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Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE.
AWAkES.
Washineton and rs Hatehet.

Washington and His Hatchet.
II was Arbor day in the Messy Hill
school and johnny Littlejohn had TO
-u.l. piece that had to do with
trees. He thought it would be a good
plan To- say something about the cherry
Tree Washington spoiled when he was
Cd little boy. This is what he said:
lie had "a Ratchet, little George,
A Ratchet bright and new,
And sharp enough to cut stick.
lie hacked his fathers cherry tree
And made an ugly spot:
Tho barn, was soft, the Ratchet sharp,
And little George forgot.
You know the rest: The father frown-
ed
And asked the reason why?
IOu know the good old story runs,
Flo could '-t tell a e,
L.e by u la, CHOPPED that cherry tree
soon Grew to u q youth,
At w--5 and books he hacked away,
And still he yold the truth.
je fou-ht the armies the king
Had sgpt across the sea,
He najlcl up and down the land
To set his country free.
For seven long years he hacked and
whaclzcd
With salI his might and main,
Eull the British sailed away
And did not come again.
NDLATICA ELLICK, Age 13.
Versailles.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20

ment Of the Netherlands granted a sps.
cal charter authorizing its sale.
The good housewife of Holland would
almost as soon be without food as with.
out her Real Dutch Drops as shs
quantity calls GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
Oil Capsules. Their use restore,
strength and is responsible in a great
measure for the sturdy, robust health
of the Hollanders.
DO not delay. Go to your drurrist
and mss on his supplying you With 4
oox OF IOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
8!eapsules. Take them as directed, and
i you are not no satisfied with results your
Look for the name GOLD MEDAL, =.
the box and accept no other. In seaie1
boxes, three sizes.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20
KIDNEYS WEAKENING?
BETTER LOOK OUT!

Kidney and bladder troubles don't
disappear Of themselves. They grow
upon you, slowly but steadily, under
mining your health with deadly GER
tainty, until you fall q victim to in
durable disease.
Stop your troubles while there is
tine, Don't wait until little pains be-
come big aches. Don't trife with dis
ease. To avoid future suffering begin
treatment with GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lon Oil Capsules now. Take three or
four every day until you feel that you
are entirely free from pain.
This wel-known preparation has been
one Of the national remedies of Hol-
land for centuries In 1896 the govern
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20
Gary

In 1906 there wasn't any city - ,-e
the city Of Gory is now. This city was
built in ele}Cn years. Many people
went TO Gary. Half Of these people
we've Amer cans, while The other half
were foreigners.
People came there because there was
2 large industrial plant there.
The Indiana Steel company is a sub
Sldlary company to the United States
Steel Corporation. The Irdlnna Steel
company purchased this large tract
Of land
1t was thirty miles east Of Chicago
and six m les along the shore.
There was coal and iron ore near the
city.
Trunk lines ran from all over the
nation to the city. Belt lines also ran
from manv cities to Gary.
I s steel company ha'. !a-re yards
which they kept cars III, They also
oullt business blocks, plav grounds,
parks and many other things. All
those things were the mills holdings.
There We're so many Teople who
came 10 Gary that the Indiana Steel
company had to expand ana make the
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20
UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE
AWAKES.

DO not forget animals fear and fret
and feel and remember just the same
as We do and SEQ and hear very much
quicker than we do.
They are moved TO- rorueucss 10y
Blindness, and become dangerous be-
cause oc abuse and loss Of confidence.
Eare-. Tho celebrated horse trainer.
aI1 -aa- horse GROSSLY spoken TO
-a disturbed tha. frs pulse beat
l..- sine. minute lHser i- hurt his
tc iiu-s -o.
y abused dog or cat IS afraid Of
l.e master an il---rca-ed horse kicks
Ind. bites ir revenge.
THO best trained animals are those
b. larn always been used well and
e. naturally
WlHa trained animals are exhibited
utrre-e you can tell how they have
been treated by tho way they 5ct The
.o-g chat is blind and does wonderful
.tur,s was made blind before he
could be- made 10 do them. and the
log which comes to his tricks with his
tail down between his legs is driven
70 his tricks
Dogs may be taught very savage
tricks. and made dangerous TO chill
dren by senseiess masters. They may
he taught to steal. as well as 10 help
wounded soldiers
We should be just as patient and
kind TO pet animals as we are to our
brothers and sisters, and then we may
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20
Exeept His Mother.

