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Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
A Rainy Day surnrise-

Pitter- batter. Pitter- batter came the rain against the window pane Look ing out of the window was the most discontented and disappointed face that ever could be seen
 "Oh, dear! Oh, dear," walled littIe Bess, almost ready to cry. And it just has to happen on this day.
 Well, dearie. you can't expect it to be nice weather just when we planned to spend the day at the beach, spoke her mother cheerfully. T really am very glad it has rained, even if I did want good time as you because we need 1t very much. You don't know all the good it's going to do us.'' "Goodi I don't see what good it'1l do us. only make us lose good timc,' l said Bess.
 But. dearie.' said Mrs Brown (Bess' mother), 'syou mustn't be selfish and just think of yourself, and the good time at the beach, for we can go some other pleasant day. Now just i sit down and listen to me while I tell you the good this rain will do us'' Bess obeyed and then Mrs. Brown l continued:
 I You know we have had very little
 rain this season, and now's just the
 time we need it most for trees, yegeta- l bles and plants. Without rain. these 1 things can't grow. And if we didn't
 hare this rain, just think of all the | things that would be spoiled. Just | imagine the farmers disappointment l Don't you think their disappointment
 would be greater than yours? Do yoI now see the good the rain is going tC ] do us?'s
 Bess nodded her head as she said 1 Yes
 Now we'll have some breakfast ant
 later on We will see what we can do tt | amuse ourselves for the day. Little Bess looked much happier when her father came in the dining . room with a smile, and he thought shs
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT

that one of these tiny plants will pro- duce million and a quarter of seeds in summer as Uncle Jed was when he first learned there We're more than 17,000 lenses in a butterfiy's eye.
 It is very interesting to study the plants and to know their names and relations, and their friends or their foes, and whether they are of use to man or dangerous to handle
 The little plants in the dooryard have wonderful story to tell if you will only learn to correctly sense their form and action.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
THE sEARcHLIeHT.
Latest News from the Fieids of Sci
 enca Education and lnNantia

Edk04k NoW8 TF0U tuG F1ol00 QT 0XI@
 ence, Education and Invention.
 While human beings have acquired unbounded genuine respect for high voltage transmission lines and now seldom allow mischievious intentions or curiosity to induce them to go near enough to electric wires carrying high potentials to work disturbances in q system. birds and clim ping animals are often causes of electric service inter ruptions in different parts of the ccun- try. As yet 1t has been impossible to guard against such troubles
 A crane, aiightfng on a tower near the San Joaquin river, was responsi- ble recently for the grpundng of c 10i.oo0 volt line of the Sierra and San Francisco Power company. Naturally the same crane will never be the oause of such an outrage again Through the agency of two inquisftiye mAes . 2.20G feeder of a railroad signsl sys- tenn was burned out not long ago. When tests disclosed the fact that the wire was grounded it was examined at the point of breakage and the charred bodies of two mice were found The mice had evidently Enawed into the insulation. bringing about snort c4r- cult
 A squirrel bent upon reckless in- vestigation of the physical properties of a 1e,50o volt. transn1issi6n line ok the Public Service company of St. Cloud. Minn., interrupted the servics to. five substations over tweny- six miles of line. The linemen found thtz adventurous squirrel next morning at the foot of one of the poles. with his wf1islxers and ears burned off and . bad hole burned into one hip. His re- search cost his, life.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
Elizabeth,

It was early in the morning; so early the birds were not yet up, but the birds were awake and were softly chirping and calling.
 Someone else was awake. too Little Elizabeth had been promised a visit to the country. and she was to start this very morning. As soon as she heard someone stirring she sprang out of bed. ran to the window and found a very warm pleasant morning. Then she got dressed and went down stairs and found her mother eating break fast.
 After breakfast they got ready and drove to the country. She found her cousin at the gate. Her cousin took her around the farm. Elizabeth saw the pigs and cattle.
 After her cousin had shown her all around the farm they went and sat on the veranda and Elizabeth's cousin told he'd all about the cousins.
 KENNETH H. HALL, Age Il.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
What Became of the 2s.a c.nt.7

The authors of the democratic tariff law promised, as an excuse for killing the American beet sugar industry, that free sugar would mean cheaper sugar and that each cent of tariff removed would mean sugar cent cheaper.
 The tariff on sugar was reduced S4 cents per hundred pounds on March 1. 1914, but this 34 cents that was promised to the consumer has been lost somewhere between the Cuban planta- tions. where cane sugar is grown, and the American homes, where sugar is consumed.
 The wholesale price of refined sugar per hundred pounds, for the months of May and June for the years 1914 and 1912 were as follows:
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
She Helped.

