Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 13, 1915, Page 9

Rules for Young Writers. 1. Write plainly on one side of the paper only, and number the pages. 2 Use pen and ink, not pencil. 2. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do mot use over 230 words. 4. Original stories will be used. 5. Write yo. dress plainly at the bottom story. Address all communications to Uncle Jed, Bulletin Office. “Whatever you are—Be that! Whatever you say—Be true! Straightforwardly act, Be honest—in fact, Be nobody else but you.” or letters only name, age and ad- of the POETRY. The Mothers’ Strike. dream I had! So dreadful! never heard the like; that on _a sudden s agreed to strike, Such a That I The mamma “We are tired,” I heard them mur- mur, Tired of working night and day, And not always hearing ‘Thank you!’ h long hours and such poor pay!” So they would not mend the jackets, Nor the holes in stockings small, No one ran to Kiss the bruises poor Tommy got a fall one bound up wounded fingers, Xo one glued the broken toys, answered all the questions thé eager ttle boys. ed the little bonnets, brushed the little curls, hasted dolly dresses he busy little girls, heard their little troubles, » ne held them in her lap, 'wed on truant’s buttons, hunted Johnny's cap, And there were no bed-time stories, no loving hands to tuck s soft round little sleepers; “or their mothers all had_struck. ) so lonesome and so dreadful And so queer it all did seem’ Aren't vou glad, dear little children, It was nothing but a dream? —Anon. No one THE WINNER SOF PRIZE BOOKS. Frank Pardy, of Norwich—The Outdoor Chums, 2—George Cone, of Versailles—Out- of-Door Chuins on the Lake. Thomas O’Connell, of Town—Fairfield in Camp, 4+—Mildred H. Manley of Eagleville Meadowbrook Girls Afloat. Edward Kuchle, of Mansfield er—Tom Fairfield at Sea. Norwich Mary Steinmeyer, of Gurleyville Meadowbrook Girls Under Can- 7—Elizabeth Parker, of Mansfield Center—The Out-of-Door Chums in an Clark, of Columbia—The dowbrook Girls Across Country 9—Mike Sadler, (gratuity) of West Willin other Goose’s Rhymes, Jingles and ry Tales. Winners of prize books living in city may call at The Bulletin bus- s office for the books at any time after 10 a, m, LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Rose Alma Demuthy, have received the priz 2lad to receive it. It book and I like it very mu Ralph Wileox, of Moosup—Received of Baltie—I book and was very good my book O. K. Have read it all through and like it very much. I thank you for it. Hope that I shall win another. Thomas O’Connell, of Norwich—I wish en side to thank you for my prize book ed The Campfire Girls in the Out- World. I have read it through and find it very interesting. Viola Greene, of Colchester—I have read my book through, and like it very much and am grateful for having re- ceived it. Irene Vonasek, of West Willington— I thank you very much for the book. It was the same as you sent me be- fore, but I exchanged with a_school- mate for a new book, Beautiful Joe. 1 thank just the same, I know you did not mean to, (Report to Uncle Jed when you have had a book twice and he will send postage for its return and send the THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMERT ‘Wide-Awake another.) Lucy A. Carter, of Hampton—I thank you very much for the book I re- ceived. I have read several pages and find it very interesting. UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WI-D!- AWAKES. ‘When Wide-Awakes go out in the fields and woods to enjoy nature they should keep their ears as well as their eyes open. There are thousands of sounds the human ear never hears because it is not as sensitive to sound as the ear of the cat, dog or horse. 8 Very few people know the hum- ming birds have a sweet little love- song; and very few know that most of our song birds have times when they sing so low and sweetly to them- selves that the human ear does not de- tect the song when a little distance away These are called “whisper songs,” and ‘reverie songs;” but mnot many people know anything about these soft and pleasing songs. When the Wide-Awakes are out in the flelds and woods for observation the thing to be alert for is the un- usual, not the usual. The warbling vireos, the song spar- row, the catbird, the cardinal bird and the brown thrush all have been heard murmuring their songs soft and low, and no one can tell why, Someone is going to discover why one of these days, and it is sure to be some Wide-Awake who will do it, for no dullard can. . There is joy in having heard these; “whisper songs,” which are sald to be common, but unnoticed because most people