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Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
UNCLE JED's TALK TO WIDE.
 AWAKES.

There Is none of us but what knows what it means to be as busy as bees. The little honeymakers are on the go from sunrise 10 sunset They attend strictly Go business and they pile up large amounts of delicious and nutri- tious honey.
 But while we are quite familiar with tho bees VIC arc far less ac- quaintcd with the bats that fly about at night. Though there is little evil dcnce of it the bats in their cratic flying stunts. which create all kinds of fun when they dip and glide around a han or church, are getting their food as they arc darting here and there about the electric lights. They are after the bugs and gnats to be found in large numbers and it has been discovered that they are partic- ularly fond of mosquitoes. This had led to Inc building of bat roosts and Inc passage of a law in Texas mak- Ing it a misdemeanor for anyone to kin Q bat in that state. The bat is therefore real friend of humanity that works while we sleep 10 keer down the hordes of pesky, fast breed Ing, poisonous mosquitoes. Chasing mosquitoes might not seem like 2 very desirable or helpful service buf apparently they are regarded by thu bats quite as dainty as we do ic, cream cones, lollypops or charlott, russe. and there is much to b, learned from the bIts. as well as th, busy bees. for they do with a vii what they have to do. They don't ge an the mosquitoes but they are ever lastinEiy on their job and are so high ly prized in some sections that grea large towers are specially fitted uJ Tor them with far more care than W, put up hives for the bees and house. Cor tho birds.
 Don't be bat but do whatever yoi undertake in a way to make your ser vices appreciated.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
A Woman Who Gave Her Life For :
 Cause.


 The American people are very much interested in the tragedy of Edith Ca veil, because it was ln behalf of the American people that the American minister in Brussels asked German off1clals to spare her life
 Edith Cavell was a woman of ability, also brave, frank and hon est woman. When the war broke ont she was living in England with her mother. She thought it was her duty to go to Belgium. She went to Brus- sells and started private hospftal and became the head of the Brussels Surgical Institution. When some of the other nurses left they tried to in duce her to leave the land of horror and sickness. But she would always reply, My duty is here"
 With her nurses she cared for many wounded soldiers. including some that were Germans.
 But in spite of the many American n notes she was arrested and kent in confinement for ten weeks without . charge. But later was tried for hav- ing helped French and Belgian sol diers to escape to Holland. On October Il, 1918, she wac sen fenced to death and executed the | same night ''ie
 Her grave was in the prison ward ana Is probably still there unless the Germans have removed it. as +hey reared a. monument might be built r., London. a, monument is to be erected in her memory. New London.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
The Boyhood of Franklin.

Franklin's, boyhood was full of hard work. His education was very scanty but he early showed a remarkable fondness for books. He once said that hescould not remember when he did not know how to read. He was placed at school in his eighth year. In his tenth year he was taken from school to assist his father. who was tallow chandler and soapmaker. The lad worked at this distasteful business un- til his twelfth year. when he was ap- prenticed to his brother to learn the trade of printer. At the age of lT as the result of a quarrel with his brother he ran away from home and finally found himself in Philadelphia with a dollar and a quarter in his pocket. This famous man Is said tc have invented stoves. One of Frank lin's most celebrated writings Is Poor Richards Almanac.'
 JOSEPH PHALEN, Age 1s.
 Taftyille.
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A Fisbino Trip.

One bright summer afternoon my friend and I decided to go fishing. We dug some worms and started off with our hook and lines toward Norwich Town.
 When we came to the brook we cast our lines into the water It was about twenty minutes before anything exciting happened. pulled up a large. speckled trout.
 My friend did not have such good luck and only caught one little trout, which he threw back into the water to grow larger. We then decided we would leave for home.
 We rode on our bicycles, and when we reached home my mother was surprised She cooked it for supper and I never tasted anything better in my life. RAYMOND J. WOODS, Age Ii.
 Norwich
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S. F. B. Morse

:. F. B. Morse was born in Massa- chusetts. He went 10 school when he was 1 years old. He graduated from Yale college when he was % years old Morse sepnt much time in training and studied Of Benjamin West When he was 40 years old he began to ex- pertinent with electricity. He spent all the money he could get on these experiments. After twelve years Of hard work he succeeded in inventing the telegraph.
 Alfred Vail helped him secure a patent and congress voted s3o. 900 10 build line from Washington to Bal timore.
 Morse was much honored because of his wonderful invention. FRANCIS KUNASHEVSKY, Age II.
 Gantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
LETTERS WRITTEN BY WIDE
 INTAKES.
The Tribute to the Dog.

