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Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21
THE WlDE-AWAKE CIRCLE
 Boys and Girls Department

the cold wind comes through the cracks 5f the logs.
 Their work is stepping logs from stick ing toEether when they go down the river, bsc&uas if one log. sticks another Ind another will get caught by 1t until a lot of logs are all damned together, and then the men call it a log jam.
 The men have spikes In the bottom of their shoes SO that they do not slip when they are jumping from one log to an ether.
 Sometimes man may fall into thi river and benie Of the logs will hit then in the head and they will Eet killed. I think a iumberrnan has hard tint because vixen they do sip they very sel. dom get saved. and they have to be eare 1 ful in all ways, so don't you think [ lumberman's life is dangerous? MASTER T. WHITEHEAD. | Baltic
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21
MERROW.

\ MT. and Mrs. NJ. IL Usher and eAiiATta nrotored to Forest park sunday.
 Miss Sylvia Durkee- wko hes bts1 Tli- Hing at Winding Brock farm. has re- turnsd to her home in Wilanaztic
 Mrs. Rupert West of Teiland vfxitS6 hs- parents. MT. and Mrs [ F. v-ila6x, the first of the week
 Mir. and Mrs. Wallis F. Barovs ana two sons of New London visited Mir. and Mrs. X. r. Burdick and family Sunasy. Kenneth and Alan BarroEs rsmSined for the week
 Miss Rose Dimock. who is employed h Hartford was at her home here orsr the week end.
 NrS M. l.. Usher visited relativss in South Coventry T1tsdsr
 Ar. and Mrs I. F. wficoI and Mr and Mrs. Irs Wilcox nsotorsd to Ocean Betch Wednesday and attended a family picnic.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21
BALLOUvILLE

Delor Duso has purchased a new car
 Alder Duso from Warren R. l., Is visit. ing relatives here
 A large number of friends of Mrs. Peter Morse have visited her at St. Vim cents hospital, Worcester.
 Men are engaged in putting new frames in the spinning room.
 Mitchell Morse of Amesbury Mass Is visiting his brother. Peter Morse. Mir Morse has just returned from an autorno. bile trip to Canada
 Tickets have sold well for the Church of the Five Wounds supper to be held or the church grounds
 Albert K0ssino is taking two weeks vacation at his home here He is ern ployed as ''highman" for the state and has been transferred elsewhere.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21
Ansr,e.,, A.esnpil,hn.a,.

Dear Uncle Jed The Atnsrican peo- pie have worked hard, They had nothing to do with the wonders that nature put in this continent, but they have naade use of them. They have mined the coal by using this with the waters Of the rivers and lakes. they have made power to run factories. They Nave mined the iron and tyened it into nsehinsry for making shoes, clothing and iu4uries They have turned our western deserts into fertile countries and have even hArnessed the power of Niagara Falls.
 It makes every AmsricSn proud to know that It was one of his men vhC went down t0 Panama. where many man had died, To slide the rslidink mountains
 And lift the eternal tide. A man stood up in Papama, And the rnonRtains stood aside.
 1sARELLE B. HIGGINS. Portland. Mains.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21

