Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 22, 1918, Page 6

L R R I S S WIN A THRIFT STAMP Winning Wide-Awake Letters mre rewarded with a Thrift Stamp, with an extra Stamp for l every fourth book won. State your preference, stamp or book. Rules for Young Writers. THE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCLE BO¥S AND GIRLS DEPARTMENT Size of Pictures Drawn For The Bulletin They must be either 2 3-16 wide for single column, and 4 6-16 for double column. The lines must come within these measure- ments. THE WINNERS OF PRIZES, 1—Mary Pelechatz, of Willimantic, 1. Write plainly on oge side of the | Boy Scouts Afoot 1n France. paper only, and number the pages. b Rrleral Bl of Wosoaata 2. Use pen and ink, not pencil. Mass., a Thrift Stamp. 2 3. Short and pointed arucles Will| s Mildred Grandy, of Yantie— be given preference. 250 words. 4. Original ‘will be used. Write your name, age and the bottom ories or letters of tin Office. tever yon are—Be that! tever you say—Be true! htforwardly act, st—in fact, noboay but you” POETRY. SOCK SONG. Do not use over only ad- the | all communications to Uncle Machine Boys in-Scout: Ser- —Elizabeth Shaw, of Norwich— roplane Boys in England. 5—Everett Thornton, of Jewett City Thrift Stamp. Rose Monty, of Phinfield—Boy Chums in fhe Forest. —Hazel Salisbury, of Moosup— aval Boys in Defence of Liberty. 8—Sophie Gaska, of Jewett City— Motor-Cycle Boys Under Fire, LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT E. Anna Kramer, of Norwich—I thank vou very much for the thrift stamp vo gave me. It completed my e | eighth book. gty R Bt N |, Sophie Gaska, of Jewett City—Many Tcast the iRk aRANIE You “|thanks for the lovely prize book vou B Tttt o I nt me entitled, The Flying Machine e o e It o, | Bovs in the Frozen North. I think it In ambush, with its Hun-like work. |.S V°r¥ interesting. I read it through All soft and smoof For him who fights for Liberty. the sock must be | evening. Idred Grandy, of Yantic—I thank e Jed for my last book, “The Mo- Tve reached the tee — my work is|t Picture Boys Aboard a Subma- done— | rine” T read it through the very day T've done my bit to beat the Hun 1 —Nmette M. Dugas, of Versailles—I re- Noth Dabols Aug. 1958 | ceived the two books you sent me. 1 ot | finfshed one in two day: The two TENDERFEET IN CAMP. | books were both very interesting, and |1 thank you very much for them. Black in the water, | _Mary M. Walsh, of Danielson— e everywhera, My Chiggers round our waist line, Sand fleas in onr hatr— But the dust of c = cost we amid our campirg fu Sand in fried potatoes Most was eat with Hot dogs” overdone, say, betw: fiy bit Tsn't’ camping fun?’ seen— relish But Ana ‘Water on the tent floor. Mildew everywhere, Wind that howls most dolefully, Cold and foggy air— Huddled in a corn Praying for the ting home to Wi other, Ten't camping fun? —By John H een. in Boys UNCLE JED'S TALK TO AWAKES. 1 wonder if you book ARCITY? It Mo e word, the opposite was nev world than it is now War has made wheat and a scarce A ,Circle cannot as 'would Iike to next wi much white paper as ter. The government because s WIDE- thanks for the lovely book you I appreeiate it very much. vin LaChapelle, of Canterbury— ived a prize book from you and ou very much for it. WRITTEN AWAKES. My Graduating Day. morning of Juna 20th dawned bright. This year instead z the 1egular exercises we had Es BY WIDE- started for the place where we | were to have the good time a little |1ater than 9 o'clock. When we zot there we played games morning. o'clock the spread began. oodies and ate all we ere was still plenty 1 T me. picnic we went back and tinz class received diplo- 155 colors were lavender Then we bade our school- teacher goodbye and went inz our diplomas. JCHATZ, Age 14. nd How Teddy Won a Thrift Stamp. In the eastern part of our own state, little hoy whom we will Gray. His parents were as a good many folks ere, ther was a farmer, and crons had been very uld have been worse spent so much time 1y nbt as a motherly sort of trving her best to fol- ver's instructions. nine, and a true Ameri. At school the drive for raging, and every ed to buy at least *'s had a rlace for nd Teddy's chance for med rather slim. This lot, and at last he told r about it Hox v W hought a minute and brightened, and she ex- m have it sonny,” and dis- 1 into the house. She returned th a Norwich Bulletin, e opened to the mext to the iting to the col- ays, “Win a_ Thrift ded it to Ted. " he d after he had 1 do it, and If T get for a stamp. ursday found a very ing for the postman. inally did come, he s about finding the ure enough, there was 3— Thrift Stamp. s i came about that Teddy ' Stamp with the rest han, his