Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 29, 1918, Page 6

L2 WIN A THRIFT STAMP Winning Wide-Awake Letters are rewarded with a Thrift tamp, with an extra Stamp for every fourth book won. State your preference, stamp or book. Rules for Young Writers. 1. Write plainly on one side of the paper only, and number the pages. Use pen and ink, not pencil. 1 preference. words Original stories or letters only 1 be used. Write s pla ur name, age and ad- at the bottom of the POETRY. Life's Common Things. s are those others seldom run with feet, splendor of the moon- flower, a stately, spread- tree, letter from an absent for some noble darken, and I can ult of & itered ing storm, reside, safe pages of scme treas- bhook et the storms and winds nunion with a master M. Lowater. house st hear it say on o street, make it dance, see my ona blue star, boy in France” breeze e got a . on our house. t floats sometimes at night. 1 vou can see it way up there, reet lamp shines just lonz toward morning, comes by perchance, h its one blne star: a boy in France.” flag on our house ave, and wave, and wave, ov comes home again, rance his grave. lue star turns to gold. 's zrim chance, “Thank God, France!” TALK TO WIDE- JED'S AWAKES. vou from home in the at is not as safe as there are robbers of 1gh - spider can make a victim "reature and one hundred the darkness is ntage; and there hat carture in- wers as they are ecting the horey. a little ‘white a bumble bee on a the spider peeped e edge of the flower to make T of vantage, then he opposite the bee’s head, e pushed his tongue down ectar cup the spidevr jump- d him by the neck, bit and m in a minute, piders paralyze great robber upon their horns ep and r victims live in an e for a week or ten - to fio w ders s paralyze the © same way, and they 1 for other insects. seldom eat the bee foilows, and prob- insects, true that when an ani- dead on thz ground S come to remove Dana Howard 6f West- BOYS AND ‘GIRLS Short and pointed articles will 3 Do not use over |.you for the prize book, “The Boy Al- whizh bring de- ! about the bee! injecting DEPARTMENT for single column, and 4 6-16 for " double column. The lines must come within these measure- ments. 2 it, every class in their own order. Everything is orderly.in -nature. 1—Rese Eagan, of Willlmantic—Mo- tor Maids at Sunrise Camp. 2—Phylis Burdick, of Central Village —Out Door Girls at Ocean View. 3—Josephine Atwood, of Storrs—Red Cross Girls in Belgium. o S 4—Lydia Dugas, of Versailles—Camp Fire Girls Go Motoring. 5—Gertrude Poirier, of Danielson— A Thrift Stamp. . 6—Helen Bates, of Taftville — A Thrift Stamp. 7—Lawrence Gauthier, of Brooklyn —A Thrift Stamp. 3 S—Annie Evan, of Plainfieid—Mar- jorie Dean, High School Freshman. LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Harold Mell, of Norwich—I thank lies With fhe Terrors of the Sea.” ft was very good.. Mary Murphy, of Taftville—Many thanks for the prize book you sent me entitied, “The Ocean Wireless Boys On the Pacific.” I have read part of it ard find it very interesting. . Annie Evan, of Mansfield Center— Thanks very much for the Thrift Stamp that you sent me: Gertrude Poirier, of Danielsan—I thank you very much for your pretty book, “Dorothy at Skyrie.” I have read it and I find it-most interesting. STORIES TOL;!Y WIDE-AWAKES The Perfume of Flowers. There ‘is something in flowers that is more wonderfui than color. This is their perfume. Nobedy can tell how this is made anv more than they can tell about the coloring of the flowers. We only know that something is done to the sap, as it comes to the flower to give out perfume. - Every flower with a pleasant odor is a littie perfume factory by itself, and each odor is different from ewvery other. It you shut your eyes you would know the gmell of a rose, violet, sweet pea and many other flowers, Sometimes a great many of these httle factories are together ,and how sweet the. air is. If you go into a.clover-field when the wind blows hard there are mil- lions of factories there. Isn't God good not only to give up the beautiful flowers, but to have them smell so sweet. ; MISS HELEN BATES. Taftville. To Build a House Wagon. A vacation spent in a house on wheels should. be unique enough to suit the most novelty-craving person. Of course if one is to take such a trip, the house must first of all be rainproof. Buy a light two-horse farm wagon with spri. between the bed and the over each side, fasten woven wire ig, both cots and wagon, buid nt of canvas so that when the da trin is done the