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Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
Buying Liberty.

Our forefathers saved and kept this land for us. We owe them a great debt. Think what liberties we have here. This is the first country where all men are equal, and free. The foreign men and women who come here have rights also.
 We are fighting not only for our own country, but for the whole world.
 We are fighting nation where ev- cry man. woman and child counts, and if we expect to win we must count all so.
 The enemys plan was to overthrow the whole world when we were un- prepared They have ruler whose great ambition is to conquer the world.
 Think of our privileges now, think how few we would have, and how hard we would have to work; we might all have to go to the emperor's church, and perhaps all be slaves.
 The eneny's soldiers are ruthless fighters. They drop bombs on inno- cent French villages at night, lay waste and destroy everything they can, blow up cathedrals and churches, stink Red Cross ships, and do many other things
 The people of America must not only do their "bit." but all they can. We must deny ourselves many things.
 Three billion aollars are a great many dollars. Can you help to raise it? You can spare fifty CT one hun dred dollars if the soldiers can spare their lives.
 You can get information about bonds at the post office and other public places.
 Start right now and buy a bond You are not giving your money. you are leEding it with a good interest where it is as safe as anywhere. F. IVY FISK, Age 13. S,ori,1I-faId MaSc
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
How We Can Help Our Country.

TOW Fse SaF f1SiO OuG country
 This great war has been going on for three years. and we do not know how long it may continue, but we hope it will end soon.
 It is our duty to help cl1r country be- cause it has given us our freedom fer many years and we are very will ing to help preserve our freedom
 We did not realize how the Europ- can people had suffered, but we do now, because our country is engaged in war.
 We can help our country in various ways.
 We can knit for the Red Cross society many things that will keep the soldiers comfortable and the young girls can join the Junior Red Cross so, ciety.
 When springtime comes we can go out into the fields and plant our crops. and this will keep Us from buying our food for next winter. This will leave us a little more money also. Then, too. if we have surplus we might sell some and this will help the poor people in the city who cannot plant gardens.
 We should not waste any kind of foods, because if we do we shall have to more and it will also help cause a shortage. If we save we can buy more thrift stamps. It would be wise plan for the peo- pie that do not put their money in the banks to save their money and buy thrift stamps. The older people can buy Liberty bonds. Tn doing these | things it will prove that we. are pa- triotic and I am sure that if every one does his share we shall surely win in this terrible struggle and se- cure lasting peace. ANNETTE CHABEAU. ] Colchester.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
A Piece of Gold,

Before tell you my story shall in troduce myself. I am a gold dollar and have had many adventures.
 I lived with my brothers and sis tcrs in the Rocky Mountains, about q mile beneath the surface of the earth. was in the part of the Rockies that are in central California. In the year 1S48, a man by the name of Sutter was building a mill-race, and. seeing a piece of shiny metal, picked and scru- tinized me over and over, for it was l | that he had found. He called his comrades and examined me more closely.
 My Golly!" exclaimed sutter. "If ] am not the luckiest man that eyer
 was. I'll give this piece of precious gold up!"
 After the mill-race had been finish ed he brought me to Virginia to ar old-fashioned jewelry shop and asked | if I was worth anything He learned that I was very valuable. He then laid claim to the California region if
 which I was found and started tc
 hire miners to go out there. After the reply from the jewels. he | laid me in a case with a glass cover where other curiosities could be found
 There I lay for about four years When old MT. Sutter died, his estate
 was left to his nephew, a young, spor-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
War Work in School.

