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Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
Sunshine and Shadow.

One noon two boys were standing in the road watching the sun. when their father came along.
 There" said Tom, ''that part of the sky. where the sun is now, we call the south; behind us is the north " r Don't stand out there in the hot sun, boys,'' said< their father, as he came up 'Tt is nicer and cooler in the shade"
 What makes the shade?" asked Dick
 Well" he replied, 'the sun canno, shine through trees and walls II this dark patch is a shade, or shadow Go and stand where you were stand ing just now"
 ''Why. that must be my shadow on the ground" said Dick.
 "Of course it is." said his father tThe sun cannot shine through your body, and so it casts a shadow" Why is it cool as well as shady un- der tree, fatfer?" asked Tom.
 Because the heat of the sun in shut off. as well as its light" said his
 Tt is just twelve o'clock now" he added. You know the sun is always at its highest point in the sky at noon- Stand still, and I will mea asure the length of your shadow on the ground.''
 There" he said. Now. this after noon you will measuye each others shadow from time to time"
 Evening came, and their father said. Well. boys, what about the shadows ?''
 'tWe took the measure ever so many times. father" said Dick, "but each time it was longer than it was before 9
 Yes, my boy, your measure is all right" said his father. "The shadows grew longer, because the sun was get ting lower in the sky all the after noon."
 At noon when the sun was high up above our heads, it cast short shadows. But just before sunset, when the sun was low down, it shone full on your body. and so threw a long shadow. The noon-day sun in winter is not nearly so high in the sky, as it was at noon today"
 What sort of shadow will you ex- pect to see then?'
 Long shadows, father" said Dick.
 Quite right. my lad,'' said his fath- er,' ard now I don't think you will ever forget that short shadows mean long days, and long shadows, short days. The sun mounts higher at noon in the summer than it does in the win ter. It rises much earlier and sets much later The days are longer and warmer in summer than in winter"
 LEONA SULLIVAN Age II,
 Taftville.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
The Price of Religion.

The signal was given to fire and a hunxt of shells were aimed at the aa- yaneing enemy. So the fighting kept on Ill day and when the sun shed Its iaSt ray. the signal was given to rest, for the enemy had retreated. It was cold and damp in the trench es but the soldiers were glad to rest their tired, aching limbs after the Jacob could not sleep His thoughts wandered back to home, his wife and children, and, thinking of them the tears came into his eyes and blinded him.
 That day his friend was shot through the heart, and as Jacob re- called the dead mans last words. he shuddered. Perhaps the same thing would happen with him on the, nor row, his wife left. widow, his chi1- dren ezFhans. Thus thinking he took out small photograph which he wore near his heart He looked long on the picture, till he could not control the sehs which were choking him, and he buried his face in his arms and sobbed till sleep overcame him..
 It. was the first day of the Jewish holiday passover and Jacob asked the officer in comand if he and the rest of the --Ws could stay away in the eye ming for about three hours to pray and worship as required on passover. The officer refused
 That evening not one Jew appeared at the supper table. One hour passed, another and the Cossacks stirred up g. .rumor that the Jews had ran away They made their appearance after the absence of three hours.
 The officer beside himself with rage shouted: 'Who suggested staying away from camp?''
 Jacob calmly. stepped forward and said: T sir I have disobeyed your command, but obeyed Gods"
 fingered more at the Jews calmness he called in the general and told him all about what had happened. A few days later Jacobs wife re- eeiNed a long. letter from her husband, and also the photograph, The Jew had paid heavy for his religion.
 PHOEBE SCHATZ,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01

to buy her one when the steamer reached Chr1ssInnia. where we were going to ntop for day, so he bought her a beautfful one
 Alice was delighted with her new doll and when the steamer left the dock she stood by the railing hug ging her closely, when -the boat left the dock; but all of sudden 1t sip ped out of her arms and down into the water it went. Alice cried, but no .fsars could bring. the doll back from her watery grave
 ..-.s. MARION LARSEN. Age 10.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
Mushrooms.

