Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 7, 1918, Page 9

He wasn't, well, a "2 fancy kind o' dog— pot Jim Buf, @b, 1 nnrr couldn't seem ter heip lmhfl:omd derstand. H ter un n ."nb i3 nose against my hand an' lrhk an’ Pll) when 1 was gay! in the Mountains.” Froemels, of jtic- I re- selved the th@ Drise ook enkth P Moutaine,” T have read it very, very much for Byron Young, of Bwuu—l thank me. T have read it through and find it very you for the prize book you sent interesting. STORIES WRITTEN ' BY WIBE- AVIA!EO Types of Amuhm Nw’Uled. and tl you ve much for it. It is interest- r&' very in! -3 e - 5 R H Ienkyedltmhneh. lt.hnkm t\ufl was a bowl and it was i J It 'was.a very. nmt d-sxnl as the Jap- ‘America here. Py hil ought this. bowl, a8 it very plasln‘ It soon was in'a home ;} careless 'gio Soon this lady went again to see m; else she could ‘buy’ from these she saw a very pretty design- ed 8poon which she said; “It will match the bowl” so she bought the spoon. When she brought it home it match- ed. the bow! fi 1 52w the spoon it was mww for it knew the Soon- they were happy together, but. fearing the bewl would be broken they A ‘soldier's dog don’t have much time o vhlne Lika little a-howiin at th' moon. A soldier’s doc s bound tor learn, right soon, That war is war, an’ what a steady line of men in khaki means. (What, dogs don’t know? Tou h-( they do! Jim-dog, he had ter Along u:' trenghes oftentimes at night; He seemed ter sense it when there was a fight Asprewin’. Oh, I guess he knew, all right!) H I was a soldier, an’ Jim-dog was mine, Ah, what's the use? ‘There never was another dog like him, Why, on th’ march I'd pause an’ call Jim!"” be there, his head tipped on one side, ~Jookin’ up at me with love an’ pride, iis tafl a-waggin' an’ his cars raised high. I wonder why my Jim-dog had ter die? was a friend ter folks; he didn't Dite; Ho mever smapped at no one in th' night; He fidn't hate game! a soul: an' he was a spark o' light. a dartin’ ark, a sneaky bit o' lead, . dead! say fer him, ‘Cause dogs is dogs, an' haven't’ any ¥y there aint mo heaven-land without my right; But let me tell yer this; Jim very shinin' streets would seem less brigh ™ ght! An' sofiehow I'm a-thinkin' that if he L‘ould;;me at that last stirrin bugle 1 ip ta th' gates o' gold aside o' me, Where God stands smilin’ welcome to s all An' 1 gmid. “Father, here's my dog . here's Jitn,” They'a find some corner, touched with love fer him! Ergkret E. Sangster, Jr,, in thbe ritian Herald Hunting A brogm ow] called across the lake! He made its olfin echoes wake— Hu-hu! Hu-hu! Hu-hu! The Rittering birch leaves laced the moon-— Far far away there laughed a loon. Down by the rock my little boat Shope in its curyen emerald coat. The Brown Owl called again—Hu-hu! Its’ wildness pierced me through and through— T would have sone a;hunting too! But shrilly, in my shattéred dream, {heard a back-clawed rabbit scream! Brown Owl, 1 nun. no more with you! Dorothy Leonard. UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE. AWAKES We ars all giad the backbone of win- tor is'yroken. We have had cold weather snough and snow and ice enough, and skating 4nd sliding enough, and we are reafly to spin top, play marbles and wheel-away, and to hear the birds sing. The willows are yellowing and the § are remewing their wood and the -awake boys will be making whisties. and alder pop-guns; and the girls wil] playing hop- scotch and dther-out ¢f door games. March is the mpnth/of high winds— the earth-dr¥ing month. The sun mells and the frost ‘with its rays-and warm rains and the winds, gather up the moisture and prepare 'the ground for_tillage. . Most peopie do not realize how or- derly natgre works aleng linea of Préparation: and the plants are ad- justed to the heat and those which re- auire plenty bf molsture and least heat ke the violets and the dandelions, the wped ansmone and the arbutus come firet, 2nd b7 the time the plants are ready the suu calls the insects which yisit them 2nd they revive and begin life over again And the butterflies have slept lml fasted from October until Aprii and are fiying in the sunshine so early that the children haven't left off their mittens. And the air is full of promise and we are full of resolution to help Uncle $am Jn the gardens just as soon as we ean. THE WHINERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. 