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Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
UNCLE JEp'S TALK TO WIDE
AWAkES.

While the Wide-Awakes are travel
ling about during the vacation they
may go where there is an echo and
shout words to hear them repeated
after them.
There is nothing mysterious about
it now for we recognize it as a vibra-
tory effect or a mechanical repetition
or return of the sound waves we put
in motion. II this had not been dis
covered it is not probable Mr.. Edison
could have invented the monograph
which because of its exact repetition
of vibratory sounds gives us speech,
songs and music as given to it.
A vibration is air set in motion and
the speed of the movement determines
whether it is to be a gruff or squeaky
sound, succession of pleasing
sounds, or variety of colored light
You have noticed the speech of some
persons is low and loud and that of
Other persons high and shrilI. They
vibrate the air different. the first at
a slow rate and the second at a much
higher rate.
Light and sound are caused by vi
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
Nv Trip to Hartford.

One day a friend invited me to take
trip to Hartford with him. We left
home about ten o'clock in the morning
and got to Hartford about eleven.
On our way l saw fields of corn,
tobacco. grain, and vegetable gardens.
When we reached Hartford we put the
auto in a garage.
Then we went into the park and saw
beautiful flower beds and pink, vel
low and white pond lilies.
Then we went in the capital and 1
saw the statues of Lafayette on a
large horse. Buckingham and Nathan
Hale.
A wheel from a cannon that had
been hit on the hub, by a shell, and
broken. Flags from different wars the
country has fought, some are full of
holes where shells went through them. ~
The gravestone of Putnam; one of the
guns captured in the Spanish Ameri-
can war: a tree with cannon balls in
it, with bark almost grown over them,
and model of the front of the cap
ital
Then we went into the state library
and saw the courtroom, the library
books. all the different coins of differ
ent countries
The Swedish half dollar was of COP
per coin four inches square
All kinds of paper money and pic
lures of different governors; The Con-
necticut charter and Constitution. a
piece of the Charter Oak, and the desk
Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Pro-
Clamation on.
At two o'clock we went into the
dome of the capital two hundred and
ffty-two feet above the ground
l enjoyed my trip very much.
GEORGE EATON, Age IS.
EagleviIle.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
While Mamma and Johnny ran tho

while Mamma and Johnny ran the
other.
Our nearest neighbors were at the
barn in a short time. but they could
not get into it to save anything for
it was all af1re inside
They were all up from the other
place in a little while for they had
seen the smoke and ran all the way
home.
Before the barn burned down there
were a number of people here Some
came in autos, some in teams, some on
horse back While others walked.
The men threw water on the roof
they would not get aflre too.
1 was so frightened that I could not
cry and tried to make myself useful
by carrying water,
1t was a big barn, but it did not
take it long:to burn for it was fun of
hay
4 wagon-shed. a courthouse and a
hen-house also burned.
We had fifteen pigeons, but they
were in the barn and burned with
the rest of the things
The people went away when there
was no more danger of the house
burning. and we put on dry clothes
for we were wet from being out in
the rain
Supper was served late that night
and all went to bed; but papa stayed
up to watch the fire so the sparks
would not fly.
,, MARY R. BURRILL, Age Is.
Stafford Springs.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
Newfoundland Dog.

There are few dogs which are more
adapted for fetching and carrying
then the Newfoundland.
This dog always likes to have some
thing in it's mouth.
1t can be trained to seek for any
object that has been left at a distance
and will seldom yield the point un-
I'll it has succeeded in it's search.
I will tell you a story of my New
foundland dog to prove how much
they know
Ny father had gone down street and
l sat in my bedroom reading when I
heard a queer sound at the door
Opening the door there stood Max
with bundle in his great mouth. The
butcher had come that morning and
finding no one at home left the meat
ON the front steps Max came along
and seeing a cat not far off picked
up the bundle in his jaws and car
ried it to the back door; and by
pushing his great head on the door
soon found himself in. When I got
down stairs / found him standing ON
the floor with the bundle in his mouth,
Seeing me he quickly laid the bundle
at my feet and looked up to me as If
to say.
Don't you think know more than
most dogs do7"
MILTON ROGERS, Age Il.
Wt11imantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
THE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.

