Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 21, 1917, Page 9

Rules for Yeung Writers. 1. Write pisiniy on one aidé of the o d number the L Sk < Use pen Short 3 pointed articles will ve Eiven p: Do not use ‘over 2 T Original stories or_letters only wili be veed, - £ Write your mame, &ge and ad- -:-pumy.x the bottom of the story. Aadress a unicgtions to Unele st ¥ i “Whatever you are—Be that! | ‘Whatever you truel H Straightforwardly act, | Be_ honest—in fact, Be Dobody else but you* THE WIDE AWAKE CIRCLE BOYS AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT Center, The Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook. The winners of prize books may call for them at The Bulletin business Sy SO e 10 a. m. on Thurs- LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. et SR o e ook vou to thank you for the D gave me. I have read it through and Fhink 1t a fine one. 1 hape to win an- other one equally good.” Louic Ziegelmayer of Norwich: 1 wieh to thank you for the prize book I | received imst week. It is very imter- esting and I feel well repaid for my work. Mildred Ellis, of Willimantic—I re- ceived my prize book and thank you i i i | Very much for it. I started to read }it Tast might. It is “Uncle Jim's Bible THE HORSE TO HIS MASTER. |Stories I am going to write an- I am a horse; you are a mar T've been vour slave since I began, And though I'm strong enough shake My shackles off and make a break For freedom that would lift the 14, You've noticed that I never did. By day snd night I've worked for you And done the best that I could do; And though I may not always like Your methods, yet I never strike; In heat and cold, in wet and Iry T'm always rea: To do the wi To satisfy my Therefore. my master, if You please, Consider such facts as these: Sav, dont vou think it ought to be Your pleasure to look out for me, It for no other reason than to! 1 My great usefulness to man? Of course, you might be worse, I know You sometimes treat your own kind so, But I'm a Horse, and truer than The man-siave to his master, man. And. furthermore, my nature 'is Much more dependent than is his, And as I trust you, Sir, you should Do all you can to make it good. Nor do I ask a lot, T guess, To be a fairly fair success— Good food, sood shelter, good care, I _think, is just about my share. No other par I ask—no touch T make, but ! Is that too much? W. J. LAMPTON, in New York Times. Chip-Chip-Cherry. (Written Specially for The | ‘Awake Circle.) | un is just peeping his eve o'er) he hills,: Wide- All nature i« waking: the birds run-| ning Is; i Flyin close to my window, a gay little et Is eveing the blossoms, and saving to himself — “Chip, chip, cherry! Old man Jerry Chip, chip, cherry! Old man Jerry. Ko meal is in sight on the old cherry. tree: But the go¥ little fellow, sends this up to me: . “I know they'll be there at some fu- ture’date, Red and ripe cherries, and so I_ will wait.” 4 *Ghip. chip, cherrs! Old man Jerry Chip, chip, cherry! Ol4 man Jerry!” While waiting for cherries, T1l dig me a worm: Or & fat little bright kernel or seed I may see, While hoping for something on the old cherry tree— “Ghip, chip, cherry! Ol4 man Jerry chip, chip, cherry! OM man Jerry i So sing you a song: and laugh when you can And hope on, and keep on, and work like a man; ¥or spring_time and blossoms and fruit will come soon; Dor’t spsid vour time crying: but sing you this tune: “Ghip, chip, cherry! Old man Jerry! Chip, hip, cherry! Old man Jerry!™ “LILLIS. June 12th, 1912 UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE- AWAKES. Never grumble because vour parents want vou to work more and play less. You have to exercise to play as as to work. Exercise in play makes vofit;bodr strong. Exercise in work makes vou a useful boy or girl. A great American writer once said: Evervone's task is his life preserver: «nd this is so true it has been pre- sefved for half a century and wiil be quoted for ages to com There is nothing bad:about work, end there is nothing good absut idle- ness. In work man has found his greatest jov—in idleness his greatest misery Work not only malkes the blood eir- culate and creates an appetite, but it heips you to learn and to win a di- plama in the school and a useful place in‘the world They used to say “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy™: but I tell you all play and no work makes Jack a dunce. Uncle Jed does not kpow how a dilemma came to have two horns, but he sees that it needs them as much as does an ox. You will doubtless find zeal and sbility In your epelling book. Make them yours and represent them and it will make life much mors satisfac- tory to yous Zeal makes one eager to progress and to be useful: and ability has been called “a poor man's wealth:” because it represents his most profitable pos- session. Ability helps man to do all that man bas done—and more! It is knowledge to know how to spell such words: it is higher knowledse to _become what these words express. You may play; but to make in life = place for vourself you will have to work; and work becomes play for men whe iove to excel in all they do. P THE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. 