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Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13
JASPER.

Marion's men were famous in the
Revolution for their bold adventures.
The best known of all these bold men
was Sergeant Jasper.
At the battle of Fort Moultrie, when
the flag of the fort was shot away,
Jasper jumped down outside of the
works and picked it up. The balls
were raining around him all the time
he was outside, but he. coolly fastened
the flag to a rod which was used to
wipe out the cannon, and then stuck
it up in the sand of the breastworks.
When General Moultrie saw what
he had DONE he took off his own sword
and gave 1t to Sergeant Jasper.
When Moultrie and his men were
hiding in the swamps of South Caro-
lima, Moultrie would send Jasper to
find out what the British were doing.
Jasper could change his looks so that
nobody would know him. He often
went into the British camp, pretending
to be on that side.
Once he took a friend with him and
paid a visit to the British soldiers
While he was there a small party OF
American prisoners were brought in.
The wife of one of the prisoners had
come with her husband, carrying her
child. AS these men had once fought
on the English side, they were all
likely to be put to death.
Jasper felt sorry for them and re-
solved to deliver them If he could.
The prisoners were sent to Savannah
for trial. Jasper and his friend left
the British camp soon afterward, but
they went in the opposite direction
When they got far enough away they
turned about and followed the party
with the prisoners; but what could
they do for these poor fellows? There
were ten men with muskets to guard
the prisoners. Neither Jasper nor his
friend had a gun; but they knew thai
near Savannah there was a famous
spring of water. They thought the
party would stop there to eat and
drink. So Jasper and his friend went
on swiftly by path little known.
When they came near the spring
they hid in the bushes. When the SOL
spring they halted. The prisoners sal
down on the ground. The woman sai
down near her husband The baby
fell asleep in her lap. Six of the sol
der laid down their arms and foul
stood guard. Two of these went tC
the spring to get water, and in doing
this they were obliged to put dowT
their guns.
In an instant Jasper and his FRIEND
leaped out of the bushes and seized the
two guns. They killed the two guards
who had guns before the latter could
shoot them. Then they knocked down
every man who resisted them and got
possession of all the rest of the guns
of the British. With these they tool
the eight soldiers prisoners. They Their
gave the guns to the American prison
ers and marched away with the eight
British soldiers in captivity.
Jasper was one of the boldest OF
men. He did many brave things, but
at last lost his life in saving the flag OF
his company in battle.
THOMAS o. CONNELL, Age 13.
Norwich
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THE WINNER soF PRIZE BOOKS

Frank Pardy, of Norwich-The
Outdoor Chunds.
George Cone, of Versailles-Out-
Of-Door ChuTns on the Lake.
Thomas O'conneII, of Norwich
Town-Fairfield in Camp.
Mildred H. ManIey of Eagleville
The Meadowbrook Girls Afoat.
Edward KuchIe, of Mansfield
Center-Tom Fairfield at Sea.
6-Mary Steinmeyer, of Gurleyville
The Meadowbrook Girls Under Can
vass.
elizabeth Parker, of Mansfield
Center-The Out-of-Door Chums in
the Forest.
S-LilIian Clark, of Colurnbia-The
Meadowbrook Girls Across Country.
mike SadIer, (gratuity) of West
llington-Mother Goose's Rhymes
Jingles and Fairy Tales.
Winners of prize books living in
the city may call at The Bulletin bus
mess office for the books at any time
after 10 a. m
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13

Kobe. The men had embarked in d
small sailing boat at coast village ON
December 80, 1914, and headed their
craft for Osaka to deliver their cargo
of sea-weed. The vessel was disabled
in a ciolent storm, being shorn OF
her canvass and cast adrift and help
less in the ocean hundreds of miles
from the coast. The crew managed to
exist on fish and tortoises which they
captured with difficulty at rare inter-
walls.
On the S9th day they were picked up
by the Cascarrasa about $50 miles
On the seth day they were picked up
by the Cascarrasa about $50 miles
northeast of the BONN Islands. They
were in a terrible state of emaciatioH
and exhaustion, but have recovered.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13
UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE.
AWAKES.