1—Renald Curvan of Cldnlerburf- Halitop Beys un iost Isk 2—Fay Evans of Plainfleld—A* Thrift E‘b h‘m tor Old le “W thy of Hamp- lnukiu Camp. f.f"‘ The types of dproplanes now in uge are the scouting mgohines, ths bpmb- ing planes, the ilory planes, and the battle planes, The seouting mld.llq?l a capable of lm r'El'uy quantities of mu for photographing the enemy, a Wire- less set for making rts ‘and ma- chine guns for attack and defense. The spread of the biplane ic forty-three feet and the motors have from efzhty to_onme hundred and fifty horse pewer. The bombing planes are powerful and heavy and travel slowly, They usually fly at night; and aecom- panied by smailer and swifter ma. chines which protect them. The mo- tors produce 'two hundred horse pow- er. The bombing planes carry many bombs, b One interesting fact about the bombing 'plane is that it can't land until ‘all the bombs are gone; other- wise the shock wonld explode the re- maining bombs and, destroy the ma- chine itself. The artillery plgnes fly over the b emy and watch ’where the shells, which comes from ths aviator's own army strike. These planes must be light and stable go the fifer can hover over any place “he wishes to watek. The wings have a spread of thirty feet and the engines are of a powerful rotary type. The battle planes are light and mus: be able to, climb quickly for in o bat tle the safest place is vp high. MARGARET HEIBEL, Age 13. Taftville, Thrift Stamps. A thrift stamp is a stamp issued by the U, S. government which ' costs twenty-five cents, to bo sused in pay- ment for war Slvhlg! stamps. They may be bought at post offices, and banks. They are slightly larger than fa two cent postage stamp and are green in color. A thrift card js given on which the stamps should be placed in tl six- téen spaces for as many stamps. When the card has been filled it may be exchanged for a five dollar war say- ing stamp. Thrift stamps do not hear interest, but are issued so that we van save in small amounts. so that we may then purchase war saving stamps, does not bhear interest. T hope all of the Wide-Awakes have a card and are working hard to il as every man, womar and thild in lh" United States should buy \ thrift stamps. 1 earned money last summer pick ing berties with which I have purchas- ed five thrifl stamps and T em in hopes to have my eard filled soomy CORINNE BURGESS. Lebanon. From City to Farm. When T lived in New York, and 1 still remember those days, as they are not far away, I would play all games that children’ play and sing all songs that didn’t mean wrong. 1 thought T was happy, but now to my surprise a change on the farm malkes all the difference to one. Here 1 have a pet Jamb called Mary. and a pet puppy called Prince. Weil, Mary and Prince didn’t quit agree. So I have reason to beliéve thai when they grow up they will turn a different way. Now Mary runs strait from the barn to the house, and Prince, beins jealous of the poor little lamb, gives a bark at her to Scare her.away. Bue little Mary being used to him, gives him a kick, meaning, “get QuE. of my way, You horrible thing.” This is enough to make any one willing to stay on a farm and be happy every day. YETTA PASTER, Age 13, Baltic. i Washington Day Exercises. On Friday, February 23, we had pa- triotic exercises in our echool. Our Toom was recorated with American flags and red, white and blue ribbon. We had nregronynes printed and these '{‘e;a ziven to the visitors and to the childre The mrms-s started wh a salute to the flag and the singing of The Star Spangled Banner by the class, After that the Life of Lincoin was recited, also his chapacted and differ- ent men's tributes. Aunt Sally, Lin- eoln's Prayer, and Two Great Men were also recited. One of the boys =ave a violin sole while another sang. The Histery of the Flag was also recited. 'The Life or Washington and alsé differert men's tributes were recited. One girl ra'pelutl the poem, “The Battle of Trenton,” anether, “Fhe Flaz That Betsy Mu!«r and ore hoy told us why we were fighting. 'fl\e exerciges ended with the singing “Mount Vernon Bel's” Ly the class. JOHN FOX Age 12 | Norwich. Twe Jolly Pals. -pochl ‘cameras which | were not comforiable. 