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Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
Nsll,s First Cake

T want to make a cake.' said Nell, one morning. T want to make it all by myself, only cook must show me how"
 Cook laughed and said she would. When she was ready, Nell went down to the kitchen and Jack and Jill and F'ido went with her.
 Cook found a footstool for Nellie to stand on, then she put some butter and sugar into basin .and told the little girl to mix it with a large spoon.
 Nellie stirred with a will and cook spice, and all the nice things that good cooks put in cake. Presently cook went into the back kitchen.
 Mix it well, Miss Nellie" she said until I come back, then we will put it in a tin and bake it ready for tea 9
 Nell was very busy indeed. Ffdo sat on the floor by the table. and Jill on a chair close by and Jack sat on the floor near to his mistress feet
 You must all be quiet and good E said Nellie, then I will give you each 8 slice for your tea"
 Jack parked, and Ffdo came a lit tie nearer.
 T must go and find cook said Nell it, presently; T am sure this is mixed quite enough
 She went out into the back kitchen, but cook was not there, she was in the garden gathering parsley.
 Nell ran down the path to her, and helped her pick it. And now" she said, please come and show me how to bake my cake
 But what do you think When they went into the kitchen the basin was quite empty and Jack and Jill and F'ido were all licking their lips. They had eaten every bitl
 LILLIAN BREHAUT, Age 16.
 East Norwich N Y
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
Etinuette for Rnus

Grandnothers are perhaps more crit lcal than mothers about the little points of etiquette which distinguish the well bred from the poorly bred boy. It was one of these good old ladies who formulated the following rules:
 Boys, if you want to be known as little gentlemen, remember that the following things should be done
 Hat lifted when saying Goodbye, or How do you do?
 Hat lifted when offering a seat in a car, or acknowledging a favor. with
 Always precede lady up stairs and ask her if you may precede her in passing through in public places
 Hat off at the moment you enter a street door, or step into a private hall or office.
 Let a lady pass first. always, unless she asks you to precede her. Tn the parlor stand until every lady is seated.
 Look people straight in the face when speaking or being spoken to.
 ELet ladies pass through a door first standing aside for them
 Tn the dining room take your seat after ladies and all elders.
 Never play with knife, fork or spoon.
 "Do not take your napkin in a bunch in your hand
 Flat as fast, or as slow as the others and finish the course when they do. Rise when ladies leave the room and stand still until they are out
 Special rules for the mouth are: Al noise in eating. or smacking the lips should be avoided. Cover the mouth with hand or nap- kin when obliged to remove anything from it. ''Use your handkerchief unobtrusive- Iy always. Always knock at any private room door,
 GEORGE FARRELL, Age 1s. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT

rect for a child of the age appended to it.
 When the letter is upon a holiday that is pasta story of a Thanksg1ving
 party doesn't look well in print after Christmas.
 When a letter is about home matters which would not look well in print. When a letter contains names of friends who may not like to see their names in print without their permis- sion.
 When letter is too short and has
 too little in it to be interesting. When letter is too long and takes up too much space. You may find in these 12 reasons why your letter did not appear. How long should letter be to be acceptable? A letter of less than 50 words would be too short, and letter of over 400 words too long; and a story over 500 words longer than Uncle Jed cares for. The principal thing is to have the letter plainly written. for a good story dinly written would be rejected by the printers They have no time to bother with poor copy. If the Wlde-Awakes will heed the suggestions given in these 12 reasons why their letters do not appear in print they will be likely to write more &C., ceptable letters. All letters have to await their turn.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAkES.
BiIIy's Visitor.

Billy, who had just learned to handle a gun, was allowed to join his fathers hunting party. The camp. a, long bun galow, was situated among the Adj rondacks.
 Early one morning the men started out on a hunting trip. Billy was too young to go. so he was left at the camp. The day passed very slowly. Evening came and Billy was sitting In the living room reading a book He was beginning to feel uneasy because the men did not return. Suddenly he heard sound. He thought it was the men returning. He ran to the win dow, pulled aside the curtains. and there was face peering in. Scream ing he dropped the curtains
 When the men returned they found him cuddled up in a big chair. When he told them his story they examined the ground beneath the window and found that Billy's nightly visitor was only deer
 ALICE M. GoRMAN. Age 10.
 Versailles
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
Wenderfus Cough Rennedy.