Dear Uncle Jed: We are doing
 great deal of war work in our school
 now.
 We are all junior members of the
 Red Cross and are knitting and sewing
 for it,
 We are taking thrift stamps, and some took Liberty bonds. I have started my thrift card. but have only one stamp yet. We have to make up some time, so We keep Saturday. We usually have our war program Friday afternoon, but last Friday was Arbor day, so We had our program on Saturday. In our war program we have to
 memorize songs like The Star Span tSled Banner, America, Columbia the Gem of the Ocean. also selections such i as Lincoln's Gettysburg address and Walt Whitman's o Captain, My Cap tain!
 Then we read from a Judd leafet sent out by the state. Next we have
 our civics lesson and then we do Red i Cross work
 | I signed the Junior Food Army pledge for food saving, canning and | home garden. I shall plant beans in
 my garden. 1 VIOLA GREENE, Age 1S. | Columbia
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
A Trip to Hartford,

Dear Uncle Jed: took a trip to Hartford, and I think some of the other boys and girls would like to hear about it.
 I started early in the morning with my mother. We went to Willimantic an the trolley; then to Hartford on the train.
 | My aunt and my little cousin met us at the station and we went to her house.
 In the afternoon we all went to Colts park. On my way I found five cents I saw some fish in a little lake. We had fun in the swings and shoot the chutes."
 We took walk around the park and then went to the moving pictures.
 Sunday morning we went to church and in the afternoon we took a trolley to the depot and came home on the train. We arrived home at o'clock. I was tired but happy,
 ROY NAGLE, Age 8.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
An Unexpected Nav Rasket.
Colchester.

Several days before time to hang May baskets the children at school were planning to hang as pretty a one as they could make to the teacher.
 All the children liked Miss Brown, who was quite small and very pretty.
 The last afternoon they got together after school and made candy. They spent two very happy hours together, then they went home to supper with the understanding that they would all meet at the same house that evening at z.
 That evening after supper they full filled their promises and were soon on the way to the place where the teacher boarded.
 r A little later that evening Miss Brown was sitting in her room when there~Was a low rap on the door, When she opened the door there was a very pretty May basket on ~- the door sill. This was the first time she had thought of it's being May first, She ran down stairs as quickly as possible and was soon chasing sev- eral of her school children around the yard. They could run considerably faster so it was hard work to catch them. After about twenty minutes she had caught all but one boy. Ii seemed impossible to catch him, Sc she gave up.
 She talked with the children a few
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
Norwich.
A Good Lesson.

Dear Uncle Jed: Once upon a time there lived a very rich widow with only one son. This widow baked a cake every week for a poor woman.
 When the poor woman came for her cake she gave it to her and the poor woman said:
 Widow, you are not doing it for me; you are doing it for yourself"
 Every time the woman came for her cake she would always say the same thing.
 This rich widow became angry be- cause the poor woman never said Thank you!" so one day the widow made up her mind to make the poor woman cake of poison. When the poor woman came for her cake she gave it to her as usual.
 This rich widows son went out hunt ing that day and did not take any food to eat. As he sat down to rest he saw the poor woman coming with the cake in her hand.
 s"Wil you give me a piece of your cake?" he asked.
 "Yes," she answered, and handed
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09

 agree with me in the fact that buying thrift stamps is a very good and safe investment.
 Doubtless many think you cannot af- ford Liberty bond: but how many of you cannot afford a thrift stamp? Of course the Liberty bonds cost more than the thrift stamps, but we get much more interest. Don't you think that every one of us who possibly can ought to get a Liberty bond And don't you think it would look nice to see the honor flag of the third Liberty loan waving over Norwich? Of course you do, but it never will unless you do your bit and do it before it is too late. With all our strength we will werlI on farms and raise food for Uncle Sam and our soldier boys lover there,' for the soldiers need food as well as am munition to win this great worlds war MARION ROYCE, Age 13. Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
We Must Work to Win.

Dear Uncle Jed and Wide-Awakes: You all know of the sufferings our ooys are undergoing lover there" Not only are they fighting for the liberty 1f America, but they are also fighting for the liberty of our allies. And shall we at home do nothing for them? No! thousand times no! Not while we nave any money or strength left. With 1ur money we will buy thrift stamps 3r Liberty bonds, or perhaps both.
 If we buy thrift stamps we help to stamp out the kaiser, and if we buy ponds we help put him in bondage. every child in the United States fought one thrift stamp a week just hink of the dollars Uncle Sam would get.
 The government does not ask us to i've our money, it only asks us to lend
 and at the end of five years we j. only get back the four dollars and
 few odd cents we spent for thrift amps, but we also get good interest 50 l am sure every one of you will
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09