1—Beatrice Abelman of Norwich, Ethel Morton at Rose House. 3—Helen R. Klingon of Colchester, Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures. 3—Jessie L. Brehaut of Huntington, L. 1, Ethel Morton at Chautauqua. 4=Helen Frink of Norwich, Meadow Brdok Giris in the Halls. 5~Edward Canton of Mansfleld Cen- ter, Tom Swift and His Airship. &—Joseph Kul of Mansfield 9 ter, Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat. # - isé A. Kovarovics of Ashford, The Bébhsey Twins in the Country. &=Annie Tomaskovic of Mansfleld |a Iot of sheep.» | comfortable bunzalow. 1 other story later, and see if I can get another book. STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE. AWAKES. Autobiography of a Sheep. I was born in a shagged shed with with black My mother was white, g5, and a black nose. ' bed was on some straw laid on the ground. My mother was with me all the time. Sometimes we would go out Into a green lot which was full of green grass. TWhen it was almost dark at night ‘we were brought home and put into the shed. 1f it rained we would get all wet because it rained through the roof. ‘We were in the Jot where there was grass. Around this lot there was a very poor fence, but nome of - us would go over. Once as we. were in the pasture we saw a funny animal running toward us. All zt once we saw it was a dog. So off we ran with all our might and he did not get us. But as we were running 1 hurt my leg on a sharp stone. When we came hqme, our master put on some kind of medicine hat,made it heal up in a week. We like our master because he is gentle and kind to us. Another time we were out in the pas- ture, when a dog came and tried to kill s, but we ra naway. SOPHIE MUSIAL, Age 13. Mansfield Center. Ie Their Strange Guest. Leo was only six, but he knew what wolves were. He had loved to hear stories read about the wolves of the forest, and other storfes in his book about’ Mr. Wolf and Mrs. Wolf, and there were pictures of Mr.. Wolf in a cap and coat. When, one morning, he heard his father say that Mr. Wolf was com- ing to dinner Leo went away by him- self and sat down to think it over. It seemed strange that one of these ped, ple right out of a story book was coming to see papa and mamma. He began to grow afraid. It seemed as if he could not meet this dreadful Mr. Wolf. When it was time for din- hoe, also. The children ate the radish and let- tuce greater relish for had they not them themselves? Of the soup tasted much better, for wasn't it seasoned with the greens they had raised? My, but they were. d of their mo canned toma- toes for those were the tomatoes they had grown. . It was sturdy and well sunburned children who_ returned to their win- ter home to- tell their friends of their garden. No doubt they will have a larger garden and erop this year than last. HBUBN R. KLINGON, Age 13. Colchester. LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. Making Cake. Dear Uncle Jed: To Julia and Tom nothing seemed more pleasing than making cake. . And so they asked their mother if they couldn't try their luck in cake making. It had been raining out of doors and the children had had little | if any recreaton for the day. To please them their mother said they could try it. The children thought they would like to make a loaf of gingerbread ‘with raisins and citron in it. Tom was a lad of five summers, while Julla, & lassie of ten, quite a difference you see between them. They decided that Julia was to get all the dry ingre- dients, the mustard, ginger, flour, etc. Tom was to get the raisins and citron and cut them up. Julia had the flour, mustard, and ginger sifted, but T had but two raisins cut. ext Jufla put molasses in, and then told Tom to stir the batter, and she would cut the raisins. After she had them all cut she thought she would put butter over them and sprinkie a little flour. She sent Tom after the flour, and a: he was anxious to put the cake into the oven he hurried quickly. He was sent on numerous other errands, but ah! each time never forgetting to put his fingers into the batter to see how it tasted. You would have had to iaugh certainly at the sight of mis- chievous Tom trudging _ hurriedly across the floor licking his fingers. At length the cake was mixed and ready for the oven. Julia, thinking she had everything in put it Into the oven to bake. Soon it was time to take it out again, ands to their sorrow thev found it as flat as a pancake. Julia had forgotten the