pr. Kings New Discovery is known everywhere as the remedy whick vii setxely stop 9 cough or cold. D. P Lauson of Eidson, Tenn. writes: 'E,r wonderful cough, ecdd and throat and iuag medicine Fever Eo1d in my store U can't be beat It sells without ans trcuble at all. It needs no guaranzse. Thss is true, bsczuss Dr. Kings New ptsccvery will relieve the most obsti- nate of coughs and colds Lung troubles quickly helped by it's use. You should keep a bottle in the house at all times for all members of the family 56c and sf0o All Druggists or by mail.
 h. E. Ruekien, & Co.,, Philadelphia Q,
 St. Louis.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
Unhappiness.

One pleasant day two little boys were playing on a small, dipIapidated raft which was fastened to the shore by an old rotten rope. These boys names were Fritz and John. John was the eldest. They were playing merrily when all of sudden the rope broke with a jerk, and the raft sailed swiftly down the stream. They enjoyed it at first, but after awhile Fritz, who was a thoughtful boy,realized the danger they were in. After a while John began to paddle the raft with his hands, and with a misstep Fritz tipped the raft over, and the two boys fell into the deep water.
 There was house near. in front of which were some children playing, and they saw the boys when they fell These children went and told the boys parents. As soon as they heard it they went and searched for them, but never found them. This brought a great grief to the folks, and the othe rchil- dren were never allowed to go near the pond.
 EVA MINER, Age 13.
 E,ifcby-iI1a
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Winners of Prize Books.


 3-Georee Farrell, Of Norwich-Rip Van Wrinkle.
 s-carI kIosss of Black Beauty.
 @careis A. Pratt, of Pomfret Cen ter-Her Fathers Legacy
 4AiIie Kramer of Norwich-Miss Thist1edown.
 5--Mary ErenaIeys Of Stonington- Little GrandfaGher.
 6-Veroniea RicheIeaus of North F.ranklin--A Girl from America.
 TRaIph Wilcox, of Moosup-The Little Lame Prince.
 s-Leah sefaeI. of Norwich-Daddy's s Girl.
 Harold Krarnereof Norwich: thank you very much for my prize book have read a. part of it and find it very interesting.
 Ellen Nielsen OF Lebanon3 I thank you for the prize book you sent me. I like 1t very much will try to write more stories and win some more books.
 Winners of books living in the city Nnay call for them at The Bulletin bus fness offioe at any hour after 10 a. m. on Thursday
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22

fly were getting into the carriage John could not be found. They looked in the stablei they searched the house. No John could be found. The lady in the next house opened her window and said:
 T saw your little boy go down the street"
 Mamma. brother, grandmother and servants ran to the gate. There was John coming up the street. He said:
 John help mamma
 A lady had seen John put the bun die between the slats Of the fence to which the tox was faste4ed. He work ed very hard to do this. This lady knew where John lived When he had gone she went out and got the bundle She met Johns big brother and gave 1t to him.
 John felt very sorry when he found he had not helped mamma, after all
 FRANK PARDY, Age F. Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
Edith,s Rirthday Partx.

Edith was feeling very excited, for day after tomorrow was her birthday, and her mother had promsed her a party. She sent out invitations to twelve of her playmates, for she was twelve years old. The invitations read:
 Please come to my party on We'd nesday afternoon at half-past two"
 On that afternoon every one was there. They played all the games they knew until they got tired, and then they washed their hands and went out to lunch. And what a lunch! In the middle of the table was a large pie with pasteboard crusts. Under the crusts were twelve ribbons, one lead ing to each plate
 When Edith took off the top crust there was a present for everyone. That was the surprise.
 Then came the real lunch, a large birthday cake with twelve candles, pie, fruit, cocoa, and, last of all, as much ice cream as everybody could eat. When they had finished lunch they each gave Edith a nice present
 Then they went home and every one of them said they had never been to such a nice party before
 ALLIE KRAMER. Age II.
 Colchester.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
Fitchville
The Monkeys Rsxenae.

