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Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-04
POETRY.
A BOYS BEST CREED.

EBes honest, lad in word and deed.
 In all you say and do;
 Treax others in your walk Of life As you'd have them treat you: q Don't steal another's precious time Or blot a spotless name Tou may not think that stealing, 'ti! Dishonest just the same. SBe true-there's nothing half so grand As character or truth; ELet never trace of fa1sehood stain The glory of your youth. fLet every thought your harbor be As clear and pure as day., eEfncerity of purpose gleam In every word you say. f Be brave-don't be afraid to stand s Up boldly for the right, And evil firmly to oppose D With all your fearless might; For real true courage. .only fears l What it is wrong to do To live a hero's life, my lad, Be honest brave and true! f-L. NJ. Montgovery; in Union Signal.
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THE WIDE. AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT
,able young men and women.

pablo young men and women. e1 <s
 One of his boys now in a prepara- tory college does himself and all con- nected with him honor. This is what he wrote to his father:
 "As look about me in the study hall tonight sec a large number fool ing their valuable time away, while their folks are most likely working like slaves to give these undeserving sons a college education.
 Do not think of me in that light. ] started in the first day to make every minute count, so that in after years shall not regret that wasted my time. and I hope you will be proud to say in years to come that you gave me an education"
 This lad has laid the foundation for true manhood and is taking the right view of life.
 The boys who are foo1ing their time away are robbing their parents. but not so disa strously as they are cheating themselves. In a sad plight indeed are the boys and girls who later on will awake to regret neglected studies and lost opportunities.
 Youths who are wide awake will not be guilty of thus abusing the generos- ity of their parents and handicapping themselves for life.
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THE DREAM BEAR.

Once when little. Davie in his crft was sleeping Came funny little growing noise.
 fDavie ran out ito the hall to find it For it sounded nice for little l Tn the sitting room he heard it-some- thing Se--
 Growing at the door and scratch ing there s.- - Davie turned the skncb, and then to meet him = Out there ran the weest fairy beari It was white, and stood there in the hallway,
 Talked to Davie, play-ta1k small and EThen it went away fin spite of call
 Davie wished. much to keep it And then he cried. and wanted go
 Mother. too, must help. But moth CT said EThat the little bear had come from
 Dreamland. ! And that back to Dreamfand 1t had
 sped Nobody can follow ito Dreamland, Nobody at all can tell the way. Perhaps twill come again, and surely
 We'll try to catch it then, and make it stay Elizabeth Whitney in vig1nfan Pi1ot.
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Yantic.
The 0pen Gate.


 Once, long ago, rich man lived near a poor man named Hassan.
 The rich man said: '1 will close my gate to exclude all evil"
 .Hassan said: "I will leave my gate open, to admit all good...'
 Before long. Opportunity came by on one of her rare. visits. After knocking vain1y on the rich mans gate, she went to the friendly hut of Hassan. On leaving him, she showed him two magic bells. and said:
 T have two sons. Success. and Fatl- ure. If you obey the rules on the golden bell. Success answers; but if those on the leader bell are obeyed, Failure comes.
 Bassan obeyed the rules on the golden bell and soon set it tfnkIing merri1y, and Success found his hut so pleasant that he made his permanent abode there.
 But the rich man, all unwittfngly, set tinkIing the fairy's ieaden bell. Failure came, and after pounding up- On the gate unanswered. he angri1y climbed over it and met the rich man. In turn came Happiness, Love, and Prosperity, each being unable to ob- tain entrance at the rich mans gate. but each finding a very hearty well come in the poor mans home
 Success made the poor man rich. but homeless, destitute, and bowed down
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-04
LEGAL NOTICES.
Assessors Notice!

