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Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
A Cat And A Mouse

of the pot of fat Nothing tastes better" said she, than what one eats by ones self" when she came home the mouse asked: What was this child called?"
 "Halfgone," answered the cat.
 "Halfgone! What a name! l have never heard it in my life.'
 Soon the cats mouth began to water once more after her licking business.
 All good things in threes," she said to the mouse. ''I have again to stand godmother The child is quite black, and has white paws. but not a single white hair on it's body. This only hap pens once in two years, so you will let me go out?"
 "Topoff! Halfgone!" repeated the mouse. They are such curious names; they make me thougtful.'
 "Oh. you sit at home in your dark gray coat and your long tail" said the cat and you get fanciful. That comes of not going out in the day.
 The mouse had a. good cleaning out while the eat was gone, and made the house tidy; but the greedy cat ate the oAs can be at rest" she said to her self and at night she came home sleek and satisfied. The mouse asked at once after the third child's name.
 T won't please you any better" said the eat; he was called Cieangone."
 
 de not believe that name any more than any others. Cleangonel What can it mean?' She shook her head curIed herself up and went to sleep.
 From this time on no one asked the cat to stand godmether, but when the winter came and there was nothing to be got outside, the mouse remembered their provision and said: Come. cat we will go to our pot of fat which we have stored away it will taste very goedi
 Yes, indeed" answered the cat: it will taste as good to you as if you stretched your tongue out of the win dow"
 They started off, and when they reached it they found the pot in its place, but quite empty,
 "Ah,' said the mousei now I know what has happened, You ate it all when you stood godmother; first the top off, then half of it gone. then"
 will you be quiet!" screamed the cat. Another word and I will eat you up"
 ':-Cieangone," was already on the poor mouse's tongue, and scarcely was it out than the cat made a spring at her, seiZea and swallowed her
 You see, that is the way of the world.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
At the Fire.

Friday afternoon about o'clock the fire bell rang, but as I didn't know where it was I didn't think anything more about it.
 A few minutes later some girls came in school and said the fire was on Jackson street. We all ran out of school to see where it was and found out 1t was only a little way past the school
 men were pulling the fire teams out of the building over to the fire
 As soon as they got there they put the hose of water on and pulled some of the boards off so as to put the hose of water through
 When the roof was nearly all burned 1t began to fall in. At this time we thought the school bell was going to ring. so we all ran back to the school
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
She Feeds the Birds.

Dear Uncle Jed: I would like to tell you about the birds that come around my house. One morning there were about fifteen birds in the yard.
 I thought they were very hungry, so I put some bread out where they were, but they all flew away.
 Then I went down to the store. When came back I looked out there; the bread was all gone. I thought the dog had eaten it. but my mother said she saw all the birds around there.
 They looked like English SparrOws; they were gray. They were very cum ming. 1 like to watch them hop around. There was very little snow on the ground.
 I would like to have a, lot of them They do not come very often.
 MARY YATTENBURGER,A Age 14.
 Mansfield.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
The Story of a Dime.

The first I can remember of my life was that l was in what people call a. mint. I was lump of silver and soon l was stamped and became silver coin worth ten cents.
 After this l was going through the mail in an envelope. Two days jour neying and I was in a mans hand mixed up with my brothers sisters and cousins. The next minute I was in deep, dark pocket and soon I was taken out and put on a counter where | saw boxes and boxes filled with candy.
 I lay in a. drawer a long time when one day lady took me out and gay e me to another lady
 This lady was going to Europe and l was going, too. Just as she was go- ing on board the boat she took me from her bag. Someone gave a push and l rolled from her hand into some thing wet. It was the ocean. I sank down, down deep and when I finally landed l was on some sand and after wards l sank into the sand. That
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
A Girls Kindness to a Dumb Animal

