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Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
UNCLE JED's TALK TO VIDE
 AWAKEk.

Those of yct among the Wide -Awakes who are to continue your schooling have probably realized that you have reached a time in your vacation whom you nay well stop and consider hew Hell you Nave employed your time during tine summer Have you just wasted it or have you made the best possible use of it. whether it so happened that you were permitted to devote it entirely to play or whether you were required to give more CT less time to work?
 Good wholesome fun doesn't mean wasted vacation is expectkd that 1t will be a playtirhe and that the children will make the best use of it 50 that when school opens they will be As ready and eager to plunge into their school work as they were to enter with enthusiasm into the various sports and games for boys and girls during the summer
 While there are those who have been giving their whole attention to play, pic nics, visits and auto trips, there are those who have been devotinE much time to actual achievements in. one diyection or another. Circumstances play an impor- tant part in this connection quite the same as does ambition. The summer of pleasure can by no means be considered wasted if in the va rious trips and visits opportunity has been taken to see and think, to study nature and apply knowledge already ob- i tained in acquiring more. Travel in t. self is a great educator and whether one goes to the seashore Or to the rholn ! tains, to the city or to the country, thers is always the chance of adding to yeur fund of valuable information
 1 Study thus isn't confined to the schoo room. It can be obtained from exc,1s. sions and hikes quite as well as in books
 if there is the inclination and dikposi tion. Those to whom the long vacation probably means the most are those wht
 at it's close can look back and kas thA,
 it has been profitable in any one of many l ways and not simply series of dayi which have been put to no other use thar
 unprofitable idleness. Sightseeing ant
 good reading have their excellent pointI
 In the utilization Of vacation hours duit,
 as much as the pilink UT of dollars ant cents through tfe wise use Of the goo,
 old summer time.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
Waterford
Her canar1.

Dear Cncie Jed Beatrice had can sry called Sunny. He vas wonderfully tame and wss just like member Of fhs family During meals he weuid make Such q comnetion they would AhYe to let him out of his cage te ptreh On the backs of the chairs before they eeuid eat in peace. He would beg rnorseis of food and loved bits of bread dipped in coffee. He hated the carpet sweeper above all things, the sound of 1t seemed 10 madden him. When 1t was used he would nutter around in his cage until Beatrice would open 1t. Then he would lump npon the handle In rage. scream ing to drown the sound of it. He would do all kinds of tricks and was alto Eether the eunninEest little bird I have ever known. When Sunny died the fam fly all u1ousned for hiEa- Beatrice buried him way out in beautiful spot in the garden and had to cry of soF- row before she could kc home
 DORIS SCOTT. Age il. Willimantic
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28

go to work and find out what is sxeik ing him. If you will throw yoirSth into his mood, scrne of his intense GEs citenens and joy will infect you.
 Talk about having an lnditg with you for a guide Any dog-unIess he be a roonn-dwelling petted tike-e1a hnd more than any Indian. And, nine times out of ten, he can explain nearly as much. Then, too, the dcg int g1rs tying about what happened yestefday, or what will happen tomerrev. Hel alive, right now interested, right nov { and full of play and life, right nov.
 Of course, if you have to 60 fron here to there in a given space of time go. But, if you haven't, take your doe Tor q model. Does he walk la thl middle of the roadi Not muek. He darts here and there. with sonitfhiRs to interest him at every point. A rool deg-walk, with a deg as guide. VII teach you more wooecrsft in hAlt-a- mile, than tiring hike, with your eyes on the ground, for . doEen pAeA Try itl. -------------=---. -- 2
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
My Form
Gales Ferry,


 Dear Uncle Jed I have a eat and his name is Tommy. Hes black and white We have one duck. He is black. My fathAr feeds him every day. I have four frtsnds. Their names are Mary. Ruth. Gertrude and Clara. have two broth eFE Their names are Harry and Abrs- ham. We have an orchard full of appie trees with nice sveet red apples. They are suranner apples and are ripe. We have dog where name is Buster. He went hunting ana caught a wooschick sad hit him to pieces When school be- gins I will 20 every day. Last year my teachers name was Miss Moore and this year l am Eoins 10 have as teacher Miss Bessie Cunnninss If the children dent bthAve she will spank them good and hard. Ny cousin is a biz girl She soes evepJ day to hirh school.
 MOLLY DINER, Age 10.
 Leohard Bridge
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
LErrEas WRITTEN sr WIDE
 AWAKEs.
Fiela Day.

