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Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-19
Bozrahvi1le
A Heroic Deed.

Toot Foot! shrilly sounded the whistle of train about one mile be- low the crossing.
 Jack Earling, foreman, hastened his steps as he heard this. As he did this he stumbled, struck his head on the rail and fell unconscious immediately.
 Meanwhile the train was drawing nearer. The engineer didn't seem to keep a sharp lookout, for he didn't see the figure on the rails ahead There was one man, however, who did see him. This was the station master, a young man of about 25, who had been a famous sprinter in his college days.
 He ran swiftly, the cinder tracks helping him in his speed. Finally he reached the boy, and without thinking of the danger to himself began at once TO tug at the figure on the tracks and finally got him off, and not a second too soon, for just then the locomotive whizzed by.
 The hero shuddered as he thought of hr~r Eecr they had come to being crushed under those ponderous wheels.
 When Jack was revived he thanked his rescuer and was grateful to him forever after.
 LOUIS JACOBSON.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-19
The New Clothes.

Once upon time there lived an emperor who loved new clothes. He often went out richly attired, showing off with his lovely suit.
 Now two burglars heard of this news and if they could but get into this empire they'd have a grand opportuni- ty in making 9 fortune. When they entered the city they made themselves known to the people that they were some of the best weavers in all Eu- rope and that they made suits for kings and princes which were among the finest in the world.
 But now that they heard of this en- peror they were willing to make him a suit. This news spread widely over the town until it reached the ears of the king, who Qnicllly ordered them to come.
 With glad hearts, though somewhat puzzled what to say, they entered. The king was pleased with his new dress makers and gave them a room where no one could disturb them.
 Then he told them to ask for any thing they needed and it would be given them. After this he cried with joy:
 Anyone that says tllat my dress is not handsome is not fit for their posi- tion."
 The king often sent officers up to see how his dress was coming out. They, however, exclaimed that it was grand, for if they said not they would not be fit for their position They didn't see how it could possibly be pretty if they weren't at all sewing. They were putting needles in the cloth or silk without thread. Everything
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-19
Our Fiao.

Every nation has it's flag. Every ship in foreign waters is known by its colors it shows at the peak.
 The French frigate hoists her flag of three vertical stripes, red, white and blue. The English man. n-of-War shows a red flag. with the crosses of St. An drew and St. George on a blue union in the upper left hand corner; and the Austrian a double-headed black eagle on a yellow ground.
 When we were colonies of England we sailed under her flag.
 When the Revolutionary war broke out we were thirteen little states, fringed along on the Atlantic coast with the unbroken forest behind us and among the great family of nations we had neither place nor name.
 We had no flag; we had to earn that, too. For a year or so our pri- vateers carried the Massachusetts state flag. It was better, they thought, than the English flag. The field was of white bunting; in the middle, a side the motto, Appeal to Heaven"
 The Alfred was one of the few large ships we had, and she carried the pine tree flag, and beside that, one with thirteen stripes. in red and white, but with no stars, while on the stripes was coiled a rattlesnake with the mot to, Don't Tread On Me"
 In the early part of the revolution some of the South Carolina regiments carried the palmetto tree on their flag.
 The Declaration of Independence was followed by the adoption of a flag. It was to have thirteen red and white stripes and thirteen white stars in a blue field.
 Forty years later it was decided to add a star for every new state as it joined the Union.
 JAMES KELLY. Age IA.
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Norwich.
How Harry and Helen Made Butter.

How Harry and Helen Made Butter.
 Mrs. Hilbert had two children named Harry and Helen.
 One day she told them that # they would go to Mrs. Wheat's, the farmer, and get some cream, she would make some ice cream in the afternoon. The children clapped their hands at this. Harry took the jar, which his r1amma gave him and put it into his new Wheelbarrow.
 Mrs. Hilbert said, "WallS carefully, and do not spill the cream"
 When they reached Mrs. Wheat's house they told her what they had come for, and she filled the jar with her rich, sweet cream. and put it into the wheeIbarTow, with plenty of hay around it, so that it would not break.
 The children started to go back, and Harry said, I've will go home through the woods"
 Do you know the way?" asked Helen.
 "Oh yes," said Harry.
 They found it cool and pleasant in the woods. and Harry frisked and gal loped like a horse. This shook the cream and made it into butter.
 When they reached home, Mrs. F'il- time" Then she took the jar out of the wheelbarrow looked at it, and smiled a little. You cannot have any ice cream today, for the cream has turned into buter." said she.
 The children were greatly disap- pointed and they wished they had not disobeyed their mamma.
 LEONA SULLIVAN, Age il.
 Taftville
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Voluntown.
A Visit to Her Uncle.

