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Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30

Dear Uncle Jed: Last week. was my grandmother birthday. She was 70 years old and she had q party for all her children ard little ones.
 When we got to her house she had the table set with aIl good things to eat. and her birthday cake. It was a big one, but not bi:s enough to bold 70 candles. so she. put only seven of them each one cotilting for, zen. years. She had lots of presents.s Among; the pres ents was night dress and a, right cap sewea on to. the neck. and before we all went home we had her try on the night dress. She looked jIst ike a real granny.
 We had sinsing and playing games and piano. l tell You we had a good time.
 CECILE BEsSETTE. Age. 8. MOnSun- - ..
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N By James WhltconlD Rtlcy. sOver the river ands through the wood $ Now Grandmother's cap I spy; sHurrah for the fun: Is the pudding
 done?
 7 Hurrah for the pumpkin pie! k LSchool Reader.l ,@Fer any boy ats little as me, '''ss'@ Y Er any little girl 1~-- 41sss'E-= 't tThat un's the goodest poetry piece r In any book ih the worr! f.An' eff grown peoples wuz hft!e az in e I bet they'd say sc, too, s !, Elf they'd go see their ole Gran'.na, e Like our Pa tets us dot cover the river an through thc wood & Now Gan'mother,s cap I spy; sHurrah fer the funs Is the puddin < Hurrah fer the spuinklr pie! eAn' I'll tell youawhy .fs the goodest a Cause it's ist me we so $ To our Gran'na's. s-viscsn' theres .54 V When our Ia he says so; p.An' Ma she fixes my Httle cape-coat An little fuzz-cap; ar Pa | He tucxs me away -aan' yeily Hoo sAn' wnacks Ole Gray. sn, drives the ,. sleigh .s Fastest you ever saw! Over the rlver an through the wood se Now Gan mothers cap I spy; ssHurrah fer the fun! Is the pu,.din' g done? s- Hurrah fer the punHin pie! tsAn' Pa ist snuggles rnc tween his ,s knees An I hep hold the lines. 'aAn' peek out over ehe buffa,o-robe; :;
 ist snows! 1s An the sun ist shines an shines! hAn. the old horse losses his head an IT coughs iS Tn frost back in our face.
 An I'd ruther so to my ,iran'na's Than any other place:
 Over the river an through the wood Now Gan'mother's cap I spy;
 Hurrah fer the fun! Is the puddin' done?
 Hurrah fer the punkir pie,
 An all tlie peoples they is ir town s Watches us wiiizzin' past To go a-vistin' our Iranmas
 Like we all went there Inst:
 But they can't go, Ike ist our folks z An Johnny an L.,tty, an three
 1r four neishbor -childreas, an Rober- F ut Nolney Y. An Charley an Masgy an me. Over the river az through the wood : Now Gan'mothsr's cap I spy;
 Hurrah fer the fun. Is the puddin'
 done?
 Hurrah fer the punkin nie!
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30
Farmind.

ated three mics nor11l of Chaplin IL is a Lice farm of 255 acres Me have F cows and four. yeariins heifeFs.. two horses and about 50 hens.
 T have COW of my own She is a nice gentle cow, giving as least six quarts oe milk to a milking aIId l love her dearly.
 One day d man asked me which do 1 like best, to live on q farm or ia the city. I told him 1 wo.ffd rather live On the fam. and. answering back, he said ! spoke wisely, because on the farm we ali can enjoy tue fresh air and sunshine. fiapd ifz1 -wass7to have my pick woult always tAke ti.c farm in the country.
 GECPGE EVANS.
 NIanciR-d IFf ilfe1.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30
Mx Firat slant

a I had for long time been wishing for a shotgun. as most of my friends had one. So on rny 11th birtliday, to my great surprise. my parents gave me a sfatguE Of Beigian naskc
 One morning thought I would be brave and saeot. went dewn stairs and got my father to stand kehind me, for if it should kick thought it might knock uae over
 One aayAI went ot;t hunting. I SAW \ rabbit beside st.sxnp. loaded the gun and ehnt it.. I got the rabbit end was very glad
 I went on and soon I say q squirrel Up in a. gree. hut he wac too far in the tree for Stfie gun to reach. He was B fat fellow. went home in hope that sometime will get him.
 s- felt I had grown ten years older. WILHELM E. COMMISSION, Age II.
 Baltic.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30