end curtain can he let Gown, the lamp and gasoline stove lighted and the privaey of a home enjoyed. Of course, in fine weather ' meats, eic, can be roasted over a wood fire built under trees. The cots must be fastened to the sides of the wagon either with bolts or staples in such a manner that they can be easily taken down. The out- side legs of the cots are fastened to the ends of two light pieces of tim- ber which run underneath the bed. of the wagon—one before and the other behind the rear wheels. These are held in place by iron straps looped around them and can easily be pulled out and packed with the cots in the wagon. When one is traveling over narrow mountain roads the frame for . the wagon cover should be of sufficient height to allow of standing room un- derneath and. should be covered with eight-ounce canvas with walls about two feet in heighth and these are held in place by light rods braced on the keynote of vour building, for there will be many long mountain grades to ciimb_and sandy spots to pull through. LAWRENCE GAUTHIER, Age 13. Brooklyn. George Nidiver, Men have done brave decds, and bards = have ‘sung well. Of good George Nidiver I will now tell the tale. _Long ago in California mountains, lived George Nidiver and his little Indian friend. “Red Face.” He was a brave and hold hunter. and in all his hunts, the Indian boy folloswed him, eager to share the good hunter's ‘joys, and when they kflled ‘zame, ‘“Red Face" helped George cook their meals. One day, as they were going through the cleft between two mountains, they saw two hungry lookiny,grizzly bears come towards them, unawaress| The boy turned around and ran, for one of the bears was' running after him, while the other came rapidly to. wara George Nidiver, who had but one bullet left in his rifie. He shot the bear pursuinz the oboy, and killed him, while he. unarmed, awaited bravely| for the other bear, who was slowlyi advancing: but to George's amaze- ment, he suddenly stopped, then con- tinued with an amazed look in his eyes, then stopped again, and looked into George’s face — then - turned around and slowly away. H Thus, “the hunter's and boy’s lives| were saved: the rifie's genercus aim, in its passing gleam, showed the depths of a brave and kind beart. The fearless hunter preferred being devoured, to save the boy: but God was watching him—and he, too, was saved. GERTRUDE POIRIER, Age 14. Danielson. What a Spider and a Fly Can De. There was once a ‘man named Mr. Brown. He -thought he would like to drive all the spiders and fliss out of the world. Because they were so bothersome. But by. and by a war broke out and Mr. Brown joined the army to.give his life to his coun- try. F One day after 2 great battle Mr. Browr: had ‘to hide in the woods to save his-life. Finally he laid down under a tree and fell fast asleep. ‘When one of his enemies came along and erept up. to the tree to kill Mr. Brown. But then a big fly flew on Mr. Brown's nose and woke him up. Mr. Brown ran to another part of the woods for safety. That night Mr. Brown went to sleep. in ‘a cave. That night a spider wove PRIZES WON BY WIDE-AWAKES.| " Econemy ‘Will Save tne World, by Edna Lawton of Versailles. her web over the mouth of the cave. The text day two men who were| enemies were looking for Mr. Brown. They passed near the cave In which Mr. Brown was hiding: Mr, Brown heard what the men said. “Let us look in there” said one, “he might be hiding in there: ““No,” said the other, “if he was in there he would have broken down the spider'’s web. so he can't be in there,” and then the men passed on. After the war was over and peace restored to the land Mr. Brown didn't| care to drive all the spidars and flies out, of the world. LYDIA DUGAS, Age 10. Versailles. In Korea. The chief discomfort of travel in Korea is halting for rest or sleep in an‘inn. A Korean inn is remarkable for filth, noise and bad odors. ine floor of the slebping apartment is cov- ered with wax paper upon which are placed mats full of vermin and dust. Dogs_cats, chickens, pigs, and ducks are underfoot in court yards, while oxen and ponies are under the same roof - with the weary travelers, just outside the paper door. They make enough noise to keep the people awake all night. The fioors are so hot and the ther- mometer rises so high that the trav- elers can't sleep until towards morn- ing. Another uncertainty is baggaze transportation. Sometimes the na- tives ‘carry it. Many peddlers are seen in the streets. Some bring vour charcoal another barmyard fowl, and still an- other brings wild birds. . ANNIE EVAN, Age 14, Mansfield Center. Better Than None, An Arab went to his neighbor and Lend me vour rope” “T can’t, said the neighbor. “Why can’t you?” “Because, I want to use the rope myself.” “For what purpose? the other per- sisted. “I want to tie up five cubic feet of water with it.” “How on earth,” quiried the would- be borrower, “Can you tie up water with a rope?’ “My friend,” said the neighbor, “Al- lah is great, and he permits us to do strange things with a rope, when we don’t want to lend it.” HAROLD MELL, Age 12. Norwich, s * Getting to School on Time. Ruth was almost always late for school and one morning resolved to be there on time if she had to start before breakfast. She awakened at seven o'clock and was ready to start for school by eight, which began at nine. It was a cold slippery morning and it seemed to Ruth, when she would take one step she would slip back two. She met one ‘of her: schoolmates, who was astonished to see her on her way so early. She asked Ruth to go to the store with her, but still faith- ful to her resolution, she refused. She next came to a hill where a number of her friends were coasting. “0, how I would like a few rides,” faid Ruth. While she was deciding whether she would or not a girl came down the hill on her sled and knocked her down, After brushing herself off and tell- ing the girl what she thought of her she looked at her watch ang found it was twenty minutes of nine. As she turned the corner she slipped and the papers in her books flew all around. When she picked up her things she found her watch had stopped and probably had not been going for some- time. Just then she heard the school bell rinzing, and by running manag- ed to get there just as the line had gone in. Ruth decided when she wanted to get to school on time again she would start at seven instead of eight o’clock. MARY WALSH, Age 13. Danielson. Enjoyed Hearing the Others. One of my most interesting subjects in high school is English, I had English every day at the sixth period in room 11. The teacher who taught it was Mr. Cony. We had rhetoric and a little com- rosition work. We also read and dis- cussed in class several books by Scott -and ‘other great authors. The most interesting of these The Merchant of Venice, Ivanhoe the Ancient Mariner: In composition work we had several rules to follow. And all of the com- positions we ‘passed in were supposed to be original. At the first of the year the teacher would give us a subject’ to write about, and sometimes he would give us an outline and let us write our composition, using that for suidance. I used to enjov hearing the other students read ‘their compositions. ARLENE PEARL, Age 14. Augusta, Me. are and Bobby’s Reason. When .Bobbié brought his report card to papa there was a little black {in appearance |said Mr. hard kno ar his _chubby head behind the chair in which his father sat. “What does this mean, Bobby asked his_father? b “] was late to school,” said Bobby, who knew that his mother had seen him leave the house in good season each day. ‘The teacher rang the bell when 1 was just in the yard, but I couldn’t run.” Bobbie was near to tears; but he was winking manfuily, “Well, that is rather bad,” said papa gravely. “I don’t want my son to grow up into_a man that is always behindhand. Now I am going to be very severe. I shall not tell you to night what the punishment shall be, but unless you can show me a good | reason why you were late—" “I can show it!” cried Bobbie. “You just wait. He ran out of the room, anq soon came running back, holding in his hand the smallest mite of a kitten. It was poor and scraggly and forsaken Its large frightened eyes fixed on Bobbie’s papa as if pleading for him. ‘Here is the reason” urged Bob- bie” This little cat was bound to follow men and I tried to get away, and I kept putting him over the fence and running very hard, but he jump- ed over and stuck his claws into my pants so I had to leave him in the candy shop until school was out, and then I brought him home. That is the reason.” Bobbie finished, out of breath. Papa looked at the kitten. Some- thing in its forlorn appearance touched him. “Well, I guess we’ll have to forgive you this time,” he said. ow I better feed him on cream awhile!” “Then I needn’t have the punish- ment that was to awful to think up?” “No, that is all forgiven,” said papa. JOSEPHINE ATWOOD, Age 12. Storrs, Conn. Pet’s Five Cents. “Which of my little girls would like to earn five cents this morning?” Anderson one morning