Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 2, 1919, Page 9

* NORWICH BUCLETIN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1919 rE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCL Boys’ and Girls’ Department Rules M‘- Young Writers. V'ri - plainly on ene side of the and number the pages. " per, mly, PRI e Pen and ink, net pencil. \’mr and pointad articles will b given: preference. nu not use over L8 stories or letters only will be us & 5. Write yolr age and af- dress plainfy u bottom of the story, e - POETRY. Winter. “We like 4 the robin, | The m’&# d the wre | “For it iea inder We must §o south again— A most 1 journey To Mnnw have been” “We like i, said the smowbird, The sparrow and the crow, “For we are much more hnppy And we Jnamage In spite of cold and snow.” “We like iL” md the woadchuck, The beaver and bear, And sweetly slumber there.” "We like R," said the sable, The marfen and the fox, “We're clad to stand the winter all its roughest krocks— rappers do not get us “Inside a horrid box." too,” said Bobby and Dick and Ben, have the skating river then; snowy castle, | £ it down again.” i jara Pinckney, in the Rochester| Heraid | ——— | Enlisted. 1 hadn't heen troubled about the war, For nrder the kind blue skies 1 was happy, and free to roam the " sutterfies he clouds grew gray And davkened my Para The ¢ oved the Best" ne Whom I Li sacri ed, and no ome he darkaess to comfort grew chill, and my heart among thi ) t with a God who e brown horse 5t secim o BE S0 th of time | have gone hemsejves have some a come mone out r 416 week prize in has| usand three Lnoks to our sevoral states al stafes | ?a and Ne- | shatrv of Sur| muni- hundreds vay ik he best & 1910 g 1914 of friends is a will help Lappy one, more than 1 hooi Year a ting THE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. Sophia Gaska, of Jewett City— ce Bungalow Boys. -Albert Erigkson, of Paitie—The Sar;k Schatz. of Yantic—Bobb- Trims at Meadow Brook. - K LIFETIME OF Proentd by “Frilafves” The Wondarl Fuf Wadcne 53 hmv:fln, Ho, ““In my opiaion, 0o other medicine is s0 good as ‘Fruit.a-tives’” for Imfligestion and Constipation. Yor years, I suffered” with,these dreaded. diseaseg, trying all kinds of treatments’ until I was' told I'was incurable. Ore day a fricnd told me to try Fruite-tives’ (or Fruil * Liver Zabictsy. Te my surprise, I found this medicine gave immediate relief, and in a short time ¥ was'all right again™, DONAT LALONDE S00. 2 box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 25c. e At dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited, OGDENSBURG, N, 7\ 4—Mary Williams, of Jewett City— A Thrift Stamp. 7—Esther Shershevsky, of Norwich —Bobbsey Trims on Bluebird Island. 6—John H. Burrill, of Stafford Springs—A Thrift Stamp. T—Mary A, Burrill of Stafford. Springs—A Thrift Stamp. 8—Louise Lebir, of Plainfield—Bun- ny Brown and Sister Sue's Circus. Winners of prize books may call at The Bulletin busineds office for them at any hour after 10 a. m. Thurs- | day. LETTERS OF ACKNCWLEDGMENT. Annie Adamcok, of North Franklin —I received ‘he prizé book and was very glad to receive it. I thank you very much for it. I will try and write something to win another. Nettie Bellaine, of Norwich—i thank you ever so much for the two prize books you sent me, Dorothy’s House Beat and The Flying Machine Eoys in the Frozen North. Albert Erickson, of Baltic—Just a few lines to thank you for the prize kook, Lucky, the Boy Scout. I en- Joyed it very much as I have never read any of them héfore, Edith W. Haghaway, of Mass.