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Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
Rule. fer Young Writers.

I. Write plainly on one side of the paper only, and number the pAges. ?. Use pen and ink, not pencil. s. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over '2a0 words. 4. Original stories or letters only 'wiu be used. 5. Write your name, age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom of the story.
 Address all communications to Uncle Jed, Bulletin Oface. fWnatever ycu ars-Be that! Whatever you eay-E3e truet
 Straightforwardly act, Be honest-ia fact Be nobody else buG you"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
The Lost Cat.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would tell you about our tom cat. He had been missing for two or three days, when one morning as I was on my way to school I heard him crying, and, turning around, I saw him lying by a log. He had a tin can on his head. He farther.
 I ran back to tell my mother and she said that sine would go and get him. When she got there she pulled it off one ear but could not get it any farther. She took it to the barn, where my father was and he pulled it off.
 When I got home at night he was lying under the stove with black ring around his neck.
 EDNA DAwTEY, Age ..
 Jewett City.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
Little Thinss.

D day of small vexations o'er- Some mud tracked to the nurser, floor:
 New rubbers that he will forget; jumper-suit dew-drenched and wet The Noah,s ark in ruinous state And Noah's wife disconsolate. Now, as the twilight shadows grow, He kneels. the curly head bent low,
 Mother suggests a word, if all fhe sleepy mind cannot recall nd that the Lord may make him pray,
 better boy tomorrow day. No, mother" in decided tone, ! he angel eyes raised to her own, Filled with a calm, superior light s one who claims a lawful right, rosy, flesh bound, human son, 2 want to have a little fun" What is the. nursery carpet for? To that my laddie breaks no law 9f love or truth or courtesy Why should I curb his ecstasy? To him the world is all at play, riots on it's carefree way, In. when life holds so many stings, Why do we cf1ide for little things? Florence Louise Morris.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
An Aceuaintanee With a Quail.

One day when my brother and l were going to school we heard some thing rustling in the dry leaves by the side of the road. My brother picked it was a snake.
 As we came near we saw that it was a quail that had broken it's wing It was trying to escape. but l caught it, and put it in my hat. carried it to school and left it in the dressing room until I went home.
 When I reached home I made box and put the quail into it. I fed it on buckwheat and gave it water. Every day allowed it to leave it's box for exercise It became quite tame It would eat from my hand.
 One day I went away and on re- turning I found that my pet quail had escaped. It has come to my door sev- eral times since then.
 THOMAS SULLIVAN, Age Il.
 FoZra hyiI1e
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
NcLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE.
 AWAKES.

F This is washington's birthday so it may in order to have a little chat about birthdays. You did not know George Washington had two birthdays. Well he did, one m1sf1t birthday and che legally fitted birthday when he Aas 20 years old.
 E Prior to 1752 the old Roman caIen- aar was losing time like a wornout dock, not because it was old, but be- Ause it was never started right, and Ae mathematicians then issued what Has known as the Gregorian calendar khich changed the commencement of she year from March 25th back to hnuary 1st, and ten days had to be eropped to make up for an error. so Recember 10 was called the 2oth and &Ferybody's birthday had to be set light by adding 10 days. So Franklin &hd Washington and Jefferson, and all Rople of that age found themselves Ml of a sudden ten days older than Hey thought they were because of Nst time.
 SThey did not celebrate birthdays in &e 17th century as they do now-a- &ys, and so far as known Washington vas 4s years old when the first pub IT celebration of his birthday was #ld by. the French, and American of- Hers- of the army of the revolution & a dinner in Washington on Feb. 12, 1<s1. Had this been right he and Lin q9ln would have been born upon the same date in the month of February @sWashfngtonrs diary for iTse contains tAfss note: February g, went with tase family to ball in Alexandria
 Fen by the citizens in commemora- t8n of my birthday" This was Feb. " old style.
 @Then do you realize that ali little Eks who have Christmas for a birth dRy lose the chance for birthday pres s@ts and cakes and candles which dEher people enjoy because their natal da3y seems to be lost in that festal sea-
 n.
 skYe remember that a young Miss S&nplained of this to a celebrated En- E&sh writer, Robert Louis Stevenson, and he bequeathed her his birthday Which was Nov. 18th. and ever after sEe had her birthday party and pres d3ts five weeks before her real birth d4G came. This. may have been sug- y&sted as a joke at first. but the girl
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
Goinq Fishing.

