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Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
Everythinu Glves.


 once on a time. all alone on the slde of hll, there grew a tiny Shristnas tree, Manv birds came to vis 1t and once in e while a little boy or girl would see it and would say. "Oh. what a dear little Christ mas tree all by itself up there! But lst's so small it isa't any good. I wish we had it." One time Atanlene and Ifeergs walked ID the h.iI te this iit- tie tree. The day. was warm. and they were red. and so sat down to rest beside 1t.
 Isn't t dear:' said Manlene. But really don't believe it does a bit Of good.H
 "It's not like our cherry trees, '' said George. They give us cherries to eat flowers to smell, and shade ia sit under and apple trees give us an ples and others give us woedt and Doards. But this little tree, I wonder what it g.vesF'
 Yes" said MaRlene, everything . think 4 long tine after when the surs- naeT was gone and the winter had come, the snow lay deep on every thing There were no leaves on the cnerry trees, there was no fruit and nearly all the little bushes and shrubs were covered with snow. Man iene and George were ceasting down the little hill.
 oh" said Maniene. there is that same little Christmas tree and do see the birds on it. why, it's branches are covered with birds and they are all picking at something. Let's see what 1t isr'
 They went close to the tinv 4vae and found it covered with seeds. =, Well, said George, it does give something. It gives food .ta these birds. and warm place to hide fren1 the snow. Everything gives, ALrCE JOHNSON. Age 12.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
!, 'haa Lamh ana caIves.

Dear Uncle Jed: It has been quite a long time since wrote you, but want to tell you I lave got little lamb. keep her in the house, feed her lnilk out of bottle. and every two hours take her out to the barn and let the mother sheep give her some milk. l have lost two lambs but expect to have quite few more. have four calves. I am glad l haven't any little pigs yet because 1t Is too cold. won't write you any more about Eiy farm animals because you are g city chap. T don't. think you would bother to read any more.
 CARL 4. KlNMOUTH, Age 10.
 NorMsch R. E b. No s.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
For Boys to Make
 Handicsagt A
A Tailless Bow Kite
BY c. V. HYDE 2


 March wii1de viii aoon be blowing and klte-Hyiug tiiae will De hare again. II we are going to have some new Kites now IS the time to begin wafk on them.
 A novel kind of kite that wili dis tinguish itself among ordinary kites is Htailiess bow kite,9 since it ia a high ftycr and is successful without d dalr gling cloth tail which has habit of en- tangl1ng itself in anything nearby. 6
 To build bow Rite, get two sticks, each , r. long, strong and timber. In cross.sectien, they should De s4 in, wide hy A in. thick. Then get a sheet of lght, strong paper abcut : fl. square. Ser q small screw eye or large tack into each end of each stick. Spread the pa- per on the floor, lay one stick fBJl along its middle, and the other (EEl across at right angles so that the crnss- ing GID is s in. below D. Fassen the sticks together securely by winding cord about the crossing GID. Run a cord from each screw to the next co to k to to E to D tying 1t to each. Then mark the lines DE, EJ. IF, and E tD on the paper. In cutting cGt the paper, cut along g fine l5s in. outside the marked line to provide lap-oycF to be pasted over the strings to held the paper to the frame.
 The bow shape is made by bending the cross stick (EF). To do this run a cord from [ to F SO that it passes on the opposite side of the paper from the sticSs. Then stand the kite or edge with E on the Aoor. press down on F so as to bend the cross stick slightly toward the paper side. drswing up and fastening the cord at F 10 hold the bend The bend should be enough 10 bring the string 6 in. away from H.
 The flying string {A) should De at- taehed to H. Another cord, or beily band, should run from J and be at.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
A soy's Reason for Loving His oos

A Boys Reason Tor Loving His Dog. He doesn't make me wash my face and hands.
 He doesn't make me go to sehool. rfe doesn't send me to bed at half past eight
 Be doesn't make me take a. bath Saturday night whether I need. 1t or not He doesn't forbid my going in swim ming.
 He doesn't tell lies. but he doesn't mind my telling them
 He dce=nt try to improve my man ze=s.
 He doesn't ask embarrassing ques- Hons.
 He doesn't mind my fighting. He doesn't make me say "Yes. sir and 'sSSo- ma'an." to people I don't Ekr
 He Sossa't lick meat least, not -Tifh . slipper
 He doesn't leave his dinner plate to Se washed
 ". W. Wniteloclz. in .Tudee.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
Going Int Poultry Rs.In..a.

