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Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
Wide-Awake Stories
FLOWER STORIES.

In England, at Newlands Corner, on the Surrey. downs, one of the, thorn trees Is enchanted. Some matdens. who danced around it one summer night were carried of by the fairies and; neyer seen again. But few years ago two shepherd lads were sit- ting there. when the thorns were white with blossom, and one of them said:
 We'll now see if this thorn is really enchanted. I'll dance round 1t, and you sit and watch what happens"
 Instead of dancing In the ordinary way about the tree, however, he danced round it backwards. When he had done. the earth opened and a green table came up. On the table were delicate dishes of meat and fish. E Don't touch it;- 1t Is fairy food!" said one of the shepherd boys.
 But his daring companion feasted to his hearts content, and the table then sank into the earth. He is now one of the richest farmers in England, for the food was lucky food but his coinpa nion is still only a shepherd,
 In the Black Forest lived a peasant nained Hermann. Going home one Christmas Eve, he saw a little boy WEE in the snow. He carried him to his wife and children, who, in their pity. gladly shared with him their lit- tie feast. ..=. All night he remained in the hut and in the morning the guest revealed himself as the Christ Child and van- issied. When Hermann next passed the place where he found the Child W6nterfui flowers were growing out of the snows Gathering handful, he gave them to his wife, who called them chrysanthemums, meaning Christ. flowers. or, more correctly, gold flow eSs. Ever after this on Christmas Eve a part of the feast in HeFmann's house was set aside for some poor child, ir memory of their guest.
 The rose of Jericho is also knoyr as the Resurrection flower, for 1t i. supposed to have the property of dy. ing and coming to life again Its ori, IIsgerd.
 When the Infant Jesus fled from
 Rctiilehen with His mother, Mary ant Joseph. to avoid the massacre Of al
 the young. children by King Herod, tn tparty are said to have crossed tn plains of Jericho. When Mary alight ed from the donkey on which she wa.
 her feet to greet the Infant Saviour
 whcm she carried in her arms.
 I Flowers are said to have thus sprun,
 up at all the places where the Hol. Chld rested
 I All through the Saviour's fife ol
 earth. the little rose of Jericho con
 tiEued to flourish. but when He die
 upon tke cross all these flowers with
 cred and died away at the same time I Three days later, however, our LOT rose again from. the tomb, and at-th
 same time the roses of Jericho came t
 life end sprang up and blossomed al
 over the plain as an emblem Of the jo
 of the earth because Christ was riser
 And because of these happenings tn
 rose of Jericho has eyer since born
 also the name of tho Rasurrectfc
 1ower.-The Leader.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
.PoETRY.
SID HUNT.

Sid Hunt is frend of mine, He comes erround e lot, aH1c wen enfiybody ses What? to him, Sid ses. Do look like a wat? Hes got a 6aby brtithir Awlways bawling with its mouth open So maybe if you keep own looking You could seet its teeth growing tn- It can only move in a baby coateh, And Sid is the wun has to wheel 1t, He leeves It h phases vile he gag and Probcrig hoping sumbody will steel it. Sid Hunt has freckils avn his face, Espeshiffx avn his noze, Maybe he has sum uthir places. But tharet awl the wuns that shows He can bat pritty good and throw a a i, cSrve.
 And jump the street in 5, His nothir makes grate mulassfA :. candy.
 But his fathirs, not alive. His mother tells him to say, No mann. Insted of saying, Nup, And he wunts to be a mounted pleece-
 = man
 As soon as he grows up. Hes awlweys. eeting a Pretzil, Avn akkount Of his appertite; And you half to- ask him about
 times
 LEE PAPE.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
.rha PIainfiaId School.

The Plaineld scohol is a two-story brick building, consisting of eight rooms. also two large halls. The first story was built in 1912. the second story was built in 1914. There Is a portable building of two rooms west of the larger building. It is situated on the main road near what is called the New village.
 There are ten teachers besides the principal. This Is the school my sister and attend.
 My sister goes to the portable build ing.
 am on the second floor.
 My sisters teacher Is Miss Fraser of Moosup. Mine is Miss Helen Moran of Wilhmantic. Electric bells have been in stalled in the schools. We have fire dri,ls now. The alarm rung is double 2. There are large playgrounds; the front one was not used last year. We are allowed to use 1t this year, though. like to go to school. DOROTHY P. KING. Piainfield.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
s.wHAT,s IN A hAMEr"

