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Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17

day evening. after a few days visit at Mrs. Riley's mother, on Norwich avenue '
 Mulford Brown of Salem was -s caller in town Tuesday. {
 Louis Naples of Norwich was irf town Monday.
 George T. Loomis of Westchesteri was calling on friends here Tuesday.
 Charles Clark Of Marlboro was a visitor in town Tuesday. Miss Belle Strong returned Monday from a months visit with her sis- ter Mrs. Hattie Reynolds, in Nor wich. Mrs. Reynolds returned with her for few weeks visit with her mothl CT. Mrs. William '. Strong
 MT. and Mrs. E. E, Brink motored to Norwich, Tuesday.
 Colchester is well on tke way to going over the top in the Fourth Lib erty loan, $39,000 of the S41,200, the towns quota, has been subscribed ant l the outlook is bright for the balance before Saturday.
 \. Greenburg of New York is the guest of friends in town.
 Miss Norah Kelley was calling or friends in Norwich, Wednesday. Harry Ineyman of Hartford was the | guest of local friends Wednesday.
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The Old Mill Pond.

The pond l know is wonderful
 place. -a---.----.-. -----',---- The home of pickerel, perch, and dace, And many a Eme'-by the shore you Turtles on sunny logs recliued. Sweet flag grows by the banks in lots, And in a number of other spots: The reeds are thick wherever you fare. And the cattails wave their tails in air. The kingfshers live on the wooded
 side, t,- And they know just where the min
 nows hide:
 And often a heron comes Tapping
 down -t f-t From up in the marshland, green and
 brown 9s Tbe darnine- needles fit to and fro. Eut treG cant sew your ears up tight,
 you know;
 . l,e acrup.anes they sail around, ut 'hty don't turn over and strike
 the ground: . I've fl hrd a lot, and I've not caught
 much.
 Perch and sinners and dace. and such; Put it's fun just to sit with your line
 thrown out Ahd watch the curious things about I've heard Of the sea and the biz
 steamships And I'd ll,e 10 so on some ocean
 trips. liUt here there is fun of which I am fond
 Playing around the old mill 47ond! ARTHUR w. PEACH
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
Frisky.


 Dear Uncle Jed: One very cold day last winter as I sat by the window watching the snow fall 1 saw some thing gray dart from one apple tree into another and disappear behind the trunk. Before 1 had time to speak it reappeared again. It was a large gray squirrel with a very large bushy tail. His winter store of nuts had probably given out and he was hunting for dried apples that had clung to the branches during the winter. He went from one branch to another so fast that I could hardly keep my eyes on him. ' He went from one tree to another, but couldn't seem to find anything, so 1 went to get some nuts for him.
 I picked out a handful of nuts and an apple and went to give them to him, but as soon as he heard the door open he scampered off into the stone wall. I put the apple and nuts where he would get them and went into the house and sat down by the window to watch for him.
 Pretty soon he came out and took the nuts and then came back for the apple. After that I fed him every day and he soon became very tame. l named him Frisky because he was so was so lively.
 In the spring he went away, but hope he will come back again this winter.
 ELIZABETH SHAW.
 Norwich.
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Timmy.

Dear Uncle Jed: Timmy was a small horse belonging to Arthur Smith, a boy F years of age. Tim was friend ly and loved his small master. Tim lived on a farm with his master MT. and Mrs. Smith, Joe, the helping man, and Dick, the pet dog. Dick and Tim were real good friends and both were kindly treated.
 It happened that one morning Tim was not feeling well, but Arthur, not noticing this, took his usual ride to the city. On quite a steep hill Tim stum- bled, but Arthur being quite clever with the reins, managed to keep him from falling. The next hill they came to Tim ran all the way down, but try as he might Arthur could not stop him. as he knew well it was not good for horses to run down hills. Tim af- forwards acted quite crazy, for he'd run a while, then suddenly stop turn around. and start at a gallop.
 By the actions of Tim, Arthur was not able to stop at the store he ex- pected to, but turned to go right home After much trouble with Tim, they finally reached home. He was re- warded by his father with three dollars for his cleverness, with which he bought Thrift stamps.
 ROSE DRISCOLL, Age Il.
 Norwich,
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CENTRAL VILLAGE