Marjorie Williams, of Lebanon
Three Little Women as Wives.
John Wisneskie, of Yantic-The
Battleship Boys in the Tropics.
S-Msrian M. Wheeler, of Stoning-
ton-Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year
in High School
bertha N. BurriII, of Stafford
Spriugs-Grace Harlowe's Senior Year
in High School.
5-Thomas o'connelI, of Norwich
The Battleship Boys in Foreign Ser
vice.
6-GIadys Stark, of Yantic-The
Meadow Brook Girls Afloat.
bessie caFfrey, of Brooklyn-Puss
in Boots.
S-Luoy A. Carter, of Hampton-The
Little Quen.
Winners of prize books living in
Norwich may call at The Bulletin
business office for them at any hour
after 10 a. m. on Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
How the Indians Made Pipes.

1 will tell you how the Indians made
their pipes and about the material
that they used.
There is "a bright red stone which,
when first taken from the quarry, is
so soft that the Indians could carve
it with their knives
The red men used to go every year
to this quarry, and fill sacks with
this stone and take lit to their homes
to make into pipes. They carved with
their knives while the stone was soft.
After the stone had been exposed to
the air for a time it became very
hard.
There was a place where the In
dams found a black stone which was
soft like red stone. This. too, they
used in making pipes. 1t could be pol
ished like marble
Stems for the pipes were round,
others were fiat; some were ornament
ed with porcupine quilts and others
with bird feathers or tufts of horse
hair.
Some pipes were used for every day
smoking and others only when the
tribe prayed to the Great Spirit
The Indians often exchanged a horse
for a good pipe
JOHN WISNESKIE, Age II.
Ya0tic
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
How ! Earned Some Money.

One day when 1 was up to our
neighbours house she asked me if 1
would pick some berries for her to
preserve. 1 promised to do it and she
said she would give be ten cents a
quart for them
1 asked when she wished them and
she said the next day. so 1 decided to
start early il the morning because it
is much better to pick berries then
than later when the sun is hot
My sister went with me as I didn't
like to go alone. We walked about
two miles before we got to the pas
ture where the berries were. 1t was
rather tiresome to bend over and pick
steadily, so once in awhile 1 sat down
and sometimes I got down on my
knees. All at once, while in the lat
ter position I felt something singing
me and I jumped up and saw a bee
resting on my leg. 1 brushed it off
quickly and then went to another
place &c pick, as I thought there might
be more there.
EVERYTHING was quiet for awhile. but
as I was walking around l stepped
into q hornets nest. ] didn't get
stung this time, because ! ran as fast
as / could. and was careful not to get
near there agin.
1t began 20 grow hot so we thought
we would start for home. It took US
quite while to get there as we walk
ed slowly, but when we reached the
house we ate our dinner and then
picked over our berries. and then took
them over TO our neighbor.
She was glad to get them and
thought they were very nice and want
ed some more later. so we decided to
go again the next week. hoping not
BERTHA n. BURR1LL, Age IS.
Stafford Springs
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
The Naughty Sheep.

1 will tell you about little girl
whose name is Rosy. She was born
in France, but later she went with her
parents to New York.
Last spring Rosy went with her
mother to a nice place in the country
1t was a place near some hills; and
on the hills a great many sheep and
lambs were to be seen
Rosy used to walk out with her
mother to look at the sheep and the
lambs, and to pluck the wild flowers
that grew on the hills. One day she
made a wreath of some nice plants
and flowers and her mother tied it
round Rosy's hat. Then they went
nearer to the sheep and. while Rosy
stood holding her mothers hand, a
Young sheep came up behind her and
what do you think it did?
1t did a very saucy thing. 1t put
it's mouth up to Rosy's hat and nib
bled off the nice wreath she had made
out of plants and flowers.
"Dcn't do that. naughty sheep"
Rosy cried out, as soon as she found
out what the sheep was doing.
Her mother laughed; and Rosy took
off the wreath and gave II ali to the
sheep to eat.
Was il not queer thing for a
sheep to do? Indeed. / think it was.
VERONICA ROCHELEAC, Age u.
North Franklin
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
Samuel Finely Bruse Morse.