The Tribute to the Dog.
 When members of the grand army of liberty gather together in future years, dogs that served in the war should be saved warm place by the fire, for they, too, are veterans. Here is a tribute to our friend, the dog that deserves place besides the words of Senator Vest.
 In Johnston, N. Y, Dr. J. Aspin- wall McCuaig. a Scotch Canadian, was recently addressing a great aue dience assembled in one of the thea- tres in observance of Britain's Day.
 At point in his address the at tention of the speaker was called to dog that walked into the theatre and was attracting general attention as 1t strayed down the aisle. st
 Let no one touch that dog!" cried Dr. McCuaig. Let no one put him out. It's proper he should be here The best friend of the British soldiers on the field have been the dogs. They fought beside the lion; they help the lion win. have at home an, Irish terrier who wears a service star. His brother is at the front with the Irish F'usiliers. We are not sure whether or not he will be coming back. The casualty list of dogs has not yet been published. It is proper that this dog should be here today. He represents his kind. Had I my way I'd invite him to the platform. I'd cover him with Red Cross decorations I'd wrar around him the flags of all allied na- tions to let the world know, this Brit ish day, what the British owe to thei1 dogs. Let no one touch him. He has a right to be here,
 ALFRED DUGAs. Age 13. Versailles
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March.

March is an awful month and every body walks fast so as to keep warm. March is also a. good mounth for skat- ing, which reminds me that wore out my old skates last week, so I am go- ing to have a new pair next winter.
 We fellows had a snow fight last week and I was on the winning side at least we all thought it was. After the other fellows had given up the game our bunch built. a snow man. making it look like the little store keeper, so much so, that we wanted the real man to come along and see it.
 Then we started another snow fight and our side won again. We usually have all our @ghts on Saturday be- cause we haven't any school that day.
 HAROLD BLANCHARD, Age 13.
 TaftYilln
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LEE C oSGooD co.

 an hour. When the people pull the boat they do not go so fast. There are go many canals that the city is dl- vided into thousands of little islands. There are many storl1s in Amsterdam. There are great diles surrounding the city. A dike is bank of clay and other material to keep hack the wa ter, for this country is below sea, level
 In the winter when the canals are frozen over, there comes the greatest sport of the whole year. Every one goes skating. They not only skate around their home, but go for miles to see their relatives and friends. The people learn to skate almost as soon as they learn to walk Other peo- pie who do not like to skate have chairs with runners on the bottom. NATHAN JOHN AVER. Age 10. Norwich.
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to take different picture on each inch of fin, so many per second. Then the film IS taken to a laboratory to be de- veloped. Another film, or 'positive,' must be printed from it, just as we print kodak pictures.
 "In the theatre, the film is cranked again. The projector, or lantern, has two reels, like the camera, and the cranking, which is now usually done by an electric motor, brings the pictures one after another between a powerful light and lens. They are thus magni- fled to large size and thrown on a screen in rapid succession. In early moving pictures the change from one picture to the next resulted in notice able flicker on the screen, but improved cameras and projectors have practically done away with the flicker and you can no longer count the pictures as they are thrown before you"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
HuekIeberryinq.

One day in summer father and mother took us huckleberrSing.
 We started early in the morning and went in a team. We had a nice ride and left our horse and wagon in the yard of the owner of the lot.
 We had filled our pails and had eaten our lunch when my sister. seeing fine clump of low huckleberries. started to pick more berries.
 Suddenly she screamed and we found she had run into a hornets nest. We then started for home.
 The lady who owned the house in vited us to dinner and we accepted the offer. She offered to put something on my sisters sting but my sister re- fused
 After dinner we an went home, a merry party-a1l but my sister
 We measured our berries when We reached home and found we had picked 20 quarts. SO we felt we'll re- paid for our pleasure trip.
 RUSSELL BECKWITH. Age 10.
 South Windham
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Jack, the Pony.

