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Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-12
Our Flower Chart.

Dear Uncle Jed: l am a little girl in tho third grade The other day our teacher told us that we could have a flower chart and the one who brought the most kinds of wild flowers into the school would get Q prize. Almost ev- eryone in my class began to look for flowers We have found many different kinds, some which were entirely new to me I have found six kinds. These are white violet, buttercuD, bluett, lady finger, bloodroot and adder tongue. They are very pretty. l wish tlat all the Wide Awalles could have flower chart so they could learn the different kinds of flowers.
 Your little niece.
 ELIZABETH WGRATH Aga 2. YanGc.
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4 Visit to the Whit. Mountains

Dear Uncle Jed: Last summer I want to the White Mountains. The mountains were wonderful and all of them quite high, but Mt. Washington is the highest. Up Mt. Washington there is a funny Iit- tie narrow track upon which small trains run to the top Of the mountains. This train goes up the mountain once a day. I would like to have gone up but I was too late. We watched the train come down the mountain. Papa said it came down slowly because the mountain is so steep.
 I also saw the profile of the Old Man of the Mountains. One can see the face so plainly.
 We crossed the southern port of Maine and came down the coast. and among other beaches visited Old Orchard the fin est beach in the world.
 I saw so many beautiful things in nature that I thought the verse in Psalms is true, Many, o, Lord, My God. are Thy wonderful works, which thou has done-if I would declare and speak of them they are more than can be number ed"
 I hope some time I may take this tr4p again.
 BEATRICE PELLETT. Age il. Danfeison
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The Naughty Boy
NATALIE WATERMAN, Agec BozrahyilIe.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am writing you a story about "The Naughty Boy"
 Once there was little boy who lived in a small cottage in the country with his grandmother, father and mother.
 During the summer they picked many apples for the winter.
 This little boys name was Robert, but for short he was called Bobby"
 One day in the fall he asked his grandmother if he could have an apple. She said. 'Yes" Robert could not take the cover off the barrel as he was too short. 50 his grandmother went with him into the cellar where the apples were
 Taking of the cover from the barrel she found that all the apples were bit ten into. Turning to her grandson she asked him if he had done it. He said NO. Grandma" Bat she knew he did il because he was the only child in the fam fly.
 For this reason he did not get any ap- ples but got a good whipping.
 STELLA KURTZ. Age 10 Yautic
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Tn. Busy Llttle Carpenter

Dear Uncle Jed: I wonder how many of the Wide-Awakes like to write com positions? I do for one.
 Last week my teacher gave my class a picture entitled. the "Busy Little Car penter" to describe. She said she would send the best one to you so that all the Wide-Awakes might read 1t. Mine was the one chosen.
 One day Tomny's mother and father went to town and left Tommy at home to play with his new tool chest Now Tom my was very small boy and had to sit in high chair when he ate his meal. He did not like this. He wanted to sit in a chair just like his papa, so he decided to cut the legs off the table, and thus make it smaller so that he could reach it. He set to work-tipped the table over, dishes and all. took his saw and began to saw of the legs. He was just saw ing off the last leg when his mother open ed the door and walked in. Instead oi eating his supper, on a chair like hi. father he was given a whipping and sent to bed without his supper. Your niece.
 NATALIE WATERMAN, Aged s BozrahyilIe.
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old Cabin Road.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would write, telling you and the Wide-Awakes about a beautiful scene I saw last week.
 My sister and l were going to Co4ches- ter We went up five miles on the straight road and when we were most in Colchester, we had to detour about four miles out of our way. We went down 8 long lonely road, which looked as if it hadn't been traveled over very much lately.
 We went past only a few houses and then we came to an old cabin which was surrounded by fir trees, As we looked opposite the cabin we saw a lovely scene which was a green forest in the midst of which was a waterfall running down rapidly over the rocks.
 We sat and admired the cabin and fall for quite while. This scene was beautiful and I hope some of you will see it. This is why that road is called Old Cabin Road.
 JULIA YWARsKY, Age 13
 CnIchectar
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Moosup.
Camping

