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Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
STORIES ABOUT DOGS
 SOME FAMOUS DOGS
By Mary Hall Leonard.

: By Mary Hall Leonard.
 When Washington Irving visited Sir Walter Scott at Abbotsford he found hiBl surrounded by his dogs. which formed m important part of the household There was d tall old stag hound named Maida that was the staid and confidential friend of his ma aster: there was a frisky black greyhound named Hamlet that parked and cut capers with the widest glee: and beautiful setter named Finette, with large mild eyes. soft siIken hair and long curly ears--the favorite of the parIor- Scott would often talk to his Tour-footed friends as if they were rational companions, and from being treated in this way they really seem- ed to acquire more sagacity than most dogs.
 Sometimes the younger dogs would try to entice old AIaida into (. frolic by jumping upon his neck and snap ping at his ears. Maida would bear this in silent dignity for a while and then suddenly. as if his patience were sxhausted, he would catcd one of his tOrmentors by the neck and tumble ain m the dirt. giving afterwards an apoIQgetic look at his master. ''Ah,'' said Scott, "I have no doubt that when Maida is alono with these young 5ogs he throws dignity aside and Jays the boy as much as any of them, but lie is ashamed to do it in our company"
 One day when they were all out for idiHbie the younger dogs noticed io1nething which set them into q furi- bus barking. Old Maida for some time walked silently by his master, pre- ending not to notice the chambers of he ether dogs. But at last. giving a plunge forward, he uttered a deep ,Ow-Wow, that drowned all the other loises. Then he waGged his tail and ooked into his masters face for ap- ,rovaI ''Ay, ay, old boy" said Scott, 'you~chave done wonders" Then he 2 tddeds "Maida is like the big gun at |onstantinople. It takes so iOng to ret it ready that the small ones can Ire off a dozen times; but when it ioes off it carries aiF before it''
 When Scotls dogs died they were luried with funeral honors. and had monuments erected over them which orm1sorne of the prettiest ornaments [ Abbotsford- In front of the house rear the door is the tomb of old Mai a, over which is scuIptIh-ed the inn ge of a beautiful hound
 Lord Byron. who was the great ri- al poet in the era when Scott wrote is immortal works. had also dog rhict he loved very tenderiy. It was
 Newfoundland dog. called Boat vain. and the elegant monument mich Byron erected to his memory ow forms one of the principal orna- ients of the garden of Newstead Ab- ey.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
Sonny's Guineas.

Sonny had wanted some guinea hens for a long time so last Thanksgiving bis grandfather gave him a pair.
 Sonny thought so much of his gui- meas. that he named them Father and Mother Guinea.
 Sonny then began to think what a tot of little guineas he would have in the spring.
 When spring came he found that he had made a mistake when he named them for they were both male birds
 So when his grandfather found it out he gave him a female and told him to eat the other His father kill ed the other and they ate him.
 The way Sonny could tell the diff ference was that Mother Guinea said, ''Buchwieat" and the father Guinea made a different kind of a noise.
 All of this time Sonny had been thinking about having some little suineas.
 The next thing we hear is that old Mother Guinea has a nest with three til she has laid twenty -four egsg, and then he has to wait four weeks for her to hatch them.
 Sonny waits impatiently for four long weeks to go by and then old Mother Guinea comes off the nest with fourteen little ones, but they have all gone to heaven but one, who has stayed with it's mother to keep her company.
 Sonny is still wondering what is going to happen next!
 FLOSSIE NJ. RIDER, Age 16.
 North Franklin
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
POETRY,
Her Great Secret.

Ladies Home Journal Most every meal. when he's at home, my father says: Stop squirm- ing. child:
 Sit in the middle of your chair and don't fall off; you drive me Between meals. too. he sometimes I try to mind. for he and I have one deep secret all our own. Sh-hl and I'll tell you: h the night, without the 1eastest bit of fuss, He lets me put his band to sleep, no-
 body knows of it but us! I wake and wrigsle and think I'll never go to sleep again: try to get the covert fixed-I've lost 'en1 nearly aIlI-and then A big hand comes right through the dark and pulls the bedclothes nice and straight;
 And some one whispers in my ear:
 Don't worry. girl; it isn't late" just can't heln but grab him then; he lets me hug him hard a bit, Then goes away but leaves his hand: night terrors are afraid of it.
 tween mine and his bigger bed He Iefs his arm reach out until I am 5asIeep.the gob!ins fled. The last thing I member is pretend ing fathers hands a doll That T am iulling off to sleep; then into Dreamland's sea I fall And know no more till it Is day. So, though he scolds, make no For we've a secret-he and I-that not person knows but us!
 Strickland Gillian.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
Poodle and Noodle Learn to Save.

