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Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
scout. Hike with Indian.

About thirty scouts had q rare treat
on Saturday, when they Went on On
an all day hike with Chief Rain in
the-Face, the Cherokee Indian, VINO
stayed in the city until then. just for
the scouts.
The hike was taken in the neighbor-
hood south of Foxss HILL The princi-
pie instructions by the Indian were
along outdoor cooking lines. He deftly
used corn meal in various ways,
everything being fixed on the spot
Especially interesting were his man
ufacture of spoons. knives and forks
from the wild material at hand. AS
good as this was done the Chief hap
PLY surprised the boys by producing
several dozen doughnuts. two quarts
Of milk and a can OF cocoa. NO one
came home hungry.
Eesides this the Chief showed a
number of woodcraft signs OF use to
scouts, and especially bridge building.
Everyone was much pleased with
the trip Rain in-the-Face made a
great friend of himself to the local
scouts, and it is hoped that he may be
able tc return when the camping sea-
son is on.
The collection taken at the scout
gathering last Wednesday at the Y.
NJ C. A, was larger than any other
single one the Chief received in Nor
witch.
The meeting of Troop heard the
reports of the previous meetings and
the collection of fines followed. Scout
master Hubbard said there would be
competition between two divisions
of the troop. The one winning is to
go on a hike with Scoutmaster Hub.
bard in June. Only six members were
present, these being Patrol Leader 7
Saylcs, c. Tirreil, G.. BRASIL. G. Din
given. r. Bigelow, John Young and
H Eigelcw. The meeting adjourned al
$50.
As Holiday Keepers.
In Birmingham. Ala. sixty Boy
Good Fellows. They did this las
year and the year before, and tht
distribution of hundreds of baskets
and bags to the families of the pool
was attended to by the boys with sur
prising expedition and care. Tn
Birmingham newspapers printed col
umns about this splendid good turn
of the Birmingham scouts, and doz'
ems of pictures of the scouts lader
with their Christmas bags and bas-
kets.
/ In Chattanooga, too, the scouts co.
| operated in the Associated Charity
work, with splendid spirit and efdci.
ency Not only did they deliver thu
Christmas bundles to the homes OF tht
| poor, but every scout contributed a
| least a little. Meetings of the scouts
| in preparation for their Christina.
work were held at the Chamber Of
Comerce, under the direction of Exec
utive Burelbach.
Help Shopping Crowds.
Again the Boy Scouts Of Detroi
have proved to the public in striking
| way, the quality Of scout spirit and
ability In the busy days just pre-.
ceding Christmas, when the crush o.
Shoppers in stores and on the down.
town streets made travelling both diff.
ficult and dangerous, the scouts camt
| to the aid Of the police. More thar
| 1000 boys in uniform worked houl
after hour assisting and directing
| pedestrian traffic at busy corners an<
| frequently showing their kindness and
courtesy by giving special aid to cid
eriy women and children. The ides
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
Rulss zoe yeans Writsra.

/, write plainly ON ona aide % the
paper only. and number che pages
3. Use pen and ink, not pencil.
s. Short and pointed articles will
zEo words,
!. Original stortes or letters only
viii be used
s. write your nau1e, a6s and adj
dress plainly Rt the Bottom ct tbs
~atory.
Address an connuntcation to Uncle
Jed. Bulletin Once.
y sYVh&tever you are-9e fhRts
Whatever yot eaEr-Be truet
Strai@htforWnrtly act,
+ Be h0nest--tn fact
Be nobody else but yer."
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
Love for q Little Boy.

Dear Uncle Jed: There was once
a sick little lad who was confined to
his bed. His father worked In a fac
tory. Every day before he went to
his work he would go In and see his
little boy and the tears would gather
In his eyes when he saw that the boy
was failing instead Of gaining health.
The man was very hard working,
could not do all he wanted to for his
boy in the way of buying toys and
books which would amuse him But
he finally decided that he would save
all Che bits of colored glass that were
left over and would have been thrown
away, to take home to his boy.
One night some OF the other men
noticed this and wondered what he
was doing with the glass. so one, of
them asked him and felt so sorry after
he had heard the story that he, too.
and the rest Of the employees Of the
factory. after having heard the story,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
s5noo,ooo PENSION FUND
OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Movement Launched at Meeting in II.
brary Of D. y. Morgan. -

