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Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-30
UNCLE JED's TALK TO WIDE
 AWARES

Many of the Wide-Awakes have writ ten about their pets. Many If them have a pony, a dog CT a cat and they take great pleasure with theal Most people love animals but there ara1'. many who with only a small income, are in chnsd to spend large part of 1t upon neglected creatures that wouldn't be at traetive to most folks. Ye. that Is just what a brother and sister are doing out 'n Missouri. and 1t isn't just a passing Hobv but 6 firmly fixed policy which rey have been following for 25 years. The brother earns the money and the sister takes care of the nome and the 'e's that I've tNere.
 Think Of having ten dogs. twice as risny cats and two parrots And yet ? is for the most part a happy family They appreciate the care that Is given them and the brother and sister are of rourse interested tn seeing that they nave a place for shelter from storm ana cod and enough 10 eat. and considering hat many of them were waifs of the street and those that had been neglected lt means a happy haven for them
 Some of the animals that have lived in the home are buried Tn the garden and around the grave of one of them there Is a stone border. That is because the dog saved the life of the sister when a big rattle snake was about to strike her. The dog bounced upon the snake and re- ceived the poisonous bite. He became blind and was cared for for many years. Also one of the cats saved the life of the sister when the fumes of gas filled Inc house coming from & leaky gas jet. The cat neowed in vain and finally 'esped upon the bed and scratched the sister till she was awake.
 These and many other instances show TOW thoroughly animals appreciate inc Eihdhess shown them, and tAA-e Is r9 cling when the service they can ran6' ' s going to be of vital importance. Kind ness to animals is a virtue thet should 5e cultivated at all times.
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precious burden almost home. then he suddenly remembered that mamma had complained of their being too many trees about the house.
 q will take it to Miss Mary" he said to himself; and soon afterward he ap- peared at that lady's door and informed her he. was going, to celebrate Arbor day by planting q maple tree in her yard.
 Jamie took a. spade from the shed and planted the wilted seeding in the front of Miss Mary's sitting room window.
 Tn ten years it will give a beautiful shade" said Miss Mary
 Ten yearsT' cried Jamie in dismay. "Perhaps there will be birds' nest.' Jamie called to his father who was passing: 70. papa5 come and see. but dou't step OH the birds nest"
 Where is it?" asked papa. stepping back quickly.
 'Its going to be one in the maple tree"
 What maple tree?''
 Jamie looked reproachfully at his fa- ther. Flush. papa It's under the un- breila-fast asleep!" HELEN JOHNSON. North Stonington
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JUDGE THAYEE FOR REFEREK
 IN TWO PROBATE APPEALS

Judge John NJ. Thayer of this city. a state referee. has been appointed by the superior court to hs&r the appeal from probate taken by Dr. Harry N. Lee of New London, n trustee under the will Of Dcnison Hampstead. against BenJa- min 1T. Lee Of Waterford. executoE of tho will
 Dr. Lee Is trustee of a trust created under the will for the benefit of Char iotte r. Colt and Benjamin II. Lee. and Ge appeals from the action Of the NcH London probate court in the matter Of acceptance of the account Of the trus- tee
 DeHison Hampstead. who died Jan. (. 1895. left an estate that inventories at sI2.745.
 Judge ThayeF Is also to act as ref- cree in hearing the appeal from probate Of Frederick Colt Wight Of New Lon don as administrator and Individually against Dr. Harry 2L Lee. trustee for Charlotte Renouf Colt under the will of Den.son Hampstead. The appellant claims that there are Items on the cred is side of the accoupt which should be disallowed. amounting to over ss.5oo.
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An Ambitious Boy.

Dear Uncle Jed: This is the first time I ever wrote a story to the Wide-Awakes and I am writing about The Ambitious Boy.
 Once there lived in Moosup boy with his discouraged father and invalid moth CT The boy was t5 years old. and had just graduated from schooi. This boy always did all the work that was to be done at home and later tried to get work So as to make little money. This he saved, hoping that some day. he would have enough to pay for his mothers ex- penses if she should want to go away to sonic hospital where she might be cured.
 One day the boy was given Q jeb as driver of a delivery wagon. The same 6ay while trying to cross the track at a very dangerous corner where many peo- pie have been injured and killed 8 wheel on the wagon became stuck so that he could not cross the track.
 4 little later while the hoy was still trying to cross the track an engine came along at full speed, as it was late. The boy was on the wagon, trying to back out, and did not see the engine. The engineer saw the boy but it was too late and 1t knocked the boy off of the wagon and broke the wagon.
 The boy was taken to the hospital and when his mother heard the news she tainted and his father started for the hospital.
 While the boy was at the hospital an agent came in to see him. The boy did not know much about the accident and when the agent for the railroad asked the boy how much he was going to sue the company for he said nothing at all
 When the, agent returned and told the president of the railroad about the@u @un- usual answer, the president made up his mind to go and see him at once. When the president arrived at the hospital and asked the boy what dam- ages he was going to sue for, he said None at all" Then the president gave the boy a large sum Of money and paic his hospital expenses.
 When the boy was better he returned home and received also 8 sum of money from the person for whom he was work ing the boy sent his mother to hospital went to college, and his father remained at home.
 In few months his mother came bacl better than ever and he after graduating i from college was given a Sigh position 1 and received enough money to suppor his father, mother and himself and pu away Q number of dollars q week in tn l bank.
 1 STENY MISS, Age 1s.
 AN
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wINNErs OF pRrzE BOOKS.

