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Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-11
UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE.
 AWAKES.

From the letters of many of the Wide -Awakes it has been clearly shown that there are many who not only like the birds, take an interest in them and feed them during the se- we're winter weather, but who are making a study of them so as to know the different kinds when they see them.
 There are few birds that spend the winter hereabouts the year round. comes and we will get those which for the winter. and some that winter here have come from a more north- erR cline. Some of the first robins to be seen are those which will go much farther north as warm weather .hey are quick to show they realize have been sojourning somewhere be- tween here and Palm Beach.
 Everyone knows how much pleas rule, however we do not stop to re- alize what blessing they are. We exclaim over some of their pretty feathers, we like their songs and wt hnd much that entertains as they f1S among the trees and hop about tht yards and fields in play or seeking food.
 But while they please us with theii companionship they are on a hustle all the time for something to eat ant in that quest they do a real work They eat the seeds that would other wise develop into weeds and they ca many insects which are thus pre- vented from destroying vegetation Q various kinds.
 The more we know about birdsa tn more we realize the part they play il making this a happier world. An, they are quick kto show they realiz who are their friends and who ar their enemies.
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A Surprise Party.

One day my friends and decided to give a surprise party to one of the girls The girl to whom we gave it was Sylvia
 We planned everything week be- fore the party. When the day came one of the girls went with Sylvia to a park.
 In the meantime we decorated the room with different colored crepe pa- per. We set the table and went home to get ready for the party. When we came back we all seated ourselves in front of the goodies and sat there for a few minutes.
 Suddenly the door flew open and who should be standing in the door. way but Sylvia, bewifdered. surprised and confused. We all shouted Sur. prise!" A few minutes later nothing could be heard but shouts of laughter and whispers, such as 'fWash't 1t planned fne," How successful it turned out!" and many other such l sayings.
 After we finished the goodies we played many games. One Of the games ] was pfnnfDE the tsil on the donkey.
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A VietoY.

As Joe Flynn walked along towards Atlantic High school he shuddered as he thought of the geometry test which came that morning. On reaching school he waited anxiousiy for it to begin. The examples were given 10 him and there were ten. He had an- ished nine when he found to his dis may that he was absent on the day when they had learned similar exam ples.. He was going to pass his pape- in when the boy across the aisle gave him the example on a piece of paper. He was just about going to use it when he remembered he was cheating and it was sinful. Then he passed Tn his paper after tearing up the note. The next day he received his paper and with it was the mark 7s He went home with a frightened heart that day not only because he passed but be | cause he obeved the Lord.
 JOSEPH M'NAAIARA. Age i4. Providence.
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Morse and the Electric Telegraph.

In 1844 Samuel Morse, after years of patient efforts succeeded in bring ing into use the first electric tele- graph. He was quite poor, and for four years he tried to get help from congress for testing his invention. He at length received thirty thousand dollars for building a line from Bal timore to Washington, which is a distance of forty miles.
 The first message sent over this great wire was sent by Morse him. self, which was, What hath God wrought" The invention of the cleo tric telegraph has made many chang es in the world. It has increased our trade and convenience to such an ex- tent that today we are one of the leading nations. It also makes our business men more acquainted with what is going on in the great markets and they transact more business in a day now, than they could have trans- acted in many months before the .in- vention of the electric telegraph.
 MARGUERITE DELANEY, Age F. Norwich.
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The Snake bx th. Pond.

thought I would write and tell you about a summer days pleasure. My sister, two other girls of my size and to pond. This pond was not so very large and not So very small. There were some yellow flowers. My sister stopped down to pick some. She did not notice yellow snake close by. ] did not see It. but the other girls saw 1t and said: Look, There Is a snake near you" I thought 1t was. near npt and jumped up.
 After a while Istoid my sister. She thought 1t was stiil near her. and shs jumped from under the barbed wire and we went home. I Ike to read and write.
 fsTAsIA wAsTLEwsKI, Age 10. Norwich Town.
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My Surprise.