When Wide-Awales go out in the
fields and woods to enjoy nature they
should keep their ears as well as their
eyes open.
There are thousands of sounds the
human ear never hears because it is
not as sensitive to sound as the ear
of the cat, dog or horse.
Very few people know the hum
ming birds have a sweet little love-
song; and very few know that most
Of our song birds have times when
they sing so low and sweetly to them
selves that the human ear does not de-
tect the song when a. little distance
away. These are called whisper
songs" and "reverie songs" but not
many people know anything about
these soft and pleasing songs.
When the Wide-Awakes are out in
the fields and woods for observation
the thing to be alert for is the I'M
usual, not the usual
The warbling vireos. the song spar
row, the catbird, the cardinal bird
and the brown thrush all have been
heard murmuring their songs soft and
low, and no one can tell why
Someone is going to discover why
one of these days. and it is sure to be
some Wide-Awake who will do it. for
no dullard can.
There Is JOY in having heard these
whisper songs" which are said to be
common, but unnoticed because most
people are not alert.
Now that our Wide-Awakes know
of this whisper song" it will be only
a matter of attention to have the
pleasure of hearing 1t.
1t is not unusual for Gagged canaries
to indulge in these low songs, as If
engaged in singing to themselves.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13
AT A COURT OF PROBATE HI

AT COURT OF PROBATE HELD
at Norwich, within and for the District
Of Norwich, on the 18th day of May,
Present-NELsoN J. AYLING, Judge.
Estate Of Charles A. Vars, late of
jamestown, r. l., deceased.
The Administrator appeared in Court
and filed written application alleging
that said estate is now in settlement in
said Court. and praying for an order to
sell certain real estate belonging to
said estate, fully described in said ap-
plication.
Whereupon, it is Ordered, That said
application be heard and determined at
the Probate Court Room in the City of
Norwich in said District, on the 18th
day of May. A. D. 1915, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon. and that notice of the
tendency of said application. and OF
said hearing thereon. be given by the
publication of this order once in some
newspaper having circulation in said
District, at least three DAYS prior to
the date of said hearing, and that re-
turn be made to the Court
NELSON J. AYLING, Judge
The above and foregoing is a true
copy of record.
Attest: FANNIE c. CHURCH,
may1Sd Clerk
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13
PhiiadeIphia,

Philadelphia is fifteen times larger
than Hartford. 1t was founded by
William Penn. 1t Is important because
it is the third largest city in the
United States. The population is
10000
1t is a great shipping point for coal
because there are coal fields nearby
and because it is located on the Del
aware river.
There is much manufacturing of
cars heavy machinery, textiles, wool
en- goods and carpets. More carpets
are made in Philadelphia than in any
state in the United States.
1t was a city founded by the Quak-
ers. They were people who wouldn't
fight SO it was called The City of
Brotherly Love.
The Declaration Of independence was
signed in Independence hall, Phila-
delphia.
JO4N RTAEFTrpTAK AGA 10
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13
Rules for Young Writers.

l. Write plainly on one side or the
paper only, and number the pages.
2 Use pen and ink. not pencil. 49,
3. Short and pointed articles Will
be given preference. Do not use over
250 words.
4. Original stories or letters only
will be used.
8. Write W name, age and ad-
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., 1915-05-13
Norwich.
A Nav Dav Surprise.

Dear Uncle Jed: Last Saturday I
went to Junior Endeavor. 1t was
Miss Jones' birthday, the first of May.
After our Junior EndeaEor we went
over to the store.
When we got back we went over to
one of Miss Jones neighbors where
we left the May basket. We put the
candy in the bottom and flowers on
the top. We hung the May basket on
the door-knob and ran up stairs in
the barn to hide. '
WHY" she said to lady with
her, and that was all we heard her
say.
She locked the barn door so we
couldn't get out.
Il know Of way to get out" said
another girl. So we all got out of
the window and went out on the
porch.
We played Drop the Handkerchief"
and "Blindman's Bluff" 1 had a very
nice time.
RUTH DAVIS, Age 9.
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The MaIays.

The Malay people belong to the
brown race. They are short and have
woody hair. They live in grass huts
and sometimes in trees, They live in
the Philippine Islands.
There they wear light clothing.
They are ignorant. They have no
schools. Some of the people are white,
too. They live on fruits and cocoanuts.
They would not exchange places with
us. and we would not exchange with
them. because they only eat fruits and
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13
The Fir.