i-Rzth F. Sparkling. of Danielson- The Camp Fire Giris ca the Farm.
 2-AmsIa LariEer, of Eaglevirie-The -smp Fire Girls at the Seashore.
 2-her-ie Gahan of ToluntoWt1- Black Rock
 E-LiIIisn Culver, of GlasEs - The so5bsey Twins in Washington.
 S-Vioseris PIopa, Of Ledyard-The Cann7 Fire Girls on the March.
 6-Lucg DvKas, of Versa illAs-rhe Camp Fire Girls in the Woods
 T-Aana RabiHovitch. of Norwich-Tbs Iaup Fire Girls in the Woods
 s-Hortense Phuiips, Of Lishon-Little Prudy's Cousin Grace.
 Winners of prize books living ln Nor Tleh can obtain them by calling at The Bulletin ofiice after 10 o'clock Thursdsy morning.
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EaHevnie.
Th- Endin- of omr scheoI.

E Dear Uncle Jed: I am writing you about the ending of our school.
 Our school was out the eighth of June and we all went to graduation the ninth The girls were dressed in white with blue and white bands on the left arm They also had a flag made of crepe pa per pasted on a cardboard which was carried on stick.
 The flag they carried as they marched from the school to the church and sang the Star Spang!ed Banner In the church they had all the s3eaking and singing And then the certificates were given to the graduates. Then each school had some games to play out of doors. After the games were finished there were run ming and jun1ning and other field sports from 1 to s. There were also exhibits of drawings and sewing from the different schools. When everything was over and the children came home, they were tired and warm.
 This summer will he a great deal of berrypicking as there arc so many green ones now. Our school will begin the sixth of September this year I wonder If the other wide-Awakes went out as early as we did.
 VICTORIA PLOPA.
 Ledyard
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WHITE LEGHoRSs MAKE
 CLEAN SWEEP AT sToRRs

In the thirty-fourth week of the egg laying contest at Storrs, the White Leg horns made clean sweep by outlaying all other breeds. This is the first time iu the tenth contest that the Leghorns have been able to capture all honers for the week. A pen or White Leghorns owned by Andrew l.. Ohr, from waliing- ford Conn. Wes first for the week with a production of 5S eggs, or q yield of a little over s2 per cent. X pen of Leg horns owned by White Springs Farm. Geneva, N Y, and pen of the same breed owned by Mountain View Poultry Farm. Rutland, Vermont. both tied for second place with Q production of 57 eggs each. Richard Ailan's pen of Leg horns from Wethersfield, Conn, was third with 2 rroduction of 55 eggs for t'e week. Jack TPevethsn's pen of Leg horns from Tireland, Y. T.. captured fourth nlace with 9 production of 5f eggH'. Two pens of Ieghorns owned by T. R. Roessner, Irvineten, N. J.. and Hollywood Farms from Hollywood Wash. got fifth riace for the week with Q rreductior of 5s' eggs each.
 r The hens in the egg laying contest laid 2S67 eggs or q yield of 55.3 per cent. for the week, This Is 2 drop oE 255 eggs lesa. than last week, g eggs less than last year for the same period and 154 eggs lass than the six year average
 At this season of the year everyone is anxious to know whether his chickens are making the proper growth. It is ex- tremely difficult to- determine by merely
 looking at a flock whether they are as large as they should be for their age or
 for the time Of year. The only accu-
 rate method of knowing whether ones birds are making the proper gain Is to weigh them - anferent intervals, then tAeir weights at any age may be com pared with table of normal or standard weights. The following table shows the age at which Leehorns should attain the weights indicated. A table fer Rhode Island Reds will appear next week. Chickens. pound 8 weeks.
 Pul!ets, only. pounds. 1t weeks. l PuHets, only 1-3 pounds. IT weeks. Pullets, only, pounds. q weeks. The four leading pens Tn each of tht ! principal varieties are as follows: Plymouth Rocks.
 1 " H. B. Kent, CBarred) Cazenovta, 1 N !. ........'- .'.. ..'....''' lSsl
 Rock Rose Farm tBarred) Katon- 1 ah, N. II. ....... ............ l2o' Jules Fs Francois .(Barred Rocks) | Westhampton Beach. L. I. .... 1t2t
 James r. Macdonald (White Rocks) 1 East Pembroke, Mass ........ 1es' | Rhode Island Reds.
 1 Charles H. Lane. Southboro, Mas. fi3 | IT. S. Biekford, Gessviile. \. H.. 1s1 l F. $. Chapin. Longmeadow, Mass. l2e
 Henry P. Walker, Hudson, Mass... ist ] White Leghorns.
 Hollywood Farm, Hollywood, Wash 1se
 L. P. Ingoldsby ,CooperstoEn, N. '. AoS James o. Le Fevre, New Paltz, N. l '. loS
 Jack Trevethan, Vineland, N. J... iS5 Other ysrieties.
 obed c. Knight Cwhite wyandot- tes) Bridgeton, R. I. .....,..... i5i II. P. Cloves (BuR Wyandottes)
 Silver Lane, Conn. ..,....:,... l3i
 4. E. Hampton (Blaek Leghcrns)
 Pittsown, N. J. .....-.....--,.. 1os
 Harry D. ,Emmons CThite Wyandot-
 tes) Plymouth. Conn. .....,.... ss
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LETTERS WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AwAKEs.

