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fr~T "a Akxf So 4 M KE KxTRCT e.
Bows and Girls Department.

the Auto Boys on the Road" I read
it and found It very interesting.
Solomon Cohen of Griswold- / thank
you very much for the book you sent me.
have read 1t and found 1t vesy INTEREST
3hgs
Lacy Dugas Of verBaiilesAf, received
the book you sent me and thank you sof
it. It was very interesting:
virginia Cooper of Central Village
T thank you very much for my prize
book which was Little Prudy. I have
read 1t through and found 1t very In.
tefeBtiig.
Laura HeFowits of CeIehessef-
thank yeu very much fer the book which
have received from you. I have read
| It and liked IL very much.
Elizabeth stetsan Of Central Village
I thank you very much for the beeE
which you sent me, entitled Elsie Dins.
more" / have enjoyed reading 1t very
much.
Phiiip Copeland eff willirnantie-f re-
oeived the interesting book you sent me
ana thank you very mtlch fer It.
EthelIc Perkhurst Of Jewett City
thank you very much for the prize kool
which you have given me, It h very In.
lterestink as have the first two book
Of that very sanne seriee.
Graue Gardner Of Griswold--I thanh
you very much for the prize book Sot
sent me entitled 1.-THE Camp Fire Girl!
en- the Farms I have read It through
and found It very interesting.
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How Helpful the Red Cross Was.


+ Dear Uncle Jed! II anyone does not
know the helpfulness Of the Red Cross,
just ask sailor or a soldier boy.
The first thing he will say will be, THE
Red Cross organization is the greatest
mother in the world" which includes all
the good qualities which this society has
These heroes who were in camp and
on the firing lines, did net know this be-
fore they started no more than we did.
OF course we appreciated the good Of IT.
but now under all the present circuin-
stances the boys fairly worship the Red
Gross.
The first thing the boys netieed when
they started, was that at some lonely
station, where they stopped hot cup OF
coffee, a rosy checked apple and what II
more comforting, a few kind words, ano
| smiles, awaited them.
Then their delight knew no bounds fol
some who knew these lonely stations
thought it would have been all desola'
| ton. But instead, the spirit Of the Red
Cross had already arrived there before
them.
1t was some later that something. else
happened to cheer them up.
Some soldiers were brooding and walk
| ing listIessly up and down near tht
camps, thinking how the family was get
| ting on and other such things Of home
Just at that moment up pops four OF
five little white caps with red emblems.
These women seemed Il know Jus
what they were thinking o., because
they went right up to them and with kint
words told each one what he had so long
ed to hear.
In other cases when they were gofnl
over the Red Cross was always ready TO
any ernerRencv and when the boys Wer
shot they were brought TO neat, airy sun
ny rooms.
| There they were cared for and give
all that Il possible for the return OF thei
strength. All these things the Red eros
does-ard many, many more beside.
JENNIE REL, Age IL.
| VOluntoWu
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An Intelligent Dog.

Dear Uncle Jed: This is the first time
that have written to you The story
below was told to me by my uncle.
One fine day as Bob and Tom were
playing ball Tom heard the bark of a
dog which seemed to pc In agony
Listen" he said. and both stopped to
listen. |
Bow, vow" again it came.
Lets go nd see what's the matter
with the dog said Bob.
They hurried in the direction of the
cry and after walking quite way
through woods came upon the dog, which
had stepped into a trap set by some
hunter or trapDer.
1hey-released the dog and looking up
to say Thank your twas off
They again started playing BAH and a
| little while afterward they saw the same
dog trimming towards them with some
ching in its mouth.
Coming up, he dropped the thing, which
proved to be a note, at Bob's feet. p
ing 1t up. he read: Come, 1 need help,
| The dog viii show you the way"
The dog turned and started iaway
| looking at times to see If the boys were
| following llim. At last they reached a
small house and entering they found al,
| old man in bed in one corner of the
room
| Water, water" he said feebly
Bob went for the water while Tom
made some medicine he had learned to
make from his mother. After drinkins
| this the man frightened
! Day after day the boys nursed the sicl
man and after two weeks the imam was
| able to walk about in the house
| IF it wasn't for you boys, I don't
know where or how would be now" hS
told the boys one day.
you owe it ali to your dog, for ht
guided US here" said Bob.
Two, weeks later the boys were pre-
scented with watch each. given by thu
old nah
| LIONEL H HoULH.
Stafford Springs,
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WyI Like winter,

