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Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22

ebbed; then it returned to it's place and stayed.
 On the plateau no one spoke for a time. All looked and looked at the scene below. The village was not; the field was not; the houses. the temples were not;l but above. on the plateau, they, the people, were all safe and sound And there was the old man, by his own act made as poor as theyi
 Gently the old man spoke: "You know now why I set fire to the rice. ?
 But the people shouted and did great honor to him, for he had saved their lives!
 RUTH DRESCHLER. Age 10.
 EarUif-f
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
BERNICE, THE SCOUT

see that each girl is standing properly
 and is clean. If all are prepared, the
 patrol leader answers Prepared
 when the number of her patrol is called. After the girls have saluted the flag they. repeat the scout law and prornise.''
 s"Oh, know how to salute the flag. broke in Bernice. we did it at school one day. Seei Seet This way!'' 1 Clara watched her, smiling. That is right, but we Girl. Scouts have sa- lUte of our own. We hold the little finger down by the thumb. while the other three fingers are held upright. But if YOU want to know more here; is the. Girl Scouts Handbook"
 'Id just love to join the Girl Scoufs,a said -Bernice. May F. !, There's no reason why you shouldn't, replied Clara There is to be a meeting tomorrow night, and
 if you wish to go I'll cali for you. Just a minute" as Bernice started to go. is'If I were you I wouldn't eat so much candy: It isn't good. for you, and, be- sides, you. ought to buy thrift stamps. Now, good-ns sght, and don't forget the meeting"
 All the way home Bernice thought Iznext night she went to the meeting with Clara and was very much pleased with all that occurred.
 1, She is now full- -fedged scout of the second stage. On the left sleeve 1 of her trim uniform she wears four hard-earned badges. Her troop has been very busy this summer. Her pa- trol has raised a crop of potatoes amounting to fifty bushels They are not sold vet, but will be soon. 1 In August another patrol gaze q 10 1 cent sale of ice cream and ropcorn and raised $10. and in September the iwhole troop gave an entertainment, of l which the profits were $27 Besides 1 this the girls have done active war
 work. Twice a week during the long iavacatiop they worked in the Red i Cross rooms. All have bought thrift stamps and are knitting Berniee her self has one and a half war stamps and has knit two sweaters and hel-
 met.
 1 The troop is manning for active 1 work in the future May they have i success. especially Bernice, who is l working for the rank of the golden i glet.'--the highest honor possible to 1 a Girl Scout.
 MARIAN VICKERY.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
My Vacation.

My school closed the. Friday before Christmas, and the next Wednesday mamma and went to Groton to visit my aunt and my three cousins.
 When we got up Christmas morning we found large Christmas tree and lots of presents for us all.
 We ate 2. big turkey dinner and then went sliding and had such good time
 We stayed till Sunday and came home by auto. I had a Typewriter, for Christmas. l ike it very much. k I have a black kitten named Topsy and puppy named Dick. l am in the second grade in school
 HORTENSE PHILLIPS, Age z. Lisbon.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
A Lost Child.

One day we were to take trip to New York. We were very glad and baby could hardly wait. We packed our things and were to start next day. At last the day came. As we were ready to go we saw that baby was not with us. We looked here and there, but could not find her.
 Father had to telephone to the police to search for her.
 I was saying to myself what a splen- did ride we would have; but then baby was worth all those rides. Just then 1 heard low sound began to lose my courage. It seemed as though it came from the trunk. I opened one of the trunks and what do you suppose ? There was baby. cryingi
 I cried up to my mother to come down. She came down and we told baby to explain to us.N Baby went into the trunk, thinking we were not going to take her
 STEFFA WTESBINSEI.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
Fishing Throuah tbe lee.

One day my brother and I went fish ing through the ice We started at 8 o'clock in the morning. We set ten tits apiece. After we got them set we went and built a fire on the shore. Then we sat down and talked. At F o'clock we went and looked at the tilts. When my brother and I got back to the fire we had seven fish, Then we gathered some wood and put on the fire and got our dinner After dinner I got some wood and put-on the fire and then went to look at our tilts, When we came back we had four more fish.
 Then We sat down by the fire and told stories
 When it was 3 o'clock we gathered our tits and came home.
 EDWARD MARIA. Colchester.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
How He Earned Two and One. Hall
 DoIIsrs.

