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Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20

Dear Uncle Jed: The little town of Dalevilie, Massachusetts, boasted of but one hill This hill was neither long nor steep. but, oh what fun the children had on 1t when the ground was covered with snow and ice!
 Ore afternoon as a group of school children were sliding down the hill and having very enjoyable time, they saw in the midst of their frolic an auto mobile just about to undertake to climb the hill. Little Clyde Smith. who was nearly at the bottom of the icy hill when the auto was seen coming, was at
 the verge of being knocked over by the
 auto when to the amazenent, but joy of all tl,e children, 1t started backward down the hill as the auto could go no further on account of the icy road
 When Clyde related his thrilling ad venture to his mother that evening, he l added, as she stopped down to kiss him ''Mothsr, although I always did want father to have an automobile and also | wished Daleville a little more hilly, now
 I am quite satisfied the way things are | MIRIAM SHAPIRO. l Norvinh
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
Thrift,

Dear Uncle Jed: Benjamin Franklin was born on the seventeenth day of January, many years ago. He was the Godfather of the thrift movement He saved his money. Instead of having a good dinner he would eat only hand full of raisins or a baked potato. We can be thrifty in school by not destroying the town property and build ings. The paper we use should be written on both sides before we destroy it. Tn this way we can be thrifty We should not destroy the books that are given to us by the town. because others will have. to use them after us.
 We should use our old toys and not buy new ones. If we have money we should not spend too much on candy or hy going to the moving pictures toe often. All the money we have should be saved.
 Thrift stamps can be bought with tht money that We save up. In five year. we can get hack our money with in. te-est. We can also put our money 1T the savings bank. The bank gives eer tain amount of interest every year. Thii helps us to start bank account wiiicl | will help us in later years. IDA WINAHOR, Age 13. Colchester.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
THE WI1- AWAKE CIRCLE
Bows and Girls Department.

the night before. Mamma said we were awake early Christmas morning and guess We were I do like Christmas.
 l was with my friend Esther in can tata at our church. l was woodland fairy. l like to do sneh things. Then what do you think? The week after Es- ther and I both came down with the humps. had them on both sides and my face was fat for once. Papa said he wished it was always fat like that Esther had them only on one side. She can so ts school Monday but must wait a few days longer. My little brother Lewis says if he has t1e Humps" he will have to lie on the couch. He calls them Humps" But they are some Jumps think. We'll I guess this will do. wish you all happy New Year. HELEN TURNER GREENE, Age 2. Piaindeld
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
UNCLE JED's TALK TO WIDE
 AWAKES.

Take care of the pennies and the dol lars will take care of themselves is an old saying with which the most of the WidcAwakes are probably familiar. Those of you who have a bank or a bank account know the meaning of it. By steadily and regularly adding your pen nies to those already saved the larger sum is gradually and certainly raised. But it calls for persistent effort. It isn't possible to empty the bank every time the stcrekeeper gets in a new supply of maple sugar, marbles, jumping ropes and jackstonos and still keep the dollars pill ing up. The dollars do not accumulate until care is taken of the pennies.
 During this week much has been said to you about thrift, the consistent saving and spending of money. It is a subject about which too much cannot be said and to which careful attention should bS given It is advice that is offered fol the purpose of encouraging the young as well as the old to shape their course and guide their future conduct.
 As most of us know it is easier t, spend money than it is to get it or tt save it. Yet we need to lay some asid toT IlC LdilN u1y, IHe udy Ot SiChHeSS the day when we want to indulge in som trip or vacation or purchase somethin, on which we have set our minds. It can not be done without money.
 If we are thrifty, if we save regularf and systematically today, tomorrow an 50 on through life, if we purchase pru sently and thereby save on expenses, we overcome waste and put our time the best use we are bound to have wha would not be possible under the polio Of spending all as fast as it is earned By being thrifty, and thrifty doesn mean uncharitable or stingy. we will nc be denying ourselves but we will over como the worries. burdens and trouble that go with being spendthrift.
 Take care of your pennies. Be thrift. but don't be stingy or a spendthrift.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
HOUSE.

