Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 13, 1918, Page 9

together ut quarreling. is a ke);‘ to that lur-on.u heart. . k father &vas a carpenter gand ony. l X Robert spent a great part of his leisure hours in the shop; inve: one, but himself knew the use; and I ‘| am hot sure that he always knew him- self. E | “When Robert was 1% his | brother, who lived in Boston, sent him {a copy of Robinson Crusoe as a birth- !day present. Almost every child reads this book, and I suppese there is mot ;|{anether book in the ‘world which a !{.child likes to read so well as this one. Robert read it through twice and he found it very interesting, Robert wanted to be a R . Crusoe, and he actually went so far as to form a plan by which he could liv on an-island, sleep in a cave and have noLcamplnions but a dog and an old cat || O course, -he did not tell anybedy {about this famous . plan, his friends would find it out and prevent him from becoming a Crusoe. But he went to work and got everything ready {as fast as he could. Robert, however, gave little thought or heed at this moment to the wishes of his two companions, for he was { wholly taken up with the preparation for the grand departure. S 5 All was now rea 4 \ of: the raft, and No Man's the streams. _He landed on a small island and jthought he was monarch of all he jsurveyed. His cat had got on the other ; jside of the island and had left him. gl He started to make a house out of 3 . the boards of his raft. When he had that done he and his dog, Prip, went [ Winning Wide"Awake - Letters are rewarded with a Thrift Stamp, with an extra Stamp for every fourth book won. State your preference, stamp or book. They must be either 2 3-18 wide for single column, and 4 6-16 for double solvmn, The lines must What Dorothy Said. Little Derothy always iu amily on &ndfh, and ot e book you have sent me has been very teresting. Pierce, of Preston—I was very much pleased with the book, “A*Camp on the Sun-Flower,” and thank you ‘very much. i Katherine Taylor, of Norwich Town —1I thank you for the prize book you sent me. I have read it and found it very interesting. Floreda Reil, of Voluntoyn—As soon as I received the book you semt me; ;;tmed “The Dx;uflmught Bny}: d!n ome Waters,” 1 was very much de- i lighted. Of course I have not read it e Red Cross is a great comfart Yo yet, for T have just received it, but I[soldiers and little children whe have am’ sure it is interesting, because all |neither friends nor parents. the books you sent me were, and 1 M;!:m \:_:;:an:i:.rg n;:\a are in h for it. X behind thank you very much for if el L L turned. to the bishop and said: “Oh, for heaven's sake, pass the JOHN ANDREY, Agg¢ 18. Tattville. The Red Cross a Help in Land. Robert pushed t floated slowly down 4 {to bed. He rolled himself up in his STQRIES BY WIDE-AWKES, [from wounds are helped as soom as the now hlanket: 'hut 1t was. very glosmy If we can't help and care for our \and. cold. Hew' different frem his Sardner kaks, . |boys who are fignting for cur dear father’s kitchen! Do you suppose he Hello, funny fellow, Beautitul Gardner Lake s located in | Red. White ‘and_Blue, we ean surely g;?!::g of Crusoe in his cave with > . ” New London county. The townships. of ath, parrot. gy gy o - gkl e tils and Bosran Dot on | ust the Bed Crats 'whith "l °“the Quoth he: ‘T To the Jack Family, too. *And 1 thought Pd &rep in " So you woumldn't forget me. Mother of Mercy," to ail. . The Red Cross is above the battle smoke, caring and doing seme bit of good for humanity. i} It is more likely he dreamed of his warm bed at home, of hot biseuit and & | new milk, of apple pie and doughnuts. i after he had slept an hour or two The Kaiser’s Call For Help! Cne-three! Heaven, please! 