I must tell you how earned two dollars and a half. I helped to take care. of cows. T. drove them to and from tue pasture every day. One afternoon about dusk as I WAS eo- ing cross lots for the cows I jumped over a wall and almost jumped on an old mother skunk. She had five little cues with her. stepped on the old mothers head, which I found out later. to be the worst thing t@ do. but being so excited I didn't realize then what I was doing. Nevertheless, I killed her and brought her home. But when I got home they wouldn't even let me go in the house. but told me to go to the shed uiftn was supplied with clean, clothes.
 The next day I received two dollars and half for my skunk skin.
 CHRTST0PTER HEAEY, Ags Ii.
 South WindhsIii.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
Our ciassRosm,

thought some people would like to hear about oHr class room go to the Broad Street school, and am in the Sixth grade.
 We have forty seats and desks. of which thirty eight are occupied. There are twenty one boys and seventeen girls. Tn front of the room is the teachers desk. and right beside fhe teachers desk is . book case, of which there are reading circle books and poems written fy LonEfellow, gcogra- phg bookss and many. other books. We have many maps to help us in geogra phys and one of those maps is man that our teacher made free hand oj the Middle Atlantic stztes.
 We also have a dressing room ir which to hang our coats, and put or1, rukDers. In the back are eight via, Our teachers name is Miss Gala.
 ANTHONY pERRoNE. Age il. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
SOuTH KmLiNCLY

A. A. Jacques was a recent visitor with his daughter, Mrs. Willis Hill of Central Village.
 Raymond Barlow spent the week. end with relatives in Valley Falls.
 A large truck owned by the Ameri-, can Telephone company, used to de-l liver cable, broke down on SpauidlnE, Hill Saturday and had to be toWed into a nearby yard to await repairs
 Fred Como has been working at The LedgeS 8 few days.
 Stanley Place of Foster spent the week end at P H. Coffey's.
 4. E. Hall and men who were work ing at the steam plant in Brooklyn rendered all possible assistance to the unfortunate victims of the Brooklyn tragedy Saturday. MT. Hall said 1t was the most terrible experience Of his life. Mir and Mrs. A. E. Hall. Mrs. P. M. Coffey and Stephen Douglas were in Foster Sunday to attend the funeral Of Mrs. Mary Northrup. MT. Douglas was one of the bearers. Burial was in tue cemetery at North Sterling.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
TIE wIDE-AwAKE CIRCLE
Beys' snd GHIs' Dsp.r.uns.u.

thazik you vexy much for the prizs book yOa san he entitled wing and Wln have started to read it and find it intexa1ff6e.
 Gare.na par15o, of Taftv3Iie - I chaAk you for the prize book receiv- ed Ofa Christmas eve. I am reading it and enjoy ft very mur6.
 Hsssr hretqis. pf TaftviIle I thank yeu very much for: the prize book. The Girls of Central Hikh on Track and Fae1d" l have read t through and kke t very much.
 Ethel Holaassds of Tzktviile-I thank yeu very much for the prize book you sent me entitled The School Queen. , have read 1t ana found 1t very inter egting.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
l Study Problems 1 lN5 Solved E
Henry's Memory Notebook
BY FLORA I. COOKE lro ,,rts m po~%ar Cchanl

SAt@AcAs " .. A ASA -ARsA1Ss.4
 Every one wants to have a good memory Henry, who is now 2 iuz1ioi tn college, thought he strengthened hi: memory greatly by using the follow. ing deviet:: Whsn he was ten. years old, he made, at the suggestion of q teacher, what was called A Literature Notebook" l" In 1t he recorded his analyses and comments upon the stories studied in his literature class. He found this book so useful for ref erence that in high school he developed and enlarged the plan to suit his needs and gave 1t more comprehensive title. He divided his book, which was merely a leather covered, loose-leaf notebook, into ten compartments, using cardboard leaves to separate the divi sions. Because the leaves were loose, each division could be made as full or
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
The Pet Seal.