Dear Uncle Jed: This is the first time have written to the Wide-Awakes, want to tell you about camping last summer.
 One day about in the middle of summer my friends and I went camping We brought all the things that were neces- sary. we put up q tent
 The next day we went fishing and caught enough to last whole day We ate some for supper and went to bed.
 The next day we went fishing again but we had bad luck, for we didn't catch and fish, so went hunting and caught a rabbit. We had fine time skin ming it, but we had a good supper of #.
 The next day We began our Journey home. We told our mother all that hap pened. She was very proud of us I hope all the Wide-Awakes will 20 camping.
 WILLIAM STIBBEN. Age To,
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Being Good to Mothar

Dear Uncle Jed: I am q little sirl seven years old. My mother has been to hospital and she is home now knd my brother and I help her all we can. She is not very strong and the doctor said she will have to take good care of herself so we are as good as we can be. We don't want her to go away again for she makes us nice piees and cake. have a little brother and he stayed with his grandmother. She has many hens. One day he took a hammer and broke two dozen eggs and she scolded him and he has not broke any more. We have seven little chickens And we have two hens setting I have a cou.- tn' May, in Norwich. and I spend a few weeks in the summer with her.
 DOROTHY PALMER.
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one is in the south where plants ans gel in the window. The one to the east looks out upon a hill of trees and a at tie grazing over the plain 2 little tc tho south. The other two are in rA ( west, looking out upon a brook, wherA weeping willow tree hangs its branches Cattle often come there and drink ana row boats pass by in summer.
 In the room there is q large carpet that, covers the whole hoor. In the north there is a big fireplace. On the walls are pictures Of landscapes. A table is in the middle of the room. Tler3 are al- so six chairs and a lounge. A Vic trola is in the western corner. Don't you think this is q very pleasant linNlg room?
 FLORENCE HoLBRooK. Age F.
 Leonard's Bridge.
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Snringtimn.

Dear Uncle Jed: The trees have just awakened from their sleep. The buds
 are now open and the leaves show all
 the different shades of green. The maple
 blossoms are of bright red and yellow.
 Here and there is q shade bush of
 white which shows up among the green
 red and yellow. Beneath the trees a brook runs down the lane and the most beautiful part of it all is the green of 'the water cress just peeping above the
 water and the yellow cowslips scattered here and there along the banks of the brook.
 The flowers are also very pretty in the springthne. The violets all over the hills and swamps, and the anen1one blooming under the bushes. The jill-o'er-the
 ground has a pretty blossom but not as
 pretty as other flowers. Its blossoms ypu will find near the houses and almost enerywhere e you go.
 Tlfe birds have all come back from the
 south. The first bird I saw this year
 was bluebird. I like to hear them sing in the trees. They come into our yard every morning. The robin Is an other bird which comes around the yard. Back of our house is a garden where there are a lot of worms. That's the reason the birds are there from morning until right. The phoebe is another cute little bird. You can easily call them to you if you care for birds at all. The
 boys ca Il easily call them by whisthng. You hardly ever meet boy that isn't whistling, have heard Of lot Of peo- pie that call them that way. ELIZA BROWN, Ags 12. 4++1 uyo, roao
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Gettinr n FnN.
Yantic

Dear Uncle Jed: This is the first time have written to the Wide-Awake Cir cie. One pleasant Saturday morning two of my friends. Frank and John by name, asked me if I would like to go up in the woods and hunt for rabbits with them. l said I would go. I took my gun and went along When we got up in the woods we saw something like wild fox. We got afraid 2 little. but went on Af- ter while the anmal went out of sight. While we were walking We heard noise in the bushes and then we saw it was little red fox. John shot and hit him Tn the hind legs and the fox fell on the ground. After that we took him home with us
 JOHN OLENKIEWICZ.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-12

New Haven.-The funeral of Edvsra oheara, who died at his home 14sS Chapel street, Friday night. was held from his late residence Monday morn ing at 930 at St. Brendan's church at 10 o'clock, solemn requiem high mass was celebrated by Rev. Fathsr Mo Laughlin, assisted by Rev Father O. Meara and Rev Father McGiveney aa deacon and sub-deacon respectively Burial was in St. Bernard's cemetery sac committal services a +the grave were read by Rev. Fi.It' O-Tes-a, hi,- O'Meara IS survived Dy his son, Judge Edward p. o'Meara. and two daughter. Misses Mae ]. and Catherine O'Aleara and by a sister. Mrs Mary Joyce.
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Norwich.
SHARING orR LUNCH