New York. Jan. IA campaign to
raise $5,Oo0.000 before July LIST, to es-
tablish the church pension fund Of the
Episcopal church was launched yes
terday at a meeting In the library OF
J. p Morgan Of sixteen prominent
men in the financial world. Every par
ish in the United States win be asked
to contribute.
Bishop William Lawrence Of Boston
will direct the work OF collecting funds
to care for the aged clergy Of the
church and Mr.. Morgan viii serve as
treasurer.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
BREAKS A COLD
IN A FEW HOURS

stops nasty discharge OF nose run
ming. relieves sick headache, dizziness
feverishness, sore throat. sneezing.
soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay stufed-upl Quit blow
ing and snufHingl Ease your tfrob-
hing head Nothing else in the
world gives such prompt relief as
sPapss Cold Compound" which costs
only % cents at any drug store. It
acts without assistance, tastes nice
causes no Inconvenience. Be sure you
get the genuine. Don't accept some
thing else Just as good" Insist on
getting sPape's Cold Compoundn II
you want to stop your cold quickly.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
Skatino.


One day after school one of my
friends and / concluded to go slxat-
ing on a pond not far from our house
We arrived at the pond after a five
minutes walk. We put on our skates
and after a jolly half hour OF skaf
ing we went up to the further end OF
the pond where some boys had built a.
little fire. We sat around it on some
boxes which were placed there for
the purpose.
At the last moment my friend had
put box OF narshmellOws into her
coat pocket. These we toasted over
the fire and then shared them with the
other children who had been skating
with us.
Some of the children proposed tell
ing stories, so the next half hour was
spent in telling stories, and before we
iknew it. it was time to go home.
We took off our skates and start
ed home.
1t did not take long to get home az
we ran nearly al the way. When we
arrived at my house we had some
steaming hot cocoa and warm milk
toast.
After finishing this my friend took
her departure. She was happy be-
cause we had a very good time.
AGNES SCHREIER, Age ~.
Stafford Springs.
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The InteIligenee Of a Dos.

Dogs are the most intelligent OF all
animals. Some carry home baskets
OF food while others carry papers and
mail for their master.
st. Bernard dogs are very useful
and valuable. They go out and search
for tourists and travellers who are
overcome with the cold in the Alps
Mountains and bring rescue and help
to benumbed and helpless people.
A dog named Prince once saved
his master in the following way:
Ono day Prince accompanied his
master on fishing trip. When they
arrived at the lake where Princes
master was to enjoy his sport, Prince
stretched himself at full length at
the edge of the cliff and lay there
looking down into the water. After
a while Princes master became tired
Of fishing and as the water looked
cool and inviting, he thought he would
take a swim.
Just as he was preparing to dive,
Prince jumped upon him barking
behavior and thinking the dog was
only playing. patted him on the head
and pushed him away. but the dog
persisted In his action.
Again and<again the man attempted
to dye, hit the dog intetfered. At
last Princes master, growing impa-
hent. and getting angry gave the dog
few good kicks and the dog fell over
on his side and lay still. Fearing he
and hurt the dog the man knelt down
and examined him but the dog was not
hurt
After a short time Prince was all
right again and Princes master GO
ing over to the edge OF the cliff, pre-
pared to dive again. but as he did SO
he saw a croekadile swimming In the
water. ALI at once Princes strange
behavior flashed upon his mind; and
going over to him he caressed and
petted him.
Prince is quite an old dog now. but
that does not hinder him masters at
lection for him.
Prince basiks in the sun scarcely
moving all day, although he tries to
coming.
HELEN MCNAMARA. Age Ia.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
The Fox and the Crow.

One day crow stole a piece OF
cheese and flew with it to tree.
A fox. passing by, saw the crow
with the cheese in her bill.
81 would like to have that cheese
myself" thought the fox. Perhaps
can get 1t by a trick" So he came
near the tree and began to talk like
a crow.
@How beautiful you arels said he.
II never before saw such a fine
bird. What bright eyes you hayei
How the rainbow tfnts shine on your
glossy feathersl 81 have heard about
your beautiful voice. o queen of birds,
will you not sing a song for ne?"
The crow might have known that
her loud cav, cav" was not song
but she was so pleased, that she did
not stop to think.
She opened her mouth to show the
fox how well she could sing, and down
fell the cheese to the ground
This was just what the sly fox
wanted and without waiting to hear
the rost of the song he ran away with
the cheese.
HELEN scHRE1ER, Age ..
Stafford Springs
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13

Minstsd.-The freight situation In
winsted Is not q bit rosy nowadays.
ceived two carloads OF coal Sunday,
the fret in two weeks. and the New
England Knitting company received
one the same day, replenishing it's
supply. The pin factory was compelled
to burn wood from Thursday to Sat-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13