Dear Uncle Jed: We have two cows Their names are Daisy and Pearl.
 One night we went after them When we reached the pasture the cows were there, and Daisy had tried to jump over the bars to come, home and could not get over or back either way
 was frightened and did not know what to de. I started to go to the next house for help. but came back thinking I could help her over my self.
 I went behind her and then I thought of a plan. took hold of her hind legs and tried to help her over but did not succeed. So tried again, and this time she helped herself over.
 I hope some day you will see them
 EDITH BUSHNELL. Age IA. N0rIxrich
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06

These figures show the average wholesale price of refined sugar for May and June, 1913. to be s4-116 ger hundred pounds. The average price for May and June 1914, is s4.06S. only 48 cents lower than for the same period last year.
 The tariff was reduced 34 cents per hundred pounds on March l, 1914, yet the difference in the price of sugar during the same period with the tarlff duty in force, and the price of sugar with a reduction in the tariff. is not 34 cents, but 4 S-10 cents. So that during these two months of 1914 sugar was AS cents cheaper than for the same months in 1913.
 The difference between AS cents and 34 cents is 29.2 cents. What became of the 29.2 cents ?-Kansas City Jour nay
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
Central Park.

Central Park
 Dear Uncle Jed: Excuse me for not writing any sooner I have not yet forgotten UEcle Jed and the good he does for the children. I enjoy your letter to the Wide-Awakes every week very much
 Central park, New York. is a. very large ark, 1t starts at Fifty Ninth street and ends at One Hundred and Tenth street. The Menagerie the Museum of Arts and the Museum of Natural History. are in this park. In the Menagerie there are lions and ionesses, tigers, African snakes. buff falo, bison. elephants, deer and all kinds of animals. In the Museums there are relics of ancient and modern things of the old and the new world GEORGE J. BIEMENTTOCK
 Age 13. RoclxviIIa
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
Norwich.
A Birthday Party.

Dear Uncle Jed: Last Monday my sister had a birthday party. She in vited four of her friends to it. so there were three pair of sisters One of the girls gave her a large piece of ribbon and another gave her a bottle of per fume. I gave her a box of writing paper
 When the girls came we all sat in the parlor until they were rested. showed them my prize books and they admired them.
 We went out on the lawn after, and we played croQuet. When we had played croquet till we were tired of it we played Mrs. Murphy went to Eu- rope"
 At half past four we had the party in our dining room. We told little stories.
 One girl told us about when she was blowing gubbles with some other girls and they were all sitting around the well. She jumped up to catch one and fell into the well. She saved herself from drowning by holding on to the stones till the girls called for help.
 We played games in the parlor till about six o'clock then the girls went home
 We are all going to try to have a little party together sometime near the seashore.
 LILLIAN BREHAUT.
 Ea
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
Their Pretty Pet.

Dear Uncle Jed One day a hunts- man went into the woods for game All of sudden he saw a fawn; raising his bow quickly towards him, he shot the young deer. Just then he heard a rustling and. knowing he was in the kings field, he started to run.
 Two children were coming tc pick flowers and they saw their pet fawn lying on the ground. Their hearts be- gan to beat faster. because they feared he was dead.
 Sitting down beside the fawn. the little girl began to cry. The lawn began to move. Then the children went and told their father their lawn was hurt.
 He sent servant who bound up the wound and carried him to the stable With good care the deer recovered and was able to run and jump again.
 ANNA LAROCHE, Age 1e.
 Versailles
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
My Garden.

Dear Uncle Jed: I have a nice sar- den. l have corn, cabbage and some lettuce in it; and it is growing beau tiful.
 I go out in my garden every morn- ing and look at it, and everything looks so nice and fresh; and then I go and pull out the grass growing in 1t
 We had some of my lettuce for our dinner and it tasted lovely
 l expect to have some of my co n pretty soon. as it is in blossom.
 My cabbage is starting to head up too, and l think I will have some of my cabbage ready to eat soon.
 LILLIAN HOFFMAN, Age 10.
 NOrNVich
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
Graduation Exercises.

