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Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-18
A RAINY DAY

It was rainy Saturday and g. hol- iday. Madge, Bess. Rose and Tom were rummaging over the shelves of a large, dark closet off the store room where all sorts of souvenirs and trinkets had been stored for safe Keeping. There, were boxes of all kinds from the tiny jewellers ring boxes to the large shoe boxes, all fill ed to the brim with interesting things many of which had some story con- nected.
 There were little pin cushions made out of lowered silk which, no doubt had been given to grandma at some Christmas time, or perhaps had been made by grandma's grandma.
 They were ribbons and bookmarks toys and dolls, some of grandmas S when she was q wee little mite of a girl all of which were laid carefully away.
 The children had had mammals full permission to look at, or play with anything they might find there, pro vided they returned them to their re- spective places.
 In one box Madge found dolls outfit, there were dishes too and a little table with chairs to match. These the children lifted out carefully and began to play house" They found tiny napkins and a tea cloth which were neatly placed upon the table with knives, forks and spoons at each place.
 In the center of the table was ar ranged a vase of flowers (make be- Eeve) some they had taken out of one of the boxes.
 There were dolls and dolls and these were soon seated around the table, they were all well bred dolls so of course their table manners were per feet
 They made rather a grotesque ap- pearance, however, for Araminta. the blonde was minus part of her wig pne one eye was among the missing; Flora had lost an arm and the wires connecting the other arm persisted in making that part of her anatomy ele-
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A Visit to Maine

A Visit to Maine.
 In July, 1913 I left Boston harbor for Bangor Maine.
 On the way to Bangor I had a fine time on board the steamer. It was the first steamer I had ever travelled John Smith, a friend of mine, was going to Rockland. He brought his dog with him and had much fun with it. It was large Newfoundland dog, and John had taught him very many tricks.
 We sat up that night till ten o'clock and when we went to bed we were very tired.
 The next morning we arose at seven o'clock and were very much as- tonished to find out that we had ar rived at Portland. This was the first stop the steamer made. When the shop arrived at Rockland John left me to spend his vacation with his uncle.
 After a good nights sleep I arrived at Bangor for which I was very glad because I was tired of the long voy- age.
 went to see my cousin who own- ed a lumber camp in Ranger He was waiting for me at the wharf with his horse and carriage.
 He took me straight to the lumber camp where the lumber men were just getting ready to send a great raft o1 logs bound together with chains dowI the river to be sawed into boards
 The saw mill was about half a mile down the river where there was anoth- CT camp of lumber men.
 The next few weeks I spent mosi of my time fishing and canoeing on the river.
 I liked my first trip to Bangor an6 hope next year I can go there tc spend my vacation.
 I set sail for Boston and at Rock land met John and his uncle who was going to Boston on business. The weather was fine on the way back anG we enjoyed the trip very much.
 UNSIGNED.
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vated somewhat: Goldie was bereft of feet and legs, but in spite of that fact, she was able to make quite re- spectacle appearance by being tied to the chair: the rest of the doll family were more or less disabled.
 Tom found camera and thought he would take group picture of them as they sat at lunch. It took some time. however, before he pronounced the picture taken"
 "Oh, Tomi" said Madge, 'T certain ly saw something run across the floor then; what could it have been?' "A mouse, no doubt" said Tom
 ''No, indeed, twas much larger and saw him go behind that trunk" said Madge,
 Four little heads were bent together over the trunk, but their sharp eyes failed to see anything.
 Let's drive out whatever Is there,' said Tom, and then we'll soon find out" So they furnished themselves with sticks taken from clothes horse and prepared to investigate. "Oh! Oh!" shouted Bess, tits the dearest little squirrel you ever saw. How did he get there?"
 And sure enough there was a suuir- rel and a nest filled with nuts. which he had stored away for the winter. and in the store room near the closet was a narrow window which was kept open night and day: a grapevine grew on the trellis which extended above the window and it must have been by this that MT. Squirrel had gained an entrance and felt quite secure for the winter in this out of the way place. Don't be afraid little squirrel" said Rose. You shall stay with us all winter and we won't touch your home'' Then they returned to their dolls and played "tea party" until sundown and all said "twas the incest time ever and we'll all know what to do again on a rainy Saturday."
 Several little visits were made to MT. Squirrel afterwards, but the chil- dren kept their promise faithfully mot to harm his cosy home"
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The Pyqmies.