Dear Uncle Jed: School closed the eleventh of June for our summer va cation.
 As my school closed before the school which my cousin went to, I wis ited her school for four days.
 I visited my cousin for about a week. I had a very nice time at her home.
 Then my cousin came to see me. She staid about four days.
 I had a flower garden to take care of with asters. peoples, sweet peas, morning glories. the mourning bride, balsams, zinnias. verbenas and pinlzs.
 My mother, brother and I went up to uncle's to visit. We stayed two weeks My mothers cousins and aunt were visiting my uncle. They had their auto with them.
 My uncle has an auto and the man who works for him has an auto. so l had an auto ride every day. Some times it was a long ride and ssxne- times it was a short one.
 I went to a fish fry while I was there. For dinner I had bacon, bread
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A Way to Preserve Autouraphs,

A small general collection of auto graphs has been made very interesting in a simple and inexpensive way.
 The collection, which contains more than two hundred autographs, is kept in a book ten by 12 inches in size. Some of the autographs are on letter paper that measures eight by. ten and one-half inches. In a book of that size the leaves can be turned without touching the autographs themselves.
 The book is covered with plain black leather; the leaves are of gray mat paper like that of photograph and postcard albums, and it is made like a scrap book; that is. with sufficient number of stubs bound in so that it will close properly. no matter how full it is.
 Each autograph on a small sheet of paper has a page to itself: each one on a large sheet, two pages. Accom- panying each autograph is a portrait of the person who wrote it. and a pie ture or pictures, of his houSe-both ex- terior and interior and interior views, if possible. Some pages contain pie lures of the person engaged in his work at his desk, in his laboratory at the piano or the easel. Other pie recreation. In short. any illustration has been used that helps to give a clear idea of the person, or his habits or tastes.
 Such pictures are not hard to find. Excellent half-tone portraits and other pictures can often be discovered by consulting a portrait index at one of the large libraries, or an index of periodical literature, both of which give the date of the magazine in which illustrated articles about any noted person have appeared. Second d-hand magazines can be bought for a few cents each and the illustrations, neat ly cut out. with no margin of white left round them, and mounted on the gray leaves of a book like the one de- scribed, are almost as satisfactory as photographs.
 LILLIAN M. BREHAUT.
 Jersey City, N. J.
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A. Chestnut.

Dear Uncle NJeds|I 1~ill teils you "a story of my life. One day carly in tho fall some children came into the woods to get some chestnuts. They took alt~ the cEestnuts off of the tree and put them in pails. JsM Suddenly one of the older children said: Let us go over to the other sidea of the wood: there are not enough heres to fill our pails." rSrr5 The other children quite agreed to. this and said All right" 1uU They came across the lot where IF was growing and were soon busy picks ing off all my friends that were grow ing with me. asga}t ssSH 1ni At last I was picked and was thrown in the pail and they started for homerl They brought me to a trading stof9' and sold me to the grocer. He then9 gave them the money we were wortl4-r Then they started for home and put the money in the bank. ; <
 They kept going after more chestel, nuts and brought them to the same place for more money. - When they had quite a sum they gave all they had to their parents to- get some warm clothes for the winteF:.
 MARY M. DANAHY.. ..sD, Norwich.
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A Stitch in Time Saves Nine,

