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Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22
The Shape of the Vienna Roll.

A little more than two hundred years
ago, when Austria was at war with
the Turks, the enemy laid siege to the
city of Vienna. So closely was 1t sur
rounded that nothing could be brought
ill.,, and the people began to fear they
would starYe.
One night, as a poor baker was at
work in his cellar, he heard a rumbling
noise. Stopping to listen, he found
that it was caused by some marbles
rolling about on the head of a toy
drum that belonged to his. little boy.
Curious to know what made the mar
bleS roll, the baker put his ear to the
drum. Then he heard at a distance a
sound like that of hammering. What
did it mean? He listened again; the
sound seemed like that made by a pick,
and the thought came to him that per-
haps the Turks were digging a mine
under the city.
Springing up, the baker hurried to
tell this to one of the head officers of
the city. The good man was laughed
at; but he begged that the matter
might be looked into, and 1t was found
that he was right.
Then q mine was started to meet
that of the Turks, and the city was
saved.
After the war, the emperor sent for
the baker, thanked him for his service
to the country, and bade him name his
own reward.
The man was as modest as he was
patriotic. He only asked that he and
his family should be allowed to make
bread roll in the shape of a crescent,
so that the people of Vienna might al
ways remember how God had saved the
city from the Turks. This, of course,
he was allowed to do. To this day the
Vienna roll is made in the shape of a
crescent.
GERALDINE GAREAU, Age 9.
Baltic
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Norwich.
One Eye for Rats.

Dear U1cle Jed: I live on q farm
am II years of age. l have chickens
two horses. several COWS. two little
cat and also three ducks
1 take care Of the chickens and pick
up the eggs every day: I keep track
Of how many We get a day, and how
many dozen we get in a week. 1t is
much fun to Rck up the eggs.
We have a little chicken we cal
Biddy. She does not seem to grow
but every time we open the door she
comes in and eats bread crumbs anC
other scraps out of our hands.
Our cat has only one eye. but she
catches many rats. She stays in the
barn all day and hunts for them.
Our dogs name is Swift, and sht
is q good WATCHDOG
I hope other Wide-Awakes have
chance to live on a farm where i
is healthy.
MABEL PRUE, Age IL.
F,a o1evil1e
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22

1000 In the pipes from evaporation or
reabsorption by the soil.
6-Al branches run from the central
axis just the opposite of the branches
in the stem or trunk. Why do you
think If the root is a mere pipe for
of the root to the stem?
fuses of Roots. ca F7eshy roots.
Here the central pipe in hard roots
becomes a soft, nutritious substance.
The old woody or conducting portion
is confined to thin layers, yet it be-
comes very evident in old radishes
while in beets it can be seen in con-
centric layers with the f1esfy sub
stance. F1eshy roots are generally
biennials. What do I mean by that
word?
(b) Water roots. Have you ever
seen any? How white and thread-like
they are, yet tender and succulent.
other factor that the farmer should
study. Can you tell why?
All roots do not grow in the ground.
There are plants that are real robbers.
as they live by attaching themselves
to other plants from which they draw
| are several Of such grafters at The
Pool. They live by burying their roots
in their host. They are suckers in
deed. But more about them hereafter,
Dodder and mistletoe are such
plants.)
There are other classes at The Pool
that live upon dead and decaying
plants. Still another class are grafters
but yet do it under cover like some
people we know. They live an honest
life, maybe. above ground, but send
their roots into those of q neighbor
and steal part Of what the neighbor
has gathered. Roots will be more
clearly discussed as the citizens of
The Pool commence their annual work
and show you how they live and grow.
GRANDFATHER LOWATER.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22
WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.

1-Catherine Nelson. of Versailles
Tom Fairfield at Sea-
2-vioIa Greene, Of Colchester - A
World of Girls.
Edith w. Hathaway, Of Bozrah-
ville-The Palace Beautiful.
4-Marie Agnes Shea, of Norwich
Seven Mails.
5-Geraidine Gereau. OF Baltic
Daddy Joe's Fiddle.
6-Hattie Perkins, Of Colchester
Tom Fairfield's School Days.
EFrancis O'conneII, of Norwich
The Iron Boys in the Mines.
SICatherine Nelson, Of Versailles
Tom Fairfield at Sea.
Ruth Philips, (Cratuity,-of South
Canterbury-What Two Children Did
Winners Of books living in the city
may call at The Bulletin business Of
flee for them at any hour after 10 a.
m. on Thursday,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22
Bobby's May Basket.