D. c, arrived at her home after spend
 ing R few days fhl New York.
 Mrs C. NJ Lyon has returned af-
 ter an enjoyable vacation spent In. Fer-I
 mont and New York state.
 Mir and Mrs E. A. Case ard daugh- ter have rStnfa1ed from their vacation to
 their home in this city. MT. and aars. George W Hickey en-
 tertAined Mir and Mrs. Dan Griswold of WaterDury, oSg the week -er,.l. Miss Annie Service of Wilmington spent few days at the Fullerton cot tage at Groton Long Point the guest of Miss Leona Fullerton over the week. end.
 Miss Caroline Cummings, daughter OF Mrs. Helen Boss Cummings, iS the guest of Miss Frances Hali daughter Of MTs. William Henry Haai at Ocean Beach.
 sdr. and Mrs. J. Delora9rle Conant and | daughter Ruth have returned. after two ] weeks spent at Pleasure Beach. William CpunihaE has resigned at the J.. P. Counihan market and leaves today | (Ndenday} for Detrok, Mich John Gelinas and William E. Steepe, Of New Haven, spent the weekend at the home of the formers mother, Mrs. A. Gelinas.
 Miss Florence Grady. Of the staff of clerks Of the Wiilimantic Irus. Conn pany, is on two weeks vacation. to be spent at one Of the Connecticut beaches Mark DEyer Of Mahrhester IS iii charge of sle8t young men from that place and this city who are spending q I week tha camp at South Coventry lake i Dr. and aara A. Y. Seear are xs,ea1d' ing their vacation with Mrs. Thofnas 1 Isownes and Howard ISoEnes, of soats Norpalk
 Mr. and Mrs. <. Is. French have bses entertaining their cousins from Bossor 1 and Maiden. Mrs E1iaheth and Phoebe I Tayior and Mrs. Alexander Arnett oi sopth Manchester.
 a5ss Laura ToJnE has returned home 1 after a, motor trip along the coast O Maine. She has as her guest for fe7 l days Miss Susan White. of Sruing6eld Id Miss Agnes Ss.eneer is spending sey eral days with Milford friends I Mrs. Nellie Potter Smith of Kew Lon den Nss in tl4is city to attend the Hill
 house -crcweil wedding
 MT and Mrs Thomas H. Kilioure.
 and family Arere reessit visitors q
 oeeak Beach.
 1 MT. and Mrs Louis Peters are spend l ing a week camping on the shore o Sosth Coventry Lake. \ Mrs Elizabeth Rddrsan is at Soul Coventry Lake the guest of Dr. Rnt
 Mrs ". O. s. kea&ing. Cyrus Strong and ha sister. Miss Ma I rie strong. of Boston, are en this ieas s They attended the wedding of Harc' , crqwei1 and Eleaaaor, Hillhouse SatsE aaF.
 si Mrs W O. S. keatsng, who has bee ! Ill for the past four weeks at her hcsn : of her parents, MT. and Mrs. E.. l } BRkus in South windhan For a vaca Eon.
 )! Miss Lrene Donahue Of New York ar lived Saturday at the home Of her par
 ents MT and Mrs. James s. Donohu for 8 YacaticF
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21
AmstoA.
cnppltk ths r..H..


 Dear Uncle Jed: I ewn a breva, black and rhife collie. He had a great deal of fur when the summer cans4 ana was yar. waEn.
 one day I was in the back yard with ny chur. She found pair of ssissorS ia 2 ciump. of graha This put an idea in her head and we started to cut the fur of our collie. It took us three days to do it because we would get tired or have to go to the stores and leave it unhn. ished
 We left little brown collar on him and above vas his white one. and ~l left a little fur on the end of his tall This makes him leok lilI. a lion Peo- pie said he looked motheatsn but ht feels better. I did not do it for locks. l did it Tor comfort, so qon't mind Ehal they say.
 IRENE BRoADHURsT, Az, is. Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21
seelAr tAe Bsat Raee.


 Dear Uncle Jed and Wfsie-Arakes I have been reading the many interesting letters in the Wids-Avake circle, but have not written for some time. Though 1t is rather late. I thought I would tell you of my trip down the river to see the boat. races between Tale And Harvard.
 The boat races took place some tiAne about the middle of June. We, the stu dents of the Norwich Commercial school decided to take this outing, as it is our yearly trip. We left the dock at e'cloek. all. dkcked out with our celeFs AS the races weren't to begin until s31 we vent down to New. London and back to take our time While taking this sai we were enjoying ourselves with th; scenery, amusernents and goodies VI had. Certainly the scenery was worth no. l tieins The river vas hilS5 with shipi Of all sizes. shapes and coiors. Ever, ! ship had pinTheels, balloons or rihbonl of different eolsrs to 1t the day. After we had given our. shouts fol | Yale, Ve startsd for Home; Sweet Home Arrived at sso
 EVA FRIES, Age Is. Annkton
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21
wIDE-AwAKE POETRY.

 Our little house is drowsing in the sun, The summer afternoon has just begun, And all the work around our yard is
 done. The shaded windows look like half-elosed eyes, The air is mist with wings Of butter
 flies, Our kitten sleeps, immune from rough surprise The empty swing moves gently in the breeze, One ylimpses now the farmer through the trees, The lazy COWS seek shelter where they ] please, But there-I heard a laugh. q curtain flap, A jolly laugh, screen door loudly 1 snap; 1 The children in our house have had theil l nap.
 -EtheI L. searies in the Designer.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21
Norwich
A Bad Roy.