friends. JEATRICE E, BURNHAM. Hampton. A Poor Joke. One hot afternoon three boys, named ph, Charles and Leon, were trying hink of something to do. I know suddenly exclaime@ “You know, Mr. Dean's away corn is just ripe, and”— and Ralph 1i tthe fire while Charlie and Leon husked the corn. “Won't it be a joke?” Charlie. But when the first ear of corn was roasted Leon got badly burned trying to_take it from the fire. chuckled So Ralph tried to take it out, but he also got burned. Charlie was quite frightened, so he put the fire out. When the boys went home their mothers, seeing their burns, made them tell what they had been doing So Ralph and Leon each had to sive a nickel to pay Mr. Dean, and Charlie had to give a dime, as he was the one who proposed it. Moral: Do not, touch what does not belong to vou. ARLENE SEARLES, Age 10 Worcester. A Day at the Lake. For a month three families on Boz- rah street had been talking of going to Gardner Lake to spend the day. Final- Iy Aug. 9th was decided upon. We all agreed to take our lunch and to chip together to make ihe ice cream, for what picnic would be complete with- out that! Ope of the teams left at 8 o'clock. the other two starting soon after. B; 10 o'clock we were ready fo row. (I forgot to say that we went to Adam’s shore.) We zot two boats at Latimer's, one large and one small one. ven of us went one boat and four in the other. My father row- ed one boat and another man the small one We fished off the island for a while, but decided that it was the wrong time of day to catch fish when about two hours had passed with hardly a bite. and My most of us went in for a father gave both my siste: and I a lesson in swimming. He didn’t say whether or not we made good progress. By 1 o'clock we were ready for lunch hich we ate near the water. We were well supplied in the way of sandwiches, pickles, cake, coffee, fruit ana orangeade, not for: g the ice cream. swim. eaten and the remains packed awa we were forced to find shelter, began to rain. thunder and lightning We went on the porch to one of the nearest cottages after putting horses and wagons under a shed Soon the rain began to heat into the porch, but it was quite wide and we didn’t ‘get wet. By this time we could tell by the thunder the storm was coming nearer. I covered my eves so as not to see the lightning, but couldst help hear- ing the thunder. The wind was. by this time making the lake pretty rough. There were some people out fish- ing off the island, and about this time they had their choice of rowing on to the island or.getting driven on to it. They chose the former way. but they must have got soaked, as there is practically no sheiter. 1 suppose they lived through it, however, as I saw them putting for shore immedi- ately after it stopped raining. We walked down to the shore and pulled the boats up higher, then talk- ed for a while. Pretty soon it began to rain again, and again we had to 20 to the porch. They said the light- ning was even sharper than before. Finally this second storm was over ang we got the water out of the boat, for they were nearly a quarter full. Then we went out for a row and caught one small bass. 1 had a couple of bites while trawl- ing, but that was all. We started home at quarter of 6, reaching home at about 7. We came home with only one small fish, but at least we didn't have a fisherman’s luck. MILDRED GRANDY, Age 13. Yantic. James and the Gypsies. A band of gypsies had come to town. James was overjoyed and he asked his mother if he might go over and have his fortune told. “No,” said his mother. “The chil- dren are sick, and it is dangerous there. They have the measles.” James wanted to go in spite of his mother’s protest. He did not care so much about having his fortune told, but he wanted to go just to satisfy his curiosity. He had never seen a gypsy camp in all his life. After dinner he went out, and crossing the meadow, he arrived at the camp of the gypsies. Some of the gypsies were walking, some were sitting on the ground eat- ing, and others were feeding the ‘horses. James crouched along, as he did not ‘want to be seen by ther.. When he arrived bome his mother asked him ; ‘where-he had been. rJames. answered: | government. while the Stars and | The boats were rowed to the shore Almost immediately after Junch was | Our Three Dutch Friends, by Florence Fellows, age 9, ‘of Wushington, D C Charlie wert on talking excited Fifteen minutes later the three boys ENLIST IN SOME HOME SERVICE were at a large sandbank which hid| “I would enlist in some home ser-|the girl said. “She always appeared them from view. vice if there was anything to do. Ours | |:rosperous and happy. And she let Charlie and Leon had taken two| s a rural community, ve | ker son go willingly—sen: him awzy ears of corn from Mr. Dean’s garden |no Red Cross auxiliary Patriotic | with a smile. 