1 want to talk to Goti— Now don't you %o at your ease, this lake. It is about three Sniles tonz ana one mile wide. The water is fresh and clean and the lake is beautifully bor- Don't bsmp at your bit, but do ygur est, 'Tis “hen your patriotism stands the test! ! ; LAD as awakened by loud calls on the| Until you have him got. Don't buy chewing gum and eandy— el dered by woods. North mififin’s e A The calls were from peeple z For the meney you save will come in It's been several years, In June there is a mazmificent dis-| - who were looking for young Crusoe. |Mello! Is dot Gott? S + |play of mountain laurel. The Departure of the Drafted Men. On their way down the ponq they During the summer, one of the pleas- ures If it is, speak quick, had called loudly for him, but Robert |For the Yankees are ia back of me Save your pennies Dt S0 soundly he had not [ : and -save your The boys were going away. . Thes || is to go out on the lake and| ere willing to give up their dear ones, | heard| To give me one swift kick, seraps— i i 3 i i them. That will crush the Hun, perhaps; - :;3; -y .'Zm“,‘,‘lifi..""“" B O Pthait homes and friends, for thefr ... . ey took him in the boat with them | Those darned old Yankees, “Conserve!” is the watchword of to- Boating and fishing are good enjoy- | SOUNtTY. Fvery time when our country i : TER {and rowed home. After that Robert| Are ofer here, day; ¥ able sports at this place. Bathing is[has been in need of her boys, they SAVING COAL, by Ausiin Smith of Yantic. jnever thougit of going on an island | And I'm trving to . And we know in the long run it's go- fine as the shore slopes gradually and | Bave always been ready and now s in asain. The adventure caused him to] Get them out! ing to pay; not abruptly, as is the case In many the past great crowds sa‘ther at the {love his parents more dearly than ever Use the corn and conserve the wheat, . Tack Straws!” mountain lakes. The bottom of the |Station to see ‘z'f“ off and to encour-| oy Bugale Bill, who, when )'o.mz,!wax we wanted to go; and after great | before.—Unsigned. So, dear Gott, will you help me, please, Unele Sam’s boys can have it to 0f the joils. Iy =" v~ |iake is mot muddy, but clear and|2E® and cheer them. undertook. this dangerous work, This | experience we arrived home, | In knots of four or five they stand around the platform. Every one is qes out eat. To get the Yankas : = sandy. 1f_vou qo, dear Gott, Il knock Tis not by words, but by deeds man grew to be the most noted Indinn The two most noted camps at this Another day we were in Moosup on fighter and plainsman. "u_;r:;’ght‘ and the last a high cliff, and trying to turn we LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. found in the stack.” e Rt “Fhem ail about! We will help our country fulfii her 5 haking hands wit] em. i through | slipped almost to the edge. Cne false v i needs. T lake are Camp Massapeack, and Camp | . But when the trains passed throug] ipped s # CHARL. . NICHOLS, Age 10. '“'g,;'f,' 4 ';,.'::,r, backtw |Cattahos. Camp Massapeack is con-| O In one corner, apart from the|ine west, this method of carrying tte|move and we would haye been down| Dear Uncle Jed: IFor his good be. e H AIARION MITCHELL, Age 13. ol < ducted by the Y. M. C._ A, Central|Test, stands a tall, strong leoking | nyaj) passed ayay. the side of the Cliff. little Freddie was given an Yantic. - which 3 Branch, of Brookiyn, New York. Last|YOUng man who is talking earnestly| JOSEPH LAFONTE, Age 12 | But as Dad is an engineer, I had no settled himself | to thg P T summer there were one hundred and | Tith an elderly lady. It is his mother.| " papjeigon, fear; and soon we were going down as She is giving_to her only son a2 S L kind words of advice. As the train comes nearer they shake hands aad after kissing his mother, he starts for the train. Now they are all on and_ the train ‘begins to move further and further away, until at last it has passed around the bend and is lost from view. As we turn back to the crowd on the platform, we find many in tears. whe had been waving handkerchiefs before shining faces; but now that th ing its dimen- e ‘:l’“‘ Granes. : Poem About a Giant. . tambling, ard growing at random, i Lilting, as breezes go by, T“:“.;‘;‘:T‘fi:’c'e“g;d“’sgn‘m_ i Laden with perfume an incense, e Tl " orb the 1 Lk is feet were heavy orthe floor, Lisht 25 an aupel's sigh, His arms were ten yards long! Nothinz with fragrance or odor, D