are not alert, Now that our Wide-Awakes know of this “whisper song,” it will be only* a matter of attention to have the pleasure of hearing it. It is not unusual for caged canaries to indulge in these low songs, as if engaged in singing to themselves. STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE- AWAKES. The Herring, When alive, herrings have greenish- blue backs and are silvery beneath. But as the nets are drawn in at night, and the fish brought into the boat, they look like a sheet of bright, sparkling silver. Although you can catcH a her- ring by a baited hook, yet the fish us- ually live on very minute shrimp-like animals. Hence herrings have to be caught in nets. The herring also come to feed towards the surface at nighttime, so the fishermen have to work hard, when other folks on shore are sleeping. In moving from the deep to the shallow waters in shoals, they get so packed that the sea seems alive with them. In fishing for herring the boats car- ry immense lengths of nets. The nets are about 50 yards long and 10 yards wide. Thus a wall of floating netting will stretch more than a mile long, against which the herring rush, to be caught in hundreds of thousands. At sunrise the nets are hauled up, and the fishermen speed to harbor, The fish are cleaned, salted and packed in barrels. Some are sent fresh to mar- ket, others are dried and smoked, forming kippers, bloaters and red he: ring. FRANK PARDY, Age 14. Norwich. Cyrus McCormick, yrus McCormick was born in Vir- ginia in 1807, His parents were Scotch- Irish. His father had male a grain- reaper which had not been a ‘suc- cess, so when Cyrus McCormick had finished his grammar school educa- tion he took up his father’s work. When McCormick was twenty-four vears old, in 1831, he invented the first successful reapef. Not being wholly satisfied with his work he continued to work for three years, or until 1834, to make it a thorough success; and later he invented the binder. These inventions were of great value to the world because now men could raise and harvest more grain, \qiohis made the west grow very rap- y. LILLIAN CLARK, Age 12. Columbia, The Robin, ._The robin is red and brown. The rob- in is Jarger than the bluebird. A robin likes to eat worms and cherries. It has a large nest made of sticks and THE Transpiration as performed by the vegetable kingdom is both an absorb- ing ‘and a giving-off process, and al- though similar to a boy's sweating on a hot day in its external effects, vet the internal effects are different, and the two processes should not be con- unded. ~ The functions of each dif- siologically. It also has a strong to animal breathing. “Our leaves are doing nic v, aren’t ‘a‘Fk(‘d a Soft Maple of a near- ow. “What a lot of stoves we plants do use. The raw food sent up to our leaves by our roots will soon be re- turning throuzh our cambrum layer even to the very toes of those same roots. I can begin to feel as if my cambrum layer was being gorged and like Robert I will have to unbutton my dress a little to give room for an expansion. “This expansion or causes lots of wrinkles ddesn’t 1t?” “Yes, what you say is certainly so,” answered the Willow, “Look, see how my foliage is covered with bees and other insects from the south side of Entomology street. “What are they doing? “Some -are collecting material that consider 1 have wasted just be- cause my epidermis was penetrated and the gorged condition of my cam- brum layer caused the cocked sap to ooze forth while others are collecting from my superabundance of pollen, ete. It doesa’'t hurt me and does them good. We should all try to be kind and useful in this world, you know. “Dr, R. H. Woodpecker extracted three borers from my trunk day be- fore yesterday and that bleeds vet, to the benefit of several seeking sap, You see my stomata have been at work for stine time—soon after the snow melt- ed. It was the leaves getting out of bed that produced the pussy-willows the children studied in their botany work a while ago. Of course, it hurt to have so many samples pulled out, but then the school children have been good to us, and what is a little dis- comfort compared to the happiness of your neighbors. “What did I mean by saying my stomata had been at work? Did you ask, Master Rabbit? “Why I mean the organs leaves, eye shaped dots in ring business in the skin, in_ my form, POOL through which I breathe, sir, or tran- pire, the same as you do. through your nose or mouth and skin. “Didn’t know I breathed? Oh, dear, Mrs. Oak, did you hear that?” “Yes, I have known for a long time that humans and other animals, as well as the birds, insects and