Once upon a time not so many years ago there lived out in the coun- try two little beaver boys named Too dle and Noodle. They lived in large mudhouse in the water,
 One day Poodle said to Noodle. ''fs good thing our, front door is under the water as the sly old. fox can't get us for he can't hold his breath like we can"
 They lived with their mother and father in the large house and Grand pa Wacker lived with them. and he was the wisest beaver of them all.
 They soon got tired of where they were sliding down hill and were think ing what to do when Poodle cried: Lets cut down trees !"
 Noodle agreed, and so they went down by the brook and began gnaw- ing the beautiful aspen bark. They kept on until pretty nearly all the trees were gnawed down.
 Isn't this funi" cried Toodle
 The best fun ever." cried Noodle
 "Oh, I'm tired of this now said Poodle after a while. So they went home and had supper.
 After supper Grandpa Wacker came in. looking very sad 'I have had bad news for you" he said All the aspen trees that were for the winter are Snawed down."
 Tt must have been the fox" cried all the beavers; but TOodle stood up and said: We gnawcd them down! We didn't think it any harm"
 Didn't you know those trees were for the winter" asked Grandpa.
 NO. said Poodle. sadly.
 Never mind" said Grandpa, after bit. I know where there are more, but they are farther off.
 "Oh, We'll help bring it in," cried ToOdie and Noodle. no matter how far it is. we'll help. and they did help and they didn't sterve that winter.
 Had not Grandpa Wacher looked ahead and found two groves of aspen trees instead of one, I don't know what they would have done that win ter.
 ELEANOR HUNTLEY, Age Il.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
A Bad Shot,

As stood on the top of the hill, looking down into the valley at the grass, over a foot high waving in huge pillows at my feet, the wind shrieked, played and whispered over their heads, birds soaring up, then sinking down, and def1ly with a turn of grass joining in the mad race with the wind; a woodchucl< crept out of his burrow, sat down on a huge rock which served him a. fo-t and scanned the scene before him. His sleek, round body shone in the sun; a. bird flew by him so close that their wild timid eyes met for a moment: a deer appeared on the scene-it seemed as though Nature was calling to the forest and field wild creatures to come out into the open had not dominant factor arrested the jubilee.
 A shot rang out on the air and loud the wind screamed the sharp report of the bullet was louder. The very wind was hushed; gently swaying the grass, sobbed and murmured in low tones; the birds disa ppeared; the woodchuck turned slowly and quickly vanishel; while the deer swiftly was lost to view in the forest; and a man 'crouchinE behind a stone wall, hold ing his gun tightly, muttered:
 "A baf shot. A bad shot."
 ISADORE ALPERIN Age II.
 Mansfield Four Corners
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
Digging Out Woodchuck.

A few days ago while I was hoeing corn in the garden I heard my dog barking in the woods. Thinking she might have seen some animal, l ran over to where I had heard her barking and there she was. half in a woodchuck hole herself, digging the dirt out very fast.
 The strong scent of a woodchUcl< came out through the hOlc so I made up my mind to get that woodchuck. As the hole was only a little ways from a wall I thought probably his lair was under the wall.
 After l got the wall down I pulled out a few stones that wern level with the ground and listened then heard the wooIchuck digging.
 Finally. l pulled up a large stone. Then Trix. my dog, dove forward and after digging a few seconds pulled out the woodchuck by the back and shook the daylights out of him This is the eighteenth woodchuck that I've caughs- this summer
 CLAUDE ROB- NSON, Age 15. Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
The Death of Prince Arthur

Arthur was the nephew of King Richard and when King Richard died he left the throne to Arthur: but Ar thur was only 12 years old so his Tn- cle John took his place until he was of age.
 But John wanted to keep the throne for himself. so he tried to kill Ar thur. He put him in a prison at Fa- iaiSe:
 One day while Arthur was looking cut of the prison window his Uncle John came in. He was ashamed to look at Arthur so he looked on the prison floor and said:
 Arthur, will you trust your kind and loving Uncle ?"
 Arthur said: First give me my
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
A Visit to the Country,

