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Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-13
Adrift in the World :.

One cod, frosty morning in December l Was startled by knock at the kitchen door. On opening 1t beheld man a boat sl&;y ye4rs of ago.. His. face was thin and haggard, and there was :; a look CT Mistfulness in his mild, blue eyes as he looked for something to eat. {;
 When young, he must have been, q well built man of medium stature, No doubt life had dealt harsh,y with hirn. for now he was bent and worn. He had q long white. beard and his silvery hair formed a halo around. his head. His clothes, though shabby, were neat and clean. asked him to come in, and placed i chair near the freside where he could warm his benurnbed fingers. I then pre- parod substantial and appetizihg break. fast which set on small table before him. -: l When he had finished. he turned to me and said, Perhaps you would care to heal i . little of ms history" j.
 l nodded my head, for was interested in him. He then told his stcry:. ,r !. l My parents were wealthy, and being al ! only child, was petted and pampered 1 When twenty-one fell into bad com pany and brought disgrace on my family My parents soon died and I suuandesex 1 all my money. Since then nlave bee,
 drifting over the globe. Today I am n outcast in world of hardship" He thanked me, but refused the sfeIte:
 offered him and went his way. I ofte,
 think of him and wonder how many nor like him are adrift in the{ world
 ESTHER RESEIK, Age. IS
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-13
How Clara Was Found.

EeaE Uncle Jed: Once there lived "tle g.r! named Clara Smith One day she asked her mother if she couldn't 20 ''untlnS in the woods with her brother. Her mother said. "No" Clara told her mother she wanted to try her can gun. The next day she went without asking her mother. When noon time came no one had seen Clara Smith anywhere, Mrs. Smith was asking everybody if they saw Clara Smith. Everybody said they they had not been her.
 When nightfall came Clara had not ''s--S, seen. They looked all over for her ~a7 days had passed and Clara had not ~4c7 homo.
 She was at q farmers house which she came , at night . Tho baker had to 20 to the farrrhoust to coN bread, about 25 minutes before tn, b7ter came Mir. Brown, the owner of tn, house. questioned her. He said. "Wher, Go you live?"
 'I dunno where" replied Clara. What is your name?" 8. Cara Smith"
 Just then the baker came in. LittL 1 Clara had her back turned to the door When the baker shouted. she turne around quickly. got oft her chair "a, up to him and said. "Pwease take hom to sec my mama?"
 The baker took her up and brought he home.
 | When she was in the house her noothe asked her. 'awhere have you been Clars in the woods? Don't go in the wood any srnore''
 l This will teach Clara Smith a, lesson. l BEATRICE HEBERT.
 Plainfeld,
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wmE-AwAN roETRT.
IntsrTupHns

lnteHTuptAu8s may say it's wrong to interrupt wnem someone talks to you, B9 I don't do 1t near so much'as groWn- up people do; For while I'm telling mother some ln1- portznL piece of news, WamaR counting up my buttons or exarn1n- tng my shoes, And just when I've gotten to the most exciting part, And she ought to pay attention 10 my words with all her heart All at once she says, Come here! l very greatly fear A buttons coming of your clothes and l must fix 1t, dear" Irs just the same with father; he's no better, I'm afraid 1 always want him to admire important things I've made; Bat when l start to show him, so that he will understand Whcro I nailed it or l sawed it. and just how worked and planned, dsn nod his head and say, Indeed? !? IF an inattentiye way, And acts as if he saw it, but then like a& not hc'Il say. Just when I've got a-going, My boy your nose needs blowing. Which proves he doesn't hear nor ever look at what I'm showing.
 Burgess Johnson.
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A Poor Child's surnrise.