There are two favorite mushrooms in Europe, the St. George and the Fairy King.
 In the country, too, we have our fa- vorite, the orange milk mushroom.
 Mushrooms belong to the fungus family. They have 1eshy heads of va rious colors from white to brown. As the plant grows, the gilis under the head change color gradually form q pale shade to pink. The stem is white and firm with one or two rings near the top.
 eat. They arc poisonous. It is not always easy to tell these. Mushrooms whose color is too deep to be edible
 Then, too, there is the tall white, 7at-top mushroom which in nearly every case is poisonous.
 The Chinese have a strange plant which they use as soap. It is a mush- room, too, but is not fit to eat.
 MARK POUNCH, Age 10.
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Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
LETTERS OF AekNowLEpeEMLNr

Mary c. Murphy, of Taftville:- Please accept my sincere thanks for the prize book you sent me entitled Caught in a Forest Fire.'' I have read it and find it very interesting.
 Florida ReiI, of VersaillesI re- ceived the prize book entitled Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grand pas Farm" I-thank you very much for it.
 Nelson HuIme, of Baltic:-The prize book you sent me was the best book I
 Edith w. Hathaway, of Goshen, Mass.;-I received the prize book
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
Dora's Life.

Poor little Dora How utterly wretched and desolate she was, as she crouched before the scanty fire and tried to warm the little piece of worn out flannel with which to wrap her mothers feet; and how hard she tried to force back the tears which would burst forth afresh whenever she look ed at the pale, sick mother, and thought how soon she would be gone.
 It was a cold December night. the last one of the year, and the wintry wind, which swept bowling past the curtainless window, seemed to take pity on the little girl who knelt upon the hearthstone, and, with the dim f1relight fiickering over her tear-stain- ed face. prayed that she, too, might die, and not be left alone.
 Her mother called Dora to her side and told her who she would live with when she was gone. She told her of her Uncle Nathaniel, the strange, ec- centric, oman-ilating Nathaniel, who might some time return from his home in India. Then her mother told her to lie up closer as she was growing cold. Alasi Twas the chill of death, but Dora did not know it. and she sought for wood to build another fire to warm. the little piece of flannel but none was to be found. Then she went
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
cau..s of the Roman Defeat.

As the Romans were getting lazy, and wanted luxury, they had slaves to do all the work for them.
 The Tuetons in the western part of Europe, wanted better and more fer tile lands. So under the leadership of Chariemagne, who in war was called Clovis, the Tuetons conquered Rome. And after the Romans were conquered, Germans. the Tuetons, had all the Romans luxury.
 GLADYS PECKHAA4, Age Il.
 Tsefanou
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
Fishers Island,
The Artists C-ts.

An artist had a cat and a kitten. He was very fond of these pets. } One day a friend called to see him and found two holes in the bottom of the barn door, one large, the other small. He asked the artist what these were for, and was told that they were to. let the cats in and out. .;s'But why have you two holes?" said the friend.
 MONTCALaI GAUTHIER, Age 8.
 Brooklyn.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
A Skatinu Trip.

- One afternoon about two o'clock went skating with four other boys. They were Felix Poyet, Lewis Pcyet and my brother and I. z It was a very short walk and we reached the pond in about fifteen min utes. We did not see any other boys tffere, but we put on our skates for a few. ninuses and all of a sudden Felix and my brother. fell in. The water was quite deep. But finally we maR- aged to get them out.
 Then we went home, and the next day my brother had a bad cold and was sick for three days.
 FRANK O,CONNOR.
 Fishers Island N. Y.
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she. seems to prefer the window to the door.
 When I go to bed at nighk she gets up on the bed and snuggles close be- side me.
 I have taught her when I throw a paper or any other light object. to bring it to me as a dog does. call her Shocks and think she is a very nice kitten. Don't you?
 RODNEY CARLYLE, Age 10.
 UncasYflle.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01

where Children Go 70 Schoot on SKIS.
 The children of the hay ranehers who live in the highest attitudes of the Gallaf1n National Forest in western Montana. go to school on skis during practically the whole of the school year. With the exception of a few weeks in summer, the mountain trails leading from the cabin homes to the schoolhouse among the pines, are GOV cred with snow. and much of the time the snow is so deep that the children can touch the telephone lines.
 The trails are kept marked contin- ua1ly by willow twigs stuck in the snow, these being renewed after each snoWstorm.
 The children have been taught to throw themselves face down on the snow and to lie still until the blast has passed as a protection against the winds that sometimes sweep sudden ly down from the mountain peaks.
 LILLIAN NJ. BREHAUT.
 White Plains, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAkES.
The Sun and the Lams.