Dear Uncle Jed: am going to tell you
why / like winter.
What cold day, and how deep the
snow isl 1t Is not cold for the children
who get their sieds out, and go coasting.
OF course, we always look for the steep
est hill. Many tunes We get row of
sleds hitohed together by rope and we
have % much fun coastinc.
Another sport is to 60 skating. Our
skates are sharpenec, and we are ready
for a glorious time. Building fires near
| the ice is one Of our sports We have
the most fun skating, .eoasting and max
ing snownlen.
| There are moro days than one that our
mothers do not let us 80 skating, or
coasting. We dnd other things to do. We
sit by the. stove, reading book, and be-
side US, are rows Of apples, jug OF CT
der and bag Of nuts. While we read
we can hear the wind coming down the
chimney, singing song.
Christmas Is one of the holidays which
comes IN December. What merry tim,
we havei BY the fireplace you find oul
lstockings IN a row. waiting for SAINT:
Claus to fiji them. The night before W
have the best time, getting our presents
ready to give away. You would Away
find a Christmas tree in our homes.
These are all the reasons for which
like winter.
MARY sMUCKIER.
4 c.1o.S
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The Cb,-munk's Nome.

Dear Uncle Jed! There were . family
Of ehipinunks in the deep woods Of
Farmer Greene You wouldn't call Il a
very big family, because there was only
Sandy and his mother, Mrs, Ghiprnunk.
But the neighboring folks Of the forest
wondered why he was called Sandy,
Frisky Squirrel thought that IL war
because she-was SO plueky, but FattJ
Coon thought he liked to dig in the san.
dy soil, and it would be a good reason
for naming him Sandy.
Old Mr. Coon, who sat in tres neal
by, nodded his head.
You're all wrong" he teid them. 9Th.
reason for calling that young chipmuni
boy Sandy is because his real name i,
Alexander, and everybody who know
something knows that Sandy is Just
short way Of saying Alexander"
DORIS CoUTCE, Age II.
Jewett City.
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II
P.ainheld
Abraham Lincoln.

Dear Uncle jedi Abraham Lincoln, the
sixteenth president of the United States,
was born in Harden county, Kentucky,
Feb. IL, 1909. His father removed to
Indiana when he was seven Year, old,
and from there to Illinois. Mr.. Lincoln
could neither read nor write After serv-
ing in the Black Hawk war as a captain
he studied law and opened a law Office
in 1887. In 1847 he was elected as a
representative and staid in congress till
1S4s. His memorable answer to Stephen
A. Douglas concerning the Missouri COM
promise will never be forgotten. In 1853
he was nominated by the republicans 10
be a senator but was defeated by Doug
las. His good debating help him to be
elected president in 1860. In the dreadful
years that followed he safely piloted the
ship of state through the Civil war
He died at the hands of an assassin
who thought hs was avenging the wrongs
of the south. He was mourned by all the
nation.
FsADoRE COHEN, Age u.
Norwich Town
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wIBB-AwAKR ReHxRE
The FEST valentine


i teek a nikel that / earneq an bsught
a valentine,
The incest one that eeuld buy an Gee |
s. but 1t was fine,
All Iiked with lacey paper an With 1T
tie hearts an things,
AA' a cupid In the centre with pretty
gauzy wings
I hiu 1t in my ,rthmetie, So ne enc wsuld-
Mt see,
AM slipped upstairs when I got feEIse.
as still as 1 could be.
I uracticei for half ain hour, guesa
to write hsE name, -
For when l use a pen the letters. never
look the same
'Capse some stands straight an other
ones IL always on . slone-
But By-snd-By l eepled II upon the an
veleee @
1t was a fancy envelope, an 1t locked
awful pretty,
Whea / had written 'iIielen BrewA" and
her address an CITY"
Az' then I stamped an sealed II an
otilet as a mouse,
1 sxpced down to the mali box on the
corner near our house.
An though the pudding cook had made
was just my fav'rite kind,
l ouldn't eat my dinner with that secret
on my mind; I
An was SO excited after dinner, dad
dy said:
II think that boy played too hard
he'd better 90 to bed"
1, didn't go to sleep, guess. for most N
hour or SO,
But laid there in the dark an kept
a-wondering', aWill she know7"
Next day meet everything went WRONG
Il was 20 fidgety
IN school my teacher shocks her head
a hundred times at me
But afterwhile our spAling an on.
'rithmetic was done.
An It was noon an 1 ran home as fast
as 1 could run. -.
When got home there my mother she
Just grabbed me at the door,
An Rugged an kissed me harder thar
she ever did before;
Her cheeks was pink as they could be
an how her eyes did shine %
She laughed an cried an whispered
Mother got her valentine !"
I wonder how she knew twas n1e-he1i
year ri send another, =
For there ain't any sweetheart good "a
Just a fellows motherl
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our yard and asked me to to take care
Of 1t while he went to the pasture to
bring home the COWS
The horse was alright at first but aA
we did not want him to get into cur
garden, and 1t seemed to be the only
place he wanted to 60. we had to hit
him several times before he would move
away from it, and 1t wiz the most fun.
One time he got into sur hen yard
though there were no herr in 1t, and we
could not get him out. I ran over to
the barn and as luck would have it. there
were two men in the barn whom 1 told
about Dick, which was the horses name
They came over and had a mighty
hard job to get him out and they put
him back in the barn before Mr.. Collins
came back but he said he did not care
MARY GALLAGHER, Age 10.
Central Village.
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Norwich.