Dear Uncle Jed: Last week I went in the country. I started 3 quarter of nine and got there about twelve o'clock.
 My uncle lives on Worm wood Hill His farm is very large. IL contains forty eight acres. It is a large house with large porch
 Every morning I got up at at five o'clock and watched them milk the cows, and then I drove them to pas ture.
 Monday afternoon I went having and had a lot of fun riding in on the hay load.
 Tuesday I went to the woodIot and helped item get some wood.
 The rest of the week I watched them lay a new floor in the schoolhOuse
 I came home Friday with lots to tell. ALBEIT LEFFINGWELL,A Age 10.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
My Swimming Expedition.

Dear Uncle Jed: I will tell the Wide Awake5 On a0ont @s ny sln fogk npea1 ne all down to the river, which is not very far from tho house, and we stayed down there about two hours, and on our way back home we met big bull standing by th- side of the road. We were ve y much frightened and we all scattered behind trees My brother and two cousins were quite a distance behind us, and we waited for them to come up, as we knew they would be afraid because he was desperate look ing. My youngest cousin was carrying the bathing suit bag. He dropped the bag and called: Up tree for mine."
 We laughed in spite of the danger. We made wild dash past him, but arrived home safe after our adventure.
 JOSEPHfNE SCHUDTER, Age 14.
 North Franklin.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
What We Saw on the Hill.

Dear Uncle Jed: We crept up to the nest very carefully and quietly so as to see Mrs. Robin before she flew away
 The little ones were just one day old. When she saw us she flew tC a nearby tree.
 One of the girls said she was going to take the nest, but we would not let her. After we had walked a little fur ther we came home.
 We almost forgot about the little birds until the other day. We went on the hill and found they had all kown away.
 wINNIFRED ANDREWS, Age '.
 INiIlir1anfic
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE. < BeYs ARD GIRLS DEPARTMENT

Keith and am reading it and find it very interesting.
 Eva Dickinson, of Colchester: l thank you very much for the prize book you sent me entitled Hans Brinkers, or The Silver Skates" and 1 find it very interesting.
 Rose Weiner, of Norwich: l thank you very much for the prize, book you gave me. I have almost finished reading it and find it very interesting. THE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.
 1-FIorence Gallup, of Moosup-A Little Girl of Old Salem
 2-Annie Evan, of Mansfield Center -Duxbury Doings.
 3-Esther Cramer, of Norwfch-Mil- dred's New Daughter
 4-CIaud Robinson, of Norwich-The Boy Scouts Down in Dixie.
 5-Flossie M. Rider, of North Frank Iin-A Happy Discipline.
 s-Ruth E. Bartlett, of Norwich The High School Freshmen.
 I-Isadore AIperin, of Mansfield Four Corners Bertha's Summer Boarders.
 s-Josephine Schudter, of North FrankIin-The Boy Scouts at The Battle of Saratoga.
 The winners of prize books liv ing in the city may call at The Bulle- tin business office for them at any hour after 10 Q. m. on Thursday
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE
 AWAKES.

Vacation is almost over and the re- turn to school and study is the next important movement in Wide Awake life.
 Uncle Jed has no doubt the Wide Awa1es have had a good time in the past two months. done lots of work, taken many stro1ls and found pleasure by the lake, the seashore or in the woods, and they must have learned considerable from their out of door life, for they all have eyes to see with and a memory to hold the plea sant ex- periences of life as well as the disa greeable trials.
 You know every bird has it's note, every tree it's character, every stone it's crystals, and every experience in life it's lesson.
 The history of a grain of sand. or of 2 rolling pebble or a cast oS shell. if written in full, would make a book. Human ears were made to hear fine song of the humming bird as well as the song of the mocl1ing bird: and the whispering of the cypress tree as well as the soughling of the pines. and the rippling song of water over
 
 pillows breaking on the beach; but everybody does not give attention, so many lose many of the charms of life What the Wide-Awakes have seen. what they have enjoyed, what they have experienced, what they have learned, written into little stiries will win fo rthem books.
 If any Wide-AwaI<e prefers a money prize, if they will send word to Uncle Jed, for every three credits of 33 Is points of merit for each book won, or 100 merits, he will mail them dol lar.
 Cool weather is near and Christmas money will not come amiss.
 Wide -Awakes bestir yourselves Write of your own pets and pleasures and win.
 LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
 Bonnie
 Dear Uncle Jed: told you that I
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
A Day at the Beach,

