Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 5, 1919, Page 9

fHE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCLE| Rules for Young Wri(.n.o an lainly on oné side of tl wlgl'r..'md,zumber the pages. . Use per and ink, not pencil. Short and péinied art 1. 3. feles will 6 given preterémce. Do fiot Use ever 50 inal stapies of letters only 'lslf Write your name, age and ad- plainly at the bottom of the 4. PSS POETRY. | WONDER. THey seet 50 very strangé to me, 'neyflnnn-thn 1 can never sée! The thunder nmkes a thréatening noise s frighten littls girls and boys, But t‘kfufl 1 heay it all areund, 1 cannot see what makes the sound! The wind goes roaring through the tred, t 1 never éateh a sight gt‘ xf'“m by day or nilght! it's still, the And sométimes, wheén cold Will nip my nose and make me scold, But 1 éan’t see the eold at all, A Or how it makes the mercury fall! And this is also very quéer, 3 The things I see buf cannot hear! The sun goes mmrching up the sky, The moon and stars hang low and high, The eéarth round, : Bt 1 can naver hear a sotind! And then I take my scéds and sow goes buzzing, buzzing Out in the garden patch, but thou T watch them morning, noon and night, And listen, too, with all my might, 1 cafiiot hear or =e¢ them grow. They seem so veéry still and slow. But surely as I run away And quite forgét myself in play, My plants all steal a march on me And bloszom when [ do not see! And so, although I do not hear Or see myseif from year to year, Grow one bit bigger, still T can Belioye some day TI'll be a man. —Vinifred Baillard Blake, in Vir- ginian Pilot. IN GOOD-CHILDREN STREET. Thers's a déar little home in Good- Children Street, Where my heart turneth fondly to- day Where tinkle of tongues and platter of fest Maké sweatest 6f musio at play: Where the sunshine of Jove illumin- ates each face And warms every heart in the old- fashioned place. For dear little childten go romping about With dollies afid tin tops and drums: And my! HOW they frolic and séamp- of and shout, Fill bedtimeé tob spéedily cofites! O, thé davs they arée goldén and days © they ate flest With the dear little folks Chitdren Street. —Bugene Field. UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE- . AWAKES. 1f vou Wave a garden look out for the robbers that will steal the food from thée things you have planted. S6me grown folks scold about their neighbors’ hens and cats, and say they ean't have a garden because they will destroy it. but the grass and the pusley and the chick weed and the sérrél are the busy litle thieves that apoil erops. Haven't you éver noticed that bafore the enow is gone the grass is growing, and hefors the ground is real warm it is seéding, and 2 hundred blades of grass can grow to one sprig of let- fuce, or to ene strawberry blossom; and the grass that is such a pest in the garden is the poor relation of wheat and oats and rice. And the worst of the grasses in the cultivated field is the quitéh-grass, with its sharp pointed roots which will penetrate onfons or potatoce. The pusléy is a poor rélative of the in Good- portuldcca, which you grow in the poséy bed; and the chickweed is first cousin of the pinks, known as “Joy's own flower.” And this péstiferous sorrél belongs to the buckwheat family, and is closely related to rhubarb from which we make pies, 50 you sée these weeds all belong to respectable families. The werst fog to any garden is the weeds, and if the garden is kent free from them we need nét worry so6 much about the neighbér's cats or hens. Hverything growing in garden soil that does fiot belong there is stealing the feod of the good things you are trying to grow, Kéen at them and ketp the ground clean and lobse and You twill have a garden of which to be proud THE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS, 1-~Rese |. Barstow, of Plainfield— The Boy Scouts in Ttaly. f-Melen Bates, of Plainfield—The Béy Scouts in Turkey. s<Evelyn Haskell, of The Auto Beys' Quests. 4—Annie Nasansky, of Eagleville— Far Past the Frontfer. 