Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 6, 1919, Page 9

fHE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCLE Bovy: nndeh'Deplrtmmt- Rules for Young Writers. 1. Write plainly on one side of the paper_only, and number the pages. I. Use pen and ink, not pencil. 3. Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 250 words. 4. Original stories or letters only wilt be used. 5. Write your name, age and ad- dréss plainly at the bottom of the story. POETRY. Making the Best of It eas 1 will play today W‘Iu the boy across the way; He has got paralysis; His two legs are just like this: He can't move ’'em, nor his feet, And can’t run along the street, And he can't chase honeybees (Because he can't work his knees) Over in the clover lat, For the homey they have got. So I go and play with him; And I swing up on a limd fight beside where he is at And he sees me skin the cat, And feels better to see me Active. Like he used to be: And.when my kite 1s up high T let him hold it, and I Set and look at it up there, And him settin’ in his chair. Made a messenger onc day, And then T sent it away Up the string, 'way to the kite (And ‘twas up an awful height), And I had addressed it so God would get it and would know Tim's legs wouldn't work, and we Would be glad as we could be if God mafde them strong, and Us two kids could run again. then Eut Jim didn’t know I had, So he ain’t a-feelin’ bad About what God didn't do: (1t was good he never knew:) And I got it back ag’in : When I wound my Kkite string in. That there kite went up so_high It was way up in the sky, But the angels didn't.get It, =0 Jim ain’t well till yet. Sn T zuess TM g> and play with him today: 1 like to have a swim, t ain't no fun for him at et him down out there sandpile is. and we make forts and things and be nd will Vhere the {ind of happy, but you imiss Lots with the paralysis Morttmer Lewis in UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE- AWAKES. You have heard someone say, per- aps, that “winter never rots in the Yy ioubtless means that we winter wa want read ov or our months ammed into four weeks. just winter is more than half gone =0 far as mildness is concerned it mest winter known in a cen- * more snowless and ice- aordinary degree and and pastures keeping s they usually become in know that a great deal of can be crowded into pace of time. and that n now zo far as time is 5 Baye, lce 14 imc thick | nowhanks five foet high e winter has been Na- ro \n make the winter of clebrated as the mildest and . vest within recorded time be- AT Arctic conditions el and maintain them for sev- 1 ther ever been a year withot inter, al- | record on ) U. S. BUGLER, by Edith Johnson of Oecum. THouston whether it {f as a year| without a summer, for it snowed ev- ery month in the year. If we ¢should not get any severe weather this year there doubtless was a winter just like this one in the dim past, whether we have a record of it or not, for the weather repeats itself in cycles of many years. The sum- merless vear does not recur once in 100 years and may not recur once in 500. There has been considerable good coasting on the siow and skating om thin ice, but there havew been shirt- sleeve davs in every month for the past ten months. May they continue to be in every month untfl Novembwr, 1919. THE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. 1—Sadie Phillips of Norwich—Buffa- 1o Bill 2—Alexina Bassett of Warrenville— Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea. 3—Nellie Musial of Eagleville—Dor- othy at Oak Knoll 4—Lena Swartzberg of Fagleville— A Thrift stamp. 5—Arcelia Doyon of Glasgo—Mary Lee at Washington. 6—Alice G. Palmer of Norwich—Miss Pat’s Problem. T—Joseph J. Griswold of Jewett City —The Boy Spies in Old New York. 8—Florence M. Vars of Plainfield— Miss Pat’s Career. Winners of prize books may call at The Bulletin business office for them at any hour after 10 a. m. on Thurs- day. LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Gertrude Poirier of Danielson—I thank you very much for my Thrift stamp. Agnes Gayeski of Colchester—Many thanks for the beautiful prize book you sent me entitled Dorothy Il soon try again. Hilda Collin of Plainfield—Thanks for the prize book which I received en- titled Bobbgey Twins at Snowlodge. was very interesting. Aurore Magrey of Voluntown—I re- ceived the prize book you sent me. I have not read it but T am sure it is very interesting, for this is the second one I won, and the first was splendid. I thank you very much for it WRITTEN BY WIDE- I AWAKES. | Helen's First Knitting Lesson. Helen was a little girl about eight STORIES years of age. Her mother bought he 1 pair of ng needles for a s present S very anxious o learn how so the next day wh * mother, showed her how kni It did not take her long Saon she the Scattl oAt e tad s oot S0 _her mot r she might. by them both |she ner cousins | who were in the army. Soon after she received a letter thank her much for them. and later ~ece 2 five dollar goldpiece. With the five dollar > she bought thrift V. en she went to hool, told the other children what she had