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Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-14
HAIR AND SCALP
 NEED DAILY CARE
Beautiful Hair is Within the
 Reach of All

If you value the appearnncc of your nzLI sou snouI1 1 eat yOvr sSaiP teeth. and rub into the scalp pores twice daily c little Parisinn Sage This treatment Is not a mere hair tonic" It is bottled nourishment for derful what an improvement its use for even a week will make in tho Gp- pearance of anyone's hair. It never inJures. Is delightfully."- cool and pleasant to the scalp and takes out the dull. hfeless look fin the hair, beautiful. Two or three applications remove every trace of dandruff. and daily use will prevent its return Lee q Osgood Go. and the leading drug gists everywhere can furnish you with Parisian Sage-it costs but q trihe.
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A ws saw thoroughbred Guernsey. .Jer l sey, Alderney. and Holsteln cattle The poultry house was the next l nearest building. 60 we entered it, first l coiors and hen cf the dInerens kindss Barred. white. bun and partridge Plymonth Roclta; white. golden. bun. parfr1Ge. columbian and silTer-laced lorphin stons: Rhode Island reds: brown and white leehorns; corpish Indian games. and few others. There were some very pdctty white hents that attracted my attention, mostly. and they had such long shaggy feathers- They looked more like a fumy ball. Do you know what they were called, The ducks were very pretty to see. There was si1ver-gray one: some Pekin ducks and many of all different ] Ths white Guirea fowls were pretty
 but did not care SO much for the spotted. We were delighted to see the three pairs of pheasanfs.
 Some were nearly all golden. others had red and mixed colors.
 Little Quinn. pigs of brown. white.
 black and white and slate color were busy eating and sleeping. We entered some very large tents which were fun of new automobiles. on exhibition and there were men 10 ldemonstrate several of them.
 We saw the Ford sss startins ana II lighting system. People could buy any automobile supplies at these tents if they wished. Outside. were two small portable gHrxges. of all wood.
 There was a portable house also. all furnished. just for Advertisement The Brooklyn Ladder company. lad lots of stes extension. and other lad tders on exhibition.
 The Goodyear Raineoat company,
 nlso had raincoats to sell
 Men were interested in examining
 farm implements. There was a large } automobile piow. and we had never seen one before. SO we were delight
 One tent contained pianos of dIf-
 ferent makers, vacuum cleaners. and
 stoves. People were crowding into
 another to buy Diiiman's bread and
 Hecker's flour: as a souvenir was
 My sister and enjoyed visiting tns l. Education Hall. where all the wori . from different schools was exhibited
 Jessie and had bookkeeping. short ' hand and typewrfting papers amongs ? the Oysctcr Bay Higs Schools work.
 | Hicks. and Lewis valentine's nurs q cries had trees. palms and other flow . CT plants on exhibition There wer'
 a few large flower pots with cactus t and the cactus was covered with fruit
 It looked very pretty. The small eac q tus plants were similar to the one
 we saw krowing wild in Florida J Therc were lots of prizes awarde'
 at the fair this year.. some of vhicl
 were for cake, pie, candy. preserve.
 and many of the things which I hay
 mentioned.
 After we had seen oil, sonne c
 which could not mention withou n making my letter too long. we ha 2 dinner. Then we looked around th .- rnce track. watched one race aroun 's # and left os 1t was almost time fc l. o1T train.
 l. We arrived home about half pas
 four, after having had a dne time. an " we had lots to talk about that even le Ins.
 l. LILLIAN M. BREHAUT. ls East Norwich. \. Y.
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Christopher Columbus and the Jealous
 NobIemen.

Christopher Columbus and the Jealous
 NobIenen.
 When Christopher Columbus had discovered America, some of Queen Isabella's nohlemen were jealous.
 One day when Columbus and the noblemen were seated at a table. one Q fthe jealous courtiers said to Co., lumhus:
 Your sailing across the Atlantic ocean is not such a wonderful thing after all. Why, any one could do thati"
 Columbus then took an egg from the plate on the table and handing 1t to the courier he told him to try to make it stand up on one end.
 All the noblemen tried, but they could not do it.
 Columbus then took the egg, and hitting 1t gently Sn the table, thus made a smalt dent on one end and stood it upright The courier was not to be caught by such small thing and said: Why! That's easy! Any body could do that
 Columbus said, Tt is very easy fol you to say that any body can saf across the Atlantic ocean but you say 1t after have shown you howl
 JOSEPHINE BORovrCKA. | West WiIIingtof1
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RuIs,i for Ysyns Wrissrs.