5—Blanche Taylor, of New London —~Tedd, the Poorhouse Boy. 6—Mary Lipp, of New London— Lake Walton. i—Everett Jones, of New London— The Bey Sceuts for Home Protection. t—Rose Dubeau, of Plainfield—Mar- the Refugee. Mansfield— tyour valuable paper. LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT mFI'::l lmmmyg,» eha!f ag lgfl:: afk you vei uch for the. p book you sentn;ne‘ 1 have read it and find it very ihteretsing. Helen G. Kahn, of Yanitie—I want to thank yeu for thé prizé book entitléd THe Red Cross Girls Afloat With th Flag. 1 have read it thfough an found it very interesting. s LETTERS WRITTEN BY WIDE- AWAKES, The Man In the Moen. I am the man Who tends thé mdof. Every twenty-four hotirs I light the great search light that you seée évery clear fight. : As 1 look down I wonder what thése curioug looking bipeds can be. Though I am far up over them I can seée them plainiy, L I see the planets as they go swiftly around, and as it goes around I see many diffefent *colored bipeds, some white, some black,' and others yellow or tan. I see many, many animals and birds at night, as that is the timé I am out. I see the owl, the lion and its mate, the fox, and looking into nests I see all sorts of sleeping birds. For tHe last four yvears I was watch- ing the flashes of bayonets and sudden fashas of fire, I listened to scrsams of the bipeds that were dying. As T looked I wondered why these different kinds 6f bipeds were trying to rid their planet of each other. EVERETT JONES, Age 12. New London, Historic New London. There are many sights of interest in New London. ‘“The Shaw Mansion” is a house in which many interesting telics are to be seen. Washington slept in the “Shaw Mansion’” when he vis- ited New Londoh. It contains the bed in which Washington slept, and it is Jjust as he left it, Perking Green is in front of the “Shaw Mangion.” Tt has a piece of lanfl which is fenced around and con- tains three trees. To one of these ‘Washington hitched his horse. No one knows which’ tree it was. An old cemetery on Huntington street is wheré New London's oldest citizens are buried. The oldest grave’ which was dug in 1654, is fenced around. The inseription on it is very difficult io read, as it is written with the old fashiohed lette: four tombs are in the graveyard. The old Nathan Hale school stands in one corner of the graveyard. It has many interesting things in it. A fire- place is seen in the front of the room. A piece of copper is nailed above it. Inscribed on it is & schoolmaster's head with a stick and two of three proverbs. Two spinning wheels, benchés and stools firhish the room. The “Towneé Mill” was built in 1650. This summer it was used as a tea- room. Tt is not used as a mill now, as there is fiot enough water power to turn the mill wheel. BLANCHE TAYLOR, Age 12. New London. A Week's Vaeation. We had a week's vacation. school closed March 28, began April Tth, Our 1919, and it When we re home T helped my mothets We had a good time.. We have twenty-seven scholars. One Sunday thé cloc ahéad. 1 am goifig to have a vegetable garden. 1 am going to raise corn, po- tatoes, peas, beans, beets, cabbage, to- matoés and cucumbérs. Last year I had a garden and I sent cutumbers and tomatées up to Reck- ville fair and got the fifst pfize which was one dollar and fifty cents. We tapped five maple trees. We have foutr quarts of maple gyrup and ofieshalf pound of sugar from it. My sister, brother and I had to help my father cut mangles for the cows. ‘We have twelve cows, three heiférs, a pair of horses and eighteen hens. I am glad school began. In school we have spelling, writing, history, lan- guage, reading, geography, arithmetic, civics and physiology. ANNIE NASANSKY. were put one hour | | Eagleville. My Pets. T have a little black dog. He is very cunning and likes to play. I also have a little calf which is yellow and white. Its name is Spotty. My grand- father gave her to me, and I feed her night and morning. I live on a farm three miles. from Willimantic, JAMES CARROLL. The Family Pets. We have two cats, one of them be- longs to my brother. Their names are Tootsie and Kaiger, Kaiser is an ug- 1y cat. They aré not very large. Kai- ser is black and Tootsie is gray. I have:a dog whose name is Spot. He is ugly too. ROSA HEETHER. Her Pig and Cow. My pig is my pet. She is all black and has a white ring around her neck.; I have a cow, t00. She is biack and white, too. just like my pig. Her name is Bessie, JULIA SHIRSHAC, Age 10. Striving to Learn. I am glad it is permissible for one and another to express their apprecia- tion of .the different departments of Uncle Jed's talks