James father and mother had gone to New York. The children took Jack the pony. from the barn. They thought they would like to have a ride. James led the pony to the steps, be- cause it would be easier to get on his back there. They took turns. James having the first because he was the oldest. He jumped on lacks back and Jack began to run sand race around. Jack stumbled over a rock and fell. James fell from the pony struck rock and split his head open His grandmother sent for a doctor James was verys glad that he was not killed.
 EDNA WEAVER, Age 12.
 Providence.
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Fed Birds and souirreI.

One day I saw flock of birds in the yard and daddy told me they were English starlings, and because there was so much snow they were hungry. So I put some crumbs out for them and after a little while they came and took them. Now they come every day and more birds, too.
 and he was timid at first. He kept coming nearer and nearer and when he tasted the crumbs he wasn't afraid any more. So every day put crumbs out for them.
 One day mother saw a great big raj eating them and when the birds saw the rat coming they flew away.
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hen and rooster i called them Jenny and John.
 She likes corn to eat I like to feed her. l often feed her mash and oats. but she likes corn the best. I like ot but she likes corn the best. like to silky and soft. She was so tame she would come up and eat out of my hand if held my hand out toward her and kept very still like her very much.
 This year I took the little bantam hen and rooster to the Mansfield fair and got first prize.
 MARY SToRRS. Age IL
 Spring Hill.
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poErRY.
TolItale and Tittletat.

TelItale and Tittletat. The story I tell will plainly show, If any enc cares for proof of that, That of all the children of Mother
 Cat, These are the nauehtiest, I know
 Telltale and Tittletat. Nov, little kittens must be at Some sort of mischief while they
 grow:
 Must go where kittens should not
 go,
 Tangle the thread of grandma's mat, And chew the ribbons of baby's hat They can't do one thing OCT and
 OCT,
 For chasing ones tail becomes a
 bore IT one has nothing to do but that. Sc. if Tommy or Floss or Bell Into the smallest mischief fell Straight these pussies would run
 and tell
 Telltaie and Tituetat. One day grandma found her cream Overturned and a greasy stream And pool beside the pantry door, And creamy tracks on the parlof
 floor, Mother Cat when she heard Of this Said, sI1i find out who's done amiss. Then. with a soft and pleasant purr She called her kittens up to her And looked at all their tiny feet. Before she'd gotten halfway round Her success was most complete. On the feet of two the cream was
 found The guilty ones? You've guessed at
 that
 Telitale and Tittletat Now. if they come into the room Grandma rushes for the broom, Opens very wide the door Grandpa. with an awful roar, Pounds his cane. and cries out Seat,
 Telltale and Tittletat!" Telltale and Tittletat- This is the moral they teach us pat; lf you would protect the pail Watch who bears and brings the tale.
 Thomas Lomax Hunter.
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A Country of Little Islands.

In the northwestern part of Europe
 is a very small country, about one
 fourth as large as the state of New York. This country is Holland, or The Netherlands. The largest city is Amsterdam, although The Hague is the capital. All, through the city are thousands of canals with bridges over them. Canal boats travel on these canals, but when they reach a bridge they cannot go under until the toll man is paid and lie lifts up the bridge for the boats to pass under. The travelling is done mostly in boats. for there are very few roads. The boats are moved by a long. piece of rope called the line. If the father does not own q horse. he and his family and children pull the boat When the horse is pulling the boat they travel at the rate of four miles
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
My Trick Doc.

will tell you about my little dog. He is very small. I have trained him to do tricks. He rides with me on my sled and he walks on his hind legs. He stands up and wheels my doll car riage for me. I put cap and jacket on him. He says his prayers and stands on his head. He loves to ride in papa's auto. put a dunce cap on him and play school with him. Mamma says l must be good to him, for some day he will die.
 My mamma made me some mullins from the recipe of little Jane Sullivan of Fitchvi1le. They were very nice.
 Norwich.
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each and bind them together with cord at the crossing. Then fasten cord tightly around from one stick to the next, following the outside lines.
 To cover the kite, lay 1t on sheet of light, strong paper, mark and cut around about one inch outside the string line, then lap the paper over the string and paste down. Belly bands for the kite line should be strung from each corner md brought together in front of the crossing. Hang the tail from cord fastened to the two lower corners.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
L Am an AnnIe Tree.