All persons lable to pay Taxes in the Town of Norwich are hereby notified to return to the Assessors on or before the first day of November, 1917, writ ten or printed list, properly signed and sworn to, of all taxable property owned by them on the First day of October. 1917. Those failing to make list will be charged a penalty of Ten Per Cent additional, according to law.
 At the same time and place all those having in charge Exempt Property will make a return of same according to law.
 Blanks may be obtained at the As sessors' Office in City Hall, or will be sent by mail upon application.
 Office Hours: a. m. to 5 Dem. Lists will be received beginning Tuesday, October End, 1917.
 Dated at Norwich, Conn, Sept. 2Tth, 1s17.~ '.t ..r
 FRANK H. .WOODWORTH
 ALBIE L.. HALE t..y
 MICHAEL J. CURRAN
 Assessors
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and black face her breast and paws are white and the rest of har fur is black. She is an a-lgora kitten and her name Is Pangy. I fead her twice a day with fresh milk and sometimes when get a chance give .her e piece of meat.
 When forget to feed her she fol- lows me into the pantry trying to get food for herself If don't give her any she will follow me all the more ana scream. "Meouwl Msouwl" and have to give her some.
 Sometimes she will climb up to my knees and scratch them with her shafp claws. But If she is very. very angry she will bite. Quite often play with Pansy for about ten minutes. take 8 string which she climbs up and when she fig near the top of it. swing the string and make her go down again. Sometimes she does such tricks that
 we all have to laugh at her. She 1s ] only three months old and quite small. She has blue eyes and lovely fur. She has been living in peace all her life so far as I have seen. STELLA GA5KA, Age. g. Jewett City.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-04
How I.spert My Vacation.

School closed the 27th of June. The first part of my vacation was spent in helping my mother, taking care of my flower and vegetable garden and sew ing.
 One day my uncle came with his auto to take my mother, brother and to his house, for a visit. The same day two of my mothers cousins came to stay a few days with one of my other unclee who lives just a little way from the uncle I was wis iting. They came with their auto in the afternoon.
 The next afternoon my cousin came to see me and stayed two or three hours. We played croquet for while. Late in the afternoon it looked as if 1t was going to rain, so my cousin said she would have to go home. She asked me if I would like to go home with her. I told her would like to- My mother said might go, 50 I walked home with, her.
 The next day was her birthday and III the evening she had a party. We played games and had a very good time. I stayed with her that night.
 The next afternoon my cousin, my mother, two of mothers cousins and went to Wfllimantic to get one of my mothers cousins.
 One day we were planning to have picnic on Bald mountain. but it rained so we had 1t at my aunt's. We played games and had good time.
 School began the 10th of September
 ALFREDA. K WALKER, Age 12
 Mansfield Center.
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ASSESSORS NOTICE

All persons. resident and non-resi- 2 dent. owning property in the Town of Lebanon liable by law to taxatiOn are hereby notified to hand to either of the undersigned Assessors of said Town on or before Nov. 1st, 1917 8 list Of all such taxable property owned q by them on the first day of October, 1917. All lists must be upon blanks approved by the State Board of Equal ization and must be signed and sworn to and perfected according to law All persons neglecting this notice will he subject to an addition of 10 per cent. Blank lists may be obtained of either of the Assessors or the Town Clerk. or at either of the stores. The Assessors will meet at the Town House in Lebanon on each Monday in October also on the first day of No vember, for the purpose of receiving lists.
 GEORGE A. MILLS.
 DAVID w. PITCHER,
 JOHN CHA RKE.
 Assessors. Lebanon, Conn. Oct. 1st.. 1917.
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WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.

I-Esther Shershevsky of Norwich. Fussbuggetts Folks.
 2-Edith p. Foster of North Frank lin, Mildred and Elsie.
 3-AIfreda K. Walker of Mansfield Center. The Flying Machine Boys in the Wi1ds.
 4-Harold Wilde of Wauregan. 38 1-3 points.
 5-Stella Gaska of Jewett City, An dersen's Fairy Tales.
 6-MiIdrede Grandy of Yanttc, The Flying Machine Boys in Mexico.
 7-SteIIa BaIieau of Goodyear, Jack Lorimer's Holidays.
 8-Doris C. Parsons of Providence, R. l., Jack Lorimers Champions.
 Winners of prize books may call at The Bulletin business office for them at any hour after 10 a. m. on Thurs : day. z- s
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blue and silver.

blue and silver. at the back of the stage with our mot to, Never Give Up, printed in blue. The stage was decorated with wild iris and looked very pretty.
 Our class pins did not reach us for a week afterwards, and we were aw- fully disappointed.
 Our diplomas were awarded to the class by Mrs. Sweet, after being pre- scented to her by our supervisor, ME. Garrison.
 At the close every one sang Amer ica-
 Although 1t rained hard that even ing, the Grange hall, in which the ex- ercises were -held,- was crowded.
 EDITH P. FOSTER. . North Franklin.
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How Spent My Vacation.

