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Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-25
urnina ths erindstons.

As I have not written to you for such a long time, l thought would write to you about Turning the Birthstone"
 When was a little boy I remember one cold morning in winter 1 was ac- costed by a smiling man with an axe on his shoulder.
 My pretty boy said he, "has your father grindstone?'
 Yes, sir" said l.
 You are fine little fellow" said he. "Wnl you let me grind nay axe on it?''
 Pleased with the compliment. fine little fellow" I answered: "Oh. yes, sir. It is down in the shop"
 And will you, my man. said he, batting me on the head, "get me a little hot water?" How could I refuse? ran and soon brought a kettleful. How old are you? and what's your name?" he continued, without waiting for reply. T am sure you are one of the hnestlads I have ever seen. Will you turn a few | rn-rEtes for mel"
 | Tickled with the fattery. like fool, went to work, and bitterly did I rue l the day. It was new axe, and l tired to death. The school bell rang and 1 could not get away. my hands were blistered, and the axe was not l half ground.
 At length, however. it was ground and the man turned to me with Now ! you little rascal, you've played truant;
 scud to school or you'll rue it." l "Alas!" thought I, fit was hard I enough to turn grindstone this cold day, but now to be called a little ras- l cal is too much.' I It sunk deep into my mind, and af l ten I have thought of it since. Whe1 1 see a merchant over polite to his customers, begging them to take ( little brandy, and throwing his good I on the counter, thinks I, That mal 1 has an axe to grind" When I see a man hattering tn people. making great professions o attachment to liberty, who is in pfi yate life a tyrant, methinks Tool
 out, good people! That fellow vii set you to turning grindstonesi" 'i When I see man hoisted into of
 flee by party spirit, without a sin
 gle qualification to render him eithe respectful or useful, "Alasl" me
 thinks, "deluded people. you ar doomed for season to turn tn grindstone for a booby" CLARENCE A. HATHAWAY, Age il Goshen Mass
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rha rhief Discovered.

There was crowd at the station. In the midst. of the crowd was a girl named Violet, awaiting the return Of her mother. Soon the train came putting into the railway station. and out stepped her mother. As they were nearing the house servant ran out and told them that Violet's pearls had been stolen.
 That whole night the pearls were on Violets mind, and she could not sleep. In the morning she dressed and went down stairs where all were talking about the pearls.
 All at once the door opened and in rushed the housemaid. T found the pearls! I've found the pearls!" she shouted. Violet rushed from the ta- ble and asked impatiently where she had found them. Sarah said she found them in the garden, under the elm tree. They all ran out to the garden and Sarah showed them the spot.
 Suddenly they heard terrible clat- ter in the tree. They looked up and what should they see but a jackdaw cIattering as only he could. The wint had blown away his nest, and it lay just a little way from where the pearls had been found. In it were Aunt Kate's scissors, silver thim- ble, and few other things. They found out that the robber had got 1T through the window which Violet al. ways kept open. Now that the thie was unmasked, and the pearls found Violet promised that for the futur, she would always keep the little win. dow opposite the elm tree, closed u intruders.
 JULIA ALIBoZEK, Age 12.
 Wil1imaDtic
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POETRY.
 Birds,

Do you love the song of birds Do you understand the words? Joyfuiness. and recklessness, Happiness, and restfulness, Love, told in a twittering stream And they are just what they seem. There is naught in them. to harm ue. Every effort seeks to charm us. An should protect and feed them. For. where e'er we are, we need them. To see the bright flash of a wing To hear the first soft notes that
 spring
 Sleepy twitter waking f1utters, Peeps and trills. that fairly utters Words to all who know their ways; And 10 them bring brighter days. We would miss them in the spring, n we could not hear them sing. Those that stay with us through snow should be loved the best we know. Florence Pennoyer, in Dumb Anil
 mais.
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The Brook and the VioIets.