baking powder. Their mother told them they could not make any more cake until they were older, suzar and flour is a little too expensive to be wastinz. Don't vou agree to this? “An ounce of pluck is worth a ton of Tuck.” HELEN FRINK, Age 13. Norwich. The Good Gray Poet. Dear Uncle Jed Walt Whitman, who was the producer of the most distinctly American literature, was a native of West Hills, Suffolk county. May 31 was his ninety-eighth birth- ‘day anniversary The house in which he was born still standing along- side the main highway to Huntington. It is passed by the cross-island trol- ley road. A stone monument on the highwa and in front of the house, is inscribed to the effect that Whit- man lived within. I pass the house every day and have also seen the stone monument and two or three oak trees called the “Whitman oaks.” They a1 i are beautiful old trees. My Rome Zer and ¢he guest had arived Leo | oL R S ttman houso ot & e 2nd _the oaks. search was begun and at last he was Whitoan died In Capden. N i found hiding in a closet. “Come out, Leo,” said his father.” “What's the matter?" LoTm afr-a-i-d of Mr. Woll wailed 2 Wolf won't hurt you. Come out!” ‘and Leo was gently pulled into the room. “See, here is Mr. Wolf! He's a good man, and ikes little boys. “Is that Mr. Wolf?” asked Leo, in where he resided for manv vears, and his body rests there. in Harleigh cem- etery, within a tomb whose construc- tion he superintended in his lifetime. In his young manhood Whitman re- sided on the South country road. West Babylon, on the propertv now occu- pied by the residence of G. W. Gil- more: and Whitman often fished in the adjoining lake and loafed on its great sur e. banks. While living there he was B s ihat is Mr. Woif. What is|defendant in a suit for assault and ihest to SACtks Shodt AT hattery, the story of which has been told many times. ied down his father' head and whispered in his ear: “Why. I @ian’t_know he had a_people’s face! BEATRICE ABLEMA.., Age 11 Norwieh A Happy Day. but the birds were awake and were softly chirping and calling. Someone e'se was awake, too. Little Lillian had bcen promised a visit to the country: she was to Start this very morning. As soon ag she heard some- one stirring that sounded-like a chirp- | chirp, she sprang out of bed and ran to_the windorw. She felt quite disappointed when she saw it was raining, azd she felt quite bad about it, but soon got over it, for her mother said she could bring some of her little friends up and play with her dolls and toys. She then felt quite happy about it and forgot that she would o to the country if it ‘was pleasant, for she was just wild to go to the country. After thev got through playing her mother invited them to some straw- berry shortcake and some ice cream, and when Lilijan's friends went home they thanked her very much and said it was one of the best times they had this week. DORA SECHTER, Age 11. Norwich. Australia is a pleasant land, Although the scenery is not grand. The animals there are very funmy, | Ranging from a duck-mole to a bunny. This i the land of many sheep; Millions of cattle too they keep. The boomerang the natives throw, | To kill the cockatoos that crow. i Within the kangaroo's funny pouch— In time of danger the little ones crouch, To Australia, England eent her con- victs bod, Until a miner discovered gold. Then over the seas the settlers came To seek for fortume.and for fame, The rivers there are very small, Because ther= is so little rainfail. | But on the long and grassy plains, Are ferti &pots for raieing gralns; Australia’s now a flourishing land, Although some parts are desert sand. CHARUKS B. DYSR. Norwich. Edn: and Denald's Garden, Edna and_ Donald are seven-year- cld twins. They are the most indust- rious and busy children that I know. Every summer the twins' parents go to the seaside where they have a Last summer Edna and Donald were | a great heip to their mother. In batk of the cot:age ther= is a strip of land which was not used for anything in particular and therefore Mr. and Mrs. Greene thought it a good idea to have the children raise some vegetables on this plot to occupy their time when they were neither fishing or plaving. The children agreed readily for they thought it a great homor to raise veg- etables. Oh, how proud Donald was in his new overalls and of his hoe and rake; especially when somebody saw him when he was hoeing his sister’s and his_tomatoes, greens, and radishes. But Edna felt just as proud as her brother in her checked apron and sun- bonnet, and also of her new watering can which was used in case of a rainiess wesic You must mot think We sat at dinner, not long ago. wifh a gentleman now famous in the print- ing trade who as a_voung man set type in the same allay with Walt Whitman in a newspaper office In Camden. Whitman set with his own hands the pages of his book. Leaves of Grass. He loved a printing office and loved to set type: and it whiled away time for him because he was and tell you about my home garden. planted some corn a while ago and ‘some and beans. I didn’t think they would come up but was very much surprised when my mother was raking around her dahlias to find them all up. S I ioosened the dirt around them and took the weeds out and hope they will grow all right. PAULINE BURTON, Age 3. Norwich. A Good Recipe for Fudge. Dear Uncle Jed: I am sending in a very good recipe for fudge. 