EtD the pasture. wet with the .,Hpx1iass dew stops lingering to J5iek N flew chesInats which have faftEns defzsE E the nfgi1t. while he rtsbs his hands to- gsthers to keep them warm. The soft tfnkIinS of COW bells be- comes fainter aasl fainter and fhs farmer boy goes about his tasks with pleasure.
 During the after.7eea he hsisks and then drives the cows honee, feeds the chickens and horses. going asou. his chores with iEe setting sun sHil ing down upon his face. The dim outline ef the. horizon fades away, instead deep feg and misty deH take it's places, while a day passes reluctantly with the forert trees nod : ding a nasty, good night.
 FANNY RTSHPAN.
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UNCLE JED's TALK TO WIDE AWAkES.

2 Uncle Jed is aware that there are children in this vicinity who car draw pretty stiil-Iife pictures anG he hopes to induce them to try for The Bulletin prlzes.
 = The November success has been Very gratifying to him. The names Of the contestants and of the prize winners will be announced next week, so will the terms of the new contest.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30
4 Cat Collect. Funds For Home.

On one of tho principal streets of London, EDRland. can be seen. alr1eSt daily. the Interesting sight of a cat coi- lectins fHfids for "The London Insti- tuttpn for Lost and Starving Cats"
 Lady Blue" is only one of a fiiImf5er of cats trained to do the same fhing: but she is the most successful. of them ell, having the advartaEe. perhaps, of a more striking personality.
 The lady manager of the cats car ries this cat in her arms to n certain place every day. plares g cloth ez or r: r:tsa1ia15osE t hes gssround. where sstfy Blue.'' without any urging, quietly takes her place on the allotted spot, pad awaits results. She is wholly in- different to earrcsses. but. watches eaFeriv for iingfing pennies and coins of large denomination.
 Should any are, pass without caa7 trihutirr. she looks quite disappointed and follows the person with her eyes for some distance.
 LEO PoLIQUIN, Age 12. 5
 Versailles
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Augusta,
His Turkeys.

Dear Uncle Jed: I live on farm and have eight turkeys. They are
 very tame and gentle and will eat out of my hand. The old turkeys hide their eggs. The eggs are spotted
 When the turkeys gre getting through laying litter of eggs they. do not hide them so we'll and them can find them. When they are setting I put a box over them so a fox cannot disturb them. I open this box in the morning and shut it up at night. When the turkeys hatch some are lighter colored than others
 ELL.ERr PRATT, Age 10.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30
Rules for Young Writers.

1. Write plainly on one side of the paper only. and number the pages. 9. Use pen and ink, not pencil. 3. Short and pointed articles will s2k0 words. 1. Original stories or letters only .win be used.
 5. Write your name. age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom of the story. Address all communications to Uncle Jed. Bulletin Office. . "Wnateyer you are-Be that! Whatever you Say-Be trues
 Straightforwardly act, Be honest-in fact, Be nobody else buS you"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30
The er.atest ef TsIessspe Makers.

