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Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-22

stroyed. The main building was filled with ice up to the plates, but the fire melted a small portion of it. The truck Of the Cyclone company responded to the alarm sent in from box 71, but was unable to reach the blaze from the nearest hydrant which is located at the corner of Moves avenue and Pierce street, distance of over 2,000 feet. The building is out of the nre district.
 When the fire truck came down Uniou street it nearly coll.dcd with an automobile which was left stand ing on Broad street almost opposite the junction of the two streets. Had the big hook and ladder truck been called out it could not have made the turn without hitting the machine which carried d plate marked R. I. 24.936- Only recently Chief of Po- Ice Brown issued a strict warning to all automobile owners not leave their cars standing at the junction oi Union streets and in front of the engine house on Union street.
 It is understood that the members of the Hod Carriers, and Laborers' union are to ask the local contractors for an increase in wages or the first of April. The men, it is said, will demand 8 a day minimum, which is an increase of about 30 per cent. over the present wage.
 Ex-couneiInan Charles B. Thomas left town yesterday for Springfield, Mass where he will serve as drill sergeant for the United States army. MT. Thomas was sergeant in the SSth company at Fort Mansfield, Ma patree Point, when that fortihcation had its full complement.
 Sergeant Clarence H. Brigham of 99 Mechanic street. reservist from the 134t hcompany, c. A. C., has received special orders from the chief of staff, Major Hugh l.. Scott. ordering him to proceed to Cornell university and report to the professor of military science and tactics. for detail as drill sergeant. Sergeant Brigham has re- sided in Westerly since he went on the reserve list about six months ago. He will go to Cornell university next Friday morning.
 A mass meeting attended by about 800 citizens was held in the town hall in Westerly, Wednesday night, and a constabulary was organized. Over 200 became members The organization was placed in charge of an executive committee comprising Col. Charles H. Ledward, Col. E. E. Whipple, Dr. John Champlain, Counci1men Frederick F. Fowler and Daniel F. Larkin, Thomas Mckenzie, George B. Utter and Sam uel Nardone. Col. Ledward will have charge of the drilling of the company which will be formed within the next week as soon as permission is re0eiv- ed to use the state armorY here. Dur ing the meeting Arthur V. Nash ex- plained the organization and Repre- sentative Henry Davis and Col. E. F. Whipple and Col. Ledward spoke on the matter. During the meeting about 80 Boy Scouts marched into the hall with their scoutmasters. Scoutmaster Charles Fowler explained what the boys had accomplished and what they would be able to do should their ser vices be needed. The boys were given very enthusiastic applause.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-22
DANIELsON

Warren Woodward Case Compromised Leon A. Gilman Shows No Reali~ zation of Sentence-Death of Henry F. Harrington-MadeIin Fournier, 5, Crushed Beneath Trolley Car Wheels.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-22

It is understood that the members union are to ask the local contractors for an increase in wages or the first of April. The men, it is said, will demand 8 a day minimum, which is an increase of about 30 per cent. over the present wage.
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Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-16

his food at all, he hasn't the time, but
 bites. off great hunks. He has a habit
 of swallowing anything that may be
 thrown overheard from vessel An
 old mattress was thrown overboasd,
 and by the time it struck the water,
 four sharks were tearing it to pieces,
 and it disappeared, each shark bolt ing his share of cotton waste and cloth.
 Besides man, the shark has another
 enemy; this is the nemora. or sucking
 fish. it sticks to it's body anc sucks ms life away.
 Strange as it may seem, the
 shark is able to smell under the water for very great distances. Living the shark is menace and a nuisance, and dead he is little better. His feslI is tough and worthless, and his skin has but limited value. His skin is hard and file-like, and is used to some extent for covering instrument cases Int liver yields fairly good oil, and the fins are considered something of a delicacy by the Chinese. GABRIELLA BUJAK, Age IA. Mansfield Center.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-16