1 have made it many, many times and have had splendid luck. Measure two cups of granulated su- gar, one-half cup of milk, four table- spoons of cocoa and mix together: then let it bol five minutes. Take it off and add one teaspoon of vanilla and beat until it is creamy: then pour into a buttered pan and set in a coo! place. Just before it sets, cut into squares. T think all the Wide-Awakes wiil enjoy it if they follow the directions. MARY L. O. CASEY, Age 13. Norwich. The Teacher's May Basket. Dear Uncle Jed: T thought 1 would tell you about hanging a May basket to our teacher on May 2d. Sixteen of us came and thev all gathered at our house and played till time to go. So we put ali the candies in the basket and went to Miss Bliss’ house and hung it. We all ran to hide, two by two. At once a boy got caught. and he told two of us where we should go. Then teacher came running after us. When we were all caught but two We went into her house. Our teacher gave us the candles and she said that the basket was nice and the candies and flowers. We came home at 10 o’clock. HANS J. STEINMEYER, Age 9. Bagleville. The Old Horse. Dear Uncle Jed: On my way to Sun- day school two weeks ago 1 saw an old sturdy horse standing in the road. The horse looked as if he was ill, and there were a number of men standing around it, and when we came out of church we found that they had killed him. He locked so old and ill that T am sure he was better off. ARLENE WBATHERHEAD, Age 10. Willimantic. Silver Medal Contest. Dear T'ncle Jed: I thought you would be interested in hearing about the sil- ver medai contest held in Warrenville under the auspices of the W. C. T. U. on_the evening of May 24th. There were three pupils from our school (Ashford town) to take part in this contest. It is three miles from our village to Warrenville, 50 a kind gentleman in the village took his span of black horses. hitched them to a lumber wagon, covered ths bottom with straw and invited twelve of us to g0 down with him. This is what we call a straw ride. We reached Warrenvilie at § o'clock. We had very much fun unloading. We entered a hall which was filled with people. The children who took part were seated upon the platform. When the contestants were through speaking there were three judges who selected PRESENCE OF MIND IN AN EMERGENCY Edmond. Graham of Boston, Mass., a lad of sixteen years of age was visit- ing his cousins, Bertram and Lester Arnold, in the early spring of 1915, at Bayberry, N. H. Lester was somewhat lame because he had a serious - fall when very young, and was obliged oft- entimes to favor his lez so he could not join in all the lad's strenuous un- dertakings: but___enjoyed -watching them, and they did have fine times to- gether. The succession of warm davs caused the ice along the shore of the bay to crack and break up, and the boy: spent several hours each day in play- ing on the ice using long poles to sway the blocks from side to side. One day a fire was made on the bank 4nd Lester remained to tend the fire and to prepare the picnic lunch, while Edmond and Bertwm played on the ice. Suddenly the ice snapped and broke off from the shore and they were swept out into the current and floated slowly down stream. The boy considered this a pleasant colncidence and laughed heartily as they were borne along. Tester stood aghast gazing out upon the waters, then, as a thought came to him, he turned and rushed madly along the shore, forgetting that run- | ning_ was a forbidden sport. He kept the ice raft in sight until he swerved off towards the village to. Squire Kempton's residence. It did not take 1 ong to pursuade that centleman to take ropes, blankets and any thing needful to pursue the boys in his automobile, and his tele- phone fairly buzzed before they start- ea_with messages to_parents, divers, sailors and doctors. They halted on a bridge many miles down stream. a mile or so this side of the harbor which led into the ocean and where fhe, current wsa so strong that the bovs would be likely to ke dashed against the abut- ments and be killed or drowned. In the meantime the cake of ice floated ‘faster and faster as the cur- rent grew stronger and stronger for a brisk breeze was blowing, Bertram and Edmond, now