One day I went fishing. took Toddy with me.
 Toddy is my brother who is eight years old.
 went to the shed and got each one of us a fishpole-
 While I was doing this Toddy dug some worms. Then we were ready.
 We went west of the house, so mother would not see us-
 Then when out of sight we circled around and came out into the road. Then we ran to a small lake that was about a mile away We baited our hooks and set our poles under a large rock Then we went along the side of the lake and set two other lines.
 When we came back we saw that the lines were moved up the lake. l pulled in and found that I had a sinner on my hook. It weighed nearly a pound.
 Then we went down the lake to see how the other, lines were. Fran ahead to see first.
 When I was almost where the lines were I looked around just in time to see Toddy fall into the water. I ran back and pulled him out.
 He began to sputter and scold me for running ahead; but did not mind that. He got over his troubles in little while.
 We caught a good many fish that afternoon.
 You can guess what we caught when we got home for running away.
 HARRY BARKER, Age 14
 Goshen.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
Early PIantinn.

Dear Uncle Jed: I know it is pretty early to be talking about planting, but to have pansies one must do so.
 Late last summer I carried some rich earth down the cellar and filled two small boxes of earth. A little while ago I sifted it and put some fertilizer in and planted some pansy seeds.
 They are up now and I must keep them in a warm sunny place so that they can grow good I water them ev- cry other day.
 Last year I did not have success, but I hope I shall have this year.
 MIRIAM SHERSHEVSKY, Age g.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
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that both the commission and the railroads are completely overwhelmed and have lost grasp of the situation. [" stated Mir. Griffin. "As a matter Of fact the intervention of the Intergfafe Commerce Commission has been harm full rather than otherwise and tho method of relief insisted upon, or of- fered by them, has been fancifuI and without substantial results" The statement asserts that unlsgg a remedy is found. the demoraiization will extend to all commodities. 1t concludes:
 Commerce Will be Prostrated.
 T am willing to predict thas within less than thirty days the commerce of this country will be prostrated un- power than the railroads and the In terstate Commerce Commission 10 placed in control of the matter"
 Grain the Cheapest Food.
 Mir. Grifin said that grain is today the cheapest food commodity in the world. He said that prices here at present are but 20 per cent. above the level which has ruled during the war, while potatoes and produce generally are selling from 200 to ,OO0 per cent. higher than the level of a year ago.
 High Prices in the East.
 The distress at consuming points" he continued, "is clearly demonstrated
  While the value at Chicago and other western markets is moderate, grain for immediate delivery in the east is sell ing at premium of from to 20 cents a bushel above Chicago parity, freight conditions considered"
 His attention was invited to the of- icial statement that the car shortage of the country is now 100000 cars.
 Could Use 10000 Cara.
 "I don't know just what those hg- ures mean" he said, "but I do know that we could use 10000 cars in Chi cago right now"
 Telegrams along the lines given iu his statement were sent by Mr Grif- fin to presidents of eastern railroads and to the Interstate Commerce Com mission earlier in the day. In these he asserted among other things that a continuance of the present situation would lead to the danger of anarchy and rioting. He asserted that the root of the trouble lay in the use of a dis proportionate number of cars on east ern roads for carrying manufactured articles bringing the railroads a high CT revenue than grain and foOdstulia He said that munitions of war formed only a part of two or three hundred articles which were given preference in the matter of cars.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
A Pleasant Day.

Saturday morning I sprang out of bed very early. I knew it was going to be a pleasant day, for there was lots of snow on the ground.
 After breakfast I put my hat and coat on, took my sled and met my other friends at the schoolhouse and we all set off for the big golf hill. It is a very steep hill and very good sliding. At the foot of the hill the lit tie brook was all ice.
 Ten of us girls started in a line and counted three, and had a fine slide, but at the bottom we had miserable luck cut my finger and the other mishaps were bloody noses and some fell into heaps of snow and were nearly frozen
 We all went home and fixed up and set out for some more fun.
 The girls all had their skates with them and we set off for the big pond ten minutes walk from my house We. played snap the whip and had lots of fun on the ice. We stayed as long as We could, and that was six o'clock.
 I retired to bed early, having had a very pleasant day.
 MILDRED E. WHITE.
 Stafford Springs
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
He Lives Ia the Country.

