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Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-26

The children run to the house and called to their mother. asking if she could give them anything for the cold. hungry birds.
 My teacher says beef sust is fine Tor them in winter Henry suggest ed, and chickadees like nuts and sunf1ower seeds.''
 The boys hurried back through the tunnel with their hands full of food Clearing away the small amount of snow there was under the evergreen boughs. they scattered the seeds and nut meats on the ground. Then they tied the suet on the branches and creht back into their tunnel, where they could see all that happened. Im- medsately the ground was covered with chickadees and other seed-eating birds, while woodpeckers, nuthatches and others. were feasting on the suet ravenously. There was quite a cfirp- ing after they had eaten a few min utes, as though the birds were doing their best to thank the kind little boys for their thoughtfulness.
 Ned and Henry kept food under the spruce tree all winter. and called tho snug. shelter made by the dropping branches Evergreen Inn. The birds soon grew SC tame that they let the boys cons@N into the little enclosure end would perch on their heads and shoulders in the most friendly man whistler. learned to initiate their notes and they would answer him.
 Both boys enjoyed their bird friends and Evergreen Inn so much that they felt very sorry sto sec. tho snow melted to have the birds woods; but they are looking forward to seeing them return when the snow is deep again.-Louise M, Haynes, Dumb Animals.
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DandsEioa.

Many years ago there lived near the sea a very happy fisherman. nzmed
 Ben, with his wife. and Htsle son. who
 was called Dandelion because he wore
 Ben was a hard working man and
 loved dearly his wife Hetty. and his
 little son.
 One day a great trouble came to
 them. Ben and his fellow fishermen
 sailed away as usual, while Hetty and
 Soon afterwards. q great storm arose. and it ragged all night In the morning parts of Ben's boat were washed ashore Everyone helped search for him. but no trace of him could be
 found.
 They tried to comfort Hetty, but she would not be eomforted- Her heart seemed broken; and if 1t had not been for her baby, her neighoors feared that she would have gone to join Ben in his watery grave Dandelion didn't understand why l everyone was so sad. and why hie father stayed away 90 long: but ho never lost his cheerfulness. never gave
 up hoping, or stopped saying, "Daddy's tumming eoon!" An idea came to the child that per haps his father would come, If he had l a boat sent to him. So every day
 Dandelion launched one of his toy boats exclaiming as he did so: Please bring my fafher home All the boats were 1aunced at last. all sailed away on the waves: but none ever came back. and little Dande- | lion was much disappointed. He told the snails and the Holsters about 1t. He even asked the birds if they should
 see daddy to tell him to come home Six long months went by. and no one ! never thought of seeing Ben again. no one but his little son, who still watched for him, and his wife, who waited to meet him in the hereafter. One sunny day something happened I The house was as tidy as ever. Hetty | sat spinning. She seemed older than ' she did a few months ago, for her hair | was partly white - r Dandelion was at her feet. Suddenly the door. opened and Ben clasped them both in his arms. while they all sobbed | aloud.
 When they grew quiet, Ben got into his old chair and told them. how he | was wrecked in the gale. picked up by
 an outbound ship, and only able to gel
 back after months of sickness and de- lay.
 | CATHERINE NELSON, Age.12. Versailles.
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UNCLE JEp'S TALK TO WIDE. INTAKES.