2 ulelam child. So the spoen Was 4 it sald: not shine so it did net shine ed very swn it was Lhrown away with the bow!; But even thowgh ons was dull 2né the other broken, they were again bappy s :tm—r % nl‘( LAMBERT, Age 11. Oceum. A Chest of Old Toys. “It’s raining hard oo wet to Z0 out, so you-had bm.:al:-fl clean out that old: toy. chest” sald my mother, and running upstairs, I puiled out the old chest . into the center of the room and started to look at the contents. Theré was a Noah's Ark of animals, of ‘all descriptions. Some. costly, oth- ers cheap, but when broken they were all consigned to the loy chest. A lon: without any-eyes, a giraffc minns a hedd, a tiger with a broken paw, 3 zebra with 2 broken les, and many’ others. A doil's house was ‘attractive from the ruins. The roof had caved in and the curtains ‘were off the windows. Some of the furniturs was in splin- ters and the wall paper cracked from the walls. A ‘teddy hear - with an amnutated leg and a broken arm were added to a large pile on the floor. The Ferris wheel ran no more and wag without many of its passengers o the bottom of the track. A doll's bed with a broken side ond o curtainless canopy was added next. A battered, blue eyed yellow haired doll, who. when first purchased was supposed to speak was unearthed. Its hair ut in some places; pieces of china ‘were removed from one cheek and there was a large crack on the other. The last occupant was 3 clown, and when he was added to the pile jt was Bnistred. MeVEIGH. CATHERINE Norwich. Age 9. A Wonderful Lady. Little Dorothy Dil ‘was’ very poor and her father moved from place to place, and sometimes he ‘printed little tracts 40 do good. Buf he-Jeft-his chil- dren go_hungry. Affer.a while she Went and. Tived with her grandmother and stayed there, and then she became a school teacher. She tried fo make herself look like a’ woman. She made her dresses longer. /Then she left téaching there and had a school in her grandmother’s house, and she'got quite a lot of money teaching there. Then she went around and sow the poor lit- tle children. So she left teaching there and had ambther echool in the barn for the poor children. Then she went to see the insane people and she saw how they had to stay in the cold, and she went to the manager and told him how they had to stay in the cold; but they would not put up ‘a stove. Then she went to court and’ told the judge how they had te stay in the cold and he said that they, ought to-have a stove. After that the Civil war broke out and she went to the hospitals and be- came a nuree and she stayed there till the war ended, and .then she spent all the rest>of her life for the insane people. i FREDERICK ZAVATTONT, Age 10. Norwich. A War-Stricken Home in France. From the light that streamed forth from the broad window could be dimly perceived wall of flowered design. Sml—ll in size, the room is plainly fur- nished.. A trellis in full bloom extends over: a large part of the window. A small, quaint, two-legged table stands near the window. On it is a sewing basket: well laden with such articles One day the bowl was brokes by is ene of as she it isn't | dearest possessions, her four stalwart sons, 1 , her wo [ wort] use along. ¥ GARAT R HYMAN, Age 14, Norwich, A Trip Up the River. The river is now flowing fast ue there is much water in it. I ean it from my window. I like it/so vuu I could look at it all day, but T have watch it because I Mave to -| * March is the most dangerous month |ot the vear because the changini seasons:and sudden changes in weather _mndwons are -more than a good systems can stand. Too often it h true that the sick ‘“last only until spring.” At this time also grip and pheu- monia endanger many lives. These g | Because it Iw udmung:rhmud(hn 7‘"‘ ] Ts free from -)mbl.‘fla}fi‘ b cotics and Sohns x.a.;'.:m doctor's ‘wholesome. T witl be siad when spring cowes 86 I can go up thel river with my. and mother to watch the beats go by, Then we will take a ride up the river and come back. We will have a jolly time. HULDA SCHLEICH, Age 10. Baltie. Gossip—and a Yeast Cake. “Hey, Josh, gimme a ’east cake 'n’ (3 plng Q' terbacey, will ye? My ole wo- man’s goin' to an’ she sent me over to get her a 'esst cake 'n’ come back as quick as ever I cogld.” The speaker was Si Hicks, quite a prominent figure in “Watkin's Cross- ing” who haq just entered the com- bination store and post office, a fa- vorite meeting place for the men of said village. Outside the building was. the sign: JOSH MIDDLETON POST OFFICE & - CHOICE GROCERIES. . in glaring colors, invited the passerby to stop and lay in a stock of nesded supplies. “I reckan ye'll hev to wait 'till T get through with Rube; first come, first served, ye