fully aware of their danger, were filllng the air with their shrieks as they passed under the first bridge unharmed. People followed the cries and gathered on the bridge, but could do nothing to rescue them, so the boys bounded on, up and down the large waves, cxpecting any _moment that a_monster one would sweep them from their refuge. Their screams could now be scarcely heard on account of the wailing and whistling of the wind and the roaring of the waves. The lookers-on -were struck numb with horror and no one had the presence of mind to realize what might be done. As the bovs recognized the bridge which they were aporoaching their cries ceaseéd and braced seives to meet their doom. By the bridge was a steam launch ey ol Al oot IS Skl SR o LAl A, L b ol . L 0 and on the deck walked men dressed in divers' suits, looking through fleld glasses. Teaning over the railings on both sides werg several saflors with Topes in their hands while near them was an automobile in which sat a white, ghostly-faced boy, and an elder- Iy gentleman, who was calling out in a loud, sharp’ voice. “Watch sharp, fellows! Lasso them! Never mind if you throw them into the water, the divers will then see to them. Go_on! It is their only chance.” Silence prevailed except for _the noise of the wind and waves. Eyes were strained as they gazed on the wild and maddening water. The boys had cemsed to use the poles and their ends eaught In the bridge and swerved the ice between the plles underneath, just escaping the ropes which wers thrown fo catch them as they passed. The crash caused the boys to _ be thrown into, and to sink to the bot- tom of the black, greenish water. Not a voice was heard. All held their breadth as the divers dived end sank from sight. The water whirled around as the divers appeared on the surface; thev grasped the ropes and tied them about the shoulders of the bovs and they were drawn up on the bridge where physicians wrapped them in blankets and they Were taken in an unconscious state to the nearest house where the untiring efforts of the doctors in time restored them, but in a weak condition. Hot, quieting cordlals were given them and they slept for hours, awak- ing bright and talkative, but they were only permitted to see 'their parents that day, and were not taken home for a week, The parents felt that they could nev= er_express their thanke to Squire Knowlton for his timely ald, but he sald the rescue of your bovs is due to Lester's presence of mind, his ability to see and suggesting wbat could be done and his aptness in acting at once. Of course, I put my telephone to use and knew just where to send for help and my pocket-book enabled me to procure it, and just what was re- Qquired. M. and Mrs. Graham remained for two weeks and all endeavored to make the days as pleasant as possible for Lester, who by the doctor’s orders, must remain in his room for several months. The feeling that he was not useless, aven if he was lame, helped him to “bear his shut-in- life cheer- fully, and to plan what he would do when he was about again. Control over self caused Lester in time of emergency to throw aside all thoughts of his feelings, lameness, and fright, and to think of what could be done and to do it, then wait for results. ATl bovs and girls would do well to fol- Jow his example and exercise presence St in o of veril sod_donupe Friends, by Vivian J. Miner of Yantic. left the room to decide which one should receive the medal. One of the puplie from our school won_the prize, and each of the other speakers was presented with a picture. After the entertalnment ice cream was served. ‘\‘4:; returned home late at night, very tired. LOUISE A. KOVAROVICS, Age 12. Ashfora. A Snowstorm. Dear Uncie Jed: Arlsing one cold and frosty morning, 1 jumped up and gpened the window. Instantly a raw gust of air struck me. I was greeted by a loud cawing, made by a large flock of crows, who were lazily flying southward. Occasionally a dog barked and a rooster crowed. This I think all indicated that a storm was coming. ‘Hastily closing the window, 1 dress- ed quickly, as the moist air had made me uncomfortable. Darker and darker grew the day, the wind shifted north- east, with increased velocity. Soon ithe snowflakes started, a few at first, but_soon they came in dense numbers as if they meant business. It certainiy was a typical New Eng- 1ana Dlizsard. Huge drifts were piled in this and in that direction, ani as far as the eve could reach, over hill and dale. lay a daszling whiteness. MICHAEL MARKOFF, Age 14. Norwich. He Has a Garden. Dear Uncle Jed: 1 am going to have a garden, and the things I am going to raise T am going to bring to the school fair. T am going ‘to raise radishes, cucum- Hers, popcorn, beets and carrots, and the things are up aiready and growing nicely. In our school we have 21 hovs and 17 _girls, which makes 33 scholars. I live near my schooi so 1 go home for dinner. Tam in the second grade. My teach- er's name is Miss Frances M. Bliss. I like her very much. JOHN WRANA, Age T. Eagleville. Ameli Garden. Dear Uncle Jed: 1 am going to have a_flower garden. It is going to be about ten feet sqyare. I am going to have pinks, carnations, zinnias, dahlias, mignonette and asters. My garden was plowed May 5th. T planted in my garden. 