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Boys’ and Girls’ Department scholarship and geed behavior. “I can’t!” was the first dunce known to man and he is likely to be the last lubber on the earth. \ THE WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. Rules for Young Writers. Write plainly on one side of the paper_enly, and number the pages. Tse pen and ink. not pencil. Short and pointed articles will be given prererence. Do not use ever l =53 words. % “origias! or letters only | 1—Daisy D. Culver, of wold— R s Campiite Gitir Lo and Write your name. age and ad-| 3 _Katherine Tayler, of Nerwich aress plainly at the bottom of the | Town Lucky, the Founs Navy » -y 3—Marie Lomaine, of Norwich—The Campfire Girls Do Their Bit. i o 4—Florence M. Vars, of Plainfleld— Foundlings. The Blue Grass Seminary Glrls A iistie gray kitten like a ball of |Christmas Holidays. Gladys St. John, of Moosup— mether's varn Boys' Cruise With Columbus. And wa found it on the roadside ced questiors of all alone. * 5—Leonel Jodein, of Plainfield—Fred ? - s ot E Rubbing up against a cold. damp,|Fenton in the Line. mvad,ooked up the subisct | T1I09C, ML Nikes to be near tie mees-grown stone. —Sop Gaska ewstt City— yrie of supply. field of Indta Not a home it had: a basket or a |cfteekie, Cemkm of Jewstt Ok Corn su & great foasting place for him barn, s = ané he m!mtfl'(‘n 1t, sa farm- Sueh as old Puss sleeps in all the| S5—Mary Borevickam, of West Will- or: know to thelr sorrow. His prin- night {nsten—Niue Gram Senury - Girlg cinal fo0d Js grain and seeds: though So 1 ssid “Dear Kitty, you're my|Vacation Adventures. terials and made expe 3 at times he will eat the barik of wat by right The winners of prite baeks may call | ing with India. ik by teeciey Loy | Youne trees. for them at the buainess of The | and printing from this in tne .8 on_he lives on the banks of a A ehebby litr er dog. with spots| Bulletin any hoyr after 10 a. m. oh | on blue print paper. '@ B giream be will take to- the water botween its eves! Thursday s Another girl I kmow saw a bookliet | WDe1 frightened. and you may some- And we found it on the step before - - Batik, an intercecmy | Hmes sae bim_ swimming under ice the door. LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. " designs ia oloth | 18 mhall water. An old mexdow SHe's & dear” I said, “and see him Ellen Borovick of West Willington— | The directiens were net clear., puf| TOusS is savage and wmhb‘m. (2‘!‘1“ E i his paw! i (bank you véry much for the rize’| she did mot “despair She . m: fed | youse one ‘may be handied without “He i= hungry, mother, listen how he| bok you sent me. I : ine and with it painted circiyy| GRGEer amd makcs a gentie rioy o Ot 3 ke X e T on a white cloth. This she d..:cd| [*ASUDE little pat ok i He mast surely be & do with pefi-| Fioreds Reil of “lumtown1 ra- | inke biue dve. "But the Mot Gye. S0 | G308 95,2 Bnt 1000 100 2T cos| Celved the prize boak you sent.me en- araffine circles, i 1 agh ¢ pat up Not amother has such knowing eves| ied A Dok et B aod thank | the cloth came “out all biue. Die| fleis for though -t BB as he vou very much. for 1t. have read e e same way in | You have seen them £o JumpIng over Smite & numBer of pages and sm Aad. | the same sed result. Then mha trrd lea: The ” Pt it 4id) 81 n of pag; the dye cold (an unheard of tiwny , | hO SFound in great . A sparrow. etff and cold i 3 ing it ever so Intefesting. il Wie succettel Ot ciiit R T s found it 15ine on the fcy | _Alvin LaGhapslle of Canterbury— | Biue chott st i wod L came 110 = s ¥ | receive dthe prize book vou sent me, | wax she washed Off (emce witn s Yot a peep we heard. mo, not a)889 Shauk yba very much. It wak a| oliue. And Shee With Lot et Lot 2 p 3 bif surprise. because it was o long . - - she had a pretty blue cloth n s bright fre will| Since I sent the story in that I had | white circles. She had had. mee. e wacn e e forgatien the name of it over, the joy of having worked nut So a