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Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19
THE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCLE
 Boys and Girls Department.

got there at a quarter of -welva. l went with my father: mother and two brothers. We went in an auto mobile, which my father ordered to come for
 It was long ride, but we didn't mind it at all. We finally reached my cousins cottage safely. She was sur prised to see us. It was twelve o'clock so she made dinner for us. We enjoyed our dinner very much After it we had ice cream and soda. After a while we took walk around I to see the places. We watched the | boats sail on the water. I a'so picked up some sea shells, which the water I brought in.
 As was looking at the boats I heard | q loud noise. We thought it was no 1 tor boat, but then we saw It was ar airplane settling. First it settled CT | the water, and then came paddiins in
 It settled riglt where we were sand
 ing. L. 1 [ watched it take passengers ID T | the air. and then it came back snt
 took more and more. That was th
 first time I ever saw an airplane.
 It, was getting late, so we started fo
 home, after enjoying ourselves yer. IDA w1NAKER, Age 1s. ! r-I,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19
The Lost Ring.

Dear Uncle Jed: It was a cold day In December and Margaret was sitting by ths fire reading a book. Aiargaret's s mother had not been feeling well during the last few days and the child was obliged to help her. Margaret" said her mother, would you mind going to the well to fetch me some water?" Mar garet obliged, and ran to the well
 As she filled the pitcher she noticed something bright at the bottom of ii. It was a tiny ring, which could not even fit your smallest Ginger. On her way back to the house sile heard voice say, Little girl, did you find a ring?' Mar saret looked around and saw 8 small lady dressed in a pink costume Mar saret showed hers. The lady said
 Margaret, am a fairy and this rine contains all my powers; as a reward l will give this pot of gold which will never be empty"
 When Margaret arrived home she re lated all she had seen and heard to hel mother. Her mother and she lived hap. pity ever after. for the fa;ry's word did come true-the pot was always full ot gold.
 HELEN BOESSING, Age Il.
 Noruinb
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19
UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE
 AWAEFS

Just the same as you have a vacation season and just the same as you come back fAm the seashore or the noun tains because the weeks have passed and cooler weather is at hand, just so is the time coming when the birds will begin to change and move south to more com fortablc climes.
 They do not all go at once but you have probaly noticed the birds f1ocking together, dancing around in the sky as if they were busily engaged in their last frolic before moving along. They have been spending many months in this part of the country and the cool nights tell them when it is time to get ready to move. Their migration is gradual Those that were summerins hereabouts will move on bit to the south and those which were little farther north will drop down here for stay and then and changing there are still many of the birds with US and in fact theve are those which 30 far north in summer that win 1 ter hereabouts. Birds which are seeking cool northern Canada for the summer are governed by the severity of the weather as to how far south they so and southern New England brush may be suf- l fciently warm to protect them against the hardships 0: winter.
 l Some Of the birds fly way down into 1 Mexico, to Bermuda, Florida and other mild southern points to escape the cold of Connecticut winters quite the same as some who can afford it and believe it is important to their heath go to Flor ida for the cold months.
 We gladly welcome the birds in the spring but we dislike to nave them leave us in the fall Yet it is to be remem- bered that but for the migration and
 their efforts to keep in temperatures
 which they can stand there would bi less birds, less in variety and number
 and one of the great joys would be de
 nied us. The birds will so a the weath
 CT gets colder and the north wind blow.
 but they'll come back again as happy al
 ever when the cold months are over. ant
 perhaps because they so and come ant
 we have them only part of the year tha
 VIC appreciate them the more when the,
 are here. That it least is what we shoult
 do.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19
CANTERBURY PLAINS