Is freighted with aught more rare, PRE by = st 20T looked at him! I stared at him! han the warm, moist breath of the | looked at himt, © SArel Ot ronEh springtime. e When the wild grape scents the air. | 3%, 128¢ 1 Jookel M b the (e thirty young men in camp. A sroup of summer cottages fringe one shore of the laks The beauties and advantages are not widely known as vet, but no doubt in the future it will grow into the popuilar summer resort which it deserves ta You remember hew touchy Jack Straws are, no doubt —From the Publie Ledger. SLEEPY LAND ROVERS. the hill all right. Many times we were oblized to get | out and push through the mud,”and many times we had to borrow a ghovel and shovel our way out of the snow when he was delivering laundry. MAY EVANS. Agriculture, Agriculture is the art of cultivating the ground to obtain preducts. Alfruus adapted to agricultural pur- pasas are composed of two classes of substapces—organic and inorganie. “The inorganic parts are derived from the decay of animal and vegetable matter. The organic part of the soil generally called vegetable mold. To be fertile a soil must contain a con- siderable portion of this organic mat- te: enly his sister Dorothy burst into the room, and disputed his right eat the whole of it himself; but Freddie deamed possession nine points of the law and became a passive re- Plainfield. Give sister a bite. Like a little ot gentleman,” said his mether. The Scandinavians. I‘reddie hesitatingly did as he was The Scandinavians live in Norway.|bid, and the little girl took a bite, Sweden and Denmark. They belong to | Then he looked ruefully at what was the white race. Thelr hair ang eves |left and tears came into his eyes. are ysually very ligsht. These people | “Vamma,” he said, “next time please are noted for their very clean home |let Dorothy have the apple, and give and neat personal appearance. They |me te. often wear white caps, aprons and ROLD ANDREW, Age §. dresses when at work. Their chief occupation is butter- making, making of cheese and herding. The food of the people is mainly dairy products. 1 thipk if thers was a trolley line from either Norwich or New ondon it would greatly help in the develop- ment of this place.. T have lived on a farm which bor- ders on this lake, and have enjoyed its beauties and pleasures. < ROSE DITTMAN. Al of the vermal unfoldings, Seatter their offerings too, Crab-apple, mayflower, daisy, Violets, rare white and blue, Clover, and valley lily, { Lilac, wild rose, with it's thorn. But the wild grape flings from its clus- | i 7The giant came in and Was very am- Where the dreams ave blowing? Drening like a bumble bee / In the scented clover? &Y. I took to my heels and fied to the pantry! The giant tried to open it with his h and— 1 hit him in the head with a frying - pan. their serrow any longer. After all there is a bright side to, this and we must look forward to the time when they are to return to us, better in many ways tham before. ANNA M. GORTOM r. There are two kinds of soil, heavy and light. Heavy soil is mast gener- ally wet and contains g large portion of clay. This soil is most adapted to wheat, oats, Indian corn and the va- rious grasses. Light soil will raise rye, barley, buckwheat and Salem. H A and Rumplegrown, e Taftville. Saed me By the fuger Was He Truthful? Roger was deeply interested in his arithmetic. He had begun working ters, Prodigal sweets to the morn. L Norwich. One Hundred Per Cent. American. Dear Uncle Jed: I'am in the ffth 3 s easily cultivated. It naiaiiind it Sany satant w AnAicY, The giant got up, was still more an- Let me take vour chubby hands, B T =5 5555 T dn. Whether in time to come. i i o e R T Stoven, o T e e e 7ot SyeR| How He Earns Thrift Stamps. | the tap-rooted plants. MART GALLICK: | Fe ], hae housht 18 hries stampe When worries are all laid under Tauhe et walow ot e to i ing|_ Dear Uncle Jed: I will tell all the| Soils are chiefly made of what are —_— S lon T lotied theRad Coone s he sod, in mv Jong, last home. B0 3 . o e H‘;&;ncl‘t;:emwea‘:vifsherx::gfiwf Wide-Awakes how I earn memey to|sometimes cailed the three primative| Margaret's First Trip to'the Beach. i R e i i ahx-‘adxehdr}:n:!lf wild grape will hot creep near me, “iflfi;’i-";?i’r';i."