Dear Uncle Jed: will tell the Wide AwakeS, how I spent my vacation, and how enjoyed myself with my garden money.
 I went to Stafford Springs. Ct. had very nice time. I went to see all my girl friends. I was very glad to see them, once more. , When I moved from Stafford I was only seven years old.
 I also went to see the house where I was born.
 We started from my house at 7.3O a. m. and reached there at 11.30 a. m. It was a nice ride.
 With the money I earned paid my mothers and my carfare. I gave 50 cents for the benefit of the Red Cross
 I could not be very happy anyhow, for I was thinking of the poor soldiers starving from the war
 We only stayed five days on ac count of my garden.
 I was glad when got home, for I was very glad to see my father. There is no place like home.
 STELLA BOLIEAU, Age il.
 Goodyear, Ct
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Their ,Suspicions,


 Dear Uncle Jed: q thought ought to write you about my false suspic- ions. One, night my cousin and were walking along the main street of a country town when we saw a peculiar light upon the tree that seemed to be a searchlight and it seemed as though it was sending Morse messages out into the darkness. >'
 My; suspicious were at once aroused because I know something about this sort of messages, so I told my cousin what T. thought.
 As soon as told him of Morse messages he satd: =. 'I'll bet there's spies in. this town, for there's a lot of German residents here" and. L agreed with him.
 Then my cousin told me about a man being killed by trolley car and the people declared he was spy and a peculiar noise he heard one night like. that of an aeroplane, but he wasn't sure of 1t, but now he says he is quite sure.
 My! Weren't we suspicious? Every time we were about to turn a corner we'd say to each other Look out!" someone may. jump out on you." We were scared all the way home
 We'll: to make long story short,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-04
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED
Our School Picnic.

Our School Picnic.
 Dear Uncle Jed: We had a picnic at our school on the closing day. We had it at the school because we thought it would be quite a ways to carry. things out into the woods.
 Several of the mothers and smaller children were there. Some brought cake.
 In the morning we had lessons as usual until recess. Then the boys came over to our house to make the ice cream.
 For about half an hour we girls sewed and then we went over. By the time all was finished it was noon and nearly everyone went home to din- ner.
 About 1 o'clock everyone got there. The teacher played a lot of records on the victrola. Then cookies, cake and ice cream were served.
 @ter we children had finished we we!:. outdoors and played games. About 3 o'clock we all gathered up our books and went home, after having had very nice time.
 MILDRED GRANDY, Age 12. Yantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-04
Rule. for Young writsrs-

E 1. Write plainly on one side of the EPaper only, and number the pages 4 q Use pen and ink, not pencil. 6 Short. and pointed articles will {Sbe given preference. Do not use over *R50 words L Original stories or letters only twil1 be used N.-~ 5. Write your name. age and ad- fdress plainly at the bottom of the fstory. Address all communications tC-Cncls EEed Bulletin Office "Whatever you are-Be thatt
 Whatever you Say-Be truet
 Straigttforwardly act,
 Be honest-ia fact,
 Be nobody else but youS
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STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAKES.
Milk By the Yard.

MIX ny the Y ara. | An 1rishman passed a shop where a notice was displayed saying that ev- erything was sold by the yard. Thinking to play a joke on the shopnan he entered and asked for a yard of milk.
 The shopman, not in the least aback, dipped his finger in a bowl of milk and drew a line a yard long on the counter. The Irishman, not wishing to be caught in his own trap, asked the price.
 Five cents," said the shopman. All right, roll it up; I'll take it." said the son of the Emerald Isle.
 JOHN A. BURNS.
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Two Happy Weeks in the Country.

