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b §—Wrlts your name. sataly He was lost!--not & shade of a deubt Yer he never barked at & slinking eat, Byt stood in the square where the wind blew raw with a droeping ear and a trembling paw Asd s moumfs! look in his pleading P And x plaistive sniff at s passer-by "0 mister! please may I follow you?” THE Bales For Youag Writers. pages. g b lad as that lost And who so gl a8 small t—Use pen and net pencil. pup! 3—-Shert and articles will be given preferenece. vorts. mot use over 230 t—Original stories or letters only will vsed. WIDE-AWAKE PORTEY blue, Little Lot Pup He asserts his of that; sue. he roar of a heedless town, saddest of sighty in 2 world von my heart (for 1 set great -4 my own red Bute—who Is here Its Unmistakable Economy in Use- more). So I whistied clesr, and he trotted Nowh-hl.);lmwmd.udnom my , Ang s faifly shouts when Bo bears my tread. S u‘fin“‘n n’.“_ Then i¢ things go wrons, as they some- | And the werld is cold and I'm feeling fht - - my woes, tongue and a niee cold | oF Who make a special study of fish there “|are certain kinds which live anly deepest water of the oetan gbout With 3 warm nese : And a silky head on my arm or knes And a paw as soft as a Daw can be He's as full of pranks as a school let'| out; For he romps and frisks like & threes months eolt, begged a6 plain as tongue could | Apd he ryns me down like a thunder-. bolt. Oh, the Bluest of sights in the world so | 50 Dowerful was- the fish harpoon had been senl into g wee waif of tawny brewn Is a gay little pup with his tail in the|apje to tow the boat at the rate of 45 L aip! - AWAKES Live and learn is o s have all heard, and accident. % the many who make little When we rave the woods for a league | ably have never been seen. about It was net so long age that a wha shark weighing 15 tons was eaught- that 150 barely punctured rthur Guiterman. | ™les an hour. ston. LETTERS OF ACKNOWLERGMENT st Helen Pield of New Lopdon—I have For Beauty’s Sake Remove that film-coat from your teeth All statements approved by authorities Teeth eannot glisten with 2 film-coat on taem. You who want white testh must learn Sow to remove it. This week your druggist offers—freema new way of teeth cleaning. Millions now empley it. Leading dentists everywhere advise it. Go make that test. One week’s results will be a Film—the great enemy Bat this is more than a beauty question. Pilm ruins millions of teeth. Most tooth troubles are aew traced to it Present this free tube coupon to THE LEE & OSGOOD COMPANY Norwich, Conn. DRUG STORE Norwich, Conn. NW Main and Streets These methods are corabined in a tooth paste called Pepsodent. Together they combat the film 3s nothing else has dens. And they are . fast bringing, the world over, 2 aew o3 in teeth cleaning. That is the tooth paste you are urged to test. . See the instamt results—watch the effects for ten days. Then decide for yourself between the old ways and the new. The unique effects One i ient of Pepsodent is pepsin. Ass mw pepsin. multiplies the starch digestant in the saliva to digest stareh deposits that cling. The | alkalinity of the saliva is multiplied also. That ~ ' to neutralize the acids which cause tooth decay. Two factors directly attack the film. One of " them keeps teeth so highly polished that flm The Pepsodent effects come with every ap- plication. Day by day they fight the teeths’ ' © , &Feat enemies, And teeth are protested ag - they never were before. - Sen and fool t gk ! Present this coupon for the 10-Day Tabie: Note how clean the teeth feel after using. Mark whiten as the film-coats disappear. The results are quick and apparent. A little book tells the reasons for them. Par your own ° sake learn how much- they misan, Pspsedent. grow older that you learn {n mgny. about many things yeu never kaew b It is importint that you shoyld kesp your eyes and ears cpen to make most of your opportuaities o learn through such means, for mo matter. how hatd you may Work thére are semé things that are stumbléd upos- as if by H "2&' n"m&'ifl' fotd erton Hbe it e read 1¢ most oy A good many of you, both hevs end sirls, have prébably been fishing. Per- haps the boys §0 more .often- bt yeu have doubtles heard and leprmed mueh about some of the fish you eateh and some thet you don't catch But In spite of | LETTERS WRITPEN BT WIBE- i i H a ® g k L1 P e g e ‘What foreed it to the surfase ne ene st