Folks all called him no account
Stamped him as a worthless lOafer;
said he never would amount
To a common striped gopher,
And whatccr he might commit
So they vowed 90 one another
They'd not Zoo surprised a uI.
THAT IS. all except his u1-Lgr)
Till a sudden crisis came
Sacrifice and courage testing.
Ltaned 90 lips moro name.
L.aud from cen Tho coolest Wrestling,
And the chap Thus 1iEnalizcG
Was that loJfcr,' and no other
Then the folks all were surprised.
tTh1- is. al except his mOthcrD
Edwin T. Sabin,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20

city larger.
The building of Cary was planned
The mills were right or tie shore.
Large sums Of money were expended.
They had to arrange the railroads
differently. The river had to be
Strengthened and the original beds
were filed in.
Next they had to make n slip for
the ships ana allow for q draft and an
anchorage.
When the loaded boats c5,ne in from
the lake they had unloaders 10 u/oad
the coal. These take abuUS from two
to fifteen tons of coal at one time.
When thu coal was tmloaded it
went into storage bins.
They had bridges that were 500 feet
long. Little cars ran on these bridg-
es. The coke is run into these little
GERS. then ii is taker and put in
blast furnaces. where il is burned.
RUTH HOUSE, Age II.
Hanover
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20
The Barn Swallows.

One day last summer 4 beautiful
pair of swallows flew into our barn.
Their backs md ia Is wnrc OF a beau
tiful dark, erayish blue color; but
the uIder side of ther r3dies and
wings were n pure white.
They few around for d1ite a while
and at last collected q place between a
large beam and the ceiling. They flew
around collecting bits NJ straw and
grass and wove them firmly together,
plastering them with mCG.
In two weeks the nest vas finished
and four white ggs rested in it. We
watched the mother bril- sitting pa
tiently on the eggs. At last they
were Matched and the mother and
father birds We're KEEP constantly
busy finding some thing for their
hungry mouths.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20

George.
Il can't 60" said Alice with a little
sob, and then she told him about the
cake.
Don't you worry any more about
that cake" said George. INV mother
said yesterday that she promised
sandwiches, but she believed she
would make a chocolate cake. too 50
she made great big one, and 1 know
she'd trade it for some of that corn
you have in your arms, for we're 60
ing to have company tomorrow
Alice looked n the arm full of corn
mat her father had just gathered. No
one for miles around had such good.
sweet corn so early in the season and
Alice was as proud of it as her father
was.
You may have the corn" she said.
put your mother wouldn't trade her
cake for it,
Yes, she would" said Harry. "Our
company from the city would lots ra-
tler have corn than chocolate cake.
50 you get ready and come on"
Soon after Alice started, her mother
came hurrying home across the field
She had just remembered the picnic
ana was saying to herself: "That poor
child!'' But when she opened the
door she found this note:
| traded me her chocolate cake for some
ears OF corn, SO 1 am going!"
ALICE.
well Welt" she said. "Mrs.
Thompson has helped me out wonder
fully, but she shall have a cake, any
way And the cake that she baked
tln0t ,~1,I-,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20
YANTIC

Prive.a Charles Frink. the only 10
cal boy with the famous Lost Bat
TALON, arrived home last Thursday
night and was warmly greeted by
friends.
The sodom Model school, like all
Model schools in the state will be
closed Fridar TO enable the teacher
to attend the Model School Teachers
Conference IN Hartford, Friday and
Saturday.
Lieut.. Kenneth Armstrong who was
graduated recently from the officers
training school at Fortress Monroe.
Va, is spending a, few weeks at the
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20