—I received the thrift stamp you sent me. T thank you very much. I was pleased with it. = Clarence Hathaway, of North Frank- lin—I thank vou very much for the prize book you sent me. 1 found it very interesting, Adelard Duquette, of Danielson—T thank you for the prize book and find it very interestin%. Louise Leber, of Plainfieid—I am very thankful for the prize buok I re- ceived from you. THE DRAWING CONTEST PRIZE WINNERS. The November and December draw- Goshen, ing contests closed Dec. 20th and the following were the prize winners: 1st Prize, $1.00— Holiday Conssrvation Pium Pudding. Margaret of Hampton 2d Prize, Please, Daddy, Come Anderson of Danielson Home, Arlenc 3d Prize, .75 Read! Toot! Toot!! by e C Smith of Nerwich 4th P 5 President Wilson, C Leader, Aubrey N “th Prize, n of T The Gir! derson of Gth P of Dar 1864, rine Uncle Sammie, by I ola Banning of Doing Her Bit, ) of Danielzon 11th Prize, Shirley Jackson pupil tion to rules. WRITTEN AWAKES. The Mother's Christmas F STORIES RY was long ir. and ard from their re. ince son, ¢ ere xdl the newh vone ran the name and and as didn't come A o they lofi home in came n during the 3 ton. #The chil- | g dren were very glad to be let out and they jumped like wild colts One of the | tallest and oldest in yrougly about daré ovs to fikht with him. All the otner hoys tried nme by one, but ; t boy was alwa At othgr boys hed over to “‘hr*m George had la He had not tried to fight vet, bhut was lying under a tres b reading a book. The boys but in vain, for George' only “Don't bother me, T want t As soon the big boyr heard this he laughed and boastfully saeid, fln's raid! He knows Fe will 1 beaten!” s =oon as George heard this flung down hook. 1 like a flash he was at the side of hls boastful foe. Then the fight began, but. 11 a moment it was all ove Georga's boastful foe laid on kLis back. Soor he heard vells from all sides. “George is the stronzest of us all! Hurrah for George!” i After that when George's foe ever spoke about it he said: “AN at once 1 felt myself taken up and thrown to the ground, and W%hen T got up my ribs felt as if every hone was broken. It was with such force that 1 was thrown to the ground. After th: George's foo never felt boastful of Lis strength. George had taught him a lesson TYDIA DUGAS. Versailles. Henri’s Lump of Coal. Henri and hig grandmothe a littl ved in hut on' the ‘edge of the wood. mother had gone to work and er had died fighting for Franrce. Henri's mother had told Lim to help his_grandmother all he could. Hanri world Tolow the == == H he they harvested the wheat. He would pick up the heads of wheat that the harvesters lost. He would gather fag- gots on the edge of the wood s6 his erandmother could get the soup cook- ed_quickly. The war had now lasted four years. Their coal was most gone. One day Henri came in. Hedshad just one piece of coal. It was all they had. He gave it to his grandmother. She was go- irg to put it into the fire, but Henri took it from his grandmother and put it on the mantel, saying: “Let's keep iz for good luck.” As he sat feeding the fire with fag- gots he would look at the lump of coal and think about when his father had built the fire of the black fuel. Henri longed to_see an American goldier. ‘One day a biz man dressed in xhaki stopped at Henri's doer. He was a private in the American army. Henri loved him at once. He gave him his little dish sauce. The soldier came in and while he was eating his eyes fell upon the alofg the surfacs for about fifty feet, and for the first time we noted a balf sunk hydroplane leaning way cver on oné side. We did not have to wait long before we saw another machine descending. It swung around the bangars, going about the sam= length of water the other machine went. At 1 a. m, the machines began go- ing out. A machine had to o abou: taree times its length before 1t st ed to rise, and we lost sight of it b hind the trees. We left and reached Chatbam atter a hike of about 10 mile; Thm went to a restaurant an Ple of zandwiasas, which (ased ve good, then 'we marched to the staiion and took the {radn to Touth Harw where we struck the trail to camp where we were thankful to be, ALBERT ERICKSOX, Baltic. My Pet Cat. Dear