Miss Margaret Salisbury of Hartford. who has been soendin- ste. summer with her aunt, Grace Dsu,,e, returned home Tuesday.
 F. A. Hicks, 4. E. Hicks and ar. Dawley were at Hartford fair T,e[dsr
 MT. and Mrs. E. Sabins and MT .1f >Slrs- Herman Paetsch were business call. CTS in Norwich Wednesday.
 William Clair and his mother ,,o.a-.- from New York Saturday the ieth to Grace Dawley's to spend few days v5th Mrs Clair. They returned home T~1e,- day, accompanied by Mrs. Clair and .or also by MT. and Mrs. William snr;n-., tun and tEo children.
 Mrs. Kealy. who has been ,,.,s,- two weeks vacation with Nrx E sabins' returned to Providence Monde :, night. -no'iuay '
 Miss Gladys Bushnell has re.,,-,.s nome rom South Carolina where shs 1 has been visiting her sister, Florence @os the past two weeks She will ,ssch ... =. the Frost District school this wear
 Raymond Redeil of Hartford ans A, fred ksshkisper Of Stonington have h.., visitors at F. P. Sabins'. Mrs. E. J. Sabins has gone 'to M,n- chester for 2 few days visit at the hon,. | Of her brothers.
 Charles Perkins. of Jewett City. {, spending several days with his aunt Grace Wavley.l
 Canterbury grange went to Etonly r-s. day night and gave four numbers on ! the programme.
 l rus ninne "no had been showing J. b rslnnef suocS at Norwich fair re. turned home Thursday from Lisbon
 A large delegation of both women .r men was present at the republican cs,, GUS Monday evening. Ed Baker an, Howard Xix were nominated for selee. | men
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met an old woman. who asked them where they were going. The children oio not answer as they remembereo heA mothers warning: Do not finger Dy the roadside to speak to any person you do not know"
 The old woman got very angry and scolded them when she saw the children were not inclined to answer They were about to start when the old woman, who was a witch, jumped into the car ana made the horse gallop away at full speed In ten minutes the children found them selves prisoners in the witch's caste They cried bitterly. but while they were sitting on the floor weeping. a beautiful fairy came and told them she would free them.
 But before they could dream any furth- CT they heard a voice calling, Katrina.
 Hans. wake upi" It was their mother. | and she told them how she found them | sleeping on the cart when sine went to see why they did not come home early. MARY MURPHY, Age II | Putnam
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19
LETTERS WRITTEN BY WIDE AWAKEs.
 Rah'S H0ou.

Dear Uncle Jed: It was on Christi
 mas day, when Bob's mother took nir
 to see Santa Claus. He saw a hoop h
 the window. And he wanted 1t, so his mother bought him one. It had a blue ribbon with 8 bow and some bells
 which made noise when it went along He took it out or the street, and didn't
 wait for his mother, but went rolling
 1t down the stI eet. He came to lady in the street. with
 some fruit, which she was carrying on
 her head He hit the lady and the fruit went all over the ground and he did not stop to help her pick it up. She cried out. Roll hoop, roll" and he had all he could do to keep up with it, and It turned the wrong way in the road
 He came to 2. ladys house. The lads | brought him out 3 chair and something ] to eat. The hoop turned around and
 started home. and when he got there
 his mother said Bob, where have you
 been?
 l He told his mother and father all about it and his father went out doors
 and took the hoop and cut it in pieces That was the end of Bob's hoop LUCILLE YERRINGTOS, Age il. | Franklin.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19
Putnam.
The pznrerons Match

Dear Uncle Jed: Farmer Brown be- fore leaving the barn had dropped
 match from his pocket. Farmer Brown was rich farmer. He had not gone far when he saw smoke. Mrs. Brown was i1 smoke she yelled for help. Farmer Brown hearing the yell, went in to save his wife. He ran to the nearest pump for water. In back of the barn some men were fishing, and came to the res- cue. All around neighbors came to help. After long time of hard work the frs was out. The barn was badly damaged. Farmer Brown rebuilt his barn, but neV- CT forgot the experience of the rnscth
 HARRY AERwITz,- -Ars II
 NorNi~h 2 n
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19
The Magic Pen

Dear Uncle Jed: There once lived GirI whose name was Hester. One day as she was reading book she heard 8 mans voice, and looking up she saw he had pen in his hand.
 Hester asked. What do you want--
 The man said. This pen that hold tr my hand is a magic pen. It is yours if you will do one thing for me" What is thstz' she said.
 If you will give me that book" Hes ter handed the book 10 the man and he gave the magic pen to her. A few wears after. when she was about IS years old. she became an authoress and wrote many stories; she also wrote the story Of the pen She named it, "A Mans Magic Pen"
 DOROTHY QUINN, As.1a
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19
Protecting Dumb Animals

Dear Uncle Jed: Until about 5g years ago there were no laws in any country to protect from cruelty the dumb creatures that work for us. Many of the greatest men have been Soted for their regard for "our dumb friends" as the lower animals are called Sir Walter Scott had a remarkable affection for his dogs. The great American statesman, Daniel Webster, asked before he died thai all his cattle, which he loved so much. be driven 10 his window that he might ses them for the last time. The Arabs pey. CT whip their horses. and the horse has even been known to pick up and earn away to safety his wounded master.
 JOHN HASTINGS, Age 10
 Willimantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19
PUTNAM