Dear Uncle Jed Perhaps the Wild.
Awakes would like to hear a story about
the origin Of the sandwich. Here it Is
just as It was told to me;
Many years ago in England lived a
man named Lord Sandwich. He was a
Jolly old man and was very fond of a
good time. Among his talents was a
huge appetite.
This man was very fond of sports He
was always present whenever there was
hunting party going on, or anything
Of the sort
He had a great liking for slice Of
meat between tive pieces of bread, and
whenever he was present at any of these
affairs he would call for this.
At first people began to look curieusiy
at him, but~~when they saw him eat
with such evident relish, they began to
wonder il there wasn't something in it
after all
SO people began to call for these slices
Of bread with some meat inserted in be-
tween, also. Gradually as they had no
other name, they called it Sandwich"
after the Jolly old man that had first in
troduced it to the world.
JENNIE LIFSCHUTz, Age IA.
Uncasville
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How 1 Got Ny Cat,

Dear Uncle Jed Once went UP to the
store and there was a nice little gray kit
he said could have it. / brought it
down to my grandmother's and fed 1t and
that night put it In chicken coop. The
dog that evening got after him and the
next morning brought him heme and
fed him and he stayed in the house that
day,
The next day he went under the docs
store and the dog drove him up a tree
enoe. The dog lets. him alone now.
He comes in the house every day to get
something to eat and now he is big
cat and is catching rats and mice.
EARL F. BABCoCK, Age
Iedyard
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World Facts

Dear Uncle Jed: Great Britain at one
time was a great farmink region. But
later on it learned the use of coal ana
iron. Most Of the people who worked
on the farms left them and went to
work in the factories.
Then they depended on the United
States to feed their hordes of workers
Russia occupies about one-seventh of
the land area in the world.
Most Of it was ruled by a car It had
a population of about one hundred and
eighty million. It had many mineral pro-
ducts 1t did not know about.
The Turks are mostly Mohammedans
They ruled Bulgaria, Roumania and Al
bania until there was in resurrection and
the Turkish yoke was thrown off.
EVERETT THORNTON, Age IL
JeWett City.
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The Kings Party,

Dear, Uncle Jed Enclosed you will
find story by the name of The Kings
Party.
The lion was the king Of all the ami
mails. One day the king gave a party.
he wanted all the animals to come. The
Wolf, the bear and nearly all the other
animals were there, even the birds came.
One animal did not come, that one was
Reynard, the fox. The wolf walked up
to the lion and said, "Oh, you wanted
us al to come to your party and we are
AL here but one That one is Reynard
the fox. He never does what you tel
him TO do. He is a mean animal.
BESSIE YOSELEWSKY, Age 8.
Oakdale
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Grtswoid,
elsdine On the To-.

Dear Uncle jedi Not far from my
school there Is y swamp where the water
freezes in the winter. We haven't been
able to skate this week on account of
the snow, 30 we have had rides on
eieds. .f
Each one brought their sieds and VIC
hitehed them all together. calling It q
double rip. The girls weald have theil
rides first around the swamp then the
boys would have theirs.
In some places the snow would be.
gin to melt in the afternoon. and wher
we would come to those places we would
have to get up because If we didn't Il
would be too hard pulling. In some othel
places there was a small but shary
corner and of course the boys woult
gahk the, girls around there as hare
as they could so we would fall At 9th
er places the snow would be melted a
the corners and If the boys yanIced u
at those places and we fell of we wouit
feel very unpleasant
DOROTHY LIILfBRIDGE, Age 10.
UA1,,p
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when WashingtOu was .. Boy,