It was a gloomy. rainy day that
Bobby first heard of May day. Cousin
Edith had told him how children in
many different countries had happy
times on the first of May, gathering
wild flowers to put in baskets, dancing
about a beautiful Maypole and having
a queen of May, and it all seemed so
beautiful to Bobby.
1t was then that Bobby decided TO
celebrate May day all by himself. He
knew where a great many lovely wild
flowers grew, for he had often gone
home with Hannah, their faithful maid,
who lived at the other side of the
town, and back of whose home grew
many wild flowers.
One day he said to Hannah: 81 want
to make a basket to fill with spring
flowers" and asked permission to go
home with her and gather them, and OF
course Hannah said Yes"
How do you suppose Bobby filled
and made his baskets? Well, / will
tell you. He made them out of straw
berry baskets which he found in the
pantry. With Hannah'S help, he COW
cred the baskets with . lovely crepe
baskets must match the flowers" he
said. Wont they be beautiful filled
with big blue violets?" and Hannah
| thought they would and guarded the
flowers carefully, whenever she went
home, to await the coming of Bobby
before May day.
The weather was lovely, although
now and then a shower came, but it
only made the flowers fresher and
sweeter, and when Bobby went to fill
his baskets he found all the blossoms
he needed and such pretty ones. too.
The violets he put in the violet bas-
kets with their dark leaves. In the
yellow baskets he put little wild hon.
eysuckles and in the olive baskets he
put wild bluebells.
There were eight baskets when all
were finished.
ing to give them, and to her surprise
Bobby said gravely:
'1 s'pose will give one of them to
old Mrs. Brooks. She's been sick all
winter and hasn't seen a flower from
the woods" and then he named all the
| sick people on his street and said he'd
| take each one one Of his pretty bas-
kets.
Early on the first of May Bobby was
up and, to his surprise, hanging on his
own door, was a May basket with a
little card in Hannah's handwriting:
For the little boy who wants to
make others happy
Feeling very happy, indeed, he ran
UP the street and hung a May basket
| on the door of each sick neighbor, and
| how pleased were the people who got
| them!
Dear me! 1t makes me think of the
| time when 1 was a little girl and gath
cred wild flowers" Odd Mrs. Brooks
| told Bobby, with tears in her eyes.
| And Bobby's mother thought it very
nice, for she had one of the lovely blue
baskets at her plate at the breakfast
| table.
| 1 think May day the loveliest day OF
the year, don't you?
| HATTIE PERKINS, Age Is.
Colchester.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22

bakers shop. Their mother and faith
er were at work in the factory. The
boys had their dog with them.
They said, Lets make a fire." So
they got some matches and z.dper and
lit it.
The fire caught a rag hanging on
a line above the stove. The boys tried
to run for water but could not find the
door in the smoke.
Suddenly the fire alarm rang out
loud and clear.
Arthur was just coming home He
saw the smoke and rushed inside
broke the door open and entered the
room. Where are you," he asked.
cover here" said a choked voice.
Arthur heard the fire engine coming
It rolled up to the house. The fire.
men soon had the fire out.
The boys and dog had a narrow es-
cape, and were all drenched with wa
ter; but they were more frightened
than hurt. You may be sure they
made up their minds not to play with
matches again.
HERBERT CARLSON. Age IL.
Baltic
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Willirnantic.
A Boys Telegraph.

The best telegraph known before the
use Of electricity was invented by two
school boys in France. They were
brothers named Chappe and they were
in different boarding schools some
miles apart, and the rules of the
schools did not allow them to write
letters to each other. The two
schools were in sight and the broth
ers invented a Telegraph. They put
up poles with bars of wood on them.
These bars would turn on pegs or pins.
They were turned up or down, or one
| up and the other down. or two down
and one up, and SO on. Every move
ment Of the bars meant letter In
this way the two brothers talked to
| each other, though they were miles
| apart.
When the boys became men they
sold their plan to the French govern
ment. The money they got made their
| fortune.
About the time they were selIins
| their plan to the French government
| a boy named Samuel Morse was born
in this country. Fifty years later this
Samuel Morse set up the first Morse
electric telegraph, which is the one we
| now use.
In the old days telegraph wires were
| strung all over the country. It took
weeks to carry news to places far
away. There were no railroads, and
the mail had to travel slowly. A boy
on horse trotted along the road tc
carry the mail bags to country places
From one large city to another the mai
| was carried by stage coaches.
! When the people had voted for pres
ident it was weeks before the news OF
| the election could be gathered in. Their
| 1t took other weeks to let the people
In distant villages know the name OF
| the new president.
| Nowadays a great event is known IL
almost every part of the country OF
! the very day it happens
| FRANCIS O'CONNELL, Age II.
| Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22
NV Trip to New York,