Dear Uncle Jed: One Sunday my brother and I were goa g to go fishfA There was little hut in the woods We went inside of it and there was little stove and little bed.
 My brother and I went father into the woods We got lot of flowers. The next day my brother and Il went to school When we got there we saw big truck and my brother and I went near it. There were two men. They were stuck fast in the ditch and had not had any thing to eat for twenty-four hours.
 So the teacher and the children gave them some of their dinner. When noon time came we had our pictures taken.
 FRANK SLEDJESKY, Age 10 EaSleville
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Flaming Vacation

Dear Uncle Jed:-There are nine mere weeks before vacation. In the morning I get up at three o'clock and have my breakfast and then help my father to load up the car We start off and sell the milk When we are finished we come back and have our dinner. The we go out and hoe corn and potatoes till five o'clock. Then we have our supper Rog- CT comes out and we play lot of games. We play ball. When we have finished playing we go out into the woods and play on the rocks.
 Then we. stop playing and look for birds and flowers and climb trees. Then we go home and feed the hens and the
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horse and brush him. After the hens are fed I let them out< to eat grass. An other day I go to plant my seeos m the and nlant more seeds. .A'his year I will nlant some lettuce and n dishes, beets, and potatoes. and I think I will plant some carrots. Then when hey are grown I will eat some lettuce foA dln- ner and radishes and in the afternG 'on I will go fishing wiz Roger and MiltoN up to Coventry lake and fish all the aft ernoon and take a boat and row out in the lake will come home and fry the fish for supper and after supper I wifi play games with Roger long time.
 RAYMOND ROY, Aged g EaRleyllle Conn
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Yantic.
At Pharisee Rock.

Dear Uncle Jed: am glad 1t is spring because I like to walk in the fields and woods and find the early flow CTS. I went down to Pharisee Rocks one Saturday with some of my school mates. We found some aroutus on the way. think the arbutus is the pret- tiest and most fragrant of the spring flowers. These rocks are about a mile down in the woods. It is called Pharisee Rocks because a man by the name of Pharisee fell off of them and was killed. Another place where we like to go is over to the pond where papa cuts the ice in the winter. I took my sled over there one day and we drew each other on the ice.
 DONALD c. GALLUP, Age ' Moosup.
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Blankenfeld

ward J. Duro to Eliza Won Blankenheld Palmer street
 John A Rockwell to Johp and August Wischnewski, North street land
 Frank II. Allen and Sarah F. Warner to Rosa E. Burton. 90 Williams street
 May 10-Mary J. Eyeberse 10 Joseph Morell, 34 Happy street.
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4 BuM Day

Dear Uncle Jed: One day last fan one Of my playmates came over and he had little canoe. We went down to the brook and played with 1t a while and then l went back and ate my dinner. Then we went and set a trap for suuty- rels. We came back and played games outdoors and in a little while we went 10 look at it and there was red squirrel in the trap which I gave to my playmate Then we got the calves and COWS into the barn and then he went home.
 EARL F. BABCoCK, Age c.
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A Trip in the Woods.

Dear Uncle Jed: This is thet second time have written to the Wide@Awakes, although I have real all the stouies ana enjoyed reading them.
 Now I am writing about a triprto the woods.
 One Sunday afternoon my two sisters, brother, and I, started for our trip. Aft CT we went quite a ways we gathered flowers and when we got our hands full we started for home.
 I hope the Wide-Awakes have great fun.
 VICTORIA PLoPA. Age 14 I.edyard
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peseription of our pininr naau..

Dear Uncle Jed: As this is the aec- ond time I have written, I thought I would tell you about our dining room It is situated in the southeastern part of the house. There are three doors. The one to the south side of the room opens out on porch. The one to the north opens into kitchen. The one to the west opens into bed room.
 There are fo1sr SEiAiazA 1AA lAzsAa4
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WIT.}-, AWAKE CIRCLE Boys and Grls' Department.

again and never tried to runs away from school again.
 WANDA SKAWINSKI, Age 12. Colchester.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-12
Boy Babies Iend in AuriL

There were 5S births in the town oi Norwich during April. Thirty of the babies were boys and 2S girls.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-12
'RIZE EOOES.