Dear Uncle Jed: I had such a pleas ant surprise this week, that I thought 1t would interest the Wide-Awakes. When returned home, Monday, I found parcel and a letter awaiting me. When I opened the parcel I was surprised to see two new hair rib bons a plaid dress, and pair of slippers. Wondering who these were from, I opened the envelope, and found they had come from my grand mother, in Plainfield. The fun was that grandmother was mistaken for ii was my brothers birthday, and grandmother thought it was mine. Now when it is my birthday grandma will have to send my brother some thing instead of me.
 ETHEL HOLLAND, Age 12. TaftViTle
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ing down hill. In the morning we started on top of the hill and fetched up down in the swamp. The snow is so high We went right over the walls. In the afternoon we took the steers with an OK sled and hauled hay. We had lots of fun as we all rolled on in the snow banks. Then we went down to the swamp and got load of wood Then it was time to do the chores. After we got them done I was tired and was wet through with the snow almost to my neck, but I did not care because 1 had so much fun.
 DONNA c. PLYMOUTH, Age .. Norwich R. D. S.
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ticing my music and preparing my lessons, we sit around the fire and tell stories. pop corn or when We have sugar to spare, we make fudge.
 We hear the tinkiing of sfeighbells andy the rumbling of wagons along the roadside, and the chains on the auto mobiles, banging against the mud guards.
 Many people take pleasure in slid ing, skiing and skating. We hear very many noises in the night. Shouts coming from boys and girls, and some times from very small children, ~ht should be snugged tightly In bed.
 The scenery in winter Is beautiful We like to see the feathery snow flakes fiuttering down and settliht on everything until we can truly say we are living in a white city. Hov much we regret seeing this sof blanket tramp1ed down by the end less traffic of the busy streets. Snov is the emblem of purity and teaehet us how beautiful our souls must b. when they are free from stains of sin THELMA V. CLISH. Norwich,
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Trapping Rabbits.

One morning in December I told my brother I was going up in the woods to set some traps. I took my jackknife and two carrots and start ed. I hadn't gone far when I saw a big patch of bfiars with little paths through them. said to myself, T will set a trap there" So I set one quite close to the briers and hoped to catch a rabbit over night. set four more traps that day and had five in all. The next day, before I went to school, I went to my traps and found two rabbits under two of the traps. I took them home and hung them up In the shed. When I went to school told my teacher about my traps, and she said she would buy all l caught at twenty five cents apiece. At night when I went home cleaned the two that were hanging in the shed. l earned three dollars altogether from selling the rabbits caught.
 GEORGE STEDMAN, Age 12.
 North Stonington.
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My Dark Yellow Cat.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell you about my cat. I got him when he was very small. He Is dark vel low. l never saw cat that color be- fore. We used to catch mice and tie them to string and drag them along the floor and the cat would run after them. So now he catches mice and rats. He is quite big and has soft, fluffy fur. He curls right up in the wood box or any little corner. He has short ears and a long tail Sometimes he scares me he runs so fast past me, but then he comes back to me and looks up at me as if to say Carry me-" so l take him up.
 BETTY BENSON, Age g.
 North Stonington.
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LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Louise kovarovics, of Ashford-I was very much surprised when I re- ceived prize book entitled The Auto Boys Race. l have read it and found it very interesting. I thank you.
 Charlotte Benjamin, of Norwich l wish D thank you very much ,foy the prize book you awarded me. en- titled The Life of Lincoln. It is a very nice book and I am very much pleased with 1t.
 Rose Esgan, of willimantic-I want to thank you for the lovely prize book you sent me entitled The Auto Boys Mystery. I like to read those kind of stories. have read half o, t and find it very interesting.
 Doris Johnson, of Jewett City Thank you for the book which | re.
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My Pets.