Rev Charles Byies,> who has been pastor of a church in Oswego. H., has been spending a few days with his mother, Mrs. Charles Byles.
 Henry Loughran has returned to camp Devens. having recovered from illness at the home of his parents, MT and Mrs. Patrick Loughran.
 Mrs. Fred Payne is iII with pneu- monia at the Day Kimball hospital in Putnam. Wednesday the 10 months old child of Mr. and Mrs Payne died at the home of Mrs. Payne's parents, MT. and Mrs. Blanchard.
 Mrs. James Popple has been at Camp Devens to see her son, Conrad Fopple, who is slowly recovering from a severe illness with pneumonia
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Thayer of Put nam visited local relatives Thursday.
 Mrs Fred Tillingfast, Miss Helen Tillinghast, Miss Edna Lillibridge, Mrs. Homer Dean. Mir. ard Mrs. Rob- ert Mcfarland, Charles, James, Will jam and Howard Mcfarland, and Mrs Charles Costello, were in Danielson or Thursday to attend the funeral of Mrs Ernest Kennedy, who formerly lived here.
 Miss Pauline Mathewson is a stu dent at Miss Mariot's boarding school at Thompson.
 George Potvin has been confined te his home with a severe grip cold.
 Miss Seman Leparle has been ill
 Many local people were in Danielsor to see the trophy train. Others went tC Plainfield, wEere althougl; it was not scheduled to stop there, it stopped . half hour
 Mrs. Ernest French has been . Jewett City visitor .
 Mir. and Mrs. John Grimes infan died Friday at the home of Mrs Grimes parents, MT. and Mrs. Elan. chard
 pr. James L. Gardner has been con. | fined to his home by illness. Mrs. Edith Woodman has been { visitor in Jewett City Edward C. TilTingfast, who has beer | i'll at his home in Waureg5n, has re. l turned to his duties at ttte store
 Stuart Ellsworth has returned t, Camp Devens and expects to go tt Texas where he Wiu bs ih the cas
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had filled all his pockets with them, besides what he cracked and ate. When he told this to his sister she was very much surprised and wanted to go to the place at once
 Tommy took her hy the hand and in a twinkling there they were. Lucy could hardly believe her eyes. She bade Tommy go home and tell mother about it. Tommy did as his sister wanted him to ana in few minutes lie was back with a bag and quart measure.
 They began picking as fast as they could and soon they had picked thirty two quarts of nuts, or one bushel How happy they were. They sat down and cracked some. Then they tied the bag after they had emptied the nuts into it. and picked some more to fill their pockets with.
 Time went by quickly. It was aft ernoon and Tommy heard the church bell ring for three o'clock. So Lucy helped Tommy to lift tie bag on his back. Now they started off for home. But what about Pet? They forgot about him entirely. Little Lucy thought about him luSt then and be- gan sobbing. Tommy called and whistled. At last poor little Pet was heard barking and whining.
 The two little twins hurried along toward the direction they had heard the sounds. Soon they came upon Pet who was lyiEg helplessly beside a woodchuck trap. They examined him carefully, all the while talking friend ly to him, till at last they found that his forefoot was badly caught They tried to pull it out until they had sue eeeded, but Lucy g t her finger caught and began crying. Tommy soon pulled it cut and taking out his handkerchief, he wrapped t around his sisters fin- ger.
 It was now high time to complete the journey homeward So Lucy emptied the mushrooms out of her He seemed to be quite heavy, but she did not mind that at all.
 When they reached home grand mother questioned them about their adventure They tol1 her all about it
 But when she heard about Pet she
 burst into tears. She at once had his foot bandaged up. made him a bed be- hind the kitchen stove. and fed him with some dog daintfes.
 A few weeks later Pet was alright following grandmother everywhere The children might have forgotten their adventure hadn't it been for Pet who had scar left on his foot to the end of his days.
 SOPHIE GASKA, Age 12. Jewett City.
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ualty department.