The GfaAte6f Of Jete&EEpe MAkef4@
 Three great invc.tors sn this ceun try were portrait painters. Fulton the builder Of steanaseat.. was one ol them: Morse. wff.e p;arned OUT Ars: electric telegraph. Efas annffier; and ,Alvan Clark, who found out a way oa making the lSfsest and hnest tele- scopes in the Horids was another.
 Alvan Clark was the son of a farEn- CT. When he was eighteen years old he set to work to learn e1era wfnf and drawing. He had no teacher. liter ? while he began to dfstw portraits Once he sent to Basten to get soma brushes to paint with When the brushes came. there was piece oi newspaper wrs pped rouEd them. In this bit Of newspaIer Vas ar adver- tisement that ensravers were want ed. He went to Doston and Found regular work IS an engrayer When he was, not busy engraving lia WAS studying painting. s,s-After some years he became d painter of portraits and miniatures He lived at Cambrfigeport, near BoA- ton.
 FRANCIS Q. eeNNELL, Age IS.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30
4 Hsiisw.,sn Party.

Dear Uncle Jed: We had a Fzalfew- cen party at our school h0nee.
 The schno1 roena was decorated with black and orange crepe paper. The prosraraune was not yefy 1eng.
 The little children snng Jactry Frost. Next came The Dance of the Leaves. One girl spoke piece. Then we old er children had to act out the word October, and then Hing: Octobers Bright Blue Weather.
 After the progr1mnte we had a pea nut hunt. Then ws played games. Tbs first ene was to pin on the caf's tall NAxt an apple Mas tied on . atring which hu9E from ths eeilins azd Me had to btts tlse spple with our teeth. ssess ssssz Then a. candle gas. plaaed on . sfafld and one of xhS children was bIiadxoidsd.s Mhirlsd around several finaess tt,eu hs shaa to ecme back to
 kffer we had played all the Kazsass we could think ok we passAA around peanut tss leppeexn and an1lea There were about forsE peapte pvszcnt. We ssii left at 10 o'clock aftsr haying had
 As fhe next day sEas Saturday two
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30

boys and a girl friend of mine. also M fss ,s5ss as s,;, a g pn oysr a,s s9 save the teacher the troui5lc- So we climbed in the window. swept the floor, took down the decorations and clean ed the room all up nice.
 Fhe teacher was very much pleased to think we had cleaned it all up for her. We enjoyed cieanings the room very much.
 ARLENE PEARL Age 1s.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30

s In q. laop aazds placed in the center d k6e ta6bpH band 1afa which tWo3R1axs ae5z e r< eft1ek 4shsse arc te
 hasten the little line across a window. en which to hang tue articles to dry. Finish the kit with snapper to close when mot in use l MAHTzA HANEEY. Age l3. UncasyfI1c
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30

was and there was a white skunk in it. Lloyde took hls revolver out of his pocket and shof him. 3'he skunk had .nawed his front leg off.
 That same afternoon Lloyde was coming ftp through the woods and he saw a skunk eomirg up tic path. He picked the skunk up by the tail and knocked him in the head with a club
 CLIFFORD CoNGDON, Age ts.
 MOOSuD. ES rai v i
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.zzsTh. Soy and the Wolf.

v Uncle Sea: Once boy was taking care of sheep. and one day he called to his neighbours "A wolf is earrving off my sheep.''. They went to help One day n wolf Gid come and he went to them to get some help; hut they paid no attention to him. They thought he was making fuHaof them, so they did Eot go. t5
 ERNEST LAFRENJEREt. Age 8.
 Occum. iiS%s
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Waskina Xii.

Some of you girls belonging to the Wide-Awake Circle must think that all know is how to make these use- eul and pretty things of which write. but 1t gives me great pleasure 10 think am helping some girls spend her spare time in making pretty and uae- tuI things who may help 10 brfef,tan the home or her own room
 Some of you girls perhaps 70 to Schoo1 some distance from home in Some city. At these times this dainty little washing kit comes in very han dy, because you may possess dainty bits of lace. gloves or other small ar ticies which become sciled, and ve,, ao not care to trust theiE 1kunleEiae to other hands. - = = { The case is made of tive tfieknnsses ot gray linen, or onze leatiiar, Ened with silk. The design may ae era- broidered or stenciied. Take a piece of linen or leather eight incfaes long, three and one-ilaH iraciiss NtidS, Hrd line it with silk. stitching ts1enn to- Eether an around the edges .i3y ma chine Turn up one end eHe and shFee- fehrths inches for a ppc1Set t1f hold twine. Fastcn nxrrow i5ands of ribbon across the iasi7e to hclI dolfss clothespIns. < small cork is slipped
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30
LETrses 70 UNCLE JED.
HeIpinc Metl.er.