Two military funerals, Of which the American Legion had charge, took place Sunday. Services for Thomas J. Ve!Is ieuxr were held at two o'clock. Sun day afternoon at St. Marys church in Putnam. Ex-service men met on Union square ana MGrched to tho church and a squad fired d yoliey-. at the grave in St. Mary's cemtetry.. ..
 Veillieux was killed on the St. George line in France during the afternoon of October Sth, 1918. He had at the tiu1e been in the service about five months and met death in the first engagement ia which he took part. He was killed by bomb which exploded while he was trying to help wounded comrade His last letter to his mother told of his tax ing out S5,O00 insurance in her favor and that as he was about to enter a battle he had added another five thousand d closing as follows: If I am killed ] will at least feel sure that you gre cared for. 1 may not como out of this battle alive but. 1t is much better that be killed than that the Huns be allowed to enter our country and kill others. The next his mother heard was ruz7 her son had been killed in No Man'l and.
 The second funeral was at North Gros. venordale when the body of Oscar " Swanson, for whom, the North Grosven. ordale post is named, was laid to rest Since its arrival the body had laid ir the Sewdish. Lutheran church from whicl services were held Sunday afternoon There was large attendance at. the 1u neral and beautiful floral tributes fol the first North Grosyenordale boy tr l pay the supreme sacrifice.
 George A. RawIey, sf. PIeasaAt street 1 has bought the Watermaa-Grant prop erty on School street The property con
 sists of land with buildings thereon be 1 tween Robitaille's and kinneys. MI Rawley is planning to build a bushes
 block Cn his newly acquired property.
 Twenty Protestant elsrEymel of east 1 ern Windham county have been invitei
 to a conference to be hel1 in Odd Eel
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19
His First Birthday

Fiddle, the kitten is one ye&r old One year old today is he Beautiful Fiddle, with eyes of gold
 And coat like silk Now how shall we His birthday celebrate, oh, say, On this his first anniversary day? Well instead of birthday cake We'll give him a patty of hamburg steak And a gorgeous colored worsted ball With which to frolic about the hall. A saucer blue, and q catnip mouse To toss and chase all about the house For there never was such a playful ca GOT is he a kitten?) as this one that Romps all over the house all day Like some young monkey full of play. Now there is question that puzzles me He's twice as big as his ma, you see And he's one year old today. Is he
 Fiddle the Kitten or Fiddle the Cat Our Fiddle the Mouser, sleek and fat!
 LOUEGLA c. POOLE,
 in Our Dumb Animals.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19
HIDE-AWAKE POETRY

The Barnyard Band I'm got Barnyard Band at plays
 As good as reg'lar bands, An it can play all differnt ways
 'Thout neither horns ner hands. It's out in Gramma's s chicken yard,
 You know where Gramna's is, Ats where we go when Pas worked hard
 Or got his rheumatiz. Well, Granna she's got chickens there,
 An geese an guinea hens, An ducks an turkeys ever where,
 An pigs inside tn pens. An when aint nothing else to do,
 Like eat an things like that Nens when I like to go down to
 Where Gramma's poultrys at. always take some jam an bread
 Like it's all ist for me, Nen if them poultrys amt been fed
 Well, you ist ought to see. Ats when tn Band begins to play,
 An when I throw 'em crumbs. They play their horns ist ever way
 Woodpecker he's tn drum . Pigs they're tn big bass horn, you bet. An roosters, when they crow Are ever one a clarinet. Tn guineas-piccolo. An Gramma says she knows th's tune My Band ist all time play; She says at morning. night an noon It's always Perfect Day" WILLIAM HERSCHELL in Indianapoli; News.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19
H Dog spetty.