What. is the most beautiful word in lesser who has been teaching for 6 number of years has collected some interesting facts concerning the prefer elccs that schoolgirls and schooIboys entertain for certain words. He has made the experiment with some twen- ty classes. all the way from an un- Graded class in a country school to the senfol class in college.
 Al tho conclusion of recitation the teacher has had little slips of blank payer distributed. He has then re- uuestee each pupil to write down the most beautiful word in the English I1rguage, giving consideration both to sound and to sense,
 Of tho six hundred pupils that he has had. 4es wrote the name Mother: s3 wrote Home; 22. Father; IS, Daddy; 16. Vacation; II, Baseball; Football; [. Love; 3. Sister; 2, Auntie. and 2 Grandmother. The following words re- cetsed one vote each: Grandpa, -vesper, Moonlight, Hope. Rose, Hyacinthe, Angel, Music. and Swimnin' Hole.
 Of the remaining i4. one. a response from .. very bright boy. puzzled the proees ssor. That boy wrote Cellar door When asked about it, he pro- neuaced 1t 'scciiai doah," and ex- plasned, "oh. 1t just sounds pretty"
 The other 1s ballots, all for the same word. amused and perplexed the pro. fesscr. They were all handed in a, the scnas time from class of 2s heal rhy, growing. hard working country boys. There was. the teacher insists no opportur5s2 fer coilusion. The bal. lot was taken silently. Bach balloi was then folded and dropped into z hat that she teacher asked one of thu bgss to ,pass around.
 T'hese 18 citizens -to-be deltberatel, wrote acwn the ugly sounding. greasy locking. thoroughly nnnttractive wor( "vicru4Es.''- What could have beer mars suggestive of that teachers op. poFt,inaty than the fact that r,earl, half of a class of 2s immortal soul thought ''vfctuais'' the most beautifi wrrd in the English language?
 And what higher compliment coull bs paid to motherhood and the Amer icar home than the fact that. 527 o thece 800 boys and girls. young mel ard young women. Independently ant a. various times and places, seiecte, words that suggested family relation ship as the sweetest words in thei language?
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Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
PbiIiu N. sh.ris.r.

Dear Uncle Jed: Philip Sheridan was born in Ohio in 1881. He was grad uated from West Point in 1853. Upon the outbreak of the Civil war he was made chief quartermaster of the army in the southwestern part of Missouri.
 He handled his troops so ably at the battle of Murfreesboro that he was promoted to the rank of rnajor-gen- eral
 General Sheridan was sent to the Shenandoah valley with thirty thou sand men. He defeated Early and chased him up the valley. After that he destroyed two thousand barns filled with grain and farming implements and 70zmills filled with flour and grain.
 A few days after tfis. while Sheri- dan was away, Early surprised tho Union army at Cedar Creek.
 Sheridan was away. When he was informed of the battle he rode very fast for IA miles. When he met the retreating army he shouted: E Turn back men, turn backi Face the other way!"
 This encouraged the soldiers. With waving hats they cried: "Sheridanl SheFidan!" and followed their leader.
 Early's army was badly defeated and driven from the field.
 Sheridan also fought very bravely at the battle of Five Forks. where his army captured five thousand Coneed- crates.
 He died in 1888.
 EDWARD KUcHLE, Age l2.
 Mansfield Center
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
Thomas Rocker.

Dear Uncle Jed: Thomas Hooker was born in England in 1886. He came to America as a Puritan pastor.
 At Cambridge only church mem bers could vote.
 He did not approve of this.
 Hooker. with about one hundred men drove his hocks through the woods and settled Hartford. wethersfeld and Windsor . Thomas Hooker believed in the "government of the people, by the people and for the people" like Abra- ham Lincoln
 The first written constitution was adopted in 1899 at HaFtfeFd-
 In his colony every man could vote.
 LILLE MARScHAT. Mansfield Center.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21

vesting time- There are the golden. yellow pumpkins to be picked up and put in piles with the green and yei- lew squashes- Some of the roundest and yei.owest pumpkins are laid aside
 The potatoes are dug and put in She cellar with the rest of the vege- Isst5leS
 The children help pick che corn. husiz 1t and store 1t in the attic where the ratss intent upon their own har- vest. drop it down between the wall1-
 The dark blue grapes which hang in great btu1ehes on the stone walls have to be- picked in two or three days and made into grape juice. or preserve or jelly.
 The apples are being picked now.
 There are big barrels full of them.
 How shiny and red they areI We cannot help thinking of the long winter evenings when there are plen- .stE. of apples and popcorn. There ara
 barrels of yellow. green and russet apples. too.
 Pears and peaches are picked and
 preserved for winter use. also. When the frost comes the leaves turn different coiors and make the trees beautiful. There is the dull red of the oak leaves. the bright red and yellow of the maple leaves, and many other dffEenrent eolofs which mako the whole outdoors look like ond great painting.
 September is one of the busiest ana most heautiful months of the year. MARY BURRILL. Age IS. | Stafford Springs.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
WHAT TIE BOY SCOUTS ARE DOING
pLANs FoR MooNLIeAr HIkE