In 1871. less than ten years after
the close of the Revolutionary War
IN an old house which is still stand
ing in Charlestown, Mass, a little
boy was born in whom American boys
and girls should be interested. His
father and mother wished to name
him Samuel Finely after his great
grandfather. who was a college pres
ident, They also wished him to bear
his mothers family name, which was
Bruse. The results were that they
gave him the very long name of SAM
uel Finley Bruse Morse.
When four years old he was sent
20 school to an old lady who kept
school in her own house. near his
home. This old lady was an invalid
and could not get out of her chair 50
she used to make the children mind
with a rattan which reached quite
across the little schoolroom.
Morse only got whipped once and
that was for drawing pictures. When
he was seven years old he was sent
to school at Andover, and in that town
he fitted for Yale. He graduated
from Yale in 1910.
Morse became very interested in
chemistry and electricity at Yale; but
he desired above all things to be an
artist.
When he was Is years old he paint
ed fairly good picture of a room in
his fathers house with the family at
the table. He painted quite a few
pictures which showed so much merit
that his father sent him abroad He
became quite an artist but his mind
was on electricity.
In 1887 Morse exhibited an instru-
ment of his own invention at the
university. The people called it a toy
when they saw the new instrument
sending and receiving communication.
But Morse kept on with his invention
and his drawings; and it is from him
We have the telegraph today.
HATTIE PERKINS.
Colchester
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS ARD GIRLS DEPARTMENT

bration. but light can travel $50 times
around the earth while sound is going
Is miles.
Now to get back to the echo. it is
evidence of a nearby obstructiou--it
may be a fog-bank. a hill, a ledge, a
wall Of any description.
Caverns and old ruins are famous
for echoes. Sound travels 13 miles a
minute and no echo is heard if the
wall is more than So feet from where
the sound was made. When a SEN
tence is repeated the obstruction is
far enough away to give the sounds
a separate or distinct, and orderly re-
petition.
An echo has ceased to be a mystery
and become as well-deflned effect
Seven miles above Glasgow, Scot
land, near mansion called 'Ros-
neath,' is a very remarkable echo II
trumpeter plays a tune and stops,
the echo Will begin the same tune and
repeat it all accurately; as soon as this
echo has ceased another will echo the
same tune in lower tone, and after
the second echo has ceased third
will succeed with equal fidelity, though
in much feebler tone.
At the Lake of Killarney there is an
echo which plays an excellent sec
ond' to any simple tune played on
q bugle.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19

puff, puff, clatter, clatter, rattle, rat
tie, rattlei Trees and houses rushed
by, sand and stones flew, teams got out
of the way, people shouted! The wind
roared through Jerry's ears, the sand
flew in his eyes, he was dizzy. he
forgot to toot, shut his eyes and
thought of home, wondered if he would
ever see his fantail pigeons again, and
mother! mother! motheri
That magic, word braced him up.
I must do something" he said, and
so he footed his horn.
Straight ahead. where the road
curved. was a big barn, with front
and back doors open wide, and Jerry
could see gigantic haystack on the
other side.
With the inspiration of an automo-
bile genius he steered straight for that
haystack, whisk! up the yard, clatter
clat. through the barn, kerchunk into
the hayi
Farmer Jones was coming from the
garden. AS he approached the back of
the barn he gazed with pride upon his
noble Astack of hay-when, suddenly.
il whfkked, whir1ed and tumbled about
as If struck by cyclone and then set
tied down into two or three miserable
little heaps. On two heaps sat little
girls with yellow cur1s and a Skye
terrier. On another heap sat q pale
ana frightened little boy
Something that looked like an auto
mobile was sitting in the pig sty with
q pig in its lap. AS 1t happened, Jerry
had done the right thing. No one was
hurt, not even the pig. He was stun
ned bit, but he came around all right
when the Skye terrier bafked az him,
Mr.. Piggy looked quite solemn and
diEnified sitting Up In the automobile
with the terriers pink ribbon on his
ear,
Even Jerry laughed. Farmer Jones
was just going TO ask some questions
when another automobile came into
the yard, and the little girls with yell
low euFis jumped Hp and cried Papa!
Papai"
Then Jerry was pleased 20 md that
the man he had knocked out was not
hurt either and that he had followed
~ soon as he could get another ma =
chine,
Farmer Jones treated them all 10
milk and Mrs, Jones brought out some
gingeFsHaps and cheese, Jerry got a
ride back home to his door and an
invitation 10 ride some other day,
He returned the Is cents 20 his moth
err, having had long ride, lunch
and plenty OF adventure, all free
At night when he took off his shoes
he discovered that ane stocking was
seal brown and the other was navy
blue,
"ohI" said Jerry, That accounts
for everything"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
A Disappo:ntment.