at the breakfast table. And you may be sure that there were just about three girls that were ready for the work; but really Pet, as they had failen to calling little three-year-old sister spoke up first and said: “Me earn fi' cen’, papa,” and she slid down from her chair and came around to papa's chair, taking her cape and hat from the nail by the door, and stood there to know what the errand was to be. Y “I would like some one to get my laundry and to call for the small mail and to hand this two dollars to Mr. Wright,” said Mr. Anderson, “and I am just afraid that Pet will find that too much for such a little girl to do; her arms are not very large and it is quite a distance to the laundry, and with the money and the mail and the laundry, 1 guess she will have to grow a little more before she can earn the five cents.” Pet went back cheerfully enough, but her sister Carrie saw a little cloud of disappaointment pass over her face, so she got up from the table, and putting her arm around Pet, said: Well, deary, your's growing real fast and you'll be big before long, and I'll go for you and you may have the five cents, So Carrie put on her coat and hat and went skipping away to the store and office, and Pet watched her until she was out of sight, thinking all 1. Will Get the Kaiser, by John Bur- rill, age 10, of Stafford Springs, Conn. _— the- while about something that made little things that looked very much like baby smiles creep over her face. “And what will you do with the five cents, Pet? asked Mr. Anderson as he handed her a shining nickel. “I'se doin’ to dit head -for Tarrie's doll ’at I broke,” sa she smiled 2 big grown up smile. ELIZABETH SHAW, Age 13. Norwich. LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. My Blueberrying Trip. Dear Uncle Jed: I will tell the Wide- Awakes about my blueberrying trip. I live in Middletown but I am visit- ing in Central Village at my cousin Elizabeth’'s and Lois’. I came Satur- day, Aug. 3, on my birthday. I got here about 12 o'clock. At 2 o'clock we started in the auto to the Oneco blueberry lots. When we got there there was one automobile and one motorcycle. There were eight of us who went. It was just like a hig thick woods. Part of 'us started out, but we couldn’t find the path when all the time we were within six feet of it. But finally we got out and went up to the car. Pretty soon one by one we came strag- gling in, all except my two aunts. Fi- nally we went down by the lot and we “hollered” and they heard us and found their way out. Altogether we picked about 35 quarts, We had a_very nice time. PHYLLIS BURDICK, Age 11. Central Village. Rose’s Hen, Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would tell you and the Wide-Awakes about my chickens. I have seven baby chickens that are. four months old. When they get big we ara going to kill some of them. I think it is fun to kill a chicken when 1 know -that the next day we are going to have chicken for dinner. 1 also have fourteen big hens, one roaster and two little banties. ‘When 1 first bought the chickens T had six White Plymouth Rocks, but now I have increased to twenty-four. I have an egg record book. Every day 1 put down the number of eges I get and at the end of every month I Raise a' Pig! by Ruth Bruckner, of Norwich, z count up the number of eggs. I also put down how rauch my grain costs. Last month I made $1.75 profit. That was the least I've made since spring because the hens are moltins. ROSE EAGAN, Age 11. Willimantic. You Are - Practicing Real Thrift ‘When You Save Needless Work Pet, and then | | The Ladies’ Aid society wi!i resume a| In many homes the O-Cedar the same time gives a high, Ask your dealer for the mew Mop it does. " You waste time when polish floors and woodwork the old way. That is three operations. | : With the O-Cedar Polish Mop you do these three things at‘ons time. In addition, your floors are cleaner, brighter and pretier thas ever before. As you save work, you save time and maney. B — With or Without Gas Attach. ments _ but EFFICIENT and ECONOMICAL— MODEL RANGES We furnish Repairs for all makes of Rarges A J. 