Dear Uncle Jed:-Mr. Smith took g party of poor children for an auto ride far out into the country. They stopped unocr the shade Of a large elm tree and .Gad an .appetizing lunch. The children were delighted and went cut into the woods and had q fine time. They then gathered some nuts. and then got into the :aito and headed toward home.
 They reached the city in about an hour aa4i a half, and MT. Smith took each as1iiG 10 his and her home. But one lit '.s boy, on account of his politeness, was given small box of candy. He thanked Mir. Smith and started off for hot:la. When the little boy reached home h:s mothe" opened the box and to her -nrpriso she found d silver dollar in it, l'fc boy brought it back to MT. Smith rLt he said he could have it on account 'of his politeness and the boy left. feel ing very much pleased and delighted
 PAUL MARSHALL, Age F.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-13
IadsStmb born Coughs
 isa Q Hurry
Fcr real sReetfveAeas. tAla oae hene.@oAs Funoedy has no eQnnl.
 EaAH ana eheaDly prepared,
Dv9'375ll'lS39SSHS

You1 never know how quickly a bad cough can be conquered, until you try this famous old homemade rem edy. Anyone who has couRhed nll day and all night, win say that the immediate relief given is almost like magic. It A very easily prepared, and there b nothing better for coughs,
 Into . ptns bc*$ls, put 2M ounces of PtDex; then add plain Rranulated SrRaH syrup to make . full pint, or yuu can use clarified molAsses, honey. ox corn gyrups instead of sugar syrup, Either w1y, the full pint savea about eWo-thirds of the money usually spert for cough preparations, ana Etves you 2 moro positive. effective r9medy. n keeps p6Sfcctly, and tagtes pleasazt-childrensIike
 You can feel this take hold instantly. soOthhg aud 6sa6nR the membrAnSs iR all tho air paesAEss. It pfomptiv oossg . dxY, &RAS cough, and soon Dd 6ssppsE AeEyT use win upually cold, and 1t is aAso Gplsnd;d for bron. ee1uS, c90Qps hoGRa1Rsss, and hren.
 Psnsx Ii . mests valuable eoaeen. |. tfated cCmpo1nA q EennEre Norway piRs extzact, ths @egt reliable rem. edI for E2a3 S14 chest ailments,
 To eyosa dteappetHtmsut, ask your @gex!.e tg5 xA enesa ot Pinsx" ys& dlssstsess cd d6Rt aecapt any. &Ag esse: Qnteed to Rive ahso.
 ee er$tsteea e @eneY FstUndsd. 4S RiHex exOev1S4VEyBe, Ind.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-13
Norwich
rhA IattIa snarraM


 Dear Uncle Jed: One day, late in the fall. q little sparrow, sat all alone on tree outside of my window. He was born tate in the. summer and the. tiny nest under the leaves was where he spent his childhood days. ,i
 He did not know what winter had in store Tor him, because he had never heard any one, talk about 1t. A flock of swallows sailed past They stopped and spuke to the little sparrow: Will you not go with us, little sparrow, to the southern lands?"
 19is sparrow gazed at them in sur prise. Here I was born," said he,
 here first looked into my mothers eyes cauld | leave this place? should-die oi &tiet in that strange land"
 70, you would not die there" said the swallows. It is so pleasant and beau. tIful there that you would soon forget this cold land. The skies there are SC blue, the earth so green. the brooks 'ant the lakes so clear, and the sun shines se warm and soft. But the winter vii soon be here; the water will soon freeze 10 ice; the ground will be covered witt snow, and the. trees will be bare. and lclfiess. The north wind will blow SC cold, and you will not be able to find any food. You will die of cold and hun. ger." .-.. But the little sparrow still sat there Way of there in tho foreign land tht l slin may be warm and the land rich, : | said he, land perhaps shall die here oi hunger. But even if should 1 had "a, ther stay in my native land than, live ir | luxury there" But little white birt came from heaven, and seated itsef beside the little sparrow, and twittered ] Do not be afraid, little sparrow. Gos will care for those 1ho love their ma tive place so tenderly, because withou His knowledge not single little birt can fall to earth" &. :. LUCY DUGAs. Age IT.. 1 Versa files Fs -!-
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Cured His RUPTURE

