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Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10
Danielson.
Down on the Farm


 Dear Uncle Jed: It was summer and there was no school. Picnic day was well remembered by Bob and Grace. Bob could not think of prayer that night. In the morning Grace was dress ed very early and ate very little break dast, because of thinking about their visit to grandpa's. Soon an automobile drove up to the door and a man called put Robert and Grace White. Grandpa is after you said the man, who they aft erwards heard was their Uncle Joseph, who they did not know about. All through the summer they played in a sandbank.
 One night quite late when they were in the barn they heard a queer noise. II seemed to come from the hayloft. Ev- eryone looked and there lay four little baby kitties.
 Bob and Grace played with the kit ties the rest of the summer.
 When they went back to school again they told the other children about the ikitties they liked so well.
 CHARLES WEEKS
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10
Baltic.
Visiting the Con

Dear Uncle Jed: A visit to the es1B- try is full of pleasure for most chil- dren. because they like the animals and birds and other things they can ses there. So it was with great joy that Tom, Clara and Bessie Alien heard from their parents that they were going ts pay a long visit to their uncle and aun' who lived on large farm in the co1n- try.
 It was fine sunshiny afternoon vhen they arrived at the farm. There were all sorts of sweet scents In the air from the wild flowers and the fresh ETass. and there were pleasant sounds of lowing cows and bleat'ng sheen and the hum of bees In the neiss of clover.
 Their uncle and aunt were glad to see them and told them thev must turn farmers now and run about Tn the green helSs and get all the fresh air they could.
 Each hour of every day al tn. tsrrn showed something fresh to the delighted children. who soon made friends with all the peonie at the farm. and most of the animals and birds.
 They would be up ss early as they awoke. but however carly as they were about they always found that the farm men were stilI earlier. IL was a great delieht to scsmner of 70 the pouitry vard and the barns to fetch nsw-iaid e-gs for breakfast and 10 hunt In eut- of-,he-way corners where some cunning hens had made their nests. There was funny n't'e puppy dog kept in one of the outhuildines. who learned 10 look for greeting from them every morning H~ was SO small that he could hardly climb down sters Of ordinary height and often turhied over himself when he ran to meet .reu.
 ETHEL HEALY. Ars f1.
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es snd Bett- go --- -eaec i- -ssn tho !7e wf7e ss ~atz Eetts - a-. frt ca-lc rrre .I -. o...r.
 70 Eass ss= er er T~r ar eV-l sf
 Go- .- lr hat t' 70 go Fas eo 2; ,-~ -s. I'll hep yol
 So -- Then grani7.a --- s.n wstcting from :h- -r- r-- ,-.t, is your cake but ' so hei work she may 20 w o-t
 Rose looked on wiz r--7 h aer eyes fully resolving not to '. n ?. -ext tine
 GLADYS ANDERSON
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10
Helr Make Connunitr nettor.

Dear Uncle Jed: We should all strive to make the community in which we live a healthfnl and beautiful one. We should not throw scraps of paper around or gar bage. We should see to it that our back yards are not eyesores but are as neat as our front yards. In many of our cities there are alleys which are unsightly. If these alleys and dumps were cleaned up the death rate in the United States would not be so high. If trees are planted they will purify the air and thus promote the health of the people. As we are the coming generation. we should do all in our power to help make our community a better place to live in.
 ROSE EAGAN, Age 14.
 Willimantic
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10
CANTERBURY PLAINS

Edmund St. John left Monday morning to attend he annual conference of the NJ. P. churches which is held at Glass hore. N. J., this year.
 There were no services at the M. P. church Sunday.
 MT. Spear. who has been visiting Miss Gladys Bushnell. returned to Hartford Tuesday.
 Mrs Grace Webster of Colchester is visiting her mother, Mrs. Emily Busn- nell, for few days,
 Herbert Tracy, Howard Rix and Hen- ry hearns are the new board Of select
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10
THE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCLE
 Boys and Girls Department.

yellow ivy covered old stone walls In 2 meadow A small stream flowed. and by its side purp'e asters grew. One lone aster bent over it as if sending a mes sage to its companions which grew in abundanoe farther down the stream. The stream flowed on around It's bends and curves until it at last reached river. frisky squirrel with it's cheeks full of nuts Aran along an old stone wall bringing nuts to Its home in the hollow tree. In apple orchards the trees were bending to the ground with their heavy burden of fruit. Towaros eyenipp a beautlfui sunset covered the
 sky. Soon this faded away and twilight took its place.
 RUTH PERRY. Ags F.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10
Packer.
All About MyEeIf

Dear Uneie Jed: This is going to be all about myself and I hope you will be interested. I was born in New York, June, 1907. When I was about two years old we left New York and went 10 live in the country. I started going to school at the age Of seven and have at- tended many in different places. We came to live in Columbia and I attend the Center school from which I was graduated this year. I have started high echool at Willimantic and I think it is fine. I wish to become a stenographer, and hope can carry out my plans. SARAH AMELIA STACCLARINI, Age 14
 Columbia.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10
wIDE-AwAKE POETRY.