ualty department.
 Raymond Lafrance has been i'll with a grip cold.
 Miss Odna Seguin has returned to Providence, having spent a weeks va cation at her home.
 Miss Elizabeth Barber has return ed after a three weeks visit with rel atives in Washington, R. I.
 Mrs. Fred North has been a Frovi- dence visitor.
 Miss Miriam Chapman. who has been i'll for two weeks has recovered
 Miss Lillian Cooper, transporta tion yeoman at the state pier New London, spent Sunday with her par ents, Mir. and Mrs. Ulysses G. Coop CT
 Miss Gertrude Handy has returned from her home in CotUit, Mass
 Felix WaleIy of Boston Harbor where he is in the navy, spent Sun day with his parents, MT. and Mrs John Wakeiy.
 MT. and Mrs. John E. Vaughn ant son, Stanley, of Norwich. were visitor: Saturday at William Simmons. Mir. and Mrs. Louis King of Daniel. son visited local relatives Sunday.
 Mrs. Foster Burgess Of Newport, R T.. has been at her home
 MT. and Mrs. Ernest Wilde anc daughter, Rosamond, have been ill.
 Schools opened Monday. morning,
 Miss Alice Ray is absent on ac- count of illness and Miss Beatrice Sc. gl1in is substitute teacher in hel room
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LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Elizabeth Shaw of Norwich-Thanks for prize book received entitled The Camp Fire Girls on Ellen's' Isle. I have read it twice and each time found it more interesting.
 Anna Kramer of Norwich-I thank you very much for the prize book you gave me. It is very interesting.
 Miriam ShersheVsky of Norwich-I thank you for the prize Thrift stamp you gave me. q have added it to the rest of my stamps, which will com- plete my fifth book.
 Stella Gaska of Jewett City-I thank you very much for the prize book I received some time ago. It is an in teresting book. Tom Fairfield at Sea. am late with my thanks, but just as sincere.
 Ruth Tracy of Norwich-Thank you very much for the prize book you sent me. l have read it and it is very ex- citing
 Margaret Torrey of Central Village l thank you very much for the prize book you, sent me. 1 have read it all through and found that it was very entertaining.
 Sophec Gaska of Jewett City, thank you ever so much for the beau tiful prize book I received. I have read 1t through and found it very in- terestins. The name of it is Ethel Morton at Sweet~Brier Lodge
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE.
 AWAKES.
Boy Life Amonu the piomies.

IVY GbS NTIOlg the FfJnieSs
 Along the Congo river there is great African forest, one of the largest and most terrible on earth. There 0ge many different kinds of people living in this vast forest, but the strangest and perhaps the most interesting is the race of little people called Eigmies. The men and women are net larger tl4an a fourteen year-old boy, and the b0Ns and girls are very small indeed.
 The pigmies are various types. Some tribes have light brown skins, with almost red hair. The black pigmies are generally taller. but not so good looking. The black pignies have heavy jaws, deep set eyes and flat noses. The lighter ones have large, round eyes, round faces, well formed figures. and small hands and feet, with long, slender fingers.
 PigmySboys are not civilized and live really more like beasts than human ieings. They have no. farms or gar dens. They live in little villages, and for food, they hunt and trap, dig roots and other things. Sometimes they steal corn. tobacco and bananas from their neighbors. and if their theft ia not noticed they often go back and leave skins or ivory to pay for the food they have taken.
 Some of the pigmy boys live in caves, others put up shelters to serve for a short time only, and 1noye about from place to place. Some belong to a tribe who arrange their dwellings in circle around a cleared space in which a chiefs house stands, and oth- CTS build their huts in rows. The or dinary hut is not more than four feet in height and four or five feet in dia- meter. The houses are made in ob- long shape. being made of branches stuck into the ground and ted to- gether at the top, and then matched with leaves or grass. The doors are SO low that the folks have co crawl in side.
 Pigmies sleep On the ground or on leaves spread inside the hut. Some of the huts have two doors, one in front and one in the rear. Most of the vil- lages have pitfalls and poisoned sticks about them as a protection against their foes. The pigmies use poisoned spears and arrows, and a scratch from one Of these will almost cause death. The pigmy lads are s6illful bowmen, shooting arrows so fast that the first one will often not have fallen to the ground before the third has left the bow. They are also expert trappers and hunters. They catch all kinds of birds. They trap elephants in lits and then with their little arrows they shoot the eyes of the captives, and then follow them until they fall Pig mics hunt birds for their feathers, and antelopes and monkeys for their flesh and skin.
 Pigmies have no language of their 4 own, talking more or less inperfectly
 the tongues of the neighboring tribes
 They are droll little fellows, elfish and
 full of fun. They are fond of singing
 and have drums made of sections of a Hollow tree, covered with skin. They are intelligent and quick to learn but timid and afraid of all other tribes ex-
 cept their own. They never fail to re-
 turn kindnesses. but are spiteful wher f'ili-treated, and will wait l long time l to revenge themselves upon their enc mics.
 ] GABRIELLE BUJAK, Age 15. i Mansfield Center.
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A Visit to DreamIand.

