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Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20
have many things alike, because theil
countries are so near together,
HELEN ABERG, Age 9.

A Nights Adventure in the Ohio River
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin had gone after
supper to help a sick neighbor leav-
ing their daughter Sally, a girl Of Ia.
to take care of her brother Will. and
the baby. Mrs Martin expected to be
back late In the evening, so the chill
dren went to bed and were soon fast
asleep.
Suddenly Sally was awakened by she
Knew not what. There was a eroen-
Ing, creaking noise and she thought
she felt the house move. She sprane
out OF bed and ran toward the fire.
place. When she reached it her feet
splashed in water. Then she said,
The river has come up."
Raising the window curtain. Sally
gazed out. The house was Surrounded
by water. the waves were washing
over the doorstep; as far as she could
see was only water
Running back to the bed she shook
VIII: Get up, Will! The river is
coming into the housei"
Then she took the baby in her arms.
Ihey climbed the stairs to the loft.
Ihen, wrapped in comforters. they
stayed close together, not daring to
go to bed. Soon after there was a
great noise, as if something were tear
ing away. The house swayed to and
FRO ana went down one side and I'D
the other. The children chung close
~ OeSSA4 CAAAS1. ~ minute a1LGTWaTd all
was quiet again. Presently Sally stood
UP and said:
I'VE are moving. Will! The house
is moving" She ran to the front win
dow and they were af1oat on the Ohio
river
When the clock struck four dark
objects went swiftly by them. Every
little while the house would dip and
rock, as log or tree struck it.
Five o'clock struck and then six.
They began to see the objects plainly
now.
See" cried Will. there is a. COOP
full of chickens. There is a dog house
upside down, and the poor white dog
is cllng1ng to the outside"
After an hour had passed Sally was
almost frantic. She had seen people
making signals to them but no one
came to save them. Then she began
shrieking for aid. Then Will began
to wave something white out the win
dow.
People saw them. but could not help
them.
Presently large boat came towards
them. Slowly it came nearer. Just then
a huge log dashed into the side of the
dwelling, a shrek was given as the
children disappeared. By a few strokes
the boat gained the side of the house.
One of the crew climbed in the win
dow and lifted them out. A minute
more and the house toppled over. But
the children were saved.
CATHARINE NELSON, Age IL.
VerSai lilies
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20
Eido 10 Har PEI.

Dear Uncle Jed: have pet dog
and his name is F1do He is a good
dog, and he is one year old. He
caught a mink
When / come home from school
play with him a little while then 1
help my mother. When I finish the
work, 1 go to play with my ball.
am going to the Storrs Summer
school. 1t starts the 9Th Of July and
ends the 30th of July. I will study
a lot at the school. want to learn.
HENRY DOUDA, Age 8.
EagleVille.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20
The Snoiled Plan.

One day John was crossing a thick
wood when he heard some voices talk
ing low. Looking ahead he saw five
men. They said:
I'VE will attack the Dime bank to-
morrow night
Yes" said one. that will be good
time"
Then John said to himself, "I must
warn the bank"
The robbers did not see John. Then
they said something else
He waited for no more, but turned
and hurried away. He ran as fast as
he could down to the road. Just then
a speeding auto wnizzed by John saw
the same men in it. They were going
in the opposite direction John ran
down the road until he reached the
city.
He ran up to the Dime bank. and
told the keeper his story.
At first the keeper did not believe
John; but when he listened more at
tentively he said, 1--WE will watch for
Them
A number of policemen were kept
guarding the bank the next night.
The robbers came and to their sur
prise were captured.
John was given a reward and was
known throughout the city as a. hero
HERBERT CARLSON, Age r.
Baltic
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20
Nv Rabbit.

Dear Uncle Jed: 1 have a pet rabbit
found. One Sunday Mr.. Wheeler and
went to find the cows. When we
were coming back Mr.. Wheeler went
near the wall where the grass was
high and he saw a very little rabbit
jump into the wall. He took the stones
from the wall and got the rabbit.
We took the rabbit home and put 1t
in big box. We gave him clover to
eat and milk to drink, but he didn't
drink the milk. We must give him
much clover because he likes it.
ANNIE MOTYKA, Age 10.
Leonard Bridge,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20
LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Frank Pardy, of Norwich: I thank
you very much for the nice prize book
you gave me. I have partly read it
and I found it very interesting.
Allie Kramer, of Colchester: Thank
you very much for my nice prize book.
should have written before but I
have been SO busy reading, Bad Lit
tie Hannah
Burtha Fuller, of EaeIeviIIe: I re-
ceived my prize book and think you
very much for it I have started to
read it and found it very interesting.
Sarah Becker of Fitchvi1le: I re-
ceived the prize book you sent me, en-
titled A Girl in Ten Thousand. l have
read it and think it is very good.
Thank you.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20
The Fox and the Grapes.