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought the Wide Awalles would like to hear about Sallie Boyd, little girl I used to know.
 One day Sallie's mother said: There is little hole in your blue silk stock ings, and I think you had better mend it. A stitch in time saves Eine,' you know"
 '.Oh mamma, I can't stop to do it now; besides, Alice is waiting for me to play with her. I'll do it some other time
 Very well, my dear, only you must remember what I told you"
 So little Sallie went out to play, never giving another thought to her stockings, until she wanted them on Sunday to wear to church. Then sht remembered there was a hole in one of them.
 But I guess it won't show" she said to herself. Tt is such a very lit tie hole, and, hesides l can't mend it on Sunday"
 So she wore her stockings to church and, sure enough, the hole didn't show much, it was so small. But putting the stockings on and off stretched them quite little, and the hole grew larger and larger.
 A few days later Sallie was invited to a little party, and of course wanted to wear her pretty blue silk stockings, but when she went to put them on she remembered the hole, and, much to her surprise, found that it had grown very large, indeed.
 70; dear! l suppose I've got to mend this large hole," Sallie- said to her mother.
 Do you remember, Sa1lie, that I wanted you to mend it when it was very small?"
 ''Yes, mamma, and l wish I had. It's so large now.''
 Well, Sallie. hope you will re- member now that stitch in time saves nine"
 Yes, mamma, I always shall" said Sallie.
 MARY L. o. CASEY.
 Norwich.
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A Little Picnic,

Dear Uncle Jed: Last Saturday my two cousins, sister and I went out on a picnic.
 We packed our baskets and boxes with cake, sandwiches, tomatoes, pears and apples. We also took a large bot tie of water and a few drinking cups.
 We placed our lunch under a large tree and laid down and rested little while
 Soon we found a small box which we had for our table. We put some napkins on the box and then put our lunch on it. The table was all set ready for lunch, but before lunch we played ball to get a good appetite.
 Then we laid our sweaters on the ground and sat on them near the ta- ble.
 After lunch we put our baskets un- der the tree and picked goldenrod After that we started for home.
 We had very nice time that after noon.
 ESTHER SHERSHEVSKY, Age Il.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-19
Nero Furnishes a Ro5ue.

Nero is a large Newfoundland dog. He is more useful than some idle boys. He knows great deal, too.
 One day Nero's master came in from the field with his men. Somebody asked what the dog was good for,
 GO back. Nero" cried his master, land bring my hoe!"
 Nero trotted off at once, and before long came back with the hoe in his mouth. He had picked it out from all the others.
 Nero is often sent on errands and brings parcels from the shops vary nicely. He goes alone to the market. He has an order for meat in his col lar, and brings the dinner home in a basket.
 But Nero has an enemy-a fierce bulldog, who lives on the road to the market.
 Nero is stronger than the bulldog; but the sly rascal keeps out of sight, except when Nero has the basket in his mouth. Then he runs at him, and Nero is too faithful to drop his bur- den. so he has to scamper.
 The bulldog has bitten him several times before he could escape.
 One day the scamp worried Nero all the way home. He came in much ex- cited.
 His mistress set the basket on a ta- ble and took out the meat. Then Nero leaped up, seized the basket with his teeth, and ran out of the house.
 His mistress followed to see what this meant.
 What do you think she saw?
 Nero went straight to the house where the ugly dog lived. The dog saw the basket. He thought he had another good chance to bite Nero. So out he rushed!
 What then? Why, Nero dropped tie basket in a hurry. He gave that wicked dog such a whipping that he never forgot it.
 Nero does not have to run now when he brings home the meat for dinner
 NANCY M. TETREAUUT, Age 13
 Versailles.
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Columbus. s.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am writing you
 a story about Columbus. ,sr
 Columbus lived more than four hun-5j dred years ago. He was born in Italt,eE a country far over the sea- Columbus q loved the ocean. He grew to be a 7, great sailor.
 People did not know much, aboufS- the earth then; many of them thougHatg1 it was flat. Columbus thought it must>tG be round. x +--z s.~- -.' ssL5
 He said he could sail around 1t, aa,.+. a fly can walk around an apple s,sS Ss.S
 Columbus wished to go to India, India was a very rich country for to the east. . '
 Columbus believed he could go theres ]. by sailing west. Do you see how heSsss could do that? e+ %%s,
 Columbus wished very much to try s it: but he was poor man. He had ' no ships and no money s,2a tTc
 He asked people to help him. Some
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they received was hidden away in the pouches they had z-e ft .ao

they received was hidden away in the pouches they had. -= .ao
 At last the dress was done and the emperor alone came to fit it on. When he saw the empty frame without all the lovely articles he sent them he was amazed at the sight, but did not want to show it on account of not being fit for his position,@ so he kept still
 One day he was to take walk with his new suit and passed many streets with only hearing the exclamationa "How beautiful it isl" But when Ina came into the poorer quarters of tho town they were all astor1ished and one little girl "f1ollered out" c
 "The king has nothing oni" e.. The king heard this and knew 1t was right, so he turned homeward with 6 sad heart. 4.
 ANNIE HOCTFT, Age II '
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-19
Rules for Young Writers.

