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Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
4 Trin to Hnrtford.

Dear Uncle Jed: While I was at the Willimantic camp grounds some kind friends invited me to go with them on an automobile trip to Hartford. We started about half past eleven.
 We saw many interesting things on the way. a few things were cows. sheep, horses, cats, dogs, ana five or six pairs of oxen on the way up and I was sur prised to see so many.
 There were lakes and ponds. in some of which .Here were pond lilies.
 We paS-ed over the Connecticut river In ore place the railroad was above us and in another place 1t was below us.
 Just before we got to Elizabeth park there were acres and acres of tobacco. Some of it was grown under cheese cloth. the people that grow it under .cheesecloth get four and one-haf per cent more because 1t Is a better quail itv of tobacco.
 We arrived about half-past twelve. We played in the different things in the playgrounds while the others prepared the lunch. In the playgrounds there Were swings see-saws chute-the-chutes and there was a merry -go-round. After We got through playing. we went to see the flower gardens and greenhouses. There were all kinds of flowers and cac- tus plants. There was a little arhor covered with gourd vines and little gourds hanging down. Then we went to a house that is called the pond house Tn 1t were pictures of life-size birds painted in water colors Then we rode around the canitol. The top Is coated over with gold leaf. Then we started for home and arrived about 6 o'clock.
 I had a beautiful time and hope all the Wide-Awakes will have a chance to go to Hartford.
 MARJORIE CURTIS GATES. Age 10.
 Gales Ferry.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
A Dog's Adventures.

Dear Uncle Jed: Once upon time there was a dog. who lived in the country. He had never seen the city His master was very kind to him and liked him very much.
 One day he went out for walk. He kept on wandering about and thought the city very strange. After a while he felt hungry, and at last he found garbage can. It was already open. He took all the garbage out and found hone in the bottom with some meat on. He kept wandering on and on and at last he came to a church, which had sign near the door which read "All Welcome" so he went in. He heard music. so he thought he would stay and listen to it. But a man came running mp the aisle and chased him out. Then he thought of home and how nice his mistress had treated him By this time he was almost home. All of sudden he saw his house and he ran home as fast as he could. His mistress came to meet him He was glad to see his | little mistress again
 MARY WATSON, Age II. WinimantiC
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
Lost In a Storm

Dear Uncle Jed: It was in January and big storm was coming. Mary, who was little girl was in the house all alone. Her mother, who was very poor worked in a store in the village. It was getting dark and her mother hadn't come home. Mary was fright ened because her mother had always come home at five o'clock and now it was seven. The wind was blowing very hard and it was showing. Mary at last locked the door and went to look for her mother.
 Mary was five years old but had never gone out alone. She hurried to- wards the village for it was far away. The wind blew the snow in her face and she was very cold. She was half frozen but still she kept on, After walking half an hour in the snow. she was so tired that she fell unconscious in the snow
 Mary's mother had not come home because she had died suddeny of heart trouble. The people for whom she worked did not know where she lived so they could not get the news to Mary.
 Meanwhile a doctor was coming from
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
WINNERS OF PRIZE RnnKs

Nilsson Drury, of Norwich-The Boy Scouts in Servia
 2-Pauline Eisenstein, of Colchester The Lilac Lady.
 3-Marjorie c. Gates, of Gales Ferry The Camp Fire Girls at Long Lake.
 4-Dorothea Simpson, of Norwich The Trail of the Seneca.
 5-Susan Terry, of Preston-Tae Camn Fire Girls On the March
 6-Jennie PlOpa, of Ledyard - The Camp Fire Girls in the Woods
 Mary Watson, of Willimantfc- Tabitha's Glory.
 S-HartweI1 zuerner. of Taftville-The Boy Scouts Champion Recruit.
 Winners of prize books living in the city can obtain them by calling at The Bulletin business office after 10 o'clock Monday morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
A Queer occupation.