Dear Uncle Jed: I have read the stories in The Bulletin and enjoyed them every one. I thought I would write and try to win a prize, so here I am.
 I live in the town of Columbia live about a mile and half from school. I have missed only two days so far, and wasn't tardy once. There are twenty three pupils in our school I am in the fourth grade. There are six of us in my grade.
 I like my school. We have a hill to slide down to our school. I live in the country and sometimes the roads are very bad for me to get to school.
 ERNEST BROUSSEAU, Age 10.
 Leonard Bridge.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
Life on a Farm.

Some people who do not live on a farm, think it an ideal life. About two years ago I came from Texas. I like Texas much better than the north. I had never seen any snow until I came here.
 In Texas I lived in the city. I now live on a farm. I was unaccustomed to the work, when I moved to the farm. Now I can do all kinds of farm chores. I can take care of horses, milk cows, and raise chickens.
 In winter I have to walk to school, through very deep snow. I have found out that farm life is not the ideal life which people think it is.
 ESTHER BRESS, Age 13.
 Yantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
FREE TO ASTHMA SUFFERERS

A New Home Cure That Anyone Can Use Without Discomfort or Loss of Time.
 We have a new method that cures asthma, and we want you to try it at our expense. No matter whether your case is of long standing or recent de- velopment. whether 1t is present as oc- caSional or chronic asthma, you should send for free trial of our method No matter in what climate you live. matter what your age or occupa- ton, if you are troubled with asthma, our method should relieve you promptly.
 We especially want to send 1t to those apparently hopeless cases where all forms of inhalers, douches, opium preparations, fumes. patent smokes" etc, have failed We want to show everyone at our own expense that this new method is designed to end all difficult breathing, all wheezing. and all those terrible paroxysms at once and for all time.
 This free offer is too important to neglect a single day. Write now and then begin the method at once. Send no money. Simply mail coupon below. Do It Today.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
Camp Fire Girls.

Dear Uncle Jed: This village has a squad of Camp Fire Girls. I am a member of the same. Our object is to help the suffering and unfortunate. In order to acquire proficiency we meet every Friday night at each others homes We sew, sing and have talks and otherwise engage in those things which make for helpfulness.
 Our suits have arrived and we are now busy in sewing them together so we shall be all the more readily recog uized. @
 We get beads for every good deed we do. This reminds us that though the reward may seem small, yet it is an honor to wear them. It makes us long for more.
 country if unfortunately we should be plunged into war.
 KATHLEEN JOHNSON, Age 12.
 Baltic
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
Marv's Rabbits,

Dear Uncle Jed: I have three little rabbits. Their names are Bunny (she is the best), the others names are Pinkey and Bubbles.
 I suppose you think these are funny names, but I like them.
 We keep them in the barn in a box and cover them over so they are warm and won't freeze. We feed them cabbage, potato peels, bran and milk. They aren't at all afraid of us.
 MARY DE CARLO, Age 9. Brooklyn.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
A Stalled Auto.

few days ago when I was coming home from school I saw man who had his auto stalled in a. snow drift and couldn't get it out.
 He asked me if I could get anyone to cut a little tree that was in the way.
 I ran home and got my axe and my father took our horse and helped him out.
 After my father got him out he thanked us and went on his way to North Stonington
 I was glad it was so we could help him. I want to help anyone that is in need.
 DANIEL ARTHUR MAIN, Age IA.
 Mystic
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
A Home Made Telephone.

When I have told you about this if it isn't successful I won't know what to do.
 Get two cans and a can-opener and cut the bottom off so it will be like a hollow tube.
 Then cut two pieces of paper lit tie larger than the opening of the can and soak it in water until it is good and wet.
 Do not let it dry but put it on right away and then tie it good. When it is dry 1t will be like a drum.
 Make 8 pin-hole in the center and put a string through it and tie it from the inside from one can to the other and make it as long as you wish and then it will be finished: and if made right it will be successful, I am sure. Not Signed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
Versailles.
How | Tend the Barn.

