for ten cents"
 They went to the store and ask ed the keeped if he wanted to buy any apples.
 He said, Yes"
 ''The girl said, 'srve got thirty ap- pies for Is cents, three for one cent" ." The boy said, 1T have got thirty apples for 10 cents, three for one pen n.y.. sixty apples for twenty five cents"
 The store keeper gave them twenty four cents.
 The boy asked for ten cents for his apples. The girl had fourteen cents left.
 They went back to the store keeper and asked him for the penny He said: You gave me sixty ap- ples; divided by five the product is F, and they came to twenty-fou cents.
 Will some one tell me how I can get the remaining penny.
 LIZZIE ASSAD, Age F.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
coes to chestnut Hill School,

Dear Uncle Jed: I am a little girl s years old I am in the second grade I have three sisters who go to school with me. go to the Chestnut HilI schoeA hHa nae, thA -n0ha& ezk Ge
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home to dinner every day. sometimx I will write a letter about my farm.
 AGNES GAYBSK1, Age 2. Colchester.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
cuItivate the Hen.

Dear Uncle Jed: Caci<is here and caclxle there; lay your eggs just any where. Every time you lay an egg, down the mortgage goes a peg. CacE1e. cackIe all the day. who can ind a bet ter way for to get ahead again. than to cultivate the hen?
 NELLIE B. DAY. Age IL
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for the other shoe to be kicked off. ;
 IRENE M. MATHIEU. Age IS. Columbia
Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
Old snaekle.

Old Speckie. F I am an old hen with black and white speckles. My mistress calle me. "O1d Speckle'
 Every day my mistress gives me water, cracked corn and plenty of bread crumbs. I eat flies and dig for worms.
 Everyday I lay an egg
 One day I made a nest behind the barn and laid my eggs there for fear my mistress would come and take them.
 laid twelve eggs and in three weeks twelve little balls of yellow, brown and black chickens came tum- bling out of the nest My mistress came out and was sur prised. She shut me up in a coop with wire in front so that my chick ems could go in and out.
 In about two weeks I was let. free to roam about with my family.
 EVA ALPERIN, Age 13. Mansfield Four Corners.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-02-26
COmnlendable.

Charity Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of
this city, has taken a stand which is to
be commended, in taking to task mem
bers who persist in excessive indulgence
in intoXicants and who do not properly
care for their families. Two such cases
have been tried and disposed of by the
lodge, resulting in the suspension of both
of the members. The order of Knights
of Pythias or any other fraternal order
cannot thrive with this class of members
on the roster of its lodge and the sooner
they are eliminated the better for the
dignity and standing of the order and
the protection of it's self-respecting
members.
AS an evidence that this lodge is pro-
crossing it has just conferred the rank
of Knight on five new members and has
class of five ready to receive the rank
of Page. The lodge has bership
of over 200 and they are of the best
young men of the community. They de-
serve success. Westminster Times.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-02-26
Road Supervisors To Go.

Abolition of the 400 road supervisors
of Washington county and the changing
of the entire systsm of road building in
the county was recommended by County
Surveyor Ernest r. Darby, who was APP
pointed county road superintendent at a
salary of 81, 800 year, at meeting of
the County Commissioners last week.
The recommendation was adopted.
The county will be divided into l6 road
districts, each containing about 40 miles
of road, under road foreman, who will
be in charge of all road building and re-
pairing in his district. The foremen will
be appointed by the County Commission
ers, but will take their instructions from
the county road superintendent.
A fund will be set apart for the build
ing of new roads and another fund for
repairing old roads. A fund will also be
provided for the building of new bridges,
which will be done under the supervision
of bridge foreman to be appointed.