people open these umbrellas and tie them on top of their hats.
 The boys in Korea wear loose jack cts and wide trousers, which go under their stockings. Stockings are pad ded with cotton and tied to the ankle. The girls wear very pretty little jack cts of red, pink or green. All kinds of shoes are worn, but most people wear straw ones made like sandals, and so worn that the large toe is not cov- cred.
 In hot weather the people of Korea have a strange way of keeping them selves cool. They have something like a basket made of rods of bamboo. This basket is long and round and open at the top and bottom. They put their heads through and it hangs down over their shoulders around their bodies. Then they put their clothes over it so the basket is inside next to the skin.
 The boys in Korea go to school while very young. but unless rich they stay at home, the girls stay at home and help their mothers. The women have a strange way of ironing their clothes They wrap each piece around stick and lay it on the floor. Then they sit down and beat
  club. In this way they make their clothes as smooth as can be. Koreans eat a great deal of rice. but they dc not drink tea like the Japanese or Chinese. They drink rice water in- stead.
 They have only one kind of coin. It is small piece of copper with 3 square hole in the middle. These | coins are put on strings and carried around the neck. It takes many tc make dollar. Eggs are sold in a queer way in Korea. They place ter eggs end to end in a row and put straw around them. This is called g stick of eggs. When people go to buy eggs they ask for one or two sticks of eggs. or as many as they wish. One stick costs less than five cents GABRIELLE BUJAK, Age 15. Mansfield Center
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
Ruth Enjoys countrv Life.

Dear Uncle Jed: I like the country life better than that of the city be- cause we have more freedom to work and play. The air is so much purer and fresher than that of the city
 We may secure knowledge by studying nature. We may learn the different kinds of birds, flowers and trees.
 Tn the fall we take our baskets and go with a party of girls and boys af- ter nuts.
 People in the country may have fresh vegetables from the garden at any time during the summer and all city people can not. In the summer we have a chance to pick berries. We sell them and so have a little spend ing money.
 We may raise sheep, calves. steers, pigs and poultry. We enjoy having an animal of our own to take care of
 RUTH DAVIS, Age F. Canterbury.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
Keep the Home Fires Burning.

IT
 There are many ways in which we can keep these home fires burning. We can all do our bit. It is now well known that wars are no longer won upon battlefield alone Strength for all behind the line; victory for our army, and life for our soldiers and sailors all depends upon the most economical use of our resources. And this means that seven men in uniform which two workers to support him behind the lines in France and four others to produce the supplies in America and transport them safely across the oceSn. So you see if an army of one thousand is called to France there must be six thousand back home in America to back them up. Some in factories, shipyards, shops. farms, etc. That this great task that the nation is in must be won. It is our duty to help win this task. There is but one way The na- tion must conserve-every man, wo- man, child, who is under the Stars and Stripes must learn the meaning of self-denial saving even to the point of sacrifice.
 The ways in which we can show our sacrifice is by buying Liberty bonds, thrift stamps or war savings stamps, or by giving for the Red Cross or Y. NJ c. A.
 Uncle Sam needs this money. He does not ask us to give it, but to loan it to him. After the war We get it back with interest. So it is as good as putting money in the bank No bank in the United States of America can be as sound as the United States itself.
 l hope the girls and boys are try ing to do what Uncle Sam asks them tG do? Try. try. and try again! In all ways, for this great war must be won. Let the red, white and blue be car ried to victory. out of the trenches and lover the top."
 Carry the flag to victory. boys! LILLIENNE MATHIEU. Wilimantic
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
A Liberty Bond.