done. then they all got together and thought what they might do to hefp the ¥ FLORENCE ze 14 Plainfield Scotch Sheep Dog. s once a dog in Scotland who tended sheep f until he became too » his_farm. He sold his sheep and gave Wylie to a kind 0 and the v | Tuesday used to go {and /ednesday morn lall wet and nd tired aster had no idea wt she | On Tuesday night sheep mers all drove their sheep to 8 market sell them on Wed- day sheep were miich frightened the v ts and noises. The farmers could hardly drive ilong. And when the frouble w - worst the farmers would see a s herd dog come trotting street. How she would This way driving the down make those d that she sheep to the the sheep mind. would dart long found out but when one of the Wylie's master but petted him time before W: where she lie’s went farmers did not scold all the meore GRISWOLD, Age 11. nights, told him, him, JOSEPH K, Jewett City. Palmer Cogleandro, Palmer Cogleandro was a six years old. She lived in the town of Masina in the country of ily One day a terrible earthquake destroy- ed her home. Her father and mother were killed by the falling of the houses. Many other people and homeless until the Red id that they would care for little girl | them | The Red Cross heard of Palmer and said that they would care for her. Palmer said she would like to stay | with her own people. The Red Cross decided to send her to San Franciseco. It was a long journey for a six year old girl. The journey {across the continent had to be made | alone, for the Red Cross did not know anyone who was going that way. A Red Cross man happened to be going to Boston in a week or so, so Palmer was put in his care. He took her | safely half way Just she was {about to start again red spots appear- ed upon her face. H The doctor said: “Measles, measle | But the Red Cross was there with doc- itors, nurses and perhaps even ice- i cream. Soon as good as new. she started on her long journey. The Red Cross tele- phoned from town to town telling them to care for her. At every place the train would stop a kind faced woman would come up and sa: “Is is Palmer Cogleandro from Masina. NERVOUS ENERGY life’ 2 weerebd hr “SCOTTS EMULSION simon-pure in substance, rich in tonic lem neurishes the boly strengthens an thuun&-.m is the recognized standard temicfeod | and :mdt-‘. Seott & m-—nuu »o 7" They represented the = Red Cross and had come to care for her. At night they would see if she had a warm bed and good food. Soon she reached San Francisco. How glad her uncle was to see his lit- tle niece again. Palmer is now sixteen years old. She is a member of the Red Cros: She works. hard every day to help it with its service. Palmer knows better than we do that if we had Red Cross in every home and in every country we would have friends whenever we needed them. ‘Would vou become a member of the Red Cross if she came your way in 19197 ARCELIA DOYON, Age 9. Glasgo. My Christmas Vacation. Tuesday, the 24th of December, my ncles were expected to come to our ouse. My father went to Willimantic to meet my uncle, but he came at 7 o'clock. My father watched to see him but it was raining and my father id not notice my uncle and so he went from the depot to Gilmen's sta- ble and asked if Mr. Musial was there? And Mr. Gilmen sald ‘“No” So they sharp-eared shep- | were left | | | | Jew coming he led the | | | { I i won't break it FOOD SAVING, by Faith Curtis, Nerwich, of started to walk to our house. ‘When they came to our shed they were goiug to sing a song but the dog began to bark. We were all sleeping on chairs, but the dog made so much noise that we all awoke. My mother went out and asked them if they were coming from under the big hill, but my uncle said: “Yes. Ts that the way you came for us?” My uncles were all wet from the rain. They changed their clothes and we_ all ate our supper. It was 11 o'clock when my uncle came. My father came at 1 o'clock and we went to bed at 2 o'clock. We got up at half past 6. In the afternoon my uncles and my father told stories to us. One story my father told was about a man and a woman. The man used to Keep a kettle under the stéve and he used to put money in the kettle. When the woman asked him for what he was saving it he would say for a beggar. So one time a beggar came around and was begging for money, so she zave him the money in the kettle.| Later the man came and asked her where his money was, so she told him she had given it to a beggar. He couldn't say anything. So then the man went to a Jewess. She knew the man and asked him if he knew about her husband, and the Jew said: “He goes barefoot, he has no money and no clothes.” So the Jew gave him money, shoes and clothes. Then the man went off. After an hour the Jew's husband came home and she told him what she gave the man. So the Jew went and got his horse and rode after him. The man saw the Jew coming and as there was rye growing near he went into the rve, threw the bundle a little further away from the road and was holding up an apple tree. The Jew came along and asked him if he saw a man with a bundle? The man said “Y But please give me the horse