A great many seals are killed each year for their soft fine fur Among the Shetland Islands the people used to think that harm would come to any one who killed a seal A number of these animals were caught and tanned
 One was 8 very large fellow and two
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22

on the ground-fouch the top of your head - then shoulders = curl tlp as you're turning grab your shins tightly pulling legs tip against chest. Yeu see if you do 1t this way curling up as I did, you can't help coming to a standing position at the finish. Now try #.
 THE DIVING ROLL
 6, Raiph and Alien found that the Ro1i-cver was easy, and after several, that met with Beppo's approval, he tanght them to run up fast to the mat and after the first. Roli-over was com pieted to do second, and with little practice five CT six Reiis in succession without much difficulty. He then had one of the boys get cross-wise Of the mat on hands and knees; and with a little run he dove over the low ob- stacle thus forned-doing a RoiI that brought hin snappiIv 10 his feet. Ralph and Alien tried this many times, but found it nteh more difficult. Beppo told them that by constant practice they could dive higher. and higher ob- ssaeies, and he also told them that there were famous acrobats who could do this Diving Roll over a horse's back and not touch the horse at all;
 Copyright 1920, by J. II. Millar
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
The Ron-over
BY E. D. ANGEL Invpntnr of Caga Raii

"so you would like to do sornefsets in the air and rows of flip flaps" said Beppo, the clown, to the two boys who had come to the barn where the funny man and famous acrobat was doing his winter practice so that he would be timber and ski1lful when the sum uier's circus season opened.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
A TEA SET

If you have a caahng dish or a tea service iii your room to help in enter tairing your girl friends after school, wl.y not make table cover and small napkins to use with them?
 Use coarse, unbleached linen. Cut tiny flower bouquets or baskets of flowers from length of chintz that has small, bright design. Sew these chintz figures to one corner of each of the napkins and to the four corners of the table cover just as you put them on the pillow cover. The stitches will hardly show if you make them fine enough. Last of all, fold very narrow hens and cross stitch them down with mercerized cotton that matches the prevailing color of the chintz design. This set will be really beautiful, and so different
 FOR PHONE NUMBERS
 The scraps of cretonne that are left will make you dainty telephone di- reetory. An oblong piece of heavy cardboard about the size of cabinet photograph is the, foundation. Cut a piece of cotton wadding to fit one side glue 1t on, and then cover the whole with some sort of firm lining material Cut back and front of cretonne, fold the edges in, and oversew them to. getfer, covering the cardboard. Last 2 of all glue small note book or pad
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
My Redtinne.

Little star up there, '+. Look down on me, ..i.-er The while l kneel down here .z . By mothers knee. y sr I'm going to say my prayers Tc God in Heaven. That I won't always have to be Tn bed by seven. l'ns one ys1r older new
 Than l was last year And Of the corners dark, have no fear l can spell and read For I'm eleven; So why should mother make me go To bed at seven When I'm a full grown man, As strong can be With my own little toys Beside my knee, Saying their little prayers To God in Heaven. I'll never make them go To bed at seven.
 Alice L. Mason.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
IETrfks OF AckNowLEDoMENr

Slmira 5er1isr, of Dzafelson = fal1et telf you how a1precfats6 the gy.ely prize book I received entitled, -fht Red Gross Gfris Win the. Rsis-
 uan- Army Hope to win another.
 EdSsrd Nara, of ccichester-I
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22

men could hardly manage him. Ht was soon tanned and had shed for his home. Every day he would go to the sea for food and return to the land when his master called him.
 HAROLD MARIA. Age 10. Colchester.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22

thief. He looked in the window and saw silver spoon on the table. He was trying to get in the window to steal it, when he heard someone cry out No. you don't" The man was so frightened that he ran as fast a S he could.
 CARRIE DELEssIs, Age 18. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
SIMPLE TRICKS FIRST

gYou mustn't try to learn the hard tricks first" continued Beppo; "but must learn the simple tricks. Upon these simple ones all the hard tricks are. based. Now the first trick an acrobat must learn is. the sRo1l-over- you kids doubtless call it the somer- set. If you learn Roll perfectly, you will have position in tumbling that must be learned; for almost all tutn- bling tricks are based upon the Roll over.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22

cluding "a president, vice president, secretary. treasurer and leader.
 Every Tuesday evening at r o'clock a meeting issheld in Palmeris hall. The meeting is opened then the president calls the names of the mem
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
Usef,l Things of Cretonne
BY CAROLYN SHERWIN BAILEY