Little Mary Smith was coming home from school one day, when she heard the piteous moving of a kitten. Look ing toward the river which flowed nearby, she saw a group of men and boys watching the cruel sport.
 One of the boys had the kitten by the nape of the neck and was tormenting it, putting it in the water until it was half drowned and then drawing it out again. only to be followed by shouts of Do it again. Rob! Do it again!''
 Mary watched them b& a moment, then pushing her way through che group she exclaimed: For shame. Rob- ert, to treat helpless creature like thati"
 She snatched the kitten from his hands and while tears were streaming down her face, she knelt braveIy be- side the river and held the kitten under water until it was drowned, thus put ting an end to the poor creatures misery.
 The people who were watching this kind deed, moved slowly away, feeling ashamed of themselves and vowine in the future they would be kind to all dumb animals
 VERONICA V. F. TUCKER. Age II.
 Versailles Conn
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
The Broken Pitcher,

Once there lived in a city poor widow and a family of three children. The widow had to work hard by taking in washing and sewing to support her family.
 One day she sent her oldest daugh- ter Grace to q farm house for the eve ming milk. She gave her a little pink and white pitcher
 While on the way Grace met some of her schOolmates and stopped to play with them. When she got ready to get her pitcher, why. 1t was broken! Some naughty boy must have thrown a stone at it.
 Poor Grace did not know what to do She began to cry. Along came a gen. tleman and said: "What is the matter. little girl?''
 She said. T have broken my mothers s pitcher and we cant have any milk to- night"
 The good gentleman put his hand in his pocket and gave the girl quar- ter and told her not to cry. saying: "A broken pitchsr can never be mend ed
 MARGARET NGRATH
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAKES.
Patrick Henry.

When Patrick Henry was a little boy he liked to play on his violin very much Also he liked to hunt and fish. When he grew up he wanted to be a lawyer, because his father was 8 law yer.
 When he was 15 years old his father put him in a country store. He failed In store business.
 He decided to be a lawyer. He made a great speech once T know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death" That was part of his speech.
 MARION BLACK, Age 9, Springfield, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
She Likes to Read About Birds.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am a little girl 5 years old. I go to school every day and I am in the fourth grade. like to go to school, and I Just love to read. I get books from the library and read every minute I can get. I have read many stories of people in far away lands. I like Hans Brinker best of all
 I like to read stories about birds and animals. I spend a great deal of time reading Woods Natural History. wish I had a book about birds We have many birds around our home.
 In the summer I like to watch the humming birds fly from flower to flower. They are such pretty little creatures. I try to watch them go to their nests, but all of sudden they are gone. I hope to find a nest this summer. think it is in the hedge. Do you think they would make a nest in a hedge?
 DORIS MANNING BRIGGS, Age 8.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
A Punishment for likeness.

Dear Uncle Jed: Three hundred and sixty years ago, when Edward VI reigned the landlords passed a law that anyone who was able and would not work for three days should be branded upon the breast with the letter V and made 8 slave for two years to anyone who informed against the idler.
 This slave should be fed bread and water and such as the master though best. q
 The master could sell the slave, or put an iron ring around his neck, arm or leg.
 If this slave should run away for fourteen days he should be branded upon the cheek and made a slave for life.
 If he ran away the second time he was made to suffer the pain of death.
 FRANCES E. ADAMS, Age 10.
 EIagleVile.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
Mystic,
Cotton.

Cotton is a plant. It grows in warm countries. It needs plenty of rain. It cannot grow in cold or dry lands. The best cotton fields are in the southern plain.
 The cotton grows from two to four feet high. Long. white fibers grow on the seeds and burst the pods as the seeds ripen.
 When the cotton is picked it is press ed into bales and sent all over the world. Also the seeds contain useful oil. They are put into strong presses and the oil is squeezed out. Some of this oil is used in making soap. The cotton is made into cloth.
 FRANCIS DIFFTEY, Age 10.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
How to Keep Healthy.

Dear Uncle Jed: I have read the stories written by the Wide Awakes. I am going to write you a short letter about how to keep healthy.
 Many people have diseases by being careless People that are healthy should not ruin their lives by smoking, drinking or using impure water. Every Friday we study a booklet on Health"
 Some people are afraid to take a bath for fear of catching cold
 People who are siclly should breathe fresh air. There are many wells which carry disease germs.
 I hope the people and Wide Awakes will read this little letter.
 DEBENIA FRAZIER, Age IS.
 OnecO
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
The Beautiful Boy.