It was Saturday night that we de-
cided to go to New York for our Easter
vacation. Our bags and grips were all
packed tightly and we were soon
ready, waiting for the car. Soon 9TH
ers gathered, until there were quite q
few also waiting for the car.
In about five more minutes we were
all sitting in our seats. When we
were all settled the car started on
towards New London. 1t was very
close in the car, SO We had to open the
window beside us.
Soon the car came to a stop and,
seeing that all the other people were
getting off, We also got off, and were
soon going for the New York boat.
There we met a few Of our friends go
ing on the same trip. We bought our
tickets and were soon shown to our
room, which I thought to be a very
neat one.
At about 11.3e at night the boat
started Off. 1t was quite breezy out
and we had to close our windows. Soon
frightened us. The boat rocked back
and forth, which made it very rough
Journey.
In the morning, as soon as we got off
the boat, we We're glad to be safe and
on our way. This was the first time
was ever in New York.
We took the Grand street elevated,
which I thought a very odd thing in
comparison with our cars.
We were received by our friends in a
very hospitable way. We took off our
wraps, for we were very tired after our
long journey. Later they served tea,
which made US feel more at home.
In the afternoon our friends took US
to some amusements; among them
were the aquarium. We saw there
many queer and enormous animals,
some of which we thought to be more
than wonderful.
Next time I hope I shall be able to
tell you about many more things.
EVA SADINSKY. Age IL.
Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22
The Pool

mere is no doubt that roots have
&ral duties to perform. That of
k1ors for the plant must be well
&wn to every Wide-Awake boy or
but there are other duties not
Lpparent, but very important.
ERoot Pull. This duty is very
rent In q raspberry shoot. In the
Ills It can be noticed without trou-
Absorbing Moisture. This is done
kelly by the root-hairs, but the
Tess is what should interest every
Rent of nature. 1t is the osmose
less and takes place when liquids
Inherent densities are separated by
hin membrane. (Ask your teacher
He'll you the principle).
&HShun Light but Seek Air. You
have known this, but maybe. have
considered what an important fac
II Is in the raising Of crops. Think
moment and give reasons why
armer should cultivate the soil or
a young grain crops turn yellow
h the surface crusts after too
Ma rain
but little considered, yet the cir
ktion of the sap depends upon it's
Eency.
AS Pipes. The root grows in
IA only Just behind the root-cap,
{it gradually en1arges in diameter
the need of more connecting ppe
bmes necessary. Each of the older
fs-roots that have lost their root
Is and gone out of business as food
Ser,rsehave an outer skin and a
{yer Just within The skin Is
i kpldermis," the soft layer the
*" Inside of the cortex Is the
4 woody axis or center. If you
4 Ane closely you will see fine sill
N lines that radiate from the center
he cortex (never mind their
Xes) Nothing passes through the
unless the root is young and then
through the radiating root-hairs.
s skin then presents any loss Of
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT

as a rare day in June, and the children
who dig dandeEons and gather flowers
on the green hills and in the husky
valleys think SO, too.
An old ahynne says: 'If oak and
ash leaf out together, then shall We
have lovely weather"
April puts sunshine In the sky, and
in May the leaves nncurl making this
a lovely world.
April is when Wide-Awakes should
take on gladness with the birds and
flowers.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22
The Birds Home

Dear Uncle Jed: Each mother bird
has her own way of making the nest.
but there is one thing almost all of
them try to do. and that is to hide Is.
They cannot put their little homes out
in plain sight, as we do our houses,
because so many creatures want to rob
them. Squirrels and snakes and rats
and some big birds and cats like to
eat eggs and young birds.
So most birds. first of all, try to fir6l
good hiding places. Some tiny war
blers go to the top Of the tallest trees
and hide the nest among the leaves.
Orioles hang the swinging cradle at
the end of a branch. where cats and
snakes and naughty boys cannot come
Song sparrows tuck the little homo
in a tuft of weeds on the ground, and
bobolinks hide it in the deep grass.
After a safe place is found they
have to get something to build Of. They
hunt all about and gather small twigs
or grass STEMS or fine rootlets and
rrapeVines and birch trees; or they
pick up strings and borsehafrs and
many other things.
Robins and swallows have mud fol
their houses
AS they go on building, the mother
bird gets inside and turns around and
around to make it fit her form and be
smooth and comfortable for her to
set in.
When the nest is made, it must be
lined. Then some birds go t. toe
chicken yard and pick up feathers
and horsehairs. Some of them pull
off the soft down that grows on plants
which makes their nests warm and
comfortable.
MARIE AGNES SHEA, Age IL
Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22
INDIAN BRAVE wLL-TAKE FAMILY
ON LONG AuToMoHfLE JouRNE "

