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Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
LETTERS BY LITTLE NEBRASKA GIRLS.
Willie and Bounce.

Madeline Kenyon. Aged - Years.
Two fast friends were Willie Brown
and his little dog. Bounce. Willie could
never think of taking walk without
Bounce,a Cake and pday were equally
shared Between them.
Willie taught his dog many cunning
.ricks and often said that Bounce
could do almost everything in the
world but talk.
There came q time. however, when
Bounce really told Willie's father
something though he could not talk.
Let me tell you how he did this.
1t was one bright summer afternoon.
Willie had strolled with Bounce down
to the river, which was not more than
two blocks from his fathers store.
Willie began to throw stones into the
water and to watch the ripples as they
made one circle after another.
Bounce lay on the grass. watching
The flies that buzzed around his nose,
and catching any that came too near.
There were some logs floating in the
river near the shore. Willie jumped
upon one of them to see if he could
throw a stone across the river.
He drew back and sent the stone
with all his might. Just as it left his
nand, the log turned. and he fell into
the water.
He was very much frightened, for
he did not know how to swim, and
there was no one to hear. though he
called as lC.Id as he could for help.
Poor little Bounce gave a great yelp
Of distress. If he had been q big wa
ter dog he could have plunged in and
brought his master out.
lie ran up and down the bank two
n three time barking. looking first at
Willie and then around. Then he
started. as fast as he could run, up
the street to the store.
Whe -nhe got there the door was
shut, but he scratched against 1t and
barked loudly, until some one came
and opened 1t.
He caught hold Of Mr.. Browns
clothes, then ran TO the door, then
back again, catching at him, barking,
and jumping.
A friend who was in the store said
TO Mr.. Brown: Something must be
wrong: 1 would put on my hat and go
with the dog" Bounce, seeing Mr..
Brown taking his hat. started for the
river.
Then Mr. Brown thought OF Willie.
AS. he came to the river. he saw Will
ie's hat floating in the water and his
small arm thrown up.
He sprang in and caught him just as
be was going down for the last time,
md quickly carried him to the bank.
Willie soon got over his fright and
70 one seemed more delighted than
bounce. ~ ------~
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
Rocks Made to Tell Their Own Story.

The walls of the Grand Canyon in
Arizona form a great natural geologic
section, in which each layer of rock
is in it's original position relative to
those above and below it. In few
other places, however, is the story of
the upbuilding of the earth's crust so
plainly and inlpressively told. AS a
rule tile geo1ogist who would decipher
the records Of the rocks must get a
bit here and a bit there. t Fe May find
the edges of some bedsSexpQsaEs in a
river bluff and others STICKING out on a
steep mountain side. '~Fdes' determines
by fossils or other means the order in
which the beds were deposited, and by
putting all his Information together he
constructs what he calls a columnar
section for the district in which he is
working-that is, section showing
the order, thickness, and character of
the beds. Such a section discloses the
strata that form the upper part of the
earths crust at that place, just as a
slice of layer cake shows at a glance
the various layers of which it is COM
posed.
After a number of districts in a
region have been studied and their
general columnar sections determined,
the geologic history of the region can
be learned by comparing these sections
just as the engineer who is drilling for
low-grade copper ores compares his
drill records and thus learns the out
lines Of the ore body. Such a compar-
ison of the beds at one place and an
other shows how certain beds change
in character and thickness from place
to place or even thin out and disap-
pear. 1t enables the geologist to draw
some conclusions as TO the former
distribution of land and sea, to dis
tinguish the deposits laid down in deep
water from those spread by rivers over
their food plains, and to reconstruct
in imagination the course of events at
time long before the beginning of
the Grand Canyon. Such a COMPARE
son has recently been made for Ari-
iona and is published by. the United
States Geological Survey, Department
of the Interior, as Professional Paper
9S-K, by F. l.. Ransome, geologist.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
Brooklyn
About Paper.

Hundreds of years ago there was no
paper, and today we couldn't get along
without it. We are always wanting it
Ito write upon, to wrap things up in
and, last Of all, to print our books and
newspapers on.
1T was little Japanese gentleman
who invented it. This man was a
merchant and was always puzz1ing his
brains to find something cheaper to
wrap his bundles in. AS he did a big
business he found the silk in which he
wrapped his bundles quite expensive.
One day while walking through his
gardens he noticed a wasps' nest. He
saw how wonderfully it was made and
how the wasps had used some kind of
wood and softened it into a thin paste
and left it to dry, after carefully
shaping it.
'If the wasps can do a thing like
that, why can't II" thought the mer-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
John Paul Jones.