My goodnessi Haven't we had lot of snow and ice this winter? It is raining today and the snow ik disappearing quite rapidly.
 The little brook that flows past my home ito join the brimming river" is nearly overfowing it's banks. It flows in and out between a series of peninsulas and around one little is- land, making what We like to call our park. In the summer time a few flowers grow on one Of the peninsulas. Last summer I picked large bouquet of white violets there
 While wandering around one of the fields found a purple violet with a blossom about as big as a pansy. ] never saw such a big one. I took il up and transplanted it where found the white violets. hope it comes UT this summer. If it does I will write and tell you about it. I wish some ot the Wide-Awakes would write to me think it would be fun to describe oul different homes and try to picture how they look, don't you? CORA CHAPPELL, Age 13. Chestnut Hill.
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The Story of the Wolf.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would tell you of one of the many star;as mother told me when I was a IittIs girl It is about wolf and a lafnb. A wolf that had killed a lamb ate him. in such haste that a bone stuck in his throat which he could by no nneans get out. He begged the crane to put her long neck down his throat and with her bill pull up the bone for which he said he would give her q great reward. The crane did what he wished and then asked for her hire ''Begone!" said the wolf, "and think yourself happy that did not bite VOLT head off"
 MILDRED CoTTER, Age 8.
 South Coventry.
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STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE.
 AWAKES.
A Fishing Experience.

Perhaps the Wide-Awake readers would like to hear about a fishing ex- perionce had one day. I started out with some bait and my pole. I deter mined that should not come home without some fish My sister, with her pole, accompanied me.
 We set off at brisk pace and came 70 our destination in fifteen minutes. We fished for a little while, but the only thing that bit was some sunfish or punlxin' seeds, as we called them. Punlin' seeds are all right, but pick srel are better. so of course we wanted Dlcikerel.
 We walked farther up the bank, looking for a good place to fish. As we were walking along we suddenly came upon our boat tied to tree on the shore We had been forbidden to use the boat, because it was lealky and we could not row very well. New ertheiess we decided to go out in it We found the oars. took our poles and jumped into 1t. took one oar and my sister took the other. and so be- tween us we made quick work to gel lo a place which we knew was a good place for pickere1
 We flshed steadily for an hour and Bot a pretty good supply of hsh. oul
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-25
WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.

i-GertrUde Fontaine, of Norwich The Talking Handkerchief.
 2-Clarenee Walden, of Bozrahville The Potter Boys Under Old Glory. 5-Cora Chappell, of Chestnut Hill Winged Arrow Medicine.
 4-Jennie Lifschutz. of UncasvilIe- At the Fan of Warsaw.
 Gladys cruthers, of Norwich rown-The Auto Boys on the Road.
 G-Lena SaslowsLy, of OakdaIe-In Russian Trenches
 7-Patrick Sullivan, of Taftville- Boy Scouts in Italy.
 S-lrene Evans, of Plainfield The Young Inventors Pluck.
 The winners of prize books living 1T Norwich may call for them at The Bulletin business office at any houl after 10 a. m. Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-25

found some quaint and queer costumes which we donned quickly. Just when we finished dressing, We heard the childrehs' father call to them to go bring the cows home from the pas ture. We all ran out the front door and up the road after the cows. The dogs started barking, and the guinea hens were making terrible noise. which brought our parents to the doors and windows to see what was the matter. They laughed and said we looked like vaudeville show let lose. We stayed in the pasture quite while picking mountain laurel, and wild flowers. Then we drove home the cows from the pasture, just as It says in Little Brown Hands" When we went back, we found ice cream and cake waiting for us, which we ate merrily, and then dressed for home, having spent a delightful day down on the farm.
 IRENE EVANS, Age 1s. Plainf7eId
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The Rain and the Flowers.