1. Write plainly on one side of the paper only, and number the pages. 6. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 250 words. sA Original stories or letters only win be used.
 5. Write. your name, age and ad- story.
 Addrses all communications to Uncle Jed. Bulletin once.
 "Whatever you are-Be that!
 Whatever you say-Be true! 4. Stratshtforwardly act, Be henest-in fact, Be nobody else but you.'
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STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE.
 ANAKEs.
Inc HoastfuI Pumpkin.

tHo 6oaeKtut FufuPdus
 It was ari October eve and tho moon in its glory frightened all gut gether; large stacks of corn. heaps of
 cabbage, mounds of pumpkins dot ted the landscape. The harvest crop was assembled and soon the farm CTS would store ali for the winter. In the most remote corner or one field a huge pumpkin lie all alone; II was certainly 2 rare specimen, pus 1t was aware of this.
 T am the largest and best pumpk- l in on the farm. it said in loud voice. q shall be sent to the city to be put on exhibition and the peo-
 pie will look at me and praise me
 "You, humble friend" it added tc a little pumpkin. "are. the smallest In the field. and suppose you will be food for the cattle as you are SC small" "Alf wish Is to please my owner, replied the little pumpkin, in sor'
 late that same evening Jack Frost 1 the King of Ice and Snow. threw nit l spell over the garden.
 l The little pumpkin being near corn stack did not get harmed. but th' prominent poeition was bitten by thu l frost and was an awful sight. | The next morning the farmer witi his little daughter came to the felt and carried the big pumpkin to thu
 barn and cut 1t up for food for th' swine.
 The little pumpkin was taken b. the little girl who admired it yer. much, to the house where she mad a Jack O lantern of 1t. She did no 1 forget to save the seed so as to giv 1t its >existence the next spring whel all things would be in bloom.
 Il WALTER GAvFGAN, Age IS. | willimantic.
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when they heard n rattElnE and roll- Ing in the garrett They wnFe SO frightened they didn't know what to do. but at last the noise was SO great that they could not stand tt and they determined to find out what it was my mother, who was the oldest. going first. and my aunt after her. They finally reached the Garret and look ing carefully In they at last saw what u9s the cause of their excitement.
 There was an old cradle up there old mother cat runEing back and ferth to afnuse her kittens. As she ran tho nuts fell out of the cradle mud rolled all over the floor causing the noise. --f
 ALMIRA KRAMER.
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our AorinulturnI Enir.

Dear Uncle Jed: Our agricultural fair was held in the schooihouse Fri day, the 17th of September.
 carried two vases of flowers and a tray cloth.
 There were two goats. a boat. a kit ten, some melons. a peanut plant, ap- ples. beans, wild flowers. cultivated flowers. a pumpkin. corn, a frog. a pep. per plant. some tomatoes. a cucumbei pig. a cabbage. some popcorn, soms canned goods. doh carriage. covered with flowers, some dolls and pieces oi sewing.
 Our fathers, mothers and friendi came to our fair. i'r The children strung corn. Two O the girls did 1t quite fast. It was a hne fair.
 ALFRED K WALKER. Age II. Mansfield Center.
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I-ETTEas To UNCLE yED.
wh.t osorss Hssrs srd Saw in Nsw

Dear Uncle yed: On Saturday Oct sth. went to the electrical exposItion in the Grand Central Palace on Lex inEton avenue and Ferty-ssventn
 went into one place where they gave moving pictures of Bell and his telephone poles Id the mlddlo west On every seat was d small recsiver- Tho man then told us fo take up tue re- celvers and fieten 10 a man talking in San Francisco. This man told us about the weather at the fair- He then told us the time in california We Golden Gate daahing against the rocks. We then listened Co . band of mueie play at the fair. We could hear the music very plain.
 They then showed us a copy Of the fret telephone. After this. followed assistant. Mir. watson, making speech on the first teiephone- I enjoyed this very much.
 I then went to the navy exhibition | The Eatl0r there explained to us the different things in wireless they us. lon the battleships. They then showed us the different signals used on tne ship.
 l I then walked around and saw tht different sights. There was Rn eiectrt' cal view of the waterfront of Brooklyn with all the electric signs on top of thu
 docks. and the boats on the river sig mailing to each other.
 milked by electricity. Boys of the vocational schools wer' | working on electric and woodwork
 enjoyed this show very much. 1 GEORGE BIENENsTocK, Age iG.
 New York City.
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PoETRY.
An Awkward Pickle.