Nitle pup with his tail tuck- | yXeLE JED'S TALK TO THE WIDE- | knows It may have besn astystomed to coming to the top theush it is deubted. The fishermen whe eaught It hed seen many kings of fish but nothing like ‘this and sfter landing it they wera wiliing is speedily proven | in a Tea-Pot & moise. Still holdin; Inding it H'r: The Crass-Bex. It was 3 rainy day ynd |pianned to go fighing ard Johany want. ed to set up & windmill be had made ad | Busie wanted to gather har flower seeds, and Pet was anxious to hunt for her Whita kitten in the barn. B0 all were disappointed, and befere become crocs, peeved and nappish. Mama ealled ‘them to her and talked very gravely, They were qulet Tn halt an heur aghi Box and shewed ft to his mether, haq out 3 little hole in the box snd ug- der it were the words, "“Cyess Box." “Loek, mams,” whenever ‘any of us speak aress we make ourselves Mama lsughed and said it might be a very gosd plan if the rest wou "IN agree, said Eugie. Winners of Prive Books nfi; 1—Helen Geiman of Norwish—The Infusion. Campiire Girls i Afier Years. ecame & model ehild 1 ] t ghe u;- -M.’\T‘ b A4 mean triek en and grew pale, slowed down and landed. 28 quick 35 pessible. 3=—AlMred Levia of Norwiei—The Boy Volynteers with The Amerisan Infantry. 2—Dorethy ‘Judsen of Putnam—Miss Pat in Byenos Alres, 'l 4—Lena Sastowsky of Ogkdsio—Trav- . elers’ Fire, i 2 _Ruth Jarvis of New Londen—Aytio- mebile Girls at Newport. §—Tenry Themas of Norwieh—Seeret | . L of Coffin Igland. ORANGE PEKOE TEA Send us a pestal card for a free sample. SaladaTea | Company, Stuart & Berleley Sts,, Nerwish, Conn. “I want tp go comsting” sighed Pat- She wglked through the At the aple tree o roping fiew ".?i&, Teqdy Tead did mot- “How-de-you-de, Buytterfly was not waiting for her ag the llac bush. And there was. a reason. Teddy Toad and Rebhy Robin would pet stay In 2 garden of sow, Dieky Dog was thers With up & peund of gliesd baco: bread, #8d & few sweet paistoes. We tramped several nlhg"llmun the eountry and Winners of prize boaks residing in the aity can obtain them b ealln S tamalaret I Trech the cold woiet Bulletin business office afler g . ol ) ;| flat stones to make 3 fireplach, and af- 1| 167 seversl discoyraging attempts, fimal- iy started the fize. We eut sams lang switches which we Rolnt. and hung the Dacop on these over the five. When the bacon began to sput- ier ong hiss we put it on @ plees of bread and ate it. When we got threugh bacan We put the petatees in and o3t the sgme o These the fire in the saj n same imanner as the baeom, and -when ene side beeame brewn like a freshly baked loat of hread the top was eaten and opcration was gome through with the remaining plece, We then took Ithe wotatoes out of the {were cooked by this air from the river, wigh the meney,” asked Su- “we'll send- it L H i sharmened to & “F know,”" said Neq. the children's hospital “Ne we'll buy candy,” sald Sysie, “Y tell you," erled Ned, sagrily, “if you don't do as T want, Fll pligh the box qut of the windew!" “Where's your popmy, Ned 7 Ned lpuktu viy 1 ::augm the first penny and put it in the | 5. Mama thought 1were held over the box veally' aid! wateh ngsinst getting ankry and the lt- tle lips would ba shut tight to kcep the W§ly_words from coming out. When schosl began the box was for- gotten and nobody s stories and sang congs until late in the affernoon when Wo. returned home, t d to think of iti%ut happy. e RUTH JARVIS, sloset in order. “Here's the eross *I'm geing to e0g how muych there Is in Seventeen oents. Thal's gel buy nuts and lemons This week only At any drug store named below, a 10-day tube of Papsadent. Simply present the coupon, Let this new way prove itself. Judge by results what it means to you. Learn pow the way that millions kmow to whiter, safer teeth. What Perslgtence Pees. Desr Unele Jed: Down back of grand: pa's barn was a mreat and ome Lright suymmer day it was full of—what do you think! ing leaves and preity pink bloseoms and bouneing yellow bumblebees? was, but that wasn't and’ Alice and Kathie and Tommy and|shene dovn without pity on th | Ruth were all down there, hunting four-leafed elovers. what @ byzsing tbey did meks, to S “OR! There goes poor litile jame Jim- | Marr irown on baid Heao Baié, 3 YNew Yorier S “T'm goiag to find the first omel | =PRmom_&Mmng PROVERB—A benefit is estimated according to th: Three More Days Three More Days ‘OF OUR FALL OPENING Three