Graduation Exercises. ssfs1' Dear Uncle Jed: I am going fo tel you about the graduation exeicisra-o of the Ledyard schools. The exercises were held in the Led yard Congregational church, June 10th from two to five D. m. Four scholars graduated.
 Fancy cookies and cup-cakes were served.
 diamonds are for perfect lessons, and red ones are improving.
 I received a roll for having so many diamonds; I also received a book The title of the book is: "Stories Grandmother Told
 AGNES AUSTIN. Age 12. Gales Ferry
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
Jennie Couldn't Stay.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to write and tell you of my visit to my aunt in Porafret
 My cousin was down to my house, so I went home with her. She is eleven years old. It was the fi.,st time l had been away to stay overnight. We went all alone on the train and changed cars in Puentm. I was very homesick and cried Several times 1 came home Friday. I was going to stay a week.
 JENNIE
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06

P;nkham's Fegeta- ble Compound d. l then suffered terri bly, every month. My husband bought me a bottle of it and it h elped m e right away. Then after my second child was born I had 8 female trouble ry badly and I used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
The Last Day of SchnoI-

The last day of school we went into the sixth grade and spoke poems. spoke one. Arithmetic in the Meadow
 was promoted to the sixth grade and l am very happy
 My teacher was very good to me Her name is Miss O'ConneIl. I hated to leave her. but I had to.
 AGNES KAMINSKI, Age II. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
Bucklen's Arn;ca saive for Plies. Const;o.t;on Cat,oes S;eSpess.

stipated, ss ytnr ,.y'.zfe,n Immediately begins 70 a5soTn rs-ison Er9fn tns becHsa ID waste matter. Use Er. r-:rE:s N-s~ s-.fe Ezi;s and keep S-eil. TDer- B ID better safegeayd against i;.uess. Juzt take one dose tonight e5c at yocr Druggist.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
Independsnee.

You know the Declaration of fnde- pendence has in one sense lost :ts significance. Nobody believed ws could be independent when that docu- ment was written. Now nobody would dare to doubt we are independent. But it is one thing to be independenk and it is another thing to know vhA2 to do with your independence.- President Wilson.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
A Visit to the Old Homestead.

One bright early morning in October father asked us if we would like 70 visit the old homestead in Mansfield
 We started about 10.30 in an auto mobile. It was very pleasant ride, and as we neared Mansfield fath 1T pointed out the old schoolhouse and church and other places he remember ed and could tell us stories about
 Finally we reached the old home stead, and as we got out of the auto mobile we saw an old man tending herds of cattle; ard after father had spoken to him we turned to look at the house, and it was very sad look ing home that met our eyes. The piaz- ga and steps were all gone, the paint al off, and it was all in ruins. We then walked around the fields, and we saw the berries from which tallow candles are made; also the well where the Indians used to leave their arrows, and father used to find them. Many memories came to fathers mind.
 We began to feel hungry. and father asked the man if we might eat in the house. but he replied it was filled with cider barrels. so we found an old cart, upon which we spread a large table cloth, and all ate with relish in the pure country air.
 After lunch papa again spoke to the man and asked him questions about the house.
 He was very superstitious and made us all laugh by telling us he had heard a ghost there wailing and moaning. It was about time for us to start home. so we all got in the automobile and had a lovely ride home. I am spending a few weeks at the | seashore and am having lovely time going in bathing every day. I hope all the Wide Awakes are having as nice vacation as I am l CATHERINE DESMOND, Age IS. New London
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
My unluokv Marninn.

Dear Uncle Jed: thought you and the Wide Awakes would like to hear of the morning I went fishing with my brother.
 My younk brother. Everett, likes to fish. He always wants to fish in the pond near our house. but my mother
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
Ruies for Yeune Writera.

1. Write plainly on one side of the paper only, and number the pages.
 \ Use pen and ink, not pencil
 & Short and pointed articles wlli be given preference Do not use ovei 2be wordG. will be used.
 G Write your name, age and ad : dr.ss plainly ot the bottom of ths story.
 Address all communications D Un- cle Jed. Bulletin once.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
Political Gossip
Duty Defined.