When I awoI1e last Wednesday 1t was such a beautiful day I decided to go to Ocean Beach.
 I called up my friend Helen and in vited her to go with me. She heartily agreed to go with me, so an hour later found us on the 9.15 trolley for New London. We arrived there and boarded a trolley bound for Ocean Beach
 At once we hired a bathing house and went in swimming until noon. Then we had our lunch consisting of sandwiches. hard boiled eggs, fruit and cake.
 We spent the afternoon on the beach knitting. At 6.3G we started for home In New London we had ice cream, af- ter which we continued our journey, arriving home, tired. but very happy after a pleasant day.
 RUTH E. BARTLETT, Age l3.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
.JEWETT CITY
Polish Band to Be Known as White Eagle Band-Borough Young Men 10 Join Aviation Corps-Oeath of John Payne.

The members of the Polish band wish to be known as the White Eagle bard. It was named by it's leader. who organized the first Polish band in New York, known the White Eagle band He organized another one later composed Of several na- tionalities by the same name, and this band he named aGain and if is com posed of entirely Polish players.
 Want to Be Birdmcn.
 PerIe Whitford, the R. F. D. clerk sent in his application Wednesday to learn to be an aviator for the gov crnment. Harold F. Spicer contem- plates the same procedure.
 Dr. s. H. Holmes is able 10 be out after an illness of two weeks.
 Over 1000 Mile Trip.
 Mir and Mrs. Fred Whalley and MT. and Mrs. Henry Olson have returned from a two weeks automobile trip down the coast of Maine. They camp ed for week 1t. Twin Mountain over q thousaVd miles was, covered during the trip.
 Misses Emma Larrabee and Jose phine Bingham of Windham Center, and Miss Julia Burnhem of Hartford, were callers at Mrs. F. IT. HiGCoX's on Tuesday AIr. and Mrs. Edwin Gil Iette and daughter of Colchester and nieces from Providence were also call CTS at the same place on Wednesday.
 Miss Griffin's csta blishment will open for business with full line of outing hats this evening.-adv.
 Memorial Mass.
 A months mind mass was sung by Rev. J. J. McCabe Tuesday at St. Mary's church for William G. Mur- ray.
 Mrs. Patrick Shea and two chill dren, Frances and Richard, returned to Pawtucket on Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
would write again and tell you about

would write again and tell you about Bonnie Rairn.
 Bonnie raced number. of times while young, but now. as she is get ting older, she doesn't race. but she has some speed yet.
 have had many rides with her and the part of the ride I enjoy best is driving her.
 She is as gentle as kitten. You can do anything with her.
 My brother and I sometimes take her out to grass, which she enjoys very much.
 KATHARINE LEE BURNS, Age 12.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
An Exciting Day.

After supper Jamie went straight to bed. He usually said. "Oh. mother. just five more minutes" and that five minutes lasted a half hour. But this time it was different. Jamies was to go hUckle- -beTrying tomorrow. He planned to go to bed early and wake up at five o'clock in the morning. To be sure he would wake up, he took his fathers alarm clock.
 At five sharp the alarm started ringing. Jamie did not feel like get ting up, but when he remembered that he was to go. berrying he got up, meet the "cro@d'' with a lunch box full of good things and large pail for the berries.
 say" said Jamie, wouldn't it he fine is we could get cur paiIs fuH?" His companions laughed and said they meant to fill their pails before they went home
 It took the larger part of the hour to get to the we'll filled berry bushes. My" thought Jamie If I could only pick three quarters. no one half. or even one-quarter of these berries"
 They picked and picked away and suddenly Fatty" stopped, and wiping the sweat from his face exclaimed It's after twelve. Oh! but I'm hun gry."
 You know how fat people like to eat. and Fatty" was no exception to that rule.
 Alter lunch, which was eaten bE eV- eryone with satisfaction, the picking was again resumed.
 Five o'clock found Jamie home, with full pail of juicy huckleberries, bub- bling over his days adventures.
 PIIt Jamie was yet to be surprised, for when supper was nearly over, mother brought in huge, huckieberry pie. anS Jamie had such a big piece, and. Oh, it was SO good. Jamie could hardly wait 10 go to bed. He was so tired, but he was also satis- fed with his days work, being the biggest he had ever done.
 ESTHER CRAAIER, Age 13.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
YANTEC
Freak Squash on ExhibitIon-C. ". Railroad Inspectors Look Over Property-Officer Charles Bentley on Shore Leave