1. Write plainly on one side of the paper only, and number the pages. 2. Use pen and ink, not pencil. 8. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 25o words.
 {. Original stories or letters only will 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.
 Whatever you are-Be thati
 Whatever you Say-Be true!
 StraightforwardlS act,
 Be honeSt-in fact,
 Be nobody else but you"
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Taftville.
Colonel,

Colonel is a brown horse with white legs. He weighs about eight hundred pounds. His legs are very long. He is afraid of autos when they are standing still. or when man is finger ing with them.
 One day I was getting some corn fodder in the barn with Colonel. had to go down a very steep hill and I had a very big load on. Just at the bottom of this hill there was an auto and a man trying to fix it.
 Colonel did not see the man at first because the man was on the other side of the auto. but all at once the man stood up to see who was going past.
 Colonel saw him stand up and be- fore I could hold him in the load of corn fodder was in the ditch The ditch was all full of mud Colonel could not pull the load out, but he tried very hard. So I had to go to the next neighbor to borrow another horse to help Colonel pull the load out of the ditch.
 After the other horse came I had a very hard time getting out of the ditch.
 RALPH OLSEN, Age IS.
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Versailles.
LETTERS WRITTEN TO UNCLE
 JED. &
Mt. Misery.


 Dear Uncle Jed: I live on a place called Mt. Misery farm. In the dis tance there is a mountain named Mt. Misery. It has that name because it is misery to the people who climb it.
 I went on the mountain one Sun day with my friend to show her the view of the villages that can be seen from the top. There are three in all Voluntown, Glasgo and Ekonk.
 On the mountain there is Devils Couch, Chair, Stairs and Kettle. that are made of stone.
 little while ago some showmen who sold snake oil and other medi- cine for Clark Stanley held a show in Voluntown for a week. While they were there they saw the mountain and went on it.
 In the Devils Kettle they saw rat tlesnake which was five feet long. They caught it and carried 1t to Vol untown and had it in the show
 GLADYS DAWLEY, Age 13
 Ua1r1
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My Doq.

My dogs name is Shep. He is brown and white.
 Shep is two years old. When l get the cows he goes with me. If I drive them to pasture he will carry the stick back.
 Nights when I fill my woodbox he will carry a stick, too. Shep will follow me everywhere I go If I feed him and make him roll over.
 Shep will catch squirrels, rabbits and other things.
 When he was a puppy we taught him many things.
 He will catch pieces of bread and sit on his hind legs.
 EVELYN BUTLER. Norwich
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Pets from the Fields.

Dear Uncle Jed: I want to tell tho Wide Awake Circle about our rabbit41 7 The dog found him in the pasture and papa brought it up to the house! : It was a baby rabbit, no bigger than my fist. We fed it milk and it Tapped it from a spoon. It is growing very fast. rl5l My brother found turtle in the field and he brought it up to the house. and put it in a tub, and pretty soon he found an egg in the tub. psl
 ..r VIOLA GREENE. ..r Colchester fC , "- l7d
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Baltic.
The Difference Between Youths and
 Geese

In many places geese are crammed with food several times a day by open ing their mouths and forcing the food down the throat with the finger.
 The geese are shut up in boxes so that they can't flap their wings or take exercise. This is done in order to increase their weight.
 So are many youths sometimes stuff fel with education. What are the chances for success of students who gad and lounge about in the cities at night until the last two or three weeks, sometimes the last few days, before examination. Then they em- ploy private teachers at large prices, with the money often earned by hard working parents, to stuff their idle brains with knowledge. not to increase their power of brain. but to increase the memory, with mingled facts to in- sure fifty per cent. in the examination.
 JACOB MASTER, Age 12.
 BOzrahvifle.
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LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
The Red Squirrel.

The Red Squirrel.
 The red squirrel is more common and less dignified than the gray, and oftener guilty of petty larcency in the barns and grain fields. He is more seen in the mixed oak and chestnut trees from which he makes his jour- neys to the fields and orchards, spin ming along on the tops of the fences, which not only affords a safe retreat in case of danger. but communication with his friends.
 He loves to sit upright on the high- est stone on the wall. or on the high est stake in the fence, chipping up an apple for the seeds his tail conforming to the curve of his back. He is a pretty sight, and his appearance atones for all the mischief he does.
 HARRY LEVI, Age 13.
 BOZra hyille
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WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.