Once upon a time a lamp stood in a window and looked out at the sun which was setting.s
 You are a pretty fellow" but my light is much finer and brighter than yoursi"
 Puff" said the wind. and out went the light.
 The mistress of the house kindled the flame again and the wind whis- pered Perhaps you will new hold your peace.''
 WILLIAM BoUREY. Age 10. Glasgo.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
My Kitten,

I am going to send you a true stary about my kitten. I have a kitten not quite a year old. She is a tiger and Gyery Beautifully marked. She is full of fun and wants to know every thing that is going on. .
 Y We have wall telephone and every time it rings. she jumps upon it seems quite interested in the conversation. ExerW once in a while she say, ,'AeoHsr meow"
 | She fs aiso very fond of Quaker EnffeR11Vneat,'' and eats it like pop conn. sr3 ! Often I.put a handful on the floor, and sometimes she will pick ofie' of the kernels of wheat up with her paw nndrpst- itain her mouth
 When she goes out and in doors
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
Bertha Has Two Dolls.

Dear Uncle Jed: I have two dolls. I went down to my cousins last Sun day and had good time. My cousins names are Olive and Viola. We had a nice dinner.
 I have not been to school much this winter. I am making sewing apron I am sewing on one of the strings I am in the third grade. sit with Cousin Olive. There are eleven girls going to school now.
 BERTHA HALL, Age 8.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
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The Gift of the pwarfs.


 There was once a poor little girl named Rose, who lived with her father and mother on the edge of deep woods. It was said that there were fairies in these woods.
 Rose was very fond of playing. in the woods. One day she kept going farther and farther, and when she turned to go home she did not know which way to go- She wandered about for a long time. It grew dark and she was cold and hungry. She began to cry.
 Suddenly she hear! a yeiee ex- claiming:
 What :: the matter with you. my dear?''
 She looked up in surprise Before her stood seven little dwarfs.
 They were about as tall as her knee. Each had g. long white beard and a funny pointed red cap and green suit: The one that had spoken seem-
 She said, T am lost and hungry, and cold, and I am afraid of the bears.''
 Come with us and you will be safe" !" said he. Then they led Rose into a cave. They walked through a long passage and finally came out in a room. There were skins upon the floor and it was lighted by hanging lamps The dwarfs made Rose sit down and brought her food and drink. Then they all slept on. the skins In the morning, after breakfast, the dwarf fetched a large sack. This is present from us," he said. ftp RG5s ds;s Gpensd # ss and fouad 1t was ilsd prettily. Then the dwarfs showed her the way home.
 The jewels made the family rich, and the wonderful thing was that the sack always stayed full.
 Stafford vt :. s4eee tt'k
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
A Party.

ceived an invitation to be present at a. party given by Miss Rose Smith
 She had just returned from a Iona visit from the south and thought she would have a party. Her friends as-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
THE wtDE-AsrAkE pHAnfiS'
Eleven Prixes Asavars3sd. i.

Eleven PHxes Aa1an<3sds s
 The Wide- -Awakes shouId not forget that there is another drawing contest for March and April, and that on.May there will be II more prizes aWald- ed. #...,.;sz9'ss.. 9ss.
 Uncle Jed has Received 50 drawings prised that the work upon the whole was so. well done. .,5 ss.ss ;f.ss. s,,5;ss-, The work may be done the width of single coiunfns or the width pf: two eolumns-2 1-4x5 fe4z5. ssss-=ess.s-y
 It should be- done upon u1arufed tsa- per-may be done with ink or pencil.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01

New Britain.-Rev. O. T. Nagnell. chaplain of the Wethersfield prison was the speaker Tuesday evening at Lenten services at St. John the Evan gelist church.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
RuI.. fef 4eana -WrI.ers,