John Paul Jones was born in Scot
land the son of Scotch parents. He
lived on the coast and engaged in
fishing. When twelve years old he
was very strong and so his father con-
scented to let him go toi.sea.'~
In 1859 he started fQNkarginia and
the West Indies. Hisa9eSSer Viii
liam had settled in AIiiay9cS When
this brother died John J ones went to
take charge of his brothers estate in
Virginia and later declared his will
ingness to help America If he was
needed during the Revolutionary war.
The ship Ranger was sent out I'M
der Jones command in 1777.
The French king, wishing to help
America and defeat England, gave
Jones a vessel larger than the Ranger,
the LIE Bon Homme Richard, meaning
Good Man Richard.
Captain Jones had a severe fight
with the English ship Scraps off
Marlborough Head and after a severe
struggle won the most remarkable vic
tory in the naval history of the world.
Jones was called The Father of the
American Navy.
Paul Jones died in Paris and in 1906
his body was brought to America for
burial at Annapolis.
Jones was five feet, seven inches tall
and slender. His eyes were large,
black and piercing.
LILLIENNE MATHIEU, Age II.
Willimantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
Silk.

Silk was first used in China and
northern India. 1t gradually extended
into Japan, and Persia and then into
Europe.
The first silk mill in this country
was set up in 1910. at Hanks Hill,
Mansfield, by Rodney and Horatio
Hanks. This mill was only twelve feet
square but it proved successful.
The Hanks brothers then with the
partnership of Harrison Holland and
John Gilbert, built another mill at
Gurleyville. It was a great deal larg-
er, but proved to be failure.
Then Rodney Hanks built another
mill at Mansfield and with the help
of his son George went into the silk
business.
FRANCES E. ADAMS, Age 10.
Eagleville
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
How to Make Dolls Dressing Table
and Chair.

For Dressing Table: Take half of
large cork, as in making sofas, cover
with silk or cotton material with a
small flower or figure and make fiounce
of same. 1t should be two inches high
when finished use toothpicks for
legs.
To the back or straight edge attach
the part holding the mirror. Take
a piece of cardboard "a inches high
and two and one-half inches at lower
edge, or width of cork, cut a hole in
1t a trif1e smaller than a small mirror
about one and fve-eights inches in
diameter; cover on one side with
lowered material by pasting edges on
back side, then put mirror in place at
the back and paste a piece of paper
over it, drape with long, narrow piece
of material and tie with baby ribbon.
For the Chair: Use a small cork as
for other furniture but instead of pins
for backs. use cardboard. Cover with
Powered material. Slope slightly to-
ward front edges. Cover and pad
corks according to directions previous
ly given, and finish with a fiounce.
Use pins or toothpicks for legs.
MARTHA HARGEY, Age H.
INCA sVille
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT

ing to make IL useful to us; and those
who do not know how to apply it for
their promotion or profit are called
book worms.
It is by knowing what men have
done that we may know what may be
done, and by this the learned are in
spired to do more-to hustle.
The hustler Is little wide-Awalze
that has grown up and who never goes
to sleep on his Job. but gets out Of it
all there is in it for his employer or
himself.
So our Wide-Awalxes must all be
glad that the school-days are here
again, and the lessons and promo
tons.
1t is good to be neither tardy nor
absent, but it is better to always have
| card marked high for department
and for Rotations.
Wide-Awakes must work to become
more than an average in the ranks.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
Mary Sunshine and Her Pets.

Dear Uncle Jed: Mary Sunshine is a
little girl who lives in the country
She is lame but happy.
Mary has q, cat, a dog, a Jim Grow
and a robin. She sometimes takes he1
pets, puts them in her wheeling chail
and wheels out into the woods.
She spreads nuts and corn on the
ground and squirrels and birds come
to eat it. Some are not shy and will
come and eat out of Mary's hand.
Jim and Robin go and talk will
their friends then.
Kitty mad the dogs know enough moi
to bark or catch them.
Mary is very happy with her pets
and some day she is going to rur
around with them.
HELEN LOWENBERGER, Age 10.
Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
THE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.