 Dear Uncle Jed: Once there was a boy named Jack He asked his mother if he might go out under the shade tree and read a story book His mother said yes, and be sure not to go away from the yard, because I will want you to 90 to the store for me later"
 Jacks father was out in the garden hoenE potatoes. Pretty soon Jacks mother called him. He said: What do you want, mether?' She said: Twill you please go to the store for mel" "Oh, it is too hot to ko now, mother," he said
 His father grabbed him and said You will be cooled of in minute" He dipped him in tub of water which was near by. SS after that Jack went to the store for his mother. all dripping vet He was never 2. bad boy after that
 ELIZABETH H. ROGERS.
 New London,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21
l -Grigvold.
what was in .h. saras.

Dear Uncle JedA an ssaaG [ ( tell you what %e saw the etAsr hight Grandma and grandpa were in the hay field and ve were in the house.
 Soon grandma came hurrEiRg up ta the house and told us to come and see what was in the garden.
 We hurried down to see what is Nkt I thought it might De snake. 1t was . four-legged snake. It was brown and white. After I got a good lock at 1t ! knew it was not snake. It vas 50 big ee thought it was a cows hut graRarah soon proved that it was not, by gelnH over towards the garden. When she koi half way over there, the deer, (ter lhai Is what it was) bounded into the brush. and that was the last we saw of it. Ii had been eating gTlndma's beans. SARAH GILL, Agt ik JeEett CNy
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21
CIead Pietures

Dear Uncle Jed: Clouds like other things can be imatined into all kinds of pictures, sometirhes a Nook ot Attcy lambs, other times big waIte bear ready ts jump out of the sky.
 Most clouds can be seen after sunset, and then they fade away. While they fade, the lambs and other pictures seem to be running, really and truly running. Sometimes a face made out of clouds seem to be walking without a body. Sometimes a terrible looking ghost aP- pears suddenly only to fadS as quickly
 The thunder heads are warming ot a thunder shower. They approach slogIs and surely. saying, Beware, storm is coming.
 sometimes 1t showers, sonetimts |, nains, sometimes they just pass away leaving us in the, lurch iH spite of theii warning. --- LILLIAN ALPERIN, Age 1.. Mansieid
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21
PLAINFIELD

Wiifred D. Jileau vas visiting at Brooklyn Sunday.
 serious accident occurred at the church corner On Main street Sunday at S.17 D. na., when a Maxwell car driven by William c. Rivers of Pascoag, R. l., colided with Ford touring car driven by Snon VertefeueLs of Brick Top road. Windham. A woman passenger in the Maxwell car, Mrs. James Douglass, re- ceived serious scalp wound which nee essitated the services of pr. Downing of Moosup. Officer Muldoon handled the traffic while someone called uhl the seate police at the Danie1son barracks The cause of the accident was mis- Judgment on someone's part. The FoFd received most of the damage and was towed to 8 locai garage.
 
 Siikworms like warmth but can not
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21
By th. stream

Dear Uncle Jed: AS was taking my afternoon walk came upon q shady spot by the side Of the stream.
 I had taken a book as had intended to read. I sat down and stared into passed more persons like myself who sat dreamiiy by it's sides.
 As sat there dreaming about my fu- ture. bli;s beautiful castles. which seemed to have come to me by being an heiress to fortune. All at once lir., seemed to be carried away by q stream like the one which Hewed befers me. Then again I seemed to see cottages. these had come to me through my own hard work and what little money had saved in younger. years. These cottages sAehAed to inersate ii Aufiber until was
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21

called one Of the rIcAtst of the ,tosh. Al sat there, thought of hey riches may come suddenly and how quickly Il can leave. hut if you sarh it may lears but not quickly. /
 I awake from my dream with start for before me stood face like ths one in the loeket I had. Suddenly 2 recognized her. jumping to my feei quickly, for I suddenly knew 1t 10 Ds nny long forgotten playmate Of easiisf years. Taking her by the arm we went home and thought no r.ofs O. .sy ,u- ture.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21
WINNERS or PRIZE BOOKS.

Ada GwAsdoif. Norwich E. D. L. The Boy Land Boomer.
 9-Master. r. WhiteheaN, BaItic-The Boy Scouts in Turkey.
 3-EvS Fries, AMstan The Girl Scouts Triumph.
 4-Irene Broadhurst, Norwi%h-Little Prudy.
 5-sarAh Gill, Jewe.t City-The Tale Of Timothy Turtle,
 Winners of prize beeks living in SoF- wich can obtain them by calling at The Bulletin business office after 10 o'clock Monday morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21
SARAH srAcofAkIsL
Danielson.
BIrds

Dear Uncle Jed; As suhmer Wal drawing near. my friend and I vsnt ts the woods to see what new kiads oi birds NC could see.
 As we were walking up the long psti we saw three little baby gaasl in tns tall grass. They got frightened when they saw us approaching. They happe6 their wings and tried to hy. We tried not to frighten them over much 50 ke walked Away. High up in the tree sat MT. ana Mrs Robin calling, Cheer up, Cheer up" As we were passing a large oak tFks we saw an oriole, but we could not see 1t long for it flew away to its bir9llrka
 We saw many rebins, blueblrds, EeiG. l hAches and blackbirds on their way ts bed.
 HELEN ,N1NskT, Az IA. I f,risvnid
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21
Rulsa r.r ronar KrIters.