even the spiders thought we did not breathe, drink, eat, sleep, or do any of the other things so common in life. “Of course we breathe like other or- sanic things; but not through our uose or mouth, Our leaves are nurses; they are graduate cooks from Dame Nature's domestic science school. They. actually work themselves to death in nursing our children, caring for the baby leaves and cooking all' our food. It is their work that keeps the cam- brum layer so well supplied, or gives life and growth to even the root hairs; and these same leaves do this work through the numerous mouths we call stomata, “Don’t let my statement create a wrong impression—all my organs for breathing and transmission are not in the leaves, thanks to Madam Nature, but a great number are, and those pores we call stomata. “How the rabbits, mice and other families from across the street do love our cambrum layer, or the stored up cooked food found in that layer dur- ing the winter. That ‘barking’ is very injurious to us, as it cuts off the sup- ply of food to our roots and they starve; starved roots mean dead trees. Mr. Rabbit: No wonder Farmer Fischer's boy is after yom, sir. Don't you see your ‘barking the apple trees made vou a fugitive from justice, He'll catch vou vet, much as he ad- mires most animals’and plants. “Our stomata, or lung-like organs, not only throw off the water sent up Dby the roots, but absorb a heavy ggs from the air which all the animals, bhird and insect citizens of The Pool have made and thrown away by the operation of their lungs. “The matter thrown away by us is largely oxygen gas. (If you do not know what that is ask Johnle Fox how he keeps warm.) “Last year a class of pupils came to investigate our leaf work. They say on the ground beneath my shade and l I heard the whole recitation. GRANDFATHER LOWATER, | houses. mud. It has pretty blue eggs. sings early in the morning. MIKE SEDLAR, Age 7. West Willington. (Mike Sedlar’s teacher writes: “This story was written by a little Russian boy who is in the first grade. Last September he couldn't speak a word of English. Your prize books are a helpful encouragement to children to write stories.”) The Pilgrim Fathers. It was in December when the Pilgrim Fathers landed. These men traveled through the snow for days, often drenched with rain, end slept out of doors until they could find a place of settlement. During the daytime they worked busily cutting down trees and It preparing them to be made into log houses which would afford them com- fortable shelter. A squad of men were appointed to go after reeds to mend the roofs. They took with them their swords and rifles. Sometimes a strange noise among the trees would make them drop their im- plements and get their swords ready for action. Miles Standish, who was captain of the Pilgrims, taught them how to fire and handle the matchlock faster and better than before. A large house was erected for the shelter of all on shore until, separate nouses could be bullt. This was called the common house. After a short time the people began to think that this region needed a name. It was later named New Plymouth. As the days went by some of the people became tired and sick and died. Captain Standish was kept busy going from house to house, with Elder Brew- ster, to tend the sick and prepare for the ‘burial of the dead. All this time they were not bothered by the Indians. Some days later Captain Standish received some cannon, planting them in the best place for the protection of the city. Shortly after placing them, news came that the Indiane were going to attack them. It was on a fair morning in March that sixty Indians were seen, headed by their king, Massasoit. The women and children hiding themselves in the After preparing for a battle, Captain Standish found out that Mas- sasoit and his army had come to make a treaty of friendship. Captain Standish brought the king and twenty of his warriors into a house that had just been completed. All being seated, Governor Carver seat- ed himself next to the king, kissing his hand as a salute. After eating and drinking_together, a treaty of friend- ship and alliance was formed. After making friends with the Indians, the Pilgrims were given corn and showed how to plant it; also a large crop of barley and peas was sown. With the coming of spring the sickness de- creased. Of the hundred and one Pil- grims who arrived in November, half were dead by April. The summer months passed by quietly, the colonists busily engaged in watching their crops and building their houses. The peas were a_failure. In August the peace of the colony was disturbed. Word was