Dear Uncle Jed; It has been a long
time since I wrote to the Wide Awakes,
but will write a few lines now. 1 have
been sick with the humps and my little
brother Lewis had them. He says they
are the Jumps and papa had them, too,
and he was real sick and had the doctor
several times NY friend Esther had
them, too. I don't think they are very
nice, but much better than diphtheria OF
scarlet fever. which I hope we will not
have. am still taking music lessons,
but my first teacher was taken sick and
could not give me any more lessons, sc
mamma saw Miss Sanford and now
am taking lessons of her, liked my first
teacher but like this~one real well, too
can play duets with my Aunt Nan and
my mamma, too, Oh, like to Iearr
| music and I do like to go to school
found this piece about Washington
which vii Send- 7. tIiu1k- 1t Il zaa1 nice
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TELLING THE TRUTH

Dear Uncse Jed! There were enoe
children playing in the snow. While
they, we're playing they emptied their
mothers wash tub. They did not know
what TO do. They. stared at each other
without saying a. word. Thef little girl
told her brother that no one had seen
thom and that they were not going to
tell anybody. Nonsense. said the boy
who was older than the girl we must
tell our mother the truth. They both
went straight to tell their mother, what
they had done, thinking that they would
be punished After they had told their
mother 1t lightened her heart and told
them that because they had told the
truth they would not be punished.
LOUIS LABRAMBAIs, Age II
BROOKLYN
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Dear Uncle Jed I read an article
last November on the Wide-Awake page
about a girl who wrote that she would
always be a good republican.
I doa't believe anybody should vote II
republican or democratic. ticket just be-
cause their parents voted as a repu5-
hcan or democrat, but t. be a good
citizen one must vote for the candidate
one thinks best. \
There are some people who vote for the
men that pay the most money.
When l grow up l will not vote for
one party right along, I will vote for the
best.
think and hope that ME-. Harding will
MAKE US a good president.
NORMAN S. MCCALL, Age 13.
Voluntown.
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Louisa n. Aleott

Dear Uncle 5ea: Louisa H. Alcott was
born In Germantown, Pennsylvania, Nov.
20, 1889. There were four other daugh-
tiers in the family.
In 1884 her father moved 10 Boston,
where he undertook ths management Of
school.
when the moved to Concord, they liv-
ed in little cottage. There was barn
there which was favorite hiding place
for the Alcott children.
Louisa was a very bright girl. She
| l.kedA to run races and climb trees. Evi
| erybedy called her a tomboy.
| Her father was the first teacher she
ever knew. Louisa liked to read stories
and write compositions.
| The Aleotts were very poor, and thes
had to be assisted By friends.
Later Louisa taught school. At nigh
she used to do much sewing. After man.
lsEuEEleg shs. yrcas ths hncscz II 81 -A.'l.
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A True story

Dear Cncie Jed: have never written
to the Wide-Awake Circle before, but
have read those interesting stories and I
thought L would wiite story. Nearly
1.-TWO weeks ago my uncle came TO see US.
He stayed while, and when he was
starting to go up to the village, I asked
my mother if L could go with him and she
told me 1 could. My cousin was with
me. All of a sudden 1 hit my uncle's
pipe and it few away. He said who did
that?" We told him we both did. He
said "All right" As we we've home We
told stories
Your friend,
MILDRED PBCHIE, Age II,
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SECOND STREET

Mrs. james {. Moran, 80 and
ST., Gays: "About seven years
ago cold settled In my kidneys
and weakened them. My back
ached continually for soHns time
and could hardly get around to
do my Homework. My kidneys
didn't act right at all. ! had
known of Doen's Kidney Pills
helping another member Of the
family SO | used them and found
relief. Lately ! had another at
tack of kidney trouble but Doan's
were just as sure in curing me
again as they were the first
time"
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Prompt obedience.