Dear Uncle Jed: Once upon time
there was a fox who was walking
along the road and he saw some grapes
in a field. He went to get some.
He walked on a little farther and
got caught in a trap and he pulled to
get out, but he had to stay there till
morning, when farmer came and the
farmer said:
What are you doing there?"
The fox replied: ''Nothing!"
The farmer pulled the fox out and
said he was going to kill him.
The fox said: eff you don't kill me.
I will bring you a whole lot of things"
The farmer said: AL right and he
let the fox go.
In the morning tire fox was at the
door with the grapes.
The farmer said Thank you!" and
the fox went off.
This is how the fox got away.
RENA NJ. JOHNSON.
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Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20

It's back was a dark gray, and its head
was black. 1t had a white breast and
the end of it's tail had a band of
white.
After school I go in the woods and
look for birds and flowers. When you
are looking for birds you have to be
very still. Last night I went for flow
ers. 1 found several new ones. I was
looking for pink corydalis, but did not
find any.
MARIANNE BLACKLEDGE, Age 9.
Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20
The Germans.

The Germans live in Germany in
the northern part of Europe. The
people are fair. Sugar beets grow
there. The women work hard. They
work in the fields. The Germans have
the third largest navy in the world.
Berlin is the capital of Germany. It
is a large and clean city.
There are large forests in Germany
They don't cut down the trees with
out planting other trees so the for
ests will always be beautiful
FRANCES KUCIN, Age 8.
West Wilmington.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20
Helping the Robins.

Dear Uncle Jed: I want to tell you
about the robins that are building
nests near my house.
My brothers had been playing with
some string and had a make believe
telephone. The string was wound
around several trees and they had
great fun with it until it began to
rain. Then they came into the house
and were watching it rain when some
robins came and tried to pull the string
away to build their nests. 1t was
amusing to watch them, they were so
determined to get it.
I went out and cut it in several
pieces. Then we waited for them to
come again, which they did very soon,
and bundled it up. Then they flew
away with it, to our delight.
Now there are three nests in nearby
trees.
BEULAH CARPENTER, Age 9.
Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20
RuI.s for Young Writers.

1. Write plainly on one side OF the
paper only, and number the pages.
2 Use pen and ink, not pencil. -,
8. Short and pointed articles viii
he given preference. Do not use over
250 words.
4. Original stories or letters only
will be used.
s. Write 70 name. age and adj
dress plainly at the bottom OF the
story.
Address all communications to Uncle
Jed. Bulletin Office.
whatever you are-Be that!
Whatever you say-Be true!
Straightforwardly act,
Be honest-in fact,
Be nobody else but you"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20
A Birds Release.

A few days ago 1 was out in the
woods and I noticed a little gray bird
lying on the ground. 1 tried to pick
it up, but it's leg was fastened in a
hole.
A man who was working nearby
told me a scorpion caused the mis-
chief.
We dug a big hole, but could not
find the scorpion, so we think 1t
crawled away into another hole
The poor little birds leg was broken.
L was going to take it home, but as
I opened my hand just little bit, the
little fellow flew away. He perched
upon a tree and could see the wound
ed leg hanging down, limp and help
less. He was as happy as could be to
be let free again. but I am sorry for
him, for 1 wanted to bind up the leg.
ANNIE SCHLIECH, Age IA.
Baltic
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20

The French live in France. It is
sunny and warm there. They have
dark eyes and hair. They are quick
hot tempered and skillful in their
work
We get beautiful things from Paris
and the French are proud of it. It is
the most beautiful city in the world
The French raise grapes and make
wine. They send it to the United
States.
BARBARA KLEVAH, Age s.
West Wellington.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20
Birds and Flowers.