Not long ago I knew a little boy named Henry Donald. To look at him you would think he was an angel I'm sure he was a good boy at school from what I heard.
 His teachers name was Miss Roland and Oh! how she admired him for be- ing such pretty boy.
 He lived quite a distance from the school It was a long and weary walk every day
 His mother was a tall. pale woman It was Henry who was the cause of her paleness. Although he was a very handsome boy he lacked some thing he needed, for his father died when he was about five years old. so his poor mother had to work hard to educate him. Although he didn't seem to appreciate it.
 When he would come home from school he would never be cheerful to his mother, but would always have an ugly word
 One day his mother said to him: Henry, my boy. you should try and conquer that temper you have or you will do something in time by means of it."
 Not long after his mothers end came.
 Henry, now a young man, often says: "I regret I didn't follow my dear mothers example. But it is too late now"
 ADEI.INEI WHITE Ape 13
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
Her Birthday,

Dear Uncle Jed: In January was my birthday. My cousins came over in the afternoon at o'clock. We played games and I received quite number Of presents. Then refreshments wers served. We had cocoa. cake, buns ana peaches.
 After supper we talked and played games. Then about half past ' my cousins went home. One of them stay ed over night and it made it pleasant CT.
 I had a very nice time. It came oi Jan. 3. 1914
 LOTTIE A. NELL, Age F.
 NnrxUi4I1
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
A Good Calf.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would tell you about my calf. Her name is Molly. She is year and eight months old. She likes to be in the pasture with the other calves.
 The pasture is very large. She runs all over it. At night I put her in the barn and give her hay and grain. I think she is @ good calf. I wish you could see her.
 FANNIE A. LATHROP. Age F.
 Yantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
She Saw a Eox

Dear Uncle Jed: How are the Wide Awakes? l go to school every day, and we are gathering egg masses. have goL 331. I study reading, spelling. writ ing, history. arithmetic There are r scholars.
 I have four cats.
 I saw g fox last winter and I was afraid. It came up behind me.
 I have a pig. One day he followed the mailman to the next house, and I had to go and get him.
 It has been very cold up hero.
 BLANCHE POTTER, Age 2. WilIin1antic,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
The Bell of Justice.

In little village of Italy there was a good king who hung a bell in the market place and covered it with sheltering roof. He called the people together and said 'If wrong has been done to you ring the bell and the judge will make it right
 By this the people lived happily for many years. At last the judge heard all their complaints. He would pun fsh those who did wrong.
 FLORIDA SAVAGEAU, Age g.
 Versailles
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
The Pet Heifer.

I have a little heifer and her name is Rose. I like Rose.
 My father bought her a harness. l put the harness on her.
 I have a little wagon.
 In the spring I hitch her in the wag- on and pick up stones.
 When I get home in the evening take the curryconlb and brush and clean her. l feed her two times a, day. When Rose is out and l call her, she will come to me. At 3 o'cock 1 put her in the barn.
 MARGARET KUCKLE, Age 8. Mansfield Center
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
My Pets

Peter and Polly are my pets. They are two little pigeons, one brown and white. and the other blue and white. l got them when they were three weeks old and now they are about six months old. They stay up overhead in our shop, but very soon they have got to learn to run around outdoors
 Last week Polly laid an egg. It is about as big as a walnut. I hope they will get used to running out around before long.
 Oh! But the greatest is when they go to bed at night. They make the greatest noise and seem to be glad to think night has come so they can rest their tired bodies
 VIOLET MAIN, Age 12.
 Mystic
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
A Heroic Family.

Dear Uncle Jed: have not yet for gotten you and the Wide Awakes, all though I have moved away from Un eaSVille. I have composed a story which I think will be a good one.
 There lived in Porto Rico a family by the name of Burns. This family consisted of MT. and Mrs. Burns and their only son, James.
 MT. Burns had entered the army, at
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
Her IittIe Canary Bird.

