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Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
Te~ns.nd H.rri. H.H.

Dear Uncle Jed: This term start ed to go to high school The school is called Townsend Harris hall. which Is an annex to the New York City college.
 The buildings are situated on a high hill overlooking Harlem
 Every morning I walk to the school and fin the afternoon I walk back live two miles away. I enjoy this walk very much.
 The buildings are made of field stone and terra cotta hnishings- It cost the city four million dollars to build IL was erected in 1905.
 During the last year they have erect ed a stadium. in which all field events football games. Greek and Roman plays are performed
 In the gymnasium there are rooms for football. indoor baseball. club rooms and a swimming pool
 GEORGE BIENENSTOCK. Age IL
 New York
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What Pat Was After.

The Little webash river was on the rampage
 Its waters were all over the bot tom lands and many farmers were in- undated. In some cases the water rose up to and all around the farm CTS homeGL
 Among the houses to be completely surrounded was that of one Patrick O'Brien-
 A neighbor of Pats rowing e boat down the middle of the road during the food. perceived Pat wading around out in the back yard. q tin bucket in one hand and a long stick In the other.
 He yas advancing cautiously and at the same time poktng about in the water with the stick at every step
 Wondering what Pat could be about. the rower shipped oars and called out. Whats the matter PatT
 Sure an Pm looking fer me well. to git a pail O wather outt" was O'Bricn's reply.
 TeraaIllaa
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
A Trio to WexterIv.


 One Sunday a year ago last sum mer my two cousins. my mother and father and I went on an auto trip to Westerly. There were six of us with the driver. had to sit in somebody's lap all the time.
 We started from my house. which is on Hanks Hill- at about o'clock
 We had lots of fun on the way. We had box of cracker jacks. We found a little balloon in it. My cousin blew 1T up and it burst We thought that the tire had blown up. z When we were driving along through Norwich we had blow -out. 1t took us half an hour to fix 1t, and then we had to get some gasoline.
 After that we. started again. There were many poor roads on the way. We got to Westerly just In time to go to church. It was the place where was baptized t.
 After we got out of church we went down to Watch Hill. about five miles from Westerly. We had our lunch
 We then went back up to Westerly and visited some of our neighborz where we used to live. VI.
 It was about o'clock when we
 We got into one place which was very sandy. but we got out of 1t all The rest of the way we had a good state road. We went along quite fast
 We went over Spring Hill and down the big hills by Kuchie's house. We got home about half past { | o'clock
 was very tired and was glad to SC | to bed
 I had a nice time and would like tc go for another auto ride some time. ] BERTHA A. FULLER. Age ii. ! Eagleville
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altar went. where in prayer she fell Afterwards she. hastened to her 1ather and aged mother to tell of God's love. Her parents then said- IL ts reported you have joined the lgyforant clan. You must leave this home today and forever"
 She turned and said goodbye and vert up the Rockies
 That evening the skeptfc heard a lovely voice singing. he called his wife and sang. -ft fs Mary" He followed the voice and brought her home where both mother and father were joined in praislng God
 GLADYS STARK. Age IS.
 Yantic.
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characters with each response and they assumed so many and so various forms and appearances that the whole world seemed to pass before nie in a vision.
 T am Birth.'
 And am Death
 And I am Death.''
 And am Birth"
 T am Fast"
 And I am Future"
 T am Future !" .s-s.>.
 And Lam Past"
 And so they continued until they seemed to have named and represent ed all the things and all the ideas I had eyer heard Of and far more that I had not, all of them arranged in coupSes and all of them apparently in- Interchangeable. At last they stopped with a repetition of the names they began with.
 T am Mister Cause"
 And am Master Consequence"
 And I am Master Consequence"
 And am Mister Cause"
 T am the Daddy" And am .he Sonnyman.,'
 And I aTp the Sonnyman..' And I am the Daddy"
 Have you quite fnished?''. asked when they ceased.
 "oh dear. no. We are the Twins of May. We go on forever" cried one.  You remember we told you that we did it all ?'
 Yes" admitted, but I wasn't sure l if you were not joking We-never joke" he said. Not when you laugh as you did 2. he said. Well, it was" I conceded. "You are a queer couple. Still. if you can tell me something about the Enchant- led Land shah be very much obliged. :" Don't mention it." said one, for go with us and see it all. We can show you everything. That is what Number One keeps us for" And does Number One go with us ?'' I asked. T told you he was between us. If Number One wasn't here we couldn't be together. Number One takes our hands and we take yours" you see. Would you like another dancer" Not just yet" I said, though I felt that I would like to see everything change into coils of coiored rope again. Sometimes people can see Number One in the dance" remarked one cf them: I never was quite sure which | of them spoke. Is that the only way to see Number iOne?"
 "No, there is another way" what Is .it?' l inquired, for was strangely curious. and longed to look on the face of this Invisible and Silent One
 You must become a Number Ore yourself" they said. But is that possible?'' For some 1t ts," answered one. For all 1t will be-" said the other. And how can 1t be so?"
 When the First is Last and one Hives for others" they told me. 1: Has Number One any other name ::s' l Yes: many others. Love and Jus tice. and Karma. and Fate, and Mercy, and Providence. and The Law. and a host of others. But those who speak these names often forgot that Number One always holds our hands, and can Only be found between us.1 I And which Of the names do you like best?' I asked them. I We have no desire" said they. '~we see with clear eyes" yss But you have better names?" per sisted.
 E, And one said: There is Life, and ia 1t belong Peace and Eternity" And the other said: There Is the ever unfolding Beauty" l And Life and Beauty are two of the 1 uames?r
 These are two of the names" they l And I went forth with them, and l dwell in the Enchanted Land, Number Four with these thEee, and three of us are shadows.
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PoErRY.