Dear Uncle Jed: My doEgie Is four years old and is pretty and intelligent It came to me on Christmas eve, Curs hing little thing, only weeks old. The bovwow of a Cog aroused the insiders and caused them to so out and see where the bow-wow came from. and when they saw their new visitor they took her in and washed her and then her beauty showed-her fluffy fur, white, with black spots. This pretty dogs name is Spotty. If you only saw how cute she dries herself after being washed and when we ask her to die she rols over and pretends to be dead. You could not help liking her. I am enclosing a picture of this dear dog. Your loving niece.
 RUTH BERKELEY, Age Il. New London.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19
DAEEISeN AND PUTNAM NEWS
DANEI-SON

Tr1s rNsndsy) morning the proposed bucEef of the town of Killingiy for the rhecsl year beginning August l, 1921, and ao se bs<ore the annual town meeting on she first Monday in October for the vot- isFs 10 consider, IS presented by the se- leermen CT inc town. The budget as nresen, ed by tne seieetmen does not in- ciude the estimate Of the cost Of schools ,for the present year.
 rns attachments budget as here pre- senred tota'" <4s.4ss.s5,- which is sp- rnsteiy sSo0eo less than the figures sor rho same departments furnished a year ago
 Nzsy taxpayers, who are exceedingly zrrious that taxes shall be lowered in Euiinsly. will study it with interest fn an -ndesvor 10 sec where reductions car ezfciy be made
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19
who Are Pateiots.

Dear Uncle Jed: There is something wrong in thinking Chat soldiers and
 sailors are the only patriots. What shall we say Of the women who do not fight :? What shall We call Martha Washing ton, who was compelled to stay at home Wfl-e her husband was at Valley Forgec What shall we call the thousands of wo- men who sent their brothers and sons to help the cause of liberty? Were not these women as good patriots as their
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19
flares and Katrina

Dear Uncle Jed: Once upon a time in a little Dutch village lived two children and their mother. Their names were Hans and Katrina and they were a real blessing to their mother.
 One day when Hans and Katrina went 10 market for some food for supper they fell asleep in the cart and dreamed they
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19

before the gas vapor really takes fire. II l desire slow, smooth, power from the motor, in climbing hills or driving in slow traffc, retard the spark to bring the explosions after the piston has started down. If the spark came ahead of time, under these conditions, the explosions would come too soon. would catch the valve open and the pis- ton on the upward path. It would give the valve and bearings a bad jar called knock 1 set the spark at center in going through the gears to get both acceleration and power. I must retard the spark in starting the motor so that the motor will not start backward and break the self-starter."
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19

:o ftx. To write twenty" use the de- g.en for 2 and the design for ten and run them together Do the same for numerals up to 100.
 The girls by using their dictionaries and encyclopedias made up code using the names of all the precious stones and minerals, and another using eolors. There were not enough col prs to 20 around, so some of the al shahet letters were labeled dark ved,' light green" "emerald kreen, pea green" "grass green" yellow purple" blue purple" etc. se names of flospers make splendid eN<s; also of tyees, mountdixS, rivers, sd c;hes; of fish; of musical ixsirx- Ntxtsi of tselI, clcthfs, foodl
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19
A Trip t. Ocean Beach.

Dear Unc,e Jed: Having cousin, who has cottage down at the beach I thought I would take trip 70 see her
 We started Saturday at a's,eek and
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19
Plainvile-The pastorate

Plsinvi1e- pastorate of the Congregational church. which has been to go to Florida. will be filled bv P.v Charles S. Wyckor of Walton. N, T The local church has been withort d pastor since last December.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19

Rules For Young Writers. Write plainly on one side ot the p2per only, and number the pages. 2-Use pen and ink, not pencil. S-Short and pointed articles will De given preference. Do not use over 26s words
 4-original stories or letters only will be used
 s-Write your name, age and address plainly at the bottom of ths story.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19


 DIED CR0CKEK-In Norwich, Sept r, 1921,
 Nellie Kingsley, beloved wife of Henry . E. Crocker, aged 51 years F funeral from her late home, 12 Hunt ington Ave, Tuesday morning. at S.l5. Requiem mass at Sacred Heart church
 * at g o'clock. Burial in St. Joseph's
 ;cemetery.
 WIhLIAMs-In Norwich, Sentember r., 1891, Georgianna, wife of John W.
 Williams. Funeral from her late home, West Main
 Street. Tuesday afternoon, September 20, atS2 ?. m. Burial in Yantic cem- NOoNE-In France, Nov. 10. 1913, Har- iry- Warren Moone. DALToN-In Tomaquag, R. L, Sept. l6, 1s21 Frederick A, Dalton, in his pRAPER-In this city, September 1T, -1S11, George $. Draper, aged S7 years. funeral from his late home, No. s5 River Ave, Tuesday afternoon, September ] 70, at 2.30 o'clock Burial in family 1 lot in Tantic cemetery.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19