An Awkward Pickle.
 By H. R. Eliot. I've always thought 1t would be nc To5go like my big brother, And lunch alone at some cafe: Therefore I asked my mother; And when she laughed and, said I I vas the happiest boy in sight. I went last Saturday. and now HI tell you all about it. Now when picked out what I wished. [ had to go without 1t. And that though had worn my best The place was one often passed, With windows like larder: And took my seat like other folks, " To think what would order. chose it all down to the pie.
 try.
 When suddenly my heart stood still, Then jumped up like a rocket! My fifty cents was left at home In my old trousers pocket. And in the clothes that then wore Was just one nickel and no more. My napkin snuggled at my chin, The waiter stood beside me, AuQ up dilQ QOWn LL10 CEOWuSQ room felt each person eyed me. IL seemed as if had to stay, Although longed to run away. Again read the bill of fare; Not orc thing for a nicleil M I hope tha1 you will newer be- In such an awkward pickle: The walter waited" I breathed fast Until saw these words at last  Tuo shredded biscuits for ten cents Would one be five?- I'd risk 1t. Then trying not to show I cared, said, "One shredded biscuit" The waiter 1miled and shook his head We don't split orders here," he said
 
 T guess you don't know where you're
 at;
 We call th.st place Caffyi : Just take your nickel in next door And buy yourself some taffy." And so he showed rpe to the door, And I shan't go there any more.
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A l...ori ir poIiteuea..

General Lee was once n passenger in a crowded railway train. Present. " an aged woman. poorly dressed and carrying a heavy basket, boarded the train. She walked from one care to to the place where General Lee was sitting. He rose at once. Lifting his hat politely, he said:
 Madame, pray take this seat"
 In an instant a dozen men offered to give their seats to the general. but he refused them all. sailing:
 If there was no seat for this old lady, there is none for me" GRACE MAHONEY. Age II. Chichester
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A Vialt te tha Wnnd.

1. One bright. summer morning we planned to go to the woods. We got our lunch box all ready and filled the soda bottles full with hot tea.
 put on the baby.s coat and we started. We walked and walked, but at last reached cool spot under a large oak tree with g. little spring running through the rocks.
 I sat the baby down to rest, and ate a little lunch. After that I went scouting for chestnuts and wal nuts.
 At last found a chestnut tree and my sister and I filled our pockets as tight as s~@?sible. Then we started home, after fne day in the woods
 MfLDRED E. WHITE Age IS.
 Stafford Springs.
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General Putnam.

Dear Uncle Jed: thought would write you about Israel Putnam, born at Salem in ITS. He went into a wolrs den and shot wolf.
 In 1T5s the Indians captured him and tied him to a stake. A French of- ficer came along and saved his life.
 He received Q lot of training In the French war. He fought with great bravery at Bunker Hili.
 At Horse Neck the British outnum- bened his force and he Hpurred his horse down a precipitous hill where the British dared not 20. He died in 17a0 Israel Putnam was one of the prom inent men of Connecticut. He waa honest. brave and full of energy. HENRY DOUDA. Age ..
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of eraes of manner for it smCothg the way in all the walks of life.
 To be impolite Is almost equal te be suffering from chronic aiiment-it hurts and it flinders.
 Uncle Jed doesn't like to see signs of impoliteness in any of his boys or e4rIs.
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What LiIliar. Saw at ths Fair.

Dyhr Uncle Jed: Last Friday. be ing school holiday. my father, sis ter and I went to the Mineola fair. We left Syosset by the io.od train and ar rived at the fair grounds. after walk ing from the depot at about half past ten. My father wanted us to see ev- erything and know what we had seen without getting all nuddied. so we took his suggestion and started af one end ef the grounds working our way towards the other.
 We went through the long cattis sheds. about Six tn ns,ueh@r- rhar,
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commedere Perry.