Among the bills in the house were those providing for a rigid examination of ap- plicants for motor vehicle licenses; to al- low Norwich to issue S150.o0o In bonds for street improvements; providing for a court messenger at New London at e salary of $3.0o0: to increase by $l,0oo the salaries of States Attorney filling and Assistant States Attorney Pickett at New Haven; and to permit towns to appropriate S10.0o0 annually for highway work in cooperation with the state high way department Among house resolu- t!ons for judges were those in behalf of George H. Jackson at New Milford; H. A. L. Hall. judge, and Edwin A. Smith. deputy judge, at Orange: Arthur M Brown, judge. and F. E. Robinson, dep- uty judge, at Griswold.
 George Roger. of North Canaan, for merly a bank officer, who was sentenced for an ofrense against the banking Isvs. petitioned for restoration for forfeited rights.
 The stoddard bin relating to the az ricultural college would apprunriats ss6s,145 for general expenses, s5o, 600 for the sexperirent station. s2e0,os3 for the extension division; s6.o00 for free schoI. arships, s5s4,0so for a new scleace h,Il s9s.2Oo for coal bunker and treztie s39.40o for cottages for enployes; 3zso
 900 for mems dormitories; Ss2.o0o fo, faculty cottages, and other sums for oth
 CT purposes.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
CITIZENS HEAR EXPLANATION
 OF LAWS EDUCATORS WANT

Between 25 and 90 men and women interested in educational problems gath. cred i9 the mayors office at the court house "Wednesday afternoon at o'clock to discuss with A. B. Meredith of Hart ford. commissioner of education. the merits of the tentative legislative pro gram prepared by the state board of eds ucation. Several towns in eastern Gun necticut were represented at the EatheE@ ing. Henry A. Tirrell, principal of the Norwich Free Academy and a member of the state board of education, presided at the meeting.
 pr. Meredith called attention to the various acts which the state beard. has prepared for presentation to the general assembly. He explained at some length how existing laws are working out and
 showed plainly why new legialatien ia necessary. Dr. Meredith answered q nsm- Der of questions that arose in. regard to l certain acts touching on teachers sal- aries, school grants, examining boards. free text books, tenure, erection of school buildings, etc Among the proposed acts is one which would make provision for an average 1t. ] tendance grant for school purposes g . At present the law provides for grant of s3 per pupil in average attendance fnI tiie year ending July 14. 1918. and avail 4 able only for the two years ending June | 30, 1921. It Ia proposed that the aver Il age attendance grant be continued, bui | increased to s4 dollars.
 It Is also proposed that the payment I be based upon the average attendance o' | the year next preceding that for whiel the appropriation is made.
 Il rho brrT further provides that the av craze attendance grant be paid for teach ers salaries for the first three yeara Af I ter passage of the act, and thereafter t' running expenses, If the town sehoo , committee SO desires; provided that tn locaI tax for support of schools in an. 1 one year EhaTl not be less than tha raised in the year previous to that fo which the grant is paid
 The other conditions the same as th present law, except that schools and no
 teachers shah not have been disapprove6
 Based upon the average attendance c
 is17-1sfs- (3Ise.soo), the total revenu
 at 34 would be $7s3.T19, an increase c
 S19o, 300:
 1i Based upon Inc estimated average ai
 tendance of isis-ls10 (foo,eoo). the totr t | revenue would Do tso6, ,ooo . year, an ir ! crease of |727.5i6 over . a paymen a based on the average attendance of isfl t 1918, or an increase of S2oe.ooe base [ upon tho estimated average attsndane : of 1g1sl1s2o.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
Flat Rock
Now London

Dear Uncle Jed: wonder how many of the boys eever saw Flat Rock. It is in the town of Plainfeld. It is a large ledge so flat that in places autos and teams are driven over it daily.
 If you take ride to ESonk you first see large strips of rock in the rcad next a large boulder split in half, then up a small hill are less rocks in the road and on the left large bit Of the rock. At the top of this hill you drive on the bare rock for about a mile. About half way across this rock small round rock abort four feet high looks as if one could push 1t over. In fact it has been tried. If they had succeeded, it would have gone down some stairs in the ledge into the woods below.
 | Going on we come to the rlace called the devils den. Just how large this der is no one seem to know. Some say there i are two rooms in 1t, others deny 1t. By
 the way you drive right over this den
 It is about the last seen of the large rocE
 on you drive to Ekonk
 | Your nephew.
 | FREDERICK H. WHEEL FER,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS.

