Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 27, 1921, Page 12

Rules Fer Young Writers. 1—Write piainly on one and u\lm‘:;‘l‘ lh!‘ D;::n- ! 2—Use pen and no 3—Short and pointed articles paper_only, given preference. Do not be used. 5—Write your name, l’ \piainly at the bottom of the "Bl’l!. 'H{Ia‘dle'u.m!eluk'. His food was melted snow, ' He pleyed around in blizzards Like any Eskime. ! Dut after he was older He sald, “I want a brush 1 TN paint the skies at evening The brightest rosy flush!” His father sald: “No, listen: You'd nvake the whole year cold, Just take tMs esn of frost And am as you are widl ! *Now—never patnt v summer, paint And never paint In mpring; You'll spaft the tender meudows And freess up everything!™ So Jack, the Snow Queen’s baby, Who nips you as you pass, Paints pleasant winter pictures Uwon your window glass. —Murian Clark Potter, in panion. Youth's Com- UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE- AW AKES, How often it is that we undertake some task, or set out to reach some goal with & great deal of enthusiasm and con- -tinme it for a short time until we encoun- ter something a littic more ‘we had anticipated and all we lewe interest auwd give difficult than of a sudden it up. When we got to the trying stage where ft is easter to stop than to go zhead it is too often timt we capitulate, throw up our hands and beewme diswuraged when a Tittle determination would carry us over the hard places fo suo . What we need to do is to stick to it through thick and thin. An axcellent ex- ample of what can bs galned by sticking o it is furnished by a woman of 74 years ‘whose foot caught as she was alighting from a train. Before ‘she got free the tratn started and the brakeman not eeeing her closed the vestibule door. It was six miles %o the next stop. She grasped tho Fandrail and decided to hang on which she @id until the next station. about it she said: In telling “There were only two things to do, fall off or hang on. When I &e I want to die with some shov of dignity. Ome cannot fall train baclowards with any nity, so I hung on.” off a swift show of dig- ‘There are many times when we are face to. face with the situat oft or hanging on, when we sick and tired of that, or I it” That Is the very time ton of falling gy “Oh, I'm never can do to decide to fang on and see it throwrh. The dis- position to give up at the first failure is not one to encourage but il time to remember that old first you dom't succeed try, in other words stick to it, till you win. Perseverance t is the very motto, “If at try agatn.” and hang on helps us past many difficut points and over many hard roads. WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. 1—Marjorie C. Gates, of Gales Ferry— Peggy Alone. 2—Ralph Gaer, of Norwich — Boy Beouts on The Western Front. 3—Dorothy Dotzauer, of —The Auto Boys' Race. 4—Derothy Lililbridge, of New London Voluntown— Campfire Girls on the Farm. 5—Paunline Poblicka, of New London— Campfire Girls at the Seashore. 6—James Riley, of Norwich—The Boy Scouts’ Victory. 7—lds Litschutz, of TUncasville— Campfire Girls in the Woods. Kirby of Bey Scouts Challenge. Norwich—The Prize winners living in the ecity can_ ebtain their books by calling at The Bul- letin business offics after \ 10 Thursday morning. o'alock LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Jesephine Plaskitt, of hank you very much for Tead it and found it very Catherine McVeigh .of Norwich—I my book. interesting. . Norwich—I - thsak you very much for my prize book m¥tiel Winnirig the War Cross. I have rad ft and have found it very_interest- g Pawlel Mack of Norwich—I wish to thaok yeu very much for the book I re- ceived ewtitied With the Boy Scouts De- Bamea It is very interesting. Beatrie Hebert of Plainfleld—I thank you very mnch fuT Kily Whiskers. I have found it very interesting. Gertride Marion of Volun! resstved the book entitled German Fne. 1 have read very interesting. for it Froferick . Wheeler Many thanks for your book. it and like it very much. your book read entitled it and town—I1 have Facing the #t and find it I thank you very mmch of Norwich— I have read IETTERS WRITTEN BY WIDE- 3 Histery ! Desr Uncle AWAKES, of Little Jed: Once Ehere lived a little girl named Vi Viviaa, upon & MacDonald. She was remarked by all #he poople, because she had Mack carly hair, and big a beautifnl set of teeth, Deautiful jet brown eyes, and the most will be | house over 260! Vivian was at the door 1 who was singing. ber what you did to years old? Think it evlr1” When she- sadd “Yes,!"