hird came to our heuse that| Maurice H. Buskiey of Norwich—I | the procéss by hermelf. She foit ! xs received the prize book vou sent me. | an inventor. - It three who'd Some. o | G Moty Wis Mubihie M | A s SO s B T er soon! s and Batik. Do \ou | _Sophie Gaska of Jewett Citv—I re- | think they would have unders: od Weve cats enoush ' our father said,|received the prize book and 1 am very | the subjects as well =5 they d.d .3 s oha Thile amo. Tor which T am very grate: | Kave remempered them as ions” 1 But he stroked n its little furry | ful to vou. I thank you many times, | It Yourself. Investigate! Kxperimeat back Katherine Palmer of New London—I 3 And said “We ought to name it received the prize book. It is very in- after Jack teresting. I read it every night. I eall “And a dog we've three” but father|it Nursery Rhymes, but the feal name “ed i % sugar bun | is Peter and His Goose. I was very And Jet it chew his fingers and his| much nleased when ? received it. . | e e . ¢ Katherine Taylor of Norwich Town T of hls finger-nails and starch it| 1 thank you wery much for the two had enouzh prize books vou sent me entitled The 2 Camp Tire Girls on the Open Road and | - sise_a bird? ‘Twon't last al Marjorie Banks. T have read them | e 7 dog around” |and found them very tnteresting. | P o| STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE- 2 ; AWAKES SLITEMLED ncK manair e The hird will When Wanderers Return. { SN haad, 3 .1 Bibby was bemarine {0 bk, 1 WHITE-TAILED JACK RABBIT of a_smioothed | ;PG LE e NIRRT Siha _ar‘,’_"." the West bounds into the air w:th 11 casts out| MOrNing and was very tired.~ His feet lengthened body, and ears erect he were aching and burninz and his hat| seems to touch the earth only iith was gone. He was thirsty and hungry. | his toes and rebounds ‘H:«.a & subbge long winter] 190, for Be@ been ta” shorl a hurey 3 ail. He iives entirely in the voer 2 zet away before “Mummie,” or any of = : . e T 5 apeds ed the thres | L QN P rere up that” he' haamr| (Copyright, 1519, by J. H. Millar) | away color. quick esrs. and speed and feared no| ‘he orhers ! for safety. He is large, has long, R i by e - 5 e e e e e s ~ es more than force e gt oak tres e ihe: they can to make her hagpy. but it| Wil eat buffalo grass or weeds e i RS | wouldn't be such u strange® thing if it: leaves, bark, alfalfa or vegatabis. lear birdte lived| hoo to Teel & thifie fwoEs WEL® | was, Xor who cares to lavish théir af The common COTTONTAIL RAE- n the maple tree ke an onain i Tie JowobbIN™ it/ fection upon such a discontented, sel-| BIT. well known in the north and sk Tor maws & e | "= ' oasis in the desert | fisn Tictie mir1> | east lives in the woods as well ne ine Pussy ana dosgle have Hved Ob, d Jhe mused, “T wongder | KATHARINE TAYLOR fleldx He rears a number of far.- Catar | yhat “Mummie” will say’ when she! Norwich Tow i amg fhe seams 1oy MARIE HArsps | 1071 see me around anvwhere 2 | “Bon.niiies find his mest apd ' 4 - MARIE SEX.. | shait worry. too. T guess. (put then Trying to Outwit the Cat. under 4 morny bush <he’ll he all the gladder when o s 1 Sec y Jar) e < [ come fack el T dom'c care she| AR old calwas in 4 fair way to kill| (Copyright, 1919, by J. H. Millar needn't ‘ave 1 t| @ e _mice ar — UNCLE JED'S TALKK TO WIDE-| [ ER00] ave USKSS me oo lamt might}® one day the mice met fo talk @hout AWAKKES. Jam out o' the pot. That do people|!he great harm that she was doing| lighted and Alice promised to come s i e o =o 'n make jam for, if not t'-eat {12 |them. Each one told of some plan by|and see her again er sounds g0gd who- § S0} hen, just-ohiee T rob: madn|hich to kesp out ofgher way. ALICE ST. JOHN, Aze 11 max g but it is hIghIY re-| Luilod the of cats tafl, she got anl ihel Do as 1 sav.” said an old zrav|{ Moosup. spestyble comp tcant:” | madder "n’ licked ‘me " some more. |meuse thai wal thoughi to be very| —_— R s 3 degree| Gorr:- it seame if little bovs were only | Wise. Do ax T say. ‘Hanz a bell to, A