know;” replied Josh, leis- urely measuring out a pound of sugar, and"tying it up with great care, while §i leaned resignedly asainet the coun- er. Gathered around the airtight stove were the usual evening group of far- mers, discussing town gossip and the affairs of the nations. The air was thick with tobacco smoke, and the delicate perfume _of kerosene oll and dried fish pervaded the place, but it was unnoticed by the group of old eronies, who were in that veaceful frame of mind which follows a_hard day’s work’'and a hearty sup- per. “Ain’t you. goin’ to join the happy circle, Si?" drawled Hiram Stebbins, o sandy-haired, sharp-nosed individual who was_first very zood opinion of himself. Si, nothing loath to drop onto. an empty cracker box, in spite of his wife's admoni to return quickly, replied that ‘aps he would, f'r a few minutes or ‘so, seein’ he hadn't nuthin’ clse to do. “It's powerful cold tonight, ain't it, Sit” remarked Hiram, with an alr of starting out the conversation. “Yep. I shouldn’t be ’sprized there was gein’ to be a frost.” “There wag a frost down Howard's Valley way las' night. I know. 'cause Ezra Judking' wifo was a talkin® to mine over the ’'phone tais mornin' and she told her that it killed all her flo ers, ‘i’ vezetables, includin’ them prize tomatoes she was a-savin' up for the Brooklyn Fair,” returned Hiram. “Speakin’ of Brooklyn Fair, it broke in Rube Wickham, who by this time haq finished his transaction, “yer ought to see the steers I got to show | off. They're beauties! Best steers on the country side. You see if I don't pull a blue ribbon on 'em.” % should’n wonder if ye did,” said Hiram, “ve had a pretty Zood showin’ last year, Rube. You'd hev won, too, if it hadn't been for them extra ordi- nary ones of Ben Holmes’ He din't goin’ to be there this year, seein’ as he's moved away from these parts, so you'll stand a purty fair chance of nin’.” plimenting of his Gearly beloved stez Any man who praised his steers Rube's friend for life. Before he had a chance to answer, Josh’' broke in wit] 5 have yer read in the Norw: Bulletin about the new fangled notien of a professor to Storrs, who piays a phonograph ter his cows to make ‘em give more milk?” “No! But that is an idea,” chuckied 8i, “I'm goin’ to get me a phonograph to play to my hens and make 'em lay One day last week wnile rounding the corner ef Main street, I narrowly cscaped collision with a panting boy and his sled which he was drawing be- hind at a head-long mL By his side lyundm‘;ndwm soon lm b’ ® turn in the road. lnuudm,lurlh-dmulclfev department Upon returning to the hill waieh led to my home the first object of my aye- t was the very lad wio had been mmw.; 1N GEBMANY, ;13 ‘Claude Hobinze,| of Nor=ich et selectman and had a|d: ube swelled with pride at the com- “THE LAWYER FOR THE DEF 2d Prize, 0.75. ENCE,” by Wllter Hussey of Baltic, more eggs!” At ' this juncture Si's youngest daushter appeared with the message that “ma was mad as hops 'cause pa didn’t come hack with the yeast,” and the further musical possibilities of the phonograph in. eonnection with farm life_was brought td an untimely end. MARGARET E. NOSEWORTHY. Hampton. LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. A Patriotic Social. Dear Uncle Jed: I thought the Wide- Awakes would like to hear about the patriotic' social I'attended last Wed- nesday evening, Feb. 20. It was well attended, One of the local physicians who has been in gov- while at Washington, Camps Meade and Greene in the south. He visited Mount Vernon and Alexan- ria. of paper. On these slips were answers 10 questiops, asked about Washington. other &peeches, of War Message of April 2, 1917. were served. All had a good time. A collection was taken, the procceds of which was to be used to help in- all cots in the Norwich Y. M. C. A, or the use of soldiers and sailors EDITH TIFT, Age 13. | Glasgo. -0 i Patriptic. { Dear Unele Jed: Just a few ifine. |~ Thig ig thé time of war and all our U)O).' ars soldiers and sailors. Some ! their lives for their country, i make America free. In every war we have fought we {won, and we hope to win this war, too. | The government has asked all the |echool chiidren to save their pennies j for thrifi stamps, and most all of them are doing it. I have earned a thrift stamp, too. { the money for thrift stamps. H ermse: | bt time of war. 1AM SECHTER, Age 12. Nozwioh. | | A Trip to Lake Pearl. took us for a trolley