Often the shops that sell beautiful fabrics for home decorating have short lengths of bright eretonne, pillow size, Two or three of these will be enough to make several attractive things for your room to go with the new furni- lure and curtains.
 THE NEW. CRETONNE PILLOW
 What is the color of your room, blue, pink or yellow? Whatever color matches, make a pillow cover of that color in plain linen or a cotton ma terial. Carefully cut out the flowers or birds from a piece of chintz of a contrasting color and sew them with small over and over stitches to the plain background. These designs should be artiStically arranged, not too close together to spoil the effect. If you want a very gay one use black cover, sateen or car1bric.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22

Lots ee people say things they oNsht to be ashamed even to think.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
THE WINNERS OF PRIzE pooks.

 1-Eidea TetrsauIty of Versailles Elizabeth Hobart
 s-sssffa Weissinski, of Nofwich- Peggy Alone
 s-csrris Delkssies of Norwich-Hn. 1a's Mascot. EEsns Msrra, Of coichester-cap, tives Three a-+.
 @Ausust Lasso~ftz, of Yantfc- The Secrets of Godin's Island. Gchristspher Hsziy, of South Windham-Tn Camp on the Delaware T-lsols Bisaeksn5, of TaftviIle- The Yellow Violet &f3srry sehs4x. 6f Ezntic-Hauk Tinker on Silver Skates.
 The wiaasss ef prizs besks Nso fiv the city may caH at The BuHeffI lneEs onee fo- them at any hon 1T 1o a. m on Thursday. z.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22

the Fitchvilie '. M. C. A. There are twenty three members in our club in-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
UNCLE JED's TALK TO WIDE.
 AWAkES.

Perhaps you have been told that -sehooi days are the best days in persons lif.."
 It eoes not seem so to boys and girls who are being trained to get out of life the hest there is. as well as to put into fife. the test that in them lies, that they are t:ie fortunate ones of Ife. for they. have their small trials and ,have no idea of the loving care and devoted. attention which is being given them that they may make their country better and greater, than it has bssorc ever been.
 Dc you Knew that it is good in duztSious and otedisnt children who 1laks their parents glad. for work and loyalty are the, dependence of every country zs Eell. as it's security.
 These little tasks in' school days are the Foundation for the greater tasks Fhich life may nut upon man or gov ernment. require of him.
 T. is the little things of school days, tfe. Httie lessens. and the little disci- plIncs. and the self denials, and the little resolutions which have made all snen great whose names slow on the pages. of history. .. .u
 The ages tell Us that from small things have come great results.
 School days are our best days be- cause they are days of preparation, and contain life's possibilities fer each one of us. just as Emerson point cd out that an acorn is a triaing thing but 1t holds within itself the promise Of a tsousand forests and these could be converted into houses and vehicles and ships.
 There is nothing of little account in this-world. because everything good lends strength to character, however trfdins It may appear: and every It. tie ey1 act makes us less efficient and less dependable and more worthless wherever we may De put
 sctool days are the best days be- c4nss they Introduce us to knowledge which. is the way to- success in what srefwe may undertake
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22

- oe E1Een pTcle1G41ce- Oo IN - " '-'S TSIS OIsrinsi ssnries or letters cniy write ysur name, age and ad- drezs plalnly et the Bottom Of the Etory.
 POETRY.
 What to Be
 By Edgar A. Guest. srVYz,at shall 1 beT sasd he to me The other, 1igiE npcn my knee s'When srsw up to be q man '.rEzS plain he wanted me to plan ELS fife en earth tho0gheut the years, Arrd cite, perhaps, few careers That lead to fame and fortune great Prom which he soon must choose his fate
 And 90 szids Let's talk it o'er 2 And See what really lies before fEaca little boy ElRo later on Must do mems work when we are TBat is it everyone must need Ont fhere who's eager to succeed? lets try to understand and see Just what 1t is that you must be. .F1sst keep in mind that this is trus: Tho kind of work you choose to- do 2 VIII matter not if it's a task That men of you may fairly ask; IT real service here you give, No shame can harm you while you
 live. But vghatso'er your spost or fee, There are some things that you must ssTou must 6a honest-fhefein lies The test of men. however wise; You must bs loyal throu.sh and
 through,
 Willing to work, and cheerful too; You must be patient and be kind, Be big Of heart and broad of mind, And be too manly here to claim Advantage that Is linked with shame; You must be cIean-the world de-
 mands
 Clean. hearts and minds. as wen as
 hands,
 You must De willing here to bear Your portion of Hfe's constant care, And set in, every way you can The fine example of a man, II these you are. you. need not feAf- You shan succeed in any spherei
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22
THE ROIsOVFR