Brave Boy. B T . Uik AR T, down hete t get lcked. Sl 1]lhe cat's meck. hen when we hear| srchie was a small boy when hi i S sat cighl desnfonn hink I'd rather be home—* |I' rin® nd can scamper out of her|father died, and he had to go into the rigt | . “Why hello. Bobbie: What are you|Coming. a et = mine to help support his mother. One and wep: [ daiaz herc in'this part of the country., | ¥AS R 1 all the ‘other| d1F he was surprised to see 4 little ¥ <cant all alone? |; Good: Good!" said all the other| i coming along the passage. She s o it »bbic <prang to his T but [mice: and one ran to get tho bell. | % nim' her name was Alice and her : - . | dropped back again when he recog-|, (Now which of vou will hang this| father was John Jackson (ome of the possios : | lic” Armairong, /i own spa. |Dell on the cat’s meck ble "SI0 Thtne o obes) b adislots 4 | ciat 1 and his sister Lil's beau, |Sray mouse | A few minutes later he heird the neiboak Bearthton smplete lack| ¥ih whom she had quarreled only a| “Not I'! Not I!" sald all the mice|, h of water. He heard Mr. Jackson of enerzs’ few days ago. together. and they scampered away | Culling for Alice. Archic ran AlOng the eners 3 _ | “Ob 'Billy." he cried “I'm so gladj!o their holes 2 | pussaze. He found her standing knee Pry!” has been back of alll itm vou. Comé on m sit Gewe’ Saa _BLLEN BOROVICKA. Age 11. | deep in water. He picked her up and res deeds for ten thousand vears.| Il lell sou all about it <And mow| West Willingion tarted back, but the water was so eyt ARt | T fon't ey R S 3 = he had to call for help. With and 1 can: n time neve Well! yoy. Eee BELRIE L et Alice’s First Birthday. !uu d of the other 'minerd they accompiizied one zood = { sorie. 100, And T thought maybe if T| Alice was three vears old when|reached the cage and were lifted up tn | % ~1 cam't! e mind. and| wen: back again and tried fo ex-|she had her first birthday party. Her| safety than a mouse in the meal ihings to her. she might make mother told her she could invite some| Mr. Jackson, to show his gratitude, NG one'dilr % Whit hubs thiok Thes be friends again. Do vou|of her little frends. So Alice invited | ook charfe of Archie's education and , <he wm» twelve of her little friends (o her|made ample provision for his mother. fee. BUIY.T ehimic she Will- satalvartn 4 amin LN ! hat flies acros Bobhie ey had ice cream and cake, can-| Moosu ree dave amd sends a| A" 1he d00r of the Clavion hermi-|dy and lemonade —_ : thar| (98¢ they were met by a wild-eyed |ber a present A Bright Little Girl. ¥ ol mummic and TLil A huge bowl of| One of her little friends was ab-| “Lie still, little brother. I won't hurt ! minety-| bread and milk soon made of Bobbie|sent because she was sicl vou,” said Mildred Mason, a bright lit- lion miles in nine minutes: |2 Néw hov: and he crent down to the| Alice waited, untfl all of her friends|tle girl just 7 vears old. So saving,| i iat this ix the] PATIor o see whether he had nronhmi"uflrfl”‘l and then took her little sick | she pulled her baby brother down upon e I AR el Sled st friend. some of the birchday cake.|a heavy rug and quickly rolled him. \j K Tt's all right folk.” laughed Boh-|lemonade. candy and ice cream in a|in ft. pie. “don’t mind me.' T jusi came to|basket. Her little friend was de-| This happened vesterday morninz s true an't'” was sit-| ¢ of evervthing was all right~ | N 50§ round waiting o be drowned; You werbe’a it T to rum| - away like " sai hen Noah built the ark vou v| “Sren Py 2 - a h and vou may Well anywar. T'm glad T did ron e sure he never saved himself. iway.” said Bobbie. “arn't vou, Billic Par gy ¥ g 5 T caaiere| “You bet” Wik Tha smnhy - T A A7 < MARY BOROVICK mkee possession of a4 human being:| wexe Willington eEh or afier that he does mot try io do| il i wnything A Soldier in France. ! Tt is the bov and girl who says “I| When I see a soldler out In the | who are wide awake and who | trenches fighting for his country. 