‘.n‘é‘."x.fiia‘mfi 2 But in reaims of Babyiand Which kept up & b=y humn. *|buy Thrift- Stamp#; Every atter |earths—silex (including sand and| My little sister Margaret was on her | my bis. .An answerinz. voice to the call— y g g A Suddenly somethine snapped, and |school I go to a lady's house where 1|3ravel), clay and lime. ‘way o' Watch Hyll, And how hanny she | 1 col someti T Jove you, dear, clinzing wild vine the machine stopped. bring her wood -and water, feed the At present people should raise more wheat and eatables than ever before. was! ~ When we reached the beach ng for the Red Cross and earned §. On the old stome wall. The ziant iooked all over for me. . S But 1 was on the tippity top of the “There! I've broken my needle, and | d0gs, ducks, hens, and rabbits. I give she ran right into the water and got| I think all (he c should try e 2 res! T Lt g ey W] it is the last one I have in the House. | them all some water, then 1 bring in|We meed it to feed the allies on. |her clothes all wet. : - and do all they can to help win the| June 3, 1918 1T was afraid, T should say, Delh Sl su apaewon Roger, can’t you run to the store and | the egas. _ MARY COOPER, Age 14. | Ater she had her bathing suit on, |w = The giant picked up his hat amd legown and & ™ get me one? 1 would like to ‘finish| Every Saturday I clean out the bamn| North Stonington. . Margaret sat on the shore and dug| We are a 100 per cent. class in Our Part in ths War, went away. Tell me where you're going? BEiE" Stitohing . today: and T keep the hen coop clean. The e deep holes in the -sand, which were |(hrift stamps in our room, O mark 1o iha i s S HOMER FONTAINE, 13 —Jay B. lden, in the Kansas City| “On, mother, must you have {t? I|lady gives me quite a lot of pernies A Gentleman. soon filleq with water. 1 liope all the beople will do gs welt, | U5 P3LIn the war ie to do our best— " HOME A N Star. haven't a single minute to spare,” said |so I have got five thrift stamps. I hote| Sir Philip Sidney was a true gentle. | - After we had our lunch we all went| Tie soldiers and sailors, most of ¥ 7 ! % Roger, to be able to fill my card. in the water again. My sister and 1|them are over in rode on the merry-go-round and after- | Huns, just to m UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE- man. He was brave and generous and thought of others before himself. Tgz| ance, fighting the G “I can work on something else if JAMES D. CURRIER, Age 9. our country frée, . 8 W 3 " " H e 3 . 2 b i 1 ok 23 i 4 4 a i France after am un- 5 o replie Versailles. ” | wards hiad some ice cream. and we ail hope we will win the war | thFift stamps amd planting gardens|returned from AWAKES, IRt s, b0 g%, SgRlig his B L O A BaBeY S T ARk RN eariin. 1 [ oo e e WIlL = doing thety [2nd other things. eventful trip on a transport. He is an Roger’s pencil worked on noisily for All of us learn to talk after a fashion, 3 d but the majority of people do not learn | %, (™ Tinutes. when someone knock- to'talk right. Talking by the book,| “Is Roger at or as common people talk, is not what | voice. “Oh, sa: The Pony Express. As you know, after the Civil war, there was trouble with the Indians in the west. Soldiers were sent ott to, calm down the Indians, and many and we.left for home. best for us. g et o e trip | can. very much and*hope to go again this summer. RICHARD BUCKLEZY, Age 7. It was upen a battlefield. fizhting bravely for his country as thy American boys are doing now when he fell, mortaily wounded. As he lay sufs fering upon the ground, his fevered lips apprentice radio operator. Clinton.