This is very Unusual as the south end
is always frozen much thicker than
any other part of the lake.
Mrs. Harriet Harris. who has been
i'll, has recovered.
Mrs. May Chop of New Jersey is
making a short visit with her mother,
Mrs. ]. Kotula.
Mr.. and GGrs. W. Harvey of New
London, visited Mrs. Loren Rathbone
one day last week
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20

home of his parents Mr.. ond Mrs +,
S. Armstrong, before returning 10 ElS
studies at Brown university.
Frederick Kingsley has returned 70
Canaan after spending the week end
with his family here.
Miss Josephine Sullivan. OF Nor-
cester, and Mss Minerva Eenham OF
Hartford have retsurned, after pend
ing the week end with friends at Pine
Tree cottage
Supervisos P-ul DiIlirgham of VIII
limantic visited local schools Tues
daN
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20
THE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS

Annie Kaiser of Plainfield-The
Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore.
Elsie Mentaz of Plainfield-The
Boy Aviators in Nicaragua.
Beatrice Alderman of Norwich
Miss Pat in Buenos Ayres.
Ruth House of Hanover-Bobbsey
Twins at Meadow Brook.
Elizabeth Shaw of Norwich-Mil-
dred's Married Life.
Agnes Gayeski of Colchester
Fred Feuton on the Crew.
Harry Morse of Norwich-The
Boy Aviators in Africa.
S-AnnabeIe Vars of Norwich-The
Bobbsey Twins in a Great City.
The winners Of books living in the
city may call at The Bulletin business
Office for them at any hour after 10 a.
m. on Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20
MANSFIELD

The funeral of Orrin Flint Lincoln
took place Sunday afternoon. A brief
service was conducted at the home by
Rev F. w. Klein of Mansfield Depot.
A good number of frie,.'ls and neigh
bors and friends attended Masonic
services We're conducted in Whitman.
tic. Burial was i'll North TTindhan,
Mr.. Jincoln's native place
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20
LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Aiexina Bassett of Warrenville-I
thank you very much for the prize
book you sent me. / have read it and
found il yer undressing. I am let
ting my schoolmates read it.
Gladys Lawton Of Versailles-I thank
you very much for the prize book
received entitled Three Little Women's
Success.
Florence NJ. Vars Of Plainfield--I re-
aoivcd the prize book you sent me en-
titled Miss Pats Career. / have read
ain If 1t and found it very interesting
Arceia Ooyon of Glasgo--Received
the nice prize book entitled Mary Lee
az Washington, which I read through
and thought very interesting. Accept
my sincere thanks for the joy and sur
prise.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20
POETRY.
Little Children.

Little ears were made for hearlns'
Truth Is speaking everywhere,
Little voices raised in singing
Joyfully will fill the air.
Little eyes were made for seeing
Realms more beautiful than Kings
God has granted little children
Visions Of the thought known
things
Little hearts were made for loving
All thinge beautiful and good
Till the Love that clothed the lily
Is more fully understood.
Jesus blessed the little children
As He gathered them around
For the qualities OF Heaven
In their consciousness He found.
Elizabeth Hebc-t Childs,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20

DtoIIdI NY .
Leo Parker has had the interior of
his store rem05eled
Henry Shut.er has flushed work
in Plainfeld, working on the new hall
beng put Up BY the Lawton Mills
Corp.
Miss Rose Monquin has entered the
employ Of the Aldrich Corp
The iG2 question for AIoosup is be-
ginning 10 gov serious az no ice has
been cut ye5, being only IA inches
in thickness.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20
CHE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCLE
BOYS and Girls Department

gain their confidence and they win be
glad to see us, and act so bright and
intelligently that folks will be sur
prised by their good manners and ex-
cellent behavior on all occasions.
Always be kind and gentle to your
nets
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20
Rules for Young Writer'S.