The Midpiqht Ride Of Little Brother. ! I think an awful lot of sisters beau, And have since just about three weeks
 ago.
 Before that time we did not quite
 agree;
 That is, I hated him; he ignored me. He has an automobile. bright and new, And they would take long rides-just
 he and.Sue; I thought they sometimes might take One night I did that which I knew was I climbed into the back and huddled
 tight. II was lovely. clear. bright, moonlight When he and Sue appeared I heard They'd call on friends quite twenty miles away. It seemed we rode scarce any time at Betora I we reached the place they'd planned to cali. A long. long time I heard them laugh
 ing there Sue and her beau and that other young The next I knew saw sharp. bright
 < light And felt that should die of shame es,S and fright; That bright new car safe in its garage
 stood:
 Sues beau found me while covering it
 good, -. ta.ss 5 Twas just fifteen miles from my own bed
 He took me home; not very much was
 said;
 He held7a ladder while reached my
 room.
 You think he told it later, presume No sirs we are the only ones that
 know. That's why think so much of sisters
 beau.
 Minnie C. D. Smith. UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE sss - AvsAkES. It is a good plan to learn something new every. day. but to make the habit
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DressIna un.

Mother was out and LiIlie and Frank were left alone. They did not know what to. do until Frank said: You know that big box up in the attic 2 We'll let us so up and see what Is in 1t"
 They went up and opened the box and Iillie pulled out a dress, but such a funny dress, She put 1t on and found 1t was much too long for her, but she kept 1t on Next she pulled out a long veil and put that on. too.
 When Frank looked in he found an old fashioned suit. CThese clothes were their grandparents wedding clothes). Prank put on the suit. and both thought of going to Uncle Toms house. They went out into the street, lifting their clothes so they wouldn't fall. By the time they got to the corner they were tired and everybody was looking at them and laughing. which made them want to turn back. Just then who should come along but Uncle Tom and father. who laughed and carried them back home.
 JESSIE BREHAUT.
 East Norwich. N. Y.
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Rules for Yeana Mritsrs.

1. write plainly on one side of the paper only, and number the pages. Use pen and ink, not pencil. be given preference. DO not use oyer 250 words.
 {. Original stories or letters only will be used. [ s. Write your name, age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom sof the story.
 Address all couinunications to Uncle Jed, Bulletin Once. Whatever you are-Be that!
 Whatever you say-Be true!
 Straightfcrwari1y act,
 Be honest-in fact,
 Be. nobody else but you.'
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Pussy in . Boot-