1-write plainly on one side of the paper enly. and number the pages.
 2-Use pen and ink, not pencil.
 3-Shert and pointed articles VIII os given preference. Do not use over zeO words.
 4-original stories or letters only will be used.
 5-Writs your name, age and address, plainly at the. Bottom of the storS.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21
Mansfield.
My Tes

Dear Uncle Jed: My father bought me a tent. A friend of my mothers gave me a mattress. I invited my ehum to sleep with me. Just as we ~tre going into the tent it began to thunder and light ming. We had to postpone sleeping in the tent. I said to my chun. we will sleep in the tent tonnSrrev night, and we did.
 WILLIAM ANDERSON, Axe II Westerly R L
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21
rhe Lumh.rman.. Lind.

Dear Uncle Jed : During the season for cutting lumber the men get up early in the morning and wcrk til late at night.
 They eat and sieep in log cabin and the men get cold lots of times because
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21
BumsteadsWOTmSyruD

10 children m -ayei of naerey.s Where peTtlons are followed. IT NEVER
 sSest pf !SANToNIE. It confains fUl dose' eecen AiHty years' test. sold eyeryvSherc, sr by ma1. 50c bottle. Est. c, 4. Foorhees. M. D., PhiIadelnhIn
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21
UNCLE gED's TALK TO VIDE
 INTAKES.

l. At this season of the year many of the Wide-ASakes have chances for days at the sekshore and if they go to q place where there is a coast guard station they can see what is Uncle SaIn's life-saving branch of the government. These crews of iife-savers are made up of brave. res olute men who are prepared any minute to spring to the rescue Of the people ship wrecked on our shores. They have motto which is "Semper Paratus," mean ing. Always Ready. That exactly eK- presses the idea of the coast guard for they must be ready at any time. in
 fair weather or storms. to push out their | boats into the surf to go to the rescrs 1 of the passengers and crew of vessel in l distress
 1 If you go to the seashore where ere 1 of these life-sav;rE stations is it will be
 very interesting for you if you will get your father or mother to take you to | the station where the captain in charge will be glad to show you the boats and all the appliances they use in their work.
 Uncle Sam keeps e7s of these Stitions l along our shores with men constantly pa trolling the beach. day and n,Ebt, or | keeping watch from the station {" ses
 if their help is needed. During the past
 year t.s2i lives were saved by the eoas, guard and $50 persons in distress were cared for while the value of the siipI
 and cargoes saved wss SsS,2ss,t4t.
 think we can all agree that the heroi.
 work of the coast guard is sonethni
 that Uncle sam can well be proud of.
 LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
 Ir.n. Breadhurst. NerTich-I thank you very much fo9 the book you gay. ! me. I have not read it yet, But it look l interesting.
 Lillian AIpssin. Manshe.d-I thanl you very much for the lovely book yol sent. think it very interestins.
 Elizabeth H. Rektri, New London received the stofy book about the Cir , Scouts Rally enjoy reading it yer. |, much. Thanking you for it.
 Arlene Frits. Amston-I received m. i prize book. Fighting On the Alps, fo Il which I thank you very much. I nav , not read it, but 1t locks very Interesting 5 Helen MiAsky, GrisB eld--I thank yc for the prize book you sent me ehtitle 2 Little Prudy's Story Book. I have req :. a part of 1t and think it is very inter t esting.
 Rose Collins, NorEich-I thank 70, very much for the book you gave m y entitled Auto Big Six. I have read par
 of it and like it very much.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21

silkworms like warmth but can not stand the hot season.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-21

Mrs. E. Frank Bugbee of Eastern Point was in town recently on business
 Mir. and Mrs. 4. C. Persons of this city entertained MT. Persons cousin, Miss Helen Persons, of Wtnsted, over the weekend.
 Philip D. Park Feft Saturday for a visit with Hartford cousins Miss Lucille HaEroun, of Washington
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-20
SHOULD PROTEST MOVEMENT
miami Herald.


