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Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-21
AttaWauEan.
Tn. Happiest Day of tn. Week.

Dear Uncle Jed: A long. long time ago,
 when Moses was the leader of the peo-
 pie of Israel. God spoke to him. He gave Moses ten commandments that he wanted people to obey. One of them was to keep the Sabbath day holy. Christ
 loved the Sabbath day very much and whenever he could do something to make Asomeone happy on that day he did 1t. One day when he was in the church there was a poor man there who had crib pied hand. The people watched Jesus to see if hs would heal the sick man. If Jesus did this they thought he would be breaking the Sabbath. But Jesus made the mans hand well. Then he told the people that the Heavenly Father wanted his children to help others to be well and happy on the Sabbath day just as much as ou the other days. of the week. The very happiest day of all the week is our Sunday. And It Is because there are churches and Sunday schools. where we can go and hear about the Heavenly Fathers leve. and ef Jesus, the Friend
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Why I Like Winter.


 Dear Uncle Jed: There are many peo- pie who like spring better than winter. They certainly have a right. to think as they please. but am sure there are many who like winter better.
 Do you want to know why I like wiri- ter2 Don't you like to slide down hili2 Of course you do. Well, that's one of my reasons for liking winter. I also like to see the flakes fall down from the Sky. like to watch the snowbirds hop around in the snow while they are playing.
 And then there is another reason. like to take my skates and go down to the lake to skate. Don't you?
 like to sec the trees covered with icicles, as they glitter in the sun, melting away slowly.
 And then again our pleasures are when the roads are coyeredswith snow and one can take such nice rides down hill and enjoy the fresh air. Now don't you. too, like winter Jus' imagine that you are sliding down. hill and seeing the little snowbirds as they hop around in the. snow. Then you will be wishing winter always to be here. ius' , as am. IDA WNAKoR. Age 13. Colchester,
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Moosup
--- An Easter Ride.

Dear Uncle Jed: Easter Sunday. bright and early, we started for Woonsocket and arrived there about II o'clock. We enjoyed ourselves very much with our relatives tiii dinner time. The dinner was appropriate for Easter.
 There was one of onr aunts we did not see as she was entertaining at the Trim ity club, where they served rabbit and daffodil sandwiches. and everything in keeping with Eastertide.
 After dinner we enjoyed playing the piano and the victrola.
 We were about to leave when my tFo uncles came in. They stayed talking quite while. Then somebody said some thing about basketball. One of them said who can play basketball. He went to the pantry and came back with an unopened bag of salt and started throwing it to others around the room. We had a live ly time for about five minutes, and when We got through, you would have thought cyclone had struck the place. My aunt enjoyed our visit very muct except the basketball practice and sht said we ought to have hired hall fol that. It began to get late 50 we though we had better start home. We got hom,
 in good time after having a pleasan | visit
 l Yours truly,
 IRENE EVANS, Age II. | Plainfeld.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-21
The Selfish Woman.

Dear Uncle Jed: This is the first time have written to the Wide-Awakes and will write story about the Selfish Wo- man. One day poor old man came to house. In the house lived a little old lady. She wore 8 little white cape and 2 black skirt and a red cap. She was making cakes. The mah was very hun gry.
 Please give ns, little cake" said the man.
 'Go and bring in some wood and make me a better fire" said the woman. Then she rolled out q tiny piece of dough. But when she put It in the oven it grew and grew, T will not give you this cake. will keep 1t for myself" she said. Then she got another piece of dough. This was still smaller. But this piece greA and grew until it was larger than the other. You shall not have tIlis," she said. / So she set another piece. She could hardly gee it. But 1t grew larger and larger. You cannot have any" So the old man had to go without Then the old lady turned into a bird and her house Into tree. Her feathers were black and white. and red on top ot her head and sine became woodpecker You will see some day en the woods sht has to work very hard. Do, not be selfish. BERTHA ROBINSON. Age 10. Baltic.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-21
JEWETT CIIT MEETING IN
 FARM BUREAU CAMPAIGN