1 was at the station the and Ralph had stolen €ome mat Society, nothing that would offer u|cday he left He believed she would The boys took several large stones | hance for any sort of work.” get along all right without him— or and placed them in a circle, then put [ The young lady who said this. spoke | he would not have volunteered. But the dried leaves they had gathered|'n a tome of discouragement, I. was[be did not know, I suppose, that help inside. vident that she possessed the decire ) be of helpful service—that she real- | v wanted to do something: Yet she culd find nothing worth while. iave you a Thrift amnp Club in our neighborhood?” she was asked. We have no club, but we all have 2 chance to buy stamps,” she answer- d. “Anyhow, that isn't at [ mean \n give, and keep cn giving.. But real service; I want to engage in some I h my hands want to do something wi something ‘that I know will directly ielp the soldier boys.” The Red Cross worker made thi ounz lady’s case a matter for investi- tion. There were many other girls who, like this one, had the desire to render help‘ul service but seemed un- able to find anything. In a short time two families were found in the com- v from which sans had gene. The kead of cne family was a widow. With her oldest son enlisted, and threo small children to care for, this woman had a big burden to carry—a greater Lurden, in truth, than she could well bear alone. She needed help in the home, in the.care of the small children, t she might give more time to the nera] oversight of the farm. IFor- merly, the grown son had been the overseer and she had only the home duties. Now she was oblized to neg- lcct one or the other. The widow |was a near neighbor to the girl who |wanted to do something, but could find nothing worth while, “Here is your opportu my dear { patriot,” declared the Red Cross work- r. “You enlist in Home Service by {helping this busy, bverworked sold- | ier's mother wita the care of her lit- ) “I never d eamed she needed help, would be so hard to get, and that— No, he could not guess these things,” the Red Cross worker hrought in. “And his mother will never zive him a_hint of her troubles in the let- ters che writes. She would not have him worry for a moment: She wants him to be a good soldier. He cannot be a good soldier if he is despondent. The morale of many a soldier is brok- en .ot by his immediate surround- 0, hiere is the chance for you to help a sol Before the day ended,that girl who eager to enlist had joined the ranks of the Home Workers; a busy ranch woman was relieved ~of * her household worries: needed crops were given attention. And a_soldier's mo- ther wrote a letter that filled the heart of a soldier boy with hope and cour- Wi u may think. as did this young lady, that there is nothing worth while to do in your town or your communi- ty that will directly benefit a soldier. Take a little time to investigate. Make sure that your neighbor's fam- ily, from which has gone a son or a father, needs no help that you may render. Remember that soldier boy— that son or father—is fightinz as much for you as he is fighting for his own family. And it is due him that the loved ones at home be properly ecared for during his absence. prevents a_mother, a daughter and ofttimes a father from giving any hint of want or need. And these. with true American spirit, want no_chari stowed upon them. Yet they w cept the helping hand of a nefghbor— and hands that help at such a time render a service of honor to the na- tion—The Girls’ Companion. nowhere. Just outside playing” | | After supper he complained of a| | headache and feeling “dizzy and up- |set” so his mother sent him upstairs {to bed. As did not get better by | the mext day, the doctor was called | | said that James had the measie: | His mother understood that James | { had heen to the camp, but wisely kept | | quiet. After James had recovered he | | confessed about going to the camp, | 1 th he would never again | | his_mother. ANNA KRAMER, Age 13. | Norwicl ! A Sunday School Picnic. One day last week we had ool pic It was held | erove mnear our house brous | 1emo | until 2 Sunday in a pine Sveryone sandwiches or and lasted either cake, It besan at moon 4 o'cl and sandwiches were served, h lemonade. Then we played games, | d potato races and other different | sports. | When the picnic was over two teams | | came and took the people home. We had a good time and everyone enjoyed themselves. .VIN LACHAPELLE. Canterbur; The Kakapo. A colony of birds, known as Kaka- pos, have been found in a lonely