Dear Uncle Jed. One day Mary and
her mother crossed the little stream that
came from the pond. Mary asked her
mother II she might play In the water
Her mother told her she could If she
didn't get her dress wet After g. while
there was a noise like thunder which
seemed to come from the pond. Quick,
Mary! Come herep' said her mother.
Mary ran where her mother stood. Then
she looked back. The stream was pour
ing down over the rocks Her mother
told her if she had waited she would
have been carried down the stream to
the river. There is not always time to
ask why.
LILLIAN NoMER, Age Ia.
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did you do that for?"
II just had to look into l." cried John
ny, Il didn't get any packages.
What did you seer"
81 just saw big box Of candy, only
took one piece"
Well you go straight UP stairs, and
stay there" replied his sister.
When Johnny was up stairs he heard
the doorbell ring. His sister went to the
door. 1t was a package for Johnny, She
called him to come down stairs. When
Johnny came down he found big pack
age waiting for him. This made him
very happy.
BILLIE TIRRELL.
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the colt. George put on the bride and
then he mounted 10 his back The colt
did not like this at all SO he kicked and
kicked until he broxe blood vessel and
fell dead. That morning at breakfa's
Mrs. Washington asked how the colt va Q
cared for, No one spoke until George
said Your colt is dead killed him"
Mrs. Washington was very angry, but
she said, 81 am sorry for the colt, bat I
am glad that my boy told the truth
DOROTHY p. NOEL Age 10,
WilliP9antfc
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WINNERS OF PRIZE BooKs

1.-Mary Smucklen of Salern-The
Campfire Girls on the March.
dorothy LilIibridge of veluntown-
Little PTudy's Cousin GraceA +
S-Bnlie TirrelI of Norwich-Boy
Scouts in Coal Caverns.
4-Mery Gallagher Of Central Village
The Campfire Girls at Long Lake.
Norman S. Neral OF voluntown--
Captives Three.
5-Helen T. Green Of Plainfleid-Lit-
tie Prudy's Dotty Dimple.
EARLE F. BabcOck of Ledyard-Fal
From the Frontier.
S-Frank sIedJesky of Eagleville-
In the Camp of the Delawares. t1,.v
Winners Of praie books living IN Nor
wich can obtain them by calling at TNt
Bulletin business Office after 10 a. m
Thursday.
LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Miriam Shapiro of Norwich. 1 thani
you very much for the book entitled
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WEST MAIN STREET

Louis oueiIek, prop. shoe repair
shop, i45 w. Main st, says
"At my work ! always sit in a
bent position a great deal. This
I believe has been the direct
cause of my back and kidneys
botherina me, and ! had to quit
work for a day or 90 at q time.
Whom ! bent over | could hardly
etraiahten up again and one
mornina while moving q machine
q sharp pain took me in my kid
neys, and ! felt as though | had
been jabbsd with something
sharp. ! used Doan'e Kidney
Piiis and they rid ne Of the troG.
Bile"
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What Happened to 1nquisitive Johnny.

Dear Uncle jed II was but a week be-
fore Christmas, and the family hAd re.
ceived some packages from some of their
friends. But. none were for Johnny. He
said that he was going to look into some
Of them and Just see for himself, what
they were.
= He said he couldn't wait till Christmas.
When he was just peeping into the first
one he heard a noise behind him. There
stood his, older sister to whom the pack
age belonged. His sister stared at him
for a moment, then she said, what did
you look into my package forT'
IT" began Jhonny.
"A-Aw M. fnolishness, Johnny. whai
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Dear Uncle Jed; We had q valentine
box at school. 1t was trimmed with red
hearts. Our teacher picked out four beys
for postmasters. One girl got TWEEN
ty-six My siste' boSgtt all her val
entines, but made some Of mine. We
did not sign our names. The children
said thty had very nice time l hope
the Wide-Awakes he \ good time, too.
KATHRYN CONlTELLY, Age ..
Norwich.
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RuIss FOR Young Writers.
i-Writs plainly on one side o. sne
paper only, and number tho pages,
k-Use pen and ink, not pencil
s-Short and pointed articles VIII "
given preference. Do not use over I'd"
wards IA,
i-ofiginal stories or letters only WIZ
be used.
,b-Wfite your name, age and actress
plainly at the Bottom Of the story.
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ALL HIS AILMENTS
DISAPPEARED
When He Tried 'Fruit-a-iIVes'
or Fruit Liver Tablets
MouNr BELESAP HorEL,
IARrpnnr. n II

l1O2ELe
LAKEPoRT, NH.
"At 70 years of age, chronic Constip-
utiOn was causing me to suffer with
distressing Headaches, Dizziness and
Indigestion.
Ibelieve I have taken more medi.
cine than any half-dozen people in
town but nothing did me good Until I
tried 'FnnitG-tices'.
Right away I could see their good
effects. After taking them for three
months, my bowels we're regular,
and the other ailments disappeared"
FRANK "A. HALE.
zoe. g box, for 81 so, trial size 35c,
1t dealers OF froza FRUIT-AlTITE
limited. 0GDENSBURG. n, 7.