I am an apple tree, standing in an old mans back yard now, but once was an apple seed. I was in an apple, hanging from a limb out in the woods
 One day two hunters; being very tired from hunting, sat down against the tree to rest. One of them caught sight of a couple of apples over his head. He got stick and knocked them off,. I was in one of them. The apples were not very good tasting but he decided to put them in his pocket till later in the day. He thought he might want a bite before he reached home. but he forgot all about them until he got home that night. While
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WOOdCraft.
 9 for Outdoor 2Y Boys and Girls <
Bill Learns How Soldiers
 Measure Heights of Trees
BY !. u. MILLAR '

BY J. II. MILLAR
 Billy, how high is that tree on the @About thirty feet"
 How'd you get it, guess? That isn't the best way. Did you ever use a millscale?"
 Don't even know what 1t t" Well 1t is a scale used ill the army to measure the height Of things which are some distance away. If you know how far you are from an object, you can look at it with the nil1scale and tell how high 1t is. reckon you could buy one at one Of the stores. I'll show you mine some day.
 But you can do the same thing with a stick. Hold tip your stick at arms length so that the top of 1t just comes to the top of the thing to be measured. Then put your thumb at the point where the bottom of the thing to be measured comes. on your stick. Now. measure the distance the stick IS away from your eye and the distance from the top ot the stick to your thumb.
 Suppose you know the distancc 10 the tree is 200 yards and your stick is 20 inches from yoIr eye and the distance measured or stick is one inch. That makes the c.,ance in yards from you to the tree just ten times as far as the distance of the stick from your eye in inches
 So, according to a law of geometry that I won't. stop to explain to you, the height of the tree in yards ought to be just fen times the height meas ured on your stick in inches. That makes the tree 10 yards or 30 feet high.
 Suppose you find that the distance n yards from you to the tree..i is seven times the distance in inches from your
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18

ting snowballs ready so we would only have to throw them.
 One boy came to us and said, If you girls want to I have decided a game that it is that when we boys hit one of you girls she will stay out until you are all out, and if you girls hit us it will be the same way"
 So we all agreed to it. One boy was to say, Ready when we were to begin throwing snowballs.
 In five minutes he gave the signal One boy happened to turn around when one girl struck him in his neck He turned around very angry and said, 'Who threw that snowfall 9 The girl that threw it said, T was the one" Then bey said. John. if you
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Bead Trimming

do not take that as a joke you can not play with us" John did not say anything but he had to. get out be- cause he had been struck. Two girls were struck and that made to 1. La ter it was to 5. We were very ex- cited to see who would win. Finally the girl hit the boy on the arm so the girls won. But I think if the boys wanted to they could have beat en the girls. We thought that a great deal of fun.
 ANGELINA DEsRosIER Age IS.
 Plainfield.
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:y. .,y the stick. Then the height of the ;see in yards ought 10 be just te~cn times the distance measured on the sick in inches
 ': you don't want to go to the uouhie of measuring the distance from yoc- eye to the stick each time, just measure your reach and remember 1t Your reach is the distance from your gre .o the stick. Then the height of you SrE is held outstretehed."
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What Became of a NioLel

One day, while. was sitting in. the window, watching the people pass by, took special notice of a snoaII boy who had just picked something up from the sidewalk. From nv place in the window I could see the object was nickel.
 After making sure it was a good one he seemed much in doubt whetb- CT to spend it in the candy store across the street or to buy ice cream next door. Finally he tossed it up, in it intently as it fell. to the eronnd lru7' But to, his surprise and chagrin f. rolled into the gutter and down . nearby sewer. ''
 HELEN COIL, Age 12.
 Norwich ~
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Daddy's Hens.