Dear Uncle Jed: On June z7d eot ID at 5.So in the morning. had treakfzst and vent down to the field day exerclses al the submarine base. got there before everything started, so l waited and look ed around for a while First they had the 22O yard dash and the jumping. but did not watch that, for I stayed around the etands and watched the neopie ra file of different things such as baskets. kewpie dolls, etc I watched the fmen hitting the water baby because it was an interesting thing. ycrad get three ba1ls for dime and throw at a target pro. jecting out and when you would hit the target the water baby would fail into the water.
 I bought scsne seda and listened to q concert by radio
 little later went home for dinner and then came back again with my mother
 had . hot dog and amused myself for while and then went on the zfand- stand to zee the bali game. It vas be. tween the Base and Fort Slocun. The Base woH the game. to 2.
 After the game was over went hofne for supper. After supper I went down to the tase with my mother and father in time to see the boxing In the boxing match there was q saitol wsic had ionz hair who won the first bout Than he had a match with a little arm, fellow who licked him in every round The last bout ras between the lonE hsired sailor and a large strappy man In h short time, about two minutes be fore the bout would have been over, tn, large man knocked the sailor out After the boxing was over my father | mother and took chances on the basketl and kesrpie dolls. First my father wol kewpie and then a set of baskets All the pecpie waited for them to raf | fe of the radio. and finally they did. After ererything was over went hom with my father and mother. We arrive, home at l1.se.
 l The annual field day Of 1922 was great success. There were many auto nnoeiieS from different states parked O 1 the grounds.
 must say that Captain Berrien. tn ofice~s and the men made the day en 1 joyable for many people
 JAMES NICHE, Age il.
 Gales Ferry,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
HAMPTON

Mir and Mrs. C. B. Jewett and Mr. and Mrs Carl Jewett and son. Leslie. at tended the field day meeting at Wild wood park.
 Tho twenty-hfth wedding anniversary of Mir. and Mrs. Charles F. BurnfAm Ess celebrated at their home Friday ev- ening. Many beautiful gifts were Ie ceived.
 several attended ths union service at Scotland Sunday evening.
 The Ladies Aid society held a sale at the chanel Saturday afternoon from 5 to 5 o'clock.
 The Windham County association met at Brooklyn Wednesday.
 special meeting Of the democratic committee was held Saturday tt o. clock D. m. at the town hall to choose delegates to the several conventions.
 special meeting of the Harmony club will [. he'd "Wednesday, August 90, at Mrs. Alice Hammond's.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
WOOdcrdft A for Outdoor e I Boys and Girls H|
Watch Your Dog
nANcis RoLr-WHEELR

Yea've got nose, eyes and ears. :. has yoar dog. But take him on ( walk and watch him. Watch him elostiy. Yon'Il De snaated to neie what s nuri. Der of things he hears. and sees and smells that you don't You may have gone over the same ground the cay Before. or the week before. and it's old stnff to you. It isn't to him. Watch hsn. All sorts of migranons and changes have taken place over night or during the week He sees or suaeils signs of them. Every walk is an ex- pioratioH to hiE1. It ought to be te yon.
 There are more surprises on hzif-s- mile of trad than in hsif-a-sniie ci newspaper. If you are keen in wood craft. youll find them. Brt. if you ueed a ruide. let the dog 6nd them. When the dog becomes excited concefn- ing bush, or a ciump of weeds, yeu
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
PENDLEToN HILL

The Sunday school picnic held at Beach pond Wednssday was a great Eac- cess. About a hundred attended
 Miss Bertha Lewis of Volunt1rn yaA for several days last week the guest Of Mrs. Charles Cottrell and her sistsrt
 Mrs C. Dwight Thompson and grand daughter, Miss Lucille wheeler. of Stcn- ington. have been visiting ten days at the Palmer homestead.
 Mrs. Robert Milne. her two sons. q nurse and friend of Boston. are spsn6- inr August at her home here. Mr. Mine was with the family over Sun
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
Gelnr to ptnnsrirnnia.