What do you know about our star the sum It shines every day and each day does its work or there would be no inhabitants on the face of the earth.
 While you are studying arithmetic 1t does not seem to you to be one of the greatest inventions of the human mind and something you can never wholly master. Man began to count with digits or his finger ends. and now. he can calculate distances really beyond his own comprehension.
 It Is by figures that man was able to tell how far away the sun ms, sometimes ninetl-three million and sometimes ninety-five millions Of miles. If he had not discovered this how fast light travels. and when he bod fast light travels. and when he found out 1t took eight minutes for earth he could then figure out how fast light travelled in a second and many other. things. among which was the sise of the sun. two hundred million square miles, and candle or lighting power which is expressed by IS with 37 ciphers strung in a row which very few persons can express in words.
 A bit of the suns light the size O. your finger nail is sufficient to light . street miles in length. and every square inch of the sun's surface hepre- scents two million candies burning, and the sun Is two hundred million square miles in size and over a thousand times as large as this earth. and its neat expressed in degrees is s.4S2
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children of wf1imantie are yisltinG relatives in Providence and Vinc1ntty this week
 Miss Catherine Yerranston of Nor wieh is spending a couple of Weaka in Providence with relatives. after which Fan River for a few days.
 Miss Mary Dunn cf Norwich is spsnding her vacation vith friends as Pleasant View.
 John F: Prhh. son q Col ' v. ly for . few days of fiss Irene 1ollis at her home on Chapel street eaSfss- vile. |
 Mr. and Mrs. 0. E. Rich of Put- nam are at the Sunnysida cottagn. at ouoDochontaug, for q montifs st&x.
 Mrs Agnes Armstrong and Mies Brenda. House of Norwich are spend- ing a couple of weeks al Flock Is- land.
 Mss gessie Bessstts of Moosup was the member of parry entertained by air. and Mrs. John Lapan ct Aapae-
 Mrz James J. Casey and daughter. Miss Madeline Casey and Miss Agnes D. HaIlihan all of Norwich, are GRend- ing few days with friends st watch Hill.
 Miss K. Agnes Collins of Norwien is registered at the Columbia Hotel, Watch Hln for a few weeka stay. Bfiss Ruth Kind and Nias Louise Robinson of Norwich have been guests at the Columbia Hcusss watch Hilf tho past week
 Miss Minnie Cannon. Miss Nellie Gardon and Mfss Alice Joy of Putnam are spending two weeks at the Riley cottage on Cottage street. Oakland Beach.
 Mir. and Mrs. Edward Green of Ner- wieh are making a visit with Mfr. aDd Mrs. Erwin O. Boas at Oak nm FnFn. in Hope Valley.
 Mrs. George A Reppler of NeFw1ch and MrS- Lottie Cady of Stafford, are guests at the Spring House. Block Is- land for a short Gtay. Thomas wyl3e of Willimanffc is spending a few days as the g1egt of Edwin Hart at his home fn ATkwTtEi1t. Roscoe Bentley and Eugene Manning have returned to their homes af Yan- tice. afer two weeks visit to PiNms- ant View and Watch Hill Miss Florence Connor of Nofwieh, | is a guest of the family of Michael Higgins. West Broad street Wes4erty. Mitchell Coulard and danghtsr of | Baltic are spending a few day8 with relatives in Providence.
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THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEpARTMENr

which Is greater than we can think.
 It only reouires 'one>tanth the heat sof the sun to heat the earth and two-
 tenths of 1t would burn everything of
 it's face but its, relations to the sun
 Is ssach it keeps its plaoesaad pace so
 steadily. that the earth gets sufficient
 heat and no osmore>
 It is by the use of figures that we
 have, learned of the orderliness of na~
 ture and that divine care provides for
 and protects us every moment. MiNNERs-oF PRIZE BOOKS. I-Raui E., ManrSce. of Versailles,
 Uncle Sam's Boys -as Sergeauss- springs-Grzce iHarlowe's< Third Year at Overton,
 s-S. SeXneuu 6iselow, Of Mansnead Center -'The. Range and Grange Hustlers,
 +Thelraa 1oynson, of North Frank Mn-Tfse Meadow Brook Girls Across ' Country.
 ! 5-EIizaheth Parker, of Mansfield Uncee Sam,s Boys in the Philippines. s-Edua Randall, Of versailies-The Meadow Brook Girls Under Canvass. T-Myron Ringland, of Norwich LService..
 s-Dorothy p. King, of P1ainfeld- Meadowbrook Girls in the Hills.
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A pisohe4ient Roy

May I go down to the pond and skate mother" said James
 'fNo, James, you know the ice is not safe, it might break through if you went on it,'' said his mother.
 James did not like this. He thought to himself. I will take my skates and go. 1t is safe enough to hold me. He took his skates and when he reached the pond the put his skates on and went on the pond. The ice cracked. bul he did not mind that. He was skating around the pond when all of a sudden, ~splashi" in James went. Poor James was frightened. He cried for help.
 A man came and saw him. The man ran to a house nearby and got a rope and threw it to James. Jsmes caught it and was pulled ashore, The man said.
 What did you go-on the pond for, I know your mother wouldn't let you go?"
 T thought it was safe enough, l" James said James was leaning to go home, because he knew he had dis obeyed his mother.
 When he got home his mother said,
 Where have you been2"
 T have been down to the pond" said James.
 said his mother, you can't go skat- obeyed me"
 It is always best to obey your par ents. because to disobey gets onesinto trouble.
 FRANK PARDY, Age .13. Norxicy1
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-26
I've Misfortunes.