In the interests of rhe organization campaign to be launched next week by the New Londen County Farm bureau spirited meeting was held at Jewest City Tuesday night. This was the second in the series of meeting being he'd this week by the farm bureau.
 Among the many present were people from Windham county, including County Agent F. l.: Davis of Putnam, Mrs Kennedy. chairman of U1e home econo- mics board and Mir. Danielson, treasurer of the Windham County Farm bureau. So far Windham county has made no move to change from their present $1 membership fee but are contemplating some action along these lines
 The meeting was opened by E. E. Heaton, assistant secretary of the Amer ican Farm Bureau federation Mir. Heat on spoke on the value of the national and state federation. MT. Heaton spoke as follows:
 Farmers everywhere are thinking O, one thing and that is the matter of or ganization. The great question today is shall farmers organize in conservative manner or shall they follow the leaders of radical organizations. This denaanC for organization must be met. How shal we meet It as farmers? I believe we l should follow constructive plan in or ganizing. We have a constructive ant I conservative organization in the Earn 1 Bureau. This kind of policy Is car ried on in state way through tn, 1 State Farm Bureau Federatioas and fl a national way through the America,
 Farm Bureau Federation. As farmers
 why not get back of this movement wit
 our money and by our individual efforts
 The farmer of today is a big and broat ! hi
 tzatien. Why not do it?
 The Farm Bureau is the kind of al
 organization that is fundamental sound. It Is . real farmers organiza
 tion with only farmers as members |
 the main. This is as it should be. Wit
 a membership fee of ten or fifteen dol
 lars annually only those whose inajo
 interest is farming will join and that
 it's greatest safeguard. To accomplis
 what farmers organization should fe
 the farmer It must be supported in tn
 matter of finances and lead by argres
 sive actual farmer leaders.
 With basis of this kind we find a bi national organization of oyer one mi lion memberships to be paid in this pre-: ,, ent year in the American Farm Burea
 Federation. The possibilities are grei
 for an organized movement of this kin
 Are you a. part of it and if not are yo , going to get back of this kind of far
 organization. You cannot dispute u
 fact that the Farm Bureau has alreac
 done more for agriculture than any otl , CT farm organization that we have ev had. You know what it has done c your county in demonstrating new al @ more efficient methods of growing cro g in feeding livestock and in making o1 t home life better. You know what d has done to build up and strengthen yo c dairy marketing organizations and to C 6 ganiZe movements to buy fertilizer al z mill feeds to a better advantage al - which meant dollars and cents to you 6 Why not make your State Farm B
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POETRY
INFANT DEAuTY,

My mind is set on earnest days
 And nights Of quiet sleeping But beauty over all my ways
 A tyrant watch ia keeping. She haunis me In a lovely face
 By pool and stream ehc stays ne, Her form in every cloud trace,
 Her starry sky betrays me. Hers Is the nantiing down of snow,
 Hers is the solemn warning Of dirges that the north winds bluw.
 And hers the burst of morning. She forges all the human ties
 That bind me to my nelrhboff She wreatlses the laurel crown that u0a Upon the brow of labor. A Kolden bird in a budding tfSe
 PourB out his heart ID slnging- Which tells the more of beauty, be
 Or the bud where the sap is springtng No time or place is left to me
 By night or day for resting; Her finger points, and I must be Adyenturing and ouesting. Let this austere dominion cease,
 O beauty. to distress me, Or grant to me a vast Increase Of power to express thee. Leslie Pinckney Hill. in PhIiaheinhls Public Ledger.
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WINNERS OF PnIzE BooKs.