A good many people think they have done their duty to friend when they tell him not to worry.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19
BORN

4EATHBCN-In Salem. daughter to MT.
 1 and Mrs. John A. Rathbun. 1 s1LyIA-In Stonington, Sept. Is, 1921, t son. to MT. and Mrs. J. Sylvia, of 1 Gold street
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-19

r-u' Q, ,ova hal -.sLsoo.eo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-14

tional wealth. British Empire, Is per
cent: Italy, 5s.5 per cent, France, Az
per cent; Japan, IL per cent: United
States, SO per cent; ratio of debt to
populations: British Empire, 1900
Italy, $3.50; France. s45S; Japan, S2c
United States. s202.
Increases in direct taxes between
1913 and 1920 were as follows: Brit
sh Empire, s423.073.0O0 to s3.514.527,-
600; Italy. s1i3,43o000 to 1884, 500, o00
France, s1sS,s7o,O00 to s1,22O,4e2, 600
Japan. s72,454 600 TO sl7U,52S, 0oa
United States, $l,349,s41,0OO to $4,000.
600. 600.
Changes in foreign commerce fo1
each power between 1913 and 1926
were: British Empire, imports. So
t3I475.oo0 to sl4.o92.690. 600; exports
s4.714, S65. 0o0 to $11.4S7.0a5. Italy
imports, s73S..1e.0OO to s3.1s7.563, coo
exports, s5o0.530,0O0 to s1.565, 434 600
France, imports, s1,901,759 900 to So.
9S4,416.00o; exports. sl.5S0759. 600 to
Sl,9S0.21l. 900. Japan. imports. 1851
$4,000 to s1.l30. 80. 600; exports
sS15.20S. o00 to se.3S7.72s. 400. United
states. imports, s1.S1S, ZOOS. 900 to So
27s.4sl; exports, so,4S5,sS4. 900 to S.
e2S.016,000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-14

the three powers in terms of capital
ships would stand at ultimately APP
proximately fourteen each for Great
Britain and the United States and
eight for Japan.
The American claim to full equality
with Great Britain is made in the re-
placement suggestion and there has
been no hint as Yet that the British
dele CATION will oppose it.
Ii means also that Japan would
stand thereafter at a fixed ratio Of
three to five IN naval strength in COM
parison TO the other two fleets. 1t was
not clear tonight how that would I'm
ally be vieyed by Japan.
The American replacement plan pro-
poses to limit future capital ships to
$4,000 tons. Taken in connection with
the tonnage allotments, that would
mean main fleets of fourteen capital
craft each, for Great Britain and the
United States and eight for Japan
provided all are built up to the limit
of size.
The heaviest tonnage Of capital
craft so far planned is understood to
be in connection with Japsn's pro-
jected battle cruisers. said 10 reach
$4,000 tons. Such ships and also such
vessels as the six battleships and six
battle cruisers the United States is
building, all well over 10000 tonners
would be prohibited
Limitations in size strike at vital
elements in naval constructions. The
factors of guns and srmor weight.
speed and cruising radius are those
from which the size of ships is de-
termined. Probably the $4,000 ton
limitation would make impossible
any ship carrying heavier batteries
than eight 16 inch weapons.
1T is to be noted that in the
American scheme no data as to new
ships laid down as requirements
would be required to be furnished by
the power planning the ship to the
other two but the tonnage and the
dates of contract, keel laying, COM
pletion and destruction of the ship
displaced No attempt is made to
limit the design of the vessels. bat
teries. fuel capacity, or other mill
tary aracteristics beyond the $4,000
ton maximum figure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-14
Women AgitatOrs
Birth Control
Arrested in New York

New York, Nov. 13-Mrs. Margaret
Sanger, well known writer and Miss
Mary Windsor of Philadelphia were
arrested tonight after they were al
legged to have defied the police by ad-
dressing mass meeting in Town hall
in the interests of~birth control. The
police broke up the meeting.
The two women were taken to the
West Forty Seventy Street police
station where technical charges of
disorderly conduct were made against
them. A crowd of several thousa nd
persons followed them to the station
house, many of them kissing and
! jeering the police, and it was neces-
sary to call out reserves to dispense
them.
From the police station the women
were taken to the mems night court
in West Fifty Fourth street, but
Magistrate Francis \. McQuade held
that he did not have jurisdiction and
paroled them in the custody of their
counsel for their appearance in the
West Side court tomorrow.