1| B - ~hool and at home, | C0Uld give all the money T have to o the o0 To7|cheer him as ha goes fover the top” wnd gh marks for|afrer the Huns. P One day. however, he got a letter, and in the envelope he got news from | home, and a_picture of mother. i He knew that he did not have much time, for they had to go over the top So. putting the picture in his pocket he went with the rest of the boys. He zot shot and fell back, uncon- scious. A nurse took him to a hos. | pital. i In'a few daye be was well: but not weil enough to go out to fght. He| was discharged and in a week Jater he! 2ot on a boat coming to the good old 2T | He was received with many a cheer| |into his mother's arms. ! LLEONEL JODOIN, Age 13. Plainficid i Discontent., There lives in the quiet little rural | district of Limestofle two little girls ! Jessie and Minni, i | Jessie is a cripple who cannot walk | and so is ebliged to recline on a ecot| all the time. but is happy and content- | cd and always glad to see her little! friends. and grateful for any little! kindness they show her. Minnie is a well, healthr girl, but is| ;always discontented and baving trou-' i ble. She complains that her doll is not as pretty as the one given to her younger mister on her birthday, and | Lucy Earle has a new blue stk dress| for Sundays, while her mamma {nsists | that her dark cashmere is’much more | appropriate for a child of her age. These are only her latest troubl however. She Ras Others that she could recount to you if vou cared to listen. People are alwavs s her and givine he best to her com- E panions. Nobedv cdres for hem she N e tells her little siek friand. s - b Prize 30.56. Her Summer Fun, ¥ Sophia Gaska of Jewett City. e her wh dsant father and' mother 6th Prize, $0.25, GROWING OLD. by Dora Main of Ladvani’ Y S = 1f your complexion is rough, red or pimply,don’t try to cover up the defects! It deceives no one and oniy makes bad matters worse. Begin foay to clear your skin with Resinol Soap. Just wash your face with Resinol Soap and het water, dry and apply gently a little Resinol Ojatment. Let this stay “on for ten minates, then wash off with more Resinol Soap. In a very short time you will usually find your skin be- coming beautifully soft, clearand velvety. Resinol Seap and Resinel Ointment are 50y all dr- gists. Try thex. and sce how Devefictal thes are not adly for the skin bot for the hair, too. before the two children were dressed. | The little boy, running too near the! grate,_set his night gown afire! His*brave littje sister saw the dan- ger and knew what to do to help him. By her prompt action she smothered | the flames and saved her brother's life. MARIE TOMAINO, Age 12. Norwich. She Has a Guernsey Calf. 1 am a girle 13 vears old. - I live on a farm. My father has one horse, six cows, seven calves, two pairs of oxen and six pigs. My brother has a_dog named Prince. He always wants to play horse with my little sister and brother. One day T was going to water the horse and Prince took hald of the rope and started to lead him. Prince led him to drink and then led him back. Eew dogs will do_th T have a Itttle Guernsey calf—a vear- ling—which 1 drive like a horse. Her name is Peggy. Every time T o down to the pasture she comes up to me. thinking T have salt for her. She is % years old. T 20 to the Boardman school. T have | passed into the eighth grade. My teacher's name is Miss Lillian Miner. DAISY D. CULVER, Aze 13 Griswold. Cultivating Sponges. | Sponges in their natural state arc a| growth of a low order of animal life which attaches ifself to rocks in deep | water. Of late vears the demand has, grown greater than the production. and | some means of increasing the natural beds has been sought by experts. One of thie successful methods consists of cutting a seed sponge into several parts, just as potatoes are cul at planting time, and fixing them to ce- | ment ai which are then lowered { slowly into w verns suited to| the purpose. After two vears: time the blocks are raised