part of New Zealand to which no white man has gone for fifty vears. The kakapo cannot fly, although it has wings. Its wings are useless in fiying, and oniy of assistance in run- ning or climbing trees. It has been called the *night par- rot” of New Zealand. During the day it sleeps in holes or beneath tree roots or rocks. In color it is green and yellow and it is hard to distinguish the bird when it crouches by a moss- covered stump. ¢ One of these birds has been brought to England. It seems friendly in dis- position, since it has never been shot at or learned to fear man in its isola- tion in New Zealand. The bird meas- ures three feet in length and weighs twenty-two pounds. BLIZABETH SHAW, Age 13. Norwich. LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. Doing My Bit. Dear Uncle Jed: I will tell you how I am helping win this war. I have a War Savings stamp certificate. I have four Thrift stamps in my second book. I also have a garden with beans, cu- cumbers and tomatoes. I am saving my money to buy Thrift stamps. T have a brother in the navy and a cousin in the army at Alabama. My brother is at Newport, R. L Hope the Wide-Awakes are buying Thrift stamps, too. EVERETT THORNTON, Age 12, Jewett City, | America’s Symbols. Dear Uncle Jed: The United States of America is represented by various Stripes, so dear to every loyal heart, denote by their colors valor, purity and sincerity and represent the union of the states. he motto of the nation is E Pluribus Unum, is from the Latin lanzuaze and means “One formed from many-4me government, one people, one flag.” The thirteen stripes on the flag, as well as those on the shield, represent the thirtéen original states. The eagle upholding the shield denotes self-reli- ance; the olive branch and arrows on the seal are symbols respectively of peace and war ROSE MONTY. Plainfield Frisky. Dear Uncle: Jed: I call my Kkitty Frisky on account of her being always in mischlef and because she looks very much like a squirrel. Frisky's fur is soft and light brown, as is not seen on many cats and kit- tens. In the morning she is up first ind greets the butler and cook with a wag of her tail. In the day time Frisky prances about on the lawn and is very lively, but when night comes kitty drinks her milk, goes straight to her cushion and falls asleep. What do vou, kind reader, think of my dear Kitty? HAZEL SALISBURY, Age 10. Moosup. Busy Bears. Dear Uncle Jed: Some people think that only human beings work especi. ally in this present war. They are wrong, for it is not only pe€dple who work but animals also toil hard. Presently they are helping us to win this war. Of cours they cannot fight as do soldiers, bur they help in another way. If ever you take a trip to the coun- try, why not visit the forest folks? Onée a little gir] namei Miss Tidy visited a béar family. But when she visited them it was winter. The ground was covered with snow, but she did not care. She trotted a'ong very fast for it was cold. w The bears’ house was a mere hut. Twe families of bears lived in it. Ab- cut the door of the hut were printed these words “Bruin Bears,” so this is how Miss Tidy knew wno lived there. Soon she came to the hut and rapped at the door. Old Granny Bruin came ou: and af- ter asking Miss Tidy many questioas she let her in. Grandad Bruin bade her sit dogn near the fire for he knew she was cold. Miss Tidy. was very interested in watching them work for they were all doing their bit. Grandad Bruin was cutting squares out of old pieces of cioth. These were to be for a quiit. Granny Bruin was knitting a_pair of ;vristlet.s too, because they laid on her ap. Mr. and Mrs, Bruin were also busy Mr. Bruin was knitting. It was very queer to see his clumsy paws work so fast. Nevertheless he warnted to help Upcle Sam. Mrs. Bruln was getting emblems. The Goddess of Liberty is a reminder of the freedom of the peo- ple. The great seal symbolizes our the dinner ready as it was nigh noon time. Oh, but the little bears! I mustn’t forget them for they too.were heip- Pride often | THE AUGUST SHIRT SA Will Continue All This Week This August Shirt Sale is known to all. It is an event. It is a sale, preparation for which begins months in adv: ance. Large purchases are made wherever and whenever advantageous prices can be secured, and you as well as we benefit by it. You will surely need some for the coming winter, and right here, and right now you had better buy them. _BUY YOUR SHIRTS NOW AND SAVE MONEY A GOOD i1 Do you realize that this is laundered cuffs. All good, at $1.25 It is a broken line, that all sizes of every pattern. Made madras and in laundered or soft splendid Shirts for the money. I | {l Another arouping of $1.50 Shirts