Lady Ethel when living in India had small, longhaired terrier named Rags who had a great dislike for the many monkeys that lived around the station. To show his dislike he bark ed at them every time he caught sight of any of them. This annoyed the monkeys a great deal.
 One day when Lady Ethel was walk ing with her pet she saw a long, brown arm protruding from the bushes and Rags was grasped by his long hair, and the poor dog was drawn quickly through the bushes.
 Lady Ethel could do nothing to save her pet, and she had to see him passed from branch to branch while each mon key pulled at his hair. Finally a branch was reached over a deep valley, and the monkey dropped Rags into the depths below.
 EDNA REIBETANZ, Age II. XNiliirna r1tic
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
A Brave Girl.

Nancy Hawkins was a girl of IS years. Her father was keeper of the lighthouse One mid winter day a fierce storm arose and the wind blew so furiously that the lighthouse shook from top to bottom.
 In the midst of the wind faint cry was heard far out to sea. The light wss turned toward the sea and q ship could be seen rocking to and fro and threatened to roll over on it's side a any moment.
 The bell changed and people gathered at the shore. The life savers put out but were tossed upon the shore
 The ship was given up to doom, all eyes were looking toward the light house where a boat and a girl were putting out to sea.
 AH watched the boat as she reached the vessel, then the boat and it's occu- pants pulled away from the ship. A minute later the ship toppled over and sank. After much tossing upon the waves the small boat reached land.
 The girl received g. gold medal for her bravery.
 ASA LYMAN. Age t2.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22

Dear Uncle Jed: ! am going 10 tell you about my dolls birthday party. It was a beautiful noon in September. | was dressing my largest doD. My little dolls and Teddy bear were all dressed for the party. l had hurried and dressed my big doll in her party clothes.
 The room in which the party was going 10 be was decorated with roses and mazly other beautiful flowers. 4 little dolls table stood in the middle of the room with a hirthday cake in the center. and on it were four little pink and blue candles with pink frosting, and on top with candy laid in rows around the candles There were six dolls at the party. all dressed in their best clothes.
 My best dell, for whom the party was given. wore pink silk dress with
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
A Patriotic Family.

Dear Uncle Jed: 1 saw in a paper a few days ago of a boys telling how many of his people had been in the wars of this country. I can do a little better than he did. My great great great great grandfather was in the war of 1TT5. My great great great . grandfather was in the war of 1872. sres -great-grandfathe in the war ill Mexico. A great grandfather and two grandfathers in the Civil war. My father served five years and my uncle, his brother. served eight years in the militia. and all of them in the state of Connecticut.
 wonder if any of the Wide Awakes can do any better than this2
 I also had d great-great uncle in the Civil war who is still living. where go to spend q part of my summer va cation in Mansfield Conn.
 CHARLES $. HART.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
My uixi+ +o th. Earn

Dear Uncle Jed: I will now tell you how I spent a few days on the farm last summer.
 I had friend whose name was Agnes, a very nice girl. and she was as good as sine was nice. So last sum mer I went there for q visit of only a few days They had cows, horses and chickens. They also mad a large or chard including apple pear and cher Iy, Irees.- Near tne-house WaS 8 reSer- voii, and we would gather s5rawber- res on it's banks.
 LILLIAN STONE. ge 14
 TaftVille.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
Our Hut in the Woods.

Dear Uncle Jed: Perhaps you would like to hear how I and another boy made a hut in the woods. We stuck two poles into the ground and then we put boards on top of them; on top of the boards we put piece of carpet. Then we covered it with branches; after that we took stroll in the woods.
 We saw a cliff and I climbed down il and went home Yesterday We visited it and no hut could be Seen.
 ASA LYMAN. Age F. Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
The Tent caterniIIar.

One day in November our supervisor, Mir. Emerson, told us about the tent caterpillars and where they stay. So l started to gather them to save the trees. That night as I was going home from school I found ten egg masses. They were on the cherry and apple trees.
 When I was coming to school the next morning | fell down and lost six of them. I could not find very many after that.
 Very soon our school had 1.5UO gath cred
 Last year I found a little tree that had no leaves because the caterpillart had eaten them. I cut the nest from the tree and brought it to school to show to the scholars. After they saw it threw it in the fire. It was a white web. The caterpillars spun it between two branches.
 One day while I was going out to feed the hens found a cocoon. It was like a piece of white cotton. took it into the house and put it in a box. The next day I went to see what had happened. There was a little cat erpillar crawling around in the box. It was black with few gray hairs. I told my father that they did dam age to the trees. After that he hired man to go through the orchard and burn the nest with a torch which is tied on a long stick. I hope we will get more pples this year, because we have destroyed more nests.
 VERONICA ROCHELEAU, Age F. North Franklin
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
The Evening Grosbeak.