Dear Uncle Jed: One hot day in
June a few of us girls were intending
TO go TO Hartford
So in the morning VI got M early
to get the work done before we went
away.
breakfast was ready, then ne sat
down 90 eat. Helen washed the dishes
while Clara and were doing the work
outdoors,
When ne came In Clara said she
would sweep and I could pack % the
trunk,
We got Our work done and vent ~
our rooms 90 get ready While ne were
upstairs the eEprsssnsn came ana got
our trunk,
About IL o's1oek va were ready 30
go, We walked 0ut zaFty, because ne
we're clad % 90 80 Hartford, Al NJ
Hs girls kissed mother AMI started
We got 20 the depot ami the train
came ~, We hSd hurried - get away
sBd We forget our poekstbeeks,
clara said sbs would go back sHd
get them II We waited - the depot f8F
her, 80 We seFssd We would, but
We wanted 30 go Oh that car as we
would get there earlier,
~ seemed as though Glars hsd only
been K0Ha 20 minutes before she came
baek with our D9ekstb0oIls,
We TOOK the next car, IL was so
beautiful % see the green grass ana
tbs cattle feeding IN tie pastures as
We passed by stations,
~ last the time eans for as 20 get
out or the car, on a corner was a
man with an automobile and we asked
him II he would take US 20 n Alice
street, and he consented,
We all arrived at our cousins home
in hopes 10 see her come 20 the door
f Clara rang the do9TbslI. but no one
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
The Farm Upon the Hill.

Dear Uncle Jed: Our farm is upon
high hill The view is just beau
tifuI. Everyone who comes here says
so.
Our farm consists of a hundred
acres. We have two horses, one is
three years old and he is all black with
a white star in his forehead
We have three cats: they are all
black. The mother cats name is Old
Glory.
We have fourteen COWS which are
all nice and fat.
One day this is what happened at
our farm We were going to the hay
field when a thunder storm came and
my father was hurryiag to get the
hay in, but he did not have time. The
whole family was out in the storm.
Our dog kept barking like everything
because We made such a noise. He
didn't know what to do. We all got
home safe and happy, but we all got
a good soaking.
BESSIE CAFFREY, Age 9.
PrO0<ly0
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
How Wawatayess Became Happy

TO" NNa"dIdyeSS became Happy.
In the thick, lonely woods of the
northern part of illinois, there lived a
little Indian squaw, whose name was
"WawatayesS." Her father. who was
fierce chief, had settlement there
The woods, very often, were dang
erous 10 travel through for they were
inhabited with wolves and other wild
animals; but the Indians were glad to
have such a fine hunting ground, as
they were anxious to get enough skins
in order to trade them with the white
men for guns, ammunition, tobacco
and various other articles. This life
may have been jolly for a boy. as
there, but still for a girl this life was
wretched indeed. for Wawataysee
found il so.
She did sometimes enjoy herself
making moccasins, which she was very
clever at. and when there were beads
enough she loved to make a belt; and
better still did she enjoy making pot
terry from clay, then painting real
pretty pictures on it. She vas a very
industrious little squaw and had to
work very hard.
Some traders CHANGED to pass their
settlement one day, and as a storm
was coming up they were accommo-
dated in one of the tents. Two blank
cts were spread for beds. log fire
built, and as il was late they were
glad to lie down and rest Early that
morning, Wawaytasee appeared at
their tent and called out quietly, at
which they answered. AS she could
speak some English, she asked if they
would take her away from her home,
so thew prepared the next night and
slipped away unnoticed. She was
taken to one of the traders homes and
soon became acquainted with his lit
tie daughter, whom she loved dearly.
LILLIAN NJ. BREHAUT.
East Norwich. y. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
Lebanon.