A Liberty bond is piece of paper similar to a fifty dollar bill. They are issued to save the freedom of the world Every bond helps to defeat the kaiser. I think every home in America could buy fifty dollar bond. You can pay on the installment plan, or if you have money enough you can pay for it out right. Those who can- not pay outright can pay $2.50 down and pay so much each week.
 When man pays a good many dollars worth of bonds they will pay for many cot beds or guns, and if we can raise money enough in our town we can buy a warship.
 We buy bonds to keep our soldiers clothed and fed and we supply them with guns. It takes a great deal of money to furnish machine guns and destroyers Every little saving helps to kill the kaiser.
 We are greatly in debt to our fore fathers. They worked hard for lib- erty Now we must keep liberty by buying bonds and thrift stamps. Boys led in front of cannon fire drumming, but we can do just as much by pay ing bonds and become American sol- diers just the same.
 The Belgian children are having their hands cut off. If we buy bonds it will stop all the kaiser's dirty work Our boys want to get home to America.
 We Americans are the first who have worked hard to get and hold lib- erty. Washington worked to get lib- erty, and we are in another war tc preserve our liberty. | Such cities as Philadelphia, Boston Chicago, New York can raise a great deal of money.
 i We are trying to stop the kaiser from getting Amiens. If he gets Amiens he will divide the French ant British armies. We are trying to steI him with our men and bonds anC thrift stamps.
 SHERWOOD E. SWAN. l Nnru-iab
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
UNCLE JEDS TALK TO WIDE
 @ AWAkES.

May. is one of the most lovely months of the year because it is really the first month of flowers in the tenn perate zone-the blue and gold month of dardelien and violet. +
 We always have raw weather in May, and a cold lamb storm, and sometimes the hottest day of the year; and because of it's changeable ness it has been called the Weather cock month" and one of our New England poets has said of it, If I change with every wind that blows, it's only because they made me so.'
 May is the month of beautiful blos- sons and the songs of birds, and soon the golden robin vii! be fitting among the blossoms of the apple trees, and the ed-breasted grosbeaks will be singing in the elms. and the naples.
 It is generally admitted there is more weather in the month of May than in most any other month in the year. There is first "a May day and a June day" as a -rhymaster puts it. Spring and summer weather, go- ing to rain; going to clear; trying both together. Flowers are coming! No, they're not, while the airs so chil- ly: first it's cold. then it's hot, isn't CMsy) weather silly
 And notwithstanding all the good things which may be said of May it has been called a pious fraud of the almanac and gasthly parady on real spring."
 The May Queen has shivered on May day all the way down the ages; and this is the day when people in some countries move and labor parades and strikes. And the maidens in past ages bathed their faces in May dew to take the freckles off. se
 And just think how May is sland- cred. These are proverbs:
 4 cold May brings no riches.
 Unlncky are those that wed in May
 May borTeys ten days from March to kill off cattle and old people.
 We do not regard May in this light: but see the good and useful. the sweet and beautiful sides of it, an6 sing with the poet:
 "Blithe little bird in the maple tree
 swinging,
 My heart echoes softly the song you
 are singing:
 It tells me the woods have put or
 their adorning
 And have seat me a welcome thi.
 sunny May morning.
 The sunshine alone doesn't make the
 May weather,
 lis the woodland and song and sing.
 CT togethern ' s4
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
ELMVILLE
Opening of School Ternn-Mrs. Joseph
 King Returns From Hospital.

Mrs. W. K. Litch and Miss Ruth Litch were guests last week of rel atives in UXbridge, Mass
 Mir. and Mrs. Howard S. Wood have stored their goods and gone to Prov idence
 MT and Mrs. Walter A. Rawson oi Worcester spent the weekend and Sunday with MT. Rawson's parents.
 Fred s. Arnold. who has been spend ing the winter in Florida. is visiting his son, c. D. Arnold. Miss Flora Battey entertained Miss Mildred Tillinghast of Danielson or Thursday,
 School Term Opens.
 The Center school opened Monday, after a weeks vacation.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Myers and daughter Beatrice visited in Wood stock Sunday. George A. Davis was home Sunday from Fort Wright.
 David HoXsie of Carolina, and Harry Underwood of Kenyon, R. l., motored here for weekend visit, Mrs. Hxo- sic and Mrs. Warwick, who have been visiting at H. V. Haswelps, returning home with them Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Bennett and Thomas Henderson of the Hill Crest house were in Providence Sunday. Miss Gertrude Litch of New York is the guest of local relatives. Picked First cowslips.
 Mrs. Clayton Wright spent Friday in Foster Center, picking cowslips with Mrs. Betsy Spears. each return l ing to her home at night with half a bushel. MT. and Mrs. Silas Babbitt of Dan ie1Son visited at C. D Mowry's Thurs- | day.
 Mir. and Mrs. F. I. Racine of Dan ielson were guests Thursday of Jo- 1 seph King and family. l Clifford Davis was in Pawtucket l Saturday. Mrs. Joseph King, who has been a 1 patient at St. Joseph's hospital in Will limantic. is improving slowly at her 1 home here.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAKES.
Liberty Bond Parade.