A boy and I started q poultry com pany. Today we have stafted to make 6 few cooDs for the0 little chickens when then hatch cut. As soon as the snow is gone we are going to cut some trees and make, big coop for the Dig chickens. We are going to hay about z0 hens and set them On some eggs. When they hatch out we are going to put the little chickens and the mother in senarate coop ss the hig chickens won't kill them. When they are hfe We are going to sell the roesters next fail and keep the hens and sell the eggs.
 EDWARD T. MARIA. Age E.
 Colchester
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
savina a Duck.

One day as was playing with Cub our pet dog. I turaed around and l saw @ duck that couldn't walk. I was seon to his Side. After minute or two took the duck into the house. was soon glad to find out he was get ting along nicely and fed him every night and morning. had good times with him and he was always kind, and when you go near him he wouldn't act cross. All that day I felt as though I had done a good deed. My moth CT said to me: T hope you will always be kind to anything that cannot hurt you" And I hope all the Wide -Awakes will also.
 FLORENCE E. RECOVERY, Age Is.
 Giasgo.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
Deer Leekina For Food.

For all we have had a had storm, and the snow is drifted higher than my head in most places I have been to school every day. feel sorry for the wild birds and animals. I see a number every day most starved. One day saw six deer together going to our sheep barn to get hay. There are a number of deer around here. I see them often. One day a red fox ran across the path right in front of us, My uncle shot a gray fox a few days ago.
 DONNA c. PLYMOUTH, Age g. Norwich R. P. F. No. 6.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26

The bluejays would come one by one and pick up one piece of bread and fly away with 1t, because they were afraid sonae one would see them.
 My mother told me always to be kind to the birds because in the win ter when the snow is on the ground t is hard for the birds to get any thing to eat. I will be kind to the birds next year and hope they will come again.
 ozl1vE RoAcH, Age il.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
LETTERS OF AcKNowLEnaMENr

HilSs Nos<, of New L3sdonl re r>lved your wonderful book. The Yel- low Violin, and want to thank vou -cry much have not read il vet. but l. looks to be very interesting and I hope sq-
 ~yron A. Hpsliscil, of EaglevilIe- Just to lot --5u know that I was more than surprised when I reached home from school and mother said, 'Go sn the other room and keep your eyes on the sitting room table and as drew nearer the table So great was my surprise to find that had won a Rrize book called Iron Heart, War Chief of the Iroquois- Have written three letters and this is Any first book. ] wish to thank you most heartily.
 Szthieea Ryan. of Norwich Town ] received the prize book you sent to me. for which I thank you very much. T. is very interesting
 Lsgise AVsAy or Norwich Town l vas very much pleased to receive the nice book you sent me entitled Polly. ! have read it and enjoyed it very much and wish to thank you for it.
 Doris u. BIivsn, of yolunfswn-I received the book you seFHRue enti- lied Wild Kitty l have read a little of t and t Is very interesting. l thank yots very much for it.
 Diana sAsH1aneA, of Piasnfieid-I re- eeive6 your book. The Fellow Violin, for which I wish to thank you very much.
 Lesnsra Chapman, Of Norwieh-I wish to thank you for the prize book you gave me entitled Elsie Dinsnorei 2 read t and found 1t very interest ing. ! am going to write another story soon and hope to win another prize book.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
erandma,s Flower Bulbs.

One of my grandma's Christmas gifts was a pretty glass dish with five bulbs in it. One of them is different from the rest. When we arranged them we put that one in the. center.
 First We got some stones and put them in the dish. Then we arranged the bulbs among the stones and filled the dish with water.
 The different one proved to be a tavendar hyacinth, It is very sweet. The others may be white jonquils. One of them is almost blossomed. They are very interesting to watch.
 DOROTHY E. VERGASON, Aged 3.
 Norwich Town,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
naan,a Dam.

thought I would tell you about my trip to Deans dam. It is very pretty place and historical. I saw many strange sights though I can't mention them all. There were stone drinking cups and basins. We went up hill to a wolf's den. The opening was big enough for a person to walk in.
 There were many benches, one high one looking over the place There was a large waterfall which was very pretty. As we were there three air planes passed overhead, These are buh few of the things we saw.
 HELEN CORNELL, Age g.
 Norwich Town.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
UNCLE JED's TALK. TO WIDE.
 AWAKES.