Uncle Jed. My pet cat is black lump of coal on the mantel. “What is that?’ he asked Hemri. “It is our last lump of coal” said Henri. “Have you ever been cold " said the soldier. Henri told him that they had. The soldier put out his arms and Henri rushed into them. The soldier said: “You wiil never be cold any more, for the American sol- diers have come to help Trance and am glad that I can fight for you and Tt France, PRANKLIN NYE, Age 13. Norswich. My First Hunting Trip. Tuesday by street to buy a boy's rific and some fresh cartridges. We came home and put on our hunting suits and took our hunting dog Don. Then we set out for the woods. TWhen we got into the woods we be- gan loading our rifles. We turned to Don, but he wasn't there. While we were whistling and calling, we heard a footstep in a bush, and turning around we beheld Don with a rabbit. We then set out a space when my uncle saw a rabbit. He shot him. We set out for home. On New Year's day my mother took the rabbits and we ate heartily. | JOSEPH SAMBURSKI, Age 13. Danielson. Twisted Presents. coming Christm: Johnny a pair of skate: Mother nted a carpet. Father wanted a and Molly wanted a book. ®ut were not sure of receiving them. waited anxiously for Christmas what th would get. When Christmas came Johnny got |a handkerchidf; Mother got a hand- kerchief; Mother got a calendar to eli her what to cook: Father got a new hat and Meily a doil. This hapnens aver: stmas. What u want you never get. | EDITH COLLIN, ! Plainfield The Tt was wanted w they They seo Age S. The Deserted Farmhouse. backroads in mhouse. Tt uilding with weather- windows are hroken. Th- large oaken Goor with the wooden knocker swirgs on its i wror. hinges | » squate red chimney on the top house is fallen dewn and the tered on the sagging m the door partly walls that leads 1 of flat 1 running The t fence around the spacious once 3 tly ditapidated. ien now the rose bushes, nes look as 1f they had nto a heap. Now and colored the grerne appearancs irec plan‘ed before the place a finishing s a partly na ma =i nt. with curh ned sweep. a long. 1 door, the broken windows ary gray color of the house When a he queer hin sends farmhouse naunted place 1t interests see it MARY A 1fford Springa TURRILL. Our Hailowe'en Celebration. nite rfl:\hr’\- t on our cos- went to the n. Al of cikers we masked and and T was a clo som was eryone > tried to guess who oth- ni ihen took off our masks to play games. d for apples, ata doughnuts on the donkev's ta'l. ote.. ang fun Thers were many pretty lata we all went body had a JOHN H. 1 Springs LETTERS TO UNCLE JED. Helping the Germans. Dear Uncle Jed: We are making a quilt in school for the children in Bel- gium to keep them warm. Fvery fam- ily in_school supposed o bring | some pieces of cloth, and then we zirls re zoing to sew all the pieces together quilt. and 1 hope it will keep > children warm and ¢o ve 25 cents for the Junior Red ved cne letter from my France, which he wrote after peace, and we also re- ceived two German helmets, one of which was camouflaged and the other a plain painted one. We brought them to school to show them to the chil- dren. They were very glad to see them We also displayed them in the Y. M. C. A. in Norwich for the benefit of the sailors and soldiers. I hope my brother and everyone's sons and brothers wiil be back soon, |safe in God's country. SARAH SCHATZ, Age 11. Yantic. The Boy Scouts’ Visit to Chatham, Dear Uncle Jed: On ‘August 19, 1918, a troop of Boy Scouts left Scuth Har. wich, Mass,, which was their camping zround. They were on their way to Chatham to see the hydroplanes. § was lucky enough to be one of them, On our way we came (o0 a house where there were small airplancs and windmills. e ma®e some sinall pur- chases, I buying a windmill. Then we had a drink at a pump near 2 school- house. We set off agaln and next we saw signal poles about