1--Bessie Gitiin, of New London Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Cam pus.
 .--Rose Egan, of Willimantic The Auto Boys Quest.
 s-Frederick II. Wheeler, of Norwich Tho Boy Scouts in Italy.
 5-Ida Winaker. of Colchester-The Campfire Girls on the Farm.
 s--AFcciln DoyOn, of Glasgo-Facing tho German Foe.
 e-IsabeI sIcshefrey. of Taftville-The Campfire Girls in the Mountains.
 Wilbur K. Vars of Plainfeld-The Boy Scouts Challenge.
 s--Miriam Shapiro, of Ncrwich-The Campfire Girls in the Woods.
 PFlEe winners living in the city can ob tain their books by calling at The Bulle tin business office after 10 o'clock Thurs day morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20

Jack mounted the speaking stand and said:
 "Friends of the forest, winter is drawing near, let's all of us join together. and form a club All who wish to join this club will have to work 'hard every day to store up provisions for winter, all that don't want to join may go home" All stayed except Peter Rabbit the lazy fel- loy.
 After all the members names were taken down which consisted of 50, they went home.
 Every day the members of Happy Jacks Thrift club for that was it's name. could see squirrels running hither and thither, with their cheeks bulging out with food to their homes. Peter Rabbit as I said before was Ia lazy fellow, he never worked in the fall but used to play. But he didn't have anybody to play with because they be- longed to Happy Jacks Thrift club. At last he sat down to work and fin- ally was allowed to enter the club. 1 Alfred Johnson a boy of about twelve whose home was near this forest one day entered the forest thoughtfully talk ing aloud.
 "Why don't Uncle Sam let boys go to the frcnt and help fight? But We are too small he says" Just then he happened to see a squirrel burying chestnut in the ground.
 "I've got an idea he suddenly s1il "This squirrel is burylnS a c1estnut into the kround, in few years n " grow into a big tree and bear many mDr' nuts. I will save my pennies, buy thrif stamps and join the club. In a fev years I will get more money than I pai' for the stamps, so in that way can hell Uncle Sam.
 BENNlE STEINMAN, Age. 12 | Yontic
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
Yantic.
Thrift

Dear Uncle Jed: Benjamin Franklin was born on the seventeenth day of Jan uary. Many years ago he was called the godfather Of the thrift movement. He never at a hearty dinner like we do. he always stayed in his shop, and ate only a handful of raisins or potato. He had rather save his money and buy good books to read.
 There are many ways in which we can be like Benjamin Franklin. In school we can be thrifty by not destroying the towns property, as writing on desks. to be careful not to soil or tear our free text books, for someone else will have to use them after us. The paper costs the town money, yet many children waste the paper. We should be more careful.
 We should be thrifty at home also. If we take caro of our old toys, they will look like new. In this way you are saw ing your money We can be thrifty by not buying too much candy and not going to the moving pictures too often.
 Then thero is still another way ir which we can be thrifty. We can buy
 WET savings stamps, for which Uncle l Sam will pay us back with interest il five years. We can also put our money | in bank. In this way we can become | like Benjamin Franklin.
 | PAULINE EISENSTEN, Age 12. l Colchester
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20

although sad to see soldier or sailor guard walking back and forth under the flag.
 A great big American flag was dis played over the casket.
 There were eight with rifles guarding the body on the way into church mad then to his last resting place.
 There was a firing squad consisting of Tour sailors and four soldiers which at the orders of the head one fired three vollcys over the grave. After the firing squad, taps was sounded. Taps is bugle call Ii, drew many tears, as everyone was touched by the sound of the bugle. The big flag which draped the casket was given to the young wife of the de- ceased soldier. Now, dear Wide-Awakes, let me tell you that all these soldiers were members l of the Orville Lafamme post, No. 15, of JeWett City, and they did much credit tc themselves, for everybody highly praised | them.
 1 This ceremony will finger in our mem | ory for years to come
 May God bless this dear uncle herC who gave his life for all of us children May he rest in peace.
 ARCELLA DoYoN. Age IL
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
Start the New Year Right.