1-Rosina Rolger, Of Norwich-The
Meadow Brook Girls in the Hills.
Frames Baker, of Norwich-The
Motor Boat Club in Florida.
8-Rose Gauthier, of Brooklyn
Owlet Library Books.
4--Mildred White, of Stafford
Springs-The Submarine Boys and the
Smugglers.
5--Esther Shershevsky, of Norwich
Henry Hudson.
6-Martha Hargey, of Uncasville-
The Submarine Boys on Duty.
Frames E. Adams, of Eagleville
-Madge Morton's Trust. &.
8-PauIine HasIer, of Taftvi1le-The
Submarine Boys and The AIiddies.
Winners of Prize books living in
the city may call at The Bulletin bus
mess office for them at any hour after
10 a. m. on Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
A Trip in the Woods.

Today my sister, brother and 1
thought we would take trip in the
woods so we packed our lunch and
started.
At last we reached our place and
sat down and ate our dinner, and
read The Bulletin and started to pick
berries.
After our pals were full we went to
look for things. My sister saw a pref
ty stone and she went to get it and
stepped into hornets nest. She be-
gan to cry and we ran and got our
berries and came home. My sisters
legs were all, swollen and she made
UP her mind not to go in the woods
again.
EARL WHITE, Age II.
Stafford Springs.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Jessie L. Brehaut, of Jersey City:
I received my prize book. II is a very
nice book and I am sure it will be
interesting as all my other prize books
have been.
Lillian M. Brehaut, of Jersey City:
Many thanks for the three lovely
prize books. I am very glad to have
them for I read during my spare mo-
ments and they contain such interest
ing stories. Thanking you again for
them, I remain a Wide Awake.
Abbie c. Murphy, of Taftville: I
thank you for the prize book you sent
me, 1.-THE Grammar School BOYS
Snowbound.' I read it and found it
very interesting.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
Why the cocoanut Has Eyes.

Cocoanuts generally grow at the edge
Of the sea or. rivers. The nuts are
surrounded with a thick husk with a
waterproof covering, so that when
they drop into the water they will
float. In floating the three eyes are
always on top.
From one of the eyes there comes
a shoot which develops broad leaves
like sails. The wind catches these
sails and sends the cocoanut on a
journey sometimes many miles long.
AS it sails the other two eyes de-
velop roots. In good season the CO.
coanut is swept upon another shore,
perhaps on another island. The roots
work themselves into the soft earth,
the sail becomes the trunk and a CO.
coanut palm is growing where none
grew before.
MILDRED v. MORLEY, Age IL.
EagleVille.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
The Junior Leaaue,s Sale.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would
write you a little story about our
Junior leagues sale.
OF a pleasant day recently, orange
ade, lemonade and ice cream were for
sale; also popcorn, candy and peanuts.
The girls also made fancy work to
sell, such as guest towels and sofa
pillow tops.
The boys made flower pots and bird
houses, also little tables and chairs,
which seemed to sell very well.
Everybody seemed to he having a
good time, and the Juniors reported tho
sale q success.
FLORENCE E. BROWN, Age II.
Norwich Town,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
Rules for Young Writers.

/, Write plainly. on one side Of the
paper only, and number the pages.
3. Use pen and ink, not pencil.
Ina given preference. Do not use over
ESQ words.
4. Original stories or letters only
will be used.
s. Write your name, age and adj
dress plainly at the bottom Of the
STORY.
Address all communications to Uncle
Jed, Bulletin Office.
Whatever ycu are-Be that!
Whatever you say-Be true!
Straightforwardly act, -,.-
Be honest-in fact,
Be nobody else but you"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07

chant. II could get some kind of
wood and form it into a pulp by means
of the river water. and the result
would by something like the fabric of
the wasps' nest. I'll try it, anyway,
and see what / can do. It would save
myself and other people a lot of
money if I succeeded
The little merchant tried and sue
ceeded in making paper. Not long af-
ter few paper mills were built.
The first paper mill In America was
built near Philadelphia in 1890 and
20 years later (1710) the second was
built at Germantown, and in 1714 the
third was built and 1t furnished the
paper Benjamin Franklin needed.
EDWARD WARD Age Is.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
The Wiuwam,

The mission church, built about the
year 1881, was built for the Mohegan
Indians About 1850 the Ladies' Sew
ing society was started and held the
first wigwam. At the wigwam the
great Indian dish, succotash, was
served.
They also had yokeag. To make
yokeag they take yellow corn and
parch it. Put it into a mortar and
pound it with an iron pestle till it is
a flour. Then it is sifted. 1t is eaten
on ice cream, or with milk and sugar
Some like it just as it is
1t is hard work to pound it.
I am writing because 1 have an aunt
in Tennessee and she has been looking
for my name in the ide-Awal<e Cor
ner every week.
FRANCES BAKER, Age 10.
Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
Dissertation of NV School.

