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Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-25
~7775N 2 - - - West Ashford,
LittIe Sunrise

Dear Uncle Jed: Little Sunrise was just an ordinary sort of boy, but there was not another like him in all Muskoma, because Muskoma was an Indian village and all the other boys were redskins. Taeir skins were not really red, you know, only ruddy brown: and certainly the white boys skin was not white, because the sun and the wind had turned it aI- most as ruddy as an Indians What made him different from all the rest of the Muskoma boys was his hair, because it was red and curly, and theirs was black and straight
 There was another thing that made him different from all they Indian boys. They could sit still and he could not, ex- cept when Ossawippi, the old chief, was telling him 8 story, and even then it wasn't what an Indian would cali sitting still. The only time he was really still was when he was fast asleep in bed. When he was awake everybody else had to wake up, too. That was why the h. dians called him Little Sunrise, though perhaps the color of his hair had some thing to do with it. His real name was Rennie. At least. that is what his father and mother called him. They called hin Reginald when they wanted to be severe
 WILLIAM PELFIER
 Ta ftvjiIe
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The Unfortunate Child.

Dear Uncle Jed: Little Nancy had never known a real home or a mothers care, for her mother died in her rtxn- cy and her father was a pocr invalid. who could never get work So sae, poor amiable little Nan, was placed by her urfaIthfuI neighbors in an orpnan asy- lum where she lived for years.
 One windy day, accidentally, the asy- .um took fire. but to the greater sur p.isc all the little orphans were savee' excepting little Nan, who had been searching for her doll.
 Nancy is not in the group. she Inust have stayed in the house. O. D. Where can she be; battered Mrs. Daley.
 Look look!" exclaimed h.tle Nell 'here she is up in the window. Save her YOU biz manr Then with a sudden bounce he sprang to the window sEd saved the unfortunate child. Then the woman looked at her with angry eyes as if to say Couldn't yor do as the others. you ungrateful chil1T
 So on this occasion Nancy was paced in care of a widowed lady, who had verJ little health and n1oney. But as we ee on our story. Nancy Is growing up intc bright young lady and to be obie tc support herself and the widow t wal
 right for her to work But she was young and delicate. and she did it and kspt I
 ID until one drovsy morning she felt al though she was not able to stir; and on' ! day the poor widow was crying bitterly crying for her good adopted orphan. i HELEN VARIEUR, Age 14. ! Danielson
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MONEY RAISING TO OCCUPY
 ATTENTION or CONGRESS

Washington, July 24.-Mouey raising legislation will occupy the attention Of congressional committees at each end or the capitol this week with the senate finance committee opening hearings to- morrow on the Fordney tar1n bill and the house ways and means committee ready for discussion of the new taz oiii Tuesday.
 Although the tariff bill passed by the house Thursday and designed to raise about half a billion dollars in revenue annually, was going Into it's second stage interest was somewhat subordInat- ed to the tax measure which must pro- duce more than seven times as much The house committee has a mass of pills for tax revision of a varying nature before it. and the republican members also have been advised of the treasury s views. but with all of this the commit tee will devote four days 10 hearing what the taxpayers have to say before beginning actual revision
 Meanwhile the senate finance commit tee has under consideration plan 10 establish a clearing house of experts 70 would sift ou suggestions regarded as worth while from the tax revision bas- ket. Although the plan has not been adopted finally, it was understood to have the approval of most members Of the committee and bhe experts probaoly will bgin work while itself is listening to tariff talk.
 American valuation provisions of the Fordney bill will be the first step taken mn bv the senate committee tomorrow and Tuesday. The chemical schedule o1 the bill will next be given attention De- cause of the demand from some uarters for dye embargo. provision Wh'cn va
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Johnny the Young Hunter