We have many cats, but there is Buster. I play with him quite a little. He is a little kitten.
 I have the most fun with him in the summer time. When I go out doors he follows me, and plays with me. Sometimes I take an empty spool and tie on it piece of string. Some of the time I tangle him up in it, and leave the spool loose. You ought to see him when he tries to get loose.
 ELINOR CHAPPELL, Age 6.
 Chestnut Hill.
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not stopping till time to go to bed. O. my what fun. A boy next house and I made a double-ripper. and we slide on it. My, but it goes fast. We have a good long hill to slide on.
 There are about fifty boys and girls who slide on the hill. But at last it is getting warmer and the snow is melt ing fast.
 Next will be good old summer time, when we will have the time of our lives. swimming in the brook near by. It will be just as hard to give up and come into the house then as it is now. I hope every boy and girl enjoyed this winter as well as I have.
 FREDERICK Mel. IRONS, Age Il. Versailles
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Siidinc.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am in a hurry to let all the Wide -Awakes know how much enjoyed my winter sports. The first morning we had snow 1 was surprised to see how deep it was but I was glad to know I was to go slid ing. That very day my father went down street and bought me a pretty red sled. 1 was in a hurry for him to come back because I knew as soon as he was back I was going sliding. I enjoyed the first snow storm very much and I hope I enjoy many more.
 CLARlCE PAR1SEAU, Age F,
 Jewett City.
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Pussy Millaws.

Dear Uncle Jed: Every year go looking for pussy willows. and then l put them in vase and see how long I can keep them. Last year found them the first of April and kept them all summer and fall until November. am going to do 1t this year and when l write another letter l will tel you how long I kept them. They are very pretty I think. Especially so,
 KATHLEEN RYAN.
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Mx nnn.

When I was very sman girl I had little bulldog whose name was Lady Jane. She was Knowing dog and used to play with me for hours.
 When we moved to the city the boys teased her so much that she snapped at them. and my father had to give her to man In the country.
 The man had had her for about six months when She was run over by an automobile and killed.
 BEONoRA CHAPMAN, Age Il.
 Norwich
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Winter.

Winter is generally the best time for sports. This winter I went to Canada and had a very pleasant time. I went toboggan sliding when it was 35 degrees below zero. When came back to Norwich it seemed like summer. On the train going through Vermont we saw great moun- tains on both sides of us. They had snow covered tops, which looked like night caps.
 After school, during the cold sea- son. We see the boys and girls hur- rying home to do their errands and then to go sliding or skating. At night when I have finished prac-
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LETTERS WRITTEN BY WIDE,
 AWAKES.
A Week With the Mumps.


 Last Saturday, February twenty first, when I awoke in the morning, felt a slight pain and swelling below my life ear. During the day it grad ually became larger and by night l had quite fat cheeks. It was so pain ful that if I undertook to eat any thing it would hurt frightfully. My mother, at length, decided that it must be the humps, and refused to let me go out of doors, or into any of the cold rooms.
 By Monday that side of my face was nearly twice it's normal size. All that I could eat was a little toast and sip warm drinks.
 Tuesday morning came and so did the humps on the other side. They began to swell, so that by Wednesday both sides were swelled to full height. By Friday the first side seemed to slowly decrease in size and contin- 1ed to do so for the next few days, meanwhile the other side was follow ing suit. They have not yet entirely disappeared but continue to do so slowly.
 These humps have caused me to miss all Of last week in school and my mother says that I had better stay in for a few more days until they are entirely gone.
 Monday, March 1, during the warm est part of the day, I ventured for a few moments out of doors It cer- tainly seemed good after being housed for a long week, but then, 1 think it is better to have them now 1 and get over with them. EDITH E. PIERCE, Age 14. Preston.
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wish you could have seen the fun. One Of the girls pinned the tail on the donkey's nose. and, sure enough. she won the booby prize, which was big box containing one stingy doughnut
 Suddenly we heard the clock strike 10 and the fun stopped. We all got ready to 60 home, but before we left we sang The Stars and Stripes For ever"
 MdzABETH GoLER, Age Il.
 N0ruvich
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My Rabbits.

l have two large rabbits and a small one. The snow drifted over the cage so I had to bring them in One day when I had the little rabbit I gave it a pencil which it took in it's mouth and threw 1t aside l have some more young ones, which are a week old They will be running around by Easter Sunday.
 JAMES FITZGERALD, Age g.
 Norwich,
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Jn Summet.