Lucy and Tim were both playing in the yard one fine day Finally Tim picked up a stick and thrusted it into an apple and through 1t.
 Lucy was watching him. When h0 turned around and said,
 q bet you can't hit that chicken over there.''
 T think can." said Lucy.
 Well try it then"
 Then Lucy picked up a stick and not intending to hit the chicken, but hit it directly in the eye. It vhirled around and around dazed from the blow.
 Lucy ran to the spot She picked up the chicken and brought 1t into the barn and laid it upon the haymow. She had knocked the poor things eye out.
 Both of them fed it every day and finally the eye healed up and tho chicken went about the barnyard again
 When her mother saw it she ques- tioned both closely. She found 1t out quickly. and gave Lucy a very harsh scolding.
 Lucy never tried it again. A couple of weeks later Tim was driving the COWS home There was a little calf that he thought a great deal of She strayed from the rest
 Tim picked up a stone and threw it at her. only intending to make her go the other way, but it hit her right in the joint of her hind ieg At the time he did not notice it. She Hmped all the way home. As she was going ] through the barn-door she fell Ii was then he discovered he had broker the joint in the caffs leg. They could not do anything with 1t, SO they mad the saf killAd-
 Tim was not c bad boy. and he cried pretty near a whole day; and when he went to bed he cried for q long time he felt so bad about tt. DOROTHY P. KING. Plainieid
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POETRY.
A Trasssy.

He was tust.& dog. Mister-that's all: And ali of us boys called him Bobs FTo wmm curly @n3-not very tall fF Aud Ao hadn't . taii-3ust stub. His tnir> frose one cold night. you' we just pulled the rest of him
 through
 No-=he didn't have much pedigree Perhaps that was sfro7sn of. too. He aiways seemed quits well be- And he never had many bad lights, In summer he usedsto bs shaved And he slept in the woodshed c nigfts.
 sonaetisnes he would wake up too coon soms no niss.n e T he hS ~ould s a's ssrs ~ at the Rui sone nishtsshsswould sieep,vev
 still.
 He knew how to play hide-and-seek And he always would come when He would play. dead. roll over. and
 speak
 And learned, it in no time at all. Sometimes he would growl. just in :, i-But he never would bite. and his was to bark at the ,postman one daH But the poetman. he parked at him first.
 He used to chase cats up a tree, But that was just only in fun: And a cat was as safe as could be- Unless it should start to run; Sometimes he'd chase children and
 throw
 s Them down, just while running along. And then lick their faces to show = He didn't mean anything wrong. He was chasing an automobile When the wheel hit him right tn the
 :. side.
 So he just gave a. queer litie squeel And curied up and stretched out
 and died.
 His tail it was not very long,
 He was curly and not very .itall; But he never did anything wrong He was just our dog. Mister-that's 5
 J. W. FOLEY.
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Lost His Head

Dear Uncle Jed: Once a king who lived on an island south of India. sent a man to England to let him know what the country was like. This man was gone over two years. When he came back the king asked what he saw. The man replied:
 -Oh. master. it is far nicer there than herei It is hot here. and cold there.T
 Then he went on: T had a bottle of the finest wine I e&er saw. in q bag I was carrying one day. When I opened it saw to my horror and grief that the bottle had been broken into a hundred pieces But dis covered the wine had frozen into the shape of the bottle. Suface to say, I had lost none of the wine"
 Tell another" growled the king. getting angry.
 Well" he replied. sometimes the water is hard enough to walk on."
 Then the king was so angry at him for telling such monstrous lies that he immediately handed him over to the executioner. And the poor fel- low was shortened by the length of his head
 MYRON ENGLAND, Age 1z Norwich Town
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The lndia-Rubber Tree.

l will tell the boys and girls of the Wide Awake circle about a very use full tree that grows in some parts of South America. 1t is taller than our oak, and has its branches chiefly at the top This tree yields a sap which makes India-rubber. Groves of In dia-rubber trees are found near the Amazon river. This river is the larg- est river in the world, about three thousand miles long. Great forests cover the valleys and plains in Bra gil, through which country the Anna zon flows; and here it is where the 1ndia-rubber trees grow
 When it is the right season of the year. men come to tap the trees. Early in the morning the tapper goes around, makes cuts into the trees he has to tap. As the sap win flow only
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Rs..a fsr yaans wrl.er..