1 am going to take good care of my flowers. I am goine to bring them to the school in September. o AMBLIA LANGER, Age 10. Eagleville. Myron’s Chickens. Dear Uncle Jeg: 1 _thought I woull write to you and teil you about my chickens. We have 22 hens and 29 little ones. I'm going to have some chickens and a garden, too. Fm going to raise lots of things. I'm going to raise onions, radishes, cucumbers. beets, cabbages, tomatoes, sweetcorn and_potatoes. My mother gave me 17 of the little chickens. I'm going to help take care of my mother’s chickens, too. My sister is going to have some chickens, too. - MYRON BOALISCH, Age 7. Hanks Hill. Her Garden. Dear Uncle Jed: T am going to have a_flower garden. It is going to be about ten feet square. ‘1 am going to have pansies, African marigolds, asters, snapdragon, carnations and petunias. My garden was plowed on Aprir19th. I am going to plant my seeds next weels Saturday. I have my seeds all ready to plant. I am zoing to bring my flowers to the school fair in September. ANNTE TOMASKOVIC, Age 10. Mansfieid Center. Joseph's Garden and Water Whe Dear Uncle Jed: I belong to a gar- den club. The garden is ten feet square. The seed cost me twenty cents. 1 planted the seed as soon as 1 got It. There were ten rows in all. The onions, beets, carrots, swiss chard, spinach, parsnips, beans, lettuce, and radishes have come up. The turnips have not come up because I have not planted them yet. One day this spring when the water was warm I thought of making a dam. I found a place in my brook that was about fifteen feet wide. 1 made a wall about three fest high. Then I stuffed all the holes 1 could see with ieaves from the northern side, €0 the water would push the leaves in instead of pushing them out. In one place 1 made a lock so that I could let the water down some when I want to. The water is about three feet deep. Later I thought I could have a water wheel. So I made a water wheel that is about oné foot in diameter. 1 made 2 sort of lock through which the water ®oes to the water wheel. Afterward I made a six-inch pulley and put it on the axie of the water wheel. 1 had an oM circular saw six inches in diameter. I fixed it on a spool and put it on an axle. I used a string for 2 beit. I have much fun playing with it JOSBEFH KULAGA. Mansfield Center. Lena Had Her Wish, Dear.Uncle Jed: One day as 1 was doing my work in the house 1 was wishing something. It was just like asking and receiving. I will tell you what [ was wishing. As I was going home from school with one of my friends she told me of her being in the canning club. So this is what 1 was wishing: 1 was wishing to be in the canning club. ‘When 1 got home I asked my mother if I could be in the club. My mother agreed. but when my father got home he said “No; she hes no time to can this summer.” So I told the teacher with a sorrowful heart that I could not be in the can- ning club, or any other ciub. One dav Mr. Ackerman (who is the agricultural supervisor) came and asked the children to whith club they jeat anvthing she jumps up and sits ardenefs, Attention! You will have to watch your gardens to prevent blight and bugs, especially ti The government recommends that deaux Mixture and Lead Arsenite. both, alse a concentrated mixture put bottles for your conveniecne at 35 ¢ We | 1t DRUGS NORWICH, CONN Agents for Page & Shaw's and Park & Tilford's would belong, so my hands stayed right in my lap. The next time he came he gave each one of us a list of prizes we could get if we were not lazy. I brought this home and 1 begged so much that my mother asked me which club 1 would like to be in, 60, of course, I answered her just what I wished: The canuing club. She sald T could be in the canning club, and the sewing ciub also. LENA SCHWAITBERG. Mansfield. Mildred's Pony. Dear Uncle Jed: One morning grand- pa asked mother if she wouldn't like to go with him to Rockville, She said she would. He did not teil her why he was going, but it was to get a pony They started at 9 o'clock in the morning and got back about 6 o'clock in_the afternoon. When they reached Rockville they found the man grandpa wanted to see and the first thing he said was: “Did you come to see the pony This puzzled mother, for she had not heard anything about any pony. They got the pony and had their lunch and stayed a iittie while in Rock- ville