WIDE-AWAKE POETRY.
 Watch and BIszquette. White as the driven snow was she
 The little lamb we called Blanquette: {: And such a dainty. playful thing
 Became ere long the household pet; And even Watch. the old farm dog,
 Soon learned to love the pretty thing, And everywhere the lambkin went
 Wed see old Watch close following Save when grandfather's clock would
 strike,
 In clear, sharp tones, the hour of ten, When down to market Watch would go,
 And wee Blanquette would follow
 then.
 Then up the long and hifiy road,
 Together. side by side the twain In Watchs mouth juicy bone
 Would wend their homeward way again. charming sight the two would make When weary, Bianquette safe would rest Between the torepaws of old Watch, Pressed close against his shaggy breast, Alas. one iil-starred day Bianq9ette Fell sick, and died the selfsanae night And from that hour the dog's health failed, He moped and lost his appetite Life seemed to lose it's interest Poor Watch Is growing old" they said, l fS baf And then one day they found hin dead. 1 Out in the garden. side by side, l Two little slabs of wood were set Above two mounds, marked with the names Of Watch and his loved friend Bian uuette. ! --Lotfella c, Poole.
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shirskinr nasan.t Pay

Dear Uncle Jed: One the shelf In the pantry was a large chocolate cake; Rose and Betty locked a. it with longing eyes.
 They were two little city girls visiting their grandmother in the country.
 70, grandma" cried Rose. innocent. but with sly wink at Betty, Did you see that cake in the pantry7"
 Grandma smiled and said:
 Now if you do a li;tle work for me your reward will be 2 piece of cake"
 Thcn she told Rcse to wash the dish
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saved by climbing to the mountains nearby.
 Jason Rockets name was never for gotten after he had died at the age of sixty. and the story of his quick, clear minded deed which saved the village people was told to many a chi., by an evening fireside in winter
 BENNIE sTEINMAN, Age 13. Yantic
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UNCLE JED's TALK TO WIDE.
 AWAKEs.

Perhaps you have heard it said that failure is sometimes only the beginning of success, also that failure Is one of Gods best educators. That may have seemed bit strange at the time, but if you stop to think there are many times when it is so. It is through failure in reaching one goal that others are some times attained, while the experiences connected with failure teaches the wis., dom of fol owing 8 different course in later efforts.
 There is told the story of how some lumbernen sought to transport a large quantity of logs from Canada to a port in this country They conceived the idea of binding the logs together with iron bands and towing them like raft The plan was tried and ali went well till they had nearly reached their des- tha iron bonds as if they had been string and the lumber was scattered in all directions.
 Recognizing what might be proved by this disaster government authorities sent out word broadcast to eteamshiH captains asking them to report any o the lumber which they might notice, and as the result of the reports they made much valuable information was gained regarding ocean currents whica i needed just such an occurrence to de termine. The idea of floating the log to this country proved a failure but I nevertheless served as an educationa | experiment in an unintended direction
 It would hardly do to say that VI couldn't get along without failures bu we can appreciate that much can b | learned from them when there is tn disposition. What proves to be a fail ure, whether 1t be in lesson, a gam or some other undertaking should teacl Us what is to be avoided to obtain sue cess. We do not like failures but "
 cannot wisely disregard their teaching.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10