Jenny had a doll whose name was Rosabell. Now Jenny loved Rosabell very much, and it seemed as though Rosabell loved Jenny just as much, and perhaps more, for she sat in her chair laughing and smiling all day long, even when Jenny neglected her.
 Jenny could not understand why Rosabell would not talk, eat or move. It was a puzzle to her how her doll could look so happy without ever eat ing, for, if the truth must be told, Jenny had a very large appetite.
 One night as Jenny was in bed she saw her doll, Rosabell, and a great many dolls. all walking around in the cutest little room she had ever seen! And that was not all, for she was chat ting with the other dolls. and finally all the dolls sat down and had tea! It was an afternoon tea. Jenny got
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17
A Busy Season,

Dear Uncle Jed: i think it is quite a busy season this autumn Everybody is harvesting their crop. We have quite a lot of jobs this year, so we'd better now take our time.
 Last week we were digging some potatoes, cutting cabbage and bring ing in buckwheat. It took us about 8 whole day to do this.
 I could not help much as I have a garden of my own to work in. I dug up my potatoes, pulled up my beans and shelled them. I got over three quarts of beans from my garden. I have had enough work this year in the gardens. Never in my life did l have more.
 Anyway, I don't h1ama any one for it because everybody is working hard to do their bit-they must!
 Believe me! My parents didn't have hardly any rest this year, except on Sundays, on any of tie holidays, Everbody around cur neighborhood think is doing their bit. Hoping all the Wide Awakes are do- ing their bit, 1 close. STELLA GASKA, Age 10. Jewett City.
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A Noble Animal,

Dear Uncle Jed: There was man who had a horse. This man beat the horse cruelty One day a war broke out in his land. He was made a sol dier and put aboard a ship to sail to war. As it happened, his horse was to come with him. The first three days were calm, but the fourth a ter rible storm arose and all the soldiers were cast into the sea.
 The horse as he felt the cold water thought of his master. He started to swim around trying to find him when he saw his master slowly sinking un- derneath the waves. Swiftly he rush ed to his master and got there just in time to catch him. Taking him in his mouth he forced his way to shore, where some of his friends took them home.
 When his master got better he gave the horse a good stable and plenty of oats and the horse lived happily ever after.
 PAUL DRISCOLL, Age g.
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tn the Woods,

Dear Uncle Jed: Lucy and Tommy were little twins. They lived in the country and undertook many aGven- lures. Among them. the orc which am going to tell you about is the most interesting.
 One day Lucy and Tommy asked their mother if they could go to the woods. As their mother loved them, and always wanted 10 make them hap py she gave them permission to go. So they called their puppy and ran along toward the woods.
 When they entered the woods they were very tired, you may be sure. Lucy began picking mushrooms and put them into her apron while Tom my went to hunt for some nuts.
 Soon Lucy's voice was heard ringing through the forest. She was calling her twin brother for her apron was already filled with mushrooms.
 In a little while Tommy came run ming. He seemed to be very excited be- cause he had found place with hazel nuts Before he came to Lucy he
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JED's TALK TO WIDE
 AWAi<ES.