ride. many fine gardens. The Dean-academy pupils had pota- toes growing on their front lawn. ‘when n cream and the Helen Keller estat to-the Jordan Marsh tion house for the employes. were quite a few there. that time. They only left a few off at a time. GENEVIEVE EVANS. Plainfield. Saving Postage Stamps. Dear Uncle Jed: :hea tham to the government. ve fi - Y P. CHAPPM Age T. Chestnut Hill. ot s Relping ta Win. tell the Wide-Awakes soldiers. A man came to ask raise pigs. and girls to raise pigs. feed them on. the waste and of tha nrdu\, and a little meal, and it is e T ed to. o~ money when we sell our plgs we can pay it back. They wfl}, uslum)inummn to 1 vfi e-Awakes will be in- & )fl-euuo it is he pb% to win, the’ - u. MAY F. BVANS, “Age 12, Plainfielde 5 ernment service told of his éxperiences D. C., and at Each person was given sevéral slips paper One lady There were 1 recited a selection from Wilson's There were a féew poems recited and after the- entertainment refreshments lines to let you know that we are all feeling of them are way off'in France, siving just to The chiidren are all gladly giving In our school on Mondays we talk {about patriotic things and have ex- I hope everybody will do their | Dear Uncle Jed: One day last sum- imer mother and I went to Woonsocket {for a few days. and one day my uncle We went to Plainyille and Frapklin and saw Then we sew another garden that was piped off so 3t could be spriniled ecessary. We came back from Franklin and got off at Lake Pearl, where we had a sall around the lake and had jice d cake. Going through Wrentham we saw that she sold 0. for a vaea- There The nurses employed at the store were there at Our schoel Is sav- ing old postage stamps from old let- ters. . My sister and I have found 150 and have quite a lot more to give vet. We gave them to the teacher, who gives them te the Red Cross, and it it wants us to do this bmw it wants to use the dye for more stamps. 'We took them from our atum. The ent will give the Croas for them. money I hnp w fle ‘Wide-Awakes will Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would about a club we were asked to join. It 2 to help the us to soidiers need fat to keep them warm, and we need lots of pork. It would be easy fer the beys They could of the house heiping ‘the soldiers at the PRIZE WINNERS In 7th P|cture Csnlm Which C!md Feb. 17th. The Wide-Awake Picture Contest, the 7th in the series, closed on Feb. 17th, and all pictures received since SME'WHERE IN NDRWlOH, J will be entefed in the competition for of Norwich, Conn., 8th Prize, 0.25. anuary, lm—-by ‘Catherine B. m Prize Awards 1st Prize $1.00—On to Berlin, Claude Robinson, age 15, Norwich. 2d Prize 75—Lawyer for the De- enss, by Walter Hussey of Baitic, Box 312, 3d_Prize .75—Our Lady of Tdday, by Katherine E. Kirby of Norwich. 4th Prize 50—Putting on Puttees, by Lillian Murphy. 5th Prize 50—The Helm of State, by Abraham Markoff of Norwich. 6th Prize, 25—A Good. Target, by Abraham Markoff of Norwich. 7th Prize, .26—For Brother Some- where in France, by Catherine Kirby, age 11, Norwich. 8th Prize, .25—Somewhere in Nor- viich, by Catheriné E. Kirby, 9th Prize, .25—The King Fisher, by Claude Robinson of Norwich. 10th Prize, .25—Feeding Bunny, by Hilda Ho\mberg, age 13, of Norwich, Conn, 11th Prize, .25—Cold Wave of 1918, by Catherine Kirby of Norwich. Honorable Mention, Friends, by Sadie Phillips. of Nor- wich. Be Mine, by Mary g ot ok wich, Writing to Dad Somewhere in France by Ralph Ausgin of Wauregan. The King of Birds, by Claude Rob- inson of Nerwich. | Pledge Allegiance, enough to the bank so he could hiteh on the other horse and pull him out; but imagine his surprise when he looked around and found that his socks and shirts had managed to fall over- board and were gently floating down- stream. He did not try to recover them; as he thought one bath was enough for that day, even if it Was unexpected. RONALD CURRAN, Age 9. by Canterbur: SALEM Entertainment Pleasingly Given at Grange Hail by Pupils of Gentral School. } Norman _Colt, Fred- Harold Darling, Jas Murray, were ccllers Beebe and Norwich Sa spending sov- Haven relatives. Abram z 2nd James Bee- be were callers in New Haven Fri- day. Entertainment By School Child: An entertzinment arranged by Miss Nellié Gray, teacher, to the Central School, was held in Grange hal i day’ evening. The following pro: successfully carried out: Spangled Banner; piano. solo, Miss Sarah