'saee ne Lsoh. paihsa aAd DS sOes. Dear Uncle Jed am going to tell you tout Ponce Do Loon. Balboa and De S0- %.
 In India there was wonderful foun- an wogt of the Indian Island.
 They said q tn old man went there 70 would grow young again.
 Ponce Do Loon, Spanlard, tried to nd tho magic fountain, tHr he thought
 would he nne 60 be a boy again.
 he did not Ind tho fountain, and 70 'w halr frow grayqr than cvof. And his 'rHkles grew deeper. But in islS he ound bright and howery land ha cAil- q rlorida. llo took po1ession Of it for pain.
 Tho next yea: ansthsr spAnArd nam Panama.
 ont day Balboa climbed up to the ton q high Mh He discovered that vast ecen, the aroAteat ocean on tho Kiobe,
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Glasso.
Sly Graduation Exercises.

Dear Uncle Jed: am going to tell you of my graduation exercises, They were very nice and were carried out to per- lection. The songs sung by the seventh and eighth grades were Amoroso, All in the Shade of the Greenwood Tree, and A Mother Goose Arabesoue, A lullaby was sung by the graduAtGn,
 Piano and violin solos were played and many pieces were spoken.
 The prayer was given by Rev. R. L. Roberts and the diplomas presented by Ba-zillA P. Bishop. chairman of the town school committee.
 The program was completed by the singing Of America.
 The class colors were garnet and gold and the class motto was T Can and I Wiil' which I think is very fine, and we should all try to live up to 1t,
 MARY FOLEY. Norgloh
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The Country School

Dear Uncle Jed: Once there was an old school that stood on the top of q hill. This school was not like those of mod ern times. It was a small. low. one roomed school. On the outside It was colored red. There were four large win dows with small panes. You would have to climb ten or twelve steps, made oi granite to get to the school. On eacf side was a wooden banister. In the inside of the school there were three row: of long benches and desks. The board. on the floor were not put in straight but were kept neat and clean.
 The children behaved very badly. al ways whispering when the teacher tu-n ed his back or was teaching another class
 Would vol like to 70 to this school? ANNA RABISoVITCII. Ago fo. Norwich
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MY OLD DKB.

My mothers just the sweetest
 A fellow ever had; I love her Hnest-but here's a tip To my old Dad: My Dad can sharpen pencils
 And mend a broken skate, Knows every skunk an rabbit hole, And lets me sit up late. Dads got the movie nickeIs--
 And when licked Jim Brown He said. My son. just keep It uT, And we'll keep the buiiies down" And Dad, he never whips me
 Leaves that fer Ma 10 do- Says he hasn't quite forSa.
 When he was little, teo, Ny mothers just the swes:est
 A fellow ever had: love her nost-blrt here's a f., To NY OLD DAD!
 Phoebe Fabian LecXey, ia Atfant Constitution.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-30
The Grad4ation Exercises.