HoE oftea we hear people tell about being i1e<- iR certain things, about . the good luck experienced when every thing goes lust right. and the bad luck when everything goes de5d wrong. It $ quite probable that we all do this a- times
 Bat whst we look upon as luck. or a chance happening. ia most cases really depends gpon ourselves There may be thass who go through life trusting to Buck to win their way to success ard fame. but unless therA $ some thing more to help them they don't get far
 These who do things. those who rszeh the goal. those who know no such word as fail and cant never rely uDon luck to overcome the obstacles ia the pathway Of time
 If at first you don't succeed, try, tFy' again" is advice that has been freely and wisely offered. It is useless tO sit down and Fzit for good luck to becton you on. Had the great ex- piorer. Robert E. Peary. whose death has just occurred. been willing to give p the quest for the north pole be- ca=se Of Ehst-he might have regarded as his had luck on several trips. that much sought point would not yet have becn discovered
 Lack Tnav have it's aTurements for a time. but 1t is confidence. courage and determination that are necessary to win
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
The Japansse Doll.

Japan is the paradise of dolls, Tn that country at one time certain dolls were said to become alive. Lafcadio Hearn, who has told us so much ahcut Japan. says that he once asked q charming Japanese girl how a deli could live. "Why,r was her reply, If you love it enough, it will live.''
 It is a beautiful idea
 In old Japan little girls took such good care sof their dolls that these be- loved and honored companions were handed down from one generation to another and sometimes lived more than a hundred years. The life siz- ed dolls represent children Of two or three years. old. It was believed that if these dolls were ill-treated or neg lected they would fret, ar be angry.
 When a Japanese doll, after long and happy life gets broken, 1t is re- garded as dead. Built is not treated as rubbish and thrown away. Neith- CT is it buried It is laid gently and reverently at the food of particular tree.
 The third of March is the Japanese girls festival day and the Feast of Dolls.
 ELIZABETH F. HowARTH, Aged 1s.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
An Unusua, seara.

onesnight while I was walking along a lonely street a dark figure appeared ahead of me. As l grew nearer 1t seemed to grow horrible. I turned around and ran in an opposite direcs ton for my home.
 The next morning ventured out te see what gave me such scare. To nay surprise, it was only stump of an old tree. The next time win not get scared so easily.
 RAYMOND WOODS Age il.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26

l. Write plainly on one side ef tAs paper only. and number the pages.
 q use pen and ink, not pencil
 a Short and pointed articles will be given preferences. Do nc< use ever e5e words.
 L Original stsries or letters only VIII De used.
 5. Write FOur name. age and ad- dress plainly at the bottom of the story.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
Be Kind te tke s;,s..

thought would write and tell the Wide-AWakes about the birds. One morning threw lot of crumbs out to see if the birds would cetne and eat them up. When l went into the house I did net look out right away to see if they had come, but when did was surprised to see all tke big black birds eating the crumbs.
 There was about ten big birds and about i've small ones. Then I rzn and told my mother to come and see them and she did. She toid. me if threw some meFe out they would nSme again. So the next naornins I threw lot more out Then there came
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
Likes Minssr the Rest

There are four seasons of the year and each brings toEth some new pleasure to my life.
 Tn the summer pick huckleberries go swimming and roaming through the woods. don't think like the sum mer so well as other seasons, because there are net so many active games te play.
 Iii the autumn I play marbles, jump rope. fish. and play baseball and
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
wInMERs oF PRIzE Rooks.

l-Shzrlstte Benjamin, of Norwich The Life of Lincoln.
 5=Rese Easan, of WiTlimantie- The Auto Boys Mystery. . 4-Mary German, of Norwich- Teddy. 4-Emmett Lamb. of North Frank hn-The Boy Scouts in France. GEIizabeth F. Hewsrth, of Nor srieh-Struggie For a Fortune. s-Edward Ts Nara, of Colchester Sea Island Boys
 T-csvl A. Kinnouth of Norwich Rescued By a Prince.
 sALouise kovarovics, o1 Ashford The Auto Boys Race. Ths winners of prize beeI<s iivins in Norwfrh may call for them at The Bulletin business offee at any hour after 10 a. n. Thursday. LETTERS WRITTEN BY WIDE.
 AWAKES.
 Thrift.
 onee upon time there was an old
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
Hungry Birds.