Dear Uncle Jed: The pupils of our
school have found nearly 20 different
flowers this spring. The Johnny jump
up has been found. 1t is a small flow
er and it looks like a pansy.
Some of the other flowers are the
painted cup, the wild lily of the val
ley, the nodding trillium, and the
spring forgetmetnot.
We have seen "a different birds.
May 10th 1 saw kingbird 1t was
standing ON q loW bush In a Meadow
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20

East HaVen-Monday was field day
for the Foot Guards and their exer-
cises were held at Momauguin because
of the condition of the state range
this season, there being extensive al
terations at this time, due to the fact
that the state encampment will be
held there this season instead Of at
Mantle,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20
Story of Loaf of Bread,

Bread is food for all people. We
eat other things besides bread, but we
could not do without bread, for bread
we must have.
The most common grains from
which we make bread are rye. oats,
millet, corn, barley and wheat.
In this country most grain is raised
The great wheat regions are in the
west. If you rode by the Red River
valley all day. you would see long wav-
ing wheat.
ing machines.
I have some friends in Nebraska
and they said that they have many
large fields of wheat, barley, etc.
1 hope all the Wide-Awakes are in
terested in wheat, and grain. This
grain is ground UP in large mills and
made into flour. Some of these mills
are in minneapolis.
LILLIAN KLESAK, Age 10.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20

cause they are the most beautiful in
the world. They cost so much because
they are so lovely. Only rich people
can buy them. The flowers are red,
yellow, pink, white or striped. There
are thousands and thousands of them
in Holland.
KATIE JANIAK, Age 10.
Vast wilmington
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20
YANTIC

Peace Day Exercises-Extension of
Street Lighting SerVice-Work on
State Road.
Peace Day exercises were observed
in the local schools Tuesday.
Birthday Reception.
Saturday one hundred and twelve
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20
The TuIips in Holland

In the little windows of Dutch houses
there are very beautiful flowers. These
flowers are tulips. They plant the
tulip bulbs in spring. The Dutch peo-
pie are very proud Of their tulips be-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT

ships. animals and pictures upon them
are studied a greater knowledge of
history, biography, commerce and ma
tural history will be obtained.
Children collect common things
when they begin, but with years and
the habit they come to know the
greater value of rare things and often
receive a large sum of money for
them.
Uncle Jed once knew man who
sold his stamp collection for enough
money to build him a cottage
It pays to be Wide Awake and to
have an intelligent purpose in life.
THE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.
1-Marianne BIackIedse, of Norwich
-Daddy's Boy.
INLAY NJ. Danahy, Of Norwich
The Scamp Family.
Sarah Hyman, of Norwich-The
House Of Surprises.
ALFRED Levitsky, of Norwich
Wireless Boys in the Atlantic.
5-Janes Kelly, of versail1es-In
Camp on the Big Sunfiower.
6-catherine Nelson, of Versailles
The Campfire Girls at Sunrise Hill.
Katie Janiak, of West Wellington
What Alice Found in the Looking
Glass.
8-Frank Pardy, of Norwich I'm
Camp on the Big Sunf1ower.
Winners of prize books in the city
may call at The Bulletin business Of
fee for them at any hour after 10 a.
m. Thursday,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20
Norwich.
Korea,

Korea.
The Korean people have yellow
skin like the Chinese.
Korean children like kite flying as
well as the Chinese and Japanese chill
dren. They have the same kind of
money as the Chinese. They like rice
as well-as the othr two countries
which have been speaking of. They
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-20
A Visit to the efass-o-owers.

West wilmington.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-23
MOVING PICTURE ATTRACTIONS
At the Colonial Tonight.