recéived that the friendly Indian king, Massasoit, had been driven from his home by a rebel chief named Corbitant who threatened them with death. Wiililam Bradford had been appointed governor after the death of Carver. Next morning Miles Standish started out with fourteen men in ‘the heavy rain. The next day an attack was made on the Indians, who were defeat- ed. Before many days the chiefs of all the surrounding country came to the Pilgrims, asking for treaties of alli- ance. Soon afterwards a fine crop of Indian corn which had ripened during August had been gathered. The roar of one of the guns on the hilltop announced the commencement of Thanksgiving. In _the . different dwellings could be seen turkeys turning on strings before the fire. It was a Thanksgiving dinner, and no mistake about it. The dinner over and the dishes cleared away, the Pil- grims went to their homes. They sang the Psalms and songs that had been sung by their firesides in England. A sharp rattle of a drum and every man grasped his gun and rushed out in alarm. About one hundred Indians could be seen coming. To their delight it was Massasoit and his band coming to thank the white men and share in their festivities. They brought with them five deer and a good supply of other game. ‘With prayers and feasting, with god- ly Psalms and Indian dances and Eng- lish shouts mingling cheerily with In- dian whoops, was celebrated the first New England Thanksgiving. UNSIGNED. Pigs That Plow. Thousands of years ago, the people of Egypt used their pigs for plows and to plant and shell out their wheat after it was ripe, Our farmer turns over the ground with a steel plow drawn by horses. Then he makes the ground fine with a harrow, which usually has iron teeth ltke the teeth of a comb; after that, he sows the seed and rakes it in with the harrow. The Egyptians at first had no plows or horses. They used their pigs for plows and for horses. Once every year their great muddy river overfipwed its banks, as it does to this day, and covered the land with mud, in which were many water ani- mals. When the river went back into its channel again the fields were dry. Then the Egyptian called his pigs to- gether by blowing a shell horn, and turned them into the flelds. The pigs were happy, for there was a feast before them. At once they put in their noses and began to plow for wriggling worms and fishes. Soon a large field was plowed by the rooting noses and harrowed smooth by the feet of the pigs, The pigs were then called off, and the seed wheat was sown over the field. Then the seed had to be covered. Here was a puzzle. Then the Egyptian caught every pig, and tied a basket, or muzzle, over its nose. Then he turned the whole herd into the field. And the pigs trod all the seeds into the ground. GEORGE CONE. Versallles. The Way Many Flowers Got Names. It is interesting to know how many of our common flowers received their names. Many were named after peo- Dle. The beautiful fuchsias received their name from Leonard Fuchs, who ais- covered this flower. Andre Dahl found the Peru. The camelia, which is so very popu- lar, was carried from Japan to France by a missionary named Kamel. It is claimed the magnola named after Magnol de Montpelier. The names of many flowers are de- scriptive of the objects they look like. The lady’s elipper resembles a tiny slipper. Lady’s tresses are twisted form of a braid of hair. The odd flowers of the foxglove re- semble the fingers of a glove. in The star-like rays of the aster are said to have given it its name, as aster means a star. Their dahlia in was the dark. It is an interesting and beauti- ful flower. MILDRED V., MORLEY, Age 11. Eagleville. ¥ Jasper. Marion’s men were famous in the Revolution for their bold adventures. The best known of all these bold men ‘was Sergeant Jasper. At the battle of Fort Moultrie, when the flag of the fort was shot away, Jasper jumped down outside of the Works and picked it up. The balls were raining around him all the time he was outside, but he coolly fastened the flag to a rod which was used to wipe out the cannon, and then stuck it up in the sand of the breastworks. ‘When General Moultrie saw . what he had done, he took off his own sword and geve it to Sergeant Jasper. When Moultrie .and his men were hiding in the swamps of South Caro- lina, Moultrie would send Jasper to find out what the British were doing. Jasper could change his looks so that nobody would know him. He often went into the British camp, pretending to be on that side. Once he took a friend with him and paid a visit to the British soldiers. ‘While he was there a small party of American prisoners