The rain thought it was time for vi- olet, snowdrop and crocus to wake up from their long winters nap. So it crept very softly, and gave a rap-a- snowdrep and crocus slep aclFrbsaaw tap at their doors. Still violet, snowdrop and crocus slept on.
 So once more the rain gave a rap a-tap-tap at their doors. Then vio- let, snowdrop and crocus opened their eyes slowly and stretched themselves They pushed up their windows and soon everything was astir.
 Not long after their smiling faces were seen above the ground in fril, and cap.
 We thank you, dear Rain." they said, You are kind to come again and wake us with your rap tap tap" IRENE STICHT. Age Il. Norwich.
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the side-pieces. The front co viii be GA inches wide by 6 inches to the point of the gable; the hole in it (D) should be lA or 1H inches in diam eter. The two roof boards (F and F) will each be 5 by 8 inches. Put the pieces together in the order named and nail them with shingle nails.
 The perch (G) in front should pro- ject about 2 inches. H is an extension of the back (A) which may be pro- yided. for hanging the wren house. Otherwise fasten it up by nails through (A) below the house itself. Give the house two coats of paint and take care to place it where cats cannot reach 1t.
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glued upright to the end makes the dolls bed. Make diminutive bedding for it, a valance of cretoune, and a curtain of the same for the head. D
 Gut one of the boxes in half, glue it, inverted, inside the cover and you have a high backed chair that you will be able to upholster in silk or cre- tonne charmingly.
 (Tomorrow Hunting. Eye meets the City Manager.)
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For Girls to Make l Homecraft. yI
Buttons and Match-Boxes
 Make Great Toys for Riddles


 BY CAROLYN SHERwIN BAILEY
 Do you remember that long-ago day when you put the dolls and dishes up in the attic, because you had outgrowD them, and how you shed a tear or two because you had? Never mind; l know a young lady who earns lot of pin money making toys that sell There are always the kiddies at home or next door for whom you can make play materials.
 Button Dolls Get those white bone buttons that lave two large holes for sewing them on; they are the heads of these quaint paper dolls. Glue a button to a body that you cut from rather heavy card board. The holes in the button, with: the cardboard back of them allow for painting pair of most expressive eyes, and the other features are painted on the bone itself. Dress these button dolls in character, using either scraps from your piece basket, or crepe paper. They lend themselves to all sorts of different characterization, such as ba- bies, kewpies, soldiers, clowns, fairy tale heroes and: heroires, old folks. Match Box Furniture
 The small boxes, lined with thin wood, that hold matches will make the foundation for delightful dolls house furniture. Glue, scraps of ere tonne and chintz ill small fiowereC l pattern, and hand skill are all that yo, need.
 Glue together three or four matcl boxes, so that the boxes will put out like drawers; finish with ere tonne ruffle and piece glued to tn | top, and you have bureau. l One of the boxes with the cove
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-25
LETTERS OF AckNowLEpeMENr

Raymond and Richard Young of sterling-We thank you for the prize book you sent us, entitled The Auto Boys Adventure.
 Frederick Mel. Irons, of. Versailles Your book received and I like it very much thank you very much for 1t.
 Nathan J. Aver, of Norwich, R. D. 3-I received the book you sent me entitled The Boy Scouts in England, and thank you very much for it.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-25
My Nest.

Some nights. when lie down to rest I think about the bluebird's nest That just outside my window pane Is tossing in the wind and rain. And therf cuddle snug and warm To shut away the night and storm, Ard make believe I'm in a nest Against the mother bluebird's breas And presently. beneath her wing, Into the dark I seem to swing Far to and fro. until it seems l swing into the land of dreams.
 St. Nicholas.
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Slidina.


 l wonder if some of the young neo- pie are glad that winter is nearly over. I, for one. am not, because my brother and I have had lots of fun sliding. hope every boy and girl nas had as much fun as I have had. Some of my friends that live near by go sliding with my brother and me. l also go to their homes and go slid ing with them. We have a very steeu hill where we slide. There Is a spring at the bottom of the hill and 1 am always afraid of running into it. I have been sick with influenza. I was in bed nearly two weeks and I was out of school four weeks. My teach CT has been sick, too, and my moth- CT, father. sister and brother. Nv teachers name is Miss Hattie Ben nett. l read the Wide-Awake letters every Thursday.
 AIRLINE BENNETT, Age g. Preston.
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flash, he took two steps--bent over quickly y-sttsck his head into the hat and with a firm push from head and hands. turned head spring and came t0 his feet with it perched on his head
 He tossed the hat to the boys and they began to practice. They found that it was little more dihcait to do a head spring when definite ob- ject had to be hit each time but, after a number of failures, both succeeded in picking up the hat and completing tue head spring.
 Copyright, 1920, by J. H. Millar
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-25
Ar MEAnow BROOK EARM.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am little girl seven years old. I go to school every day with my friend Esther Monroe who lives with us. We live on 9 small farm which we named Meadow Brook farm. I am in a class in the second grade. We have two horses. two cows and fifty hens. l went with my grandma up to Putnam one day to visit my aunt, Mrs. Cutler. HELEN TURNER GREENE, Age I.
 DJoinfia1d
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Our Pets.