KAixAts of Pythias Natchaug lodge, Ss 2e, mSetS at ser Main street.
 Bard of Aldermen meets in Council CSamAsE. eswn Suilding.
 s. Johnfs ComnsaRderY, K. T, stated esEelaVe, in Ansonte hall.
 Sunday tssre were fhree aHtOnaObiie aeEidents in this city, one Of which near v FesnHsd iA a tragedy. At 10.S0 o'clock Theodore Ga@ae, of 3s Lebanon avenue. WhSse ridi1g hls bicycle on Lebanon av- anre, was struck and knocked down by an unknown automobile driver who fail sa to stop to see what damage he had s<gsed Tte boy wEs not badly injured sRt his clothing was torn and his bey- s=Ls was broken badly. The number of tze su ,onsbile that struck him was talk CT ss Connecticut registry No. 5s,See
 Fha worst accident of the day oeouF- rad at I1.S0 o'clock when an automobile BwRed hv Elizabeth Gleason, Of Gisston- kMry. struck the wagon driven by Samuel Ezahban of wihdha1n Center, smashing TEs v2Eon Co pieces knocking Mr. Rath- am uEeoaSeAOus and in5uring his son, EaEswmin RasA6un, who was riding with hD. According 10 the report Rathbun hnE nearly passed the intersection of Val IaS and Church street when the automo- nne driven by the Gleason woman struck riie rs2r wheels spinning the wagon about and smashing it considerably. EHthbsu wss thrown from the wagon ah6 kaocked unconscious. He refused s 20 to the hospital or 10 have nedi- cal treatment. thhough he was in a Gazed condition for some time. His boy wxz not badly injured. The Gleason car uzs cosered by insurance but the owner admitted being in the wrong and offered to sstle.
 Tbe third accident t@sk place cn Jack son street I. froat Of St. JoeepS's church vixen the car owned by Mrs. A. W. Turner was struck by one driven by Viii ian r. Grodeu Of 5s1 West Grove street, wsssTburv. Uei{her car was badly dam aged MT. Gso5en agreed 10 settle for The danage he had caused.
 Military IunezaI services for Sargent Harold l.. Moriarty who paid the su- b-sme sacrifice in France, were Iheld suuSay afternoon at l.3O o'clock from tho rome of his parents. Mir. and Mrs. Fz+riok r. Morisrty of No. 2o4 Jackson ssress At St Joseph's ccurch the ser eAs were held at o'clock, being read b- Rev Otto Beaumister, assisted by Rev. Charles Kelley of St. Joseph's church. and Rev. Fathers Tyler and Be. lee of st. Mary's church. As the hody vas borne into the church a quartet vnlizun and Walter Costello. Arthur Roy ard Harry Lester, sang. Nearer, My Cod 10 Thee" For a waiting hymn Esee-t Burt, organist Of Si. Patrick's crur5s1. Waterbury, beautifully interpret
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10
LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Margie Gahan of Voluntown: Thank you for the interesting book, that is called The Camp Fire Girls at the Sea shore. I have the first five books and cften wondered what the last one was like.
 Lena GIeare. Of Plainfeld--I received the welcome prize book entitled The Campfire Gir,s in the Mountains. which makes me\ quite Q few, and every one is better than the last. Thanking you very sincerely, l remain your friend
 Lillian Anderson, of Brookiyn-As my time is limited I can only write and tell you of my appreciation of the book entitled Tabithas Vacation. It certainly was very amusing, and from it I gained a few hours great pleasure.
 O. Cora Carpenter, of Columbia Thanks very much for the book entitled The Campfire Girls in the Woods, which enjoyed very much.
 LuciNe Warrington, of Franklin-I thank you very much for the prize book l received entitled The Camp Fire Girls at Long Lake. I have read part of 1t and found it very interesting.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10
Brooklyn.
My C-hh.fA

Dear Uncle Jed 1 want to tell ycr about my rafhi's Ia Q tree. two big ones and one little one. Every day my sister and fe d then -r1ss clover and many other thinrs. -hey are tan and white and sometimes they sit upon their back feet and wiggle their noses in tho air. hope we will get some more baby bunnies pretty son.
 RUTH E. BARTON. AgeI
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10
The Rain DronS

When falls the gentle summer ram, and
 taps upon your window-pane, "oh dear Oh dearf' the children say,
 we fairly hate a rainy day But outdoors in the garden bed. the
 grateful flowers lift theiY heads. And smiling to themselves, they say,
 'Oh, how we love q rainy day!~ For when the gentle showers fall. they
 bring new life to flowers all And so we love the sweet refrain, the
 music of the summer rain
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10
Rvi.. Fnz ynunw Wi

Rgies For YeuRg Writers. d-Write plainly on one side cf tAs paper only. and number the pages. 2-Use per and Ink, not pencil S-Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 5se words.
 4-original stories or letters Snly will Dc used
 k-Write your name. age and address plainly at the bottom of the story.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10

for two years. l saw Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound adver- tised in the paper
 and got good re- suits from taking 1t I recommend
 your medicine to myfriends andyo
 may publish this
 fact as a testi- monial. Mrs ROBERT BLOCK,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAKES.
Aa Autunn Scene.