(. Portland, Ore, April 22.-Im-
mo-tan-ic, Indian parson and athlete,
has given up the calico pony for the
"ire-wagon." This old brave, who
lives on the Umatilla reservation. near
Pendleton, Ore, has Just purchased g.
five seated car, mastered it's mystic
ries and will drive from Pendleton to
Portland, take part in the floral pa
rades during the rose festival, June
9. 10 and IL. and continue on his
journey to the Panama. Pacific Expo
sition at San Francisco, He will COW
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22
A BOYS TROUBLES.
By Emma A. Lente.

By Emma n. Lehte.
Shink there never was a boy had such
J q time as / do;
Fometimes wish with all my heart
that I was little F1do;
&r mornings when I've been asleep
but just a teenty minnit,
ley call, Come, Fred, get up and
dress; now hustle and begin 1t"
Id II to breakfast I am late. a touch
of icy GOODNESS
Eaits me there, so I step in without
a bit of boldness.
I'D father looks across his specs, and
says: Now. that's a caper
hever used to cuti and then he
turns and reads the paper.
d sister rolls her eyes at me, and
looks so shamed and Worried
hard to part my hair just so, and
prinlp when l am hurried;
d my big brother always seems so
trim and prim and quiet,
don't suppose when he was small
he made a bit of riot.
Ia then comes school-time: Hurry,
Fred you'll again be tardy,
d we will get another note from
grim Professor Hardy"
d AL my books have slipped away,
so I must hunt and find them;
meant to put them on the shelf, but
it's so hard to mind them.
ID all my lessons that I learned last
night are gone completely,
b blats come on my wriung-page
that 1 should keep so neatly;
d when my book or ruler drops and
makes an awful clatter,
b scholars laugh, and teacher says:
"New, Frederic, what's the mat
terri
d there's so much for me to learn
about the whole creation
pat will it hurt if I don't know about
each foreign nation?
school hours are SO long. and then
at home are errands waiting
hinder me from playing ball, and
skinp my time for skating.
ID then I have to go to church and
Bible school on Sundays,
q after that has passed along, Their
comes the old blue Mondays.
there were rever holidays an6
glorious long vacations,
eally think that should die with al
my tribulations.
mother, bless her, smiles and tries
to make me feel contented,-
was a happy thing for boys wher
mothers were invented!
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22

er more than 1,0oe miles by automo-
bile. -mo-tan-ic is the Indian who
once wrest1ed Frank Gotch. He will
take his family with him on the long
journey. The Indian Is forty-two
years OF age and, SO far as known,
the only full bloded Indian In the
west who drives an automobile, while
wearing war paint and feathers. He
win lecture throughout California on
Oregon Indian life I'm mo tan-ic is
one Of the Indians identified each
year with the famous PendIeton
tFound-up.H
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22
Pop-Corn Candy.

Dear Uncle Jed: made some pop
corn candy the other day and I thought
perhaps the Wide-Awakes would like
to know how I made it.
First I popped some corn, then Il
ran it through the meat grinder, then
beat the white of an egg and beat
into 1t three heaping tablespoons Of
sugar and mixed the popcorn and egg
with a spoon; then I packed it in
buttered tin: when it hardened !
cut it into squares.
VIOLA GREENE, Age 10. !,
Colchester. u
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22
were just

dog and two cats. They were just
right.
I felt sorry for the little birds when
it was storming and so cold Saturday.
A good many come around by door
and I love to feed them and watch
them eat the crumbs. I love to see
them build their nests. ::
Last summer I found quite num-
Der that fell out of their beds. and
how they did cry for their mothers.
Poor little babies.
An old cat got one Of them and how
bad I did feel. Goodbye for this time.
GLADYS RANDALL. Age 10.
VoluntoWn. :
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22
The Care Of the Eyes.