Two Happy Weeks in the Country.
 Dear Uncle Jed: My Grandmother Cranston spent last summer with my great aunt, who lives in the country six miles from Brockton, Mass, When she came to us for Thanksgiving. she told me so many interesting stories about her visit there that she made me long to go there
 The last of July my mother sur prised me by telling me we were go- ing to the country for two weeks.
 It was a tiresome three hours ride, which took us two miles from our des- tination: and, as I had never been away from the sound of trolley cars, the quietness of the country seemed very strange to me.
 My aunt owns @ large poultry farm, and my cousins and I often brought in over one hundred big brown eggs. tographer, and one day took my pic ture with large Rhode Island Red rooster in my arms. I had many other
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the next morning was going by the same place and much to my discom- fiture (because I thought I was on the trail of some spies) I saw a broken telegraph wire and then I knew from
 where all those supposed be mes sages came from. WILLIAM BARRY, Age 12.
 Hartford
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WaureEan
Dc Soto,

Dear Uncle Jed: De Soto was a Spantard and very cruel and greedy for gold. He came to America at the time when Conarado was here. He was looking for gold. He was very cruel to the Indians and he enslaved or killed those who would not tell him where to find gold.
 His body of men had many hard many fights with the Indians At last they started for home very much dis appointed. On the way De Soto dis covered the Mississippi river and when he died his men buried him in It.
 KATHERINE CARNEY, Age 12.
 Oneco.
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pictures taken. Huckleberrying, hay ing, fishing and wading in the brook, which my younger cousin and I dam med up one day, so as to sail little birch bark boats, which we made our selves, from bark we stripped from trees in the woods. afforded us pleas ure
 I never had a chance to enjoy so much fruit as I did in those two weeks, for I had all the red raspber- ries, blackcaps, huck1eberries, blueber- ries and entrants I could eat.
 If we had been there in September, we should have had all the peaches we could have eaten, too.
 One day we all went on a picnic to small lake about three miles from my aunt's, and in the afternoon we went in bathing.
 After spending two happy weeks at my aunt's house we had to go back to my home in Providence. DORIS EVANSTON PARSONS,
 Providence, R. l. Age 12.
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UNCLE JEDS TALK TO WIDE
 AWAKES.

find that some of his Wide-Awakes
 FsI,ave grown up and gone into business fn the past seven years, and doubtless some of them have married.
 Bright boys and girls they were. and
 Fthere Es no question but they are ca
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LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Stella BoIieau, of Goodyear: I thank you for the beautiful prize book you sent me. I have read half of it., It is very interesting.
 Dorothy King of Plainfield: Please excuse me for my delay in thanking last week.
 Claude Robinson, of Norwich: Re- ceived the prize book entitled The Boy Scouts Down in Dixie. I have read It and like it very much. Thank you very much for it.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-04
Graduation.

On the 7th of June, 1917, the town of Lebanon held graduation exercises for the first time.
 The preparation began weeks before with the learning of songs and reel tations and later many rehearsals.
 There were thirteen gradua&es. nine girls and four boys, who lived in all parts of the town.
 Each of tho graduates had a recita- ton and sang in unison three songax Santa Lucia, America the Beautiful and The Spring Song.
 Each wore . pink carnation and . hA69A Ak EAAx olAaa -oAioaa slinkaA
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A Baby Sparrow.

Dear Uncle Jed: One day when I was about five years old my sister found a baby sparrow by the road side. We put it in a box and left it On our window sill. In the early morning about 4 O. clock we heard a rapping on the win dow and upon, getting up found two sparrows pecking at the glass. Opening the window wide we took the little bird from the box and placed it on the window sill and soon the older birds had coaxed the little one away.
 We thought it was quite wonderful as my sister found the bird a long way from the house.
 ARLENE WEATHERHEAD, Age 10.
 Willimantic
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 blessings as thou hast ?' ' And his friend answered, Keep tte~ gate of thy heart over open, Brother, to admit the blessings that are yet in store for thee
 VERA KASS, Anne 13. Appreciation.
 Most of us are blind creatures, groping in the darkness, seeing noth- ing in the vast, busy whirl of life about us. We get up in the morning and re- tire at night, and during that interval we have, seen nothing which in our eyes was worth appreciating. We were never created to treat life as such a monotony. Then why. it is that we continue to do So3
 The fault lies within ourselves Gas it usually does) and 1t is up to us to get. rid Of it. we have been treating our conditions and environment in the wrong way; we have seen nothing but tasks and laws and so we have expe- rienced nothing but tasks and laws. crushed out of us by our own thought and so we must cultivate 1t again and learn the joy of living.
 How happy we should be just to know that we have life-that within us there is power which enables us to walk, talk and laugh; to have these gifts is a. great deal. How many less fortunate are deprived of one or more
 