to Wide-Awakes are very interesting and remind me of the splendid efforts of a former pas- tor to instruct the children of his fold; and, believe me, there was “meat enoygh in the cocoanut” to go around. I always read the Wide-Awake let- ters, and enjoy them. I have algo often wondered what the effect would be on the Social Corner Bisters if Uncle Jed's fifth rule on the Wide-Awake ‘page were placed at the head of The Corner. Congratulations to the young Wide- Awakes for having the privilege to express their thoughts under the lead- ershipship of Uncle Jed They will know more when they try for some- thing higher. One who, like them, learn. Greetings to all is striving to NELFH. The Winter Sleepers and Their Food. There are some kinds of animals that hide away in the winter. They are not wholly asleep all the time. The blood moves a little and once in a while they take a breath. If the weather is at all mild they wake up enough to eat. Now isn't it curious they know this before hand? Such animals always lay up something to eat, just by their side, when they go into winter sleep- ing places. But those that do not wake up, do not lay up any food, for it would not be used if they did. The little field mouse lays up nuts and grain. It eats some when it is partly awake on a warm day. The bat does not need to do this, for the same warmth that wakes him, wakes all the insects on which feeds. He catches some and then eats. When he is going to sleep again he hangs himself up by his hind legs. The woodchuck, a kind of marmot, does not wake, ye# he lays up dried grass near his hole. What is it for l Eleventh Prize, $0.25. The Sailor Girl, by Virginia Woodworth, 6f Norwich. do you think? On purpose to have it ready the first mement he awakes in|called out: “Be careful or you will hit the spring. Then he can eéat and be|the recks. But ke only went along strong before he comes out of his|without looking:for rocks. hole. As he went down stream thére was How ma things are sleeping inla big rock in the middle of it; but he, thé winte; Plants, too, as well as|not looking for rocks, went straight to animals. What a Jbusy time they do|it and broke the bottom of the boat. have in waking up, and how little we think abeut it! HELEN BATES. Plainfield. A Trip to Worcester. One Sunday mofrning when I had finished my work, father took us by surprise and said he would take us to see my Aunt Emory who lived in ‘Worcester, Mass. We started at quarter past nine o’- clock. There were my brothers, sis- téfs, mother and father. On the way me had a flat tire, We saw many beautiful -things. I eaw a house standing in water and saw a big river with a lady in a ca- noe, We went through quite a few places. I will name some' of them: Thomp- sonville, Abington, Phoenixville, Web- | ster, When we reached there,Aunt Emory and Uncle Joé came to meéet us. ¥ather went to get his tire fixed and someé more gasoline. 3 I could not think how the city look- ed for I was born and brought up in the country. We had turkey. some cranberry sauce and lots of nice things for din- ner. We had a very pleasant time, and then we started for home; and Aunt parcel Emory had given mamma a and in it was two pounds of honéy. 1 will never that old Chalmers fo: Mr. Jones' garage, 20, 1919. EVELYN HASKELL, Age 11. Mansfield. 1 was burnt in Willimantie, Mary and Elsie. “You may go fo play in the fields, ! but do not wander out of sight, and clock strikes comé home when the five,” said mother. “Yes, mother, dear,” replied thé chil- dren, and they really meant to do what they were told. Unluckily, someone had left the gate open and of Farmer Brown's field Mary and Elsie peeped inside. “It looks much nicer than the other fields, and it is only a little way out of sight,” said Mary. e there” said Elsie. “Let's go in,” added Mary. just as well.” Then they went into the fields; but when they wanted to 'go homé at five o'clock they found the gate shut alas! and locked. It was too high for them to climb the stream at the bottom of the field, be- cause the stepping stones were too far apart for Elsie to step upon, and Mary was not strong enough to carry her. So all they could do was to wait until over and they could not cross someone came for them, It was seven stream and took them home. “Another time you must do exactly nothing will do just as you are told: as well,” said mother gravely. “Yes, mother, dear,” and Elsie. did—at any rate, they tried. HILDA COLLIN, Age 13. Plainfield. A Runaway Rat. Once there was a family of fine gray These rats lived in a cheese fae- One day one of the rats whose | name was Tookees thought he would the rats. tory. go on an adventure.” So when others were asleep he ran off. As he ran he came to a wide stream quite There were stonés near the stream, so he sat on of water, which he was ready to swim Aacross. not oné of them waiting for help. When he was waiting a water fairy cameé up to him and said: “What are you doing here, pretty rat?’ “I am lost in the woods, and I ean’t cross this stream,” was the answer. “Well, then,” said the fairy, “I, will help vou get back home again if you will do 2s I tell you.” The rat said he would and the fairy took him down to the bottom of the ey you will help me, we will'make a boat stream and there the fajry said: s0 _you can get home safe again.” The rat said “Yes,” so they got the shoe, and The rat got in the boat and took a piece of wood beat. Tt was a wooden would just hold the rat. take any more rides in Feb. ¢ should be sure 6 hear the clock “It ism't ghite what mother &aid, but it will do o'clock when Cousin Jim found them sitting sadly by the replied Mary And T believe they really for an oar. As he wént off the fairy Again the fairy came and said_she would help him again if he would do as she told him. Hé gave his consent, and the fairy made a néw bottom to the boat. Again the rat got into it and he sailed home safe again. ROSE DUBEAU, Age 10. Plainfield. % Prissy's Surprise. | Prissy always longed for a doll. Many and matny a timé had she begged her mother for one; but shs never could get one. One day there was a show in towh and Prissy with her parents went. Lit- tle tots were the actors and when they came out with theéir dolls, téars rolled down Ptrissy’s pink chHeeks. mother often watched her sigh never could think what Prissy sighing over. After the show they went to the 50- cent store t6 i6ok ovér &éme utensils that Prissy’s mother neéded. As they was walked all around the store they soon came to the d6lls’ départment. There weéré beautiful dolls sizes. of all v wanted a baby doll, because d baby dolls the best. i She soon hecame thirsty and went| to get a drink of water. During that time her mother was picking out a baby doll for Pr In| a moment shé had paid the storekeep- | er and had the doll in her shopping hag. i ut Prissy did not know it. She ran after her parents as they went out of | doors. She got home safely and after eat- ing her suppér weht to bed, but al- ways thinking about the dolls she had! she closed her eves and slept soundly until mofning. Prissy’s mothér had put the doll she had bought at the foot of Prissy’s bed. | ‘When she awoke Prissy was greatly | surprised. She took the doll down- stairs and asked her mother if the doll | was for her. i “WHhy, yes,” said hér méther. “Who élse would it be for?” | So Prissy went to her hédroom back again and dressed her doll up in some Sunday clothes. She said she'd call| the doll “Lily,” and she did ever after. She never said an unpleasant word to i Lily, for she loved her dearly. STELLA GASKA, Age 11. Jewett City. — Our School. Our school is made out of red brick and is two storiés high, not including the basement. ‘ In the whole building there are eight rooms and the principal's office ! The school is heated by steam 1y electric lights have been put four upper rooms, o that night could be carried on. Each room is supplied with a cabi- net to put books and other materials in, and a clock also. Bach room has eight windows and contains about forty or forty-five seats. There are two basements. ona for the boys and the other for the girls. They both have a wash stand and toilets. Each floor is conereted. The school holds about 400 pupils at least, HILDA COLLIN, Age 13. Plainfield. Late- | in the school Robbing the Birds’ Nest. When I was at my grandpa’s house | a little bird built her nest in the lilac bush. One day we heard a great noise. Mother and 1 went out. The mother and father birds were fluttering all around the bush, crying and screaming. On the bough there was a large black snake eating one of the little birds. My grandpa sent me in after his shot gun