three hunired feet high and above these hovered a hydro- plane. We soon after reached Chat- ham. We went into a drug store and hud some jce cream. Irom there we saw a hydroplane out at sea About 11 . m. we left fof Orleans, the place where hydroplanes are kept. We reached Orleans to find that no one was allowed 10 enter ihe grounds, s0 we sat down on the opposite sigd of the road and watched the grounds. Not long after we heard the roar of the hydronlanes and looking about aw one descending in a spiral move- t It linded in the wa.!.er, going unele und T went up|? and white. Her name is Papoose. She | has long claws with which to defend herself. She's always near 1me when 1 am at home for she knows I will pet her. At every meai she is beside my mother’s chair waiting to get the rest of the contents in the bowl. She is kind to little chiliren, will lick them with her litt To tongue. Weé have kept her five v @uring whicls fime she has cay many rats and-@ice. She will not let her, t will 8y seratcn him. In winter when it is cold T bring her up in my bedroom to sleep at my feet to keep them warm. Shewwill lay the foot of the hed. from ht till morning without stirring. ADBLARD DUQUETTE Danietson. and b a dog at his <ome near face, and Age 13. In No Man's Land. Dear Uncle Jed: ¥ will tell v an experience a French soldier had in No Man's Land. This soldier had been sent out to see if there were any Germans hidden near. He had gone about two miles when he felt himseif dragged to the ground. Fe was up in minute .trying to discover the ca of his falling. All he could see was a grass net spread on the sround. Picking up this. he found a shell hole underneath. Looking more closely. ho saw a German soldier huddied s one side of the shell hole. The German soldier jumped out of the hole and started for French soldier. They fought with their fi for some time. At last the Frénch so dier got the German on the The German soldier was about the size of the French soldier, with a twist of his foot he sat on the ground. Grabbing him I‘x wrist, he said: “You are my p The French soldier replied \\nr'\fh]- ly: “Yes, but not long shall 1 1 prisoner. He raised his u about twice and him hn elbow and gave German soldier a punch on the nc More from surprise and anger pain. did the C the other’s wrists. As soon as the French soldier he was free he got up and ran reached his lines safely but wheezing and blowing. It m the soldiers laugh as they pu(\urd “t themselves the MARY WII LIAMF, A Jewett City. To Ocean Beach by Bike. Dear Uncle Jed: T wonder the Wide-Awakes have trip to Ocean Beach un have, and believe me it ed at home Monday for experience. 1 have been to &ar h Lake on a bicycle and other surround ;. returned ing places, but never enjoyed it as al training @id to Ocean Beach. s Island, Newport, af- My two friends and T started from the week at home. Thames square at 6 o'clock i Eaten spent morning, having our lun bathing suits in a cloth to our handiebars. When I there the streets were des was misty and I felt disappoin cause it looked as if would be rain down Tha we s rising above the horizon We stopped at a few pl and at last we saw come to Montville ™ glad It was Monday mort quite a few people w knew, who stayed end and who were Norwi We reached New and went to the girl's cousins to re mainder of the journey (o Our motto for th day Forwatd!" and it is er. concerning hicycle rider aiong the streets cause there was to on. Through Moent and going to work for friends there and they all wanted to stay over, but I said we must ma that journey in one never forget it We start d for home abov don a few minutes we found oursely | homeward bound. 