 The Woodbury Reporter. one of the best weeklies in Connecticut. breaches n worth while lay sermon that ought tn sing deep into all our hearts, when 1t says:
 'Ine man who pays his debts and his taxes may be a blessing or a curse to the community. It depends on what else he does. In making this state ment it Is to be understood that by the word debt" is meant the ordinary cash transaction which a man incurs in the transaction of his business. There are men who appear to believe that so long as they are not indebted to their neighbors for goods purchased or the municipality or the state for the last tax levy they have discharged their whole duty and nothing more can~be asked of them. But in reality mans duty to his neighbor is linn ited only by his power to do his neigh bor good. and his duty to the com munty by his ability to be of service to it. The community in which the prevailing statement is What do get out of it?' Is one which does not and cannot prosper. Rockville Leader.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06

Whatever you are-Be thatf Whatever you say--Be true! 8traightforwardly act Be honest-jn fact
 Be nobody elee but you
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
sird. Don. tiks -N.~ Isriaht ,wssd.

Farm and Firesides sayss Martins. bluebirds, and wrens do not take hlnd- ly to houses made of new, bright wood. the places which more nearly resemble the insides of decayed- trees, in which their ancestors have nestled from time immemorial Build your bird houses to suit the birds rather than to please YoI1r own tastes"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
Hot Weather
will sosn be here.

will soen be here. . "RuUp" Hot Water Heater. Does away at once with Hot Kitchen snd saves . lot of coal.
 Come in our office and let us demon strate and explain to you how simple it |. to have HOT WATER withsut burning lot of coal.
 The finest invention of these <imes for the Heusekeeper in Hot Weather at . small cost of installing. Can hs attached to any bsilsr.
 BEAR IN MIND we ars hsaAsssp. ters for all kinds of Heaters and Rarses operated with Gas.
 Let us demonstrats them ts yeu.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
Norwich.
A Hammock.

I am a hammock. I was in the store with a lot of other hammocks One day a lady came in the store and she looked at every hammock and at last took me; and she took me home and showed me to her brothers and sisters
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
Norwich.
A Kind Act.

One day a little girl was on her way from school when she saw three boys stoning a little bird away from it's nest.
 Another little boy was climbing up the tree after the nest.
 When the girl saw them she stood behind some bushes so they couldn't see her. After a continual time of struggling the boy reached the branch where the nest was
 When he got there the bird flew away. The nest contained five little birds. one of which he threw down tc the other boys; but they didn't catch 1t and it fell on a large stone
 At this the boys began to pick ilr stones to throw at it. Just as one ot the larger boys was going to throw a large stone on the little bird, the girl whose name was Mary, ran from be- hind the bushes and stopped him.
 She picked up the little bird and gave it to the boy to put it back ir the nest. Then she told the boys they should not harm a, little bird or a birds nest when the birds were not doing any harm.
 The boys promised. not to touch any more. Then she went on her way home, and the boys did the same. MILDRED DUNHAM, Ages13.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
win not let him go up alone for he