and he shot the snake. He fell to the ground. H The parent birds lit by the snake| and picked him all day until dark. At night my Grandpa buried the snake. In about two weeks.another large black snake came to find his mate. He wound himself around my grandpa’s wagon wheel. My grandpa killed him also. ROSE IONE BARSTOW, Age 10. Plainfield. A Story of a Pony. 1 am a pony. I belong to a little girl and boy. Weuld you like to know Ilhmr names? They are Betty and Jack. Eighth Prize, $0.25. A Merry L ittle Couple, by, Madeline Way, of Norwieh some beautiful spples. inked Ihim, and he smiled, but I forgot to tell 'you that he was a .prince.” He was a handsome young man and he We Are Going Out of v‘vBasine.,sfs 37 ICE BOXES - Going At 1-2 Price WILL YOU LET A CHANCE LIKE THIS GET BY YOU? 1 have very many nice them, One day I took them for a ride out in the woods. Their nurse came with them. We ate our lunch and then we came home, The next day T was taken sick, was very sick. I thought I was going to die. Betty and Jack came to feed me every day. A week flew by and I was bette | One day I heard the children's father say to their mother: “I think we will have to move.” At that I was astonished. I did not know the reason that they would move away, because they lived in such a nice pl = They went to the fair the next day and sold me. I was very sorry to part with them. They sold me to a cruel master. I stayed with him about two months, and then T couldn’t stand it any longer! and T had to run away. Then I found a new vas a kind old times with 14 istress. She I lived with her The Goed Fairy. Long ago there lived a farmer and|Tt made a very nice dinner.. his wife. Théy had everything they One 1 like best of all. I pet her wanted except a child. Once his wifc|very much. She lays an egg every said, “If 1 only had a child 1 would be|day. She was setting last yvear. She happy. had ten little chicks. She is a good | One day as she was walking in-the | mother and keeps her chicks from garden she saw a butterfly. She did|harm. She comes in the house every not know that the buiterfly was real- | day. d her) The butterfly wish I had a daugh- The butterfl shall have a d The next day she had a daught who was very beautiful. She had t “Tomorrow you She replied, “T home to my parents 8o he climbed the tree t to bring them nd got her wanted to marry her. When she was old enough she mar- PRESCRIPTION WAS ~ WRITTEN 60 " YEARS AGO The True History of Father Johw's Medicine | One of the ‘interesting places in ! well, Mass,, is the old apothecary | shop on Merrimack street, established | in 1827. This location is still a drug store, although of course modernized in many departments. The old pre- scription books, however, have been | preserved and form an interesting record covering nearly a century. w22 S Perhaps one of the most interesting | books is that of the yeag 1855. On one of the pages of this book, that dated | June 9th, 1855, is written’ the original | prescription for Father John's Mcdi-‘i com- States and school and flag. my and become intelligent, efficient henest. I belieye my country giv best rights she can. to cultivatée my talents and 'to enrich my life to know my country’s interest. SIONHRS jRhode |p cials wi noon, Tuesday, June ried the prince and they lived happily afterwards. NELLIE LINSKI, Age 11. New London. Little itizen: s’ Creed. I am a little citizen of the United believe I bel country best by T believe my coun justice, truth, and honesty. | things I must stand hrough thick MARY New London. in my country, lieve T can serve going to school and s meé the It is my duty .stands for And in all with my country try and thin, and whether she acts right or wrong, LIPPS, Age 12, My Pet Hen. One day last summ ja long time and always ha with bedding ALICE CYR, |three Rhode Island Willimantic, { took care of them v RS One day one died. | lived. er T filled a stall and the man gave me Red chickens. [ ery nicely. All the rest I killed my rooster Christmas day. CHESTER WHITFORD, Age 12. Preston. Thames River Line STEAMER CAPE COD eyes, rosy clteeks, and b She grew up to ; generous, Whitehall Transportation Co., Ine. One day as she was waiking in the S R S L garderi she saw the beautiful flowers, P Leaves New York Fler 43 Ne:t beautiful trees, and some nice vegeta- [ River. Mondays, Wednesdays ?r“ 5 bles. As she was walking she saw an s, at 5-p. m; Norwich Tuesday, apple tree with some beautiful red ays and Sundays at 6 p. m.;| lapples. She tried to get some apples|New London 9 p. m, he could not, so she saw a young| . S pT TR R man coming along. She asked him to, St Ttk get her I it “My d do you need Staterooms, all outside, $1.10, in- them' for? cludirg war ta B. KNOUSE. Agent Timken-Hy;tt e New Departure Bearings SALES—SERVICE GARLCCK & HAYNES ¢t BANK STREET, Phone 781-3 N Second Floor, EW LONDON HAVE YOUR SHOES REPAIRED At T he CITY SHOE SHINE PARLORS We put on Rubber wait. Heels while you 33 BROADWAY CITY SHOE SHINE PARLOR SEE OUR WORK FIRST THEN GET OUR PRICE FOR PAINTING YOUR CAR MOTOR CAR PAINT SHOP 354 West Mai in Street LEGAL NOTICE . Notice to Contractors PIPE SEWERS—PUMPING MACHIN- ERY AND PUMPING STATIONS. SEWERAGE SYSTEM. WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND, The and, will. re for furnishing BOARD OF WATER COMMIS- of the Town Westerly, ceive Sealed Pro- materials and oing all other work required to com- plete the construction of about elght 1(S) miles of pipe sewers from six (8) |to twenty-four (24) inches in diameter. with manholes complete; also one (1) main pumping station and one (1) sub- pumping station. CONTRACT NO. 1. Proposals for Sewer Pipe and Spe- he received until 12 o'clock, 18, < 0, CONTRACT NO. 2. Proposals June als for Manhole Frames and Covers will be recéived until 12 o'clock, noon, Tuesday. 10, 1919, CONTRACT NO. 3. ving the Pipe mping Machinery |12 o'elock, noon, Sys- until cine. ~This prescription was pounded for the Reverend Father John | _Froposals . for Pu O'Brien af the |NilL be received until old drug store SPESIAYSINI Y CONTRACT NO. 4. on that date, s o 4 and was so| be received successful in tredting Father | John’s ailment, which was a severe cold and | throat trouble, that he recom- mended the medicine to his friends aud parishioners. In ; | The O3 going to the R drug store and L—"'——".‘—“‘L?"_ calling for the b medicine, they always asked for Father John's Medi- cine, and in this way the medicine got its name and was advertised. Father John’s Medicine is a safe family medicine for coids, coughs, throat troubles, and as a tonic and body builder, because it does not con- tain opium, morphine, chioroform, and any other poisonous drugs. or alcohol, t is all pure, wholesome nourishment. l (& \ . d until may he seen Town Hall, ngineer, Buildin, Proposals must be m furnished by tiie ed check v, June 12, 19 TRACT NO. r Pu!r:x:ing Stations will B, 1939 5. o'clock, noon, and Specifications Forms of Proposal obtained at the ce of the Board of Water Commis- Westerly, Rhode or at the office of the Consult- Samuel M, Gray, g, Providence, submitted on the Board and a cer- in amount called for on o al form must accompany each bi he BOARD OF WATER COMMIS- ERS rese reject any cept any p be most ¢ the Town. nd all posal vorable LOUIS *hairman Board of sioners M'KENZIE, e the right to accept Propo which they de to the intere W. ARNOLD, Water Commis- Engineer. WIHEN YOU WANT 1o put your pus. iness before tne public. medium Dbetter than vertising columas of there is no through the ad- The Bulletin. 12 “o’clock, 19, i and to! | em | sts | PLUMBING AND GASFITTING CALL UP 734 With or Without' Gas A - ments but .Always EFFICIENT and ECONOMICAL= ! MODEL RANGES We furnish Repairs for all makes of Ranges A J. Wholey & Co, 12 FERRY STREET Phone 581 Modern Plambing it As cssential in modern houscs as electricity is to lighting. We guaran- tee the very best PLUMEING WORK by expert workmen at the fairesd orices. Ask us for plans and prices J. F. TOHPKIRS 67 West Main Street M 3 A CEF D ROBERY . COCHRANE . GAS FITTING, PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING Washingior Sg., Washington Builditg Horwich, Conn. Agent for N. B. Q. Sheet Packing (RON CASTINGS THE VAUGHN FOUNDRY €0, Nos. 11 ¢o 25 Ferry Strost NOTICE ust Arrived A CARLOAD OF WHEAT FOR POULTRY WILL BE SOLD AT AN EXCEEDINGLY LOW - : PRICE. Chas. Slosherg & So:. 3 COVE STREET . - AM ICE CRE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL (Guaranteed) PETER COSTANDI 112 Fr: Telephone 571 iin Gtreef WHEN Y0U WAXT 10 put yeur bus. iness Dbefo the puviic, there i3 ne medium Dbetter ihen through the ad: vertising éoiumns of Tha Rullatim