!. Write plainly on one sue OF INC
paper only, and number the pages
:. Use pen and ink, not pencil.
8. Short and pointed articles VIII
lie given preference. Do not use over
$50 words.
4. Original stories or letters only
will be used.
5. Write your name, age and ad-
d-ess plainly at the bottom Of the
story.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20
Franklin
Machine
Providence, R. !.
Telephones:
Union 963
Union 1857

Engineers Founders Maehinists
Manufacturers of HARRIS COR
LISS ENGINES. Brown Valve
Gear applied to all makes of Cor
Iiss Engines, Engine Repairs,
Shafting, Hangers, PuIeys, Bear
ings, Couplings, Clutches.
Large stock always on hand.
General Mill Repairs.
Special machinery of all kinds.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20
KITTEN's EAR COATING $50
Skirts Made To Order For $500

Buy the materials here Wooden Dress Goods Depart
men and you may have your Skirt made by Norwichs lead
ing ladies' tailor for only three dollars There is only
stricton-he order be placed before the last - of
February
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-20

Dear Mother:-George' mothe
traded me her chocolate cake for som
ears OF corn, SO l am going!'
ATJCET
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-23
is HISTORY TO REPEAT ITSELF?

Newfoundland fisheries and In her
claim that the northern boundary or
the United States should be the River
Ohio, instead CT the great Lakes, to
suggest the creation of neutral zone
of territory between the Western set
Elements of the American states and
the Mississippi set apart for the In
dams under the Joint protection of
| the United States and Spain and to
stand with Spain for the utmost pos
sible northwarc extension Of the boun-
| daries OF Florida, The American
commissioners ignored him and got
their own terms.
Congress never called then TO &C
count for disobeying their instruc-
tons. Jay drew up defense of their
action, but on the advice of Frank
lin he refrained from sending 1t until
1t was called for, 1t was never called
for
Every one Of the allied nations now
framing up in Paris the peace terms.
which the central powers and their
allies are expected to accept is the
debtor OF the United States, not only
for money advanced, but for aid given
which turned their defeat into vic
tory. The United States is asking
nothing in return for her manhood
contribution TO the victory All that
she asks is that the allies in Europe
subordinate their individual selfish
claims to territory and other advant-
ages, sufficiently to admit OF the
negotiations of a peace that will con-
tain the promise OF permanence.
II they are unwilling to do that It
is not beyond the range of possibility
that the representatives OF the United
States might feel themselves forced to
be guided by the historic precedent
of 1854, TIE calling for the George
/ Washington may not have been Yam
kee bluff as the foreign press saw TIT
to characterize il.
But let us hope for the best
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-23
A PLAN FOR RUSSIAN RECONSTRUCTION