I am gcsng to tell the WideAwakes about the parade we had in our town. It was held April 22nd. We marched in line. Home Guard first, then vet erans, Miss Hoover. farmer, farmer etts, Red Cross nurses, Camp Fire Girls and different societies. Last came the children:
 Everywhere we looked we saw peo- pie, automobiles, teams, and every body was looking at the parade. Every one carried a flag. Last of all in back of the peonle were floats riding slowly.
 Then after marching about an hour we went to the hall. Most children were not let in, but they let me in. First everyone sang America" then veteran from town spoke; then Miss Austin spoke, and Rev. Father Baumis- ter and many other people that are interested in the war and Liberty bonds.
 It was very interesting. This parade was held for Liberty bonds, thrift stamps and other things to help win the war.
 AGNES GAYESKI, Age Il. Colchester
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
Wiilin1antic.
Carlo.

Carlo is the name of a dog I used to have He was faithful and clever and the pet of the family.
 One day while Carlo and father were cut hunting my father shot some game He told Carlo to go and find the game He brought it. back and more besides.
 So my father went home and told of Carlo,s cleverness. When Carlo died it brought sorrow to us. We got an ether dog named Jack. He was brave like Carlo and I liked him, too.
 EVELYN WHITEHEAD, Age 10. Plainfield
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
Rules for Young Writers.

1. Write plainly on one side of the paper only, and number the pages. 2. Use pen and ink, not pencil. s. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over a5e words. -ss..y { Original stories or letters only will be used. 5. Write your name. age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom of the story.
 Address all communications tt Uncle Jed, Bulletin Office.
 Whatever ycu ars--Be that!
 Whatexez Seu zay--Be truei
 Straight httorwardly set,
 Be houest.--in fact
 Ba nobody else but you"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
A Pleasant Adventure cn Sunday.

Dear Uncle Jed: One Sunday went to my cousins to play. We played ball but it soon grew so hot that we thought we would take walk. We walked up to Mohegan park. On the way back we suddenly spied a cave. We crawled into it, finding that it was about two feet in diameter. After crawling through it we thought it was about fifteen feet in length. We then sat down while to rest In a little while we started for home. We ar rived just in time for supper. When we finished eating we played checkers. About g o'clock I started for home. telling my cousin I had a very nice time.
 NELSON LEIRICH, Age F. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
Doing My Bit.

Dear Uncle Jed: I heard so much about you I thought would write you a letter. I am little girl years old. I have five books of thrift stamps and started another. I am captain of our class. I wish I was boy and big enough to go flight for my country. Then I would show the kaiser some thing. But I am going to do my bit by buying thrift stamps, and wish all my little friends would do the same.
 MIRIAM LOUISE GOLDBERG. Age 8.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09

ty fellow who cared about nothing but a good time As soon as he saw me he snatched me up and. exchanged me for number of bills. I was sent tC the treasury in Washington and a small part of me was made into . gold dollar. was given out to a banl and then exchanged to an old mar for a dollar in currency. I was through many cash registers and al last I have fallen into your hands Now that I have told you my expert ences I will remain quietly in youl purse.
 OLIVE ERICKSON. Age 1S.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
Children in Korea,

Korea is near Japan and the people look a little like Chinamen. They wear. very strange hats. Some wear varieties that go down over their shoulders when they are in mourning after the death of a father or mother
 They look rather like flower pots turned upside down. These hats do not keep the rain out. on rainy days they carry umbrellas. These are made of oiled paper and have no handles, but look like fans. When. it rains the