—The engagement has beedt announced of Miss Helen Worth, a member of the Morgan school faculty, So we ehould do all we| The soidier does the fighting whils we ‘at home werk to get him foed: and other soldier boys. When he is 4 soldier he gives: us. his life to protect his country apd home. BERTHA KENIG, Age 11. ome?” said an eager The bow and ar- your Uncle Jed is thinking about. rows have come. Can't you go down |2l (ie." wore fought parched with, thirat, e ealled ~for e A Cunning Little Fence. The Red Cross is an the battlefieid, | {9 Franklin Demerritt of Watestows, 3 O time pé - water. Just then Sir p saw an- y War Garden. Talking right requires more of 2| Roger threw down his pencil, seiz- |\t the same tme people living on caring for the wounded soldiers and Mass. ~ sewing and knitting for them. Every| ' Dear Uncle Jed:—A gentieman had other wounded soldier lying near him two pairs of pigeons living in dove~ who looked wistfully at the Slwiiiae of thiie lia of perssns.|sd; lils hat, and was of. the border wanted their mail, so a.plan The air was so cool and refreshing, cooling Those who talk about persons become gossips, and this dwarfs the mind in- stead of enlarging it, so that it has become a proverb that “Goesips never hove great thoughts.” There is emough to talk about in this world without talking about one’s neighbors, or repéating Hke a parrot He did not return till tea time. “Now for arithmetic,” he said, when the table was cleared and the lamp placed upon it with the daily paper. “Hello! Here's the new magazine. I must read the continued storv, I think I ehall have time for that. But somehow the story was very long, or else one story led on to an- other, for when Roger at last tossed the book aside he found the evening was fixéd so that a man mounted on a fast pony, who could endure hard- ships, would. carry the mail in a sack to a_station, and from there start on another pony until he got to the bor- der, then he would deliver the masl and start back. 5 " There was great danger in doirg this work, for the Indians would oft- en ambush the fony express rider, shoot him down, and the mail would draught which the soldier had brought for Sir Philip. “Give it to him, putting the bottle away. greater than mine.” all American_soldiers are going to be as brave as Sir Philip. MARGARET HEIBEL, Age 13. I know Taftville. " said the dying hero, “His need is and oh! what a wonderful breeze! How lazily I lounged in the porch hammock. ~ Suddenly an idea possessed me. I looked at the vast area of va- cant fields all around me. I turned myself over in my mind. I am not doing my bit. The fields aren’t doing their bit. Suppose the field and I get together and we'll both do our bit. How can this be done? you ask. cotes placed side by side. In'each i pigeon family there was a father and | and two little ones. One s in one dovecote went to get food, and while they were away sone one of their iittle birds ‘fell out | of the dovecote and down to ground. The poor baby bird was not much kurt, but it could not back for | the seldier had an outfit from the Red Cross that kept them warmr this win- ter. Of course the farmer is doing his bit. ‘He is raisinz food and vegeta- bles to help carry on this war. and win it. He wérks from early morn- ing to late night. When he come: home at night and sees “Old Glory ;:v‘ling, he says, ‘T'm trying to do m et Madison.—Word has been recelved here from Rev. A. T. ‘Steele, former pastor of the Congregational chureh, that he expects to seil for France as soon as possible after Jume 17 to e gage in Y. M. C. A, work. ¥ v Clinton.—A service flag will be pre= sented Morsan school by the alumni Friday afternoon, June 14, the exer- cises beginning at 4 o'clock. There it was too young to fly. arents in the other dove- home when this happen- things that have been heard. about them. . There are plenty of things te talk Well, this is what | Qid: First 1 Experiences Auto Riding. : g wrote to the department of agrichl- One evening Papa and I went out in come in late. Some times a well trained pony would stay by his dead master almost gone. are 44 stars on the flag, two Red Cross He glanced at the clock and rapide Tha.Ronsavtls nurses and one ¥, M. C. A. worker and: fuel. is econserving food prised that Roger had done so little: to get out and turn the wheels the|Sround, so I used a pitehfork 1T ar- 5 A 2 ’ D : being represented. < Washington, D. C., telling