Dear Uncle Jed: In India and other countries of the Far East where the weather iA extremely warm it is the custom of hotel owners to hang over each bed a large stiff square of some light material like thin wood or woven fibre. They are called punkahs and are supposed to cool the guest beneath them by swinging back and forth. They are swung by ropes tied to the beams. The ropes pass through holes in the wall and then over pulley blocks to the street in front of the building. Here young natives called punkah boys, jerk the ropes all through the night.
 It is very uninteresting work but if they stop for a minute or two the man in bed will note it by the discomfort he feels and will pull the punkah as a sig nal to go on with flaming.
 These lads are paid only a few cents a night but this is thought good wages in India and in every fair sized hotel dozens of them may be seen working al their queer trade.
 WILLIAM GAsKA, Age Il.
 Jewett City.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
PHARMACY BOARD WILL
 WATCH PERMITS CLOSELY

George H. Day and Nathan A. Schatz, prosecutors of the Hartford po- lice court, had a conference Friday with Mayor Herbert M. Lerou of Norwich, president, and J. W. Marsland of New Britain and M Frank Hope of New Ha- ven, members of the state pharmacy board, in relation to the indiscriminate issue of permits to applicants under Chapter 295 of the public acts of 1921. P. J. Garvin of ~Niiddletown, inspector of the board, was also present. Heretofore all applicants fer permits have had their applications granted. and permits were granted to men who could neither read nor write and were issued to men 1 who conducted restaurants and who had conducted saloons in fact, there was no investigation made as to the suitable ness of the applicant, MT. Garvin hav- ing held that it was his duty to issue a permit on the strength of the appilca- tion. The prosecutors of the court madt objection to this procedure, as many persons were issued permits who were not suitable persons to have them, and after the permits were issued they sold | Jamaica ginger and other beverages having a large percentage of alcohol, 1 and the result was much additional amount of drunkenness.
 | The prosecutors argued that before permits were issued the applicants should be investigated When the peo- 1 pie who had these permits were arrest | ed and arraigned in the police court
 they set the permits up as a defense and claimed that under the permits they
 had a right to sell the beverages. The licenses now in force expire on Decem-
 Der 31. The commissioners agreed witF
 the prosecutors and hereafter all appli l cants will be investigated before per-
 mits are issued to them. The prosecu
 tors also said they did not believe per
 mits should be issued in Hartford, an(
 the prosecutors agreed to furnish MT Garvin with evidence as to the suitable ness or unsuitab bleness of applicants fO ipernaits The members of the pharmac! commission coincided with the view O the prosecutors and hereafter all ap plicants are to be investigated. and Mir
 Garvin will call on the prosecutors fo
 informa ton as to the character of thos
 who apply for permits. The result it i IeXpected will be less drunkenness ir
 Hartford.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
UNCLE JED'S' TALK TO WIDE
 M X ES

Numbers of the wide-Awake Circle gre not old enough to drive automobiles with out the close attention of their elders. and then only under the most favorable circum stances, but they are neverthe- less numbered among that large army of people who use the streets and high ways, and therefore are in a position to do much for greater safety in the thoroughfares
 There is a hard-to-contro1 habit among children of running into the street, dodg- ing cut from the back of vehicles in front of others and making t next to impossible for those who drive any kind of vehicle to avoid striking them or running them down. It isn't that they are anxious to get hurt or that they desire to cause trouble for themselves. It is just the impulse by which they en- ter into their play without stopping to think what the consequences are going to be. and yet that is just what they must overcome
 
 less attention required by the children when playing in the street, when walk ing in or crossing the highway because the horse-drawn vehicles, were less of a menace but today with the large num- Der of automobiles, speedy and silent. too much care cannot be exercised in keeping out of their way.
 It is the wise boy and girl who thinks before leaping into the street Or dodgine from the back of one vehicle in front of another but every one can appreciate the importance of taking every precau. ! tion against being made cripple. Nc | one can want to undergo needless sui. fering and pain and yet there were 12 900 people killed by autos last year ant million and half injured | Self preservation is of the greates importance and every Wide-Awak should be careful not to increase tn, number of injured by keeping out of tn danger zones.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
THE SKY.