Dear Uncle Jed:: Johnny was just sixteen years of age before he learned to hunt. His first hunt was for fox
 One morning about seven o'clock he set out to hunt fox. He had his fathers gun across his shoulder his own knife in it's sheath and his brothers anrnuni- tion belt around his waist.
 Johnny reached the woods little aft CT midnight The next morning about five o'clock he went to hunt for fox He went into the depths of the forest and when he came to a ledge that he knew well; he saw something red come from under a huge boulder Johnny knew it must be a red fox. He quickly reached for his gun, took a nasty aid and fired. But to his bitter disappoint- ment he missed. Johnny sadly tucked his gun under his arm and took after the fleeing fox. He traced him through the dense forest to his den which was a long dark cave extending into the ledge. Johnny took off His coat and crowded in- to the cave not forgetting his trusty rife He crawled straight for the direction in which he heard the bark Suddenly he came on the fox he was chasing with it's young ones. Johnny did not have the | heart to kill the fox and her babies. Sc
 he reached his arm down and grasped a l little fox which he tucked into his waist He then crawled out picked up his hat and coat and made his way home. Soon after Johnny trained his young fox which he kept for a pet He called
 him F7eetfoot for he could defeat any dog in town in a fair race.
 JAMES QUILL Age Il New London, Conn
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stricken bud by the house.

stricken out by the house.
 Leaders in the senate connnittee also were expecting to see revival of the fight in the house to have the senate re- store 9 duty sn Gides and long staple cotton with provision for Compensatory duties on shoes and leather goods and textiles in which the long staple cotton is used. PToposers of atarih on De- troleum appeared tonight to have given up their fight, although they win ask for such a duty before the committee
 The house ways and means commit tee is going into it's hearings without any set schedule as to phases of tax revision which it will consider. Numer- ous requests have been made for oppor- tuuties to discuss the tax laws and Chairman Fordney said he coumiftes would hear all that car be possibly
 crowded into the limited time. The committee held some hearings last l winter and these. with the trezsury's l statements. testimony of taxpayers this week and possible further suggestions from the White House make up a suffi-
 cient fund of information, it's mem ! bers believe.
 l Chief among the tax bills which have passed through the house hopper is a bill by Representative Longwofth. re-
 publican of Ohio. who would repeal the ! excess profits. transportation and foun- | tain drink taxes and peduce the higher surtaxes on personal incomes The Longworth bill also proposes as
 additional revenues repeal of the exenp- ton Of S2.0oe for corporations and the
 application of a Is per rent. tax on their
 earnings with the hope taat the change
 would bring around half a billion dollars annually into the treasury.
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Theodors Roosevelt.

Dear Uncle Jed Just six years after the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock a company of Dutch emigrants, led by Peter Minuit. sailed up the finest har- bor in the world" and disembarked on a long, narrow island which the Indians named Manhatton. Minuit bought this island for 50 guilders or $24.
 Eighteen years later, in 1644, the first of the Roosevelt family came from Hol- and to settle in this country His name was Klaes Martensen Van Roosevelt. The satisfaction of the worthy Dutchman is indicated by the fact that every Roose- welt in the line from klaes to Theodore was born on Manhattan Island
 Theodore Roosevelt was born Oct 27th, 1858. The house in which the RooseveIts lived and wheer Theodore was born stood on 2S East Twentieth street, in New York city.
 Theodore's father died Feb. g. 1878 while his son was sophomore at liar yard.
 After Theodore's marriage on Oct. 27, 1880, he went to Europe. While in Swift zerland he climbed the Junfrau and the
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What Shall ! Be?
 Answered Ht @l
Why Is a Civil Engineer?
 Because He's Not Tn the Army
BY R. s, ALExANDE9

6eC&USS E1S lNOS m UeS FA14Oy
 BYR. s, ALExANDEz Dad, why do they call civil eugi- neer civil engineer? Is it because he is supposed to be polite?"
 No, I'd hardly say that, Sonny. You see, originally the only engineers there were were in the army. So when men outside the army began to take the same training and do the same work as the army engineers, they had to ir- vent new name for them. They called them civil engineers-that is civilians who did the same sort of work the army engineers did"
 What sort of work was that?
 "Well, they built bridges, laid out camps, built forts, did surveying, etc. They still do work along the same lines Now there are several main divisions of civil engineering. Structural engineer ing takes in all sorts of building and constructing with steel, timber, stone, and concrete Railway and highway engineering takes in all sorts of work in keeping up the roadbed of railroads, laying out and building new lines, re- pairing roads and making new ones.
 Hydraulic engineering takes in all sorts of engineering operations which deal with water, such as city water plants, reservoirs, sewage systems, irri- gation systems, and canals"
 What sort of fellow should civil engineer be?"
 &He should like mathematics first of all. He should be ingenious and re- sourceful and he should have lots of good common sense. If you are not clever at working things out for your-
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l What Shall I Be?
 I S Answered 6r A
Poultry Business Takes
 Brains-JSzst Like Others
BY. CAROLINE N. WERIcH