were brought in. The wife of one of the prisoners had come with her husband, carrying her child. As these men had once fought on the English side, they were all likely to be put to death. Jasper felt sorry for them and re- solved to dellver them if he could. The prisoners were sent to Savannah for trial. Jasper and his friend left the British camp soon afterward, but they went in the opposite direction. When they got far enough away they turned ebout and followed the party with the prisoners; but what could they do for these poor fellows? There were ten men with muskets to guard the prisoners. Neither Jasper nor his friend had a gun; but they knew that near Savannah there was a famous spring of water. They thought the party would stop there to eat and drink. So Jasper and his friend went on swiftly by a path little known. When they came near the spring they hid in the bushes. When the sol- diers with their prisoners came to the spring they halted. The prisoners sat down on the ground. The woman sat down near her husband. The bahy fell asleep in her lap. Six of the eol- dier laid down their arms and four stood guard. Two of these went to the spring to get water, and in doing this they were obliged to put down thelr guns. In an instant Jasper and his friend leaped out of the bushes and seized the two guns. They killed the two guards who had guns before the latter could shoot them. Then they knocked down every man who resisted them and got possession of all the rest of the guns of the British. With these they took the eight soldiers prisoners. They then gave the guns to the American prison- ers and marched away with the eight British soldiers in captivity. Jasper was one of the boldest of men. He dld many brave things, but at last lost his life in saving the flag of his company in battle. THOMAS O. CONNELL, Age 13. Norwich. Nero. Nero was a dog that slept in a ken- nel in the yard to keep watch in the night, so no thieves would come about. One night he followed his master upstairs to his bedroom. The servant turned him out, but he howled and scratched at the door, and when he was driven away he soon came back again. At last his master, curious to see what he would do, ordered the door to be opened. The dog at once rushed into the room and, giving a little short bark, by the way of thanks, he crawl- ed under the bed, as if he meant to stay there. The master thought the dog acted strangely; but he soon forgot all about it and at the usual time went to bed. In the middle of the night a great noise in the room woke the master and he got up to see what was the matter. There on the floor was a man flat on his back, and Nero standing over him, growling very loud. The man was tried and taken _to prison, and he proved to be a robber who had come to steal the masters money. What made the dog leave his own bed and go up to the room of his master, nobody ever knew. He lived to be a very old dog, and he had the best of care untll he died. CATHARINE NELSON, Age 12. Versailles. Grace’s Reward. Grace had a stepmother, and step- mothers do not fill the place of moth- ers. One spring the governor of Elbridge oftered a prize for the best picture painted. He wanted it for his daugh- ter’s wedding present, because she was very fond of beautiful pictures. Grace had a stepsister who wanted to try for the prize, so she tried also. Annie's picture was a failure, but Grace kept on with hers. She finished it and signed it “Annte Stephens,” and sent it to the governor without telling either her parents or Annie. The governor, thinking Annie paint- ed it, sent her a twenty dollar gold piece. Annie's surprise cannot be described, Grace, on hearing of the prize, made her confession. Her mother embraced her for not being unselfish and took to her from that moment. Grace thought that was better than any twenty dollar gold plece was worth, ANNA BLATHERWICK, Age 14. Norwich. Philadeiphia. Philadelphia_is fifteen times larger than Hartford. It was founded by William Penn. It is important because it is the third largest city in the United States. The population is 1,500,000, It is a great shipping point for coal because there are coal fields nearby and because it is located on the Del- aware river. There is much manufacturing of cars, heavy ‘machinery, textiles, wool- en goods and carpets. More carpets are made in Philadelphia than in any state in the United States, It was a ecity founded by the Quak- ers. They were people who wouldn't fight, so it was called The City of Brotherly Love. The Declaration of Independence was signed in Independence hall, Phila- delphia. JOHN BLAHUPIAK, Age 10. What | 8aw