I have been sick a week and could not go to school. am sorry it is showing again. because I cannot go out to slide down hill. You ought to see the little birds that come to our door, almost dead for want of food. I give them lots of crumbs. After they eat they hop away to some warm place the next day they are back again for more good.
 EARL M. PLYMOUTH, Age 6.
 Norwich, R. D. 6.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26

end with his sister, Mrs. Medbury. of Putnam
 Wolf Den grange held regular meeting Feb, 25th. Reports were giv- en by D: E. Brown of farmers week at Hartford. A Lincoln and Washington program was given, with patriotic singing. Notice was read of an exten- sion school to be held March g, 10, Il and F at Grange hall.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26

not know what to do.
 My mother advised me to take Lydia E.
 Pinkham's We ge- table Compound and use the native Wash so ] took her advice and used these remedies and
 Curedmyself. Ifeel fine and do all my
 housework which { could not do before, VI II
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26

suHTeId.-The Northern Baptist con- vention has allotted to Suf1eld school s2o6,oO0 from the $1o0, 0o0, ,o00sfund to be- raised by the convention. This money will be used partly for perma- nent endowment and partly for the erection of a new dormitory.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
CLARK's CORNERS

E. c. Jewett of Bfockton, spent the holiday in town.
 MT. and Mrs. Bkbert of Williman- tic were at Mrs. Stones on Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. sP. J. Nayin are very i'll at their home here.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26

A pattern of flowers, yellow chickens, rabbits, or something else of the gar den will be attractive. Tie a bow of
 ribbon to the. handle, and be delighted with the result. You may want to mala anethes for an Easter gift.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
Birds Are Tame.

Last Monday as I was going to school I say thFee bNejays. They were so near that you Neould almost touch them. They ars very tame be- cause the children feed them. We have great fun at school sliding and we ali make snow forts an6have snowball fights.
 WALTER SCHUFTER, Aged 10. North Franklin.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26

This made year 366 days long and by ls82 there were many extra days; so the Pope corrected the errors. The present year of 36s days is the result. Every fourth year day is added to Trhruary."
 '.l'm glad I wasn't born on February 1th," said Laura. "I'd miss a lot of prEsents."
 IT you were living in 400 A. D, gou would not have q. birthday eyrn esl tilc century mark. Some centennial pears are not leap years.
 Well. I'll not worry about s00 A. D. I'll inst have a good time in io20 and make the best kind of q Leap Year"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
l For Girls to Make
 l Homecraft @
For Early Cardening
1Y CA1aLYN sHKRWiN Bt.uEY

The successful gardener nowadays is the one who starts early, and who knows how to get results from tlle back yard. So get busy and make some gardening helps that yoa will find very useful when the frost Is out of the, ground,
 . Box for Forcing Seedlings
 A strong soap box will do very well. Draw diagonal line on each end 50 that you can saw 1t down to one half its height on one side. When you fl,- ish, you will have sloping sides, and . box that is half as high In front asNin the. back. Get an old window pare with the glass in to fit over this bor, and screw it on with a pair of hinges fastened to the taller side of the box. tlllsd with rich earth, this will force seedlings like magic.
 Garden Markers
 tioliy wood, or some other soft wood is best for making markers. If VOL can't get this wood, use strips of smooth, thin lath.
 Make the markers at feast eiaht inches long; ten will be better. Point one end with your jack knife. $.
 Draw design on the other egd, quaint little head, a flower of four simple petals, leaf, or any other conventional design, carving tais with your knife.
 Paint the marker white Of green with regular house paint. When 1t Is dry, color the design at the top with oil eolors. These markers can zlso be made plain, and lettered, radish, tomato, nasturtiun,, and so on. If you have an eye to art you wifi find these markers readily salabie in the gift shops.
 The Garden Basket
 This starts as the despised grape. or market basket, and 1t turns out to be beautiful. Use Q fairly new, streng basket; and paint it, as you did the markers, white; or green. Then apply stencil design to the sides, and color it as gaily as possible with oil paints &SNeaAsze,A- |.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
Become Slender