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Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-12
Chickens and Planting a Garden.

Dear Uncle Jed: This is the first time I have ever written to the WideAwakes. I just came to the country and I will tell you about my brood of chickens. My mother has given me a setting of eggs and l said l would raise the chick ems
 [ have a garden now. I have some peas set and radishes coming up. I have quite 2 few things set now.
 NORMAN COATS, Age 9.
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rauseH AnriAtH.

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 mucus, clears the tess. stops tickling king 195 Burgess rites 'I was suf- case of bronchial
 considerable anx- d Tar deserves all 2 well now" Les
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ALK TO WIDE TES.

AhAh VI W A@ ~ EEs.
 'de-Awake has read leon Bonaparte, the 'ccceJed in conquer lrope only to be de-
 10 spend the re- on the island of St. '7d ye '=e a-o iast h O -cl~rad and in
 anniversary t ,s some thoughts that .5bert EHgarsoll q: 1. He Taid, T saw lbs and ming1e the h Uhe eagles of the g Russia, when the E and the cavalry :attcred his legions n1 leaves. I saw feat and disaster bayonets back upon a wild beast-ban- sw him escape and
 the fore oc hls at St II .lena, with ind him, gazing out -mn sea. ! thought 0hans na had made .d Dc, n shed for his y woman tha- ever m his heart ny the ion. and I said I 'n a Trench peasant pcs; l yvou.l rather V'th vjn,- grow .ng h. -rapes eT1v.1g g kiss4s of the au- -ather have been .h my wife by my 11y died out oe the r0 upon my knees me I would rather and zone down 70 D Of the dreaulless been that imperial and murder known t."
 f. rnan- years ago ( become great ard. he the fall O. tte
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SOWLEnGEATENT.

North Stonington- ''S I won as q prize ly'S Captain Hor- rudy's Little Sister cry interesting.
 of Gales Ferry-I
 for tho hook you it very iiI resting. mp Fire Girls On Sales Ferry-ThanE sent me. I like 1t
 Norwich Town- k that you sent me
 Violin" and I I'd it very interes:- ? much for it.
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sN BY WIDE - ES.
Ran Away.

7 N B ! WIDE ES.
 Ran Away.
 wonder how many have felt like rrn- ]? This is about a
 away from our g sent into the cor whispering 10 the
 The time seemed He wanted tc run Id have some fun he didn't want 70 ess the teacher let Ing cad of playing, and his dinner and n tn he came to e butterflies, birds
 that he never saw ppy at first, but ow dark, he was ? an owl and some Yas so afraid that nd started to run ( he didn't know It a little ways of. ward it. He heard lme nearer he saw Ie was very glad
 when he got home
 some supper ard
 would run away |, mo"
 :ood lesson and he
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-08-25

Capt. Otto Gross has demonstrated
that a man and his wife can travel
100 miles, from Minot to the Vel
lowstone park and return, be away
from home II days and spent seven
days in the park, and do all of this
at an expense of only $73.12, which
includes all expense for gasoline, auto
repairs, including q new tube and the
cost of all food while on the trip.
The Captain and his wife returned
Tuesday from delightful trip to the
Yellowstone park. They promised the
Independent that they would keep an
accurate account of every cent spent
on the journey that our readers might
know just what it would cost them
a trip in Dodge car and got be-
tween II and Is miles out Of a gal
ION of gasoline. They cooked all
of their meals, and slept in a tent,
so were not out any hotel expense.
They entered the park by way of
Gardiner and came out the same way.
On the trip out to the park they went
via Williston, Mondak and Glendive,
Mont, and travelled distance of
100 miles. On the way back they re-
turned via Dickinson and Bismarck,
found excellent roads but found that
the trip was 100 miles or 70 miles
further. They are delighted with
the wonderful scenery of the park and
the Captain, who is no SLOUGH of fish
erman, caught great many splendid
trout, doing most of his fishing at
Roosevelt Camp in the. park. He salt
ed and dried several Of the fish, CIV
ing the editor of the Independent
fine 16-inch speckled trout, we pre-
sumo to console US for the poor luck
we experienced while fishing in the
park recently. Mr.. Gross caught an
18-inch Rainbow trout in the park
and they ate fish until they couldn't
rest.
The Captain tells real thrilling
bear story. He was camping one
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-08-25
Investigate Death of
ADVERTISING Writer