Tn the summer we go 10 the old fur- mace. We found that somebody had left pillow there. We saw a cave and about three or four snakes My sister was afraid of them. She went and told my mother about them. It Is a very long walk, but it Is cool after you get there. We carried our supper with us and some lemon juice and we mixed it with the water.
 I had a very nice time and I hope other people can go, too. There is a lot of water there which Is very beau titul. sailed boats with my sister She would catch them when they went under large plank. We arrived home tired but happy and ready fol bed. hope I can go again.
 CLARENCE c. YOUNG, Age 10.
 Danielscn.
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My Punnies.

I have three little puppies. They were born on the twentieth of Feb ruary. My mother made "a nice bed for them under the kitchen stove. A few days more and they will have their eyes open. I am anxious for the time to come when I can play with them. I have not named the puppies yet, but will when they are older.
 The mothers name is Som Som. She takes very good care of them. This is her third litter. She knows how to beg for her food and few other tricks.
 ONNI PETROMAN, Age 10.
 Norwich.
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Ledyard.
Watching the Sheep.

Dear Uncle Jed: i thought would write and tell you about watching the sheep. One day a man was driving sheep to the fair ground.
 It was & very hot day and the sheep would rest along the wayside. They liked to eat grass in the shade. We watched them as they went by.
 FRANCES PERKOwSKY, Age 1s.
 Norwich Town
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Trip to orandmo4her,s.

My mamma's mother was very sick so my papa and mamma and myself went up to Voluntown to see her. Then I went over to my grandma AL bros and stayed all night and all day Sunday. I played her talking ma chine and had a fine time and I hope all little girls can have as good time as had.
 DOROTHY E. ALBRo. Age 10. GlaSgo
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A Flyina Squirrel.

Since have joined the Audubon so- ciety I am very much interested in the animals and birds of the forest.
 an orchard small animal crawled out of a hole in a tree. I had new CT seen an animal like it before. It
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My Winter Sports.

My! boys and girls, hasn't this been winter for us! Snow all the time. Coasting down hill at our hearts content. No bare spots to hinder us on our slide.
 HezzAninx in the early morning and
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was about five inches in length and had very large eyes. As it crawled up the tree, it would jump from limb to limb; then it went out on a small limb and jumped toward the ground. When within five feet of the ground it spread it's feet and f1oated through the air to the ground and disappeared un- der the edge of barn,
 Later when I came back I found the nest. It had five or six squirrels in it. I could watch them through a crevice in the cement which Had been put in a hole. I went home, took some apples and nuts and returned to the hole. I cut off a piece of apple and pushed it through. Three heads poked out of the nest and began to eat the apple. I put in a few more
 pieces and two more squirrels came up and began to eat. I fed them all I had with me. When I was almost | through three gray squirrels came up and ran into the same hole as the little i ones came out of. The next day took a bag of nuts and four apples,
 and have been feeding the gray and l flying squirrels ever since. I am al- so feeding birds and rabbits and find
 much pleasure in it.
 ROGER B. MINER, Age Il. North Franklin.
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rHE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCLE
Boys and Girls Departmen.

1. Write plainly on one side of the paper only, and number the pages. 2. Use pen and ink. not pencil.
 5. Short and pointed articles will Do given preference Do not use over 2s0 words.
 {. Original stories or letters only will be used.
 5. Write your name, age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom of the story.
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ceived. have read it through and intend to try for another some time. |. Marsie Gahan, of voluntown-I thank you for the lovely prize book you sent entitled The Auto Boys Va cation. I have started to read it and found it very interesting.
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When the Flag Became HoId Glory"