How coal Al Maaa

In these days when the subject of
coal is uppermost. few people really
know what the precious stun is made
Of
Coal is made from plants that first
took in the heat that the product aiyes
out Peat is the starter of q coal
bed before IL becomes hard. If you
examine piece Of coal carefully inn
pressions Of leaves will often be dis
covered on. It. Stems Of plants are
also outlined and roots, too.
When the oil and gases that we burn
are extracted from coal the refuse is
known as coke, which also win burn
brightly In CRATES.
Then We get tar from coal, para
nne. benzoline, aniline for dyeing and
chemists have obtained product from
this tar that Is said to be sweeter a
hundred times. than sugar.
50 intensely sweet is 1t that drop
on the tongue win assert itself to the
taste for a long period.
Candy even ia Favored and rendered
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
hmA11 VI. IN
piainfield.
What rom Earned.

When Tom got a position IN a
grocery, he was a happy boy, for his
parents were poor, and then was
needed in the household for even his
small wages. And when after a little
the grocer failed, and went out of bus
mess, owing Tom a months wages, it
seemed very hard. Big boy as he is,
Tom almost cried when he went home
to his mother with the news.
Just think" he said, his lips trem-
bling, how hard I've worked the last
month and haven't got a thing for
it."
But Toms mother took more hope
full view. "Oh, yes, you have, Tom, "
she said. You haven't got any
money to be sure, and I'm sorry for
that, but you've been getting other
things. You know more about the
grocery business than you did a
month ago; and you have been form
ing the habit Of faithful regular work,
and good habits are worth a great
deal to a boy. And I believe you've
been earning reputation for being a
boy to be depended on. Oh, no that
month was not thrown away"
Tom began to be little comforted
as he listened, and that evening he
was sure his mother was right for an
other grocer called and offered him .
position.
rTve had my eye on you for some-
time, he said. II think your the sort
of boy Pm looking for"
Good honest work is never wasted.
II it does not bring in one return 1t
FLORENCE GAYEsN.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13

me father to take home e. the boy.
Soon the child died and che esnployes
took half a. day on to follow his body
to its place Of burial
This shows how Kindness spread
through the entire factory and brought
jessie L. BRNHAUT.
East Norwich l. L N Y
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
A Faithful Servant.

A certain old time king said that he
needed q servant who could be de-
pended upon. He said he knew that
such man II dificult TO secure and
In the hope OF getting the right one
re would hire two.
When he had engaged them, he took
them to a well and. showing them a
large basket, told them to NIL it with
water. He said that he would return
at night to see what they had done.
The men were very much IN earnest
when they began the work, but, after
pouring five orssix bucketfuls of water
into the basket, one Of them stopped
and said that he did not see any use
in doing that because, as soon az he
poured the water In 1t ran out again
and his time was lost.
His companion replied that the kind
of work that their master gave them
was no concern Of theirs that they
were paid to do the work; and, wheth-
er it seemed useful to them or not,
they ought to do 1t.
The first speaker said that the other
man could do as he pleased, but, as
for him, he did not expect to waste
his time on such foolish work. Throw
ing his bucket down, he walked off,
The one that was left continued at
the work until about sunset, when he
had nearly emptied the well. Looking
into the basket he saw something gilt
tening. STOPPING to look more close
~ he found in the basket a ring OF
great value, which his bueHet had
scooped up from the mud at the bot
tom Of the well. He said that now he
knew why the king had wanted the
water poured into the basket.
Shortly afterward, when the king
came up with some of his officers and
saw the ring in the basket, he knew
that the man had obeyed him and he
said that he knew he could trust him
and as reward for obedience he
would make him master over other
servants.
LILLIAN NJ. BREHAUT,
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A Marrow Escape.

A Marrow Escape.
Near our school there is steep hin.
called Bashan. Every day when /
go to school 60 coasting on fl
One night went eoastfng with my
brother. We were coastang abont an
hour. We went UP the hill for the
last coast. There is another road
meeting this road. and a team was
coming along that road.
We were going so fast that I could
not turn out OF the way. We went
right In front Of the team n II had
been an automobile It would have run
over us.
We did not coast any more that
night. We thought that we were for-
tunate to escape without being injur-
ed.
JAMES THOMAS SULLIVAN. Age 10.
Rozrahvflle
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
creat Treee h South Amerjea,