One night lady of my acquaint- ., ance was awakened by a strange noise In her room She listened and almost died or fright. for she heard sounds as though some man was running around the room. Trembling with out:
 -JOhnl there Is q burglar in the
 Her husband listened in astonishment Tor sure enough someone was stamp Ing around the room He said bur glar that meant business would not be stamping around the room. SO getting softly out of bed. he looked along the noor, and caught sight of the sup posed burglar, for there was pussy with her head stuck fast in one of his boots Pussy was taking short gall lops around the room sometimes stop ping and going backwards trying to draw her head out of the trap she was in. She was soon let out of the boot by her master and sent out of the room.
 It Is not likely she would again thrust her head into A boot in a hur- ry- She had most likely been chasing mouse and thinking it ran into the boot. she had thrust her head in after 1t, but the boot having elastic sides closed tightly about her neck and she could not draw 1t out again.
 The cat must have been very much frightened at the prospect of having to go about all her life with a boot
 FRANK PARDr. Age IS.
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4 Picnic in the Summer Time.

One summer. morning we got up early. as, we were going on a picnic as soon as everyone was ready. We all helped to prepare the lunch. Soon after breakfast we were on our way
 Everything was going on smoothly and everyone was talking about the picnic when suddenly weheard crash In the bushes and a cowbeIl a little ways behind, and four COWS came rushing out Of course. girls are most always frightened, and as the cows started Co chase us we began to run. Pretty soon we came to a fafnhouse. A man came out and drove the cows back. to our immense relief
 i He said the cows chased us be- cause one of the girls had a red dress on. and cows don't like red.
 We arrived at the grove by the pond near noon. After playing games for about two hours. everyone was ready to eat lunch. and in a short time all the food had disappeared.
 After everyone had eaten all they wanted. and had rested while, we put on our bathing suits and went into the water ~
 It was late in the afternoon before anyone mentioned going home Then we had to leave the sand farms we were making and dress and gather our things together
 We reached home soon after sunset without seeing the cows again Every
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rh. sk.ptle,a pauaht.r.

On the banks of Rosedale's waters where blooming flowers smile, lived a lovely skeptic's only daughter. She was crowned with knowledge. health and duty and beauty.
 AZ she looked out the window a large meeting was progressing near Der father's grove. She wanted her father to let her take the Bible to this poor clan.
 He told her to go. that she was able Dressed in all her pride and beauty, she went forth to join. the throng, where she heard the Gospel story in both song and sermon.
 As she sat there it filled her heart with aftliction. her mind could not con-
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schooi. How surprised was when hali of the schoolhouse. I put hirn out
 When he grew quite old he became blind. About three years ago he was run over by an automobile. After a few hours Of suffering he died. We were much grieved over the loss of our pet We buried him and put some flowers on his grave.
 ALICE M. GoRAAN. Age H.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
THE WINNERS OF PRIZE socks,

1--Mason Parker of Mansfield. The Boy Scouts in France
 2-Bertha Fuller of Eaglevflle. The Camp Fire Girls in After Years.
 s-Helen WinesI<ie of Yantic. Miss Pat and Her Sisters.
 4-TheIna Boynton of North Frank lin. Miss Pat at School
 ,s-PhiIara Per<ina of Colchester. The Boy Scouts and the Army Airships.
 Gillian N. 5rehaut of Fact Nor wich. ". Y.. The Boy Scouts on Bell gian BattiefieIds.
 7-LiiIian Murphy of Norwich, the Boy Scouts at the Panama Exposi- ton.
 s-Rose Pagan of willimantic, Miss Pat in the Old World.
 The winners. of prize books living in the city may call at The Bulletin busi- ness office for them at any hour after 10 a. m. on Thursday.
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The School Fair.

The school fair was Friday, the 17th of September from 2.30 until o'clock.
 Friday morning I got my things ready. It took ten ears of sweet corn five James Intermediate carrots, five Stone tomatoes and a log cabin which I made out of a board, some wire, nails and cornstalSs
 My sister took jelly, towels, hand kerchiefs. canned fruit, cultivated and wild flowers. popcorn and aprons.
 took all the things up in my broth CTS express wagon. Some of the other children took potatoes. cake, candy, canned fruit. birch bark canoes, a table, ten ears of corn and flowers.
 We had school in the morning and at recess the things were put in place. We played games from until 4 o'clock. At half past 8 my brother came up with the express wagon.
 Thirteen people came to the school lair. MT. Brundage and a lady came about l o'clock.
 At o'clock I put the things in the express wagon and went home.
 MASON PARKER, Age F.
 Mansfield
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Maids School Days. and am much pleased with 1t.
 Thank you very much
 Jeaaie l.. Hrohaut of East Norwich. N Y-t-I thank you for the prize book you sent me entitled, The Motor Maids Across the Continent. have read 1t and think it very interest ing series.
 Miriam M. Grover of Norwich Thank you very much for the nice prize book I received. have read it and found 1t very interesting
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
The Land of M;dniobt Sun.