 More restful than the darkness is the
 sky The feathered sky, soft as a swallows wing. The sky is liquid, like a cup of wine; The sky is mighty, like cathedral bells. Deep as the air, more changeless than the sea, As pure as amber. ceasless as the rain. The sky Is coral. like custard rose, The sky is everlasting, like the hills. The sky is still as snow, as soft as
 death, Green as the twilight, exquisite as The sky is as sweet as age, as sad as
 love, More restful than the darkness Is the
 sky.
 -Beatrice Washburn
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
FIND STILL IN HOUSE ON COVE STREET

The copper boiler was found in a clothes press and the rubber tubing in another place, while two of the five glass jugs and jars that were seized were found in a trunk.The kegs con tained a mash that was said to be made of potatoes, sugar rye meal and yeast.
 All the seized property was trans ported to police headquarters in the auto patrol wagon.
 While the police were at the house, Mrs. Zincofski came home, but said she did not know where her husband was. Shortly afterwards another wo- man came to the house and when she went away she was trailed by po- liceman. She went to her home on North Thames street and when the po- licemen went in after her they found Zincofske there and placed him under arrest.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03

the former federal child 'aho- law was in force and before il was declared un- constitutional l9.5f6 children between II and l5 years old were I,rante1 eer- tIfcates and more than one-q1srter of these could not sign their names legsbly. the report shows. The American the ory is that a normal child will have completed the eighth grade " ihe .;ine he is fourteen Of the Is-521 white children to whom federal certificates were issued. only about one in 24 had reached the eighth grade. fo sry nStE- ing of having completed i. and inc
 children incluced were al between II and Is years old. over rather than un- der the age al which thsy were Eup- posed to have finished the esghfa erzGe work Among the negro c1lll-en. cnly about one in 51 had reaan-d .t- eighth
 grade. 40 out of 1ITs to fe exact
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
Child Labor Means IIIiterates.

Tho extensive use of children in fas- tories, mines, street trades and even in agricultural districts, is adding d mass of illiterates to American -ndustrial life, .the national child labor committee has ascertained. according to a report just made public from the headq .Isrt CTS of this organization at 1O5 East Twen- ty-second street, New York city.
 How poorly equipped children who seek labor permits are is shown by the fact that during the nine months when
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
Norwich.
My SchooI

Dear Uncle Jed: l am writing to tell you about my school. It is tto miles from my house to the school. In the morning we leave about eight o'clock and get to school at half past When we start in the morning we go down little hill, up big hill and go past two empty houses, and then down big hill and then there are other hills before we get to the school hous. The name of it is Northwest Corners.
 We study on our spelling first. then our arithmetic, then we have recess After recess we have geography and write our spelling. Then we have ex- ercises and then it is noon. After noon we have language. Then recess, his tory and penmanship. We get out oi school at quarter past three.
 BETTY BENSON, Age 10 North Stonington,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
A Lesson.

Dear Uncle Jed: John. who was 17 years old, loved to tease his sister, aged 4. One day he received a gold dollar from his uncle for birthday pres ent. Mary admired it very much as she had never seen anything so wonderful before, and John was very proud of be- Ing the owner of this amount of money. His sister asked him how she could ob- tain one of these and he replied. that dollars like his grew on vines. Then he went out to play with some of his boy friends.
 Mary went up Into Johns room and took the dollar ont of the box into which John had put 1t and went softly into the garden to plant 1t; for she thought that 1t would grow up and she would have some of the shiny discs.
 When John came home he fmmedi- ately went into his room to look at his treasure again. but when he found that the box was empty his eyes filled with
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
MOTHER! MOVE
 cHILD'S BOWELS WITH CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP

Hurry mother Even a sick child loves the 'fruity" taste of California Fig Syrup" and it never fails to open the bowels. A teaspoonful today may prevent a sick child tomorrow. If con- stipated, bilious, feverish, fretful, has cold, collie, or if stomach is sour. ton- que coated, breath bad, remember a good cleansing of the little bowels is often all that is necessary.
 Ask your druggist for genuine Cali fornia Fig Syrup" which has directions for babies and children of all ages printed on bottle. Mother You must say California" or you may get an imitation fig syrup.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
Ont For 2 Good Time.

Dear Uncle Jed: The members of the Baptist Sunday school were going to have a picinc, and I decided to go and have a good time So the day came and my sister and myself went. We were to meet at the church and go in trucks, but we went in our machine. On the way we nearly had an accident as truck came out from a crossroad and we had to 20 way out into the ditch to keep from getting smashed up. After while we arrived at the picnic. For while we played games until thunderstorm came up and then went into the house until it was over. Then we we'g out and had refreshments of cake, cookies, sandwiches, lemonade and ice cream. After that we played few more games and took walks through the woods and then came home.
 SUSAN NJ TERRY, Age F.
 Preston.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
WIDE-AWAKE POETRY.