Many OF the trees which grow in
tropical forests are enormously large
and some are very curious.
One which grows In South America.
is called the cpw-tree, for when q cut
Is made In the trunk, milky juice
flows out, even at o time when the
leaves are dry and withered. II Is
funny to see the natives coming at
sunrise with large bowls to milk the
cow-tree and carry the milk home to
their children. When 1t is left to:
stand, the surface becomes covered
with substance like chee@e.
Another tree has large nuts as big
as a cbild's head. and when the wind
blows, people have to keep SUIT of the
forests lest falling nut should crack
their skulls.
Monkeys are very foud Of Brazil
nuts. which grow all packed together
in a thick shell as large as cocoa
nut, The monkeys break the shell
by banging it on the ground.
Al traveller once saw a monkey do
ingt his. when the tip of his tail un-
luckily got In the way. Down went
the nut, and the monkey bounded
away screaming with pain.
LEO PILOQUIN, Age II.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13

Leo is my dog. He is a curly hair
ed dog. and is ten months old.
Leo 10 as playful as o. kitten, and
as good natured as a dog can be. He
tries to make friends with Tab the
cat.
He often walks up to her, locking
very pleasant He wass his tail. and
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13

hill and Indicated Norwich, lying be-
low US, IN valley, also pointing to-
the snow covered hills or Ccnnecticut.
Thus we spent the day, tramping
and running about In the snow. and
when evening approached we turned
In to warm our half frozen hands and
Ass'' FANNY RTsr7PAN, Age IN.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13

highly palafab1e with coal tar es-
sences It seems almost incredible
that af1 or these good and useful in
gradients lie secreted In dark Mines
HATTIE PERKINS.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
Self Control.

Dear Uncle Jed: l am going to tell
the Wide Awakes about self control,
and how it helps one to get along in
the world.
Peter Grey, little city bootblack,
who lived in Boston, was busy putting
fine polish on a customers shoes.
How much do you earn a week ?"
asked the man, kindly.
ooh, about seven dollars" answered
the boy proudly.
is that so?'' exclaimer the man in
surprise. Ever go to school? 90
Yes, SIR the little fellow replied.
81 studied lots of things, reading and
arithmetic and physiology. Did YOU
ever hear of physiology? It teaches
you what alcohol and tobacco do to
you. I never smoke or drink, sir.
Guess If I did / wouldn't be making
seven dollars a week. Do you think
You're right, my boy" said the
man. 81 wouldn't ever touch the
things, If / were you. Good luck to
YOU" he added. dropping shining
half dollar into the boys hand.
This boy was often asked to drink
something just to be "soeiabie," but
the brave boy always refused, knowing
that it is wrong; and since we know
temperance means self-control IN ev-
erything we do, we can remember to
practice it in our daily work and play.
ESTHER SHERSHEVSKY, Age IL.
Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
ZEE WINNERs ga PRIzE BOOKS,

1--Bertha Fuller OF Eaglevi1le. The
Club At Crows Corner.
Florence Gallup OF Mooeup, Ruth
Fielding on CLIFF Island
1 3--Mary Al. Hurrifi OF stafford
Springs. Dan Dexter Goes to School
4--Letand {. MofHtt Of WiIlinantic.
The Submarine Boys Lightning Cruise.
5-Fiorenee Gayssks Of Colchester.
Ruth Fielding at Sunrise Farm
6---Leo Poliquin of Versailles, The
Submarine Boys and the Smugglers
lin, Grimm's Fairy Tales.
s-Fanny RysFpan Of Norwich, The
Submarine Boys and the Middies.
The winners of prize books living in
the city may call at The Bulletin BUSH
ness ONCE for them at any hour after
10 a. m. Thursd
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13

Relief comes instantly.

Relief comes Instantly
4 dose taken every two hours until
three doses are taken win end grippe
misery and break up a severe cold
either in the head. chest, body or
limbs.
It promptly opens cIogged-up nos
trfis and air passages in the head.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13

Dear Uncle Jed: promised would
write you letter about Christmas
Santa Claus did not forget me. He
remembered me fine. / am pleased
with all the things he brought me.
The best OF All was my ffexible flyer.
1t was a nice one am sliding with
it every day. I hope he brought Uncle
Jed lots of things
ANNA RETKovSEEs Age g.
Norxrf<f
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
Had a Good Time.

Dear Uncle Jed: At Christmas time
my three cousins came to my house
We had very good time. For din
ner we had turkey, chicken. mashed
potatoes cranberry sauce, pie, cake,
pudding. grapes. nuts and candy. After
dinner we went for a walk. At night
we went to church. 1 was very tired
that night.
HELEN WILLIAMS, Age Is.
M0oSI1n
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
christmaa in Hartford.