vas badly ruptured while lifting 8 my only hope of cure was an operation, Trusses did me no good. Finally I got
 hold of something that quickly and completely cured me. Years have pass
 ed and the rupture has never returned, carpenter, There was no operation. no lost time. no trouble. have nothing to sell. but will give full information
 about how you may find a complete cure without operation, IT you write to me. Eugene M, Pullen, Carpenter, | 45sc Marcellus Avenue Manasouan, N h. Better cut out thls notice and show ! 1t to any others who are ruputYed- you may save life or nt least stop ] tho misery of rupture and the worry
 and danger of an operation.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-13
LYME

Arthur Stebbins of Essex was in tov the first of the week buying Tork oxen.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Bell closed tb. summer home last week
 William Penz has returned from visit with relatives in New York
 Jewett Tiffany returned last week 0 Williams college.
 Mrs. Walsh spent last week in N London with her daughter, Arz. liar Hull
 Miss Eliza Martin Spent last veek VI Mrs. Biselow in old Hamburg. Everett Beclrwith has moved ts o Lyme from the Ely's Ferry road Mr. and Mrs- Hayden Reynolds sttsos ed the funeral of their uncle. " c Rs- holds, at East Haddsm Aonday laEL
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kB[N!'GTCN

Mrs.s Samuel Griggs is very ill, having suffered, . shock. - <.
 Frank, Horton was in Boston last week.
 .Nr. and Mrs. Frank. K. Haines Mrs. Wiliis.s covsllst and tAnarew Araiden are attending the state grange meetings e4 Hartford.
 The, Ladies Benevolent society is ta meet today CFhursday) from II o'elodI until Scat, Library hall. -,
 Services at the Congregational churea Sunday mo oEning were. re.eonducted by Rev William English of Hartford Mrs. Ma son and Mrs. Clarence Watson were re ceived into the church membership .b1 letter. Next Sunday morning Rev. Rich ard Elliott of Hartford, the regular sup ply, Is expected to preach. O.. z.-.~- At the annual meeting of the Sunda! school the superintendent, Joseph Elliott and secretary, Frances Platt, were re elected. Fifty-fve. dollars has been re ceiYed for tie Near East fund.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-13
WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.

I-Esther Resnik of Yantic-Hildas Mascot @Beatriee Hebert of Plainaeld-Billy Wqaiskers.
 7-Paul Marshall of Norwich-The Boy Scouts in England.
 4-Gertrude Marion of Voluntown- Facing. the German Foe.
 -LAurs Odgers of lvrwich-The Campfire Girls on the March.
 6-Joserhine Piaskett Of Norwich-The Campfire Girls in the Mountains.
 Donna KiumOuth of Norwich-The Campfire Girls on the Farm.
 s-Maxion Pedaee oY Eorwich-The Campfire Girls in the Woods.
 Winners of prize books living in the city can obtain them by calling at The Gulletin business ofice after 10 a. m. or Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-13
UNCLE JED's TALK TO WIDE
 AEAEES,

With the idea of satisfying the desire Q. children to do something, and with view tU directing them in a way that would be beneficial in the long run, as well as keeping their minds occupied and hands busy temporarily, there was organ izcd 2 decade or so ago what is known as the Junior Achievement bureau. The platform underlying its work includes guch percepts as: Make a game Of work Train boys and girls to save and invest, "open to children the mines of educational wealth now locked up in the great industrial industries" Industry for ehildrer-not children for industry Conserve the best experience of present Gay industrial and commercial leaders Asd pass 1t on to the boys and girlE.'
 With the idea of giving the children s,gnsthing worth while to accomplish, is undertaken. and by this training chill aren are taught to meet their obligations b parents. community and country.
 That such a club can be of much as-
 