On April 81, 1915, we were eating our
luncheon when 1 discovered something.
1 ran to our teacher and cried: Look!
There is a fire"
I asked if Mildred and could go
and see where the fire was. When we
got as far as Mrs. Austin's house we
saw their woods were all af1re. We
got her baby and came back to the
schoolhouse.
too nervous to work, so Mildred and
took walk, when we met the fire
warden, and he invited US to take an
auto ride. We had good time but the
fire was still roaring.
This fire cost the town $2oT.2S.
GERTRUDE BDATFTERW1CK, Age Is.
Norwich.
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we eat meat.
MARY 7HoLUBEK, Age 10.
West Wilmington.
How a Little Boy Of Long Ago Obey
cd Orders.


How a Little Boy Of Long Ago Obey
cd Orders.
Little Henry's father was a night
Waterman. Little Henry was going
with his father. He had something
very important to tell him. He said
he wanted to do something to help
the soldiers. His father said 7lhe al
SO thought that would be good PLAN
Just then he heard Hannah calling.
Hannah was a servant, for Henry had
no mother. He did not like to obey
Hannah.
His father had told him If he want
ed to become a great man he must be-
gin to be obedient when he was a boy.
So he left the boys and went to bed
He would have liked to have answer
ed Hannah saucily, but he did not.
He went to sleep, but was awakened
by Hannah's angry voice. She told
why he Said. ut is not time to
get up, is it?"
NO" said Hannah, "But I want
you to get up and take your fathers
coat to him."
Henry felt sleepy, but he got out of
his warm bed and went on his err
| rand.
Tie looked about for the dim light
of his fathers tin lantern, but he
could not see it.
AS he walked along he saw dark
Inquire on morse DaCk QaSllnE GOWN
the road. He felt sure It was a thief
| AS 1t came along by him the horse
stumbled and fell on the uneven pave
ment which threw the rider off.
Henry was sure that he heard a
groan. He ran to the man and said:
| Are you hurt? Can 1 help you r.
The man told him to never Saind
him. but to go and spread the news
| that CORVALLIS had surrendered.
Henry ran to find his father and
| he soon saw his fathers dim light.
He ran to him and told him the
| news.
He and his father shouted the news
| Doors and windows were opened and
people were all telling each other OF
] Cornwallis's surrender.
| The man and his horse were giver
| the greatest care. Henry was the
| first one who spread the news and
| also to fire off the first cannon.
Henry was always glad that he
| obeyed Hannah.
ALICE May AVER, Age IL.
Norwich.
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LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
The Potato Club.

Dear Uncle Jed: I write to tell you
about the Potato club. Mr.. Brundage,
the supervisor Of agriculture, wants
every one of the children of the
MansfiId schools to do some sort of
home work. The one who has the
largest yield wins a prize.
There are many kinds Of clubs to
join. I Joined the Potato club. In
this club we have to keep a correct
account of all the money we spend
on the piece. also. all the time we
spend working on it.
We have to follow all the directions,
In the fall we hive to fill out a blank
telling about the cost and profit of the
crop.
We are to plant one eighth Of an
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13
Her Garden.

Dear Uncle Jed: I will tell you
about my flower garden.
I am going to plant my flowers In
May.
I have planted most of my flow
er seed in the house in boxes, and
they are growing nicely.
I water them nearly every day.
1 have transplanted my tomatoes
They are about six inches high.
My uncle will send me some flow
ers. Then when he and my cousins
and grandma come to see US he said
that he wanted to see my flower gar
den.
MansfeId Center
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13
Il Goes Better Now,

Dear Uncle Jed: 1 am going to
have a garden. The size of my gar
den is one-twentieth of an acre
1 am not going to let grass grow in
it.
1 suppose I will get a prize on it.
I lived in Switzerland a little over
a year ago.
All of us were crying when we came
home from school the first night aft
er coming to America.
We said we all wanted to go back
to Switzerland.
Two or three days ago my mother
asked me if we wanted to go back to
the old country and we all said, 1T
goes better now"
MARY STE1NMEYER, Age 9.
Hi1,.Io1yx-i1lo
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13

Dear Uncle Jed: One morning when
awoke, I looked out of the window
and saw four deer.
We have q rye field at home, and
from the barn I could see the rye
field. There were ten deer eating the
rye one day. They ran away, but the
next morning 1 saw six in the field
again.
One morning my brother went to the
pasture to shut the gate. There were
ten deer looking at him.
MARGARET KUCHLE, Age 10.
Mansfield Center
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We have to dc

acre of potatoes. We have to do
most of the work ourselves.
About two weeks ago Mr.. Brundage
asked us if we wanted four pounds of
potatoes, so I took them. He brought
them in a bag. On the way home Ne
bag broke and the potatoes went all
over the road.
We want to see who can raise the
most potatoes from them.
was in the potato club last year
and I was the in the corn club the
year before.
EDWARD KUCHLE, Age II.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13
Has Found Sixty One Wild Flowers.