pIoy all the boys under that age. Miss Holloway has explained that the new law does not go into effect until Sep temher l, and that it does not mean all minor boys shall not be employ ed, but that they shall work only 4S hours week.
 Some of the manufacturers who have lessened the hours of work of minors to conform with the federal law, have found that allowing the boys to go home an hour earlier each night has caused much dissatisfac- tion among the other employees who do not understand about the law. In order to get around this, Miss Hollo- way suggested to these employers that they let the boys come in to work later in the morning. and then all the help can go home al the sams hour a night, thus doing away with any feeling on the part of the other employees.
 Miss Holloway found no large amound of child labor about the state, in the factories which she has seen that manufacture cotton, silk and velvet. Tn most of these places, they have had boys and girls working but in simple routine work which does not involve much hardship to them.
 The shortage of labor because of war conditions, has made the employ ment of minors absolutely necessary, Miss Holloway finds. The cotton n-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-16
An Ancient Cliff City.

 Walnut canyon, near Flagstaff, Ariz., contains some of the most interesting ruins on the continent. The canyon itself is remarkable, being a thousand feet deep, a quarter mile in width at the top and a few hundred feet at the bottom The sides do not rise up in gentle slopes, but leak upward tier upon tier, giant limestone stairway.
 Here were conditions that appealed to primitive man. The smooth shelf ledge formed a floor, the projecting rock a ceiling, the slopinS strata rear walls. He had but to throw up front and side walls and a home was com wear out and a roof that would never leak.
 It is estimated that there are at least 2 thousand ot these primitive dwellings ,n the Walnut canyon. There is but q si1lgle entrance to this cliff city. The trail leads over the face and down ths sides Of the cliff and through the ruins of one of these houses. When the walls of this building were standing it completely filled the width of the led As no one could enter without psesi I through this house or gateway, one man armed with a primitive stone axe might well have stood off an army
 All articles Of furniture have been carried away but there are still traces of 2 f~~-r'~~~ ~-7( -T-o Weakened cell ing tells of its long occupancv the ashes anu nt-er nave been found pieces Of broken pottery, red. black and eray-decorated with colors ard with patterns displaying their artistic tastes. In small pockets dug out in still occasionally found pieces of cloth of hemp and fiber of yucca corncobs squash shells, beans, etc.
 JESSIE L. BREHAUT.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-16
STORIES WRITTEN BY WiDl
 AWAKES.
WIDE.
The Lost Children.

One afternoon as Dorothy was sit ting in her swing her friend Dora. ran up to her and asked If she would go out in the woods for wild flowers with her.
 All right, I will run in and ask mother IT If I may go.'
 Dorothy went in to ask her mother. She found out that her mother was out for the day.
 Let's go by ourselves" said Doro- thy.
 Dora agreed They then ran off toward the woods. They saw a pretty butterfly, and chased 1t until they grew tired and sat down. They were very hungry and tired and they could not find the right path to go home. They laid down and fell asleep.
 About midnight Dora woke up and heard the barking of a dog. AS the dog came near she heard a man s voice. The barking sounded familiar She knew 1t was her dog Bruno.
 Dora. woke Dorothy up and soon they were clasped in their fathers arms. When they reached home they were glad to go to bed.
 They both promised their mother that they would never go out in the woods alone again.
 BERTHA TAFFLEL, Age 13
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-16
Rov She Won Her Book.

Marie Tanning lay or her bed toss ! ing from side to side like a ship in a storm. She had caught the fever soon ! after school closed and although the physician. had pronounced her on the road to recovery, the family were a hit doubtful.
 T am tired of talking, mother, and don't feel like seeing the girls and boys any more who come to make me forget l am ill., Marie told her moth CT, when she came in with the supper tray.
 Way, child, thy come to make you | happy: Are you not glad to know they like you; and if they were not fond of you why do they send all these goodies? Only this morning Dick FL lison brought you this beautiful bunch or hot-hoUSe flowers" she pointed to the handsome flowers and sighed when she saw her daughters dissatisfied countenance.
 The mother soon left the room, but Ealld's young sister, Lillian came tear ing in with a book which it was evi- dent she had been reading.
 70, Marie, the disagreeable old maid married German doctor Oh, I'm This was th' salutation Lillian gave her sister as she entered.
 ..Mh< Where E did you get that book?" read. I have just finished and am on my way to return it.''
 Ask Katherine if I may read it, dear, when you go over?"
 All right! Goodbye" laughed LiI- Han as she threw a kiss to her sis ter.
 When she came back with a fav- orable answer. Marie was asleep so she softly took a pen from the desk and wrote Yes" and laid the book be- side her pillow.
 Marie woke up and found it thert and began it next morning and finished 1t before dark
 The girls and boys didn't call which was due to Mrs. Tanning telling them 1t was one of Marie's poor days
 In the meantime Lillian asked Kath- erine how she happened to get such a
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-16
THE MOTHER JUNIOR CUARDSMEN