Perhaps you have read in fairy tales of very little people called pygmies but there are real people in Africa called pygmies. They are very small. The men and women look as if they were boys and girls. The men are four feet high.
 The pygmies live in the forests. The forests are so dark in many places that one could not see to read at noontime. They are shy. like children, and hide their faces when spoken to by strangers.
 Some of the pygmies are black and some are red. They do not wear much clothing, for the weather is always very warm where they live. Many pyg- mics have no houses and wander from place to place: but some of them have little houses. or huts built in the shape of a beehive and four feet high
 Their beds are made of sticks stuck in the ground with other sticks across them. They live by hunting. They use bows and arrows and are very quick and clever at shooting.
 They eat the flesh of the animals they kill and sell or trade the fur and skin and ivory for arrows and knives
 They also get tobacco and potatoes for their furs and skins. They are also very good at fishing. The pyg- mics plant nothing. They eat the ban anas that grow wild in Africa A pygmy can eat as much as sixty CD bananas at one meal.
 Though the pygmies are small, they are very brave and all the other peo- pie who live near them are very much afraid of them.
 JAMES T. SULLIVAN, Age g.
 BozrahVilIe
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THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT

or members of some other parading body of men.
 Here is an imaginary lesson upon Success when the Sphinx acted as teacher:
 What is the secret of success ?'' asked the Sphinx.
 Push" said the Button.
 Take pains," said the Window.
 Never be 1ed," said the Pencil.
 Always keep cool,' said the Ice.
 Be up to date" said the Calendar.
 Never lose your head" said the Barrel.
 Make light of everything" said the Fire.
 DO driving business" said the Ham mer.
 Aspire to greater things" said the Nutmeg.
 '*Be sharp in all your dealings" said the Knife.
 Find a good thing and stick to ft,' said the Glue.
 Do the work you are suited for" said the Chimney
 There is a lesson in this for the girls as well as the boys, as well as a few smiles.
 The difference in viewpoints is here well illustrated; and also that one point of view Is not enough if you desire to win, for 1t is important that we should always keep cool, push, be sharp in our dealings. do the work we are suited for and stick to 1t if we would succeed in any of the duties of life.
 The chimney doesn't believe in try ing to drive square pegs in round holes and the pencil hints that you cannot be led and be wide-awake.
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The Greedy Hens.

On day I chopped up a large plate of meaat and took it out to feed my hens. There happened to be one piece much larger thar the others, having a bone in it, so I could not cut 1t. As I set the meat before the hens one greedy one caught this large piece and ran off with it.
 Another hen wanted the same piece, and ran after her to see if she could not get it for-.herself
 While they were chasing each oth- CT around the yard, trying to eat the bone, which was too large for them to swallow the other hens ate up all the finely cut meat.
 When the two hens got tired of quarrelling about the bone they went off and left it lying on the ground.
 They looked silly enough when they came back and found the nice meat all gone They had lost their dinner through their selfish greediness.
 Doubtless this was very foolish con- duct in the hens. but I have known boys and girls to be no wiser in this respect than Bantam and Speckle.
 NANCY TETREAULT, Age Il.
 Versailles
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Sheep Raising.