Bf' CAKOLLNE M. BELkltA
 Eve learned lot, mother, from that correspondence course on poultry raising. I'm wondering if you. could spare me for a few weeks study at the university" said Esther ti1oughtfuily.
 Co ahead, daughter Make your plans"
 ''I1l tell you what they are. I think the girl who would really be a success as poultry raiser should start out as as- sistant on a poultry farm. Next, she should take course in poultry raising at an agricultural college. After that, she can keep in touch with the latest information by sending for the free re- ports of the Department of AgricuI- ture Washington, D. C.. and by read ing the poultry magazines.
 We have good sized plat of land, just the thing. This will give free range to the chickens and we can raise green things to cut down the food bill for feed costs like everything"
 How many chickens will you have"
 "I'H start with a few and increase gradually until we have about 200 hens. Ali the experts say it's a business one must learn slp~ly
 200 hens! p
 F'Yes, that many. How would you like to raise 5000 yearly? That's what the big poultry raisers handle. They say the little plant of 200 to 800 is very simple in comparison to the large one which demands wide experience, con siderable capital, and a ready market.
 Do you know that there are hun
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Ths Shining Laka.

Dear Uncle Jed: One day last summer my friend Daisy and l went to pick some berries in our pasture. We picked the berries for about an hour. then thinking that we had enough berries for that day, we were about to go home.
 But we didn't go just then. for some thing interesting happened. While going home you have to pass through a gate way which is on both sides surrounded by large stone ferces. As the gate was closed and the bars were heavy to lift, Daisy and I walked on the s 3 ne fences, to pass from the pasture we were in to the lane leading to our homes. While I was on one of the large rocks happened to look back into the pasture over the trees that were scattered around the field.
 In so doing caught sight of some thing which filled me with amazernent.
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It had been broken in two. Half of it had been washed away and the other half lay yet on the rock.
 Those of the crew who were alive were still clinging to the rock On one of the islands was lighthouse, and there all through the long night Grace Darling had listened to the storm.
 Grace was the daughter of the light house keeper, and she had lived at sea as long as she could remember. We must try to save them, let us go in the boat at once" she said to her father
 Tt is of no use. Grace" said her fa- ther. we cannot save them
 But" answered Grace. we cannot stay here and see them die.1
 Soon they were ready, and they set off in the heavy lighthouse boat. Soon they were close to the rock. Now they were in greater danger than before. After many trials her father climbed upon the rock while Grace herself held the boat
 Then one by one the worn out crew were placed on board. Then her father climbed back into his place. Strong hands grasped the oars and by and by they were all safe in the lighthouse VIVIAN RICHARDSON, Age '.
 Norwich.
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Baking My First Cake.

Dear Uncle Jed: I will tell you about the bad luck had when baking my first cake.
 Last Saturday I asked my mother if could bake a loak of cake. She said {: ~Yes, but be sure that you put all the ingredients in"
 put all the things together and mix ed them. The dough looked very nice I put it in the pan and into the oven it went. Every few minutes looked to see if it was done. It did not seem to raise. At last it was done It was no higher than when I put it in. I looked at the recipe to see if I had left anything out. Alas I had left out the baking powder. That is why it did not raise I hope that I will have better luck next time.
 RUTH DRESCHLER. Age Il.
 Norwich.
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Hunting Bears,

Dear Uncle Jed: One morning as Har- ry got through with his breakfast ha thought he would call on his chum Frank He did not forget his 45.7O rife, for he had to go through the woods to reach his chum's house. The forest con- tained many wild animals. and among them were bears
 As he was slowly walking along the path he saw a brown bear pop out from a hollow log. Harry quickly lodged be. hind a lofty elm tree. Wasn't he fright ened But after moment he recovered himself and picked up his gun. He set- tied the weapon in a crotch of the trea, took careful aim at the bears head and fired. The bear beat the air with his enormous paws, then dropped without a sound. Harry thought he might be play ing posum. so he gave the bear an- other shot. Harry found out that the bear was very heavy. So he skinned it and took the choicest stakes These he carefully did up in a bunde and contin- ued on to his chum's house.
 THOMAS B. RUDD, Age ii.
 New London,
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ne A Good Bow Good-Bye