! come back, and God will let him, T know!"
 Georges faith filled her with new courage and hopefully and prayerfully she helped her son with his prepara- tions. Cheerful outwardly, and tear full inwardly she bade him Good bye!" when he started for the train- ing camp.
 there and everywhere, trying to run errands and to take care of mother. He and his comrades talked of their brothers, who had gone and maybe how they regretted that they could not, as they termed it, help to take care of the flag.
 Their teacher intimated that they could do so if they would She told them that the soldiers ir uniform were not the only helpers, for the men who provided and manufactured clothes food and ammunitions, built ships, gave money and in many other ways helped to protect the flag, for without these supplies, the war could not be carried on. You waEc to know how you can be soldiers at home, first learn to obey in every way, then try in all ways to help to make your plays, go about with them instead of by yourselves, read to them; and, oh, there are many ways that will sug- gest themselves to you. If your en-
 
 soldiers in your homes for father and mother will then write cheerful let ters to the absent ones that will con- vey fresh courage and strength to bear the hardships which must be en- dured by soldiers in time Of war.
 George spent much time thinking over what his teacher had said. then he called the boys toseether and or ganized a society. They elected their officers and voted to report weekly what each one considered the most important way in which he lad helped.
 After much discussion they chose ''The Mothers Junior Guardsmen" for their name and closed their first meet ing.
 Their teacher heard of the organiza- ton and presented each member at their second meeting with a red and white striped rosette with blue stars in the center and the initials 'M J. G. were below, embroidered in red, white and blue, which were placed on the lapels of their coats.
 The secretary was authorized to send thanks to the donor.
 Who can doubt the good such a so- ciety can do: and it is hoped many boys and girls will guard, protect and help those in the homes, while older ones are fighting in foreign lands for victory. -.-
 N IF DIANA
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-16

woods with her mother she discovered little path; she asked her mother where it led to- but she refused to tell her.
 She always sat down and thought
 about it and sometimes she would stray away and sit down at the begin ming of the path and see people go to and fro carrying flowers. She would ask them where they were going, but | they would only start to weep and go away.
 She longed so much to find out about | it, but she dared not go without her mothers consent At last her cur | iosity set her so much to thinking about it that one day she determined | to go out and follow the path. The little road was surrounded on both sides by trees and bushes and
 was very lonesome. On her way she met few people with sad faces. | At last she reached the end and | what do you think she came to? She came upon little cemetery surround ed by a little stone wall. In it were a few white stones with writings on l them. She had never seen anything g | like this before, and wondered what it | was. She picked some of the flowers and started for home. When she came home she described | to her mother what she had seen. Her mother told her what it was and | told her never to go there again. ESTHER SHERSHEVSKY, Age 10. |
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-16
POET RY
THE BLUE JAY

Dressed in his best, with quaint little
 cap
 Jaunrily set on his head; He perches on limb of an apple-tree- And coaxes away to be fed. He very well knows that his notes can
 be heard. And some one will hasten to throw Peanuts or crumbs in the well beaten
 path,
 Just under the tree on the snow. He's a cute little fellow with appetite
 keen,
 And peanuts are chosen instead Of the crumbs that are plentifully
 sprinkled about He much prefers peanuts to bread. His voice is discordant at time we all
 low,
 But sometimes he takes on a tone That vibrates with music as sweet as
 can be.
 (Although this may not be well
 well known.) We welcome you, Blue Jay, in spite of
 your greed, And gladly we'll feed you each day; There's food and to spare from our
 table; we know Your visits all efforts repay.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-16