BETTY. Betty has the bright eyes and Betty has Q way with her, Betty has the curly hair that shim- mers in the sun; Sunnyside's a fairy spot-and we who love to play with her Look for Betty's laughter when the day is done. Betty has the warm lips that seem a dainty part of her, Dimpled cheeks that fashion joy along her baby way; When she smiles it ripples up from out the very heart of her, Changing bleak November into merry May. Betty brings the sunshine to the great and small of us Makes the world brighter place than we had known before; So We take the weary hearts that some how cling to all of us Out where Bettv's laughter makes them once more! Stuart H. Carroll, in Kansas City Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03

A complete copper still for moking whiskey, about 6 quarts of the manu- factured article and two kegs of mash were found by the police Saturday night in a raid about 8:1 o'clock on the tenement occupied by Josef Aln- cofsh at 23 Cove street. Zincotske, who is 32, was later arrested and spent Saturday night and Sunday in cell at police headquarters as he could not raise the $300 bail called for
 Sergeant John H. Kane led poHce party to the house, having officers Perry, P. Murphy, J. O'Neill and Dom browske in the squad. The tenement is the lower one of the two in the house and the police found the back door unlocked so that they were able to get in and search the place, although nobody was at home.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
SEEKS s1o,OoO DAMAGES FOR
 ACCUSATION ABOUT BAD CHECK

suit for S10,O00 damages, which is returnable before the superior court on the first Tuesday in November, Myles T. Donohue of New London against An gus c. Davis of Boston and E. D. Steele Inc, of New London. The plaintiff all leges that he was falsely arrested and detained in the custody of the law against his will and with injury to his good character. The alleged false ar rest took place on Sept. 6 and grew out of passage of an alleged bad check of which the plaintiff, Donohue, alleges he was not the author
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
For Attark nn chilh

Charged with attempted rape on fou--year-old girl, James Cicio, 1s, was given a hearing in chambers Saturday at tho police court in New London, and bound over 10 the next term of the su- perior court under bonds of s1,0oO. AL thtugh the asccusad Is pNotected by the juvenile court law, because of the gravity Of the alleged offense, and be- cause the court found sufficient cause for the binding over the authorities per Tnittsd the publication of the action of the cour--
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
BOY SCOUTS PARADED
 AND HAD CORN ROAST

Althoungh Friday night was threaten ing and finally a thunder shower ma terialized, the Boy Scouts with the scout executive, F. A. Benton and aides and the sc,ut band paraded up Franklin street, Mckinley avenue and Broadway to the executives home for a camp fire and corn roast. The fact that all of the boys, over fifty in number assembling from Norwich Yantic, Taftville, Thamesvile and out lying points on the o'clock trolley, did not allow the rain to dampen their spirits, or stop them from demonstrating that scout is loyal and to be relied on.
 Louis NJ. Crandall through the cham Der of commerce, provided automobiles for the guests and personally brought President Charles F. Wells with him.
 Arriving at their destination the boys sought shelter and President Wells was introduced and briefly addressed the boys expressing his pleasure to be there and assuring the scout organization of his warmest cooperation in anything he could do for them He was given a rousing scout welcome. (Mr. Crowell, troop com nitteeman of Troop 2, also made a brief speech. and told them he liked the spirit that was exhibited in carrying a thing out in spite of obstacles.
 The boys welcomes the new Troop of the Sacred Heart, Taftville, and Yantic 1 and then lined up for the "eats." On account of the rain the boys dispersed early, a small group, however, remained and after starting a fire under ponchos roasted corn mad frankfurters going h9me after the rain was over. Another gathering of the Scouts will be arranged for a more distant point soon.
 Scouts present at the corn roast were the following:
 Troop I-Charles Marsh, Irwin Bur dirk Ed Antoofiian, Louis Weltin, John Boynton, William Wheeler, Fred Wheeler, James sweezey, Clyde Carpenter, Ray i Carpenter.
 Troop A S. M. Lucius Davis, Troop Committeeman Crowell, Don Parson, Richard Oat.
 Troop 3.-Edward Preston. Russell Kunnel
 Troop 4.-G. Bourbon, Marius Reguin, Philippe Reguin, Rene Dugas, Adelard Lemieux, Adolph Beaudoin, Eloi Fregeau
 Yantic Community Troop-Theodore Beetham, Arthur Rogers, A. D. Stott and three other scouts.
 Troop 6.-A S. M. Forrest Lewis Frank Mousley. Harvey Mousely, Johr Rodgers, Harold Frink.
 Troop 7.-Sam Zimmerman.
 Troop 12.-Allen Latham, 4. s. M William Latham, G. A. Turner, Jr., Rob ert Risley, Grosvenor Ely, Donald Gil bert, Raynrond Parkhurst, William Tir rell.
 Troop 15.-Fred Benton, Jr.
 Sea Scouts Troop S-1.
 Of the above mentioned Scouts, tht following are also members of the Ses Scouts Troops S-1.
 Forrest Lewis, Fred Benton, Jr., liar ..c.- AInt.eIn.- NN-ilIiarr, I.a+ n+L
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
SALEM GIRL IS TEACHER
 AT HAMPTON INsTTTUTF