i-Ireas Evans of Piainfeld-The Out door Girls in a Winter Camp.
 2-Ginays cFuthers of Norwich Town The Yellow Violin. s-oharHes FuIler of Nerwich-Boy Scouts in Europe.
 4-DorIs Couture of Jewett City-Little Purdy's Cousin Grace.
 5-Helen Keech oN Danielson-The Campfire Girls at the Seashore.
 6-GeaevieSe WIsniewska of Norwich Little Purdy's Captain Horace.
 7-sidney Rode of PlainAeld-The Boy Scouts in the Everglades.
 s-soscphine Plaskett of Norwich L.ttls Prudy's Story Book,
 Winners of prize books living in Nor. wien can obtain them by calling at The Bulletin business office zfter 10 o'clock ThrrSday morning.
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LETTERS or AcKNowLEpcMrxr.

Lacy M. Culver of Griswold: I thank you for the book you sent me entitled The Campfire Girls in the Woods. I have read t and found it very interesting
 Josephine HUI of Norwich Town: I re- ceived the prize book and have started 70 read l. I think IL Is very interesting and thank you very. much.
 Ida winaksr of Colchester: I received the prize book you sent, me entitled The Campfire Giris In the Mountalns. I am thanking you very much for tt.
 Melvin Teller of Warrenvilie: I re- eelved the book and have already read if through. Many thanks for It.
 riIda LaPointe of AttawauEan: I re. cetved the book you sent me and like if very much. thank you for It.
 Saul Ahola of Hampton: thank you very much for the book that you sent me entitled The Boy Scouts in Front of War saw. I have read a part of it and find 1, very tnteTesting.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-21
A Trsp to the weeds In May

Dear Uncle Jed: want to ten you about my trip to the woods one day last May.
 My friend anA. went ts tAe weeds enc day In May, ef course there wasn't much flowers to be seen for they were just waking up. :
 We saw many birds on suF way. Tnsy were all singing gzyiy to ue:
 After a while we saw all the heYers we were looking for. There were sand vieiets. ladies' slippers and the little ar butus. We picked lot of them. After we got horne we made . May sasist. We trlmmsd 1t with pink and green crepe paper. We hung It to my mother. Wifi, sli the flowers and things to eat, we had Aae time that night.
 . ! hepe q! the Wide-awAkes viii take trips through the woods, tee. DORIS couTU, Age il. Jewekt City.
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wYpr-AwAhr POETRY.

'Mswnin'. -Mawuir', Mistah Robin. How Is yoh terd&y7 Hex is yoh Missus doin'? whah ych g~ins ter stASf Back dAh in ie oak tIte, Same ole nlaee iEain: welcome, Mistah Robin, Greetin's from a ffien', Whistle, Mistah Robin, My ole backs in pain. Want to quit dis spadin', Whistle uo rasn. 'Nawnln', Missy vi1et,
 Yoh looks fresh an fine. Whar yoh get dat colah? From de rain an shine? IEn't dat de glory?
 Angels watch yoh bPth; Waen yoh's tiahed an dreopf Teahdrops soak de cath. Ask 'eh. Missy vi'lst,
 Jes' IT. send some rain; am tinhed O spaoin'-
 My ole backs In pain. 'Ma~nin'. Mistah Chipmnsh, I am back, yoh see, Fzslin' Oh de crickside
 Made foh yoh an me. Thought had some Epsdin'? Shuclks, dey's time foh dat When yoh can't go fishin'
 For desc eels and cat. Robin an Miss Vi'let Head my back had pain, So Gey had de angels
 Soak de grcun' wid rain.
 --wili Lewis, in Pittsburgh Post
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-21
IN THE MnnNI.InHr-

Turn down the llghti No. quench ti FcI
 behold The great round moon climbs up the east
 ern sky, And in the radiance of this lamp of gold For one brief sDace of dreaming would
 I lie. Oh, what a sense of peace and harneny Pervades the stiffness of this quiet roon I With what unwonted air of mystery Stands each familiar object in the RioSFn Clothed with new color-silver violet. The long. deep shadows of dark indiFo |
 get All things that trouble mortals here be-
 low, And walk with sprites and fairies In the
 light Of this great lamp of gold this ruoonlA
 night -Louella c. Poole. in Boston Transcript
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cnnnlnrln Moth