My brother and change every week in the barn. One week is barn work and one week is chicken work.
 get up at half past six, then feed the cows and the pig and dog. clean the barn, and sweep it, and water the cows. When my father mill<s one COW I watch the little calf from the other COW.
 s. At last I make the. bed for the cows and calf, then I get my breakfast and get ready for school at half past eight.
 The other week I feed the chickens, ducks and geese, and brngf wood and coal into the house.
 Best regards to all Wide-Awakes-
 HANS STENMEYER, Age 8.
 Ea agleyiIIe.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
Visited the Fort.

Dear Uncle Jed: I was down at Fishers Island all summer. I had a very nice time. One day our family was walking down by the ocean where the soldiers had their kitchen. They called me in and gave me all sorts of good things.
 I brought some out to my mother and father and my brother and my nurse. We were very hungry so we ate it all up.
 Then we went over to the fort and saw the guns go off. They made so much noise that we had to put cotton in our ears. Then we went home. KATHARINE s. BUNNELL Age 6.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
What I Earned.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am ten years old. I go to the Wequonnoc school in Taft vile. I am going to tell you and the Wide-Awakes about the pins we earned in school for good writing. We started from drill one to drill twenty five in our Palmers Method books. The teacher then sent them away. Every one in our room got one except four. The pin is blue and white with Palmer Method" written on it.
 HELEN CAMPBELL, Age 10.
 Taftyille
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
I Do Not Think I Ever Felt Much Better

sixty steps. We could see Gurleyville. my friends house, and my own home. We studied catechism every Satur- day. We had fun with this, too, be- cause after we finished our catechism we ate apples and watermeIons, and also played games until four o'clock, and then we went home.
 SOPHIB MUSIAL, Age F.. MAnmfaId CoUfer
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22

stronger than the method of grinding the wood
 One mill in Maine makes s56 tons of paper from wood every twenty-fo hours.
 We can follow the process from the woodmen's axe to the pulp factory, the papeF-znaking machines, and to the printing establishments in great cities where the paper is used for books, magazines and newspapers.
 KATHERINE GORMAN, Age 12
 Versailles
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Mildred Weaver, Mansfield Depot: I thank you for the prize book you sent me. have read it and have found it very interesting
 Laurence Gauthier, of Brooklyn: I received the lovely prize book awarded me entitled Jack Lorimers Holidays Thank you ever so much for it. have read it and think it nice
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
Doqs.
North Stonington.

Dogs are domestic animals, but wild dogs are sometimes found. Every country In the world has dogs of some kind.
 :. There are many kinds of dogs. The most common are the hound, the ter rier, the pug. and the bull, the shep-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
shep, the Message pea.

I have learned my dog several tricks and l thought 1 would tell you how enjoy myself in the evening.
 l ask Shep if he wants to be a mail man and he will bark three times. as much as to say, Yes, I 1o.''
 Then I get piece Of newspaper and put part of a cracker in it wrapped securely. Then give, it to him and tell him to take it to my mother.
 When he gets there he does not Nike to give the paper to her because he knows that there is a piece of cracker in the paper for him.
 When she holds her hand down and says, Do you want it?' he promptly brings the paper over to her to take the cracker which she will give to him.
 He will eat the cracker and wait until my mother writes a small mes sage and sends it back in the paper to me which I take and read and then answer 1t by sending it back with a small piece of cracker
 Shep did have one trick which I did not like and that was jumping up on everybody when they came in the house. I did not know 5how to cure him until a friend of mine told me to up, which l did and it soon stopped him of his trick.
 When I go to school in the rnorning my dog does not like, to see the other dogs follow me. He will watch me until I am out of sight. and if any other dogs. do follow me he will bark to try to call their attention away from me and make. them come to him because he does not like to have dogs
 EDMUND A. SMITH, Age IA.
 Burnside
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
Imnrovsmsnt in atatu..