To the millions Of motion picture
goers who love good clean comedy
drama, based on q probable story, with
sincere and convincing acting that
goes straight to the heart "Old
Dutch" magnificent fve-psrt
World Film release, which is possessed
Of all these qualities. will assuredly
be welcomed. Lew Fields, the famous
partner Of Joe Weber portrays the role
of "old Dutch. the inventor, which
fits him admirably. while beautiful
Vivian Martin, the dainty and clever
littlesheroine Of The Wishing Ring"
will play sthe part Of Violet, the in
ventor's daughter, the ever pleasing
Chester Barnett also is happily cast
cd
Inventors belong to the genius irrit-
able; and Ludwig Strenssnd was Of
that class. He had an idea: had an
idea for years; and chung TO it through
thick and thin, until he forced and
moulded it into something tangible
concrete, absolute. This was the tele-
optophone, device Eby which. when
you were telephoniug TO anybody you
could also see them.
The perfection Of the teleoptophone,
its patenting and protection. its fnan-
cling by Mr Rockmorgen made 'Old
Dutch. rich and placed him in posi-
tion 70 provide for his daughter, Violet.
Resting awhile from his labors he
and his daughter go for a while TO
Palm Beach, under assumed names, to
escape publicity. Now, Old Dutch's"
troubles break cut with great severity.
He loses his money; two crafty
strangers impersonate him and his
daughter, he cannot pay his hotel bill
so he and the girl are degraded to the
level Of kitchen helps In order that
they pay may their board bill. Bings
and Bings," do all this They are
vaudevillians out of job--the rest is
apparent. Bings and Bings have the
time of their lives until "0ld Dutch
is able to prove his identity by the
aid Of his partner, Mr.. Rockmorgsn.
Lew Fields is comedian, pure and
simple, and his art is well shown in
this play. "Old Dutch' there is no
doubt will greatly please and charm
all who see it. Another reel will COM
plete this show.
Tomorrow, the second chapter of the
wonderful photo serial, The Diamond
From the Sky and also Edith Tall
ferro, in Young Romance.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-23
AT the Lyric Tonight.

1.-The Black Box. Morning dawus
fair and peaceful at Hemblin House.
Lady Ashleigh and her brother-in-
law are both in the breakfast room,
waiting for Quest and his lordship. In
his room the detective goes to his
satchel for q handkerchief. He finds
another black box and with it a card !:
"You will fail here as you have failed
IN the past. Go back, go back.
Quest goes down stairs. He is about
to sit down, when Lord Johns valet
runs into the room. crying Lord John,
Lord John, come. Quest is the first to
follow. Lord John is dead in hi
bed. Then Lady Ashleigh collapses
and is led away by her maid. The
Professor. sobs uncontrollsbly at the
horror of it. Suddenly the detectives
ear catches a sound. In the hallway
his assistants are holding mud-cover-
ed hatless man Craig" Where did
you find him." We caught the fox in
a pit-faIl trap we had set for poechers,
sir. Quest turns TO Craig: So it was
you after all who did this thing. Good
God, to what lengths will your bestial
nature lead you: Come. They take
him TO Lord Johns room Craig looks
at the professor and then glances at
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-23
THE VOICE OF NATURE THE VOICE
OF GOD.

We often hear the old quotation
that the voice Of the people is the voice
Of God. but in yesterdays storm. if We
take il correctly. the "Voiee Of IA
TURE is he Voice Of God
Such a hail storm as passed over this
city has never been known Of hitherto.
No one can be found that ever saw in
this city hail stones, three inches in
diameter. or Q l-2 inches in circum-
ference. II was N every way most
remarkable storm. Remarkable for the
slze Of the hail stones, the damage It
left in its wake end that it caused
people to stop, look and listen. We
need a storm like this once in while
(although nothing like it. exactly,
ever visited here before) TO bring US
to our senses, TO make US realize there
is a God, there is a Power above. be-
yond and around US His little crea-
lures. are atoms Of existence, that
40 soon forget Him. We the pigmes
that want TO decorate His Sabbath,
10 wipe of our Blue Laws from the
statute books and 10 turn Sunday into
week day.
We need the Voice Of God in Nature
TO tell us He is mightier than we.
that we are the creatures of His handi-
work What are we who defile Him
and break His laws. DO we realize
when a storm like that of yesterday
comes and threatens TO beat us to
pulp, to destroy our houses and homes,
our cattle and crops, do we realize
What IL MAN that Thou art mindful
Of him.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-23
At the Palace Tonight.