Dear Uncle. Jed: The graduation exer- eises by the Mansfield public schools were held at the arlnory ,Storrs,- Conn.,, Friday evening. June II, 1921, at o. clock.
 There were, twenty-five graduates nine. from tine Storrs school. eight from the Mansfield Depot school two from the Mansfield Center school, one from the Chestnut Hill school four from the Az woodvills school and one from the Ridges school.
 Those graduating from the storrs
 school were: Lrais Savage Marie Brown
 Dorothy Beebe, Grace Warren. Annie To-
 lnaskovic. Frank ToTnastkovic, Philip
 Dodge, Bradford CraudaH, and IsadoTe
 41lperin Those from the Mansfield De-
 pot school were: Helen Bowers. Mildred
 Bowers, Dorothy Mae Brigham, Howard
 Bowers, John Gennek. William Hern-
 burg, George Thompson and John Lfv- ingstore, Those from tue Mansfield Cen ter school were: Lena Cursenven and Ivor Prater. The one from the Chestnut
 Hill school was Frank Grey. Those from the AtwoodpiIIe school were: Gladys
 Crane, Sarah Snyder, Theresa Nollet and William Varga The one from the Ridges school was Louise Hanson. The poems and essays which were re- clted were: me Soy scouts DY FHhp | Dodge, Opportunity. by Gladys. Crane How Did You Die? by William Heru- burg; The State Normal Schools by Hell eH Bowers If. by Fsadore Alperin; T piano soIo by Marie Brown: The rront i Door to America, hy Grace Warren Tho | Connecticut Seal, by rvor Prater :: Out to Old Aunt Mary's, by Dorothy Beebe; A Mansfield Industry. tY Howard Bowers 3 chorus. bg the Mansfield Center school | Phe Hei,se by the Side of the Road by ! Frank Grey and 8 chorus. by the Storrs l seieool. An address was given by tho | state supervising agent Arthur E. Lord 1 The comforting of the certificates was | done bv Rev. L. Smith. After that thr i song, Ar7er1cae was sung bv everyone.
 wEs Interested in the exercises. l Yours truly,
 | AMELIA LANCER.
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Versailles.
Graduation Day.


 Dear. Uncle Jed: June 17th was going to be graduation day. All the graduates were going to reeite poems and learn songs to sing.
 The day before graduation we decerat- cd the church, in which we were going to have our exercises. with roses, peonies and other pretty flowers that We found
 Now it was. the day we were going to graduate. wa all knew our poems that we had to speak. All people were invited to attend the exercises given that night The graduates sat on the platform, which was decorated all around with the beau tiful flowers that we picked
 Soon 1t was o'clock and the exer- ciscs started. At the very first we sang a song and then said our pieces.
 Prizes were awarded that night for the one who was the best in geography in each school. There was also 2 first and second prize for geography given by the town.
 l got the school prize and the second town prize, which were two books.
 After the prizes Were given the super visor made some remarks on making new schools.
 Finally the exercises were closed with tse song Goodbye. All were dismissed and went home. The graduates were congratulated and wished happy vaca- ten.
 IDA WINAKoR, Age 13.
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TIE V AWAKE CIRCLE
Boys and Girls Department.

what we called the Pacific Ocean.
 Long after Balboa and Ponce De Deon wero dead another Spaniard named De Soto landed in Florida. He was looking for gold mines.
 In the course of his long and weary wanderings, he came to a great river It was mile across it.
 There were Indians there who told De Soto it was the Mississippi river, or the greatest river. De Soto found the largest river in North America.
 They buried his body in the middle of the river. More than twenty years after the burial of De Soto a Spanish soldier named Menendez, went to Florida to build a fort on the eastern coast.
 This was in 1865. The fort became the center of a settlement named St. Au- gustine. This was the oldest city built by the White men in what Is now call- ed the United States
 In 1919, more than two hundred and fifty years after St. Augustine was be- gun, Spain sold Florida to the United States.
 Ponce De Leon discovered Florida. Baiboa. discovered the Pacific Ocean. De Soto discovered the Mississippi river. In 1865 the Spanish began to build St Augustine in Florida.
 LIILIAN CULVER, Age 12.
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occum.
4 Happy Day.

Dear Uncle Jed: On awakening. my first glimpse of the outdoors showed the sun shining brightly and was sure this was to be the happiest day of my vaca- tion- Dressing rapidly and eating hrr- rsedlys my sister and got our cameras and hastened out where to our dismay We found dark clouds hiding the sun, and in the south we could see the rain coming toward us in sheets.
 We wandered around inside the house awhile, and finally climbed the stairs to the attic. never-faiIing source of at traction on gloomy days. Looking around we discovered large trunk in which were many old fashioned things.
 Toward the bottom of the trunk we found a couple of dresses which must have measured around the bottom about four yards. We decided that these must have been used with the hoops. which were hanging On the rafters and of course we Aed to, try, them on. We put the dresses on and a couple of caps. the kind the old ladies used to wear. Then my sister fnund . long black scarf which she threw around her shoulders. The
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YacatioR.
Jewett City.