The Herald published day or two ago. an in
terview with Marcus Milan. of this citv. with
reference to movement to let down the bars
raised against the invasion of the cattle tick
in this southeastern part of the state
neighboring city, one with which Miami
has the friendliest of relations desires to erect
a packing plant or permit it to be done. and is
applying for a special permit by which cattle
from tick infested portions of the state NAV he
brought in for Strengthening
Ordinarily, Miami would be eager to asaist =
neighboring community in any desired improve.
ment, but in this case the question is suob q ca.
rlous one that much thought must be given to
the subject before consent can be given to tbe
entering wedge that will open out to the destruc
ton of the tick eradication laws az thew annIv to
these three southeast counties.
Dade, Broward and Palm Beach COMMITTEES arc
1ree from cattle tick because the people of this
section long ago realized that thew could not
build up the cattle industry here unless thew
were protected from the passage of animals that
might have been subjected to tick infection I'm.
der that wise determination the cattle busnass
mas been fostered and built up, until now this
Sectlon mas reputation for the number and
quality of its fine cattle
DO we now want that industry deatroved9 That
Is the important question that must be answered
MI Milan, one of the best informed and most
progressive cattle growers in this section of tho
state answers the question fully and completeIv
IN the negative. He is an expert and knows
the dangers to which this section would be sub
Jected II there is the slightest deviation from the
strict letter of the present law
II is the duty of the leading men of this city
10 protest against the movement that would en-
danger one OF our most important industries and
That might work havoc among our fine herds of
cattle.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-20

thing to become a Christian no: does
God expect it becaune H. is dead in
sin, but to win a crown is work for
the Christian and how the devil does
light there.
What he wants is to have him sim
hing and repenting every cay and &C.
Ing -. he'd at night like whipped
Ipl That sort Of ieiiow is abso-
Haze? no good in be cad!e of h .
lo,i arc certainly miserable TO him.
s al ard al about ain.
IG'rister and Il fine frlluw in
his pulpit called man who
mad said a wrong hing, "a darn"
Say; but was he net shbdued right
then and there? lie beggc: his con-
gregation to forgive him, then he
went down to the altar and before
he left there was change and new
work OF grace wrought in his heart.
To read the life and work of lisa
iah and who would not say there was
crown for him that day? If man
gets salvation he gets it by the spirit
and grace of God at the start.
If he gets a crown he wins it by
faithful surrender of all both good
and bad to God and a faithful fight
for God and there is only one thing
on earth harder than that and that
is not to be and do. Can you see
very religious people rejecting Je-
sus? Can you see one of his own
disciples betraying him and another
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-20
AS Others See 1t
THIS FLORIDA OF OURS
Miami Metropolis.l


Sometimes it is possible that Manu. pointing
with pride" to its own achievements, loses sight,
somewhat, of the great things Florida as whole
has been achieving while Miami has been living
through her first quarter of a century.
Taking forty years for measure instead Of
twenty-five, the Blue Book of Southern Progress,
published by the Manufacturers Record, gives
Florida some fine progress figures. The state has
made continuous and wonderful growth in those
forty years, increasing in population from 269493
in 1880 to 96S,47O in 1920.
Its manufacturing capital has increased from
$3210,O0O forty years ago to more than $685.
$4,000, the increase in the past ten years being
about PIT per cent.
The amount of capital invested in mines and
quarres in Florida is over $500 900, or nearly
three times what it was ten years ago.
Lumber is being produced in the state at the
rate OF 1,OOO,OOO,OOO feet year as compared with
7S000,O00 feet twenty years ago
Farm crops have increased in value from $1S-
$4,000 in 1900 to over $5O,OOO,OOO in 1921 an
increase of over 2S0 per cent
In twenty years National Banks in Florida
have increased their deposits from $6,485, 900 to
over $SS,3SO,OOO in 1920, while other banks de-
posts have increased during the same period
from $3,714OOO to $9S44S,OOO
Public school expenditures in the state have in
creased from $765,OOO in 1900 to over Sc, 100000
in 1920.
The assessed value of taxable property in Flor
ida jumped from $96,6S6,OOO in 1900 to $165, OOO-
600 in 1910, and to $4O9,O 900 in the last ten
years. or an increase in twenty years of 1923 per
cent.
And with all that, Florida knows that it has
only started to make the growth and progress
of which it is capabe