at Home. Dear Uncle Jed: One morning when 1 awoke, I looked out of the window and saw four deer. We have a rye fleld at home, and from the barn I could see the rye fleld. There were ten deer eating the rye one day. They ran away, but the next morning I saw six in the field again. One morning my brother went to the pasture to shut the gate. Thers were ten deer looking at him MARGARET KUCHLE, A%e 10. Mansfield Center. Daisy is said to b lly “day’ DR 18 s o be really “day’s e Winiegs. Dandelion is said to mean lon's| The Malay people belong to _the tooth. It is supposed to be on account of the peculiar notch on the edge of the leaves. Of course, the morning glory derives its name from the fact that it blooms in the morning; end the four o'clocks because they open at that hour in the afternoon. The evening primrose derives name from the fact that it blooms in the evening between sundown and its brown race. They are short and have wooly hair. They live in grass huts and sometimes in trees. They live in the Philippine Islands. There they wear light clothing. They are ignorant. They bave no schools. Some of the people are white, too. They live on fruits and cocoanuts. They would not exchange places with us, and we would not.exchange with them. because they only eat fruits and "NORWICH BULLETIN, THURSDAY; MAY 13, 1915 T e RY HOLUBEK, Age 10 West Wiliington, i How a Little Boy of Long Ago Obey- ed Orders. Little Henry's father was a night watchman. Little Henry was going with his father. He had something very important to tell him. He said he wanted to do something to help the soldiers. His father said -he al- 80 _thought that would be a good plamy Just then he heard Hannah calling. Hannah was a servant, for Henry had no mother, He did not like to obey Hannah. Hig father hagl told him if he want- ed to become a great man he must be- gin to be obedient when he was a boy. So he left the boys and went to bed. He would have liked to have answer- ed Hannah saucily, but he did not. He went to sleep, but was awakened by Hannah's angry voice. She told him to get up. “Why,” he said, "It is not time to get up, is 12" “No,” sald Hannah, “Byt I want you to get up and take your father's coat to him.” Heury felt sleepy, but he got out of hisdwam bed and went on his er- rand, Tie logked about for the dim ¥ght of his futher's tin lantern, but he could pet see it. As he walked along he saw a dark figure on horse back dashing down the road. He felt sure it was a thief. As it came along by him the horse stumbled and fell on the uneven pave- ment which threw the rider off. Henry was sure that he heard a groan. He ran to the man and said: “Are you hurt? Can I help you?’ The man told him to never mind him, but to go and spread the news that Cornwallis had surrendered. Henry ran to find his father and he soon saw his father's dim light, He ran to him and told him the news. He and his father shouted the news. Doors and windows were opened and people were all telling each other of Cornwallis's aurrender. The man and his horse were given the greatest care. Henry was the first one who spread the pews and also to fire off the first cannon. Henry was always glad that he obeyed Hannah. ALICE MAY AYER, Age 12. Norwich, The Care of a Hor: First of all a horse should have a warm, clean stall, large enough to enable him to lie down. Many horses are obliged to stand up all night be- cause their stall is not large enough to permit them to lie down. The halter strap should not be too long, or too short. If the strap should be too short the horse will be obliged to stand up, for if he should lie down he would choke. If the strap is too long it might twisted about his less or neck and do his body harm. The horse should have bedding of hay or straw. If the horse when brought into the stall, is sweaty, cold, or wet, a blanket which is warm and dry should be put on him, because if this is not done he may catch cold. Death is often due through the neglect of putting on a blanket. One should not drive a horse too fast. Never make a horse draw too latge a load. After having driven a horse do not feed for at least half an hour, and of the horse is sweaty you must walt longer. Every morning as soon as you go into the stable, if you are kind to your horse, he will welcome you. You should brush him well and give him his breakfast, Never check a horse too high. Do not put frosty bits into his mouth. If you follow all the directions I am sure a horse will have good care. LILLIAN BRBHAUT. East Norwich, Y. Mildred’s Duty. The day was very bright, and the sun shone high in the sky. Little Mildred was in the garden with her