 iss't intended to take the place of whole some play but to give a true conception nt work, to encourage a right attitude toward it, and to arose desire to accom- pfish and earn. There is many q boy or girl who would have given much for a chance 10 be a member of just such ar organization It times when they longed for something to do.
 How beneficial the organization can. b, Is indicated by the pledge which is al follows: l realize owe much to my par snts, my community and my country, anc that productive work is one way by whicl czn pay my debts I will endeavor i, every way to learn to work effectivel, and to become useful, self-supportine honorable member of society. I will d my share of the work in my home, will do my duty as an achievement clu member and will take advantage of th training the club offers me I will do a much az can for myself by workint learning. earning, saving and investing. ~tn do what can to make my comrnunI v the best in the state. I will learn f demonstrate and pass on to others tn worth while things that have learned do. I will respect and honor all peopl who do their work honestly and well.
 Such pledge means much if it is live up to.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-13
LETTERS, WRITTEN BY WIDE.
 AWAkES.
Molly's Christmas Surprise.

Dear Uncle Jed Molly sat very long
 tirac gazing out of the window. It was
 the day before Christmas and she expect ed Santa Claus that night She had been very good, but it's hard to be good when you arc forbidden to go in the living l room, kitchen. and. worst of all, the nur-
 sefy, and have to stay in your bedroom all day.
 She had many books and toys about her, but curiosity prevailed. At night while she was in bed she beard voices in the hall. but of course 1 she did not know who was there. She hal the faintest thought that it was Santa 1 but Of couTGe Santa wouldn't talk to any , hOdy in the house.
 When she went to breakfast in the
 nofniag there was an extra plate on the
 tdblc- She was better hammered than to ! ask who it was for, so she just wondered. An at once her beloved Aunt May came i in and I think Mollie was the happiest person in town that day.
 l Now wasn't that lovely Christmas soQ1risc? 1 think so. GERTRUDE MARION, Age 12. l Noluntown.
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My Christmas.
Norwich

Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell you about my Christmas Christmas eve my two youngest brothers and myself hung up our stockings and my youngest sister went to bed without hanging up her stocking. So after she had gone to bed took stocking and hung it up Tor her. In the morning we saw tree in the kitchen. There were presents ted over the tree. There was also bells and strings of popcorn. My brother and each got box of crayons. We all
 got pair of rubbers except my littiest brother, He got book and 4 box of candy We all had candy, walnuts and oranges. I am glad I got q pair of rIh. hers for it showed and I could no+ slide down hill without them. I hope vou had q merry Christmas.
 LILLIAN. MAIN. Age s.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-13
HE WILE-AW-AKE N.lkCLE
Boys and Girls Department.
LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
 Lucy Dugas of VersaiIIes-I received the book you sent me and I thank you very much for it. It was very interesting.
 Lillian Anderson of Brooklyn-As have been away on my vacation, have not been able before to write my thanks for tho prize book entitled The Campfire Girls at the Seashore
 Diana Doyon of Glasgo-Received the prize book you sent me entitled Betty the Scribe. have read it through and found it very interesting. Accept my sin ccre thanks.
 Raymond J. Woods of Norwich-l thank you very much for the prize book entitled The Boy Scouts Defiance. I have read it and found it very interesting.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-13
Versailles
My Vacation. .

Dear Uncle Jed Chri as day I had an enjoyable time. We usually, have :s uee. but We didn't this year. The pres ents ' received are as follows a hair ribbon, Q barrette, several handk kerchfefs calendar, beads, and 8 few other things. At night I vent away and re. turned the following .,iday evening. {
 During my stay in -.utnam I went ser. eral times to the theatre, and :, [ also went one night for long sleighride. : :;
 That was very pleasant vacation and hope the other Wide -Awakes zen soyed themselves the same as l. dEd.
 LILLIAN ANDERSON. Age Il. Brooklyn. x <
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New Year's aad Its R.soIut,...