WI Fang, the Chinese master Grim
inal knows the charm of Elaine and
knows also the danger of her ready
wit, and it is because she has frus-
trated many of his best plans to kill
Craig Kennedy and secure the Clutch =
ing Hand millions that he has sworn
an eternal vendetta against her and
her friends. He sends her a box of
roses half white and half red, with a
fiendish note attached giving her
choice as to who shall die first, Craig
Kennedy, or her Aunt Josephine.
Elaine is terror-stricken, but Kennedy,
all unknown to her, flashes the red
roses in the window, as the signal that
they have chosen his life as the first to
be attempted The signal is noted
and the deadly machinery of WI Fang
set in motion. Kennedy prepares for
what he know will be an ingenious at.
tao He sprays his hall-mat directly
outside his door with fluid that will
photograph whosever foot steps on it,
WI Fang, by means of a method of
wiring that will surprise even old
electricians, connects a detectaphone
between Kennedy's room and the eel
lar, where, with his henchmen, he
hears Kennedy's phoned instructions
to Police Headquarters, ordering raid
on Long Sin and Innocent Inez, the
demi-monde. WI Fang communicates
with Long Sin in time to forestall
the police, who, when they arrive
find an empty apartment. Kennedy
knows that his instructions have been
overheard, so, using a Gslvaniscope,
he detects the wiring in the wall, and
knows that WI Fang is listening at
the other end of the wire, somewhere
nearby. The super-grip of this episode
is in how he tricks the willy Oriental
at his own game. It's too good to
give away in the synopsis, but you can
depend on it, it will make you wish
we released an Elaine film every day.
The Last of the Stills, is a good
Selig drama, and the concluding reels
shows Lillian Walker in ITO Save
Him For His Wife,
She attracted him to herself in order
to prevent his falling for the wiles
of an adventures. so that he might be
saved for his wife! How's that for
a womsn's method of reasoning. With
everything but natural beauty against
her, she plays a winning game against
the adventures, and the man she loves
falls more madly in love with her than
ever. But when he proposes, she
sobbingly tells him she only did it to
save him for his wife! This is the
first time the young Westerner knew
he was married. so he begs her to tell
him where she got the information.
She does so, and he laughingly clears
away every shadow of doubt that he
is a single man. Then he opens his
arms, and as she comes into them, he
whispers "You have saved me for
yourselfi"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-23

another school there is not a boy to
finish the course.
This condition Of things needs inves-
tigation, and the blame should be put
where it belongs, and the remedy ap-
piled.
Are we to have q race of voting
men who are to rule and govern our
city without brains, without education.
1t is bad enough as it is; please don't
make things worse.
We have a right TO demand an edu-
Gated citizenship. and we want our
boys to receive a High School educa.
tion, or we want to know the REASON
WHY.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-23
GIRLS AGAIN!

tsGirls, girls. girls Sweet. lovely
creatures. The world is full of them.
with a sprinkling Of boys.
However. if Annapolis commence.
ments go for anything they seem to
say that boys are an unknown quantity
IN this community.
In class Of twenty-five graduates
recently from the local High School
there was only one boy.
Last night in class of four gradu-
ates from ST. Mary's School there
were no boys. All GIRLS
Girls and more Girls Boys what do
you mean? or. is it your parents
fault. To think that the citizens of
this place, the only ones to whom the
right Of suffrage is granted are grow
mig up in ignorance. without an educa-
tiou. and the girls are the only ones
being educated and they HAVE NO
VOTE. Isn't 1t shame. Whose
fault is It?
Why is it? Somebody is to blame,
but.who is the somebody, that's what
we'd like to know
To be sure Annapolis is poor town
and there are few if any rich people
here. To be sure the boys have to
work as soon as they are fifteen and
sixteen years old. and sooner. in many
cases, but is it right is it just to them
for parents to compel their boys to
work and forfeit an education. and let
the girls be educated
or course girls work, too. most Of our
girls do, but Whist can an uneducated
girl do unless she works in factory or
in somebody's kitchen, and our girls
won't do that Besides, one has to be
educated these days to work anywhere,
even in factory or a kitchen.
Education is free, it is too free. and
that is why it is not appreciated. If
it cost something every boy in the land
as well as every girl would want it.
IL is the right and privilege of
every boy and girl to receive an edu-
cation. and parents owe it to their
childred to have them educated.
The conditions in this or any other
town are to be deplored when one boy
in asclass of 2l girls graduates, and in
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-23

Lord John. calling wildly: Lord john
Oh. forgive me! God. forgive me-
The man falls to his knees sobbing.
Gsmekeeper. lock him up and ! will
wire Scotland Yard men to come and
get him.
eMesnwhiie. in London. Scotland
Yard is having trouble with band of
criminals who are capturing young
women from off the streets to be sent
to South America. Lenora starts out
in a London fog to find her aunt. She
s soon bewlidered and completely lost.
She enters tea shop for information
and is accosted bv woman who agrees
to take her to her aunts, etc, etc.
Two more reels will complete the
program.