I. write plainly on one side of the uaDer only and number the pages, 2. Use pen and ink, not pencil. 8. Short and pointed articles will he glven preference. Do not use oyer 2se words.
 {. Original stories or letters only will be used Et s. Write your name. age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom of the Address all communications to Uncle Jed, Bulletin pdice-
 Whatever yca ars-Be that!
 Whatever yoa Eay-Be true!
 Straightforward1y act,
 Be honesk-in fact,
 Be nobody else bus you"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
s THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
 BOYS AND GIRLS DEpARTMEAT

al chapters of It ana like q yg mnsh. Many thanks Tor it.
 Clarence R. Maina.of NortA afen- ington:---I received tho prize book and was very nnch pleased with 1t; and wish to thank you very much Ar 1t.
 Edmund Santor, of Mansasld Gen. ter: I was very glad to receive the priee book. which you sel1t me. for writing story. I think # h very nice boys and girls thank ypu.
 Themas Sullivan, ef RoxrAhyilIo. I reaakvsd the psfze book awnFded sne entitled Ruth Fielding Of the Red AIill thank you very much for it. f have read it and think 1t very Interesting. THE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. 1-5ertha Hall. of Moesdp- Through the Locking Glass.
 2-Ruth L. Way, of Straaferd, Vt.-- A Regular Tomboy.
 s-Fioward Ares. of Canterbury- The Dare Boys in Red City.
 4EFrank O'CoHnor, of Fishers Is- Northwest.
 5-Rodney Carlyle, of UncaAyille - The Motor Cycle Chums. Whirawfnd Tour.
 s-Annie L. Farrell. of steninston- Dreamland.
 7-Marian Larsen, of Norwich.
 s|Phoebe Sehatz, of Yantic-The Meadow Brook Girls at Sea.
 The winners of books living in the city may call at The Bulletin business office for them at any hour after a. m. on Thursday. tEEssE EssE z sss 55essfsa
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Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
Poor Alica.

5 When I was between three. and four years of age my mother took me with her on a trip to Europe. On the steamer which took us. across the ocean, I got acauainted with as little girl, whose name was Alice She came ing. to Sweden with her father; And mother. .%s-.....-ta T-
 We had a hne time playing together, but she always felt bad because she did not bring her doll; as had brought mine. so her father promised
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
Where Children Go to School on Skis

Lebanon.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-21
SOWING MINES IN THE SEA
How These Ship Destroyers Are Laid
and Anchored.

Mine laying and mine sweeping are
two important subordinate functions
in a modern navy. and both of these
occupations are fraught with danger
to those engaged in them.
A mine Is really a metal globe con-
tanning anything from 200 pounds to
290 pounds of trinitrotuluene. or I.
N. T., an extremely powerful high ex-
plosive, calculated to make things very
unpleasant for any ship that runs
against one of the little horns on top
of the mine.
Before the mine is put into the sea
the globe squats, as one might say,
between four metal uprights upon a
round, fiat weight, to which it is at
tached by a short length of WIRE rope,
the greater part of which is coiled
round q drum inside the weight.
When the mine is put into the water
the whole continuance sinks at once to
the bottom. AS soon as 1t touches the
ground the bump releases a little
catch, which sets all sorts of wheels
revolving, with the result that the
four uprights fall outward. They grip
the sea bed, and the contrivance is
anchored. Then the globe begins to
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-21
rsIklnal Of Msshreen,ss

We sometimes hear the complaint
that by neglsceing % use the mush-
rooms chat grow Wild inSthe woods ana
the feldS Americans are wasting an
Important food The woua0-ee econ
onnasta tell us that Ii tn easy TO dis
esnRulsh the ealele from the poisonous
varieties. and urge US not 70 sdesptse
this food s0pnlS, which IKE the man
"a, OF old. comes overnight ana asks
only to be pl1c&@d ana eaten. = They
sometimes value q pound OF nuSh~
rooms IL equal to q pound oe heefsteAk.
That Is an exaggeration that the
chemist easily dtRproree.
AR m matter OF fact. rn0ehrcessAs con-
tain no more neur1shment than any
other or the green vegetables, and do
contain as much or more indigesttole
material. Protein, which 10 the mus
cl@- building and w@See-repMarfng ele-
rnene Of food. contains nltroSens and
60 food analysis formerly assumed thar
they could estimate the protein con-
tent Of any food by the amount OF nj
trogen &C contained. That te how the
mistake came about, notes the Youths
Companion. Mushrooms contain, Il Is
true, q considerable proportion OF nj
trogen. but 90 do crab shells.
Some OF the n1trogenons. parea a OF
mushrooms. furthermore. are sub
stances related to protein, but readily
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-21
PATRIOTIC RALLY
To be Held In the Town Hall Tuesday
Evening, Following Parade.