Dear Uncle Jed: I have found six
ty-one different wild flowers this year.
A few of them are robins plantatn,
wood betony, painted cup, choke cher
ry, wild ginger, white baneberTy, jack
the pulpit, towering dog wood,
sassafras, early meadow rue, early
crowfoot, ground nut, etc.
I keep a list of the different flowers
see, and the date 1 find it.
Do any of you Wide Awalkes keep a
list? I think it is very interesting.
like to compare the lists and see
whether I found the flowers earlier
OF later this year.
know quite a lot of flowers, but
1 only put the wild flowers down.
have found most Of the flowers
earlier this year than 1 did last.
ELIZABETH PARKER, Age 13.
Mansfield
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13

mud 1t has pretty blue eggs. 1t
sings early In the morning.
MIKE SEDLAR. Age Z.
West wellington.
CMtke Sedlar's teacher writes: This
story was written by little Russian
boy who is in the first grade. Last
September he couldn't speak a word
of English. Your prize books are a
helpful encouragement to children to
write StOries")
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13
Describing the DardaneIIes,

Water conditions in the Darda-
nelles are something like they used
to tell of the Savannah River-too
thick with mines) to sail through
and not quite thick enough to march
on.-F1orida Times Union.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13
THE, WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT
Wide-AWake another.)

| Lucy A. Carter, of Hampton-I thank
you very much for the book I re-
ceived. I have read several pages and
! find it very interesting.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13
Adrift go DAYS,

Adrift in the Pacific for SO days was
the fate of four Japanese fishermen
who were finally rescued by the
American steamer Cascarrasa, owned
by the Standard Oil Company and
carrying oil from the United States to
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13
LEGAL NOTICES
Democratic Caucus

The Democratic Electors of the City
of Norwich are hereby requested to
meet in the Town Hall FRIDAY EVEN
ing, May IA at s o'clock, to nominate
city officers for the coming city cleo
ton.
BY order of the
DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13
Republican Caucus

The Republican Voters of the City Of
Norwich will meet in caucus in tins
Town Hall MONDAY EVENING, May
IT, 1915, at o'clock, to nominate can
didates for city Offices.
F. H. SMITH,
Chairman Republican Town Committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13

dark. 1t is an interesting and beauti-
full flower.
MILDRED v. MORLEY, Age II.
EagleViile
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13
Cyrus Mccormick.

Cyrus Mccormick was born in Vir-
ginia in 1907. His parents were Scotch
Irish. His father had male a grain
reaper which had not been a sue
cess, so when Cyrus Mccormick had
finished his grammar school educa-
ton he took UP his fathers work.
When Mccormick was twenty-four
years old, in 1881. he invented the first
successful reaper. Not being wholly
satisfied with his work he continued
to work for three years, or until 1894,
to make it thorough success; and
later he invented the binder
These inventions were of great value
to the world because now men could
raise and harvest more grain.
This made the west grow very rap
idly.
LILLIAN CLARK, Age IL.
Cn111r1nh
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13

The Robin.
The robin is red and brown. The rob-
in is larger than the bluebird. A robin
likes to eat worms and cherries. IT
has a large nest made of sticks and
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13
What ! Saw at Home.

JOHN BLAHUPIAK, Age 10.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-13

Canterbury
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-17
DANGER IN CROSSING BREEDS
Best Results Are Attained by Stick
Ing to One Breed-Let Man Of
Leisure Do Experimenting.

All practical hog growers agree
that crossing the breeds is a danger
Gus practice, and that the best results
are attained by sticking to one
breed.
Still, some men are clinging to the
idea that 1t is possible to incorporate
all the good qualities of the different
breeds into a close-bred animal.
It is a disastrous belief II put into
practice. There may be certain in.
stances when crossing will give good
results, as in the production Of pig
pork.
The man who Is experimenting with
the various breeds and crosses, in
search of something better than has
yet been found, may have a mission,
but such line of investigation is not
practical for the man who must de-
pend upon the return from his swine
feeding for his farm profits.
He is on safer ground II he confines
his taste and skill to improving one
well established breed and leaves the
experimenting to the man Of leisure
and means.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-17
PLAN FOR CUTTING FlREWooD
Farmer Often Cuts Out Very Best Of
Timber and Leaves Poorest
Seek Dead Trees First.