The evening grosbeaks. especially the males, are very beautiful. This bird is eight inches long and two inch es smaller than the robin. The gros- beak's bill is very thick and of q vvaS1- yellow color. The breast. forehead and shoulders of the male bird are a bril- liant yellow color. He is black on his tail and wings, olive brown on the sides of his head.
 About this time of the year in 1911 & great many of these birds were seen in New England and the Middle At lantic states.
 They feed mostly on seeds from the trees.
 CARL KLoss, Age 10. Ta ffyilIe
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
.Eor Erost sites and chaaned skin

For frost bitten ears, fingers and toes; chapped hands and lips, chii- plains, cold sores, red and rough skins. there is nothing to equal Bucklen,s Ar nica Salye. Stops the pain at once and heals quickly. In every. home there should be a box handy all the time. Best remedy for all skin diseases, itching eczema, tstter. piles, etc 25c Ali druggists or bx mail.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
My Trin te FaII River.

One pleasant spring morning my mother, sister and I started for Fall River.
 We started on the g o'clock train for Plainheld; there we had to wait an hour to get there. When we half hour seemed like a long time to us.
 were off for Providence; it took about 2 half hour to get there When We arrived at Providence we stopped at the depot which is very large. We ate our dinner there and we went in the front 10 wait for the train. It was about 30 when the train arrived for it was about ten minutes late.
 Then we were off for Bsali River and We were very glad to arrive there, for we were very tired. Our friends greeted us cordially. for they were very glad to see us. We stayed there two weeks
 BETA RosEN BERG. Age 1S. n Narwich
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22

the Alpine village goatherd drive the goats of the village to the mountain slopes so they can get grass. He Is alone with his goats all the long sum- Iner day.
 The scenery Is very beautiful and the mountain slopes are covered with flowers AS soon as the sun has set he begins to play on a rude flute to call the goats together to go back to the village. He wears a wreath of pink times around his shoulders. AS he walks he sinea a Swiss song which Is echoed by the Alps
 Each goat has 8 little pen lined with leaves. The goats hardly ever get into the wrong pen. although there are a great many pens.
 think the goatherd would be very much grieyed if he had to leave his home in the Alps.-Unsigned.
 A Boat Race.
 There it comes. at last-the flash of the starting gun. Long before the sound of the report can roll up the river the whole pent-up life and ener- Ry which has been held in leash, as 1t were. for the last six minutes, is let loose. and breaks away with a bound and dash which he who has felt it will remember for life; but the like of which will he ever feel again ? The starting ropes drop from the cox-s wains hands, the oars flash into the water, and gleam on the feather, the spray flies from them, and the boats leap forward.
 For the first ten strokes Tom was in too great fear of making mistake to feel, or hear, or see. His whole soul was glued to the back of the man be- fore him, his one thought to keep time, and get his strength iEto the stroke. But as the crew settled down into the W6ll- knnyyn 10nO what call consciousness returned, and while every muscle in his body was strain ing, and his chest heaved, and his heart leaped, every nerve seemed to be gath ering new life, and his senses to wake into unwonted acuteness.
 We must be close to Exeter!" The thought flashes into him( and it would seem into the rest of the crew at the same moment For, all at once, the strain seems taken off his arms again; there is no more drag; she springs to the stroke as she did at the start.
 The water rushes by. still eddyins from the strokes of the boat ahead, Tom fancies now that he can hear their oars and the working of their rudder and the voice of their cox swain. In another moment both boats are in the Gut, and a perfect storm of shouts reaches them from the crowd as it feaches madly off to the left of the footbridge.
 Then Miller, motionless as a statue till now lifts his right hand and whirls the tassel round his head Give it to her now, boys; six strokes and we are into themi"
 Old Jarvis lays down that great broad back and lashes his oar through the water with the might of giant, and the crew caught him up in another stroke. the tight new boat answers to the spurt and Tom feels little shock behind him and then sra ting sound as Miller shouts: "Unship oars, bow and three." and .the nose of the St. Ambrose boat ElIdes quietly up the side of the Exeter till it touches their stroke oar.
 JESSIE BREHAUT.
 East Norwich. N. '.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
RuIes for Youna Writers.