and I will catch him.” So the Jew came to hold the apple tree while the man took the horse and rode off. Next morning the Jew went to lo: for his horse. When the man saw t horse out and self, put the halter on hir The Jew came to the stable and saw the man hitched up. The Jew asked: “Are you'the horse? The man said Yes, as turned to a horse, a man” " Then the Jew went off and when he aw his horse again he did not take him because he was afraid he migh® he turned to a man again, so he bought another horse. I sinned but and now 1 am NELLIE MUSIAL. Eagleville. Fun on the Ice. In front of our schoolhouse the water in the ditch got swollen and froze. The incident of which I am going to write happened on Friday. The sun shone down and meited the ice on}) top, but underneath the ice was quite hard yet. “Don’t go on it, kid: Kulaga, who was of the water. Nellie Musial and 1 agreed with him, because we wanted the ice to! freeze again, and we would have a fine time sliding. That night when we went home it was still slushy, so we went home full of hope. Monday dawned clear and frosty, and when I woke that morning 1 did not as much as think of the ice. I walked to school, 2 whole mile, and when T got there I was quite cold, but when T saw all the children slid- ing T began to slide also. At first T was afraid, but afterwards T ventured to take a slide of about two vards. Then the bell rang and we all went in: recess time came and 1 was just as much afraid. Noontime 1 was not so much afraid because it was not so slippery on ac- count of the sun. When the boys came 1 was just as brave and kept ch fith the fun. The secend time T was not so successful and “Bang!” i was sitting flat on thd ice. But that did not hinder me from laughing. I was on my feet quicker than I fell, and went on sliding. Again the bell rang and we all went shouted Jo- anding on the Recess time I enjoved just as much only that I sat down a little; arder than before. The next day I asked my mother to let me take my sled to school, and| she answered: “Yes. Lena, you may take it if you Hearing this. T was very glad, and brothers Mitchel and Jacob also | their sleds. t noon we all went on Mr. Parker's pond and we had a very nice time. ENA SCHWATZBERG. Eagleville. When Bessie Helped Her Mother, It was haif past four and Mamma had not come. Little Dess was grow ing impatient as she watched down the street and thought of bow soon papa would he home from work for his supper. How she could “cook lik mamma.’ But just then she thought of a place, For three weaks Bessie had heen sav. ing her money for a pair of shoes. She had $2.00 saved up and mamma promised to tuy the shoes on her birthds: vhich was two days away. Little Bessic was wvutting on her coat and bonret and buttoning up her overshoes and in five minutes later she was on ler way to the hakery. Ther> she bought one-half dozen :loughnuts and a loaf 2w bread and some little ginger cookies which she knew her father liked. Then she want home ani put the cookies on ome dish, the bread on another and the doughnuts on -another. Then she warmed some coffee and poured it in papa’s big mug just as he was coming up the steps. S0 when ma.- ma came home there was no supper to get in a nurry, for Bessin had suc- ceeded in trving fo help har ‘mother. ALMA BASSETT, Age 13. ‘Warrenville. The Rise of a Young Girl Artist The whole life of Lila Jurton seem- ed to consist chiefly of pictures Whenever you saw her, whether it was morning, noon or night, it was al- ways with her beloved skeickes. IHer family considered it a mulsance and always teased her about it. Then a time came when something her age. He caid that such a talent must be enconraged no: ¢iscouraged. So_he proposed a nlan which did not at first seemed favorable to her par- ents but after much persuasion, they agreed to it. The plan was that they send Lila to an art school Three years later L ton be- came onc of the leadinz s of the country. This was all due to the help of the friend. Lila will scver forget him. i DIE PHILL!I Age 16. Norwich. bagketful table. for it All at once Willie down upon the g his _thumb! “Ok! oh! I'm bleeded!"” cricd Jessie was frightened when she a tiny red drop top of thumb. “Come quicgly somecone.’ ed she. “Poor Willie is 1 Sister Minnie ran out at once to see what “It is omly a2 scrat she kindly. “You must have yourself with a thorn. I w ter. “It's a pretty replied Willie to turn pink auite cheerful i and held aw bad ser But his « an'd strip of soft linen : ped off every thorns from ihe ros The basketful of wl and pink blossoms hm«ml ver on the breakfast table. Mother hugged ti around her when she “Roses are my fav o Iy “hut 1 aid roud. »ur hirthe another hug sil te hims the thumb fecl better at onc | HILDA COLLIN }i Plainfield i “The Bat. The bat n animal hoth a bird and a_mouse. hut no feaths s win ed of thin substauce lik found betwe: the toes goose. 1 kin is like resight night it The s Therefore it i3 of great us country hats arr stern countri Their wings ar In the daytime bats ¢ their feet, but hang the hooks on the hollows 10 not In winter me.