My daddy keeps twenty hens, some of which are white and others black. They are all good to each other.
 Every morning, noon and evening I go to feed them. Besides feeding them 1 have to hunt for their eggs.
 They do not lay just in one place, but in their own suitable places. One place was in -daddy's hay barn and another in their coop.
 I enjoy doing it, and it soon became one of my favorite chores.
 ANNIE ZUKOWSKY, Age 13.
 Norwich Town.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
A Surprise.

About two years ago while camping at the Wildwood park, my mother sent me to a nearby farm for some milk I took my fish line along with me to fish in the mud hole to see what luck I would have and.no soon- CT had I thrown my line ill than had a great big bite. I thought it would be great big fish, bu, to my surprise 1t was a great big bull frog. It was a great joke which I enjo 'ad very much.
 VICTORIA EASILY, Age Il.
 Dayville
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
My Pin.

Last year 1,had pig. When daddy got it for me it was in a bag. They called me out in the kitchen and asked me what 1t was. Pretty soon il soueaked and I knew It was a pig. fed it morning and night. I named her Polly. In the fall had her dress ed off and sold half to the butcher and we kept the. rest The money which I eot.for the half I sold put ir the bank.
 DONALD HAWKINS, Age s. EagleVille. z,
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Cunning Pigs.

We had big sow and she had little pigs. We didn't know anything about them till one day we heard them squealing, so we went way down to
 the end of the field and found them.
 They were so cunning everybody
 wanted to see them. The mother of the pigs had lain on one or two I do not know which, then we sold seven and kept fouE Ny father and grand father are killing them today. I hope we will have some more little pigs some day.
 BETTY BENSON, Age g. North Stonington.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
My Punpies.

have three little puppies and their names are Trixie, Frisky and Dolly Their mothers name is Maggie. They are about three months old When they were born I had them in the eel lar by the furnace, but now they are in the barn. Next fall they will go hunting with their mother after rab- bits. They are growing very fast. like them very much.
 STANLEY STORRS, Age 8.
 Mansfield Center
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The snowbaIls and Eor+s

One day the girls, were making a fort, when two boys came. by and one said, Girls, will you mind if we boys make a fort and we will throw snowballs at you girls, then you girls can throw them at us? How many are you?"
 One girl answered ''Six.'
 He said, Well, will get four more and that win make it even."
 So they went off to get the other boys. They came back with four boys with them and started in mak- ing their fort while we girls were get
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Nv Pei sant.n
Tafvili,

I have bantam that has nice fiuffy white feathers. She also has purple skin. She is called a silky bantam named her Jenny l used to have two roosters. The first one was run over by an automobile and was killed. The second one died. When had the lf.tle
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Norwicl
Works Every Summer.

At home on the farm we have two cows, some pigs, and some hens. Tn the summer We have lots of pigs and chickens to sell have ali inc chores to do and I like that kind of work. Every summer after school is out I always go out to work for the simmer. I always get enough money to pay for my clothes until I 20 4o work again the next summer. Tn the fall do lots of trapping and hunt ing.
 CARROLL sTEDMAN, Age 1s.
 North Stenington,
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Get Fashionable FriIIs
 and Fashionable Fluffs
BY CAROLYN sHERWIN BAILEY

BY CAROLYN SHERWIN BAILEY
 Still Clustering and cold, and yet spring is on it's way making every girl feel that she wants to dress up for 1t. Old frocks seem twice as old on early spring days. But why not try to trim them a little? You may be able to make them look like new.
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THE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCLE
Boys and Girls Department

L. Write plainly on one side of tAs paper only. and number the pages.
 q Use pen and ink. not pencil.
 .. Short and pointed articles will Do given prersrenca Do nor use ever s50 words.
 (. Original stories or letters only will be used. 6. Write ycur name. age and ad- dreas plainly ct the bottom of the story.
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The Durk

One day as l was going 10 ouT neighbor's I met a man and he had duck. It was about dead. He gave home and give it something to cal and put it in some water. He said he found the duck on the ice. frozen in, I feed the duck every morning and night. When he is able to fly I am going to let the duck go.
 EDWARD T. MARRA.s