by divers and a | considerable ‘fiew' growih is generalls| found upon them In the natural fisheries there is considerable loss Lecause the sponges | eling on o graspingly that they cannot | beentirely torn feom the rocks. but | the cultivated article readily peels off | and there is no waste whatever. | “Another late development of the n- | dustry the makinz of artificial sponges out of rubber and paper. SOPHIE GASKA, Age 13 Jewett City. is is Last summer there lived a caterpillar in my grapevine near the hous it fed | upon the green leaves and ate so many | that I wWondered if there would be any | left. | One day _ NORWICH BULLETIN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1919 | high Alfll_ough family by i the coal utensils may tie it Ovens ‘won “It Certainly Make Cooking Jold Medal lenwoo This eoal and gas range with two ovens is a wonder for cooking less than four feet long it ca gas in warm weather or by co: There is absolutely no danger in this combination, a3 irel ite from the 1 anotber partof the kitche@® and watched throvgh the glass pancied Gooe. and gas sections of the top, be heated at ong time. A Roast and other i vat i deaa (o . the onal oven. n do every kind of cooking for any ordinary alor v»'o‘;)yd when the kitchen needs heating. See the Pastry Baking always in sight in the gas oven. The most delicate cake can be perfectly baked is plain— “‘;(ve double capacity andallow the cook to com- plete the baking in one half the us~ Call and see this range Does Easy”. lemy are Bllen Jo- Alquist £d- A entered 2 From Town sephine Florence mar Brow frea Rdzur Town st John nell, James Manning. Leroy Commercial Tuesday evening Miss Mary Ann MeGarry was given birthday party at her home 34 Towii street, by neigh- rs and a few intimate friends. The »r more present presented Miss 4 good sum money also birthday gifts. One of a orwich Free Ac eet school iZstred Helen Stanton cet, anor chool Mar Theodore O'Connell, Mil 31 is atie 0l several choice are® who holds he a neigh m composed in rhyme coife erc her n rs read ndwiches, served. Music enjoyable greeti ke ind ev & dancing most Miss Cassic who has been the guest for several days of Miss Rose Matassa of Upper Washington street, and ar present is visiting friends on the West Side. will return to Spring- field. Mass., latter part of this weelk Alf was ind Mrs. street James recently passed the York, | Mro| wn Terwilliger of zuest al the Carl M. Welte, New home of Zast ot Hill, W in New wecus 1 rnbull 2 day as T was watching the cat- | erps it started to spin. T saw a| | strong silk thread that scemed to come | | from his mouth and it was fastened to | the_grapevine. Then a strange thing happened. He | moved his head to and fro and began | 1o twist it around until he was wrap- | | ped un so vou could not see a bit of | |him. “There was nothing to he seen | but his soft sillk_cradle. i 1-through the fall. The | wind could not low it off. for it was fastened tight to the grapevine. T | watched for the caterpillar to come out 1 watched it | but what do you suppose T saw? A | sautiful vellow butterfly came out, | finttering its wings, and began to flv about gatherinz the honev from the, { flowers. T watched it for a while and | it flew away, and T have seen so many | vellow butterflies T could not tell: which_one it was any more. i FLORENCE M. VARSL Plainfield. NORWICH TOWN At the First Congregational meeting this (Thursday) evening the subject is to be The Pastor and His Each Should Expect i Age 15 i prayer | . People —What from the Other. Philip Luther recently returned to pringfield, Ohio. after passing nearly two weeks with relatives in Norwich and vicinit: Sidney A i Ty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Avery, of West Town street, lef( Tuesday he Mass., where | Worcester | for Worcester, is to take a course at titute of Technology. Ernest Kennedv of Danielson was 1 guest this week at the home of his brother and