 Dear Uncle Jed: The gatrerenee be. tween moths and butterflies Is the anten- nae. The artennae of the moth is furry. The arkepnae of the butterfly is like the stafnen cf a flower.
 The eges gre ali shapes. Some round, some are lat and some are like hens egts. There are some beautifully spotted. some are striped and some are blue and green but most of them are White.
 The moth lays the egg on the plant and the larva will eat 1t when it comes out. Some moths have 2 fluid which comes out Of the mouth and dissolves. This is called p1pa.
 Tie colors of the cecropia ake gray, lavendzr, red and white. The things that. the larva eats are leaves and shrubs, rose leaves willow and lilac. They are found on the Atlantic coast
 HELEN KEECH, Ago Ii
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-21
Fined In Policn conrt

Francis J. Mcalanus of New London. who was arrested fin this city last week. charged with driving an automobile while intoxicated. was fined S15 and costs ia the city court here "Wednesday morning. He paid. McManus figured in an auto mobile accident in which car he was driving struck runabout of the Norwich Plumbing Co. in Thamesville.
 4 Norwich man who put pasteboard number on his car before he had received the regular number plates from r3e mo- tor vehicle department, but used hss IT, cense number instead of the car regis ,ratiSn number, was fined s10.
 East Cnnaan.-Former State Treasurer Edward s. Roberts, a Civil war veteran celebrated his 79th birthday at his homo in EastsCanaan Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-21
Jack and inc souirrel.

Dear Uncle Jed: One morning when Jack went to feed his hens, he found 8 little squirrel in the grain box. Jack wanted to keep it in a cage but his brother said it would be cruel, so they decided to go and ask their father about it. He suggested that they should hold a trial. Jack said that the squirrel was thief and his brother said that the animal did not know it was wrong to steal and had a right to take the grain. The judge decided that the broth, CT was right and the little squirrel was set free.
 FRANCES FILLIGER, Age Il.
 Versailles.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-21
THE WIL--AWAKE CIRCLE
 Rovs' and Ciri.' Deparsnenk.

Dorothy feil to the ground and vas para iyzed for life. She Wak taken to the houas and laid in bed. which she held for years. Her mother and father were very sad, for t waS their only child. Flowers were brought and friends caise to sec her. She would sometimes watch Inc games played By the children.
 She wAs Esteved 10 see that she could not 70 out and play. but she often said to hsrselfi 'Evsyyone has their own treu. bles, 80 must L"
 IRENE vARrEuR. Age il. D1nieleua.
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WAS IN BED THREE DAYS.

Mrs. Josie Reed. 217 N. EXter St., Tulsa Okla. writes: T was in bee three days with my back l took Foley Kidney Pills and in two days was at my work again. 1 cannot praise your medicine too much" Foley Kidney Pills stop bladder irregularities and strengthen the kidneys. They help eliminate from the system the poisons that cause backache. rheumatic pains. stiff joints, sore muscles, swollen hands and feet. Duffiness under the eyes. Lee OSgood Cos z
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long enough to reach the ground and Mir. Kahn feels that this organization cam paign is simply an attempt to put the legs of the farm bureau on solid ground.
 The county agent spoke briefly on the needs of maintaining ri epresent work. of the lack of needed financial support which many farm bureaus are facing at the present time.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-21
Plainheld.
Charles Goodyear.