Dear Uncle Jed: I have a little canary bird, and I have named it Dickey. It sings very early in the morning: but when strangers come in it does not sing at all. I got my canary about four years ago. It was very small, but it is a little larger now.
 One day I put the bird outside in his cage, but had to watch him so the cat wouldn't get him. One win<er day he got sick, so I took him out of the cage and put cotton all about him, and then put him in the clothes basket, and the next day he was better.
 LILLE GRABOWSKI, Age Is.
 South Ma anchaSfeT
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02

men would not know how to live.
 Years ago there used to be bad men in Europe, living on the coasts of the countries. These men would put them, would try to sail into harbor, but. misguided by the lights. would go on the rocks. Then these bad men, called wreckers, would rob them of their cargo and money.
 So men put false lights in place of the Bible to lead us from the path of life and destroy our souls Follow dom.
 FRANK PARDY, Age 1S.
 Norwich
 An Act of Kindness.
 Once upon a time there lived in a large city a poor old blind man. This man was a violin player. He used to play his violin in the public squares. He had a little dog which used to hold his hat, so the people would drop coh's in it as they went by.
 One day he had played all day and hadnG\got a cent of money. That night he was NSorroWful, and a well dressed man walked up to him and asked him to let him take his violin a minute.
 The poor Euan let him take it. The other man took the violin and tuned it up well and began to play. In few minutes there was a large crowd gath cred around him. Soon the hat began to fill with money.
 When the violin player stopped play ing the hat was full of money. As the man walked off the people praised him. Later on it was found out he was the greatest violin player in the world.
 This is @ true story.
 HELEN REYNOLDS, Age 12.
 Eagleville.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
Life in a Desert in Arabia.


 The tent-dwellers who live in the desert are called BedOuins. They are aabOld tribe. They live in tents made Of goats hair. There is very little fur nituro in their tents. They sit on the ground and eat with their fingers. The cooking is done over an open fire. They wear but little clothing and the boys go naked until they are thirteen years old, and the girls until they are seven. Some of these tentdwellers raise wheat, but the chief crop is millet. It is ground and made into cakes.
 Dates are the chief food of the BedOuins. Not only the men. women and children eat them but they feed them to the horses and camels.
 The men wear long white gowns and white turbans made by folding several yards of cloth around their heads The Bedouins are very fond of their famous Arabian horses and treat them as they treat their children. Theil horses are very beautiful
 ALICE NJ GORMAN. Age Il. Versailles
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Lillian Rrehaut of East Norwich N. Y: I received the prize book you sent. I have read almost half of it and I think it is very interesting. I thank you very much for il.
 Abraham Swaitzberg, of Mt. Hope, Ct: I thank you very much for my prize book, The Little Lame Prince.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
Problem for the Idle.

If the time is hanging heavy on your hands, try to work out this: How many times in each 24 hours do the two hands of he clock appear at right angles to each other ?-Baltimora News.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
Rules for Young Writers.

l. Write nlainiy on one side of the paper only, and number the pages
 2. Use pen and ink, not pencil
 3. Short and pointed articles wilt be given preferences Do not use ovef 250 words
 A Original stories CT letters onty will be used.
 5. Write your napae> age and ad = Gr~ss plainly ct the bettem of ths story.
 Address all communications b Un- cle Jed. Bulletin Office.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02
ADELINE WHITE, Age 13.
Our Fiac

In Philadelphia there is still stand ing the little house where Betsy Ross made the first real American flag
 The first United States flag adopted by congress. June 14, 1777 having the stars and stripes, made it is said, out of soldiers white shirt, an old blue army overcoat. and 8 red flannel petit coat
 There are three colors in our flag, red, white and blue. There are six white bars and seven red bars. The blue on the flag is the field which contains the stars. One star is added for each state annexed to the union. The thirteen stripes stand for the first thirteen states
 Capt Robert Gray was the first man to carry the stars and stripes around the world
 All the girls of Portsmouth joined together and made a flag for John Paul Jones. They didn't sew on calico patchwork, but pieces of silk from their gowns.
 They then presented it to John Paul Jones. He was the first one to hoist an American flag over an American warship.
 The flag is honored by school chiI- dren, by soldiers, by military officers and in parades.
 FLORA LAMBERT. Age 12.
 Attawaugan.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02