Dear Uncle Jed: It was a beautiful day in September. A cool breeze stirred in the autumn air, loosms Raany gaily celored leaves from the trees. Bright yellow golden rod swayed gently to and fro, and nlilkveed long epne ts seed was hleFing zheat in the air, Red and
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10

Box 542, Hopkins, Minn.
 It has been said t''7tnot one woman in a thousand passes tllis perfectly ra- tural change without ex. -.cnciag a train of very annoying c. r:.-t. -:es painful symptoms. Those dreadful hot flashes, sinking spells, spots before the eyes, dizzy spells, nervousness are only c few of the syl. -;lyi;...s. Every woman at this age should profit by Mrs. Blocks experience -1d try Lydia E. Pinkhani's Vegats 'e Compound.
 -f you have cec Lydia D. Pirisl 8 ' el 1ra- pound will help you write u Lga 2. Pinkham Medicine Co. (conlca-liaD Lynn, Mass, about your health
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10
bumSteadSW

~rS eA1dYu sa angd Of mercy" where 6Fle45g8s are followed. IT NEVER e@A sf sANT0NTN, # contains fall dess. btDNd G1xty years test. Sold everywhere e bY Hsaa. 5eo . bot&ls.
 n4. c, A, vs@hees. M. D.. PhiladelphAA
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10
WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS

1-Nary NJ. Steinmayer of Willimantic, Campfire Girls in the Woods.
 2-HeIen Campbell of Norwich-Ta- hitha's Birthday.
 S.--tEtheI HeaIy of Montyille-The Yellow Violin.
 4--ROse Eaxan of Willinantic-Faf Past the Frontier.
 5--Louise Case of Baltic---Ferdinand Frog.
 6.--Rufh Perry of Putnanl-The Lilac Lady.
 May D, Higgins ot Danisisen-The Campfire Girls at Long Lake.
 s-Charles Weeks of Packer-The Boy Scouts With the Allies.
 Winners of prize books living in Nor wieh can obtain them by calling at The Bulletin business office after ten o'clock Monday morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10
HOW WOMEN
 OF MIDDLE AGE
May Escape the Dreaded Suffer ings of That Period by Taking
 Mrs. Blocks Advice

Hopkins, Minn. During Cnsnge of Life I had hot flashes and suffered
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10

constitution is form of law. IL is the fundamental law and thus superior to ordinary laws. Hence it is the duty of the courts to say what the constitution means as well as the ordinary laws.
 Tn the third place, constitution usualiy contains some laws which the people are especially anxious to have and which they are afraid the legisla- ture might repeal if they were oniy ordinary laws.
 How are constitutions made?
 They are made by conventions the members ef which arc elected by the seopse~
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10
NORWICH BULLETIN
 WIkIIMANTlc OFFICE TalAeko@u res g Churoh St
What Is Gosnr Or rsnish

what h GoanE On Tonight. KAigAts of Pythias, Natchaug lodge, Ss 2e. 1sets at scr Main street. B&Id of Aldermen meets in Council CSam1sE. esWn Nuilding.
 St- Johms ComnsanderY, K T. stated osKclaVe in Masonbe hall
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-10
R. C. Remington REQ AND PEERLESS

ss5 MAIN STREET WiLLlMAhTlc, CONN.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-04
Army Intelligence
Test Used in School

NEW YORK, Sept. 2O.-(Associated
Press Mail) .-Intelligence tests, adapt
ed from the army, were tried as an
experiment when New York's army
of 900, 900 school children registered
for the opening of school this fall. The
department of education decided it
would be unwise, at present, to accept
the results obtained as a substitute
for the teachers judgment.
The principal aim of the tests was
to devise a better classification of
pupils. The theory was advanced that
by keeping the brighter pupils to-
gether they would be able to progress
more rapidly, while the average pupil
also would be able to make normal
progress. The dull students, under
the theory, would be given instruc-
lions suited to their abilities.
The verbal tests were devised to
test arithmetical reasoning, sentence
completion, logical selection of words
in sentences, general information, vo-
cabulary, analogies and comparisons.
While a complete report has not yet
been made of the results, the tests in
some schools showed a considerable
number of high school students whose
age was below that of the nor
NAL pupil. Many of the low-score stu
dents showed that they had been id
through the grades too rapidly.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-04
Acreage Planted to
Cane to be Decreased
For Lack of Labor