My school is in Mount Hope. It is
on the west bank of the Mt. Hope
river.
1t is on the main road to Whitman
tic.
My teachers name is Mrs Mabel
Church. She came from Ellington and
now lives in Chaplin. She is good
to the rAildrep in school.
I study history, reading, arithIp etic,
geography, civics, language and 'agri-
culture. I like one study as well as
do another.
I do not know where I shall go af-
ter leaving this school.
GERTRUDE HATTIN, Age 10.
Mt Hope
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
Our New Cat.

My brother had been away on his
vacation for one week, and when he
returned he brought home a lovely til
ger caI
The next day every one was petting
it, but 1 think it got too much pet
ting for in the afternoon we found it
under the piazza eating something.
just give guess what it was? 1t was
one of our chickens.
I was so angry at it. I told my
brother about it, but he didn't believe
it for he didn't begin to think it was
such a cat; but just wait till I tell
you. This was on a Saturday noon
time and everyone was eating their
dinner. We heard a very loud noise
and we all ran out and to our sur
prise he had my pet chicken, the one
1 thought the most of. I took it out
of his mouth and the chicken lived
all right, and we had to give our new
cat away.
MILDRED E. WHITE, Age Is.
Stafford Springs.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
The Settler and the Forest.

When The English came to America
they thought it would be best to save
the forest as they did in England.
The Indians could hide in the woods
and it made it SO that the people
couldn't win battles with them so
easy. They cut down the forest so
that they wouldn't get beaten.
After a while the English decided
to protect the forests. If they did
this they might keep floods from
harming them.
Now we want to have as many for
ests as possible.
SUSAN HATTIN, Age TO-
Mount Hope
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
Our Farm.

I live on farm of 165 acres which
lis mostly woodland. We keep one
COW, called Betsy, of red and white
color, and four cattle which as yet have
not been named.
We have three horses, two black
ones and a red one. The black ones
are named Ned and Dick and the red
one Dan.
The house is painted white and con-
tains ten rooms.
In hack of the house there is a yard
where all the hens and chickens are
kept.
We have IS apple trees, and 20 of all
other kinds.
ROSE GAUTFIER, Age "A.
Rn-nnlSlUn
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
PhiIadeIphia,

Philadelphia is one of the Oldest. cit
les in this country. Itlwas founded by
the Quakers under w. Penn and for
10 years from 1890 to 1900, il was the
capital of the United States.
We visited Independence Hall where
the Declaration Of Independe was.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
She Has Written six Stories,

Dear Uncle Jed: I have just returned
from Il visit to Danielson. While 1 was
there 1 sent a story to The Bulletin.
When I returned decided to write a
letter to you.
/ wish to thank you for that prize
book you sent me. 1t is very inter
esting.
have written a few poems and six
fairy stories.
EdgeWood, r. l.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
all the fine clothes, and money
desired for him.
MILDRED e. WHITE, Age 15.
Stafford Springs.


A True Story.
First it will be told about the time
we went to the land sale at Rrendon
Heights.
The sale was at two o'clock, so my
mother and I went up, for their was
a big crowd Of people up there to win
the presents given away. We all wait
ed about one hour or more. and in a
few minutes my mother worli pair OF
cuff buttons.
After a little while we stood by the
auto and asked my mother If she was
thirsty.
yes" she replied. So we set forth
for the cold spring. I just took two
steps and reached the spring.
stepped into a bees nest. And the
bees came flying out after me; and
one stung me on my left finger. and,
of course, was crying. for he hurt me
very much.
Ma said some one had been
plagueing the bees and these kind OF
bees were called the yellow Jackets. ="
When the presents were all given
out we started for home, and many
people were complaining OF those
horrid bees"
This will be the end Of this story,
for its very true story.
1t was the first time I ever got
stung by the bees.
ANNA PUSKAR, Age ID.
Sta ford Snrines
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
Cod Fisheries.