them |ed and emed P thev If it wasn't for the differcnt things 2 3 o % for a {ime and then keep on till he|the woods to See some lumber Papa |tOre at’ S akiaa nd it seemed as if they. eaid 1o |q., » gy 5 g Y Geart T cantf half as much |reached the station. Outlaws - would | had hovsht. Going over a stump we | that I intended o plant i war garden | fhemselve: e mancibned. ws s ould NeVEr-WIN| oy duenert, Reghiiiie < tuid iusett about from letters to philosophy, OF 10| .o 1 planned,” he said. “T am so tired |Oftcn shoot the rider down, take the|broke the steering rod. We worked on|2nd asking them to please send me| “We must do something to make |thiS War. EDNA KENDALL |and continuing every week day science, or to art; and everything that|I caq't think.” And soon, bidding ‘his | M sack, and keep the money in the|it for a long time and soon it began to | Some seeds. Inside of a \veelf the | the dovecote safer. » EoonTe the continuation of the war, the bells: h A bkt He S in | #ack, if there was any. grow dark. So we started home. {|Seeds arrived and them, With my tools| And then these wise, careful par- f every downt hurch will grows, or runs or flies, or things|mother good night, he was snug in 3 H ] in good shape, I was ready for work . aon 8 of every downtown churel peal af Dbed. Some of these riders had a long dis- | would go all right on a straight road, | Il & P b went to work. They flew about noon, ecalling upon, all patriots to green, or things useful. The next day the teacher wae sur-|tance to go—sometimes two hundred|but when we wanted to turn we had | OFf course I had no plow to till the they found some small stieks. | To talk about things indicates in- y One of the most famous riders | telligence—to talk about your neigh- bors in 2 gossipy way is evidenee of an empty mind, and often a sign of a wicked disposition. Those learn to talk right who avoid “small talk,” and devote themselves to “to see no evil, to hear no evif and to spesk no evil” The persen of ideas is usaally a per- son of ‘words. It was once said of a great states- mer that he couid hold his tongue in fourteen languages. It has also been remarked that a marrow.souled person ltke a narrow- necked bottle, is capable of making a talk MNttle, with bis right you should few wards say THE WINNERS OF PRIZES. 1—Rase of Colchester— The Battieship in the Tropics. 2—Anna M. Gerdon, of Norwich— and when she asked the reason, he said he had done all he had-time for. Was this truthful? Was it right? ESTHER SHERSHEVSKY, Age 12. Norwich. The St Bernard Dogs. The great St. Bernmard dogs of to- day are messengers of mercy to the soldiers in the present war. These huge dogs were first trained and raised to this work of mercy in Switzerland. Large bands of monks would train these dogs to rescue trawn elers from the snows and glaciers. These dogs are given a small barrel of stimulants and a small package first aid bandages tied around the barrel. ‘When a storm is over the monks fit these dogs out and send them in search of travelers. When a dog sights a traveler he immediately barks to attract attention and to wake the traveler. He then trots back to the monastery where he pleads for help, and one of the monks goes back with him. In France these doge travel back and forth under fire, rescuing wound- ed comrades and administering to the more seriously injured. ‘These doss make very good com- rades and a story is told of a man who had a dog pamed Jacques who follewed his master through the war and even died with his master. In America these dogs are trained to some extent; but police dogs are trained more completely and are trained especially to guard property. Many a soldier in dying has mut. tered a r;?ylr of thanks for these messengers® of peace and mercy. HAROLD WILDE, Age 15. ‘Wauregan. 