Dear Uncle Jed: When come home from school I do errands for mother. On Saturday I help mother all the forenoon. Tn the afternoon go cut and play with my little friends. We have lots of fun rolling hoop.
 About o'clock come in after my playing and eat my supper with my dad and mother. After supper I do the dishes for mother. and my twin sister and I play school.
 About a o'clock put up all the books and then get ready for bed. = VIRGINIA HAGGERTY, Age 8.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30
He Saw the aasy Liars.

Dear IineI.e Jed: While I was Living in New York I visited the 2os. where there are mary different aI6Hals. 1 saw two baby lions and I sksI them best of afl. They look like large cats and played like kittens. = CHARLES T. McCRATH, Age 10.
 North Franklin.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE.
 AWAKES.
A Day in .SoxemheI

A Day in November. l Slowly the sdn rises above the mist of deep fog and tisex outline of -fathe mountains, blue in early morn can ! be seen. The forest on the verge of
 death mods a hosty good morning.
 and the growing of the hens is heard. The farmer bo3- driving the cows
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30
Virginia.

The first colony fo settle Virginia started out on New Years Day, 1907.
 1t consisted of fo5 men. half geatie- men unit for hard labor, the others, farmers, tradesmen, etc. 5e-} -.s. .s- a The first sumnp~ wss very hard. and half of them died Those who were able fp be- about were kept busy taking care. Of the sick, and digging graves. r1 .zas.as ee There was a public store house, where everyone must put his supplies, therefore the industrious men had no more than the lazy.
 The chief producers of the Virginia farmer Were potaIoes and, tobaecn IN
 They sent 1t to England, receiving many nuch-needed supplies in1 re turn.
 Yeard1ey, a famous governor Of Yir- ginia, abolished the public store house. after which the itch lived in stately mansions. and the poor in lit- tie log cabins
 The men ha2 no wives, so tLs Lon- don Company sent out ninety young women. The men had to give one hundred and twenty pounds of to- bacco, the cost of their passage.
 The farmers did rot cuy much at the store. They riised their own food and grain, and tfeif wfves and daush- ters spun the wool into yarn.
 The young people had ausking lees, sleighing parties, and other good times.
 PERLE BERDTCK, Age Il.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30
The Dawn Of . Perfect Day.

"AH dawfs are alike" the average reader might chance to say. Where as he is entirely Haistaken, for their Is always something to reflect upon the landscape.
 I had the good fortune to be awake one of the mornings in which the first appeafance of day seemed to me one Of the prettlest had witnessed.
 At about half past three or four o'clock the lights on the lamp -posfs are extinguisl,ed and the electric Nights pn tho corners are alut of at the pow- ef house. Phi eleaves the streets ir, total dArknsss.
 Gradually, far to fts eastword. ap- pears streak of gray. which as the earth revolpes abeaIt the sun, a streak Ef pale, pals yellow. hardly visible, af- most Whfte, appears un1erneafii fhe Rrays NAfeh is HraaA&lfy widefsfng ur,- on tie dark, blue Njxy of the carly sneruinE. thznginE 1t into | faint, thin tnyat purple.
 In tho fneaHtinns the yellow has grewn dArIler and driftea into the p1ir- slaes ssAfot1s6r color be1xutffIes this land 2 neape. It seeSaS to 6e "a deifcHfo pink. which had seteled itseH just Det5seeys e1ke paIrEie aud ysliBH z AS tic s9A xfioNfs i.se3f, white or koznetiraes hiar5Sisn sts1oiee bexins to sozns fFofa tho cfiinneys os the honsex
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30

faiddistewn.--Tsocai e4s. Jou- scA uren Es roers' Interne tsonal Jnio,f .!: America, celebrated it's fourth arrii- vess;iry Tuesday evening in Central Labor Union hall. when bireuct was ser ss.i f, lowing t5s regular nlsesi.ss.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30
Springfield.
sIunk Hunting.