governess picking the beautiful flow- ers which they had planted that spring, Mildred was a happy little girl and full of fun. She liked to treat ev- erybody in the best way she could. One day while Mildred was play- ing in the garden, she heard the faint bark of a dog, behind one of the rose bushes. She ran to see what was the matter, and there half dead lay a poor }itlle dog suffering pain from a broken eg. Mildred felt very sorry for the poor pup, and without wasting a moment she ranfor some water and a piece of cloth, to bind up the broken leg. After everything was ready the little dog as if to say, “Thank you,” licked her hand. Mildred took care of the dog and when the wound was healed, she named him Snow White, because he was as white as snow. Time passed and Snow Wihite became Mildred's little guide and favorite playmate. RACHEL MARSHAK, Age 11 Norwich. A May Day Surp Dear Uncle Jed: Last Saturday I went to Junior Endeavor. It was Miss Jones' birthday, the first of May. After our Junior Endeavor we went over to the store. When we got back we went over to one of Miss Jones' neighbors where we left the May basket. We put the candy in the bottom and flowers on the top. s We hung the May basket on the door-knob and ran up stairs- in the barn to hide. “Why!” she sald to a lady with her, and ‘that was all we heard her say. She locked the barn door so couldn’t get out. “I know of a way to get out,” said another girl. So we all got out of ‘the twindow and went out on the poreh. ‘We plaved “Drop the Handkwchief,” and “Blindman’s BIuft.” I had a very nice time. RUTH DAVIS, Age 9. we Canterbury. The Fire. On April 27, 1815, we were eating our luncheon when I discovered something. I ran to our teacher and cried: ‘“Look! There is a fire.” 1 asked if Mildred and I could go and see where the fire was. When we got as far as Mrs. Austin’s house we saw their woods were all afire. We got her baby and came back to the schoolhouse. ‘We did not have school, as we were too nervous to work, so Mildred and I took a walk, when we met the fire warden, and he invited us to take an auto ride. We had a good time, but the fire was still roaring. This fire cost the town $207.28. GERTRUDE BLATHERWICK, Age 13. Norwich. LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. The Potato Club, Dear Uncle Jed: I write to tell you about the Potato club. Mr, Brundage, the supervisor of agriculture, wants every one of the children of the Mansfig'd schools to do some sort of home work. The one who has the largest yield wins a prize. There are many kinds of clubs to join. I joined the Potato club. In this club we have to keep a correct account of all the money we spend on the piece, also, all the time we spend ~working on it. ‘We have to follow all the directions, In the fall we hve to fill out a blank telling about the cost and profit of the crop. ‘We are to plant one eighth of — {900 Drops) 290101 ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria Use For Over Thirty Years GASTORIA THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. acrc of potatoes. We have to do mest of the work ourselves. About two weeks ago Mr. Brundage asked us if we wanted four pounds of potatoes, so I took them. He brought them in a bag. On the way home Nee bag broke and the potatoes went all over the road. We want to see who can raise the most potatoes from them. I was in the potato club last year and I was the in the corn club the year before. EDWARD KUCHLE, Age 12. Mansfield Center. Has Found Sixty-One Wild Flowe Dear Uncle Jed: I have found six- ty-one different wild flowers this year. A few of them are robin's plantain, wood betony, painted cup, choke cher- ry, wild ginger, white baneberry, jack- in‘the-pulpit, flowering dog wood, sassafras, early meadow rue, early crowfoot, ground nut, etc. T keep a list of the different flowers I see, and the date I find it. Do any of you Wide-Awakes keep a list? I think it is_very inter&Ning. I like to compare the lists and see whether I found the flowers earlier or_later this year. I know quite a lot of flowers, but I only put the wild flowers down. 1 have found most of the flowers earlier this year than I did last. ELIZABETH PARKER, Age 13. Mansfield. It Goes Better Now. Dear Uncle Jed: - I am going to have a garden. The size of my gar- den is one-twentieth of an acre. I ant not going to let grass grow in it. I suppose I will' get a prize on it. I lived in Switzerland a little over a year aso. All of us were crying when we came Home from school the first night aft- er_coming to America. We said we all wanted to go back to_Switzerland. Two or three days ago my mother asked me if we wanted to go back to the old country and we all said, “Tt goes better now MARY STEINMEYER, Age 9. Gurleyville. Her Garden. Dear Uncle Jed: I will about my flower garden. I am going to plant my flowers in May. I have planted most of my flow- er seed in the house in boxes, and they are growing nicely. 