Dear Uncle Jed: It has been s long time since wrote to the wide.Awakes. as I have been very busy. I have start ed in taking music lessons again. I have two pretty pieces The namss of them are Martha" and "Fssather Rose % I will be in the Fifth grade when I 20 back to school. I viii have lenksr story to write you when I come back from Pennsylvania. having lett the twentieth of August for . two veeks' trip. I have been dewn to the beach quite little this summer love te go in bathing. I have a nice Bird sooS that my Aunt Mamrhie gave me. alse have q biz doll that cries Ra6 ears Mamma" Aunt Alice gave it te me On my hirthdav have sirtv-siI books, I will be glad when school beeins again.
 Best visf,es for all the W'ise.AvAkes. HELEN TURNER GREENE, Age 10. Plainf cid
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28

Dear Uncle Jed: fsab Was her name, it was given her because she loved her pets so dearly. At. Easter she had got 2 tiny baby rabbit and so she named it ''Rzbbit7
 They grew pp together. and lived and played very happily in the country. but one day big dog came to that house to live. and he got hungry one day and ate poor Rabbi" all up in three mouth fuls. So that was the end of poor "Rabbit.'
 Poor sRaS' mourned For him for some tine after. and when. fri later years she saw rabbits on Easter. she always thought of poor Rabbit who was dead.
 Her friends called her "Rab" and she liked it very much because it reminded her of the pet she used to Nave called Rabbit"
 wILFRED ALLEN, Age 10. wnfa%forH
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
RuIes fsr Ysank lEeltsrs

f--wfite plainly on one side of the paper only, and number the pages.
 2-Ise pen and ink, not pencil.
 2--Sk8ert and pointed articles win De given preference. Do not use over 26e words.
 t--or4gihal stories or letters only VIII be used.
 s--wfite your name, age and adAreks plainly at the tottom of the stofy.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
Norwich
My chseken..

Dear Uncle Jed I am r>inE te t.Ii you about our chickens. We have 12 white ones. s1 nhjxed chickens and 1z biz hens. All together vse hsve 57 chick ems. feed them rvery dav. Every time we 20 by them they think we hsvs somethinr for them to eat They are all in different houses They like to e7t grass: potatoes. grain and many other times. We fAed them threA times day. They sst their grain ana other things very quickly.
 They need a lot of water now be- cause it Is 10 warm. [ think you would like chiekens very well Sometimes we let them out to run around. They lprs to 20 out. The little ones so out every morning. The dog chases them because he does nos like them.
 MARGARET wHELoN, Age 2.
 %aruich
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28

Meriden.--Mayor Henry T. King, upon completion of his survey of the local re- tail coal dealers, announced that he finds practically all of the hard coal bins empty and the situation here serious, with most of the househoaders without an ounce of coal in their cellars
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
LETTERS OF AcksowLsDesrrkr.

Grace B. Ghfdlner Of GrisH'oid: Thank you very much Tor the prize book yeu sent me entitled Little Prudy I have EtaFted to read it and touhd 1t very in- teTesting.
 sally stewast of Stcningtcn: want to tAenk you for the nies bcok, The Girl Scouts Tctarnph, that you sent me.
 CeeiIe Laffenier of oeenna thank
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
Norwich.
Radie.

Dear Uncle Jed: One morning we started on trip to Hope Valley to visit relatives.
 While there I was very much Inter ested in the radio. listened through it and heard someone plSy s banjo. Then I heard singing. Later there was 2 piano solo and lecture on the States of the United States. especially Connecticut. All this vas from sta ton In New Jersey,
 Radio is very interesting and think all the W'fde-Avakes would like 1t.
 GRACE B. GARDNER. Age iz. LGrisEold.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
THE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCLE
 Boys' and Girls Department

you for the prize, hook you sent me. An Ayfator's Luck. read it and thought il very interesting.
 Alice Nysren of Lisbon: must thank rlcu very much for the book you sent me I have read 1t and found it very interest," ing.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
WINNERS or PRIZE sooKs.

James McGee of Gales Fcry-rne First Capture.
 Frank Terry of Norwich-The Young Inventors Pluck.
 Alice. Sysrea Of Liseon--rAs Auto Boys' Quest.
 Helen T. Greene of Plainheid-i3he Girl Scouts Triumph
 Juliette LaMestesx of RtathaA--1A Russian Trenches
 MnssaFet whsien Of Norwich--Iittie Pr1dy's Sister Susie. Doris Scott Of Wiilimantic-The Girl Scouts Rally.
 1Einnere of prize books iiriak in Nor Norwich can obtain them by calling a. The Bulletin business eelce aftse fe o'clock Monday morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
BuInstpadsWOnnSyrup

..Ep children an -1rel Of znerey.c where gFeStsDns Axs fclloWed. IT NEVER eest Of SAN10Ht1E. t contains f1sl 9oss
 bteoA alxtY yeAEs' test. sold eyefyNhers Dr hr nana. soe . bettie. MSt. C. 4. veoehses, N. D.. PhiIadrlxhia
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28

New Haren. - Miss Marion Angel. daughter of President James Rowland Angel of Yale university and Mrs An gel. who is spending the summer at Hur- ricane lodge in the Adircndacks will re- turn to Bryn Mawr college next month. She will be nietneer or the jun4oe. class
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
Lisbon.
NJ TrIp to ReAch Pora.