There were some of the British ships In Lake Erie. Young Oliver was sent to fight them. He put on his flagship of Lawrence: Don't give up the ship. !"
 During the battle this flagship was riddled with shot. It was fast going to the bottom. Perry took his banner, got into a small boat to be rowed to another ship, and stood up in the row. boat with the banner in his hand. The but he got safely on board the other ship. He began the battle again, and the British ships: were taken by the Americans.
 This is the way Perry sent the news: We have met the enemy and they are olirs"
 CATHERINE GoRMAN. Age 10.
 Versailles
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7 Ten Minutea .cf Excitemert,

onest day when my mother was about twelve years. old. her father and mother were obliged to go off and leave her and her little sister at home. At first my mother and my aunt were afraid but they soon got over it. -
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The Minute-Men.

The minute-men of 1776 were the men who were ready at a minutes notice to leave the plough, the work shop or the store and fight for free dom. These men beat back the op- pression and won the independence of our Country. Today their names are recorded on the pages of History in letters that will never fade
 The minute-men of today are the men who are ready to work when the gong sounds, not the men who are habitually late. The minute-men of today are the men who keep them selves in condition to perform their allotted tasks, not the men who. by keeping late hours and indulging in bad habits, render themselves unfit to do an honest days work
 The minute-men of today are the men who are attentive to their duties and mindful of their employers in- terests. not the men who conduct their own private affairs and gossip with friends during business hours. ..-
 The minute-men of today will suc- ceed in the struggle of life while the tardy. the careless and indifferent will fall by the wayside.
 The people nowadays would pros- per a great deal more if they would take after the Minute-Men of IT'S. LEO PELIQUIN, Age II.
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cosumhus,

Cotuntbuot /
 Dear Uncle Jed: Columbus was born he liked the seq wy " much. His fs- ther was wool comber. Columbus did not like this trade When hIa fac ther saw this he sent him to school where he could learn to be . sailor.
 Years went by, and Columbus Erew thought M S sSs world work was s nat ss ' Sas eoiS%. Ra. bus always thought the world was round. He wanted to And the West Indies. so he asked itely for ships. but Italy refused. He asked England and Spain refused. coium6us Was too poor to buy ships.
 Seven years went by. One day when Columbus was traveiing he stopped ai a convent with his little boy to set | something to eat and drink
 The priest asked him to come In Columbus told his story. The priest was interested ia his plans, and gave him a letter to give to the king oi Spain.
 | The boy stayed at the convent whiis
 Columbus gave the letter ot the king The priest was one of the kings friends. The king of Spain gave him three small ships and brave sailors After Columbus and his men had gont for some miles the sailors began to b, afraid. They went to Columbus and begged him to turn back, but he woulc not. Then they began to cry liks babies. After quite a while they made up their minds to throw Columbul overheard. but when they went to Co lumbus they did not dare to do it They asked him to turn back, but Co lumbus said he would not turn bacl for anything.
 After some days some of the sailor saw red berries floating by and land birds flying about. One night the sail | ors saw light. In the morning the. saw land in front of them. The sailor shouted '1andi Landl"
 Columbus when he went ashore knel down and kissed the earth. The peo pie living there were copper colorec He named them Indians.
 When Columbus went back home h carried six Indians. birds, trtnkets an many other things to Spain that tn people never saw. Columbus was kind ly treated and the king and queen ask ed him to come and sit beside them. , Columbus made four voyages owe here, but did not find anything yalua . ble. The people bound him in chain ] and sent him back.
 When the queen saw the chains sh ordered them cut on Columbus said when he died h wanted the chains buried with him.
 NORA CARR, Age IA.
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LETTERS oF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Mildred E. White, of Stafford Sprinngs- am ever obliged to you fer the pretty prize book you sent me and thank you very much.
 Bertha Fuller, of Fagleville--I thank you very much for the nice prize book entitled The Campfire Girls in After
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The Banana Tree.

The banana tree is a wonderful thing. Every part of it is useful. The long leaves work up into a fine ex- celsior. The juice, being rich in tam min. furnishes fine indelibie ink and a good shoe polish. The stems yield a first class quality of hemp, from which can be made lace handi<erchiefs cords and ropes, to say nothing oi mats and brushes. The oil is used for gliding. Banana flour, of nutri- tious quality. is made by grinding the dry fruit In fact. 1t Is said that tho natives Of Jamaica could scrcely exisi without the banana tree
 'PHILURA IT. PERKINS.
 Colchester, Conn.
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THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE. BOYS AND GIRLS DEpARTMENT

Years. I have read 1t ana found it very interesting.
 Leo Pofiauin. of Versailles Many thanks for the nice book. It Is e nice story.
 Frances Fields. of Ncrwich--d thank you for the book entitled Maid of the Mountains have read it through and find 1t interesting. Mary stefnmeter of EaglevilIe: thank you very much for the prize book you sent me. Thelnna Boyn$on of North Franklin I thank you for the prize book sen l me. I found 1t vsry interesting.
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Sleep.