Our eyes have three coats to protect
them.
We must all take good care of our
eyes. so as not to wear glasses.
The reading of daily newspapers in
steam or electric cars or in carriages
will severely strain the eyes.
It Is q dangerous habit to read In
he'd. or by moonlight. z
After reading or sewing for a long
time. we must rest the eyes.
!. Sight is the highest and most perfect
of all our senses.
IRENE MATH1EU.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22
Rules for Young Writers.

Rules for Young Writers.
/ Write plainly on one side OF the
per only, and number the pages.
Use pen and ink. not pencil
/. Short and pointed articles VIII
given preference. Do not use over
words.
Original stories or letters only
u be used.
!. Write yo-- name, age and ad-
kss plainly at the bottom of the
pry.
ADDRESS all communications to Uncle
q. Bulletin ONCE.
"Whatever you are-Be that!
Whatever you say-Be true!
Straightforwardly act,
Be honest-in fact,
Be nobody else but you"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22
Tho Farm.

I live on a farm of sixty five acres.
My father keeps three cows, and one
heifer. We also have a horse, dog, pig,
and hens.
I help to keep the house for my
father I have two sisters and two
brothers.
Last year my father gave me a piece
OF land for a garden. I planted some
sweet corn, string beans, peas and
musk melons. My sweet corn and peas
did very well; but my muskmelons
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22

dered by, Fritz trotted off the bridge.
entirely unhurt. He had laid himself
down as fiat as he possibly could and
let the train pass over him.
FANNIE ROSENBERG, Age IL.
Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22

How easy 1t is to send a letter! We
write the letter, seal it. put on a
stamp and drop it into a mail box. A
man comes to the box and takes out
the letter. It goes to the postoff1ce.
Here it is stamped with the date. A
man looks at the letter to see where it
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22

is going. 1t is for some person in
Cuba. He puts 1t IN a bag and sends
it to a train. Now 1t is off for some
port from which a steamer will sail for
Cuba.
MARJORIE FAATZ.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22

didn't do well as It was very dry. Thi:
year 7 am going to have a bigger
place for a garden
ANNIE MOTYKA, Age 10.
Leonard Bridge
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22
Brave Mary

On the wide prairie, for away from
every other dwelling stands a neat lit
tie house. This house is Mary's home
1t is plain and simple.
Mary has done much to make it the
pleasant home it is. Her hands pre-
pared the two pretty flower beds by
the path leading to the front door. Her
hands also have dropped the corn in
the large field south of the house.
Mary can do girls works as well as
boys. If you look in the house you
will see a great variety of ornaments
which her skilful fingers have made
to beautify this prairie home.
Do you wonder that she love it, and
that her eyes watch anxiously the
fierce fires which sometimes SWEEP
over the prairies.
I will tell you what a narrow es-
cape the dear little home had once
1t was in autumn when the hay was
in great stacks near the house. II
had been sultry for a number Of days
One morning Mary rose with a suffo-
Gated feeling. She had faneied she
smel1ed smoke all night. She hardly
dared look over the prairie. Father
away-what could she do to save their
home if the cruel flames should come
now.
But coming they were. She was sure
of it after the first hasty glance. She
must save the house and the hay.
Her invalid mother and the boy could
do nothing.
AS rapidly as possible, she broaden
ed. tho circle about the line of build
ing, lighting the grass with one hand
and dashing out the blaze with the
other, when it threatened to go be-
yond her control.
At last the flames were almost upon
her, she ran back within her burned
circle and watched to see If the fire
would leap the line.
She had filled the tubs and pals with
water. and when the wind lodged Gin
ders at the foot of af1ay stack. Mary
sprang at it. striking it with her wet
blanket.
She worked until completely ex-
hausted, h&t the dear little home was
saved
FRANK PARDY. Age II.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-22
Early Flowers.


We are trying to see who can get
the first flowers for our school We
already have the pussy willow, skunk
cabbage and alder blossom
The first flowers of spring are not
found on the ground. We have to look
for them on the trees or bushes. Soon
we can get apple, pear and peach
blossoms. We can get the peach bios
som easy; just go into the garden and
pick them. The peach tree looks very
pretty.
When spring comes, the flowers are
small and very pink.
Our teacher told us to look for the
arbutus flower. 1t will be here soon.
1t has a pink, pretty blossom, and we
are trying to see who can get the most
flowers.
like blue, red and yellow flowers
the best.
am glad some of the Wide-Awakes
do; and I am glad spring is here.
HELEN ZABILANSKY, Age Z.