Dear Uncle Jed: & r. set some steel traps in come skunk Ehefes while ago. One day Iipyde wsEt ur' past the of the aaoiess with his bird dog. Mhcn he got up i.s front es tIie trap tile dog windtd the skunk wl.fcff w3s in my trap and went to it z sisp
 Lloxde weat over where stlie trap
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Versailles
The Aeple.

pEE , One Of tie 6rlst important occupa : tions in New Ensland Is orcharding It is done in all parts
 e. We want tc try and raise good ap- ples. so we have to know how fo kill ail insects. We should spray the trees and it! v H 1siii all the insects. It should be done three times year. If wos,do spray=sWe shall get nicer rap- pfes and they are free from biemisii- . es,
 If we want good apples to sell. we should grade them. If we grade them we shall get better price
 In packing apples we put a paper around every one, except the top ones. This is the, way to pack apples in a box. rH 'e-l'
 Some people will buy the western epRfes sooner than ours because they had a nicer color and are packed better. So we want to pack ours as they do theirs.
 RUTH COSTELLO.
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Efi.abeth Park.


 E Of Hartferds many parks. Eliza : beth is the most noted for it's beauty. 1t lies just ou,sfle tho city limits and was bequeatned to the city, with $20o,00 for it's development, raggest- ling that it be called E.iizAheth.a in hehoFy of tkc 6eneSR wife. 6 ! NoF sooner thau you naEeA stepped from the car which brought Ayoa to the park, when Pond House, now used as a place of refreshmeift loonaa before you. Shrubs and ali sorts of trees are all around, while tastefaily asrangeG hower-beds dot the wide lawns. Walking around Pend House we so down flight Of steps and crossing the lawn, find ourselves Sbefese a small pond. spanned Sy q rustic bridge. Long dropping willows hang gracefully over tine waters edge and f n constant spray of water rises from the Cupid fountain in the center Of the tiny pond: Entering the long rristic summer house: an ideal laeation, we rest a while, and enjoy the beauty of tho scene.
 Eager to see tse flowers, of which we have heard censi.iersfae. we leave Ethe vicinity of the pond and present ly find ourselves in the famous Rose Garden"
 Every variety of rose is resrssent- ed. they are arrar ged in scper:.te beds t-ElVld req roses TatnItS ttBfeQ p1nK ones, and others of pt.ress white. Rows of arches forming arhors, hang down with the weight of linK e;Lldarad ram blcrs. while suRliaer house in the center of the garden is completely covered with blossoms. The roses when viewed frora a distance form sn exceedingly attrai two picture, but If they are to be fully appreciated they must be seen.
 Across from tie rose garden is a space set apart for flowers. Here all kinds of fcwe>s are rpas sede7,n a asFiot of color. One will afwaSS find flow CTS here, long aeter the roses nave faded. This spot ;s bright with blooms.
 One of the n,alv unique flower beds was arranged sG as to spell Hart ford, Conn. Nineteen hundred and sixteen. Leaving the flowers. ,:e make for the grove" surrounding pond much larger than The one we saw be- fore, and after taking a, parting look at the park with Talcott Mountain towering in the back.roIrd, we hasten to the car, convinced that E.iizabeth Park is in reality an Eden 9up-to-siase WALTER GAVIGAS.S Wi1IiYr1o
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Storrs.
Potato Day.