 through the medium of our eyes aS the beautiful things, that are around us can be viewed; we can drink in all of Mother Natures manifestations and enjoy them. Then, too, we can see all man has accomplished in the world of sculpture, literature and art. Aren't these things worth noticing and ap- preciating?
 Even in our daily life. under the most trying conditions, we can call into play our appreciative qualities: we can see how blessed we are: can value the good that is in our fellow men.
 Instead of finding fault (which is . great defect in most of us). try to pick out the beautiful things, the shining spots and radiant centers that are around you. Value the kind acts, low ing interests and inspiring messages and thoughts you receive and the source from which they como. These are worth far more than anything ma terial Be what is termed an optimist scatter sunshine and try and pass over the faults and blemishes. Of course, we have to take some notice of such things, for they are great teachers: but see If in all you come across, all you see, all you hear and all you read you can pick out all that really claims your appreciation.
 WALTER " GAvrGAN.
 WfItiT14 nflN
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DIsTFIGT or MoNTydmLE, ss- Court of PrO6ate no.g oct 2di wGod IsI7 lat. q, MontvilIe, in said District. deceased
 The AdministratriX having applied iongine to said estate. as per appIca- Ordered. That the sth day of October, 1s17. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon at and ane Se's the same m is. assigned for a hear: ing on the foregoing appIicatilont. it ot ,i a9d appear at said time and place. by pub fishing this order of notice one time in said District. and by posting a copy on the public signpost in the Town of dweit. at least three days before said day of hearing. and return make to th5s oet7S fG"Ft of feS pS nfslCf B os sHsn Judrs
 NOTICE TO SELL REAL EsTATD.
 AT A COURT OF PROBATE HELD at Lebanon. within and for the District of Lebanon. on the 1st day of October, Present - ALBERT G. KNEETJAryD. Judge.
 Lebanon. In said District, deceased
 The Administrator appeared in Court and and filed . written appnoation @ alleging said Court. and praying for an order to sell certain real estate belonging Co said estate. fully described in said ap- whereupon. It Is Ordered, That said application he heard and determined a't the Probate Court Room in Lebanon. in said District. on the eth day of October and that notice of the pendency of said application, and of said hearing there order once in The Norwich Bulletin. a newspaper having q circulation in said Distrdot, at least six days prior to the date of said nearing. and that return be~made>to the. Court.
 ALBERT G. KSEEI1ArED,
 TaA1Asa.
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Bagging the Dog.

6a09ln9 tne Log.
 One of our neighbors once had a dog who was very fond of chasing chick ems and barking: at them. thereby frightening the chickens so much that they would cacl<le very loudly.
 This dog would often come into our yard and if there were any chickens out he would chase them or open the door of the ;hencoop with his paws and chase the chickens.
 One day as was looking out the window I saw the dog coming into the yard.
 "Oh, dear, there's that old dog again." said.
 Well" said my mother, ."either you or someone else will have to go out and chase him away.'
 Goodness! can't go out. I've got an awful cold. Tell Helen to. go,'' I said.
 She sent Helen, but before she could get out the dog was in the coop.
 She went out and after running around trying to chase him out she gave up and said she wouldn't do it, so I had to go out and get him.
 Suddenly a thought came to- my mind: T know what I'll do. I'll get a large cloth bag and bag him. He isn't Hurry up! He's killing the chick ems. They'll all be dead before we get there" We got there and after trying tO eaten n1Iu we OeC1ueo to DdS nlL1 Quick! Get the bag! He's in the corner" But before we could bag him he was in the other corner.
 ':Now's my chance. He's in back of the nest. I'll surely get him now" and I pulled the bag over him and caught him.
 'Tve got him now" I said to my mother. What shall I do with him ?" Take him home and leave him there" said my mother.
 
 out of the bag. but instead what. do you suppose jumped out? A real live chickeni
 The dog had evidently jumped over the bag and escaped, making it more work for us to catch the chicken again.
 But that isn't all. I ripped and bruised my leg so that I could hardly
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move 1t for about two days. ESTHER SHERSFTEVKSY, Age 12
 Norwich.