Catherine Breshkovsi1y. grand
nscthnr CT the Revofut%1r." though
ven past fpxzx~score years OF ago. re-
As3ns an THE vfyor and clearness If
thought which made her unpopular
win tne pur~aucrats Of the OLD
regtxne Probably no living person
has given esossrr study TO the Rus
sian problem or better understands
She spirit Of the Russian masses than
this woman. who is hated Az ardentiv
~ the HolshevEyts aa She was by the
antcurxge OF the car.
She tnsirts that the Bolsfev4sts and
~ reactaonaries must be eliminated
II tho future OF Russian democracy Is
10 u made secure. and she proposes
t1n4s definite program for the tuturos
Cd The re~eaaotisiI-nent 81 all
ntvae liberties; ts} freedom OF speech,
~ Of the pr-ss, tc) Of assembly.
fd) Of association, te) inwtoiability of
pAescn. restdeDcs and mail. 20
Freedom Of rrsig1oo-oea the basis Of
no Temporary law~ passed by the
Russian provisional government
~ The re-essta oiishnent Of MUM
etpsi and rural (Zeustvo) lf-eovern-
msnt on the hasis Of the laws passed
~ the Russian provisional govern
n4nt
s3) The sum moning tn the briefest
possible time Of an All ussian con-
sfttutent bly, on the basis of the
eiscfion Law promulgated by the pro-
y4sionai government.
(4j The proclamation OF Russia as
=, democratic. federated republic.
IS The resumption of the WORK OF
{ ~ committees assigned to prepare
SfhA plans for the organization OF reg
\ 1osaai Dumas siberia, Urai Northern
4 neovinces, Southern provinces. etc. },
- the renewal OF the functiouing of
g12Ao regional governments
fe) The recognition Of the tranai-
Il 3kna OF the land TO the tofiing masses.
I! nAfng the final solution OF the land
AIem by the constituent Assem- bly,,
n the transfer of the adnninistra-
n - Of agrarian affairs to the propev
Il 1nstvo institutions
The recognition OF the national
4 Hon Of forests, waters and the sub
y $50 ~ the soil pending action BY
ecnstttuent assembly,
m xhs state control OF industry il
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-23

Imagine a playground more than
half rs large as Belgium, and larger
than the combined areas Of Connect
cut, Delaware and Rhode Island. and
Canada
Everything IN the Dominion is On
q large scale. Some day the popu-
ation fs going to measure up 10 the
natural bigness. That this poten-
6al population may have plenty Of
elbow room in their pleasurings, the
Canadian government has wisely set
apart nearly nine thousand square
miles of public Fairgrounds.
These parks are scattered across
che continent. Some are compari-
lively small. others immense. At An
napolis Royal in Nova Scotia. we find
Fort Anne Historic Park 1t con-
tains but % acres, but every acre
In packed with historic value. st
John In new Brunswick has similar
park. the Fort Howe Historic. The
big parks arc in the west where the
Rockies and Selkirks rear their
sDow-topped crests, where nature
has scattered wonders with prod
gal hand, and where big game stiH
lords 1t IN the wilds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-23
ODD CORNERS MADE
INTO LOUNGING ROOMS

BY taking over the horn~fy corners
waste closet space and other mat
ractive discarded rooms in faco-y
buildings outfitting them with dainty
furnishings, the Dung Women
Christian association. OF that city Is
making IL possible for factory girls 10
have it possible for factory girls 10
have charming lounging rooms.
lit is remarkable what soap, water
and ii;tle feminine ingenuity viii DO
for these odd corners that have never
been used for places other than
Jumps" declare some of the girls
who have been active IN trimming up
the corners. II just means putting a
lounge here and a bright pillow there
lace curtain at a window and a
dainty lamp with II colored shade on
the table and such little feminine
touches and the first thing you know
the girls have dainty place of their
own where they may read, talk. or
rest In each case the Y. w. c. A. CO.
operates with the manager. The latter
is almost always glad 70 have the rem
ovat1ng take place.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-23

The Washington Post las' Sunday
printed quite the sfllie~t repetition
Of foolish yarns about rrohihdro't
outragps'' which Il has teen our priv
iiege TO read Every fabrication.
every charge and rumor which might
TEND to discredit The enforcement or
law In Virginia Is muIl~d over IL q
painNui effort TO make Ia csso against
the eficers Of ire law
When the original stories were ex~
plotted. The Vlrg1nian suggested
vigorously that they lacked specific
detail and pointed out that a single
wen -eseahlished and fully verified
charge of misconduct would be worth
much more to the wpts than any NUN
Der OF unsupported rurnors rbe
rumcrs Immediately erased 70 u~
printed in Virginia newspapers, esE
the Washington Post feels called upon
to rehash ali the old stuff, with vsrta.-
tons which shu~v clearly that tire
writer cared naught for facts The
death of two blocfrade runners In the
valley is referred TO IN a way which
woufc lead the uninforrned to believe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-23
IN. dispatch from v1ad,vostok to