Wouldn't it seem funny if the sun shown here at midnight And in the winter it hardly shines at an.
 The land of midnight sun lies to the north. among the mountains. These mountains are covered with pine and fir trees all the time.
 There Is one little girl who lived there and her rame was Kristina Where this little girl lived, some parts Of the mountains were just like a city krtstina lives fin a very funny house. The tops of the houses look like grass. but they are made out of mud and grass. When the birds come they pick at the top of the house and car " oh the grass and leave big holes
 Kristina has to work very hard. They do not carry milk or water the way we do. They have a board across their shoulders and the buckets hang down, and are very heavy.
 She helps with the having
 They do not hay the way we do. They dry their hay on frames that look like fences with vines growing on them They do not come home to dinner, but they take a lunch with them =. 7--
 When 1t is time to go home way back to the mountains, it Is a very long ways. Little Kristina takes her bowl of new milk and climbs up to bed. but the sun still shines.
 The next day the hay is dry and only Kristina's father works today. He carries the hay to the barn: but still little Kristina Is very busy for there is washing to be done. She washes the clothes in the little brook and scrubs them on a stone.
 Then. when Christmas approaches, little kristina can hardly wait. Every body is busy getting ready for Christ mas Mother is knitting Christmas presents.
 Then comes the, day before Christ mas and such an exciting day. Then comes Christmas, every body Is up before the sunrise at breakfast, and then comes dinner. Fathr draws back the certain and what a beautiful Christmas tree all lit up.
 What a lovely dayl They all had such lovely presents and, "Ohi Christ mas goes so quickly" Eaid Kristina.
 Then mother said "All to bed. for the happiest day of the year for us is over"
 THELMA BoYNroN. Age 14.
 North Franklin
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
The Peanut.

The popular nut in the United States Is the peanut. and more than any other is grown for the markets. which never seem to have too many.
 The peanut grows from a plant of the same name. and belongs to the luguminous order with the beans and peas. It is -an annual, branching and trailing Tn its habits of growth The leaves are pinnate. having four leaflets. The flowers are small and yellow. in heads or spikes. After the flowers fall away. the forming pod drops to. the ground and the growing of the plant of which 1t is a part pushes it into the soil Here the nut rupidly devel- ops, but If for any reason the pod 10 not buried in the earth it blights.
 The food value of this popular nut is very great, and there are various ways in which 1t is finding its way into the markets as food.
 It contains a high percentage of oil. and from 1t comes the peanut butter of which many are very fond It has great commercial value and is exten- sively grown in Virginia and other southern states.
 HELEN wIsNESKIE. Age i4. "
 Yantfo -@
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Why Norwich Was Called "Tbs Ross
 of New EnoIand."

Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to ask you why Norwich is called the Rose of New England My teached asked me to nnd out. SO I thought I. would write and ask you
 We have eleven little bantams- We thought something caught one of our old bantam hens.
 My sister was picking flowers In the garden and she heard a queer noise. She looked around and saw the hen In the flowers She had some eggs and some chickens under her. We brought them in and put her In a box She matched eleven chickens from twelve eggs.
 CHARLES BRUSH.
 FatchvfIle.
 crhs 2ose fs the queen of flowers and has long been 60 regarded In 1858 when Norwich celebrated the 30oth anniversary of her settlement a pop ular citizen. Mr. Edwnrd T. Ciap6 had placed upon an arch built on one of the streets-~Norwich, the Rose of New England" not because 90 many roses were grown here. but because his love for the place prompted him to regard Norwich as the queen city of New England The people accepted this pretty poeticai title and have ever since cherished it
 Z The credit has often been Eiven to Henry Ward Beecher, but the name did not originate with him
 In June Norwich is made bright and beautiful bY ita roses. but the name had nothing to do with this attractive floral feature of the city at the head water Of the TemE"-lnei~ 1ed.l
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Leaving Home.