A number of acoutrnasters mot at headquarters Wednesday evening in preparation for two big coming scout erents- The first of these is a mcoa- Scoutmaster Howard Peekham on the Corning Road about a mile out m Preston Mir. Peckham with q num- Der of boys from Troop is 10 pre-
 All the city troops will start prompt
 from Union Square at D. m
 arrying with them rolls. frankfurtcrs.
 aarshmaIlows. or anything they de-
 fro to eat around the Ire Each one
 also requested to bring tin cup
 3r coffee. About T5 scouts have sig
 Ified their intention of going and sathusiasm is high Nothing will pre- vent a good time but bad weather. Even though the night is cloudy the
 been damp during the day.
 Parade Tuesday Night. At the request of the Attractions committee of the Merchants. Week celebration. the Norwich Council has
 been asked 10 have its scouts give a parade and demonstration on Tues3ay | evening between [ and o'clock. The council has accepted this offer. and a | number of the council members are | to follow the parade in automobiles. All scouts are asked to assemble by
 s:t5 at Preston Bridge. in uniform. II
 start promptly at [ p. m headed by Tubbs' band and will pass through the principal business streets to Union square. where a short exhibition will be given es follows: Flag salute. l semaphore and Morse signalling by | Troops 8 and 4; rescue race and | streteher race by team from all
 troops; stretcher drill by Troop 4: | tiiting by one representative from each troop; closing with America and
 a shout for Norwich
 100 feet of rope which will be used to keep a clear space for the demon stration-
 II State Rally at Waterbury. Five hundred Boy Scouts from ail
 parts. of Connecticut gathered al l Waterbury last Saturday in the nrsi meet of its kind ever held in the state They all joined fin a big parade In the morning which was reviewed by Nay
 or Sculiy and a number of the city officials. In this parade Troop 1 oi Waterbury won the silk American dag for the best appearance. In ths , afternoon over 3.oo0 people saw TrooI : capture the state championship with Waterbury Troop 1 a close sec : ond- The contests took place on tn | Green.
 9 Waterbury was with the Scouts - and flags and bunting were generousi! 2 displayed in honor of the great event . T wish to say that things wen
 better than l expected" stated Scou e Commissioner F. L. White" and = don't believe I am exaggerating whei T I say that the meet win act as al p impetus to the deTelopment of tn r Boy Scout movement in Waterbury.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
Forest Fires.

Tn autumn when the leaves are dry there are forest fires.
 Causes: Hunters setting fires, men emoking and farmers burning grass or brush.
 It destroys forest lumber and some- times houses.
 Farmers when they make fires do not take care; but they should have a care in setting a fire. Watch frcs and keep pails of water and bags nearby when you arc burning brush.
 One day two boys went into the forest and made a fire and could see the blaze and the sky was all red. The. fire did a great deal of damage. It burned q great deal of lumber and some houses.
 zEIDdA RoCHELEAU. Age s.
 North Franklin
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
AlmIra's Cake.

Dear Uncle Jed: Here Is e recipe for cake which I have tried and found to be very goed:
 Nut cake-One cup Of sugar. i-f cup of shortening, l egg well beaten. 2-s cup of milk. [ cups of -four. tea spoons of baking powder, | level tea spoon of salt i-2 cup of chopped wall nut meats. q teaspoons of navorinB.
 First put In the sugar and shorten egg and stir some more. then the milk and the -four with the baking powder In ft Then put In the sait the wall nut meats and the favorsng and stir till it is well mixed. Bake tt in but tered biscuit tin until it is done.
 ALAIRA KRAMER. Age IS. Colchester.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEpARTMENT

may get if you are good; but Uncle Jed is telling you what will cut you up for being mean.
 We do not like to be called names and we are not likely to De if ws
 never call others names. If we call
 names we are looking for trouble and
 are sure to get it.
 Some children learn this bad habit
 from their parents who when angry
 call them names ard never seem to be
 sorry for 1t.
 Do not say anything back to any one who calls you names. They cam not excuse themselves so easily If they are permitted to be all alone in their meanness. Meanness likes company. and is very much worried when 1t hsLs every- thing its own way. | Calling people names and reminding them when angry of disagreeabls things you have heard about them drag people down. What we all need ts have is good word and a smile for everybody. l You will never know how siIencs can scorch an angry person until yot | have made nc reply to one of tht mean and vexing things they havt
 said. Silence cuts them and give: you assurance of triumph worthy o,
 a human being. Do not say things back. Just wal
 in silence and you will learn wha comes of 1t
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
UNCLE JED,s TALK TO WIDE
 AWAKES.

Be careful what you say to play mates when you are angry.
 It Is easier to say mean things than it ist to cure the hurt or to be sorry for saying them. afterwards.
 You may be sure your playmates when angry can say things as mean as you can. and perhaps neaner. so you are liable to be. worse hurt in your feelings than they.
 You are told about the rewards you
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
What | Did Ls.t Saturday.


 Dear Uncle Jed: will tell you what did last Saturday. .s In the morning my schooimate. Ber- tha- came to play with me. At first we played that we were woodchucks and had a hunter. We would hide under the wagon After that we ate some nuts.
 Then we went to see the kittens, which were about two days old. Three were white and black and one was gray. After that ve go a pound appls to eat.
 Then we went and saw the little pigs, and then we played horse. Then my schoolmate went home. The rest of the afternoon I played with my baby sister. Christine. When evening came I fed the chick ems and pigs and shut the door of the chicken coop set the table and after that washed the dishes. Than read story.
 MARGARET KUcHLE. Age 10. Mansfield Center
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21

About noontine they started a Ire to cook some of the game they had caught. They put out the fire. but ned IL untu . flame appeared which caught the dry lenNes About two hours afterwards quite . fire had spread
 saw it. They called for help to try to prevent 1t from spreading. The fire was now rushing toward n farEnhouse They saw 1t was useless to fight it. so they removed their things. In e
 few minutes it reached the house and
 burned it down.
 Many willing hands helped. but 1t was of no avail The fire burned many acres Of land just because the hunters were careless
 MICHAEL J. BURNS. Age II. FftchEflke
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
The Monkey. and The Cats.

Two hungry cats, having stolen some cheese. could not agree be- tween themselves how to divide it. Therefore they went to law, ana a cunning monkey was asked to be the judge and settle their dispute.
 The monkey put two pieces of cheese into scales to see if they were of equal weight Let me see," said the judge. with a sly look. This slice weighs more than the other; |" and with that he bit off a large piece.
 Why do you bite our cheese7" ask ed the cats.
 "Because.'' said the monkey, T must see that neither one of you gets more than her share.r
 The other scale had now become too heavy, so the honest judge helped himself to a. second mouthful. Thus his nibled first one piece and then the other till the poor cats, seeing thefT cheese in a fair way to be all eaten up most humbly begged him not to.put himself to any further trouble, but to give them what still remained.
 Not by any means!" said tho monkey. 'I owe justice to myself as well as to you. and what remains is due to me as the lawyer"
 Upon this he crnmmed the whole into his mouth at once and very gravely broke ur the court
 MYRTLE DUPRE. Age 13.
 Colchester
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
Our Picnic

summer we had a Junior League Pie nic and a great number were there. We played beanoag, ball and had . peanut race. and I won prize fin it We played many other games.
 Afterwards we had lunch. cake. Fai- tines. sandwiches. Ice cream and lem onRde. and many other thiugs-
 We all went home very tired ana
 ALICE KINNEY. Age n. South CopantrK- --
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
Summer and Fall.

In lonely spot in the country stood an old-fashioned house. It was sit- aated on a level spot of ground.
 Around the house grew plants and shrubs of many kinds. At each corner of the front yard were two beautiful lilac bushes, all in full blossom. Around these bushes stood many rare plants, with leaves that were of many colors.
 Then came fall. Maple trees were plenty around that beautiful house These trees were covered with leaves of many colors, which showed that fall was at hand. Some of the leaves were red. yellow. orange and green. Many trees had shed their beautiful foliage of many colors. On the ground lay the leaves. all wet with morning dew.
 Also many chestnut. walnut and oak trees grew around the house. The burrs of the chestnut trees had started to open and the chestnuts were falling to the ground. only to be picked up by some child, or found by some squir- rel
 The squirrels are most likely to be found in the trees chattering as they gather their winter store of food.
 Many of the birds have left and gone to a warmer climate for the winter In the spring we shall have them back again to visit us.
 FRANK PARDY, Age ls.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
John WInthnop.