Tho dispatch from v1adivostok to
Prague Of the first contingent OF
homeward- bound Czechs under the
escort and care Of A. r. c. doctors,
nurses and attendants. is one Of the
biggest achievements OF the Amert-
can Red Cross CommisASn to Siberia
recently. The British horpttal ship
Madras, about $4,000 tons, Is being
used, carrying 453 invaded Caechs
and 420 invaded British soldiers
from Vladivostok, and fifty-flve
Czechs from Japan. where they have
been under treatment Il is estimated
that forty-five days will he consumed
In steaming to Trieste from which
port special trains will convoy the
Czechs to their homes.
DR.. II. o. Eversole. OF Los Angeles,
is in charge OF the seven Red Cross
workers aboard the Madras. among
the other members Of the escort being
DR.. Joshua Rosett, of Baltimore; Mrs.
o. T. Logan. Of China: Miss Eugenic
Patterson, of Omaha, Neb. and Miss
Sarah Rees, of Kyoto, Japan
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-23

cooperation with the zemstvos and
workerHS organizations
ts) Decisive encouragernent and
help to eo-operattves aud to the Zcrn-
stvos hy the government The i'm
r11edi*te organization Of trade and in
dustry.
Usj Autonomy TOR nadonaaides IN
Russia on the basis of the laws passed
by the Russian provisional govern
nlen4-
t11) The recognition OF the separa-
ton of church from state
tSv,~ army on the basis of the soldier
retention Of mis- rights az man and
a cttizen
(fs) The declaration as nun AMI
void OF All the DEGREES of the Botshe-
Wiki. with the adoption of a pofiry OF
gradual transition from conditions
under their regime to the newly
moulded forms. on the blshs OF
temporary regulations to be ordained
either by the future prov 4sional gov
eminent or rs me constituent as
ser bly,.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-23

Personal se1-iut~resst. and higher
motive. The desire 20 aid the nation IN
tts adjustment Of conditions rrom
war basis TO q peace frasiE. should
urge every citizen not only 10 retain
the Liberty bonds and other govern
mGnt securities In which he has 10
wasted bat 20 eonffnae saving for
further fuvs~tuaers m tne WORK Of rfsa
government. The investment Of In
tcluxcntfy saved funds IN the UrTft I'd
states ss going concern Is tbs best
evidence OF real peace-ttrne patriotism.
You are doing this At a time when
capital is &orely needed TO devssfop
fnduEtYfes as means of tusurtng
proper p@acss-tine prosperity Hold
ing ktaadr1y To your present frvesse~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-23

The best known and most popular
of these in the Rocky Mountain Park
which spreads its 2,79l square miles
over parts of two provinces. Ad-
joining this Is the Yoho Park which
embraces Yoho Valley, famous for
de luxe. The Canadian Pacific Rail
way traverses both of these parks
and brings to them annually many
tourists. Among their points Of in
terest, Banff easily ranks first as II
offers variety of entertainment.
Here one may indulge in mountain
elm ing, enjoy golf above the
clouds, swim in pools OF hot or cold
sulphur water. or rest 10 the hIxuri-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-23

Gus Banff Springs Hotel. Within
easy distances from Ban6 are the
Lakes in the Clouds, the fossil bsda
of Field, Emerald Lake with ito cozy
chalet, lovely Lake Louise and its
beautiful chateau Farther Afielo
are unnumbered snow-capped peaks
wondrous caves in CLASSY green
glaciers and fascinating trails every
foot of which are full Of thrilla
The newest Of Canada's ns*tonaI
parks ia Revelstoke, containing
Mount Revelstoke. A hns motor
road leads to the top Of this noun
tain where q delightful cha'st viii
be found in the midst Of one OF the
iovaiiest Anime marks in thA world