1-Mary Casey, of Norwich-Mil- dred's Boys and Girls.
 2-Irene Stewart, of Jewett City The Boy Scouts on Belgium Battle fields.
 3-Rose DriscolI, of Norwich The Bobbsey Twins in the Country.
 4-AIfreda Walker, of Mansfield Center-Mildred at Home.
 5-GIadys DawIey, of Voluntown- The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat.
 6-RaIph osen, of Baltic - The Boy Scouts of Eagle Patrol.
 7-Nancy M. TretrauIt, of Versailles
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The Beaver.

Beavers always. build a. good many houses near together. so that they live in little villages. They always build beside a stream. They make a dam across the stream with stones and boughs of trees and small trees and shrubs with their teeth They pile the young trees and shrubs and stones up neatly and plaster their houses and the dam with clay. They lay the clay on and smooth 1t down with their tails which are broad and at like mason's trowel
 Many of the hunters like to watch them busy at their houses and dams,
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LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Ralph Olsen, of Baltic-I received the prize book yesterday. I have al- ready read four pages of it, and find it very interesting Thanking you thousand times for the book.
 Anna Corcoran, of Lowell, Mass.:- thank you very much for the nice prize book you sent me "The Motor Maids at Sunrise Hill"
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sIoan's Liniment for Neuralgia Ache

SIoan's Lininent for Neuralgia Achess1
 The dull throb of neuralgia is quicls@,-@ ly relieved by Soan's Liniment, the Is4 universal remedy for pain. Easy tor-s auply; it quickly penetrates withouE-.. rubbing and soothes the sore muscles. .Fps Cleaner and more promptly effective. iys than mussy plasters or ointment; doesr~r not stain the skin or clog the pores. g1 For stiff muscles, chronic rheumatism; 7. gout, lumbago, sprains and strains fta'1s gives quick relief. Soan's Liniments n+ reduces the pain and inflammation iu@S7 insect bites, bruises, bumps and otheSSs minor injuries to children. Get a bot=s,.ss tie today at your Druggist, 25c ~
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chansina seasons Brings Colds.

"Stuffed-up head,' clogged-up nose, tight chest, sore throat are sure sigrlS .;f. of cold. and pr. Kings New Discov- 2ii. cry is sure relief. A dose of this cpni9z vi b1nation of antiseptic balsarns sootheS < head, 1oosens. the zphlegms yolps brea tha sE easier and realize syouE cold is bTokeIrTst up Treat Q cold persistently;- ;- halft0S way measures leave a lingering colghsT9ss. Take Dr. Kings New Discovery until " your cold is gone For AT years the8FSzS favorite remedy for young and old. At your Druggist, soc.
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skatina in Holland.

Skating in Holland is not only pleasant pastime. but it is the ordi- nary way of getting about. In times of hard frost the canals are trans formed into streets where skating takes the place of the riding or driv- ing in other cities.
 The housewives skate to market, the laborers to their work. the shopkeep- CTS to their business. Entire families skate from the country to the city with bags and baskets on their shoulders,
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She Went to Summer School.

Dear Uncle Jed: I will tell you about how I spent my vacation. I went to summer school about two weeks. I had a good time going over to the armory to recite. Our teacher was very nice to US all.
 We all got some ice cream and bis cults on the last day of school.
 She let us have some pencils, pens, rulers, biotters and a little note book on the last day of. school.
 MARY STETNMEYER. ocrIo
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Mildred Keith.
 s-Harry Levi, of Bozrahville = The Boy Scouts Under Sealed Orders
 9-Viola Watson, of North Franklin -Toilers in Many Lands.
 Winners of prize books living in the city may cal at the Bulletin business office for them at any hour after 10 a. m on Thursday.
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She Had a Garden.

Dear Uncle Jed: am a little girl s years old and in the fourth grade at school. tc7f
 I read the childrens stories every week, and thought I would write, too?
 I had a garden this summer. This is what had: Asters, cabbages, corns lettuce and radishes. @3-ely KS
 North Franklin. sC