1 Refuse to Give Up. Most of us boys like puzzles.. Why? are made to defeat you, They are a challenge. Your fighting blood comes up. You say: “Well, i it can be dome, T will do it,” and you work with concentration that deserves a prize. You solve the puzsle of course. There are puzzles in life that are a. challenge to ¢ Is there a subject in school that “downs” you day after miles, ® ranged two plots, each 8 feet by 5 feet. In one plot I planted radishes, beets, onions and lettuce. In the other po- tatoes, parsley, turnips apa_tomatoes. Anyone who has ever planted a gar- den can imagine my rapture when, with a magnifying glass, I spied little sprouts. ' The other children of my neighborhood, when they saw my suc- cess, immediately foliowed my exam- ple, Our plants are growing wonderful- ly, under our careful attention, and wWe hope to have a great crop at har- vest time, Every war garden is a blow for the kaiser. SYBIL GLICK. Brooklyn, N. Y. How to Help Win the War, ‘We at home can help win the war. In order to do €0 we Bave to save and buy. We do not have to go and fight. There are many ways to help: Buy thrift stamps, war savings stamps and Liberty bonds. If children cannot buy Liberty bonds or war savings stamps, ‘buy thrift stamps. They cost 25 cents. To earn the momey one can carry wood, water, and do many other chores; also, eave tinfoil and zive it to the Red Cross tp sell. They take the money and buy food and clothes for the soldiers in ¥France. Also join the Red Cross. It costs a dollar a year. - You have until Decem- ber to flfrln{laur ghfl)k of thrift stamps. Have it en. ;YADGE SWAIN, Age 9. North Stonington. Robinson- Orusce, Jr. Robert Gray was a Riverdale boy, and a very smart one, too, Very likely most of my readers will think he was altogether too smart for his years ‘when they-have read the story. I have to_tell abput: him, Robert was generally a very good boy, but, like a gréat many persons who are older and ought to he.wiser than he was, he would sometimes get very.queer notions into his head which made him act strangely. G He was born on the ¥ourth of July, which may be the reason why. he was S0 smart, -1 do et thipk. it was. b He could make boxes and carts, These they carried to their own dove- cote and there in the doorway they huilt a cunning little fence of sticks, Not so high, but that the baby pig- eons could l0ok over, but high enough to keep them from ever falling out of the dovecote as their little neighbor had done. The owner of the pizeons, who had BRIEF STATE NEWS Rockville,—Paul B. D. Sweeney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sweeney of No. 168 High sireet, has been home on a seen birdling fall and had pmt it back into its dovecote, watched the bizds the whole time as they gathered the sticks and built the little fence. ADELARD DUQUETTE, Age 13. Danielson. Found a Nest of Rabbits. Dear Uncle Jed: One day while we were walking in the woods my dog found a nest of rabbits. One of the rabbits was right in the path o I brought him home and put him in a box and named him Brownie. He would drink milk and eat carrot tops and‘was very fond of cloyer. [ One day he hopped in my father's stocking. He lived just a few days and ome morning when I went up to feed him | he was dead in his box. ‘We were sorry to lose Brownie be- cause he was veiy cunning. GENEVIEVE E. MATTISON, Age 8. Stonington. A Fierce Storm. Dear Uncle Jed: Oh, how it aid rour! The earth was as black as the ace of spades. The' lightning fashed as though it would epjit the sky in The thunder rolled as though there was a great battle raging be- tween the kaiser and the Hun. No auto ever thought of racing with the wind that day. In a small hut sat three shivering little children, cuddling together in one corner. The door flew open with 2,bang and in rushed only a gust of wind. LILLIAN PATNODE, Age 12. ‘Willimantic. Helping Uncle Sam. Dear Uncle Jed: Everyone is help- ing Uncie Sam—soldier, Red Cross, tarmer, housewife. We all know everyone is trying to win this war. .Children are buying 72-hour leave of absence. He recently breathe a prayer for the success of allies’ cause in the, world war. 0, East Hampton.—Mrs. Howard Brown of East Hampton ann the engagement of her daughter, Helen Louise Brown, to Dr. Ni Harrie Williams of Los Angeles, Dr. Williams is the son of Dr. B. and* Mrs. Williams of Moodus.