 Dear Uncle Jed School is out and vacation time has come. It does not seem that school is out 1 have lots Of fun now Ny mother and l expect to go to New York about the first of July, going by auto.
 We saw ths aeroplane go over Thurs day and it was q pretty sight. l will 50 m the fourth grade next year.
 Our school is not very large We are picking lots of strawberries now.
 Every night we sit out on the porch. Thursday just before We came out on the porch a robin fell out of it's nest. Ii could fly but little, so I caught it and threw it back up in the tree We found tryo nests in the strawberry bed. One 1ad five eggs in it, the other nod four little birds in it.
 HoRTENSE PHILLIPS. Age s. Lisbon.
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A Gn1te 1Fthh Pnas..

Dear Uncle Jed Come and have game with Puss," said Willie to his sis- ter Mary. As he spoke he tied piece of string to 8 tassel which he held in his hand Then they went together to look for Fuss. They found her half asleep on footstool in the parlor. Willie quietly placed the tasse1 near the spot where Fuss lay. Then he began to draw 1t slowly past her. As soon as it began to move Fuss opened her eyes and fixed them upon. it. Then she half arose to watch it. 1t last Willie gave the string a sudden pull Then Fuss, to Atary's delight, spraag from the foetstool to the tassel as she would at a mouse, Willie was too quick for her. He had been watching for this, and So, giving the string another pull. he kept the tassel out of her paws, and away he ran.
 Then the fun began and the children ran round and round the room, with Pussy after them. At last Fuss made sudden spring at the tassel. snatched it out of WilHe's hand and made of with it.
 Oh, what race they had after her! She ran under the sofa. then under the table, but at last she jumped up on a char with it, and Willie caught her.
 Wide-Awakes. try this and see the fun you have
 LUCY DUGAs. Age Il.
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LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

HiIdA walsh. of Piainfield--I enjoyed -oad.ng the book you sent me ever 90 much and thank you very much for it.
 Ida wihakor, Of Co!chestAr-I received no prize book you sent me entitled The Emp Fire Girls at Song Lake and m thanking you very much for 1t. 1t was surprise to me, because I cot it he day was going to graduate.
 Lillian Anderson, of Brooklyn---I am rcry late !n sending my thanks for the irlse book entitled The Camp Fire Girls a the March. Although I had read that ,Dol; before and all the others tn the 'eries. I enjoyed reading 1t very much.
 Miriam shapiro, of Norwich--I thank 'oa very much for the prlze book roc 'sived from you entitled The Camp Fire ilrls on the March. I read t and found C very interesting.
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next thing found was q white RusEian

next thing I found was white Russian scaff which I used in the same way.
 Spying a wine silk parasol my sister picked 1t up, and over in one corner I found an old fashioned carpet bag. Adorned in these outfits We descended to the living room where we were greeted by the other members of the family. Af- ter being examined and e.IclaiBle ove-, someone suggested that We have our pie tures taken, as the sun had come ou: little.
 Finding our attire rather bnrdensosna and becoming tired of standing, as we could not be seated gracefully with OUT hoop skirts on, we again went back to the attic very thankful that we were liv- ing in the twentieth century. RUTH F. SPAULDING, Age fl. Danielsou
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Norwich.
Celebrating Arbor Day

Dear Uncle Jed: Jamie stood looking on with great interest while his brothers tenderiy lifted the young maple Into the cart In which lt was to make it's Journey from the woods to tho school yard. Nes. tied at It's root was seeding maple about ten Inches high.
 "Oh [" cried Jamie. "The dear little baby tree. Oh. please may l have 1t for my owng'
 "I guesB ao," said good natured Bob, carefully pulling it out. Perhaps it will grow Jamie' He laid tho baby tree in Janaie's arms.
 Proudly the little fellow bore his
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ASKS RECEIvERsHIP ron
 shALErT DYEING, INC.

Harry M Ehalstt of New London. the owner cf more than one-tenth of the capital stock of Shslett's Cleaning end Dyeing Inc. of New London. has brought suit in the superior court for the ap- pointmeat Of q receiver and dissolution of the corporation.
 He alleges that since June %, 1891. the assets Of the company have been in danger of waste through attachment, lit- igatiou and otherwise.