Even MT. Hughes will admit that standing behind President Wilson in February is a good deal more com fortable than running behind him in November.-Springfi Union.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22

love of liberty with the air they breathe" Then, turning to the boys, Go my brave lads," he said, and he assured that if my soldiers trouble you again, they shall be severely pun ished.
 JOHN FOX, Age II. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22

Seymour.-NormanA A. Dains. a car penter, has filed a petition in bank ruptcy in the United States court al Hartford.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
THE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS,
Feb. 18th. 1917.

1--Mildred Fl. knowiton of Mans. 1 field Center, Bunny Brown and Hi: Sister Sue at Camp Rest-a-while. | . 2-Edward Canton of Mansfield Gen. ! ter. Hickory Ridge Boy Scouts. s--Asnes cronin of Baltic. Dream land.
 EFlorida Reil of Versailles, Bunny pas Farm. 5-osear Mathewson of Versailles, Chums of the Campfire. 6EPhoebe Schats of Yantic, Afoat on the Flood. HLawrenee Gauthier of Brooklyn. Caught in a Forest Fire.
 s-Mary E. Murphy of TaftvilIe, Caught in a Forest Fire.
 Feb. 22d, 1917
 1-Alice Zieselmeyer, of Norwich: Aunt Martha's Corner Cupboard.
 2-Sophie Musiai, of Mansfield Cen ter: The Automobile Maids Across the Continent
 3+kathIeen Johnson, of Baltic; Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Camp.
 4-Edith w. Hathaway, of Goshen, Mass, Black Beauty.
 5-Clarenee Maine of North Ston- ington: Red Cross Girls on the French, Firing Line.
 s-Thomas Sullivan, of Bozrahville: Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill. .-Esther 5ress, of Yaitic: Madge Morton's Trust.
 s-christine M. Barry, of Norwich: Robinson Crusoe.
 Winners of prize books living in the city may call at The Bulletin busi- ness office for them at any hour after 10 a. n1., on Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
Hew Uncle Sam Henered a Faithful
 Horse.

7eW Uncle Sam -Honored a Faithful
 Horse.
 Foxhall was the only animal on the retired list of the army He was re- tired in 1918 by Secretary Garrison after 24 years of meritorious service, including campaigns in Cuba and Por- to Rico and an overland march of l. 900 miles from Fort Riley to Fort Sam Houston, Secretary Garrison directed that the horse be attached to Battery A, Third Field Artillery. for care and maintenance, contrary to the usual practice of selling horses when they are condemned.
 In 1889 when F'oxhall was 12 years oid.s he was purchased for the army at San Francisco. He was assigned to Light Battery K. First Artillery, and at various times served With Light Battery F, Fifth Artillery. Light Bat tery F. Third Artillery, in Cuba and
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22

100000 BUSHELS OF GRAIN
 IN CHICAGO
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
A TRAGEDY.

Now, Georgie couldn't tell a lie No more than either you or I- But little Johnny always could
 And when he did, he told it good.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-22
THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS AND GIRLS DEpARTMENT

hungry for different birthday would not let it pass for that; and she is the only girl Uncle Jed eyer heard of who really made a new birthday for herself.
 We can all imagine that the Christ mas boys and girls miss the exclusive opportunity of celebrating their birth days which other children have If we have any Christmas Wide-Awakes perhaps they can have a birthday given them for some other month.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-08

gay dancers. The f1ower-like gowns
of the women made a constantly
changing rainbow of delicate colOring.
The program given by the orchestra
was unusually good, and as encores
We're generously given, dancing cOntin-
ued later than usual. Much of the
success of the affair is due to DR.. r. E.
Barnett, who is leader in the hotels
dancing contingent. The principal
guests at the charming affair were
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cuthbert. Miss
Goodwin. Miss Olive Burns. Mrs. Dy-
ment. Ray Mammes, William Stuart
and Howard Wookey, of the Cuthbert
party Other visitors were Mr.. and
Mrs. r. f.. 7. Mann. Miss Gretchen
Blair. Miss Bryte StuttZ. G. E. Ander-
son and c. 2. Phillips. who mOtored
over from Palatka- With few excep-
tons the dancing set at the hotel and
many guests from DaytOna were noted
on the floor.