l. Write plainly on one side of the paper only, and number the pages.
 {. Use pen and ink, not pencil. 2. Short and pointed articles Vii be giv.,n preference. Do not use ovef 25o words.
 {. Original stories or letters only will be used.
 5. Write your name, age and ad- dress plainly ot the bottom Of the story.
 cle Jed, Bulletin Of1ce.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
My Christmas.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would write and tell you about my Christ mas. l had a Christmas tree.
 For Christmas I got a dolls head, some cloth for a dress, a game of old Maid, two hair ribbons. some cloth for a night gown, one pair of side combs, three pairs of stockings. two pairs of mittens, one box of paints, one box of perfume, a blackboard and four hand kerchiefs.
 l had very happy Christmas.
 MILDRED L. AUSTIN, Age 9.
 Gales Ferry.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
Skatinu.

school and go skating. At school there are six scholars who can skate. and the boys draw the small children on the sleds
 We have II scholars. The name of our school is Unionville district I am in the sixth grade. I got many Christ mas gifts.
 AGNES AUSTIN, Age F. Gales Ferry
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
How John Helped Mamma.

John lived in the city When Johns mamma had any letters for the mail box she laid them on the corner of the hall table. One day when she was get ting ready for a drive, she laid a large bundle there This bundle was to be returned to a store. While Johns mamma was putting on her bonnet, her little boy went away. When the fam
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
How the Pupil Proved He Was Greater
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nan TtlS maSter.
 Dear Uncle Jed: ] am going to tell The Wide-Awakes now the great artist Ra phael proved he was @ greater art ist than Rubens. Raphael was a pupil of Rubens and there was 8 great dis pute as to which was the greater art ist. At last it was decided that each should paint picture and the people would judge which was the best
 At length the pictures were finished
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22

Whatever you are--Be thats Whatever you say-Be true! Straightforwardly act. Be honest-in fact,
 Be nobody else but you.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22

a pink sash. pink slippers and socks. and pink hair ribbon tied on her beau tiful yellow curls
 Four of my friends came. so we played until o'clock. then we had our cake. tea. candy, fruit, ice cream and many other good things. My dolls re- ceived many presents.
 We broke up the party at : o'clock .n the evening. Then my friends went home feeling very happy and tired.
 LEAH SIEGEL, Age 8.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
Uncle s.F. Talk .o wid.-Awates.

Uncle Jed has letters inquiring why letters do not appear in the Wide Awake department. There are various reasons which we shall give and then the writers may be able to think why
 When letters are written with pale pencil or ink they have to be rejected.
 When the most important thing in letter is the fopo the writer will get a> book the letter is not up to standard
 When the letter is upon subject which has been written up by Wide &&ekes several times.
 When the letter is copied word for word from some book or story paper
 When the letter is written in poor rhyme when it better be fin passatle prose.
 When the letter is neither well writ trn nor correctly spelled.
 When the letter is written in toe free 8 hand and too graniSnaticaily cor
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Cleveland Ohio. and we wSiF mai you a taT, poSsase prepaid f6S)
 MRS J. RORTfCK. .sWest PhfladAl-s phga, eaN<:
 Ny fcar-Se4z~ old son. he'd se~ers. bron dhists I fnQpd ~zftrShsrcae 4hs-hesti thinE 1 ever useH.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-22
The Indians.


 Dear Uncle Jed: Ekonk is an Indian name. The Indians never harm the white people here. They left their arms with the white people We find Indian bones, arrowheads and roma- hawks and lots of other things here. Here were the Indian corn fields. There is a spring here where the ln- dian went for water to drink And the Indians planted an orchard to have cider like the white men.
 The Indian bones were put in MT. Gallup's barn and were lost. They were found near MT. Sayles' house, The men were digging in the road. Some of the old orchard trees are standing.
 The first log cabin was down in the woods from Allen Sayles'. In the win ter they went to the shore to live.
 We have found arrows and toma- hawks and some Indian knives.
 RALPH WILCOX, Age Il.