to do some shopping. Then they started home. miles and as a pony cannot be ex- pected to travel as fast as a horse, it took some time to make the trip. Grandpa and mother took turns walk- ing up the long hills so the pony would not have such a heavy load to carry. When they reached home they left the pony at the barn and walked up t6 the house. It was rather of a sur- prise to me because 1 did not know about the pony. When we got him he had already been named Prince, so we did not have to name him. I have many good times with him. MILDRED H. KNOWLTON. Mansfield Center. It was 15 Her ‘Dog Tricks. Dear Uncle Jed: 1 am going to tell you about my dog Tricks. We named her Tricks because she is full of them. One of her cls is this: When we ©n her hind legs with her front paws up, begging for what we have. When we give it to her she wags her tail as if she was pleased. When we are in bed mornings shé comes in and rests herself. Some- times in the night she sleeps in my bed. One thinZ about my dog is this, she is always kissing me. When my father hits me she barks at him, and when he hits my dog 1 cry and take her away. Some time 1 will show vou my dogt BESSIE BRUCKNER. Norwich, Edward’s Garden. Dear Uncle Jed: Monday morning when I got up, I filied the woodbox. This I do every morning. Then 1 chopped some kindling wood, and worked in my garden. About 8.30 1 went to school. When I got home, I immediately visited the pantry. There I found some cake and ate some of it. Tuesday 1 planted some seed in my sarden, and discovered that my beeis and beans were up. In my garden I have four rows of onfons, twenty-five feet long, five rows of beans, twelve feet long. I have some pansy plants, and sweet alyssum up about one-half inch. 1 have one ten-foot row of beets. carrots, onions, onion sets, radishes, Swiss chard, let- tuce, parsnips, 50 lettuce plants, 20 endive and twenty plain lettuce plants. My onion sets are about five inches high. My father has about three-quarters of an acre of flint corn planted. It is coming up fast now. FHis potatoes are up about four inches. We have about one-quarter of an acre of beans. Last Saturday father and I set some traps in the field where he has his corn and potatoes. They have been sprung several times, but we haven't gotten any thing, vet. We put rags, soaked with gasoiine down Mr. Wood. chuck’s hole. 1 guess that finished him. We found four holes, and stop- ped them up. Yesterday 1 rode around Knowlton's lake. It is a five-mile ride. It took TOMMY TIDD. What Tommy Tidd savs: H 1f you are a vertebrate, Walk straight, Talk straight, And fight straight! Never whine about your fate, Anywhere and everywhere Just be on‘the square. Give the other man a chance; Hel~ him on while you advance, If you_are a vertearate, Just live straight! Our Groceryman Baltic. THE WINNERS Omitted —Ban Dey T, | | i | Lillian K me just forty-five minutes to accom- plish it. Bevond Mr. Wrisht's farr Har there is a place where the road is ¢ lower than the inke. The mud there was one foot deep. When I got home [ ¢ 1‘had to give my bicyels a bath. I | Richerd ‘8 travelied three wmiles in ten m | r a, T 1 in one stretch of good - on the old Boston turnpi ing 1o ride over to Storrs college to- | Door ¢ morrow morning. EDMUND CANTON, - SAVE SUGAR IN Mansfield Cerrter. Simple A of Graduate This Uncle Jed write you noon the pupils whe decided to have a meetinz There was another join a club besides m teacher and the other decided to have this irl join and myself come with cause we were in the asric Bo we are going to ha different subjects. My subje how to make apple Pic After we have our %oing to play games and ents. 1 think we will time, This club half past three until haif three days later. A ti eame up so Lena Schwartz Nellie, Sophie. Musial and m fiome ‘with the teacher until the showa | er was over. Then the teachey went | home with the three Musia! childrer Large hail stones came dqwn T am going to graduate this from grammar school. We have only eleven days more of schoo! The girls are to he dr The graduation exercises are zoi To Dear would Month. thought This 5 | |3 1 members | |y who did t ] talk tal eld from | past _four © shower meeting was c ohra sed in white to be on June twent : e T am going to graduate from the = Wormwood Hill fchool. The graduates Texas Waterme from Mansfield are going to mect at| Asa food and Storrs and are xoing to speak picces. [ralse 8,000,000, BLSIE F, M:DANIELS, Age 15, |which Mansfield Center. Fra 1. > potatoes Bor- THE LEE & 0SGOOD Co. It helps one to keep in good condition to have a daily ration of Grape-Nuts FOOD The entire nutriment of wheat and barley, and the mineral salts of the grain, all combine to make a delicious food, easy to digest, and a wonderful upbuilder of body, brain and nerves. “There’s a Reason”