1 stopped along the roads few flowers, but when were withered At 7 o'clock I v ing the folks about uor d ESTHER SHERSHEVS Norwich. a th Surprised by a Sna Dear Uncle Jed: One day little giri named Mary Holin gent to the gard for her Eet a cabbage. They were' zoing to have corned heet ard cabbage for d Mary obeved her mother to do it without saving a word Mary went d of cabbuges t 1 gest cab down t could thncr i up and she had just turn when a noise was heard. 2-p-p-p for came from a long, and he ru Mary bitten. How Mary did scream robody was near to help, Albers her didn’t know 1t tin Just then by and heard Marl scream. an frightened. for fle; but he listened and thought it Mar: Albert sefzed a stick and ran as fast | as he could, go for the ke it on the head and it ' Mary was taken to Albert, and as quick as she was laid in bed and s they knew she better he in the ta! in New London. There the was put to hed and was fed till she was well Albert v pr and everybody was saved. Mary never went ler mother again. BLIE MENTAZ, Flainfield. 7 her mot glad Mar in the fields for Age 11 Preparations for a Journ Dear Uné¢le Jed: Robin was a pretty bird. tree mear my bedroom w day I used to 2o and wa hix mate. But one day I mus both, T wondered what ha: to them. happened Just then a bright thought st | Beach, a distance of four m wen we. i When we came to Ocean Beach we |5t went fo our friends’ ho and went in for a swim. We had m came to my mind. search for them. 1 spied them as they were sitting on ' a branch of an apple tree, accompanied ty nine other robins. They did not see me, however, as they were very interested in what was going on among themselves. I stood quietiy be- | aind an old apple -tree not very far away trying to find out w! they were saying. 1 heard one little robin chirp some- thing and then he flew a short a tance and back again. All the others followed his example. Then he fic up into the ai hie looked like a & There he ilew around for some before he returned to the others. On return ihere was so much chirping I couid hardiyv hear myself think. that Then they all tried to fly *heir best When they grew tired théy flew into maple tree, There they must lave had a meeting I think. Evervone had 2 chance in speaking about something {which I could not understand. As soon as they finished they flew off ior some feod. In an apple orchard they spied a tree with its branches broken off by the wind. How happy they were, for thev feund worms enough for 1ll of them .tq eat. After a hearty meal they llew ta the south, But I didn’t o home for I was anx- ious to know where all these rohins would go to. Finally they met with another group. Now there were o a lot of them. They circled above my head so many times and sc fast thas it was hard for me to count them. Very soon they were tired and rested in a green eadow. lopping around, chirping, flying, end eating kept them busy, you may be sure. Then, all of a sudden, flew to a tree, just as if they la hunters shot. Next they flew and down, and then th up among ‘the cloud jcould scarcely be ja w suddenly turned journey. un ’d_shoot right 80 that they noticed at all, For not_see them, when flew down and then take their ssuthward ile T could they to off | Jewett A True Story. { TUncle Dear There was once 1 Hattie, who lived in Petition. Santa, No organs of the human body Drnzer is in sight. Find out what t out delay. or have pawig in the back. wake are not performing their {:rn perly. They are only half heir work and are allowing imp to_accumulate and be converte uric acid and other poisons, your eystem. important to health and Todlg life as the Vhen they slow up snd com- mence to lag in their duties, look out! trouble is—with- Whenever you feel nérvous, welik, diszy, suffer irom sicepiessness, once. Your kidneys need help. These are eigns to warn you that your kidaeys fractions are causing you distress and will de- strey you unless they are driven from aver s s o THE, MOST DANGEROUS OF ALL are so| t up at doing urities d into which | ¢ MEDAL brand. Accept no substitutes. Three sizes. Oil Capsules at once, world