The town of Lebanon hes in the
northwestern part Of the New Lon
don county. Lebanon is bounded on
the north by Holland and windham
counties, Connecticut, on the east by
WindbaIn county and the towns of
Franklin and Bozrah on the south by
Franklin. Bozrah and Colchester. and
on the west by Colchester and ToIland
county.
The surface of Lebanon is mod
erateIy hilly, and the soil is fertile and
it is well adapted to agriculture 1t
is one of the leading agricultural
towns in the county.
The territory which is now the town
of Lebanon was called by the Indians
Po-que-chan-ney, and it was orig
inally claimed by the Indian chief In
cas-.
The first land owner within the town
limits was Major John Mason. In 1868
Major John Mason was given 500
acres of land by the general assem-
bly, of the colony. He might take this
land as he should choose in any I'M
occupied territory in the colony. He
selected his 500 acres of land in the
southwestern part of the town and it
is now the society of Goshen
In 1866 the general assembly gave
Proprietor James Fitch. who came
from Saybrook to Norwich, one hun
dred and twenty acres of land which
adjoined Mason's tract.
James Fitch was a son-in-law of
Mason and he also was the first pas
tor of the church in Norwich while
he stayed.
The first inhabitants of this new
county had to work hard and struggle
with inconvenience and hardships.
Most of this territory was covered
with trees and some of them were
cut down and dwellings, were made
out of them and some of the soil
was titled and after a while people
made a good living
In 1714 many men of character and
enterprise came to Lebanon to live.
In 1904 Captain Joseph Trumbull
came from Suffield to Lebanon. He
was a very intelligent man. He be-
came a painter and afterwards a
trader.
In 1743 there was a school here
which Trumbuil established and it was
controlled by twelve proprietors and
the school was taught 81 years by
Master Nathan Tisdale.
Lebanon was a very important bus
mess center, cloth, leather, boots and
shoes, saddles, harnesses, axes, hoes,
scythes and barrels were made here
MARJORIE WILLIAMS, Age Is.
Lebanon.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
ADVENTURES OF JERRY

1t was Saturday morning, May q,
1915-a good time for adventure. Jerry
arose promptly at six and one-ninth
o'clock, put a navy blre stocking on
one foot and a seal brown stocking On
the other foot, washed three per cent.
of his face, looked out Of his window
II times, broke a shoe string lost
three buttons, worked the kinks out
of his suspenders six times, yawned
SO times and was dressed as the clock
struck Z. Then he slammed his door,
fell downstairs, swallowed some break
fast, coaxed Is cents from his mother
and was off
His plan was to get on the car that
would take him farthest for one fare,
have adventures all day, spending
nickel for lunch of some kind and re-
serve the remaining five cents for the
return trip.
1t was a beautiful plan, but the adj
ventures would not wait: they began
as soon as he got on the car, which
was crowded. He was no sooner on
the platform than lot Of big fellows
jumped ON, jamming him against the
rear rail. A big, brass bound, hosrse
voiced automobile crossed behind Just
as the car gave q tremendous 1urcf
forward. Jerry was Jerked over into
the auto with such force that he
knocked the chauffeur into the street
and sat In his place. Jerry opened
his eyes wide, sat UP straight, gave
a prolonged whistle and looked around,
On the back seat we're two little
girls with yellow cur1s and q Skye
terrier with pink bow.
"stop St6pi" cried the 1itt1s girls.
"Hupl Hupl" parked the terrier
II wish I could STOP" said Jerry,
There was curve ahead. II must
steer" said Jerry. lie had seen that
done, and so he firmly grasped the
wheel and gave turn, Instantly he
found himself headed for the sids-
walk. 50 he turned the other way and
the other sidewalk bounded In front
OF the car, but he. persevered and after
considerable wabbling managed to
round the corner. There was n long
stretch OF country road ahead OF Jerry
who, pleased with his success at steer
Ing, forgot who he was and settled
back In his seat for A good ride, He
passed several teams, crossed the
bridge at the railroad track, raced with
a man on bicycle and was having a
Hne time, especially with the horn,
which he footed all the time,
"Stepl Stopi" cried tho two little
girls with yellow euFls.
"Hup! Hup'" cried the sky blue
poodle.
foot! ToOt!" roared the horn.
Jerry wanted TO eblige and no tried
10 stop; he pressed somethiHg-whizz!
Tho machine gave a spring. They
were tearing through the air, pun,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
is .-mitrewort' it is not poisonous to

is 'mitrewort' it is not poisonous to
handle.
1 have studied botany for two sum-
mers so am well acquainted with
most wild flowers growing around
here. / have a large collection of
wild flowers which have found and
pressed Also, have small collection
sent me by an aunt in California.
When / go walking in the woods /
usually take my botany with me, and
when 1 find a strange flower / sit
down and look up it's name. In this
way have learned the names of many
different kinds of flowers
MARIAN NJ WHEELER, Age Is.
SIonington.