More Days Three More Days OF SPECIAL OFFERINGS Thursday — Friday — Saturday This Annual Fall Opening is an event of conside: nb]lc importanee to the pople of Eastern Connecticut. It is an announcement of our readiness for Fall, through- out the entire store and it affords YOU an opportun- ity to make the most of your money. never so fine, never so beautiful with new goods, never. se ready to give the best of service, It rests with you to turn the readiness to your advantage. FALL OPENING SPECIAL SALE ction with our Annual Fall Opaning we an- nounce a Fall Opening Special Sale. = ez advertised is Now daily used by millions ‘Women who think their teeth white ‘mow should see how thev look with the film gone. With men who smoke the films are | 8Pt t0 be particulariy disgolored. They | But children need Pepsodent most. _“Thaeiy toath are most subject to decay. (i Destists advise that Pepsodent be In connection of extraprdinary value- merchandise. is needed in every 10.DAY TUBE FREE PBregent this ceupen, with ye in, to this sters mamed, shsolutely correct as to way, and of our usual de- ~ our special offerings will be tound items for m-sfifldufuthhvmg. - 7 Every department in the store will offer - Remember, this Fall ur neme and address filled geod for & 10-Day Tubs of Your Name.... Address ..........;.-.....-. cetnsacans % e Out-of-town rasidents sheuld mail this coupen to The Pepaadant Company, 1106 89, ‘Wabash Avenus, -Chicage, | and the tubs will bs sent by mail. Opening Event will ; store clases on Saturday night, so make it a peint ONLY ONE "TUBE TO A FAMILY: to attend m&y tlus week, s | § that grandps was right The Wistery of o Seed. Dear Uncle Jed: | am golng to tell y48 my history: 1 am & 1ttle seed 2ad I was put In 2 small eavelope with a ‘lot of other ssedn, One day & man came Into this store s never: (hat I am In and asked the storekeeper|rounded & forget {he time she wished to play that If he hed some peeds to sell. The store- TEe. er nupse. ENGLISH, Age 13, keeper gaid “¥es," and handed him the eavelope that 1 was in. The man fook it and put in his eoat paeket. or thres days Jater this man tesk me out of the emvelope and & large detp hale he dropped @ party ef beys and lrula.u 4nd poured water over me. S he me up with dirt, 1 wes kept that way for & long time yntll one @ay 1 pushed my little head out and T hegan to get lerger and iarger, end 3beut twp or three years la- ter 1 was a large pak tree. B 1 tived happlly -with . all ‘my dear comrades for a long time untf) eme day 4 man exme inia the forest with some other men. They eaeh had an axe. 1 did pet knew what. wap happening to me, beeguse onc mzn was holding me and pu me while the others were chopping me dgwn. Then, of course, 1 knew that my happy life was (o be epded. Sp as they were putting me in- to & large Wagon Wwith a lot of other trees I bid 3 farewell to all my dear liitle playmsiss., We rode for &' long time i this wagon th1 abeut fve men took me out and put me in & lonz tratn, We journéyed =) leng tim: 1 were all igken out and 3 store whers there were a lot of eiher trees. tured trees into nice Dieces of var: ed wood. They took me and put ma through a lot of manufaciuring machin- ery till when I came out I was a nigs vlece of wood. shipred me to a cre 1 am waliting the inside af “gamebody’s home. DOROTHY JUDSON, Age 14. Pytnam, Philip Sidney A cruel battle was being fought, the ground was covered with dead and dying. The alr wus Lot und stifing. The sun wounded soldiers lyinz in the blood and dust One of these was a nobleman whom eve erybody loved for his gentleness and kinds ness. Yet now he was no better off then e poorest man in the field. He had been wounded, and would die. He was ng with mueh pain and thirst n the baitle was over his friends hurried to his ald. A coldier came run- ning with a cud in his hand. “Here. Sir.Philip,” he said, “I have broygist you some clear, cool water from {he_brook.” The cup was placed to Sir Philip's lips. Then his eyes met those of a dier wha Wa$ lying on the grour by, the wistful Jcok in the noor face spoke plainer than words. “Give the Water to that Sir Philip quickly, and then pust cup toward him, he sald, “Here my com- rale, take this, thy need is greater than miny ARCELIA DOYON, Agell Glasgo. The Caternillar Ouet upom & time a caterillar was crawling up & door of a certain house. | Out of this house, there camec a girl, who leaned against