Dear Uncle Jed: This being the begin ming of the year of 1921 we must strive to correct our bad habits which we form ed in the year 1920 and years before. Why not begin now?
 We should follow the rule Work while you work and play while you play" For instance, five are sent to the store and our mother is waiting for us to come back quickly we should not stop and have 2 game of peggy or any other game. We should so directly to the store and back home. We have plenty of time to play at other times.
 If We do any injurious thing we should tell that we did it, not let all the blame so on the other fellow. That is if we accidently threw a stone and broke a window we should tell that we did it. We should not tell lies.
 We should not throw scraps of paper on the street as it makes our city a very untidy one.
 We should be thoughtful
 Wo should help the weak, needy and poor.
 I wish you and the Wide-Awakes a happy new year.
 ROSE EAGAN, Age 13. WiIlimantic
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
Fred,s First Skating Lesson.

Dear Uncle Jed: Fred was little boy shout eight years of age. His father bought him pair of skates for Christmas present. How pleased he was to have a pair of skates.
 He was very anxious to learn how to iFate Every night he watched for his father and after supper he would take his skates and go with his father to the Ice.
 It took him long time before he could stand upon his skates. But soon he got so he could Every Saturday he would 20 with his school mates. They .vould play tag and all sorts of games on the Ice. t#
 Every little boy that would come ana want to learn how to skate Little Fred wns the first one that was willing to .each them. for he knew how anxious he was to have hIs father show him,
 Dear Uncle Jed. ns this is the seeord ntory I have. written I hope all the Wide-Awalzes will be interested in read ing 1t,
 WILBUR B. VARS. Ago ia.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
w1pE-AwAKE POETRY.

The Ea1Ty TanOEs Sitting on the Aower-bed beneath the holly-hocks l spied the tiny tailor wno nl~Ass sAS fairies frocks; There he sat a-stitching all the aIternoon And sang a little ditty to eualnt wee Grey for the goblins. blue for the elves,
 Brown for the little gnomes that live by themselves, White for the pixies that dance upon the green, But where shall l find me robe for the Queen?" All about the garden his little men he sent, Up and down and in and out unceasing- ly they went; Here they stole a blossom, there they pulled leaf, And bound them up with gossaner into a glowing sheaf. Petals of the pansy for little vel vet shoon,
 Silk of the poppy for dance be- meath the moon, Lawn of the jessamine, damask Of the rose, To make their pretty kirtles and airy furbelows. Never rowing pirates back from southern seas Brought . store of treasures home beau tiful as these; They heaped them all about him in a sweet gay pile, But still he kept a-stitching and a-sing- ing all the while: Grey for the goblins, blue for the elves,
 Drown for the little gnomes that tiva by themselves, White for the pixies that dance or the green,
 But who shall make royal gov to deck the Fairy Queen?' R E in Pl1ncla
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
SHORT SESSION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