 One bottle on his topnost shelf Is labeled Sunshine Strong" Preserved Good Tempers' is the next The next is Powdered Song'' Essence of Love- and Balm of
 Peace
 Come next upon the shelf; Then Cream of Faith,' ''Tincture of
 Joy
 All marked to Help Yourself The Ointment of Unselfshness'' And pills of Happy Thought Stand near the Spirits of Kind
 Words
 Not elsewhere to be bought. Two iron baskets large and strong In corners of his shop: And indicating fingers point: Here ali bad faults may drop If any Wide-Awakes find This wondrous little man He'll help you on your daily way And shine you all he can. He never sends a single bill To those who seek his aid His motto's only Help yourself Go choose Don't be afraid!
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02

is the end of my story, fer that is all I know of my life
 ADELAIDE HOLBROOK, Age Il.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02

house. We had only been there a lit tie while when the bell rang
 MILDRED DUNHAAI, Age 13. Willimantic
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02

"WdateyeT you are-Be thatl Whatever you say-Be truei STaishttorNa<dly act Be honeSt-in fact, Be nobody else but you"
 POETRY,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02

The Funny Man. There is 8 funny little man Who keeps shop that's queer, You'll never guess his business right Not if you guess a year, In rows upon his wooden shelves Stand bottles big and bright, All labeled neat in printed words Refreshing to your sight. His sign is fastened to the door, Which always opens wide, Inviting you to enter there: "A first class shine inside-'' Perhaps you think he blacks your
 boots;
 A second glance reveals That though he is a 'polisher''
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-02

He shines not toes or heels.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-01-01
CS,aaly Covesnapoat
Friday. IAee. 8. 1919.

Friday. I'se. 3. 1919.
The Beard Of County Csnaissicness
met in sdjsurnsd rsguisr session.
Present. J. W. Brosdhesd. Chsirman
o. p. wiIson and F. N. Austin. Con-
missioners. A. F. Perrier. County At.
troney. Lily Z Labare. CIsrk.
The matter Of an appropriation fo'
the maintenance Of the SedEvich
County High School again coming "
for consideration, . cosnnittee Il the
Sedxviek County High School District
consisting OF james A. Dawson. Presi'
dent Of the County High Schsol Dis.
trict. and Mrs. Ella w. kabenck
County Superintendent Of Sehosls. sp'
peared before the Board. and present
ed . certificate and petition. asking
for the appropriation Of the total sum
Of 50. 5OO.0 90 for the maintenance of said
High School during the ensuing year,
being an increase of 81. 49, SO over and
above the amount heretofore certified
on the End day of december. 1913, and
also presented to the Board the certi.
ficate of The Colorado Tax Commission
recommending that an increased levy
be made for maintenance of said Sedg-
wick County High School for the en-
suing fiscal year SO as to raise the sum
of So, 500. 90 for such maintenance.
BE 1T THEREFORE RESOLVED
by the Board of County Commissioners
that the sum of Sl,7l6.93 be and is
hereby appropriated as an additional
appropriation for the maintenance of
said Sedgwick County High School,
making the total amount appropriated
therefor for the next fiscal year the
sum Of So, $1,000.
AND FURTHER RESOLVED. that
in ADDITION to the levy of 4-l0 mills on
the dollar of valuation of taxable pro-
perty within the limits of the Counto
of Sedgwick, as heretofore made, a
further levy of 3l-l0O mills on the doll
ar be and is hereby made, thus making
a total levy for the creation of fund
for such maintenance to be 7l-l00
mills.
On motion of Commissioner Wilson,
seconded by Commissioner Austin. the
foregoing resolution was adopted
by unanimous vote,
The Board adjourned tomeet We'd
nesday. December 81, 1918.
Lily z. Labaree, Clerk.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-01-01
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