Sheep raising is a very important industry, because there is always a demand for good mutton and wool.
 But it is hard to find sheep that will give @ satisfactory supply of both wool and mutton.
 The American merinos are some of the best wool producers; but they have large folds of skin on their bodies that are disadvantage at shearing time. They have small bodies and their mutton is of a coarse type. Their lamb production is low.
 The Delaine Merinos have been tried, in an attempt to get rid Of the trouble that these wrinkles give. so many wrinkles.
 The Rambuillet originated in France: They are the largest of any of merinos, and produce some fairly good mutton. But they do not rank very high among the mutton breeds for mutton. They have black noses and feet. In England 12,000 ewes raised 10000 lambs in one year. They are often raised for wool, but their wool is not of the finest quality They are very prolific.
 The Southdown are a good mutton breed. They are smaller than the Shropshires, but their wool is quite valuable
 The Hampshire down. and Oxford QOWn also belong to In1S class. The Dorset horn has attracted a gread deal of attention where winter lambs are raised.
 Those who have raised them say the lambs are generally ready for the spring markets
 The two reasons why sheep raising has not been so important till now was the cost of fencing materials and the trouble which dogs made; but now fencing material can be bought cheaply that will hold the sheep in and the dogs out.
 But another thing that must be changed is the size of the farms. It will take several of the ordinary farms to make one large enough to raise sheep on.
 A. SCHWAITZBERG, Age A. Mansfield Center, Conn.
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How She HeIps Mother.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell you how help my mother.
 She is, making a quilt. I have to featherstitch around the edge and in the center.
 At first I thought 1t was very hard but now that can do it rather like it On Saturday I help to sweep and dust.
 I wonder if any of the Wide Awake Circle are interested in drawing? ] would like to learn to draw if I could take lessons.
 I am sending you a picture of a lit tie Dutch boy and girl that I drew. could not make the little Dutch girl
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in the cellar.
 BEULAH CARPENTER, Age g. Norwich
The craain Library, Colchester,

Dear Uncle Jed: Cragin Memorial
 library is situated in the central part of Colchester. It is near Bacon acad-
 emy, the Congregational church and the postoffice. This building is made of brick and painted a cream color. Above the door is written Open to Alr' and "Cragin | Memorial Front of the door hangs an electric light. In the first room as you enter is the librarians desk. On both sides
 of the library there are reading rooms,
 one for the children and the other for l the older people. On each side Of the room there are three tables with chairs beside them for the people who sit and read In both rooms there are fireplaces and above the fireplaces are pictures hanging which were given to the libra ry.
 In the children's reading room is a piano which was made in London in | the year 1890 and which was presented | to Colchester library by Mrs. Mary B. 1 Gillette.
 On the side where the older people | sit is little reference room. In back I of the librarians desk there are about 1 eight bookracks which contain about | five thousand books. The library is lighted with electric | lights which were put in few years 1 ago.
 Down stairs in the basement there are about eight rooms, one of which is l a playing room, one a workshop, one an office, one reading room, and one | contains tools. There are two furrfaces. The libra
 ry Is open three days in the week, Sat urday, Tuesday and Thursday. It was ! founded in the year 1905 by Mir. Cra- gin.
 A marble slab says: Presented to | the town of Colchester in memory of
 Edwin Cragin by his son. Edwin B. l Cragin-1905." | FLORENCE GAYESKI, Age 13. l Colchester
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LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.

The Chestnut Hill Road SohooIhouse.
 Dear Uncle Jed: thought would tell about my school. It is a littls white schoolhouse. about three miles from the town of Colchester, on the Chestnut Hill road. By the side of the school, so close that the trunk touches the edge of the roof, grows a large ash tree.
 In the front are two stone steps. Just as you go in is a hall, where the children keep their coats, hats and dinners, and also where frewood is put. As you go in the schoolroom, on the left is a platform on which Is the teachers desk, a desk where she keeps books and her chair.
 Up over the door are two small flags. On each side of the school is a row of desks, and in the middle behind the stove are two more desks. Behind these is a library.
 There are six windows and seven blackboards on the sides of the school room, besides a few pictures which hang on the walls.
 ALMIRA KRAMER.
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save himself. They both hung in this position calling for help, but no one came. Under them was @ large, white cement walk and they saw if they dropped they would be dashed to pieces on it. They called and called, but all in vain for nobody came.
 By this time Edwin's arms were getting very tired for he was holding himself and John, also, Edwin said to John: '1 can not hold on much longer"
 There was a silence a minute and then John said: Do you suppose if let you go you could save yourself?"
 Edwin said he thought he could.
 Then John said: "Good-bye, and God bless you.''
 Edwin felt him let go and in an other minute he was instantly killed on the walk below.
 Edwin then managed to get to the top of the beam and was saved.
 ANNIE. L. F'ARNELL, Age 13.
 StOniQgtOQ,
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The Habits of Flowers