at silk-front shirts included. All fu hand laundered. ! $1.75 and $2.00 values make up thi: {] civided into Bedford Cords with s i} match, silk-front Shirts with soi | match i} tractive line of patterns to choose f actually any good? These are made of a good percale, coat style, with At 95c¢ In this group we have placed Shirts, formerly sold | At $1.15 being all coat style with the soft, Materials are mostly soft finish percales with a few | At $1.45 We have all sizes, and there is a very at- NEGLIGEE SHIRT FOR ONLY 65¢ a wonderfully low price for a shirt which At $1.15 A fine quality of French percale has been used in this group of regular $1.50 Shirts. They are all coat style, and have the regulation laundered cuff. All sizes from 14 to 17 are offered, and patterns are new and attractive. At $1.25 Genuine $1.75 values—something extra good Im corded madras or fine, soft finish percales. We can guarantee the fit and the tailoring of this particular lot. All coat style with soft, double cuffs. At $1.45 “YORKE” Shirts, these, high grade and classy, with either laundered or soft, double cuffs. Not a Shirt in the lot worth less than $1.75 and many are excellent $2.00 values. Poplins, percales and madras —colors guaranteed, workmanship the best. full sizes. is there are not of percale and cuff styles. All this price, these double cuffs. o STy Il washed and s lot, they being eparate collar to sette bodies to rom. i i| All of the Better Grades of “Yorke” Shirts at the foflowing Sale Prices All $2.50 Qualities. . .........0.c.... All $3.00 Qualities. ....... .. ... .... All'$4.00-Qualities. . i . . e o & s s | . .SALE PRICE $2.10 . .SALE PRICE $2.65 ...SALE PRICE $3.50 ing. They were ali down on |tne floor forming a circle with a big basket in the middle. What do you suppose they were doing. Why, they | snipping as fast s their little vs could work! My! such a s his was something that Mis; 3 would never forzet, Buz whit she was wondering about was where these folks could get the news about the war. As she was glancing about she say 1 certain magazine on 1 table. She no slacker. At last sne asked Mrs. Yruin what she could do to help win the war There were tears in Mrs. Bruin’s bright eyes ay she answered Ler visitor. She tolil Miss Tidy to Soin'in the snippmg circle. She said “You may sit here, for this is where my son, Cubby Bear was supposed to sit, but he is sone to be a mascot. I hope he will return some day, for he was very dear to me." Miss Tidy was very glad to help: She went to her work with a kind will and snipping up enouza rags to make a pillow. Soon they had dinner. After dinner Miss Tidy coaxed Mrs. Bruin to make a pillow of her snipping, before she'd start for home, Mrs, Bruin gladiv did so and before long it was finished. She told her litle visitor that sh3 coull bring it to the Red Cross rooms if she wanted to, Miss Tidy said she wonld and with many goodbys and thank you she hur- ried_homeward with a lizht heart. When she reached home she told her parents all about the two bear families. At first they wouldn't be- lieve her, but after all when she showed them the pillow they both Delieved her. They let her bring it to the Red Cross working rooms and they praised those bears, Oh! ever so rauch. SOPHIE GASKA, Jewett City. LEONARD BRIDGE At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred O. Brown there was quite a pretty wedding Wednesday evening, August 15th, when Miss Myrtle Alice Lom. bard.was-united in marriage g l thought it was vary ‘mpolite to 2o cver and look at it. 5o she tried her best to read to herself all she could see from where she sat. Sne couldn't | see very much, but what she did see was the most importan: part of it ail. It was: “Wanted people to work | for the Red Cross and help to win this war.” It made poor Miss Tidy's heart throb faster and faster, for she was Elmer Nelson Geer, the ceremony veing per- [ make their home with the = groom's formed by Itev. John H. Knot:, pastor | mother, Mrs. Julia Geer. g | of the Exeter and Liberty Hill| Miss Zelda Himelstein is spending churches. Oply the immediate rela- | ome time with her aunt, Mrs. Rosie tives of the bride and groom were | Katz in Colchester. present. After a honeymoon spent in| Miss Nettie M. Williams. of New Ha- various places including the White! ven, "spent the weck end with Mrs Mountains, Mr. and Mrs. Geer will | lda E. Cummings and family. CRANSTON’S Dollar Day Bargains 4 Pounds Fine Linen Writing Paper $1.00 REGULARLY 30c POUND 4 Boxes Representative Linen REGULARLY 30c BOX We have selected a lot of 60c Fiction which we' will sell on Dollar Day 2 copies for $1.00 On our China and Glass we will sell $1.25 worth for $1.00 THE CRANSTONCO.