 pecu far freak of nature displayed in w F. Manning's general store was picked in a Yantic garden last week. It is a species of squash about three inches in diameter and about four feet long, shaped like a question mark.
 Blackberrying and hucllleberrying parties gre popular
 Railroad Inspection.
 Official railroad inspection took place along this division Ct the Cen ,raI Vermont railrOa1 Tuesday. when bridges and crossings received espe- cial notice. Yantic station and rail- road yard is always in neat condi- tion. so no unfavorable reports are
 On Shore Leave. Officer Charles Bentley, who has been stationed aboard the (. :. & St. Louis for the past three months is spending a week furlough at his home here.
 News in General.
 Mir. ana Mrs. Wareham w. Bentley, Miss Edf-a Bentley and JOGn Proctor spent Sunday at Atlantic Reach. ..
 Mir and Mrs. F. Haynes and chill dren, Jane and Ellis. of Pomfret, and their niece, Miss Margaret Macintosh. of Hyde Park. were guests sunday of Dr. and Mrs. II. II. Howe.
 Willard Manning IS spending the week in New London with his cousin, Oliver Wentworth.
 AIr. and Mrs. John Williams. Mr. and Mrs Hermon !. Gager and -chil- dren. Marion and Ralph. spent Sunday a Ocean Beach.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Coroily of Arc tic R. l., are in Yantic for a week. guests Of Mir. and Mrs. John Burns. Mir. and Mrs Frank IEinne Miss Gertrud" Kinre and Harold <inne of Waterford, Albert Eldrid@e of Hartford and Mrs Alber- Eldridge and son AL bert of Preston were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs Elias Socket
 Mrs. William Counterman and son Henry. Miss Edna Morris and Mrs. Eva Seyin spent Tuesday at Ocean Beach.
 Mrs. John c. Tracy has returned from a few days stay with relatives in Columbia.
 Mrs. G k. Peckham entertains the I efingwell Missionary society totay CThursday).
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAkES
Our Picnic.

Last Wednesday our Sunday school had picnic on the church lawn. We invited the Sterling Hill Sunday school to como also.
 I went down about twelve o'clock. We played games for awhile and then we had dinner. We ate in the Grange hall as it was foggy
 After dinner they had a ball game. About four o'clock we had ice cream. It was very good.
 After that we had races and con- tests.
 went home at six o'clock We all had fine time and hope to have another picnic next year.
 FLORENCE GALLUP, Age 12
 MOOSuD
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
A Visit to the Country,

Dear Uncle Jed: I have been away to a farm. There were chickens and cows. There were two brown foxes and turkeys and a lovely dog whose name WIS Hector.
 There was a big cage of pigeons. l had a lovely time in :,,e country.
 GLADYS BLANCHAIiJD Age '. NOrWiTh
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Elsie McDanieIe. of Mansfield Cen ter: I received my prize book and am very much pleased with it. Will try and win another one
 Annie Evan, of Mansfield Center: I received the lovely prize book you sent me entitled Lonely HiIi-" I have read 1t over once and like it very much.
 thank you very much for the prize .oook you gave me entitled Mildred
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
OBITUARY.
JoI,n Payne,

John Payne. the one year old son of Clara (Bianchettc) and Fred Payne. died on Monday night md was buried in St. Mary's cemetery Wednesday afternoon. under the direction of Un- dertaker J. A. Hourigan.
 Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Spidell and fam fly left Wednesday for New Rochelle. N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-30
Rules for Young Writers.


 1. Write plainly on one side of the paper only. ana number the pages 2 Use pen and ink. not pencil. 5. Short ard pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 250 words
 4 Original stories or letters only will be used. s 5. Write your name. age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom of the story.
 Address all communications t. Uncle Jed, Bulletin Office.
 'Whatever ycu are-Be that!
 Whatever you Eay-Be true!
 StraizatforWardly act.
 Be honesr-in fact,
 Be nobody else but you"