1. Write plainly on one sides of the paper oniys and number the pages.
 Ss efn anS and poIns.a anS aos srssclss SsSs win ha gtsen bfeference. Do not use 'ovsr st0 wcrdA %
 a Original stories or letters only will Do used. I k Write your name. age and ad- drems plainly nt the bottom or tho Address ail communications to Uncle Ted. Bulletin ofaee.
 ''whateeer you are-Be thats
 Whatever you say-Be uuet
 Etratghtforwnrdly act.
 Be AonSse-in fact.
 Be nobody else but you"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-26
Our Field Trips.

The, last Thursday in May all the
 boys and girls in our biology class at
 high school went with the teacher on
 a Eeld trip. We started from the
 High school at l o'clock and in half an hour we reached the woods.
 We went out to study plants and in
 sects. We saw birch. oak, locust. chestnut, maple, horse chestnut, cedar.
 dogwood and walnut trees. We saw
 ferns, flowers and moss. We studied the different parts of the fern which are the fronds. rhfzome and rhizords- The fronds are the stems and the
 leaves that are attached The rhi- zorne is the underground stem which stores up food for the fern and the
 rhizoids are the roots which absorb soil water and food
 Vixen we were picking some colum- bine it commenced to thunder and the lightning flashed; then it commenced to rain very hard. so we had to run We were about two miles from school so instead of going back we ran down sandy road to one Of our friends house
 On our way down we stopped to an old well with an old oaken bucket (which We all drank out of. The wa ter tasted nice and cool to us When we reached the house we sat on the porch. but we could not remain there very long as the rain beat upon us
 We went in the house and sat in the parlor.
 Our friend had to light the lamp as it became very dark, although 1t
 was only half past three. One of the
 girls played some pieces on the piano and we all sang.
 We stayed at her house till half past four, then we decided to go home. We got very wet as We lived about two and a half miles away and we | had neither coats nor umbrellas. LILLIAN BREHAUT. East Norwich, N f.
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'TaftYiHa.
How Roxy Hid Fron, the Rats.

One .dRy my master went out and locked me in the cellar. I felt very lonely for q while, and then I began to think Of rats The longer I sat still and thought. the more I fancied heard them
 At last was so frightened that got up and walked along the cellar to- wards the window. It was only a lit-
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The Frinaed Geutian.

I like very much to hear people talk or how we came to get the dif- ferent flowers.
 I wonder if any of the Wide-Awakes know how we came to have the fringed gentians-
 One night the queen of the flowers was out late. It was after midnight and there was no moon.
 So going to a gentian not far away, she asked for shelter.
 Who are you, and what do you want ?' asked the gentian-
 'T would like to come in and rest till morning comes." replied the queen
 Well then, if you are the queen of the flowers you can find some place else to go. so go away and let me sleep
 The queen went away, and asked another gentian-
 What are you doing out at this time of the night? Come in and will give you rest
 The queen went in and slept tin morning dawned.
 Then, as she hurried away in the dim light she turned to thank the gentian- Taking her wand she said:
 Hereafter you and all your chill dren shall have the pleasure of open ing and receiving the morning light, as it first peeps into the world"
 The other gentian are left closed to tell people how unkind they were.
 THELMA BOYNTON, Age If.
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ing in the lake We rode home in the car because we were very tired after our day fun of fun,
 VALENTINE LUCKATA. Age IT.
 Colchester.
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THE HaYfeId Picnic.

It was a whole holiday, and a bright sunny forenoon in June. Bobby, John ny, Mary, Fanny and Tim, spent the morning romping the hayheld- They piled the clover and grass into heaps, they buried each other under the sweet-scented mounds. they tossed the hay in handfuIS at each other and climbed in and out of the hay-wagons shouting and laughing in breathless glee. They began to grow tired, 50 they sat under some trees and un- packed a lunch basket and refreshed themselves with the contents. A bot tie of milk. hard boiled eggs. bread and jam, ginger cakes and cherries were the contents. There was not much left when they had finished.
 Now let's make garlands Of daisies" |" said Fan.
 And nosegays of forget-me-nots," |" agreed Mary.
 I'll help pick" said Johnny.
 So they set to work while little Tim and Bobby, having discovered a com asleep. lying on his back with his mouth wide open, and emitting occa- siona; sneres and grunts.
 When Bobby awoke he said hc dreamt he was in junction station, where the telegraph wires were bring ing in messages ever minute.
 After the garlandS and nosegays were made the children started for home and they said that they had a very pleasant time, although they felt tired
 LILLIAN BREHAUT, East Norwich, N. Y.
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A Picnic at The Willows.