Chicago authorities investigating
the circumstances of the death of
Mrs. Mary DeBrito, who committed
suicide in Chicago after, according to
Chicago dispatches, brooding over an
article appearing in the August issue
of Jim Jam Jems, have made no re-
quest on the governors office for in
formation concerning her letters, ac-
cording to Mr.. Campbell.
1t was said yesterday in dispatches
from Chicago that authorities were
looking for a letter written by the
editor of Jim Jam Jems to the woman
in her reply to her protest to state
authorities against an article she said
approved the tar and feathering of a
Texas doctor. Mr.. Campbell had
made public the letter previous to the
announcement of authorities.
The coroner's jury returned YER
dict that the woman had committed
suicide while mentally deranged.
Investigators had been assigned by
the magazine to investigate circum-
stances connected with Mrs. DeBrito's
action in protesting to the governor,
but no report had been received, Mr..
Campbell said. Information that had
reached him, however, he said, was
to the effect that Mrs. DeBrito, an
advertising writer, had previously
married a Brazilian and had lived in
South America for time.
Coroner's Verdict
Chicago, Aug. 17.-Mrs. Mary De-
Brito, winner of numerous beauty con-
tests, killed herself while mentally
deranged by failing health and de-
spondency, according to verdict re-
turned by a coroner's jury at the in.
quest.
The causes leading up TO the sui
eide were so peculiar, however, that
Coroner Hoffman will make further
investigation of the affair.
According to stories told by the
girls relatives, she read an article
entitled, "The Plumed Knight" in a
magazine published in North Dakota
relating to the recent tarring and
feathering Of DR.. j. S. Paul of Beau
mont, Texas, by band of masked
men.
Mrs. DeBrito wrote the governor of
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North Dakota asking him to suppress
the magazine. The letter was for
warded by the governor to the editor
Of the magazine. The editor. in re-
plying to Mrs. DeBrito, said:
IF you are undergoing q reform
spasm, your own city and state af-
ford you boundless opportunities. We
didn't start your intrusion into our
affairs, but we'll guarantee to finish
it good and plenty"
It was in fear Of reprisal by the
magazine, it lis said, that Mrs. De-
Brito went into her bathroom, con-
nected the rubber tube to the jet,
and turned on the gas.
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CAPT. AND MRS. GROSS SEE YELLOW.
STONE PARK FOR $73.12; l7-DAY TRIP

night at the West Thumb in the park.
A couple of rather bold young bears
had been hanging around the camp in
the evening and Mrs. Gross suggested
that the Captain place his grub boxes
close to the tent for fear Of midnight
visitors. This he did Mrs. Gross
awakened him at 2 in the morning
and the Captain looked out and saw
a great big bear standing on his rear
legs, close to- the grub boxes. The
Captain gave a lusty yell, but the
bear was not frightened in the least.
Bruin sent the top box rolling, calmly
picking up the bottom box and carried
Il off several hundred feet with Mr..
Gross following closely. The bear
finally dropped the box and the food
rolled out on the ground. The bear
picked up can of condensed milk
and scampered off with it. The Cap
tain built a huge fire with logs in
hopes of frightening the bear but he
came back twice more before morning,
knocking off the top grub box the
second time. When daylight came,
the bear, which appears to have been
the camp pet and pest, had assumed
MS Sunday manners and was walking
around meekly beggin" the tourists
for something to eat.
Mr.. Gross has itemized the expense
of his trip as follows:
No. miles travelled
Total number of days SPENT II
No. of days in park z
Expenses
Gas and Oil $Zy,6S
Groceries and meats---- 1861
Ice cream and fruit 8.42
Park admission and ferry fare 9.15
Auto repairs, etc. --------- 9.25
Total 1912
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Ward County Melons

A man living south of the city was
in in town this week with lot Of ripe
raising, which he sold on the streets
honeydew melons which he sold at
will soon rival Alabama for luscious
melons.