filling for the regular term also went into the house.
 In the senate an amendment was of- fered to the worlEmen's compensation law. which would give to totally ols- abled employe, weekly compensation equal to otse-hah of his average weekly earnings at time of injury and for each dependent per cent of such earnings. but the compensation would not exceed 65 per cent. of the weekly earninga or be less than 50 per cent This oompen- sation would continue not longer than szo weeks. The amendment also would make changes in compensation, according 70 the nature of the partial disaplemsnt o' the employe.
 Senator Bakewsu offered an equal rights bill to prevent diseftminaticn against persons by reason of color. A somewhat similar bill was offered yes terday by Senator Macdonald of the sth.
 A bln would give the comptroller au- thority to provide accommodations out side the capitol for any department or officer whose offices arc needed while the general assembly is in seHHioh. The senate confirmed the executive nominations made yesterday on fayora- ble report from the committee. These
 were Philo T. Piatt and William spauld- ing to the board of agriculture; Freder' ick M. Adler and Louis R. Cheney as trustees of the Connecticut refermataTy and David s. Day to the boar . Of par
 dons. No report was made on the reap
 pointment of Public Utilities Comlnis sioner Alsop.
 Among judgeship resolutions In th' senate were thoAs for Frank D. Blake man. judge. and George Bateman, deputI judge, at Stratford.
 Through Senator Bakevell the civil scr , vice commission submitted a draft of . bill for a new civil service law. Senator Costello put in a number O bills relating to savings banks. amonI them being the following: To permit say ] ings banks to install safety deposl ! boxes to repeal the law which limits tn { compensation paid to bank presidents; | : repeal the law limiting the amount c
 deposits accepted by savings banks: { . permit savings banks to pay fees T their directors or trustees: to requil
 three per cent. cash reserves in saving n banks; to limit the amount of invcs z ment by savings banks in equipment ol n ligations.
 bill would extend time in which Nc wich, Colchester and Hartford Sure '- aRilway company may extend It's track l. others would exempt from taxation Home Memorial Hospital. Inc, at Ne
 London would include the highway fro
 New Milford to North Canaan In il
 trunk line system: would provide a ga ary of $3.o00 for the clerk of the r 'i corder of decisions of the supreme cour !. to name the highway from Andover - Franklin the Jonathan Trumbull hig "a way.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
A Home Treatment
 for Asthma
Makes BrenthIaE Easy

A Worcester. MaSs., doctor has sug- gested ahe following simple. harmless and Inexpensive home treatment Tor bronchial asthma. chronic bronchitis and coughs and colds which threaten
 Al Lee G osgood Co.'S, or any relia- ble drugslsts. get a bottle Of oHidaze (essentiRt oiD tablets and slowly dis solve one tablet in mouth at reEular- in teryalE. Though harmless and pleasan they are 90 powerful in their action that even iG Ei Jbborn cases relief often comes In just a few minutes.
 Many users who for years have been obliged to sit up in bed Easping for breath and unable to sleep report that they now take m Ox!daze tablet when going to bed and can then lie down and breathe easily and naturally and get a good nights restful sleep.
 Lee < Osgood and druggists every where are selling Ox!daze tablets on a positive guarantee to refund the fuH purchase price of the first package 4 1t falls to give prompt relief in any cas- of bronchial coughs or asthma.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
(By. A staff Correspondent)

Hartford, Jan. 1e.-More, as a form ality thanonecessity, the democratic doz- en of the house of representatives, have. by common consent, selected Represen- tative Thomas r. Mallow, of Deroy, as the minority leader. It Is the first time within the memory of the oldest legislator with a cane. that either the majority o. minority house leadership WAS filled by any member who was not of the legal profession. The present Is the third successive term of Mir. Malloy in the house, and he was selected minority leader by reason of his seniority in the democratic delegation. Mir. Malloy Is an able debater and has taken active part in the business of the 1917 anu 1919 sessions. His originality is more or less entertaining. but he makes no attempt at rhetoric. Mr MAlloy de- clares that he will make no attempt to delay business by putting In merely to declare himself as the minority leader. If the majority wants a speedy session he will not be an obstacle, and h the record of May s. 1919, Is not clipped Molloy says it will be through no fauii of the gentleman from Derby.
 MT. Hollow is et. full of activity ane very much interested in legislative pro eeedinGs. He has retired from business and Is now in a position to devote al
  in the house of representatives. He hai always been n strict total abstainer, ant for many years was an active worke in the work of the Catholic Total Abstin ence Union of Connecticut: He ha never tasted of intoxicating liquors wines or beers, as they were once term ed. and has always been known in hi home town as strict and consclentiou total abstainer.
 Some thirty years ago. Minority Lead cd Molloy made application for member ship in fraternal organization. H went up for medical examination an was rejected. The examining physical said to MT. Molloy :"Young man; 70 have been drinking pretty hard, yo had better slow down and then cut
 out; you are now bordering on the d. lerioum tremens. and must reject you Representative Molloy subsequently, joii ) ed the organization and another medic examiner was selected.
 Cold weather kept many members fro . the general assembly today and as ti , number of bills nut in was small boi
 branches after. late opening had ( 1 early closing. The main interest was l the bills providing for further develo : ment of the Connecticut Agricultural Co 7 lege. These were put in mainly by M g Stoddard of Woodbridge.