When the Flag Became "OId Glory"
 William Driver, a Salem, Mass, sea captain, is said to have first applied "Old Glory to the Stars and Stripes. In December, 1881, when he was about to set sail from Salem on the brig Charles Doggett, bound for the South Sea Islands, he was presented by friends with handsome flag. When the colors were hoisted to the halyards Captain Driver exclaimed: There is Old Glory!"
 Those who heard the remark re- peated it, the newspaper stock it up, and the name spread over the land. After many wild adventures, including a clash with the cannibal islanders of the South Seas, Captain Driver re- turned to America and decided to set- tie down.
 He chose Nashville as his place of residence, and when the Civil war | broke out he was one of a very few adherents of the Union cause in the ] Tennessee capital. The flag which he l had called Old Glory he had carefully | preserved, and when he displayed if from the window of his house it was i fired upon and riddled with bullets i The retired skipper decided that "Old | Glory" was not popular in Nashville | at that time, and put it away unti, l the Federals had taken Nashville Captain Driver presented "Old Glorv' l to Generah Nelson, who raised it over l the state capitol. After the war the l flag wasSnresented to the Essex insti- 1 ute in Boston. where it is now care- | fully preserved.
 ATNIIRA BERNIER, Age 12. | Danielson.
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Never try to tan a dogs hide with his own bark.
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WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.

W1NNEhS UT Fnt%E 6OORO.
 1-Edith E. Pierce, of Preston Winged Arrow Medicine.
 2IGeorse Stedman, of North Ston- ington-The Potter Boys in the Front Line Trenches.
 S+Roeer B. Miner, of North Frank lin--Boy Scouts on the Western Front. 4-Eiizabeth Goler, of Norwich Captives Three. .5-Frederick Mel. Irons. of Ver- sailles-The Boy Land Boomers. 6-Theln1a V. Giish, of Norwich Larry Barlow's Ambition. 7-AImira Bernier, of Danielson- The Auto Boys Quest. S-Marguerite Delaney of Norwich Fighting in The Alps. 1 The winners of prize books living l in Norwich may call for them at The { Bulletin business office at any houl 1 after 10 a. m. Thursday.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-01
CLERICAL WORKERS ,
OF A. c. l.. RETURN
TO PLACES MONDAY
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pdesident, as had been requested by
the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
and other brotherhoods of the Cen
trail road. Important developments
noon, he said. He was in conference
during the morning with J. W. Bird
we'll, mediator appointed by the fed
eral department of labor.
Monday morning to the telegram
sent Saturday by the board of di-
rectors of the Atlanta Chamber Of
Commerce to E. H. Fitzgerald, of
Cincinnati, head of the national
brotherhood. The message had out
lined the unsuccessful conference
held at the chamber Saturday and
had requested Mr.. Fitzgerald to take
charge of the situation here because
of the chambers belief that the
strike is illegal and unjustifiable.
TO General Wa1G-out
of the southeast, which had been
predicted for Monday by ]. w. Nell
son, grand vice president of the
clerks organization, who is in charge
of the situation, had not developed
up to noon Monday. Mr.. Nelson
stated Saturday that tie Southeast
ern Federation of Railroad Clerks al
ready had taken certain action as to a
course of procedure and intimated
that a general strike was forthcom-
ing.
Forwarding and delivery of through
carload freight only was reported
Monday morning at the Southern
railway and the roads comprising the
Atlanta Joint Terminals-theA Atlanta
and West Point, the Georgia railroad
and the Louisville and Nashville
railway. The Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic railway and the Nash
vile, Chattanooga and ST. Louis rail-
way, two roads which have main
tanned normal freight movements de-
spite the loss of a portion of their
forces, reported no change in the sit
uation. The Central of Georgia was
receiving and delivering freight as
usual here but reported that several
embargoes outside Atlanta made it
necessary to refuse shipments to sew
eral points.
Indirect effects from the strike
were in evidence at, the warehouse
of the Seaboard Air Line railway
on Monday. For one day only no
freight would be received for ship
ment, it was announced. Congestion
caused by an abnormal diversion of
tonnage to the Seaboard from roads
on which the strike is in effect neces-
STATED measures for cleaning up the
warehouse, it was said,