1t is estimated that there were 36S
600 acres planted in cane on Decem
Der 81, 1920. Because of the fact 4hat
there have not been enought laborers
on the sugar plantations to take care
OF this planted acreage liz percent
of this area, Of a little over 4 1000
acres have been withdrawn from cul.
tivation.
People do not seem to realize how
vitality necessary it is to the sugar
planter that additional labor be Sc
cured" Donald S. Bowman, director
of the sugar planters industrial SER
vice bureau, is reported as saying.
There is no relief in sight xcept
speedy action by congress-. Every
possible source from which labor
relief might be secured in any other
way has been thoroughly canvassed.
There isn't any. 1t is only by act of
congress that the situation can be
saved"
Mr.. Bowman said that when people
realize what the abandonment of only
one-eighth of the sugar lands means
they will get together to force the
issue at Washington. The plantations
are becoming borrowers instead of f.
nancing themselves as has been the
practice for many years.
"If the labor shortage becomes any
greater it may further reduce acre
ages next year" he said, "and that
would increase the financial difficult
ties of the plantations. People do not
realize that it is that IL percent of
cane land that has had to be abandon
ed that should have earned the divi-
dends for this year. If there is no
quick relief, | am afraid all the sugar
plantations will be forced to follow
the example recently set by EVA and
Waialua.
Whatever the acreage planted in
cane, the overhead costs remain about
the same. Mill upkeep and operation
costs do not shrink proportionate to
reductions in areas cultivated. CAPT
tai charges, taxes and other expenses
arehigher in proportion. !
"a labor survey has been made. The
sugar plantations throughout Hawaii
are short over 5000 men at the pres
Furthermore" said Bowman,
the labor arrivals from the Philip
pines are not enough to make up the
oSses either by repatriation, or losses
by the sugar plantations to other en-
Men are leaving the plan
atoms faster than new labor can be
got to take their places"
|
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-04
Hilo Physician Takes
New York Girl Bride

DR.. Vasco Eric Monteiro Osorio
one of Hilo's well known physicians
was welded to Miss Annie Josephine
Wright the pretty daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Gilbert Wright of
New York City. The groom is the
brother of Judge T. E. NJ. Osorio of
Hilo.
After a brief honeymoon trip Dr..
and Mrs. Osorio will return to their
home in Hilo about November 1st.
where the groom will receive the
hearty congratulations of all who
know him.
During the world war DR.. Osorio
n of the many thousands who
went to France as a physician to aid
the wounded and encountered many
hardships.
After the wal DR.. Osorio returned
to his home in Hilo where he has
done wonderful work as a physician
and surgeon.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-10-04
Gratitude of Natives
OF Armenia Deeper
Than Words Can Tell

ERINAN, Soviet Republic of Ar.
menia, Aug. 22.-(Associated Press
Mail)-PaXton Hibben, a representa-.
i've OF the Near East Relief. has inst
mad an Interview with the soviet pres
ldent of Armenia in which the presi-
dent told him that the feeling of the
Afnenians toward Americans for their
help was something deeper than
gratitude"
Mr.. Hibben explains that the presi-
dent is really the president of the
ReVcoma, a double a~bbreviation of
Revolutionary Committee" and that
this committee corresponds to what
would be called in most other coun.
tries the cabinet"
The Armenian president came into
an office where Mr.. Hibben was talk
ing with two members of the cabinet
The relief agent describes the Incl
dent thus:
The door opened in the casual wav
'lat people have of butting in and out
OF a~nybody's office and breaking into
a~nybody's conversation in this Com
munist land and a common soldier
entered in the cotton khaki, high
black boots and shirt outside his
pants. His head was shaved like that
OF any soldier of the Red Guard. 1t
was what writers call a bullet head
He pulled up a chair and sat down,
his elbows on the table, listening.
What do you want to ask the
president? asked one of the ministers.
waving his hand at the man dressed
as a common soldier, without mark of
distinction of any kind on him. We
made very little progress until |,
asked him about the American relief
work in Armenia then he opened up
a bit Mr.. Hibben quotes the Ar
menian president as saying:
You Americans must have heard so
much about the sufferings of Armenia
that al quite understand that YOU
should say to yourselves: What's the
matter with these Armenians hat
they are always starving to death? p
The only trouble is that you cannot
understand, because in the United
States you do not know what has
been going on out here in Transcau-
casia, nor what has taken place in
itself since 1914. 1t has all
just n disaster after another.
in a succession so hideous hat it is
unbelievable"
The president reviewed the chap
ters of Armenia's tale OF woe-the
world war, Turkish and Russian inva-
5lons and Armenia's wal with Georgia,
The final Turkish horror, he said. was
only in April last, four months ago.
went on:
In all these seven years from 1914
here has not been one moment of
1eace or security for anybody. Not a
,hance to get on our feet. Everything
destroyed, pillaged, burned. Every.
body homeless. Everybody starving.
\ regular hell.