\ erns, vaults znd 3 cling together in large clusiers ¢ live in this sleepy state till the sprir comes and warms them to Iife AURORE MAGREY, Voluntown. Mt. Tor. } In the southwestern part of ! of A sachusetts is a small rar i mountains. One of these r is Mt. Tom On the top o is a summit house that can for many mile ; [ the down as the other pass half way ing mountains \d see man nd buildings. the top you are surpris up slowly the look bridges, vou up around house reach when I was on Mt a thunder storm. thing but the clouc be around ar 7 seemed We could hear the thunder to After the storm had went out and caught som When cloud; hld <! heard somebo We looked and lnokrd and i tance we saw a building on firc went and looked through the te and could see the b c one. Finaily the fire ic down. Afterward we had been barn, but s had been saved ALICE G. PALMER Norwich. Ichabod Crane. In the big place of Nature ther 2bode in a zemote period of America history, Ichabod Crane. He native of Connecticut. men of Crane was not his person. He was tall ingly lank with narrow long arms and legs, hand gled a mile out of his uns that might have served for si and his whole fr most iocseiy i together. His head was i flat at the top, with huge e | green, glassy eyes, and a lor | that looked like weather cock | perched upon a spindle neck to toll | which way the wind blew. i If you should e him striding along | the hill on _a windy night, with | clothes bagging and flutteri t Lim vou would think it was crow eloped from a cornfie] BERTHA MATHEWSO) Voluntown. 14, Ago BOLTON ; Second Lieut. H. Douglas Fry Willimantic, who S Washington D mother's, M short visit I furlough. 8. service, has been honorably charged and returned home Newport News, Va. George Gaberina is home from Camp Devens. Charles Johnson of lately discharged from Camp Devens, | visited Bolton friends recently. i nley week while ho: Herald Lee, after five months in U. dis i 1 | | wonderful happened to Lila. A friend of the family came to visit them from a big city e at once grew interest- ed in Lila and her pictures which he declared were marvelous for a girl of Charles N. Loomis, Jr., and <en,‘ Northam Loomis, of Pawtucket, R. Ch were guests of Mr, and Mrs. N. Loomis over Sunda Keeney Hutchinipu _and Francis Maxwell, of Hartford Bolton visitors Sunday. | | e e s {SOLDIERS AND SAILORS Manchester, | .. Writes From Beigium. and Mis. Walter I. 0ld have received s from their son, inson, company 1 Artillery: tohnson of ithe following Corporal R clerk the raithead to the nition dumps between line: the roads with & Pierce- nights, During he he i (H‘l hon at home v of war. many for me to pac't np and 1 to De ton loresome the rear echelo to stay with 1 over, and hout’ i cupied with o Val, France, T here busy hed ppinion e months. cat 2 ccp at Wienan a illagzs on a steep hillside W mLh boasts of nothing of interest ex- nsed to 1 er —_— THE GENTAUR GOMPANY. YORK. bed and stov v couldn’t get ¢ are always 1 Thare are of mud «nH a1l wintor hen the s ief to without fee 5 stination of e to ; that yoa 2 piece ol e ~ollecting Ger- 'man _hel- A L‘VO of the harmonicas. (They in duet n spite of the instrument have bric associa canines ted with d to be nt us from et rid of on- vou \ving them: n all nd beh TALTER souw WILLINGTON I and '( mon a ittendance with his of Co. K.| 26th division, | d from Irance ew days this Palmer, confined to k of in- le was home of Mr, Mothrs Kooy Ti friends i | town, Genuine Castoria number M were pre: Amelia aALU\ C ng her ne ring the winter months, ho"h‘ by nda“ Edith Raymond, o Congregational church several days and un the chu i At the Sun suhject of Ing mon on the healing of t} 1 ley At the evening servi 1 Sin—Its Prevalence ment and Cure. subject will be Do Christ, the Son of God? Representative L. J. Sunday with his moth Hartford Tuesday Little Sylvia patient in the a few Alexander Dallas 1 cow Saturday from pneum Mrs. Frank House is i 1. R \mor\l France that he is Liberty motor tr Chaumont, General quarters. He carrie eac making one trip weck. The Middlesex Mini Pr will meet Harvard 12th. Rev. attendance A letter T mond from s that he expec i July with unive W H. Ra ceived b rQ'T COL(‘H Tda W: in Nor! The dancing J L Top hall Tuesday ¢ ning. Mrs. friends Tuesday. The Red room in Bu Timothy F. r Norwich Tue A few from town w N London Tuesd to ew !.4\‘\~ i derick B. A 1 was a caller in town Mrs. Josephine i — ed aft few vis v tives in Ora Wednesday band held coming ba be ha itor here Wedne George h; Make the trutt guide and you the end. MOST DANGEROUS OF ALL D 5 NG organs of the human body are so | tmp health and long life as the | slow up and com- | duties, look out!! ht. the trouble is—with sever you feel nerv Cer from sleeplessness, | in the back, wake up at neys need belp. These are | n you that vour kidneys! are not performing their funeti properly. /They are only half dsing their work 2nd are allowing impurities e and be converted into d other pe ns, which yoir distress and will de- stroy vou unless they are driven from your system. | Holland. 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