Dear Uncle Jed: How. nanytt of the Wide Awakes realize what New Years means2, To the one that stops and thinks it means . great deal. It means; the closing of one year and the beginning Of another It means the, day on" which we ezchange greetings and wishes with one another. j..
 Amongst the French 1t iis, a real; holiday.
 On that day every one ought to think of the good they've done the past year for themselves and for others.~.,a .s. :
 It is q, wise thing to mako resolutions on that day toward being knd, true. h.ipful and honest to-, every. one around you.
 + you have not put anything aside for 2 rainy day during the past year. make this as one of your resolutions to stast bank account and keep making the book more valuable to you as the months go by. ~ Fulfill these resolutions and you will 1 find by the end of nineteen twenty-ont 1 how much more useful you will have be
 come in this world. Wishing everyone 1 Happy New Year. ;, Glasgo DIANA DOToN
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a reading by Mrs. Aldrich, vocal solos nS Mrs. F. H. H!scox; and Miss Janet hl.- cox recited her Christmas recitation. During the supper hour there seeneo to he some. mysterious spirit in the ar and while the leader, tried to d.ScoVeF what 1t meant the lights were extinguish ed and Mrs. Frank Wilcox .appe&reo carrying a bithday cake, surronnueo py iIrhted candles. The leader then pi2c- ed the cake before Mrs. R.. H. Howard. in honor of her birthday. Mrs. Howaro e,znressed her thanks and all rose ana claso,ng hands sang Blest Be the Tie There were twenty-seven present to en- Joy the delightful evening.
 The Ladies' soc.5;y of the Consres2' uonal church served meat salad ano bean supper in the vesti-y "Wednesday ef' eoinr. The committee was Mrs. D. A Faust. Mrs c. U. Wolf, Mrs. Abraham zeeger, Mrs. Norman Parkhurst, Mrs l Walter Marshall and Mrs. James Bls:r. Mrs. John F. Bibb has gone 10 Szi Diego, Calo.srnia, where she VII toii
 her husband, who Is to be stat.oae 1 thers For some time as an othciai in tn U. s. navy. --
 Mrs. Edw. Gallup IS fin >Yo,uatoW l this week caring for Nie family oe he brother, Representative Thomas GroE7 | while Mr. and Mrs. Brown are n Hart ford attending the state grange nee ings and s-.. Brown the legislature. M Brown Is master of Voluntown grange. At the hose house Wednesday sveAin the new fire truck was formally deltyere
 to the A. 4. Young, Jr., fire company. Tn presentation was made by Jacob Wfch< Ter, chairman of the borough fire connrni! sion and the truck was received by Fore
 man John wakeley of the fire compan. The affair proved most pleasant on
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-13
Owns Calf and Geese,

Dear Uncle Jed: You may think I am a strange little girl when I tell you that owu a little calf. Her name is Rocket She is dark red with white spot on her ferehead and a black tail. She is awful nrc;tr I feed her two quarts of potatoes cr.t !ip in small pieces and hay and give her water 10 drink twice every day. She knows she belongs to me because she will follow me everywhere. I also have g large flock of geese. l sold three Christ. mas for ST and had one for my Christ. ms dinner. DONNA c. PLYMOUTH, Age 10. Norwich.
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yknaaE.

Dear Uncle Jed :: One day Mary, Helen, Dorothy, .s1liice and went to. pond Ets
 It was about o,clock when we started. 4t was a long walk It took us an hour 70 go. j.'< .'&
 :. We 5carried our lunch and when. we 'rot there we ate it. We then began to Skate. Alice didn't tknow how to skate, hut we showed her how. The ice was dick. ;.. .'- :. We had a nice time and stayed until
 abott 4.-o'c,ock. Then we started for homo, ahd going home Helen lost her hat. We went back after it and found it: T.. l<s We got home safely, but 1t was dark ana our mothers were glad, we got home all right. We had & happy time. 5- ;. HAZEL JOHNSON. | Nrorvvicb .--.
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EA Wish. to the AGuseum.