win not let him go up alone for he might fall in.
 He asked me to go fishing with him, so I promised to go if he would get up early the next morning. We got up about four o'clock, and everyone was asleep, but my father. He heard us. and asked us where we were going, and we told him.
 We got out-of-doors without waking anyone else, and were soon on our Way to the pond. It is about five min- uteS walk. We began fishing as soon as we got there. We fished off from the dam, but could not catch any thing
 After a while we went up the oth- CT side of the pond and fished there a while, and we had a few bites. l kept pulling my line out. but did not get a fish. At last I gave my pole hard pull and threw my line way up in a tree, and Everett had to climb up after it.
 Then fell into the water up to my waist and started for home. I got in to a honeybees nest while going through the bushes, and nearly got stung.
 While I was hurrying through the path I caught the fish hook into my sweater and could not get it out, so Everett had 10 pound it oit with a stone and made a big hole in it.
 Everett was laughing at me all the while. and l was so angry at him, said I wouldn't go fishing with him any more that week. haven't been fishing with him since that time, but I guess I will go some more. l am now over my anger. MARY AGUSTA BURRILI., Age 12. Stafford Springs.
 A Pleasant Ride and Interesting Relics Dear Uncle Jed: A few weeks ago my Uncle Herman, who went to Salem Conn. took me with him. He went by way of Gardners Lake.
 was made beautiful by beds of yell low daisies, mountain laurel. and wild l roses It was certainly a beautiful ride. It took us about three quart 1 CTS of an hour to reach our destina l ton.
 We visited a house that was very old The owner of the house said il | was over two hundred and twenty , years old. It is a long, low, house | painted red. The mistress showed us many old relics, the most interesting ! being a newspaper, printed on the clean side of wall paper during the | Civil war by-the Southern soldiers. The Southerners had some exciting news published but they had no paper ! to publish it on so they used wall pa per The heading of the paper was | War" and it stir that three thous- | and Yankees had been sent to take | Charleston, and a gunboat had alst been sent down.
 1 Among the other interesting relics were bullets and guns used in Iht | Civil war, a sword from the Battle o | the Wilderness. an old fashiened clock ] an old sampler. a wooden spoon anc
 a cane used by a reVerened who haC
 lived in this house many years be ] fore.
 l There was an old fashioned fireplace | and on the left hand side of the fire | place was a name tablet. The mis ! tress told us to stand up against thu
 tablet and she made a pencil do
 where the tip of our head touched thu | board. Where the dot was we signet
 our name.
 For instance, if the person standing up against the board was five fee | high the dot would be made five fee | above the floor.
 wish Uncle Jed and the Wid | Awakes could see these relics, 10
 they were very interesting.
 JOHN SEARS, Age 12.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
MRS. BEIDEL
 TELLS WOMEN
How Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound Kept Her
 in Health for IA Years.

Shippensburg, Pa" It was several years ago that started taking Lydia E.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
A Biq Snake.

Dear Uncle Jed: Yesterday I went with my father back to the field In the bushes l saw a birds nest.
 In the nest was a big, black snake The snake was eating up the birds eggs. My father took stick and killed the snake.
 I was very glad the snake was kilt ed
 MARGARET KUCHLE. Age Mansfield Center. tss
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
In connect;e,,t

Connecticut win remain in the dem ocratic column in the coming state election without much doubt
 Nomina tions for the state ticket and
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
City of Norwich Gas ( Electrical Department sat Main Street. Alice Building
WALL PAPERS

We still have a large assortment O. the different grades left over, and; at greatly reduced prices, which we will be pleased to show you.
 Mouldings and Cut Out Borders 10 match same. Also Paints. Muresco in white and tints. and general assort- ment of decorative suppiieA including Papier Mache for halls and ves3ibuies.
 Orders received for painting, paper hanging and decorating.
 P. F. MURTAGH Telephone s2 and s4 West Main st
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
They thought me very pretty and hung

They thought me very pretty and hung me on the lawn.
 A little girl came out and sat on. me. She began to swing back and forth. I was having lovely time. but bye and bye she went away. and then they moved to Maine. There I was hung in.the backyard. The same lit tie girl came again and kept swinging in me and down 1 came to the ground | had an awful bump. The little girl took me and ran into the house to her mamma They took me and put ropes and strings on me. l look as if 1 had been in the war. was not any good afterwards
 ARLENE PEARL, Age 10.
 AIinl1Sta Me
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06

JENNIE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-23
1854 Men Die ON
BRITISH CRUISERS
SUNK BY GERMANS

While they were doing so anoth-
er torpedo struck the Hogue and
IL sank al once.
A moment later fourth and
fifth torpedo struck the Greasy.
both below the water line. and sent
IL. too. TO the bottom.
The newspapers pointed out that
not only has Great Britain vastly
stronger navy than Germany. but
It's submarines are more numerous
than the Germans. and the press Is
demanding 10 know why the adj
mirslty has not used them effect
lively.
Great britain has 20 dread
noughts. battleships and cruisers In
the North sea and Germany has IL.
II German submarines can steal
among the ships OF the enemy's
first line fleet. not many such ex-
ploits as Tuesdays will be neces-
sary TO give Germany the leading
dreadnought strength.
British Navy Suffers
Britis.y@es of war vessels
have considerably exceeded the
Germans thus far.
Seven have been destroyed on
each side.
In Germany's case only one Of
the seven was large vessel. The
British. however. have lost six
cruisers OF not less than 10000
tons.