10 you know STisS-nOpper IS as worthy attention as the prettiest bird you ever saw. and he isn't pretty, only queer He looks like an animated joke. He has three pairs of legs. each pair different He hears and ciings with lis first pair he clings with his sec ond pair, and he springs and fiddles with his third pair.
 When he leaps into the air he de- bends upon the spring and the wind .o prolons his awkward nighc just as does flying Ash. and his wings. like he hsh's broad fins. serve better as 5srachutes than as real wings.
 The grasshopper will poise his head and wiggie. his horns in the most -lownish way as of listening. when his rars are attached to his forelegs as A.s spurs are to his hindlegs.
 He fddles his songs to his mate and lis warnings of all intrusions, and his complaints O. all uptoward condi- tions. The grasshopper world had it's talking machines- tbousanas of years ago. He played in the dried grass long before man pastured goats or cows for himself
 And Mrs. Grasshopper just tucks her esGs away in the ground to. hatch, 'ust as the turtle or tho snake does and when they are matched by the warmth of the sun,, they search for fcod and commence a career Of thrift. while their wings grow, The wings reem to be slowed away in pockets ui,on the shoulders and when these lurst like seed pods and the wrinkled wings protrude and tremble and lengthen and dry after which ;he srasshopper is equipped to lear into the air and reach the foliage oi all plants ahdA trees. s what little flight they are capable of they do with their hind wings as do the beetles the forewinss acting as a balance and to let them down gently odt of the air. '4t
 The gI7sshopper is not as stupid a:
 ., looks. to be, and he gnaws the pet,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17
THE WINNERS OF PRIZES.

Mary Irene Hansen of Norwich Camp Fire Girls Larks and Franks.
 2-Sarah Chatz of Yantic-A Thrift stamp.
 3-Marsaret Noteworthy of Hampton "A Thrift stamp.
 4-Jane Fellows of Washington, D. CA Thrift stamp.
 5-Rose DriseeII of Norwieh-A Thrift stamp.
 6-Anna Kramer of Norwich-Camp Fire Girls at. Onoway House.
 7-Catherne Gottsehalk of Uncas- ville-The Blue Grass Girls in Muni- tions.
 S-GabrieIle Bujak of Mansfield Cen ter-The Blue Grass Seminary Girls Vacation Adventures.
 The winners of prizes living in the city may call at The Bulletin business office for them at any hour after 10 a. m. on Thursday.
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The Trip to Lebanon.

Dear Uncle Jed: I must tell you about the trip I made to Lebanon not very long ago, September Sth. That town is said to be a Shrine of Pa triotism," and there was a big patriotic rally going on when I went. The au- tomobiles were given especially per mission to be out on Sunday and we didn't see one single car without the p1acard on it. "En route to Lebanon" parked in rows and rows and rows looking almost like an automobile ex- hilton.
 Lebanon is a pretty, quaint, old vil- lage, with many historical places. It was the birthplace and home of Brother Jonathan" Trumbull, govern or of Connecticut. The reason people call him Brother Jonathan,' is be- cause whenever Washington was ask ed some question that Wss too hard for him to answer. he always would say, "Go ask Brother Jonathan
 His house was opened so that any one who wished could so through it. Of course I wanted to. It was a love- ly old d-fashioned home, with fire places, brick ovens, a great big dining room, quaint mirrors, and funny chairs. I sat in Governor TrumbulPs favorite chair, and also wrote in the guest book there.
 The war office was very interesting too, where all the meetings were held in olden times. There were a great many relics exhibited inside the war office, such as the first piano in Leb- anon, old guns and flint locks, quaint cooking utensils, and all kinds of things.
 There wers thousands ot people at the rally. The stand where the speak CTS stood was draped with the flags of all ationalities-except German of course There was a band Lib- erty Chorus, and everybody sang pa triotic and popular songs, Keep the Home Fires Burning" Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag, and Smile Long, Long Trail" the -Stal Spangied Banner" and the "Mkrseil-
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Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-17
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laise." It was great. The speakers were fine-especially Father Cabanel, chaplain in chief of the French Blue Devils. He was an ideal chaplain, and he wore the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Gue.Te, and had won four other medals besides those. You can see how brave he must be- Governor Holcomb was there, too, and gave a speech.
 It was a very memorable occasion and I wish that all the Wide-Awakes could have enjoyed it.
 Lebanon was also the home of Gov ernor Buckingham, and other promin- ent patriotic men.
 MARGARET NOSWORTHY.