! DeartUnG.e Jed am going to tell you of, rrIy. visit to the museunl. A group cf girls and boys went with 2 lady to Slater hall. When we got there she told us that it was erected by William, A. Slater in nien5ry of his.father. John Slater. Then lTYes.went. into the library and we told our narfies. = = A'- kftcrS that we went into big room where there were very many statues The first thing she showed us was the Aero | bolis of granite She described it and ] we had to write facts about it. The one that writes the best composition about il gets 3 prize.
 MARION PEDACE, Age Il. 1 Norwich.
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Kindness

Dear Uncle Jed:.> Mary. was very set- nsh. Whatever her sisters had she want cd. Of course they gave it to her.. for they were kind. Christmas was drawing near She wanted 8 doll ana | great many things but her sisters had. not said
 what they wanted. Christmas morning came at last and Mary woke up early. She looked in her stocking to see what
 sae would find. But-tos sher disarpoint- nsnt she only found ashes. whip and many other things she Gd not like.
 She did not know, Santa C4Gus knew
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.lT,s coon FOE CHILDREN

Mrs. C. E.tSthwab, 1907 l4th St, Can
 ton, O., writes: "We use Foiey's Honey
 and Tar for coughs and find it one of the
 best remedies on the market. especially
 good for cfildren's coughs, as it does not contain any drug that is harmful" Seri-
 GUS sickness often follows lingering colds. Hard coughing racks a child's body and oiEturbs strength-g giving sleep, and the noisons Y eaken the system 50 that disease cannot be Warded of. Take Foley's in time. Lee Osgpod Co.
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Norwici
My Cats.

Dear Uncle Jed: have two cats. One ef them is hlack..and white. He Is yer' small and ninble, 50 called him Twi,| Ilcr-Twinky for short. The other one IS large and quiet. So took a very digni- fed name for her; and you never would guess it, so I'll tell you. It was Lady Purr-Meow.
 Well, .ril say. goodbye, to the Wide Awakes. and yourself now. Yours truly,
 '%' ;, KATHLEEN RYAN, Age F. Norwich Town: t..'E
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-13

Louis Mercy and Tyler Giibert furnished music. on the piano and violin. There were; 4eags by John. Mclean and Charles Harrington and brief addresses by War Ien !. Ell. Mccarthy, Rev. J. J.. McCaoe, Rev. J. ". Payne. 70. H. Hiscox, First Selectsnan William Jonnstone 5. ID: Bal lo,, 2E. TA. Faust, c. H. Jennings, L. SI
 Carnenter and John ,Godek. Ice ereSm was. fufnIshsd azd informal smoker fol- loIred s -.5,-.r< 70. .-.s,St...--... -s'--..
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Ny Pet Rabbit

Dear Uncle Je6-Last Friday inight I
 ,wcht lunting. with my uncle. We saw
 tWo rabbits and they were snawing the bark from some. wood. had 2. few wal nutssand sI gave them some. They came
 so nearf that my Tun6le caught one alive and brought hiin home. and built a cage for him: Fe is doing fine !" Every mora ing I+ feed him tand he is getting real 3taYoe and I ike him hiEn for a pet very r1uo1h. .1-..:: :. ..-.. :.wILBER 'PAVEY-
 Nor Mich : .-l: .%;s
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prised when about S5 people came. We didn't have enough chairs so we borrow ed some from the houses nearby. The most interesting part in the play vas the Grandmother Story. One Of the chtl- dren was dressed up as a grandmother. The people clapped lot when the grand mother came in. :
 Everyone thought that the play. was very good. Norwich te4
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Norwich.
Bhding,

Dear Uncle Jed: am going to tell you about my Christmas vacation. In my vacation there happened to be g Gnow storm. was very glad for I knew could go sliding. sat patiently wait ing at the window for it to stop. AS soon as it stopped Jack Frost came along and think we all know what Frost does to the hills where boys and girls wish to slide. quickly took my sled out and started to slide. Many girls and Soys were sliding and I had jolly afternoon
 ROSE MOTEL, Age 12.