Dear Uncle Jed: It is the first time I have written to the wide-Awakes. I went to Beach pond on Saturday. We all went in swimming and had a fine time. My uncle has cottage there. My uncle has white dog His name is Beauty
 IRENE THIBEAULT, Age 10. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28

Midaiste~n.--JohA T. Engiish. who la a night wRtehnan at the ceHaecticlt state hospital. has rerfected lock fer freight cars which he ls in hop4s viii render kreight cars doubly safe against jeeted for So long,.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
Why She was CaIed Ras.

New York City.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-22
Perry-Wright

In the presence of a large company
of relatives and friends, on Tuesday
evening, George E. Perry and Martha
Wright were united in marriage at
Pittston. Me, by the Rev. Charles
Howard Atkins, pastor of Highland
Avenue NJ. E. church, Gardiner. The
single ring service was used.
The ceremony took place at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Will
kins. Raymond Perry, n brother of
The groom, acted as best man and
Miss Eleanor d. wilkins, niece of
the groom. as bridesmaid.
The bride was attractively attired
in white crepe de chine, with trim
mings of Irish lace and carried a
shower bouquet of white roses and
lilies of the valley.
The bridesmaid was tastefully
goWned in silver satin with green
and silver trimmings and carried a
bouquet of pink roses.
A dainty collation. was served at
the close and the guests passed a
delightful evening, during which Miss
Eleanor Wilkins, daughter of the
hostess, rendered several excellent
soloes.
The bridal couple were recipients
of beautiful gifts from their many
friends. They will make their home
in Pittston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-22
Organized Labor
Out for Repeal of
Anti thrust Law

Cincinnati. O.. june 21-GBy A.
P)-Organi2cd labor Virtually com
mlttcd itself today at the American
Federation Of Labor convention 10 n
program favoring adoption Of four
institutional amendments. the rcpraI
or the sherman Antitrust Law and
the enactment by Congress Of two
other measures for the nNowcd pur-
pose Of curhing tho courts ON nc
count OF decisions adverse to labor,
final vote, however was DELAYED
"ht'i tomorrow so that delegates
might continue o. unleash their fccl.
lhsS against what was described IN
'hc special policy committee rcport
lnE the program "a n iudiclar obIi.
earchN TINT ts- threatening. 10 AT \,
TIT up alloy" Tho loglSaturcn ana
"hoNc Tho people thcmnclvca'
u" program Of amendments in
c'dcS congressional veto of euo,cn,o
court doci"Ionn. tho guarantee 10
""fk'rH OF tho right Ia oreani.c .,
""'RaIh collectively ana 10 rtrlIfo H.,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-22
Gay Advice to
Radcliffe Grads

Cambridge Mass. June Hl.-Co'
lege graduates should steer the mid.
die course. taking their college edu'
cation and life itself neither TOO
solemnly nor too fippantly, Dr.. Ed
win Francis Gay of New York tod
Radcliffe college graduates in HI,
commencement address here today.
The elders are complaining, as
elders always do and always will
about the perversity of the Young
DR.. Gay said. Instead of treadlnE
sedately the well trodden path, the
youngsters are Capering and dane
ing about. To environment and
heredity they now add the subcon'I
is thus eXplainable and tolerable.
This excessive sophistication H5
however. only the present day ex'i
preston of what regularly recutl
in the natural history OF the species
Each generation experiences it TO ..
greater or less degree. When in q
greater degree it may, by good foT'E
iui!F. plbOGte 4 new NOV SIlltIlt III a.
or literature or religion. or ii nay
dissipate and produce nothing BUT
head and heartaChes. But we come
back 10 the fact that when we are
young we are highly complicated. az
that the simplicity and sinceriN.
which are the ideals of the race a'es
only gradually and painfully evolve.
by some of each generation as
grows older.
TO he personally and socIaI.
honest is not free gift of nature bu'
hard won acquisition. When "E
consider the twistings and turnng'
the troubles and torments Of soul't
this quest has cost US and our foF'F
hears. IL is not a little astonishlhs
that the race has so doggedly kelb
steadtast to its determination to Sf
honesty in human relationships as ~
Goal, 1t is undoubtedly fundamena
In the whole social evoluntonaH
process. Civilization rests upon n
This present hayward generate
VIII undoubtedly in its turn be M
sisting on this truth to the mex
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-22