sigster-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lorenza Kennedy, of! Town street. Mrs. E. A. Sims, who has been vis- iting relatives and friends in Norwich for the past two months, leaves this (Thursday) morning for her home in! Brooklyn, N. Y. | CUnder date of September Tth a let-| ter was received Tuesday by = local | resident, from Mrs. Mabel Ingraham of Larkspur, California, formecly of Norwich,” in which Mrs. Ingraham | writes: “We are having the firs rain today since March. The past six | months has been beautiful weather, all sunshine, cool nights. Members of the hougehold at the | Sheltering Arms and 4 few friends, were afforded special enjoyment one afternoon recently when Miss Bl abeth Hall of Willlams street, arrang- ed A4 most interesting programme. Mrs. Willjam H. Bath seve several readings. There were vocal solos by Mrs. Herbert Rchardson, andi Miss Marjory Merry entertained with a number of selections on the piano. Mr. and Mrs Albert F. Greene of West “Town street, have returned from a hrief stay at Bishop's crossing. u’her; o they weer callers ai the home Wiiliam Bishop who recently had his right thumb cut off while at work in | Moosup. Mr. and *Mrs. Greene spent | the week end with Mr. Green's cousins, Mr. and Mrs. William = Comstock of Bradford. New Williston ‘hymn bhooks { were used for the first time | Christfan Endeavor meeting Sunday { cvening are a gift to the society from ! (he_gelegates who attendel the recent i C. B. convention at Buffalo, N. Y. This -hymn book was used at the convention, and is also used by several other C. k. societies. P Pupils from this district who have which in the i the HEBRON Hebron A or number of ives attended the Dav wedding in umbia W Mrs. C. J. Douglas returned to ton Saturday morning, having the guest of mother, Mrs. H. I | Porter, _an. Gertrude tiough, for Mrs. H. A. Pratt of ford was guest of her mother, Mrs. H. F. Porter, a few days last week. Mrs| E. M. Bissell was in East mpton for the week end, the guest her son, F. il. Bissell, and his fam- Bos- been ¥ few days. “lorence Smith was home from New Haven over Sunday. Mrs. Elizabeth Cummings of Fast Berlin was at_home for the week end. Mrs. Olive Parkhurst of Middletown and her brother, Earl Tucker, of Hart- ford, were guests of their mother. Mrs. F. A. Burnham, for the week end. LYME Dr. and Mrs. Morrell of Paterson, N. J.. were guests at B. P. Bill's the first of the week. Mrs. H. V. Beebe, daughters Mildred and Christine and son Ired were vis- itors at James Beebe's in Old Hamburg Sunday - Mrs. May Bill arrived home Satur- day from Rutherford,”N. I., where she had been assisting in the care of Mrs. Central Ave., Norwich Martha Forhes. | and Miss Shaw organ ané hel Tiffany is attendin violin duet daurin, F ing her parent M and | The rair v ma. ne Albic Holmes. | crops greatly. = Miss Olive Stark, daughter c Mr, th Lyme, - o Bliae Mot & EAST THOMPSON & Monday. . . i chornbeck | Deep River were in town on busi {aglioheony UEHE AL 103 Mrs. ghert il of South (¢ - M »“" ’! # ‘ bury spent a few days here with her [ 80 Mre Reed ha ¢ parents this week. TG0 AHeEN, L S died. 5 turned Sunday afternoon to their home | jor. My, & in Westerly after spending two weeks n the Perr 1 mi pe with their aunt, Miss Cynthia Phil- | we men from m T - charge of the program., The meeting | rides Rev. Edward P. Ayer of Mansfield wridge with aughter, Mr I pleased to meet and hear him. HIg | gary of Mr. and Mrs. D W. Bra ;‘rs as he 18 now blind They were Clinten. Dr and Mrs Frederiok entertained at the parsonage. Pierce and daughter, Miss Marguerite ed church here Sunday. FElmer Gallup | left on Sunday for State college, Pa. CASTORIA BozIafents and Qhrpeee: Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria COPYAIGHT CLINEDINGY. WASHINGTON Senator Knox, of Peiinsyivania, is one ©f the Ropublican leaders in the Senate against the Peace Treaty and the League of Nations, : s OF SLEEP Los: o FazSimite Signotre o EH O CONPAYY: TREW YORK Ol 3'6 CENE