The flowers turn towards the sun. Look at a plant on a window-sin and you will see that the blossoms droop towards the sun unless the howerpot is turned around often. If 1t is turned around little every day there will be blossoms on all sides of the plant
 Some flowers close up at night just as though going to sleep and open out in the morning. Once a lazy bee fail- ed to get out of tulip before 1t closed and was shut in for the night.
 The daisy closes up at night into a little green ball something like pea When 1t opens again in the morning 1t is very pretty.
 It is said that this flower was call ed the days eye" because it opened at the dawn of day and was later called daisy.
 Some flowers hang their heads at night but lift them up in the morn ing. Some bloom at night, one of them being the evening primrose.
 Many flowers bloom during the
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WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.

1-Harrfet Graham, of Taftville- The Campfire Girls in the Outside World.
 eAIice Purcell, of Colchester Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There.
 3-Fannie Safenovitz, of Norwich A1ices Adventures in Wonderland.
 4-Sarah Becker, of Fftchvi11e- Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms.
 5-Laura M. Greene, of Wil1imantic Outdoor Chums on the Gulf.
 6-AImira Kramer, of Colchester Outdoor Chums in the Forest.
 7~NeIIie Cotter, Of Scotland-Out- door Chums After Big Game.
 s-FIorenee Gayeski, of Colchester Campfire Girls Across the Sea.
 Winners of prize books living in Norwich may call at the Bulletin bus mess office for them at any hour after 10 a. m. on Thursday.
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The Locket That Was Baked,

One bright, sunny morning in May an old woman was seen in a farm house, husily kneading her dough, while not far in the distance a tramp was seen walking along the dusty highway. As he passed the quaint old farmhouse he paused to listen and as everything seemed quite still he came back and walked in the open door.
 The old woman was still kneading her bread and, having her back turn ed upon the tramp. she quickly pulled of her valuable locket and put 1t into the dough. She knew the tramp was sitting in a chair, but as he was glancing at the articles in the room he did not notice her actions.
 She put the dough into the oven and then, having pity on the tramp, gave him a meal and some money. She was so delighted to have saved her locket, which was very old and valu- able.
 LILLIAN BREIAUT.
 East Norwich N Y
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The Story of Pussy Willow.

One day in March. after it had rain ed little boy came into the woods in which I grew. He walked toward me and admired me. How handsome looked! He picked me and brought me to school to give to his teacher. She put me in a large vase. The chil- dren passed me as they came in school and some of them said:
 What a large pussy:''-
 The teacher had the children draw me. Every day she put fresh water into the vase which was in. After I was in the vase four days I began to wither. The teacher threw me into the garbage can.
 After school, the boy that gave me to the teacher picked me up and took me to his home. He pressed me in his arithmetic and kept me.
 LEWIS SEARS, Age g.
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What Sarah Saw in New York.

Dear Uncle Jed: Last summer I vis- ited New York with my mother. While on the train 1 saw many things that did not see before. After weary ride we got off at New York.
 As I passed through the Grand Gen. tral station I heard a great noise of shouting and running wagons and au- tomobiles. We soon arrived, tired out, at my grandmother's house. Later on we visited the Zoo and the best thing I liked there was a family of monkeys, a father, mother and a baby. The mother was holding the baby in her arm, which was sucking a milk bottle while the father looked at them, very much amused. SARAH MARRIOTT, Age g.
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Colchester.
My Pet Rooster.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell you about my pet rooster. His name is Chip and he is White Leghorn.
 He was given to me last Easter when he was a day or two old. He is the only. pet I have and I think a great deal of him.
 I put him out every morning after get up. Mother has running vine which he is very fond of and will eat it whenever he gets a chance.
 Every noon when I come home from school he follows me up to the house and stays at the door until I give him his dinner.
 I take f1im in every night at o'clock or later and give him his supper, then
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UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE
 AWAKES.