John T. Baxter, formerly of Wat
erville, whose advertisement appears
in this issue, has opened a chiro-
practor's office at Depot square
Mr.. Baxter is a graduate from the
Palmer School of Chiropractic at
Davenport, Ia, receiving the D. c.
degree and an honorary degree for
exceptionally high rank. He received
his early education in the public
schools OF Waterville and later at
tended Colby college. class of 1918.
While at school he was prominent in
athletics. He is a member of the
Phi Delta Theta fraternity at Colby
and the Sigma Delta Chi at the Pal
mer school. Mr.. Baxter comes to
Gardiner highly recommended as a
chiropractor and a citizen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-22

The Methodist Sunday school pic
mic was held at Island Park Wedncs-
day in spite of tie rain and n good
time is reported. The party left Hal
lowell at 20 minutes OF nine in the
morning on a special car. There
were % in the party. 1t did rot rain
enough in the forenoon TO prevent
playing out Of doors so they an on.
joyed a game Of yolley ball. They
had the use Of the porch at the pa
yilion while eating their lunch ana
during the afternoon when It was
raining hard they played games on
the porch and thus managed 10 Keen
busy. While going and coming they
sang songs and cheers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-22
An Out-of-Door Service

Many people Of Gardiner and vici-
nifty who are lovers Of the great
outdoors" will appreciate the op-
portunity to attend the open air ser
vice which is to be held at Tacoma
Lake on Sunday. June 25. The
preacher will be Rev. Milo G. Fol-
som, pastor of the Universalist
church in this city Everybody who
cares to go is invited. regardless of
creed or UNCONVENTIONAL preference.
After the service there will be a
basket lunch picnic. Should any
care to take advantage of the Ia
coma Inn dinner there will be OPP
portunity to do so.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-22
French Woman
Writer Guilty Murder
Daughter is Freed

Paris. June 21.-(By a. Ply
Madame Marie Louise Bessarabo. writ
er of feverish verse and sensational
stories under the name of Hcra Mirtcl,
was today convicted of the murder of
her husband and shipping the body
away in a trunk, and was sentenced to
20 years hard labor upon a confess
sion made in open court by her daugh-
ter, Paule Jacques, tried jointly with
, her but acquitted
The mother though condemned by
! her daughter implored the jurors
mercy for the girl. and later when
she was convicted and the daughter
acquitted she thanked the jury for set
ting her daughter free.
Forgive m? daughter" she had
begged the jury. Pardon this child.
AS for me, Who am old and innocent,
| abandon myself to YOU"
Mother To tie last she remained
ritingly sarcastic, saying to jury and
judges:
al see only J. on here. There are 10
600 women in your prisons. but none
among my judges"
An hour late. when the verdict was
read, she smiled when she heard that
her daughter w : freed, it'll a tender
ness that amazed those who had
watched her studied GOODNESS, her hard
face, throughC'.t the trial She smiled
as she told the jurors:
Il thank yoq for having acquitted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-22

prohibition of child labor. and the
adoption OF an easier method than
the present one Tor changing the
federal constitution. The new laws
proposed would interpret sections OF
the Clayton Act, which the commit
tee said the supreme court had
"manifestly ignored or overridden.
and have a new child labor measure
that would meet objections raised by
the supreme court in setting aside
former enactments.
Delegates advocating the program
were greeted with noisy demonstra-
tions and no dissent from the COM
mittcc's program was voiced during
the long debate. Emphasis was
placed by the speakers on their
statement that the program was an
appeal to the people, and that 1t was
an orderly process in defense OF Ia
Dor rights. Bitter den'nciation Of
supreme court decisions, however.
fcatu the debate. as also the COM
mi. res report on the program.
= fore taking up the program aim
Cd at the courts, the convention
adopted a resolution favoring an in
vestigation of Harvard's alleged
discriminatory action which is said
to be contemplated to place a ban
against admission of Hebrew stu
dents, and the approval of report
made by the education committee,
which condemned the Lusk laws Of
New York as attempting to censor
he utterances of school teachers.
Repeal OF measures similar to the
-usk laws wherever they have been
nacted was favored by the COM
mttee and its report was adopted
without dissent
In reporting its program for curb
ng the courts. the special policy
ommittee declared that the supreme
court in particular, had undertaken
to deprive American labor Of funda-
mental rights and liberties" and it
asserted that a series of such deci-
sions formed "a link in a chain con-
sciously designed to enslave the
workers of America"
Debate of the report centered
largely on the supreme courts re-
cent decision in the Coronado coal
case. which held that labor unions
are liable for damages under the
Sherman Antitrust Law.