it. Finally che walk- cd away, and upon eénterting the bouse she suddenly scrame v back Her mother made estigation and discovered this caterpillar. | She removed it, and told her child | never to be afraid of 2 caterpillar in the e LILLIAN ANDERSON, Brooklyn, Age 11 The Lost Money Angelo Pollick 3 New Jersey man did nét bDelleve in banks ond when he re- 1 The Iatter lost it one day on his daily rounds. Amgelo saw his long-plannpd trip fo Italy gone and the brothers fe- mained up all night. The next morning they staried out on their route in seareh of the 106t money. When they reached Market stmeet, twelve vear old Mary Dale asked thém if they had lost any- thing and when' they had deseribed the maney she ran inte the house and bronght out the bag. The ' child had found it in the, yard of her home and had been look= ing for the owned. The brothers cried with joy, Kissed the child and hurried ta the polics statlon and told the poliee about the homest ehild. Angelo went on his fong planned tri to Italy to see his sister and Mary got a new bicycle as & reward. LENA 8ASLOWSKTY, Aged 14 ale. , sweeping down from the balf scen hills aad Wreathing the wooded peaks with a garment. of mists. It fell arou hoyse. drearily. It ran down into the tubes to chteh it, dripped from mossy pump, apd ‘drummed on the emnty milk palls and upen the brown and yellow beehives under the maple trees. The ¢hickens scemed depressed. the darnyard showed a horrible mixture af mud and mire, through which Howard caught glimpses of the men stumbling to and fre without more zdditioral pro- teotion fhan a Pegred coat and a shape- less felt hat. = - ORY HEBERT, Tlanfeld. . Py 8 The léss 3 .man knows the more he wants to'tell. How ONE fi AN WAS HELPI Althes Walkef, New Itiver, Pa., writ 1o bhen. (Foubleq with wak’ Kines for,‘two ghra 1. took Foley Nidne Fis and e e fne. T yest fine 3 my S Ml 0 acids and poieons lcft 56 WS 4 tame back. swollen LH é. | i ; - §af | g i 2 - P }'r 4 " i ! Bath; hymp, Whea Vp Yonder I'll Bi | #tocking ; hymn; address, W. 3. duet, Mrs..B. Huntington. Mrs. G. Blxe- 2 the Needs. p. m., song service: Scriptuse, M. W. J. Wood selo. Valker ; sermem, Joha 13 holomew, subject, close cf. the service an vice was held fololwed by, the rninisters =tanding in front of the The audience passing and greetss 1t was a service of great encouragement and benely to the lecal: with 3 lot of other wood to be used on |} A delicious dinner was served at ‘the- Daughters’ hall Mo ministers and ail »ished o remain for-the evening_servies, The décorations were by Mrs Bimma~ Johnson. assisted by Miss Hattle Ben-* Woodward was (he organist through the “ay and Mre. Eva Huntington fer the" Bolton hall and library have been” equipped With - eaves troughs and con< ductors. A public dance was held ¢ Bolton hall last Saturdey evening. Mrs. Louis H. Levey spent the end with friends in Enteld. 3 Bolton -people - attended - the -Hebroa: and Coveatry agriculturel fairs asd pes potred them very Gne 3 Recent guests of Mrs. L H. Levey @ were Mrs, Jobn McChord of Kentuoky, John W. Kemn of Holling, Va., and ‘Mag Sumpter ef Mrs. Annle Von Deck, whe with her daughter in Maine ginog June, has returned to Bolten to some time Wilh her daughter, M Charles F. Sumner whe last purchased the farm nishings of the late Mrs ner, had a pyblic auction of the Nold goods at the A good siged crowd company of small Thy ‘afterncon was which the 1ittle ‘people Were. ' the table jult suited to-their eerved’ 3 deliclous bupper. birthday cake with three small when ¢ut held various favers, present were ‘Jeanttte -Suriner, Eleagnor.. Hutch Jones, Mary Kane, Mary Finley,) Thomas Kane, < Jusior and Junior Jones. /Mr. and Mrs. Clair §. Hutchinsen Windsor avenue,. Hartford, week-end with thy latter's Jennie L Bolua Mre. Eva H. Warfleld da Miss Dorls . Warneld o Theoiend Wero at their Bolton home ovel Sunday. Westfield, Maes, spent’ Spnday with latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Prank 8. Loomis. K ———ee— POMFRET CENTER : Sorfowing friends-paid thefr last ‘trie bute to Miss Agnes daughter of ‘Major and Cushman, and grandaa Courtiand T. Hoppin. * Miss . wag born In Pomfret' and hsa always spéent her tummers here and Was very fond of the town. She ment, alwvays kind to all living th greatly beloved by 1t was a great bldw o her family who have the s¥mpathy |, Mrs. Robsrt from 3 visit wi Percy Bake 't ited relatives in"town. -