recitation, Our Flag. Ruth Song, Shadow Dlay: Schumckler: Murray; by Catherine i 2 sl short play, The Little Rebel, pupils Kirby, of Norwich. from the Central School; solo, Over Earning 'Bus_Fare, by Estred Al-|There, Wellesley Hanney: re quist, age 12, Norwich. Like Washington, Ronald Do Your Bit, by Mary Gorman of |song; The U. §.'A. Forever, clildren Norwich. Guess Who My Uncle Is? by An- toine Fournier of Norwich. A Winter Girl, by Lillian Murphy of Norwich. Helping Uncle Sam, by Emma Fil- ligan of Occum. of the school: recitation, Our Presi- Gents, Ruth Mur short piay, Bey Flag, children of tiie uckleberry Finn, Wel- recitation, Little Maids song, lesley Hanney; of Long Ago, Etta Schumpckler; March and April. 2 The whole number of pictures: re- g T : ceived was 100. deep at the place; but he finally gotjThere Are Many Flags, school chil+ The winners of Prizes and of Hon-|his' clothes off and jumping into the |dren; Message of the Fiag, Helen Rogs orable Mention were as follows: river he soon had the poor horse near |ers, Stella Dembinski, Etta Schmulklers| piano solo, Sarah Schmuckler; play, Aunt Betsy's Beau, Mrs Cora Haanes, Miss Mirian Champion, Miss Nellie Gray, Catherine Hanney, Henry Dard ling, Wellesley Hanney; song, Amerid ca. Mrs. James Beebe and daughtery Doris, are spending the w!&wlth rels. atives on Grassy Hill. E.AST.KILLINGLY Accident to Tracy Wilbur—Miss Helen Heath Enters Government Emplay. While repairing the highways -last week, Richard Knapp accidently struek 'n Wilbur with a shovel, cutting sh over his eye. Charles McGinty of Foster, R. L, was a caller’ here Saturday. Miss Vera Chase spent Saturday in Providence. Miss Mary Shakleton of Worcester is visiting relatives here. Miss Abbie Hill of Providence was the guest of friends here the past week. YA o Joseph Shekleton spent Sunday B with his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. &8 &nd Mrs. John Shekleton, in the Tucks er distriet. Ernest Brooks was in Putnam Sag< urday. on bu Mrs, Henry Mason visited relatives in_Providence Saturday. Miss Helen Hen(h left F‘rid&)‘ foy & Washington, D. C.”where she is to ba employéd by the government as stens ographer. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Sayles and chile dren of North Scituate, R. L, spent tha week end with local relatives. Despite her seventy years. Mrs. Samue] Coffin, mother of Howard S, Coffin, of the national defense coun'- cil, recently took an aeroplane trig with an Italian aviator. The Pride of the Country, by Mar- garet McComb of Norwich, Well Protected, by Margaret Un- suin of Norwich, Snow Queen, by Cyureisey Ras- mussen of Norwich. The Run way Baby, no name ap- pended. More American Troops Arrived, by George §. Morse of Norwich. A number of excellent pictures were thrown out of the contest because thep were too large for use. In the picture contest the limes must come within o%e column and two col+ 2 2/ and 3-16th inches wide and from 3 to 6 inches deep. Two Columns: 4 and 6-16th inches wide and from 3 1-2 to 7 inches deep. Name and full address should be written on back of eyery picture. Red Cross Work. Dear Uncle Jed: All of the 'Wide- 1 Awakes shauld help the Red Cross. have given some pennies to help some of the people in France wha have nothing ‘at all but the sky abeve them, the earth below them and the Red Cross as their friend. In the school T go to we have bought over $20 worth of thrift stamps. 1 bave bought seven already eince I began, not very long ago, and am buying one stamp every 'eaku"l‘:n ones that give a penny or o Red Cross will receive a Red Cross, pia from the school visitor of Jewett cuy ‘We all should be trying to help our country by saving meney, feod and anything else that we ean. Without sugar. We could nat get any|. because our country needed it for the soldiers who are helping fight for our |/ ceuntry. TPLLA GASKA, Age 10. Jewett City. An Unexpected Sath. Degr Uncle Jed: It was abaut noon- time one day last summer that my| papa thought he would -drive our|: horses down to the river and give them a drink before he fed them their din- ners; so he unhooked them from tha| mowing machine and drovée thm down to_the-edge of the river, Now one of our horses had a bad |i habit of stumbling,-as he had one big knee, and, just as father got him tof; the water's edge he strucl l\lfl leg on a rock and into the ri T e v w0 apa n W tw a minute, as the - q > " Use For Over Thlny Years .J