for centuries. old-fashioned, soothing with strength-giving and system-cl ing herbs, well known and. used by ®ay. sicians in their daily practice. MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules are im- - ported Holland. They are convenient to take, and will either give prompt relief or - your monéy will be refunded. Ask for - them at any drug store, but be sure’ In sealed packages. DISEASES: GOLD MEDAL Haarlen . They are as old, - ased all over the The contain only ofls combined . Get some ried preparation GOLD - et from the Inboratories in . o get the original imported GOLD wich. Barber. Brown; An Addre song, ess to 3d Prize, $0.75, “ROAD! TOOT! TCOT!!” by Eloise C. Smith of Norol ployed in the postoffice at Oneco, has Christ- | been enjoying two weeks’ vacation at recitations, | her home Bvery n ‘plac. Miss Lucy ‘ called Hampton. It was a| = weeks at the home of W |s n, but very }:rtnm«unul “\hc in eastern Voluntown. zei berries and then Luther Tanrer, who is empl sell them. Her father died when she Wakefield, R. I, visited relatives and | twelve years old. She did hous: friends in this vicinity recently work ‘for other people. By doing that Alpert Brown has moved to Volum- 1\!\:\ helped her mother pay for the|p town. Brown have rg- | hou nd bought her o si vicinity for over 40 ; One day she ‘:\\ g reside in house ré- {seme people whe Albert Baesett, | for © walked played the organ.| T T # |it was shorter. While cho walked she e md* Need Not Worry T came to a corner: t ¢ he see? | wsed with the ses It ex-Kaiser Bill r wants .3a reig ain! vig o El 0? N y 3 i 7 i »\, Sl N B _"‘, ok indsomely decor sedn’t Worry about the mesns. e ree. ritain will attend to the de- she stay Qone_all_the h —Detroit ‘Free was on the otner Py Gage A el ;9 sa ¢ OB BURDICK, Age 11. WINDHAM al roll call and business the Congregational church s held New Years eve. A chicken supper was served at 6.30. Fol- the bus: meeting, an ;\1{‘1- oss given by Rev. H, S. ¢ of the Congregatior hu A 1 hour followed, ining to watch the old year hort devotional ser being t Brown of meetin y the the 1 churc =pson, , who was from thc na diers who came home on omfort. He was wounded in the Argonne f 1 he work of t of the Christmas roil call Vic teaming doing for ranch has 155 annual 10 subseribing men irrabee ent mes were ¢ coffee and s included Johnson, M James L Mrs, Robert Mrs 1ot Prize, $1.00 DAY CON SERVATION PLUM'PUDDING, € Middletown—The county of Middl names to the memhcist the rec D roll - during t drive, < J by (0 Year's Cafpbell cream 5 were My, and all ‘.x Sout W Mr; Wind- MaGuire, abeth Clark ew York; Re Dorothy Browny, Anderson, Mre., I W Johnson, I. H imb, Mrs, Jes- irs. . E. Guild lan Guild, J\nn\ G errr.(dt‘ bee, Mr. and and Mrs. Walter Sr, Abbe, the Red | Windham ! | members mu share of the hount of work which is allotted | apter. A ne the ro - is hnmg | CAMPBELL'S MILLS Wrylie school closed Frid: for the holiday vacation. f0g lprogram was presented: Song, | Columbia, school; four-minute es; Joel Barber: Junior Red Cro dner, by Gladys Brown; How the hu\ex nmei Money, by Ellery Pratt; Y A., Ethel Conzdon: song, hit, school: recitations: h Martha Gray: Fair Warnit a, Lloyd Barber; ~Snow ¢ Julia Sullivan: The Little elle: Stocking, Howard Gardner: iy Longest Pay, Edith Hall; Santa Cla Marion Obtain [ Ive. and Mrs [ ALGOHOL-3 PER O - similatingtheFood by Re Cheerfuiness and RestGontai o Sk Al Rl ot a0 A(El ‘e Se el'ml‘ . ,g,,m& rds Vot Sszar Wetergren Plcror___ 1 Ahel uful Re Gonstipation and 1 - Losst® SLEEP msamrg(hmfrrm in N]:'w YORK. 1 AVegcladlelr cpan.tmmré.s | mgmeSwmhs am Bmwlsd’ i Thereby Pxomoimg mgtsll ter Opium, M ofpme““ fineral, NoT NaRGOTIC l?mwa? 2 CADESANUELPTER, | medy t’cr Diarrhoed, and Fc\'&xshncss and infan&Y Fac Slmlle S:é'mm—a of ,__'_.- Tae CEN1ATR GONPANY: ENT. | Sula- Mothers Know That Bears the Genuine Casteria Always s ——