violette clifford Is leaving home for the first time since the death of her mother. What pathos and tenderness there is in her fathers farewell words 1t would be hard to tell
 Dr. Clifford felt sorely the loss of his wife, whose death was both sad and sudden. but while his thoughtful daughter was ever near at hand the house was not utterly desolate. But the light in Violette's fair blue eyes was growing dim, through long anx- iety. and care. and Dr. Clifford saw that she must have a change and rest or she might follow her mother to the silent land. And with mother and daughter both dead he felt that life would be hardiy worth living
 Violette was to spend three months with her aunt on the Scottish moor, and though her young heart was ai- most breaking at the thought of leav- ing her father so long alone. She tried to be cheerful and promised she would come back strong and well and be his own dear little housekeeper.
 Goodbye. my dariing.- said the doe tor. as he bade her farewell. and smil- ing back his tears he thanked God when he thought how rich he was in such a priceless treasure as his tender, beautiful anectionate violette.
 EDITH C. BUSHNELL. Age 1I.
 Norwich.
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Louisa M. AIoott

Louisa Alcott was a wild little girl. When she was very young she would run away from home She liked to play with bigger children.
 The Alcott family were very poor Louisa made up her mind to do some- thing to make money when she grew older. She did not like being so very poor.
 One day she was sitting on a cart wheel thinking. She was thinking how poor her father was. There was a crow up in the air over her was nobody to tell her thoughts to but the crow. She shook her fist at the big bird and said:
 'I will do something by and by, Don't care what. I'll teach. sew, act, write. do anything ohelp the fami- ly. And I'll be rich and famous be- for die. See if I don't"
 The crow did not make any answer: but Louisa kept thinking about the work she was going to do. The other children got work to do that made money. Louisa was left at home to do housework.
 Louisa grew to be a woman at last. She went to nurse soldiers in the war.
 She wrote books. When she wrote the hook called Little Women" all the young people were delighted. What she had said to the crow came true at last. She sad enough money to make the family comfortable.
 HELEN WISNESKIE.
 Yantic.
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Vantic.
The Hurdle Race.


 Eddy and John had some pretty rabbits for pets. They were so kind to the rabbits that they became tame. and learned some funny tricks.
 By and by Eddie and John asked their friends to come and see a hurdle race by their rabbits. The race course was a ditch which the boys had made. leading from the rab- bit hutch quite sweep around, and back.
 Across the ditch. at short spaces some little sticks were placed. When all were ready to see the race. Eddy raised the door of the hutch, and whistled. Out came the rabbits. hop ping along as fast as they could go. They jumped over each stick as they came to it. This made 1t a hurdle race, you see.
 Round the course they went and back into their house again. How the friends did laugh and clap their hands It was a funny sight. You may be sure the boys were asked to show oH their rabbit race very often.
 BERTHA BIENENSTOCK, Age 10.
 New York
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How Sins Grow.

Big sins are little sins grown up. And we cannot keep them from grow ing up if we are bound to keep them with us-
 Just~as the tiny babe in the cradle becomes a man, and a seed not larger than marble becomes a great tree so do what we commonly call little sins increase in size and strength until they gain the mastery over us.
 The way to prevent them from be- coming large Is to kill them when they are young. Then the battle will be easy, and we will save ourselves much rain and sorrow in later life.
 The man who committed the horrid crime which shocked every body began his career of evil by allowing smnll shaS fo have place in his life He may have thought they could do him no harm. and. as a result. he did not exert himself to get rid of them
 The biography ofA all great sinners Is the same. They begin with little and end with great wrongs. As the ivy wraps itself about tree and kills 1t. likewise do seemingly trifiing habits of evil grew until they destroy us body and soul
 Our newspapers would have to chronicle no nlnJor crimes if we pull ed up. root and branch. the small ones.
 LILLIAN N. BREHAUT.
 East Norwich, N. Y.
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The poo That Went to School.

5 Our pet dos. Bruce, was a beau
 tiful Scotch collie afy father bought him when he was about two years
 old. He was a good watchdog and
 fond of him He had him about ten - He followed me when I went to the store One day he followed me to
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one was tired that night. but extremely happy.
 - MARY A BURRIbL, Age ia. j
 Stafford Springs.