Christmas in Hartford.
Dear Uncle Jed: While was having
my Christmas vacation / went to visit
my cousin, who lived in Hartford
I got there about o'clock in the
morning the day before Christmas.
In the afternoon my cousin and
went down street to buy things for
Christmas.
Christmas eve we trimmed the tree
Christmas day we all stayed at home.
Sunday we wanted to go out, but
IL was showing too hard.
Monday afternoon we went to visit
the capitol. We were there IN about
fifteen minutes. We got off the car
and found the building very beauti-
full. 1t is a stone building trimmed
with marble and has a large dome.
We climbed up to tho tower and
looked all around We 70 und that
the legislature was in session. learn
ed that the older men were the sem
ators and the younger men the rep
resentatives.
We went into the room and watched
them make law. This was very in
teresting, as I had never seen it be-
fore.
The next day we went for car ride.
/ stayed In Hartford one week and
I had very good time while I was
there.
/ will go to visit Hartford when we
have our vacation again.
MARION DEUTSCH, Age II.
Baltic.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
TIE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
B0Ys AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT

ssWhat-I Think IN cheap guy. Any
opinion worth having Is worth asking
for. ana IL no one asks your opinion.
Keep it IN cold storage until they do.
II is the man who keeps hia mouth
shut whose opinion ID sought for.
silence has highly recommended
many q boy and girl and been at the
bottom Of many good things that have
come to them.
Learn to keep silent and when to
speak.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
An Adventure in The Woods in Win
ter.

An Adventure in The Woods in Win
ter.
One day in January I went coast
ing with boy whose name wah Har-
old.
We went coasting on a steep hill. At
the bottom there was a large tree
which had been blown down.
Harold climbed up in the tree and
looked all around to see the different
places. He saw a large rock quite
ways off and he asked me to come up
and see it.
1t was hard work to get up, but
when ! did cold see long distance.
We both came down and we decided
to go and find it after we had hidden
our sleds in some bushes!
It was farther than we thought, for
we walked quite a few minutes
through a swamp.
At last we saw it. 1t was very large.
We climbed upon it and 1t was so high
we could see our home.
We went Eome another way and
saw some deer and rabbit tracks.
When we were pretty near the open
/ saw one of my friends coming to-
ward US.
We told him where we had been and
then went back to show him. We
came home by q short path and took
our sleds.
When we were home we were
tired from our long walks We ala
not go out much more that day.
LELAND E. MOFFTT, Age II,
VviI1fv,1a =
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
What 1 Did Christmas.

Dear Uncle Jed: I went up to my
cousins Christmas day in my grand
fathers auto. ! got there about II
o'clock. ,sssserss =
They had Christmas tree. looked
at their presents awhile.
In the afternoon my cousin and
went for q walk. When we got back
we had a good turkey dinner
After dinner we fixed up something
for q friend Of nay cousin and carried
1T to him
| | had happy Christmas. getting
nine presents.
| FLORENCE GALLUP. Age 10.
Moosup.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
Our Winter Friends.

= Now that the snow covers the
ground the birds cannot find much to
eat so we throw crumbs and corn meal
cut for the chiclxadees and sparrows.
and corn for the bluejays. At first
the chickadees: were rather tinid but
now they are very tame. 1t doesn't
take them long to eat all the food we
give them. It is fun to watch them
eat and cock their pretty heads on one
side at the least noise They stay In
evergreen trees at night.
The hlueJays are always shy and do
not get as tame az the others. Al
though they come to eat their corn
they keep a sharp lookout and fly up
into the maple trees every once in 4
while. When the snow goes away
then the. birds disappear until IL
SHOWS again. They will always find
crumbs or corn on our piazza or In
front of the house. and they know
where to fri it whenever they are
hungry.
MARY A. BURRILL.
Stafford Springs
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-13
How / Had the Measles.

/ thought / would write and tell you
and the Wide-Awakes how 1 had the
measles.
Saturday and Sunday had a bad
cough. Monday was feverish. Tues
day / was broken out My mother
told me that had the measles. 1 did
not want the measles then because 1t
was just before Christmas. I had to
stay in bed four days and q half. I
was broken out very much. My face
was all red.
My mother let me take the looking
glass and look at nay face.
/ was out of bed Christmas noon. /
had a nice Christmas dinner In the
afternoon we took the presents off the
tree. l had sixteen presents.
1 hope all the Wide-Awakes had as
many.
My two brothers and my sister have
the measles now. They read the
Wide-Awake Circle to me when I was
sick because had to be careful of my
eyes.
EMILY NJ. HOPKINS, Age ..
pfainfield