rOS0xO 1dTs Last Tuesday Afternoon. which was November Fourteenth. we celebrated Potato Day in our school 2 Different children spoke about po- tatoes and their enemies on the feI- lowing topics: How to Grade Pota- toes." "The Use of Cu1Is," How to Make Potato Starch" "Uses of It. "Enenaies of Pptatoes.' How to Pre- pare Botatoes for Market" and oth- er topics, , We also, had some contests: Potato Races. and Guessing the Weight of certain Potatoes. I had charge of these contests.
 After the contests we had several selections on the Fictrola. The girls brought different articles made out of potatoes. There were mashed potatoes" baked potatoes" 1" potato chips" French fried potatoes" |" and potato salad"
 Two of the sirie passed their potato dishes around the class so we could sample them. They were very good. After this we had one more niece on the Victro1a and then we went home.
 WESTLEY SCOTT, Age 13. Storrs
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30
L-uey's poiI....

LucY's DoiI.:E Lucy mad pretty little doH. It had pink. stockings, white shoes, 4and a red velvet dress, pink cheeks and yellow hair.
 This doll was very pretty But one day Lucy broke her dolls head and then she cried. what she was crying for: and Lucy said: T broke my dt,lps head" And her mama said: Do hot cry. We shall nave anetifer.' sFFts E ANNIE HOPKINS, Age g.. Jewett City.
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erandr1a's Birthday Party.

Alansde:d Center.
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PoTRY.
The sehooIDoy'a Fsvorite.

By James whitconlb Riley.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-03
IOWA FARM NEWS AND NOTES
GIVE Mr.. MOLE GRUB DINNER.
Will Pay Farmer to Let Mole Eat His
Fill Of Grubs Before Trapping.

WI ~ tTNTtV0Ci 20 LOS WOi0 9 NJ vNt0
Fill Of Grubs Before Trapping.
Ground moles eat grubs-more than
their weight in grubs day If they can
get them. Therefore, the man who is
troubled with both moles and grubs
had better let Mr. Mole enjoy good
grub dinner before he starts trapping.
Is the suggestion made by j.. Z. Guth-
RE, zoologist at Iowa State College.
To the farmer, gardener and woman
who enjoys a flower bed, the mole pre-
sents knotty problem. He, Is not as
black as he is painted, however. ana is
blamed for a lot OF the dry work"
really done by mice, which use the
moles runaways to get roots r. We
Mr.. Mole not only eat grubs,E but
earthworms, cutworms and insects. He
may sometimes eat soaked grain, but
he doesn't eat potatoes. Over 700 grubs
were recently found in one mole's
stomach by the United States depart
ment of agriculture. IN,
When he gets rambunctious and
humps up growing rows Of vegetables
and flowers or makes ridges across
the lawn, however. he must be court
martialed. Trapping is the best meth
cd. Several types of traps are on the
market, all good, if properly set. In
setting the trap, no part should appear
in the burftsw or the mole will dig
around it. NO. bait Is needed. -. ~.
Lawns infested by moles should be
rolled to discourage the moles and nut
the uprooted. grass roots in contact
with the soil. y, y,-.,-.,,-.,, &. r
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-03
DON'T BUY POTATO SEED. :,
Plant Own Seed, Even Tho Biishted,
Experts Advice

Shall Iowa formers plant homo
grown potatoes from vines that
blighted? Yes, says the Iowa agrlcul-
tural experiment station, unless the
seed Is run out or there is some good
reason other. than the blight. Of 1915
for getting new seed. Z. ; - =, - vs.
j The advice is offered after careful
study of the experience offgrowers and
experts in the east, where the late
blight comes often. II we have a cool,
wet season, 1916 potatoes will blight as
they did in 1915, regardless Of what
seed the grower uses, because there is
so much Infection In the state. II we
have the expected good old hot Iowa
corn weather, none Of the potatoes
will have the blight. It is better, there-
fore. to save money py using seed on
hand. New seed is expensive this
spring, and Iowa growers have good
supply, anyway. Reliable blight free
seed Is not to be had. IN 4