live on a farm and will be eight years old April 29th- have fwo brothers and two sisters. We have had fun this winter with our sleds. We have three kittens and five rab- bits. The two big rabbits are called Flemish giants. They like to eat cabbage leaves and carrots. When I was little girl helped my grand for my papa. We take care of fhe chickens in the gummef, too. I live near the school. house I like reading best. If see this in the Wide Awake Circle I will write again.
 REBECCA MAHONEY, Age 2.
 North Franklin.
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My Twin Calves,

I have a pair of twin calves and their names are Lou and Lucy. Their mothers name is Sophie. They are pure bred Jerseys and they are about six months old. I feed them every morning and night. clean them or ten. I took them to the fair last year and won the prize. I hope to take them this year. I like them very much. --
 STANLEY SToRRE, Age s.c4 Mansfield Center.
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properly continuing the rebuild. ing process. .f
 Nightly applications of Vickssi VapoRub will aid nature in this; work. Because Vicks acts locally by stimulation thru the skin tol draw, out the inflammation, at-t tract the blood away from the congested spots and relieve the cough. In addition, the medici-. nal ingredients of Vicks are vaporized by the body heat; These vapors are breathed in all night long, thus bringing the. medication to bear directly upon the inhamed areas. ,s~ St
 Vicks should be rubbed ip. over the throat and chest until, the skin is red-then spread on thickly and covered with hot. flannel cloths. Leave the cloth. ing loose around the neck and. the bed clothes arranged in the form of a funnel so the vapors
 arising may be freely inhaled. If
 the cough is annoying, swallow a
 small bitof Vicks the size of apezs
 Samples to new users will be
 sent free on request to the Wick,
 Chemical Company; 232 Broad ] Street, Gfeeusbogoi N. C. -
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-25

hide its head in the sand or in the thicket and imagine that it can't be seen, although the rest of the body is exposed.
 It is very valuable on. account of it's beautiful feathers which are used to adorn ladies' hats.
 ANNA SIMSKA. Age Il. Danielson,
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Glad to Have Them Go.

am so glad to see the snow and ice going off so we can see the bare ground again. The snow and ice have been so bad that I could not go to school for quite a few days. I will be glad when we have good weather, for I like to go to school, for I have nice teacher.
 DOROTHY ALBRo,. Age 10. Glasgo.
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neseription of an Ostrich.

The ostrich is the tallest of all birds. It has long legs, but short wings. It cannot fly like other birds. The ostrich can run faster than a horse.
 For it's food. it selects snakes. liz ards beetles and leaves. This it greediIy devourg. It can be easily deceived. It win
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said: MT. Corporal, when you hAvs another job and have not men enough, send for your commander n-chief and I will gladly come and help you" -g The corporal was thunderstruck. II was Washington! ,ss
 DOROTHY WALSH. Age 11. New London.
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chne.

Chile is a long country in the southern part of South Americz. The people consist chiefly of Indians and Chileans. The Chileans are descend ants of the Spaniards. Some of the Indians are very troublesome and win kill a white man if they can find one alone. They wear little or no cloth ing, and live in tents made of skins. A thick coating of oil is enough to keep out the cold.
 Chile is rich in coal and nitrate Many. people work in coal mines and vast quantities of coal are taken ont each day. Some of the mines are En der the Pacific ocean.
 Part of the coast is a desert where for hundreds of miles the sands are underlaid with a great bed of nitrate of soda. Nitrate of soda is a salt used for making nitric acid, and also for enriching the soil. It is found un- derneath the soil in the form of a rock
 Farming is profitable in Chile. The country produces millions of bushels of wheat and barley every year. Mors than half the people of Chile are en- gagged in farming. Some of the well l to-do farmers have American blows,
 reapers and ti1reshers. Chile has some | of the best horses in South America. NATHAN JOHN AVER, Age 10. | Norwich.
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The After Effects of Pneumonia