Warden F. z. Cunneen and Captain
=. L. Darbie, member OF the court of
burgesses, were engaged Friday af-
ternoon in making arrangements for
big rally to be held in the town hall
next Tuesday evening for the purpose
Of mulating patriotism and booming
recruiting in Danielson.
The aid OF all citizens Is to be So
icited In making the affair q Wake
Up Danielson night. Plans as far
as they had been completed Friday
provide for big parade In this the
thirteenth company. Coast Artillery
Killingly drum corps will have the
right of the line. Invitations are to
be sent to the people of all the vii
lagos OF Kiliingly to participate.
completed Friday, but arrangements
were underway to bring men here who
are capable of dealing in a highly pa
triotic way with the very important
subject to be discussed.
Daniel Williams Still Unburied.
There have been no developments of
interest relative to the finding Of the
body of Daniel Williams in a field near
the highway leading from East Kill
hngly to Ballouville. The automobile
tracks leading in from the highway
then out again, tending to indicate the
machine went to the place when it
came remains as the only indication
that Mr. Williams death was sur
rounded by circumstances that might
be regarded as suspicious. The body
Of Mr.. Williams remained during Fri
day~at the undertaking rooms Of L.
e. Kennedy. - 49,
More Looms Arrive.
During the present week more looms
have arrived for installation in the
Connecticut Mills. The addition COM
pleted some time ago is being equip
ped with machinery as fast as it can
be secured from the manufacturers
but this IL not exceedingly rapid. ~
Much work Is being done within and
outside Of the mill, the whole property
showing remarkable development DUR
ing the past year.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-21

his election he does not credit, he says.
This is dangerous talk to intro
duce." Mr.. F'orcier said; 81 attribute
my defeat to the fact that the great
majority Of the members of the re-
publican party in Killingly did not go
TO the polls. and believe that all
electors who did go. republicans and
democrats, cast their ballots in accord
with the dictates of their conscience
and that my race or religion had
nothing at all to do with the result.
Il admire the man who votes as he
believes, whether he votes with or
against me. but can do little better
than despise those in this great coun-
try who have the privilege of electors
on an equal footing with every other
man who votes. and yet do not exercise
the privilege of voting.
II regret that the question of race
or creed has been put forward as an
explanation of my defeat. do not
believe the democrats raised these is
sues against me. Neither have I heard
anything that would tend to convince
me that such thing is true"
Mr.. Forcier requested a statement
of his position following the publica-
ton of an article suggesting that the
democrats had used the means mem
TONED to bring about his defeat
Mr.. Forcier is a member of the re-
publican town committee and is in
business at Goodyear.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-21

converted through 'putrefactive changes
within or without the, body into active
poisonS. The amount OF actual utilix-
able protein is perhaps as much as is
contained in e&bbages or, in ether
green's, but scarcely more, IS
A good mushroom. property cooked.
IL very luscious morSef and as such
L. a wholesome addition to the dietary,
II you are ahsolutelSs SURE that the
variety that grows on your lawn or in
the neixhooring fields is OF the edible
kind. by all means cook 1t and eat 1t;
Il win do YOU good and start the secX<-
ton Of the gastric juice by reason OF
it's palata ability, But IL you have the
least doubt of the innocuousneSs of the
growth-and many poisonous kinds
look attraetirely tnnoeent-you had
better leave it alones the risk is too
great and the possible gain in nutri-
rnent is to oSlght.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-21

with hair like ripe corn. except OF
course retrospectively, or paying tri-
butte knowingly to a triumph OF the
chemists art, The reason for the di-
minution OF the number of fair women.
the final extinction of the species, Is
given by the Statistician with the SOL
emnity properly belonging to his pro-
feSSion and province. II is that bonds
have been observed to be less inclined
to marriage than their darker sisters,
to the fate which must little by little
overtSke them and rob the world of
something the world would not will
ingly be hereft of.
> For the benefit OF those who are
amateurs OF white horses it may. be
added that red hair does not count as
blond. II Is sui generiS and has stay
ing qualities as notable as that OF the
brunette type.-New York Evening
Post,