Dear Uncle Jed I am writing to you and the Wide-Awakes. This time am writing about Charles Goodyear, who was born in New Haven in 1900, Just then a great rubber trade had struck up. One day he bought an old life preserver and brought it home to improve upon it. Once he lost all his money and was in debt, He was arrested and put in prison but he kept up his coufaca. He discovered the secret of yulcanized rubber in 1889.
 After such a discovery he won many valuable medals, He worked on diligent- Fly till his health failed and he died in 1860.
 HELEN WETHERED, Age g..
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-21
caunt Ten


 Dear Uncle Jed: Fred had got q new spade from his aunt. She had sent 1t 10 him one day with small box of seeds. As soen as he got 1t he went out to dig with 1t In his ow'h bit of ground at the back of the house: Jane went with him. and, She dug. she stood near him, and talked. with. him. She held the box of seeds in her hand. As Jane stood by Fred and talked she let the box of seeds fall oh the ground. The lid of the box came off and all the seeds fell out. , Poor Jane was a good kind gifi. She was much vexed, and said 50 to Fred. But Fred did' not speak to her. "Oh. Fred !'' said She. ''why do you not speak to me- T wished" said Fred 'to Eait til could count to ten" Count ten r said Jane, what do you mean? Why do you wish to co1int ten?' "Oh," sata Fred, 'irny aunt tola me to count ten before I spoke if was angry. I know that I am cften nasty to you. Jane, and I want to correct myself "oh, Fred, how good you are, It was very careiess of me to let the box of seeds fall; but see. have picked them all up again Here they are"
 The seeds were put ia the ground, and day by day Fred and Jane came to watch them grow. At lest g lot of small green blades peeped above the ground. They soon Erew up, with pretty flowers 10 the great joy of the children. Before you speak g hasty word coun' Ten.
 And if stfrl you angry be-ccsint again LUCY DUGAS, Age Ii. Versailles
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Ral.s Ter Ysans WsihssA

Rsss Fer xsens wSitssA
 i-writs plainly On ene side eS tAs papsf only, and numDer the pAge
 s-Use pen and ink not penciL c.. s-ghort and peinted articles VIII ee given prsferenee Do not use ever Ses vorda ..,, S-orssinai stories or letters SAiy wtn be used
 E-wrlts your na1ae, age and Adore~ ~lalnly at the bottom of the story
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-21
A shetlaha penr.

Dear Uncle Jed: A friend of mine who lives ill Wisconsin received pony as a Christmas present. It was . Shetla1d pony and its name was Jess.
 Everybody wondered at it, for such a creature was not seen for years and years In the neighborhood. She was no bigger than . donkey and her coat instead of being smooth like a horse. was shaggy like young bears. She had long tail which had never been cut and such a deal of hair in her mane and over her eyes, that 1t gave her quite a fierce loefz.
 Among other tame beasts she looked almost like wild animal, but in real Ity she was the gentlest of creatures. |GENEV4EVE WISNIEWSKA, Age F. Norwich
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LETTERS WRITTEN BY WIDE AwAKEs.
 Our KidA

Dear Uncle Jed: One lovely Saturday sfternoon Dorothy and were invited to ride on the hay wagon with her Uncle Jchn.
 The farm vas four miles from the field, % the journey was certainly lenR for us As we were entering the barn a. beard broke and the wagon gave a jerk. Little
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to ts eggs day. We have six hens set ting.
 haye two cats and three rabbits. The cats names afe Dickie and F16ssie, My brother has four rabbits ard four guiHeas.
 CHARLES FULLER, Age 1s. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-21
Cur Fasm

Dear Uncie Jed: Our farm contains one hundred and ten acres. We have 2i COWS and bull We get about zoe quarters of milk day My brother ped dies every dsy, except Sunday. I ped de SundayA
 We also have five cats, one deg and about 10 heuA We are getting dUn 30
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As One Raised
 From Dead Stomach Pains Gone
EafGnfc Made Hin, WeH