to The Courier, certain paper her mother had subscribed to.
 Lillian went home with a brilliant idea and thought she'd tell Marie but upon entering the room she said in- stead:
 Done already? It was grand wasn't it?"
 "What?"
 The ending, I mean.
 70, yes, but I wish I had the next book in the series. Papa says you can't buy them in New York, for he's tried all over.''
 Anxious to please her sister and eag- ing her mother to subscribe for the paper sat down and painstakingly wrote The Dark Murder" good enough story for a novel, but not for children, so she didn't get anything for it.
 Time after time she wrote similar stories, but without success. At last sheconfded in Katherine who laugh ed hilariously.
 "Of course you won't get anything Lii, if you don't write originally, something like a description of a troll ley ride the history of some country, etc." advised Katherine.
 Thank you. I'll try" Lillian meek
 The next edition of The Courier showed a printed article entitled My Visit to the Adirondack" and another letting the writer know she had won a book.
 Lillian was extremely happy and she gave the book to Marie because 1t was the next of that series.
 Lillian wrote many stories and though she is married now she still encourages her children to follow her Brooklyn N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-16
Natures Submarines.

Way back when the world was young, we are told, sharks did not stop growing until they were one hundred and twenty-six feet long. Compared would hardly be considered big enough ito carry home" but would be tossed back into the water, as we would throw back three-inch catfish.
 In vast deposits known as phos- phate beds, on the Carolina coasts, are thousands and thousands of sharks teeth, mixed with the vertebrae and the bones.
 Some of these teeth are nearly as wide as ones hand, and are as per feet as the day their owner died, the imperishable enamel having preserved intact even the small cutting ridges on the edge. These fossil teeth are shaped very much the same as the may be said about the shark we must admit that it is classed along with the oldest citizens of the world. If he failed to leave any footsteps" on the sands Of time" he did leave to us tons of teeth.
 The shark we know is the tramp of the ocean, and when the call of the road gets into his blood, he must pick up and leave. When we decide to take an ocean voyage there are a thousand and one things to be attended to. we worry our brains about cabin reser- vations, provide heavy wraps for fog gy days, the steamer trunks steamer robes, and a lot of other things. The worry of getting ready almost does away with the pleasure of going.
 Not so with the shark; he may be dreaming away the days among the Cora1 reefs of the Indian ocean when a, thought occurs to him that he would like to see how things are going in the neighborhood of Coney Island. All the getting ready he has to do is to get his nose pointed in the right di- rection, and keep a straight course
 There are many kinds of sharks some are harmless as a channel cat and others full of ferocity. The great white shark the man eater is veritable tiger of the seas, cruel and treacherous, knowing no fear. possec- isfied. and with a record of speed that never has been broken.
 The power that lies behind the jaws of a shark is something almost beyond belief Another peculiar thing about the jaws is that they have CouhIe mo- rion. sliding and also rotary &.'arks 7~e tbus enabled to bite with 7. ! 0IIer- like crushing grind.
 The head of shark is lare~ in pro- fattened. The nose is long and ~nloothltke. the eyes big and rolline The mouth is situated far under the nose A shark is said to have six rows of teeth on each jaw one hun dred and forty in all The teeth l,e fat, but when seeing it's prey, he has the power of erecting every one of t'7aT7e- So a shark bite is not just a -ash from single row of teeth: it is the stabhirg of an even gross of razor-edge wedges. He does not chew
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-16