Dear Uncle Jed: One Saturday aff- eFnoon my three friends and went to the Willows for a picnic. We did not take the car because it was a pleasant day in June and we wanted exercise.
 It took about two hours to reach the park First we ate our lunches under an oak tree and bought a ouar- ter's worth of candy. We then played
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in the cool morning. the work is done by the tnppers as quickly ns possible. About 10 o'clock the sap ceases to flow. The sun has heated the trees and the wounds of the, tree begin to heal.
 The sap in the cup is now,empsied into a pail and carried to the hut A fire is made of the shells sof nuts. A thick. black smoke rises from it. One of the men takes a piece Of wood, like an oar. and dips the blade into
 the milky fluid. Then passes it through the smoke. hardening and
 blaGkening it. He then hangs this up to dry. After three or four days drying it is sent away and sold.
 Overshoes, coats. caps, eloaks and blankets are made of Indaa-r1ibber. Not a drop of water can find its way through this rubber. so you see how useful it Is.
 Many other things are made Of it, such as combs buttons and balls and even boats.
 India-rnbber trees grow also in Mexico and in India It was first found in India, that it how it got its name as India-rubber. GEORGE BEENENSTOCK. GAge 14. $ Rockville.
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Versailles

it, and then they implored Cod to take care of il, and save them.
 BERTHA CONNOR. Age IT. Versailles
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Carbohydrates on the North ampton Division has been henvy dur ing the past week. Yesterday c train with eighty loaded cars paas- ed through here
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An iesboat.

Charlie Thompson had read about iceboats, and thought hesxould make one. So he took . little boat he had, put some runners on 1t. and tried to sail it on the pond, which was close by the village. But it would not go, for some reason, and he was very much vexed over it. The next day. Lizzie Bent. who called to him as they passed: iceboatI"
 T haven't a nice boat" said he. grossly. And added. to himself in an uEdertone. Its a very poor one"
 Tho next day Lizzie was. going by the pond, when she saw Charlie work ing at his boat
 "why Charlie" said she, 'T thought you told me yesterday you hadn't an iceboat.''
 well, haven't got nice boat" And he went on with his boat, without taking any more notice of her.
 She went of thinking to herself. T do believe that Charlie is getting queer. I wonder what he meansi"
 They did not have much to say to each other for some days, and the teacher noticed it and asked Lizzie what was the matter. She told her. Then the kind teacher drew her up close to her. and said:
 Lizzie. dear. don't you know an iceboat is not always a nice boat, and a nice boat is seldom an iceboatT
 Lizzie laughed at her mistake and she saw the difference between an. iceboat and a nice boat.
 RUTH M. BUSHNELL Age F.
 Norwich
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Sunnysids Farm.

I live on Sunnyside farm. It Is a very large farm upon a hfil It is cool and hreeEy here i'm summer, but In winter it is very cold and the wind blows the snow in front Of the house in drifts I like this place very much
 The house Is painted light green with dark green trimmings There is a small veranda on it. It Is quite large and has twelve rooms. In front of the house is e large lawn with three tees adeF two Of them Between two Of the trees is n bed Of red gera- niums with green border. At the side of one of the trees is a bed of snap dragons and asters. In front of the vernnda is a long bed of gernniums. colors.
 The barn is slate color with red trtmminEs It is quite large Every rear it Is fined with hay. We 1fke to play hide-and-go-seek in it. We have three horses. two white ones and a Dick and Dan and the brown one Charlie. When we go for a ride we always use Charlie, because Dick and Dan are afraid of automobiles.
 We have only one COW which we call Betsy.
 all the hens and chickens are kept have a white hen with three or four black dots on her, so caH her Dotty
 We have six or seven pigeons There is one little black one that was born about two weeks ago and it is just beginning to fly now.
 We have a large garden a little way from the house There are peas, beets lettuce, beans and many other things in it. The deer eat quite a few oi the beans and peas
 We have many bfueberries, hEc4le- b1rw many quarts of them for the winter.
 We live in Westford, but our post office address Is Stafford Springs. 4 postman goes Eby our house in an au- tomobile.
 MARY A. BURRIL.
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the mountains. and lived a rough life for three years IL was In this way that he learned to be a soldier.
 HELENA PAQUETTE. Age 1S- TnffvIIle.
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r-ss.oF lAckNoWLEpeMENT.

Resa Egan, of winimantic: thank you very much for the prize book you sent me, enjoyed the book and was very glad to receive it.
 Lucy A. Garter, Of Hampton: thank you very much for the prize book I received I have read it all through andrhavesfound it very interesting.