This No 2of series of advertisements prepared by com ret ohysican expiainng io~ certain diseases which attack ihe air psssaeessuch as Pnetmona, Influenza, Whoopns Couet Measles of even long continued Cod-ofen leave snese organs in an inhared Eongested state thus aordne faorabie foohoid invading germs And how Vcks Vspo Rub may be of value in this condition
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Make Your Comment

z They say that Joseph Patrick Tumuity is really the president now: which seems to prove that a secretary is a bigger man than the vice presi-- dent-Philadelphia Press. fs
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MANS BEST AGE

A man is as old as his organs; 1; he can be as vigorous and healthy at
 70 as at s if he aids his organs m performing their functions Keep your vital organs healthy with
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showing the furniture in different places, and finally decided upon the arrangement she wished. The bedstead and furniture were painted to match. All the pictures except two, and all annecessGry things were wrapped and packed away And those two pictures were rearranged twenty times before they suited! The bedspread was white, the rag rug washed, and the Honr freshly waxed.
 Copyright, 1920, by J. H. Miilar
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-25

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Pneunonia attacks the air cells of the lungs. An inflammation is set up and matter is thrown of which causes the air cells to solidify, thus preventing the natural flow of blood thru the lungs. This backing up" of the blood causes the heart to pump harder, just as stepping on a hose increases the water pres sure, which is the reason why, during this disease, the physician watches the overburdened heart so carefully ' After recovery the lungs are filled with a mass of wreckage- the debris of the battle-which must be gotten rid of by a process known asresolution. Frequently, infamed spots remain, congestion persists, cough hangs On, and ths least exposure brings on a cold that is hard to get rid of. | neglected, such damaged air pas Isages may easily develop serioul disease of. the lungs. {
 Such cases. should always con tinne under a physician's car
 and frequent examinations shoul, be made to see that nature i
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-24

hurry And teaching should be such
a leisurely process. The teachers at
titude should be one of poise and
unhurried calm, otherwise the chill
dren lose their hold and become flus-
tered and muddled. The inaccuracies
multiply and the class is dismissed
with the sense of irritation and be-
wilderment.
But the teacher must hurry on to
the waiting job and there is no time
for the quiet afterword that SO many
children need.
This horrible grind takes all the
joy, all the spontaneity out of the
teachers work. The plan of work
becomes cut and dried. The plan of
last term, the plan of the term before
that, is used for this term. 1t follows.
the bare bones of the course of study
and that is all he has time for Plan
ming for the lesson takes thought and
thought takes time and there is no
time.
This is the way it works out in the
spelling lesson.
Position" The class takes writing
position.
II gave you the next ten words for
today. Are you ready?"
The class take up their pens. Clear
ly and rapidly the teacher gives out
the ten words. He takes them exact
ly as they come in the speller. OF
Continued on Page A.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-24

a letter from a boy which runs about
as follows:
81 will tell you, Mrs. Preston. l
worked hard to get into the eighth
grade and We had good teacher,
and l started in full of desire to
work hard and receive diploma and
have good grades on the diploma.
One of the towns outside offered our
teacher more money and she left US
after the first two months, and then
our second teacher came and she was
no good and we fired her and got
third teacher and she was not as
good as the second teacher; and
after a while we got fourth teacher
and she was greatly discouraged, and
with all the effort the fourth teacher
could make with me, l could not
seem to straighten up to such an ex-
tent as to pass the examination"
To such disaster have low sal
aries brought the children of America.
These rural children form the greater
number of the children in the coun-
try. They form $3.50 of the school
population and only 1870 of the
money paid for salaries goes to the
rural schools.
In other words the majority of the
children in the schools are rural chill
Idren and they are worse off for
teachers than the city children and
they are in sufficiently bad way. 1t
means that the larger number of the