| George Cable, a lad nine years of 1 Cge, looked up when he heard a cry
 from his mother, who had been reading l the morning paper In an instant he
 realized something dreadful had hap 1 pened to mamma, for her face usual i ly all smiles and the dimples in her ] cheek where the flush tint of color played at hide and seek could not be seen. The tears were chasing each other down her colorless cheek and her face was drawn. she swayed as if she was about to fall, then recovered her self, while signs escaped from her lips it! Poor, poor Karl! can't let him
 go.
 George pushed his erector aside and
 threw his arms around his mothers neck. exclaiming: "Oh, ma Oh What Is the matter with brother?"
 Mrs Cable realized that she must recover her self-control, and soon the sighs which were like hiccoughs, grew less frequent and only an occasional one escaped. As she drew the lad on of the drafted men in the paper, she athed a. prayer for strength to bear what the future held for her, and to help her to make her little boy under stand.
 She told him of how our forefathers came to this country, then a wilder ness, of their hardshipS ard sacrifices, of others joining them. how the colo nies were formed. of how cities and towns grew up, of how the colonial houses had taken the place of log huts, of how the mother country became so tyrannical that George Washington and other brave soldiers fought 1t, and the land west of the Atlantic ocean. now the United States, because a separate nation; of how the colonies became states and of the first flag, made by Betsy Ross. She concluded several times our country has been at war with our enemies but our val iant soldiers have kept the Union un- broken so to speak, the flag unharrn- ed, for the flag represents our nation. Now foreign nations are at war and our country has been drawn into it. and our president has asked us to help him protect it and to help the Allies. so all the men between 21 and 31 had to register. and today's paper tells me that our Karl is one of the first of the chosen ones to fight for the cause.
 Why, why, ma? Don't you want Karl to go? I wash was old enoughi"
 With suppressed feeling she told him that she would have no one to care for her and that very many of the soldier boys would never return, and Karl might be one of them and"
 "Oh." he interrupted, T will take care of you, And you just want to think all the time that brother will
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-16
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
An Auto Trip,

Dear Uncle Jed: will tell you about going for a ride in our auto. We started Saturday morning about o'clock. My father mother sister anc I went. We rode IS miles. It was 2 beautiful day, but very warm.
 We arrived at my grandfather's be- fore noon. My father bought COW and little calf on the way there.
 My uncle had one pig, some cows hens and a dog.
 When we were coming home we had a blowout. It happened that there was some big trees there so we could work in the shade.
 My sister enjoyed picking flowers while she waited. When it was fixed we came home
 FRANK W. GRAY, Age 10. ENil1irn n tic
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-16
A Nice Laroe Farm,

Dear Uncle Jed: I will tell you about the farm. It is a nice large place with a lot of trees all around the house and barn.
 We have planted nine acres of corn It is about ten feet high and is just tasseling out. We hope to have quite a lot of corn this fall.
 We have got through having but will have some rowen to cut.
 We have one pig which feed nearly every night.
 I also have sixteen hens; they ara nice ones.
 My father has fifeten cows and about twenty four hens.
 I help my father peddle milk every day during vacation.
 In September I will have to go to school again, and then my brother will help him peddle.
 I expect to set out a strawberry bed this year.
 RAYMON W. GRAY, Age 12. Willimantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-16
How Beads are Made.

Making glass beads is a world in dustry and needs expert workmanship. They are nnanufa ctured from colored glass tubings of different sizes. This tubing is cut into small pieces, the pieces being rounded on the edges by melting them with blow pipe.
 My uncle once took me and~r1ly sister to a place where they made beads. but I was too small to remem- Der anything except some blow pipes, colored glass and some machinery.
 Beads can be used for many things such as embroidery and necklaces. and many other things. There are coral ivory. amber, wooden, and scented beads.
 The Chinese Mandarin must have string of beads or his ceremonial cos tune is not complete. It has porce- lain beads of beautiful colors. They have secret colors, which we can't find out.
 The toynen use beads for eyes of dolls and animals. The character doll shows us the hair. comDlextion, and ayes of our cousins in Holland Italy, Sweden and France. The Swedish doll has blue eyes and the Italian dark brown eyes.
 Precious materials and secret dyes are used in making glass beads. They o1cn helped us to buy land from the Indians. The Indians liked dazzling colors such as blue. red and scarlet; but they liked red best.
 The word bead means prayer, and comes from An~1o-Sa~on.
 ANNIE EVANS, Age 13
 Nonsfald Cepter
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-16
A Mischievous Trick.

Dear Uncle Jed: One day as I was sitting on the porch I saw my brother carrying a little poodle. I asked him where he got her and he said that his friend gave her to him.
 She being very fat we named her Fatty. One day while Fatty was in the street she was called by a mis- chievous boy This boy called her because he saw an auto passing
 When Fatty was half way over the street she saw the auto, which was almost on her. While she stood puzzled the wheel went over her head
 When l was told of this ac <;ent instantly buried 'e dog in my back yard. This was ,-le result of a mis- chievous act.
 ROSE WIENER, Age 10.