EafGnfC Made Him Nell
 "After suffering ten long months with stomach pains, l have taken Eatruic and am now without asg pain whatever. Am as one raisa1 from the dead" writes A. PerciielI
 Thousands of stomach sufferers re. port wonderful relief. Their troueiH is too much acidity and gas which Eatonic quickly takes up and car- ries out, restoring the stomach to a healthy, active condition. Alwsys carry few Eatonics, take one after eating, food will digest Eell-yon wi, feel fine Big box cests oniy a tsieS Nith your druggist's tuarnnies.
 Lee sAd osgood, 1s1 afain sa.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-21
rhe wsescstt%

Dkar Uncle Jed: A wtedcutsAr wes sustiy engaged in grinding his axe when a rsakhber esr1e along and said. Why are you gfindf1k ypshs axe now. you can't go to the forest and cut wood in this stnr1n7''
 "Whe4i fair weather canes shall not be grinding my axe, but 1 shall be using it" answered the wood cutter.
 EDNA fEtiO, Age 12. rantis.
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Two Little Brooks.

Dear Uncle Jed: There is one little brook that flows through the woods and under the road. while another Is on the other side of it. The two little brooks join each other and flow to the river many miles away. and. the river flows into the sea.
 GEORGE HOWARD. Age 5. Attawaugan.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-21
Danielseu
wenaelI' PhiIlIps.

Dear Uncle Jed: Wendell Phillips studied to be 2 lawyer. He was fine orator. Everyone listened to him even if they did not agree with him. It was about 90 years ago that Wendell Phillips believed in the emancipation of the slaves, romen's rights and prohibition. Ha spent much of his time talking about these things. Now people have come to believe like him. Abraham Lincoln. freed the slaves in 1Ss3.. Last year we had we believe like him.
 DONALD c. GALLUP, Age T.
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at any lime.

at any time.
 ''section ?. Any person violating any provision of this act shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars. or i'm prisoned not more than thirty days, or both.'
 It was said at the office Of the state tuberculosis commission that canvassersI for any tuberculosis relief work should ue compelled to comply with the law. and to show their cards or licenses issued by the state board of charities.
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Cosxiae . Horse.

Dear Uncle Jed: In Boston this winter a horse stopped in the street. Rcliee- men and firensR and about five hundred people tried all sorts of ways to mako him ge.
 Then . girl took piece of fudge Rron, her handAAk. "fie will go for this,n she said and asked the fireman to give it to the horse. In minute the horse let himself be driven along.
 sJ1 LENA FoURNIER.
 Glasgo.
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voiuntown.
Rich ana Peer


 Dear Uncle Jed: One day Marion went into rhe house. She was rich and lived in lovely house As she went in she saw poor boy about her own age stood at her door admiring the beautiful flowers, She told him to come into the garden and look at the flowers all he wanted. He did. Then they began to talk about their mothers and fathers, The poer boy. said. he had no father or mother. He said he had te go out and bog for food. Mari0n said she had no brother or sister. but would ieve ts have one. Then she said. Come with me" He followed her into the house. She went to her mother. and told her all aheut the boy, and asked If he could not stay. Yes. he could stay and ee a brother to her. "But mother look at iis clothes !' "Yes. I see." So the maid was told te phone and get him plenty of clothes. The poor boy said, T thank you very much for being 50 kind to me, hope others will be made as happy as T."
 JOSEPHINE PLksKIr. Ass 10 Nofwieh.
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Norwich.
A Breok,

Dear Uncle Jed: an . NttIs brook. I am flowing all day long. One day while I was flowing saw some violets and they said. Don't you ever rest?" and I said. "No, I have to go on, for 1 will meet the great river soon." .'
 HOWARD CoRRIGAN, Age .. AttaWaugan.
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Glasgo..
My Guines PM.

Dear Uncle Jed: Since have not writ ten to the Wide-Awakes, think win write about my guinea pig. I got Fit Good Friday. He Is black, white and buff. He will eat carrots cut of my hand. feed him oats and carrots. I bought him of Carl Kicker. He is very cunning.
 DONALD ROYCE. Ago 10. }. hlnrrinh I.