1 water them nearly every day. I have transplanted my _tomatoes. They are about six inches high. My uncle will send me some flow- ers. Then when he and my cousins and grandma come to see us he said that he wantedtoseemy flower gar- den, LILLIE MARSCHAT. Mansfield Center. Adrift 89 Days. Adrift in the Pacific for 89 days was the fate of four Japanese fishermen who were finally rescued by the American steamer Cascarrasa, owned by the Standard Oil Company and carrying oil from the United States to ————————— ONLY ONE “BEST” tell you Norwich People Give Credit Where Credit is Due. People of Norwich who suffer with weak kidneys and bad backs want s kidney remedy that can be depended upon. Doan’s Kidney Pills is a medi- cine for that is backed by willing testimony the kidneys only, and one of Norwich people. Here's a case: Mrs, Catherine Hogan, 22 Hickory St., Norwich, - Doan’s Kidney Pills, procured at N. D, Sevin’s Drug Store, as highly today as when I gave a public statement In their praise some years ago. This says: recommend remedy cured me of a severs attack of kidney complaint, causing the pains in my back and trouble with the kid- ney to disappear after everything else had fafled to help me.” Price 50c, at all dealers. Dont simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Hogan had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N, Y. secretions Kobe. The men had embarked in a small sailing boat at a coast village on December 30, 1914, and headed their craft for Osaka to deliver their carge of sea-weed. The vessel was disabled in a ciolent storm, being shorn of her canvass and cast adrift and help- less in the ocean hundreds of miles from the coast. The crew managed ta exist on fish and tortoises which they c:.l'nured with difficulty at rare inter- vals. On the $9th day they were picked up by the Cascarrasa about 360 miles On the 89th day they were picked up by the Cascarrasa about 350 miles northeast of the Bonin Islands. They were in a terrible state of emaciation and exhaustion, but have recovered. Describing the Dardanelles. ‘Water conditions in the Darda- nelles are something like they used to tell of the Savannah River—too thick (with mines) to sail through and not quite thick enough to march on.—Florida Times-Union. Bulletin Pointers Send Your Laundry to Rogers Domestic Laundry and get one vote for every penny in the Great Library Contest. Telephone 914 A. B. MAINE Sells the Talston Health Shoes Z.othing Better In the Market. 219-225 Central Ave. DR. N. GILBERT GRAY Grad-ate Veterinarian OFFICE Bailey’s Stable, 37! Main St Phone connection DR. C. B. ELDRED DENTIST Central Building hone 341-3 43 Broadway, Tel M. A. BARBER, Machinist and Engineer, t--m Engine Repairs. LEGAL NOTICES Democratic Caucus The Democratic Electors of the City of Norwich are hereby requested ta meet in the Town Hall FRIDAY EVEN- ing, May 14, at 8 o'clock, to nominate city officers for the coming city elec- tion. By order of the DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE. Republican Caucus The Republican Voters of the City of Norwich will meet In _caucus In _the Town Hall MONDAY EVENING, May 17, 1915, at 8 o'clock, to nominate can- didates for city offices. F., H. SMITH, Chairman Republican Town Committes. AT A COURT OF PROBATE HELD at Norwich, within and for the District of Norwich, on the 12th day of May, A. D. 1915, Present—NELSON J. AYLIM Estate of Charles A. Va Jamestown, R. 1., deceased. The Administrator appeared in Court and filed a written application alleging that said estate is now in settlement in said Court and praying for an order to sell certain real estate belonging to sald estate, fully described in said ap- plication. Whereupon, it is Ordered, That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Court Room in the City of Norwich. in sald Distriee, on the iSth day of May. A. D. 1915, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. and that motice of the pendency of ‘said application, and of said hearing thereon, be given by the publication of this order once in some newspaper having a circulation in said District, at least three davs prior to the date of sald hearing, and that re- turn be made to the Court, NELSON J. AYLING, Judge. The above and foregoing is a true copy of record. Attest: ~ FANNIE C. CHURCH, may1sd Clefle e oo R T SRR