Miss Bessie M. Chadwick. daughter of former Stato Representative Elmer Chadwick Of Salem IS teaching English. mathematics and psychology in the Hampton Normal and Agricultural In stitute. at Hampton. Va. This school was opened in 1888 under the auspices of the American Missionary society and the 1900 students enrolled are Indians and negroes. Miss Chadwick was graduated last June from Colby col lsEe. waterville Me She is the grand daughter Of Rev. Elbridge W. Merrill who built a house in Salem.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03

seeing sick patient He stumbled into Mary who was in the snow. He took her home to his wife. For days Mary laid in bed raving with fever. The doctor and his wife took very good care of her, while fighting between life and death. At last she was better After time she was told of her moth CTS death. She was sad for a long time, A month later Mary was adopt ed. Mary is now very happy with her new parents.
 LAURA JODOIN. Plainfield.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
Serious Charge Against Montviae Men

Samuel Gibson, aged 5S, and his son, George Gibson, aged IT, both of Montville were arrested Saturday morning by Coun- ty Investigator W. E. Jackson and Con- stable Michael Hickey on the charge of indecent assault on their daughter and sister, respectively, Josephine Gibson, aged Is. Father and zen were taken before Justice Smiddy and were held in bonds of $500 for a hearing this (Monday) morn ing. In default of bail they were lock ed up in the Norwich jail.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
Preston.
My Fishing Trip.

Dear Uncle Jed: Saturday morning I started down stream with my boat. l took my lunch as I was going to stay till the afternoon. First I tried the perch bed. I was lucky to get a fine string. After that I tried for eels but I did not get any, When I looked for my lunch I could not find it. I brought my boat ashore and had hearty din ner of fish.
 HARTWELL ZUERNER. Age 10.
 Taftville.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
G. H. HoxIE OF LEBANON
 APPOINTED DEPUTY SHERIFF

Sheriff Sidney A. Brown has just ap- pointed George H. Hcxie, 2nd, of Leb- anon a deputy sheriff for New London county, to succeed Stanley Briggs, who resigned several months ago upon being elected representative to the legislature from Lebanon. MT. Hoxie is well known in that section and his appointment will be source of pleasure to his many friends
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tears. He went to tell his mother about

tears. He went to tell his mother about it.
 Mrs Thompson, who was the boys mother, asked Mary if she knew any thing about it and she told her mother what she had done and the cause of do- ing it. Her mother told John that it was his own fault and that he shouldn't have told Mary that Thereafter he never put any silly notions into his sis ter's head.
 JENNIE ZAwACKI, Age 12.
 Norwich Town
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
LETTERS WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWANES.
My School Vacation.

Dear Uncle Jed; During my school va cation l was earning money for my schooling. l was working in every way such as hoeing, wedding, picking huckle- berries, raspberries and strawberries, for which l received my money after my father sold them.
 Then a wee before school opened I went to town with my father and bought myself all my school articles so as to get prepared for school before it open ed.
 Now the school is opened and I have everything I think of having. am in the sixth grade. My teacher is Miss Lucy
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-03
LETTERS OF AcKNowLEDGEMESr.

Louis J. Grover, of Norwich: I thank you very much for the prize book I re- ceived, entitled The Boy Scouts in Rus sia," I have read partof it and found it very interesting
 William Gaska, of Jewett City: The prize book entitled TWO Boy Pioneers" has reached me some time ago. I have read 1t through and found it very inter- esting. It is so full of adventure I am quite late with my thanks, but just as sincere.