Some farmers are very reckless In
the manner in which they cut their
timber for firewood. Often the very
best of the timber is cut and the poor
est left in the woods. This is mis-
take, and the farmer should follow
a well-laid plan when getting up wood
for winter use.
He should seek all dead timber first
There will be a great many trees that
have been broken by the storms and
their dead limbs will be on the ground.
Some trees will have been blown down
or will have fallen on account of de-
cay. All the fallen timber should be
gathered up first. This gives the wood
pasture neat appearance and saves
the cutting of a lot of the good timber.
Then every dead tree should be taken
out.
II enough dead timber cannot be Sc
sured for firewood. then the green
must be cut. Here a person should
exercise good judgment. All young
trees should be left. for they will grow
into large ones after a while. 1t is true
they are more easily chopped down
and more quickly chopped into wood,
but a man who pursues this policy is
robbing himself of firewood for the
future. Then all straight tall trees
that are fit for posts should be left
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-17
COST OF ANIMAL DISEASES
Southern Farmers Sustain Loss Of
$4o,ooo,ooo From Texas Fever
Other Troubles Expensive.
tBy q. II. GLovER.)

It is estimated that the United
States has already expended over ST.
100000 In fighting the foot.and-mouth
disease, and 1t has not yet been ex-
terminated. While this amount seems
large, yet when compared with the
aggregate losses from other conta-
gious diseases of animals 1t is not SO
astonishing.
1t is estimated that Texas fever
causes loss Of s4O.0O0,OOO a year.
The government has been spending
large sums Of money fighting the fe-
yer tick which causes the disease. but
the greatest loss is to the southern
states which, because OF quarantine.
are excluded from the markets of the
North for several months every year.
tuberculosis Of live stock comes
next with loss OF s25,O00.OOO; con-
tagious abortion, s20.0O0.00 anthrax.
sl.5OO.0O0; scabies Of sheep and cattle.
s4.6Oo.000; blackleg. ss,OO0.OOO: CLAM
ders. s5,OOO,OO0: parasites. $1,000. 900:
poultry diseases, ss.7t0.OO0 other dis
eases of live stock. s22.0oo.O 900: maxi
ing grand total OF more than $780,
100000 lost to breeders and dealers in
live stock every year.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-17
ADVANTAGE IN PURE BREEDS
They VIII Reproduce Their Kind With
unfallInp certalnty-Produee
More Eggs Than Scrubs.

By A. f. ROLF. Louisiana Experiment
Station)
Pure breeds offer the following ad.
vantages over mongrels: (al There Is
reliability in their breeding, for, hav-
ing been purely bred for many genera
tions they viii produce their kind with
unfailing certainty tb) Every fair test
that has ever been conducted has
shown that the purebred chickens win
give grester egg production than the
mongrels. (c) In a like manner 1t has
been shown that the purebred chicken
will give an improved quality OF meat.
Id There is a greater uniformity in
the size, shape and color OF eggs and
meat produced by the pure breed. lei
The first cost of purebreds Is but
slightly more than mongrels Cd The
cost OF keeping purebreds is no great.
or. Cd There is q more attractive ap-
pearance to flock Of purebred birds.
(h) There is more efficiency from the
feed consumed when the flock Is uni
form. % There is good demand for
purebred birds for breeding purposes.
CD This demand means a greater SELL
Ing value. or. In other words. q greater
income from given number Of birds
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-17

Fahrenheit, and in each instance the
cream was sweet. The cost OF these
ice-water tanks varied from IS to $40,
depending on the size and whether
the tank was made or was purchased
from some supply house. There are
few farmers who cannot afford to pro-
vide themselves with some form of
ice-water tank which will conform to
their own ideas and the local condi-'
tions.
A great many different styles of
tanks are in use. Figure l shows q
type Of ice-water tank which has
proved satisfactory. This style has
double wooden walls and is lined with
galvanized iron. 1t is also provided
with two air spaces and two covers.
With little time, labor, and expense
such a tank can be made on almost
any farm. A can of cream placed in
ice water in such a tank will remain
sweet for several days. Many less ex-
pensive tanks were found in use that
gave desired results.
Figure is an illustration of con-
crete tank which can be constructed
at a small expense and which will
answer most purposes.