It does not seem as if the boys and girls we see playing around are pre- pairing themselves to be men and wo- men, but they are, and what they learn and what they think will finally con- tro1 what they are to be in life.
 Some boys who want to be useful think they will be boiler r-makers, be- cause they like to make noise and some think they will be f1remen or sol diers, because they like parades, but these boys who like to hear noise are just as likely to make it from the pulpit as men and those who like to see parades may become Owls or Elks
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The ForgetfuI Poet.

There Is a river somewhere That rhymes, I think, with James I never could remember both The places and their -! Perhaps you will recall 1t, Oh, pshawi It must be -!
 ! There is a city on 1t, A city not so great; Its name is-rrow. what Is its name? Just wait a minute!- Alas, have forgotten 1t, It has many a bridge, I never can remember that The city's name is -!
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Man Takes His Own Medicine Is an
 Ontinoisf

He has absolute faith in his medi- cine-he knows when he takes it for certain ailments he gets relief. People who take pr. Kings New Discovery for an irritating cold are optimists- they know this cough remedy will pen citrate the Things of the throat kill the germs and open the way for na- ture to act. You can't destroy a cold by superficial treatment-you must go to the cause of the trouble. Be an optimist. Get a bottle of Dg. Kings New Discovery today.
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East Norwich, N. Y.
The Presidents First rrousers-

When President Taft was seven years old his mother brought him a pair of short duck trousers. The first time they were washed they shranlx badly. The boy was fat, but his mother wedged him into the trousers against his protest. He went out to play, but in a few minutes he re- turned.
 these pants; they are too tight Why, Mamma, they are tighter than my skin."
 "oh. no, they're not, Billy" replied
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My PIaYhouse.

Dear Uncle Jed: I have a playhouse. It is about four feet high and three feet wide and has a little door.
 When I go into the house I have to crawl in. have about thirty pictures in it, and a stocking I made at school. I have pussy willows in the stocking.
 The curtains that I've got are green. It is @ very small house.
 Before I began playing I had some ice in it. I took it out and put in our old barn.
 put on my roof some cloth, boards, tar paper and tin. Some day I expect it to fall in. I like it because it is small.
 EDNA KENDALL, Age 10. Versailles
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White Man with Black Liver.

The liver is blood purifier. It was thought at one time 1t was the seat of the passions. The trouble with most people is that their liver becomes black because of impurities in the blood due to bad physical states, causing biliousness, headache, dizziness and constipation. Dr. Kings New Life Pills will clean up the liver, and give you new life. 25c at your druggists.
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LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

EIn1ira Kramer, of Colchester Thank you very much for my nice book, The Outdoor Girls in Winter Camp. It makes ten books that I have and they are all very nice.
 Nancy TetrauIt, of Versailles: I re- cefved the pretty prize book you have sent met. I have read it through and 1t is very interesting. I thank you very much for 1t
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his mother. Nothing could be tighter than your skin"
 Well, all the same, these pants are. can sit down in my skin, but I can't in these pants"
 FANNIE sAFENovITz, Age g. Norwich.
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A Brave Rov-

Once two boys were playing in an old building. Ones name was John and the others name was Edwin. John was ten years of age and Edwin was twelve They were walking on a very old plank when 1t suddenly broke, and they both fell. Edwin grasped a small beam and John caught Edwins legs just in time to
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Rules for Youna Writers.

EuIes TOT young WrIteFs' 1. Write plainly on one side of the paper only, and number the pages. Use pen and ink. not pencil. 3. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 250 words.
 1. Original stories or letters only will be used.
 5. Writo yo1- name, age and ad- dress plainly ct the bottom of the story.
 Address all communications to Uncle Jed, Bulletin Office.
 "Whatever you are-Be that!
 Whatever you say-Be true!
 Straightforwardly act,
 Be honest-in fact,
 Be nobody else but you"
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Frederick's Rabbits.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am a little boy 6 years old. I have two rabbits. They are yellow. I got them from my uncle. They are very nices I give them milk to drink and apples. carrots and meal to eat I like my rabbits. My papa made a little house for them. It has two parts, one to sleep in and one to play in. Their names are Joe and Tom. FREDERICK IRONS.
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