 Sleep is a restorer of vigor and strength. It has been called Ma lures Repair Shop" where all the re- pairing of the body and mind Is done. There is nothing that can take It's place in this respect. A disordered state of the nerves can best be cured by tull amount of refreshing sleep.
 Many men and women have grown prenlaturely old, and perhaps brok- en down and died at middle age, sim ply from over work and loss of sleep when if they had taken more time for sleep they might have lived to an advanced age.
 Children are constantly being injur- cd mentally and physically. They are having sufficient sleep. They are taught that 1t is laxiness to lie in bed beyond certain hour in the morning "earIy rising" or are forced to be up enrly under all circumstances, and are therefore deprived of the full amount of sleep that their constitu. ton requires for healthy develop. meut. One has but to look into tho dren that work in the factories ol shops to notice this, as well as many boys and girls who are found in farm. ers' households.
 Some people require moro sleep thar others: each one must be law untt quire more sleep than grown people and young and middie-aRed persons moro than old: while in each fndivid ual ease there will bo great differ ence.
 Some of the greatest workers ii the world have been the Ereates sleeperG. and because one person re quires more sleep than another, 1t 1 no indication of idoience in the latter or of great industry fin the light sleep CT.
 A person should be allowed to siee I as long as. he will sleep sound .l If parents wish their children { arise early in the morning. the should see that they retire early e night in order to have the full amour Of rest that their systems require.
 JESSIE L. BREHAUT. Age 1s. | East Norwich. Long Island N Y
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TIE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOK.


 f--lsnry neuda, of Eagieviue -The Boy Inventors Flying Ship. 2-Afred K. Walker, of Mansfield center-The Dreadnaught Boys in Home Waters. 3--LIIlIan NJ. 5rehaut, Of East Nar- wieh. N. Y.-The King of the Golden River.
 4-Georse Bienenstoel<, of New York The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mex ico 5-Jesephins HoroSieka, of west WillingtonThe Bluebird and Other Tales Of France. e-Mary A. BurrilI of Stafford springs-stories from Chaucer. 7-christina Heebe, of storrsTan- gleweod Tales. s--Marparet kuehIe, of Mansfield Center-Three Little women as Wives.
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Margaret Attended Summer seheei.

Mar1aret Attsnded Sumn1er School. Dear Uncle Jed: win ten you about the summer school
 I went to summer school at Storra. My teachers name was Miss Scheau- blum.
 We learned iessons in language. spelling, arithmetic. history geography and agriculture. I like to go to school. We had school from half past nine till twelve o'clock.
 An auto came round and got us. II also took us home.
 I was In the sixth grade We had summer school through July.
 I returned to the district school Sept. 7th.
 MARGARET KUcM1E. Age 10.
 Mnnsfeid Center.
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ticut Agficn1tnraf college.
 CHKIsTIHE BEEBE. Age IA Etcrrs.
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The Birds That Live Near Our School.
 Phoebes, robins. bluejays and chick
 adees live around our school. They
 make their nests in the big trees. We
 like to hear their. -cheery songs. In
 the winter time chickadees fly around
 the schoolhouse' and we give, them
 crumbs and -suet.
 Once there were, two phoebes that
 built their nest near the school. Every morning we could hear them sing their
 happy song, Phoebe, Phoebe" We liked to watch the male bring food to his mate while she sat patiently on the eggs, and later to the little birds when they were matched. The birds were not ready to try their wings be- fore we left school, so we did not see them fly away.
 The next year they came back again and we were glad to see that they re- | menbered their old home. Every morning as we came to school we al- | ways heard the same cheery song 'Phoebei Phoebel"
 We can show our appreciation tc i the birds by giving them crumbs to 1 eat. and by not throwing stones al them, or frightening them MARY A. BURRILL, Age IS. Stafford Springs.