Dear Uncle Jed: AS have already
written to the Wide Awake Circle and
had excellent luck in winning an inter-
esting book, thought / would try
again.
The greatest place for cod fishing
is off the western coast of Norway
During the months of January and
February the cod come about the
Loffoden Islands from the south and
west in great numbers. 1t seems as
if all the families of all the countries
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
The bikes of Holland.

Holland is a nation of pluck and
perseverance; were it not for it's peo-
pie, Holland would be washed out of
existence by the force of the sea.
In Zealand, even more than in other
provinces, the bikes are question of
life and death.
AT every broken dixie an island
would vanish and the worst of it is
that the bikes have TO resist not only
the direct attack of the waves, but
still another even more dangerous
force.
MARY NELSON. Age 10.
Uo,-c,o iIIoe,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
ApnIas.

Apples grow in a cool climate.
Their native home is in America,
but they are grown in Asia.
The apple tree is like any other
tree. It's blossoms are white and pink
and are very fragrant.
The ripe apples are picked care
fully. They are packed and sent to
all parts of the country
GERTRUDE HATTIN, Age II.
Mt Hope.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07

''up'' in anything, in the way of cur
rent events, and they can discuss the
changes in the map Of Europe with ac-
curacy and f1uency AS for political
gossip, civic welfare and the many
other subjects which appear in the
dailies and magazines, they are freely
discussed by these blind women. Ev-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07

In far away Greece a story is told
of young man named Narcissus He
was very pretty and one day he wan
dered far from home. He found a
spring and getting down he saw an
image in the water. 1t was the image
of his own face. He would look at
no one but himself
Echo called to him from the hills
but he thought he was Narcissus the
beautiful.
There are none like unto me in all
Greece" he said.
One day the gods looked down on
him and changed him into a flower 1t
is now called Narcissus, in memory
of him. 1t has petals as pale as his
face, and a center as. golden as his
hair. Everyone thinks it very pretty.
LIMA WHEELER, Age -.
Baltic
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07

highly perfumed powders. Mothers
own toilet powder is not adapted to the
delicate skin of child, while Comfort
Powder is especially made for children.
Sykes Comfort Powder is not 2 plain
talcum powder, but highly medicated
a child's skin smooth, healthy, free from
odors, chatting, itching and all Invitations.
At Drug and Dept Stores, 25c.
TEE CoMFoRT POWDER CO., Boston, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07

York charities is depicted herewith.
It shows Mrs. G. F. Gould, well known
in society, reading to the inmates Of
the Home for the Destitute Blind. 1t
really puts many seeing women to
shame to discuss the topics of the day
with these blind women, fer they are
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07

cry morning Mrs. Gould and several
other ladies spend hours at the kcme
reading aloud the news. While they
read aloud the "eyes" (fingers) Of tho
sightIess men and women are busily
engaged in their daily work, Gaming
chairs, knitting, sewing, crcchetfng,
ETC. -..-A.. i
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07

ton and soreness.
1t is agreeable to the
most delicate skin, and
is the only powder that
should be used every
day on infants and
children, as a great deal
of skin soreness is
caused by the use of
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-07
After Your
CElild'S Bath
You Should Use Nothing But
! 5rkke! I
I@O>nlfOrt\
I 1sasazii.iaszz B
y POW ID 2 r y

because nurses and mothers have
learned after twenty years experience
that. it's habitual use, after the bath,
keeps children's skin free from irrita-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-07
PUPILS EXECUTE
4 NOVEL PICTURE
THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL" is
SUBJECT OF QUITE A NOVEL
TY NOW ON DISPLAY AS
HANDIWoRK OF SCHOLARS.

Quite novelty is on display at the
Reynalds Music Store, the handiwork
of the pupils of School No. 20. This
shows in picture the route of the Old
Spanish Trail from Pensacola to
Tallahassee, and pupils in grade Of
the school named did the entire work.
The background is a painting show
ing Pensacola-the bay and scenery
along the route; also showing ITALIA
hassee. There are aeroplanes, autos,
naval ships and merchant vessels, all
of these having been cut out but so
cleyerely placed as to make them ap-
pear almost natural. The entire pic
ture is most natural, and great credit
is given the pupils for the really ar
tistic showing.