Redues ypuf wsilht 10 to 50 Ihs., ST mora N < undes $teo GUARANTEE by uaire OIL 0F
 NpseiE' soila~ans easy diseetisass Sod hs s L<e s& osseod O.. ]. 4, Morgan, An- s drew Mclaughlin. Geo. Ii. Ratiibun EnIthss . Prescription Store. S
 ALL busy drnasIsts everyrssrs sell oit ur \
 KOBE Beokiet mailed free by ksrsIn ' eAs AT>eek Ststian E. Nsw Ysrk: '''
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
DO ALL Mt HOUSEWORK
Before I took Lydia E. Pink. hams Vegetable Compound l could hardly stands says
 Mrs. Kwarcinski.

Chicago. Ill.," suffered with dis placemenE and irregularities and I did
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26

finishing with body perfectly erect The second was Round-Of followed i'm mediateiy by roli over.
 "RemembeI," said he fine pretty work in tumbling comes from the com binations. Simple tricks combined are more interesting than 2 single trick that is more difficult. But each com. bination must be smooth and there must be no jerky breaks in the series of tricks that ye1 put together"
 (9id you ever wonder what rQns
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26

Open to all except teIephoHe depars. ment heads, Aldermen and couneiI- men.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26

tached to the flying string at B, aboat 5 in. away from the kite. After the belly band is in place, cut it in two sia the middle and tie in heavy rubber band (Cl as shown.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26

What objections are thare to young men as telephone opera.
 tors, # there are no objeetions to them selling footwear or taking photographs7
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-26
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-14
THE PITIlEssNEss or PUBLICITY.

Having failed in an attempt to get
a toehold in either of the great par
ties in Iowa the fernent stewing in
Chicago seems to offer Jim Pierce
and his candidate Brookhart chance
for further leadership and candidacy.
The non-partisan league, the COM
ments with but single thought and
hearts that beat as one to raise merry
hades with the welfare of the country
seem to invite the presence and as.
sistence and perhaps the leadership
of old Jim and his band of political
and industrial danites.
First they would nationalize in
dustry by democratic control of in
dustry by the workers. No explana-
ton Of that proposition is needed.
The hired men would run the farm.
They would recognize the soviet
government and put the u. S. cheek
by jowl with the sLlzianines and Trot-
Eslkysr a, government. that even En-
MAJ acknowledgements. ysickened of.
sTheyswould recognize the Irish re-
ipublic-so called ~" 0l.S . = 3
Theyywonld life the Russian block
1aies and sgive,g bolshsviki the mater
ials Of war and the food for armies,
with which to attempt to over run all
Europe and establish soviet rule.
Naturally when that had been ac-
complished the United States would
come next in the process OF bolshe-
viking the world.
OF course that kind of program
will not get far into iowa but it seems
to offer the Des MINES COMMITTEES
man of the committee of forty eight
another opportunity for a recurrent
flux of publishers views" which old
Jim swore on the witness stand wers
not written by the publisher !.
Such gatherings as that at Chicago
are not dangerous despite the incli-
nation of sober minded citizens to
so consider them. Their platforms
and expressions are the ropes with
which they hang themselves. hTere
is such a thing as the pitilessness Of
publicity
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-14
WHO is THE LOGICAL CANDIDATE,

Mr.. Havner has raised the ques-
ton of who among the candidates
for governor is best fitted to assist
the Cummins candidacy along with
the conduct of the campaign for fov-
ernor. His insistence is that he is
the logical standard bearer because
he has deliberately antagonized union
labor.
The Cummins candidacy is able to
take care of itself. However, a strong
man and an able campaigner is a
great assistance to the entire ticket.
There is no man in the state of
Iowa better, If so well, fitted to carry
a republican banner in the coming
campaign as Nate f.. Kendall. None
has wider acquaintance and more
numerous friendships, higher respect
from all classes Of citizens and en-
joys more settled confidence than he.
ADDED to those qualifications ID Ken
dali is acknowle dgedlY the most COM
vincing and eloquent acamp afgneri Of
them ALL ,zsgae s.ss7y-tE so
.There Is history back OF Kendall "a
history Of service for the state sand
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