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Bartteshzp Mozt O-Cedar Polish Your money r<funded if you are not delizhted with the work Channell Chemical Ccmpany Chicago - Toroxto - Londoa DAYVILLE their meetings next Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. William F. Da s, who have been spending two we with Miss Clara B. Stokes have returned to their home in Rahway, N, The Woman's' Missionary society will hold their fir: meeting of the season on Thursday afternovi: at the home of Mrs. A, E. Darling, with Miss Mary F. Blanchard, as leader. After a_vacation for the ruonth of Rev. and Mrs. William nsort and daughter, Frances, will return home this week and church ser- vices will be held as usual on Sun- day. 1 Representatives of the railroad were in town last week in regard to_es- tablishing a_new freight yard where the former Wiiliamsville company had their coal shute. An ample switch will be put in which will eliminate the danger at the Main Street cyssing. F. J. Burnet was the guest of his sons, Raymond and William, in Prov- iderce, over Sunday. Mys. Harry DBrearley and _sons, Ralph and Norman, have returned home from a visit with relatives at Potter Hill. Mrs. A. J. Lathrop iIs visiting rela- tives at Mansfield Center and North Coventry, remaining over Labor Day. Mr, and_Mrs. A. Tait Hope and daughter, Doris, spent the week end with Thomas Hope and family at Pot- | ter Hill, Miss Doris remaining for the week. 4 Otto Legrer of the naval reserves, at Newport, was at home on a brier furlough. The Misses Cora and Bernice Cogs- well spent Friday at Ocean beach. CANTERBURY PLAINS 'The Boys and Girls’ club held a spe- cial meeting Monday afternocn at the | home of their club leader, Miss Daw- | ley. Mr. French of Westminster club | was present. also Mr. Buckley of Plainfleld club, with his wife; Miss Embleton and Mr. Sanford of Putnam and Miss Bowen. Mr. Hendricks of Washington, D. C., who is working with the boys and girls all over the United States gave a very interesting talk of the Boy and Girls' Judging team of North Da kota. He also gave a demonstration on grading and judging vegetables. 0 stration. A canning team was formed and Gertrude Hansen was chosen as captain with Lu Kinne as helper: | captain with Raymond Parkhurst and Ernest Hansen as helpers. Arthur Bushnell and Clement Bush- nell ha been visiting their mother, Mrs. ily Bushrell. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bushnell, who have been visiting their son, Howard and family for several weeks have re- turned heme. Mrs. Louis Farro and caughter, Ruth of New York, are at the home of Mgs Oln Henry Schultz of Manchester, Conn,, has_been visiting his sister, Mrs. E. P. Sabins. Charles Parkhurst has gone to n to visit her sister, Oshorn. his brother, week end Fred S: R P with the Charles Parkhurst, the kett is substitutinz on the D. while James Lathrop, who White Mountains. Eastland and Ida | A judging team Was|yisited her mother, Mrs. A. H. Shippee formed and chose Hans Hansen as|ifonday, Lillian { Frank Parkhurst of Norwich visited | Mrs. Lathrop is on vacation at LEE CLEGG'S The Jeweler # Opp. Chamber of Commerce 8ldg. and hear this famous organization play “Siamese Twins” and “La Chalet” with Pathe Record and | Brunswick Phonograpm § POWER CONSTRUCTION - AND SUPPLY COMPANY ENGINEERS and CONTRACTORS Power Piping, Heating and Ventilating Mill Repair Work Promptly Attended to OFFICE, ROOM 112, THAYER BLDG. Phene 1582 Norwich, Conn. The Chelsea Savings Bank Norwich, Conn., August 5, 1918. The Board of Directors of this Bank have this day declared a dividend for the current six months at the rate of four per cent. per annum, payable on and after the 16th day of September. FRANK HEMPSTEAD, Treasurer, NOTICE DR. A. RICHARDS OFFICE in Thayer Building will be iclosed until September 5th. Mrs. James Smith and daughter, Lucina and Hannah, Misses Nellie M. Chase. Lulu Soule, Olive Aldrich, and Ada Shippee, were at Camp Devens Sunday. Captain van Vollonhoven, a former French Colonial Governor, who has been serving in the colonial infantry in Morocco, was killed on July 19 near Longpont while leading an attack &t the head of his troops. \EgR for la 4 r ~a’» T o eeareaiariag watursl Gl ey fo'e, Pl EAST KILLINGLY Miss Hilda Elfgrin, spent the week end with friends in Providence. Mrs. Bernard Edwards and son, Warne Eimore visited in Danielson. Howard Souls is visiting relatives in Providence. Allen Buffiington and family and Miss Josephine. Pearce spent Sunday at Rocky Point. rs. Lena Bfown of Attawaugan, Franklin Machine Company Engineers Machinists Manufacturers of HARRIS-COR- LISS ENGINES. Engine Repairs, Shafting, Hangers, Pulleys, Bear- ings, Couplings, Clutches. Large stock always on hand. General Mill Repaifs. Special machinery of all kinde. Proyidence, R. I. Telephones: Unie 963 Unign 1857 Founders Miss Bowen gave a canning demon- DR. R. J. 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