Now this is the way. you do it, :" said Beppo, take a quick step for ward-bend forward and place hands
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22

!. Write plainly on one eiae of tAe pzpar only, and number the pages. Use nsn and ink not pe1SiL L a Short and pointed articles VIII S be given prereznee- Do noS use Sref Original ssories or letters C0y win be used.
 E- write ysur name, age and ad-. drezs plainly at the Bottom of the Etory.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-22

Cur Successful cE1s. Our Successful club is known as
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-10-09
PECULIAR KIND OF UMBRELLA
African "eishop" Made Use Of Prince
Albert Coat When Rain Threat
ened Precious loincIoth.

"The Bishop" is like no other Afri-
can. He has acquired the graces OF
the court of St. James and surpris-
ing gift of repartee, using smiles and
grunts chiefly. He is taller and older
than any native in the neighbOrhood,
which is the locality suburban to Va
vati, Portuguese East. For years he
has trekked with missionaries. He has
carried their packs, bundled their beds
and mosquito netting over miles of
trail. His name was chosen by HIM
self, in memory of Bishop Hartzell,
with whom he travelled.
Yet the bishop is still a heathen-
and proud of it. Among the other At
ricans in any given travelling party he
is as conscious of his heather distinc-
ton as Tom Sawyer's friend Jim was
of his reputation for having seen evil
spirits.
On a recent expedition a missionary
saw the bishop for the first time and
was particularly struck with the bish-
ops pride in his loincloth, well-tai-
lored trifle fashioned from monkey
skin and built around a large brass
ring. It began to rain. The bishop
looked solicitously at the garment
much as lady caught umbrellaless
will look at her new spring suit when
rain comes. The bishop had no UNI
brella, but from somewhere he pro-
duced Prince Albert coat and but
toned it tightly about him. It served
its purpose. The new loincloth escaped
unscathed.-WOrld Outlook.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-10-09
Forming a chiId's Ideas.

Priceless opportunities belong to a
mother to give to the baby, with his
whole life before him, the true foun-
dations of character and chances of
future happiness and greatness. Sc
the first thing q wise woman does is
to reason the matter out, deciding on a
method of action which can be pursued
WITH as little deviation as possible.
Preparation is needed, for just as love
does not bestow a mysterious instinct
as to the proper physical treatment of
a baby, so affection alone will not
prove a sufficient guide or teacher in
the matter of character training. One
has to cultivate the power of restrain.
ing impulse, Of infinite patience and
infinite self control and a firm grasp Of
those principles which underlie the for.
nation of character. By possessing
these powers herself, the mother Is
able to direct child's conduct and to
suggest motives to him at a time wher
his impulses are natural and his ideas
vet uniformed, when he will learn lit.
orally unconsciously.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-10-09
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dESSON

By4 REV%P. B.sFITZWATERs. p, ns
Teacher 6t English Bibls In the Moody
Bible. Institute Of 1ChicagoJ
a. 1876. Western Newspaper Union) =
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-10-09
Ostrich PlumeR.

Ostrich plumeS are not actually
plucked, by the way. They are cut
pruned with no damage or pain to the
bird. When the feathers are 'ripe"
the ostriches are driven into a "
shaped enclosure. Their heads are
covered with a hood like a stocking,
which renders them tractable. The
wings are spread by the man doing
the "plucking" and the feathers are
clipped off fairly close to the flesh.
This does not hurt the bird in the
least and within sixty days the isad
quill ends drop out of their own ac-
cord. The tail feathers are also
clipped.