Be Good Doys OOSN-DS0 How oft in my dreams I go back to the
 day, When I stood at our old wooden gate. And started to school in full battle ar-
 ray, Well armed with a primer and slate. And as the latch fell thought myself
 free, And glories, I fear, on the sly, 'Tin heard a kind voice that whispered
 to me: Be a good boy; ga2A by :" ''Be z good boy, goodbye!-. It seem rhsy have followed me all these years They have given form to my youthful
 dreams And scattered my foolish fears Tsey have stayed my feet on many a
 brink TjnSeAn by a blinded eye; For just in time would pause and think "Be good boy; goodbye v Oh. brother of mine, is the battle of life, lust starting or nearing it's close, This motto aloft in the midst of the 1rife WIll conquer wherever 1t goes. Mistakes you will make for each of us
 errs. But. brother. just honestly try To accomplish your best. In whatever
 occurs "Be good boy: goodbye !''
 John L. Strong
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GincoIn's Wit
Killingly.

Dear Uncle Jed: Abraham Lincoln was noted for his wit. On many occa- sions it served to free him of perplexing situations, but probably never more so than during the Black Hawk war. Lin coin had been chosen captain of a vol- unteer company by his townsmen and with his nondescript band was marching to join the regular troops at the state capitol He did not know much about military tactics, and when his men marching four abreast, came to a high fence with a gate only foot wide, he could not for the life of him, think of the proper order to give to get them through it single file.
 Halt" he cried, in an effort to gain time. Then bright thought came to his rescue and he drawled, This company is dismissed for one minute. When you form ranks again please do it on the other side of that fence.
 WILLIAM GASKA, Age II
 Jewett City
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Alexander's Lake.

Dear Uncle Jed I live near beauti- ful lake. They say many years ago this lake was a beautiful mountain on which many Indians lived.
 One day an old Indian preacher came to them and told them to be good or something would happen. but they simply laughed at her. So the following day an earthquake arose and shook this mountain which therefore left this place called Alexander's Lake.
 On the eastern shores of this lake is a large pavilion on which many people enjoy dancing There are also clam bakes on Sundays.
 There still stands deep well on the shore of this lake which is said to have been used by the Indians. This Is the only thing left except a few carvings which are said to be the only relics left and found in later years. DOROTHY GTBEAULT, Age II. Killingly
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Matterhorn.

Matterhorn.
 Roosevelt threw himself into the presidential campaign that followed. He visited 24 states and travelled 1000 miles, making nearly TOO speeches.
 We owe to Theodore Roosevelt the Panama canal. In his speech at Califor- nia on March 23, 1911. he said T am interested in the Panama canal because started it." The canal is the greatest tangible result of his presidency.
 In the winter of 1913 to 1914 Roose- welt took his trip through the heart of South America.
 On Feb. 27 1914 shortly after mid day, he and some other people started in their seven dugout canoes. During the first day Kermit carried the sighting rod and landed nearly 300 times.
 The rain poured down and swarms of bees and flies attacked them. Ants, too were numerous and voracious one night they ate all of the doctors undershirt and chewed holes in his mosquito net. Some of the men had fever and were 1 only kept from serious sickness by re- 1 peated doses of quinine. On his arrival from South America or ; May 19. 1914, he had by no means re. covered from the effects of his trip and 1 the serious illness through which ht 1 passed
 In February, 1918, he underwent s 1 painful minor operation. It was success | ful, but mastoiditis developed in his lef 1 ear and for a few hours he was in 2 | critical condition.
 ] At Christmas he was able to spend hi. | last Christmas. with all his children anC | grandchildren who were able to come tC 1 Oyster Bay.
 | When he was ready for sleep he turned l to his personal attendant and told hin | to put the lights out. Those were tn, | last words he was heard to utter | He was buried on a beautiful spot ol
 a knoll overlooking Long Island sound | All of his children were there excep I Theodore and Kermit, who were fightinI ] in Europe.
 HELEN JOHNSON, Age 12. ! North Stonington.
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WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS

1-Bernice M. Burdiek of Danielson- Prixy's Holiday Journey
 2-PsuIine Eisenstein of Colchester The Campfire Girls at Long Lake.
 3-Ruth DreschieF of Norwich--The Campfire Girls in the Mountains
 4-Helsn Johnson of North Stonington The Campfire Girls at the Seashore.
 5-Jnmes Quill of New London-The Boy Scouts With the Tanks.
 Civilian Gaska of Jewett City-The Boy Scouts in France.
 T-Dsrothy Gibeau1t of Kiilingiy- The Campfire Girls in the Woods.
 S-Adrien Bazinet of Taftville-The Boy Scouts Champion Recruit
 Winners of prize books in the city can obtain them by calling at The Bulletin business off after ten o'clock Monday morning.
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Tha Huntnrs
Jewett City

Dear Uncle Jed: This is the second story I have written and will try to make it better than my first.
 Once two men armed with guns started out for hunting trip through the woods. On the way it began to rain. One of the men would have stopped cnder nearby tree, but the other wanted to keep nov ing So they journeyed on for nearly mile. Suddenly they saw at a distance a great cloud Of dust, then a great herd of buffaloes were seen tobreak through the dust and come galloping at full speed toward them. The hunters fired at the now eDEaged buffalo as they neared them As the men fired their guns the buffaloes turned into beautiful sea maidens who were sitting in the sea combing their long golden hair and singing beautiful song that made the two men go to sleep never, never to wake again
 MAGGIE CUsHMAN, Age Il
 West Ashford
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Before me, not more than a mile away, it seemed, was a clear shining lake. Its waters shone like silver and seemed to beckon us to is.
 I turned to get my friend to admire the scene, and we both thought it would be great sport to find that shining or Silver Lake," as we now named it.
 We walked towards it, but the nearer We went the farther the lake seemed to be. At last, discouraged. we turned homeWard.
 Even though we failed to find it that time, we have not given up hope of find ing it some other time
 PAULINE EISENSTETN, Age 12.
 Colchester
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dreds of failures in this business year. ly?"
 That's why l want good start. Ex- perts say chicken raising nearly always pays if 1t IS studied as any other busi- ness IS. The poultry plant on the farm pays. It's often run by woman, too, the farmers wife"
 Where is your capital to start?"
 Tt doesn't take much capital to be- gin. I'll start with few hens. There is and always will be demand for table fowl and eggs, but we won't be rich with the income from 200 hens. The average profit is $1.50 per hen yearly.
 Maybe, after I've started I'll raise fancy stock. Single birds have brought prizes in poultry shows as high as $15O and the eggs from these birds have sold Rs high as SIS setting"
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said I looked so funny.

said looked so funny.
 The next afternoon I went in the aero planes, through the mill, in the tubs, on the Ferris wheel, in the automobiles, on the whip and through the rapids. I also went on the merry -go-round. Later that afternoon we rode a few miles in the auto and went in bathing. The beach at Savin Rock is not good at all. Then we went to Cox's and had a shore dinner. It was very good. That night they had fireworks.
 The next morning we went back to New London. My father came Saturday night and stayed till Monday morning, Then We went home. l had a lovely time hope all the Wide-Awakes will have a nice vacation this summer.
 BERNICE M. BURDICK, Age 1s.
 Danielson.
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On One of My Pleasure Trips.


 Dear Uncle Jed Saturday morning my mother and 1 went to New London to my uncle's house. We stayed till Sunday morning and then we went 10 New Ha- ven, where Aunt Mabel and Uncle Ed were waiting for us with their automo- bile to take us to Savin Rock. They had our room all ready for us. In the after noon we looked around Savin Rock Later in the afternoon we took the ferry over to Lighthouse Point, Morris Cove and went in bathing. Then we came back in the ferry and walked over to the White City. It looked very pretty. Every path in the park was lighted with a string Of lights The first thing we came to was the roller coaster. That also looked pretty because everywhere the car went there was a string of lights. It was the steepest roller coaster there. My Aunt Mabel and 1 went on it First we went slowly up, up, up. up. and then whizz we were down to the bottom, and thought I would never catch my breath. There would be three, one right after the other, as fast as the car could go. Every time I got to the top I wished wasn't going down. There were short ones that l didn't mind at all but when the journey was over I was glad. My aunt laughed all the way because she