John WInthrop, Iohn Winthrop was bern in England in 1857. He emigrated to America with the Pilgrims.
 Ke vas their governor. He founded Boston with about one hU ndred in 1880.
 He was distinguished and highly educated. His son built a fort at saysrool' which cut off the Dutch fort at Hart ford. He planted . colony at saybrook. His popularity at court obtained Q liberal charter for Connecticut
 MARGARET KUcHLE. Age 10. Mansfield Center.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
A. Lucky Boy.

There was once a little boy named John. and as he was walking up the street he found a horseshoe. As he had Q shed where he put all his play things. he nailed this horseshoe above the door,
 Since then he has always been lucky. If any of the Wide Awakes find a horseshoe they should nail it above some door. and they will always be
 HENRY roIsY, Age ls. Versailles
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
Fire pr,~e.s,or nss.

Most of us know that Fire Preren- ton day was Oct g. 1s1f. ThIs iss a day set aside by the goyefnor to have the children taught to he careful and thoughtful and to help prevent nros-
 There are more fircn now than any other time. because men are hunting, and II . spark from the gun should catch on a dry leaf and e not seen. this may cause a forest fire: and VIC all know that ire e our worst enemy and Is very hard to neht
 Sometimes men or boys wa1hing by q fence in tbe forest may throw down a cigar or match. and another forrest Ire Is started
 Some of this wood may belong to somebody who is depending upon ft for winter. or having ft made Into lumber to sell. This 10 a great loss of money to the owner. Tn the last twelve years nrrs have cost the Ire inaurance companies q quarter of a billion dollars We all know this ts a dreadful sum to pnr. and that the people of the United States ought to be more careful He who Bett fire te any of cur forests is lhls conn | try'a foe. c | Although South Arnsrica is for eigE country. and Europe has mors people than any other country. t ha< less fires than America This meant we gre more careless than they.
 And I hope we shall haxs less fires because we do not want anything BadS disereritable to our country if we -car | help IL.
 | Ncrth Franklin.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
MA AM |.

tell you-we've heaps of fun, Ma an l. She can mend my gun An fix my cart-an' lots of things. She knows jes' why bird has wings An all the bestest kinds of games. Why most of 'em don't have no
 namesE
 But I don't see why she's got to kiss Me. tes' because I'm lookfn' like this! She bites my fingers an chews my toes
 An says fo' me, "Oh, goodness knowsi I don't see how ever got Along without my Beauty Spoti" An then she grabs an hugs me tight, An rubs my cheeks till they're shiny
 bright,
 I tell you what, I love Ma; I think she's most as nice as Pa.
 JESSIE TARBOX BEAIzS
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
" You Please.

" You Please.
 Mother" sald Ruth as she looked up frcm her book. T have long poem to learn for tomorrow's English class. WIli you please hear me recIte it7" Yes. Ruth. Come over here and re- cite It. said her mother.
 Ruth then began by giving the title n=st, If You Please The poem was as follows:
 All dressed in gray. a little mouse Has made hls homo within my house; And every night and every morn gay: T wish that mouse were gone!" But why? A quiet soul is he As any one need wish to see. My house Is largo. my hearth Is wide, With room for him and me beside. An. yes. But when the lights are out, He likes to siyiy peep about. And help himself to what he sees. Without once saying If you please"
 'Tbis poem suits a child all right in giving advice but l think 1t 10 silly tc tell a mouse to say If you please suggested Ruth. ... s--
 LILLIAN M. BREHAUT.
 East Norwich, \. T.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-21
Rule. for Young writera.

Rules for Young Writers. sss. Write plainly on one side of the 5ap1e only, and number the pages. 2. Use pen aild ink, not pencil. s. Ehorf and pointed articles will b@ mtven preference. Do not use over 9B0 words
 & Original stnries or letters only will be used.
 ,. Write your name, aga ard ad- dress plainly at the bottom of the st@Sf. s--,
 Address all communications to Uncle Scd. Bulletin once.
 "Thefever you are--Be that!
 Whatever you say-Be true! StrAightforwnrdfy act, Be hunest---in fact,
 Be nobody else but you"