-] “Ge, and bmmh&hmw more” 1-0 yerrs ofts Vivian died and er prupmrty e her -lth-adhl- Playing House Dear Uncle Jed: Thhhmlflll\wu to The Norwich Bulletin' office:: "I 'am going to write about: playing. Touge. One bright morning sister.and I'got up very early. After we had eaten our breakfast, we degided to plly house.. We had ‘a little heusework .to do.. ‘We then began to clean our house where we ware ering to play. .Then we began-to take our playthinga out. : My sister lived quite a distance from me. My little- brolher was our stere clerk. . After all our housework was dono we Qressed up and my.brother took us for a ride to Norwich. I-did a little shopping and went to the show.. The’show was Mary Miles Minter. FLOSSIE BEBO, Age 11. Voluntown. - 3 —_ . Our City. Dear Uncle Jed: I lve in Norwich, which 13 si'uated at the head of the Tha ver, h New London county, Canneciicat t.has a population of hir'y th wsand neople. There are many woolen :xml cotton mi'ls which employ Ncw London is the nearest fourteen miles south of here. . N. F. and H. railroad passes turough Norwich: e bave one of the finest parks in the #tats. It is called Mohegan park. in honor of the Mohegan Indians. There are many ducks. swans and monkeys in it. Main strect is'the most important It has many department and dry streot. stores. ~ St. Patrick’s ~chureh. is a beautiful structure, is situated cn’ Broadyw Tt i3 buillt of granite from the rries m Maseachusetts. 1 attend St. Patrick’s school and am in the scventh grade. I think we ought to bo proud of our eity. DRAYMOND J. WOODS, Age 12. - Norwich. A Rook's Appenl. Dear Uncle Jed: Once upon a time & library book was overheard talking te a ckild who had Jjust borrowed it. The words scem worth and here resrding, don’t handle me with dirty 1 should fecl shamed to be seen when the next little child barrows me. Or leave me out in the rain. Books car catch cold as well a8 children. Or make marks on m. with your pen and pencil. It would £noil my laoks. Or lean on me with your clbows when you -are reading me. It hurts. Or open me and lay my face down on the table. You wo\fldn‘t like to be: treat- ol so. Or put in between rrv Rives a mdl or anything thickér -than a” single sheet of thi It would straln my back. Whenever you are through reading e, if you are afraid-ef Josing the place; do nol tufn down the cormer ‘of “the page, but have n neat little’ bookmark ‘to put in where you stopped, and then' close me down on my side, 5o that I.can have'a g0l comfortable rest. . femember that T want to vlsit a great mzny other little. children aftér iyou:are through with me. Besides, I fay. meet you again some other day, and you would be sorry to see me looking old amd torn and soiled. Help me to- be good and neat, always looking fresh and. clean. and I will help you to be -good and happy. e d Your Widr-AwaFe, ANDREW F. KIRBY, Age 1 Norwich, ittt The Mangry Chnd. Dear Unecle Jed: A -poor little girl kem gezing through a baker's’ window. ldok- ing hungrily at the nice fresh bread and biscuits, when a lady happened - to~ coming out and noticed how pitilessly lt: was looking through the‘window. The' lady stopped and pat -her hand fi?..“;%’ = e;he“ little girl's shoulder aad ly as she wanted anything if she could help her. ’ 5 The littlo girl said: “My ‘mother and father died when I was very small and I was adopted by a lady who 2aid-she was my aunt. She was very cruel and wouid beat me if I didn’t do just what she teld me. I—I am—so hungry.” “Don’t-cry, my child. I will take care of you,” said the kind lady, and she did. She adopted the poor little gifl and edu- cated her and the little girl never again knew what it was to be MADELINE DUDKOWSKI, A.. 12 Jewett City. Cornells sad Her Jowels. Dear Unclo Jed: Long two Boya were standing at novnda;‘; a pretty summer house in a garden. mother was strolling along the TR ! i W yuubym-vum sald to the “And have you no jewels?’ The 2aar Uncle Jed: One pleasant day Juno not very long after school was cloned for the vacation a group of five girls-eat_on the front porch - of Kitty's house. They were making plans !for what thoy were going to do the next day. At last it was decided -that they .| and indeed. it was but what a different lncitltwnllloo da med - clear and ln; mrt:flufl atng é'f.hd. “They: had overalls on 5 palls on their arms. When they come to the huckleberry patch the dew was still on the ‘grass. - 5o they waited until the grass was. dryndmn- &1 to’ pick berries. Not.a word was sald.by any of the girls untll 12 o'clock. . Then'each of them luflnbkd away to the rock Where they had left their lunch pails, They. had a good deal ot troul 2 | tiding’ alone. ‘wonderfyl maymhnd and ev- «mhtn: meney could buy 'at her come ;rnd oo would think that § Fear.o ora Heities would be very happy. ho was: not. GQ s shem‘mprwd selfish child wbo Ihl.luhly refused to ‘do she was bld. ply because she enjoyed the refusing. , ‘however, Flora Wwas more, irri- table Mever. She would.not take her mausfe lesson, she was very saucy to Mme. La Beau, her French teacher, in fact she would do nothing except take her riding Flora's mild ‘brown pony'had a lame leg-and so a sleck black colt was substi- tuted. Now King Coal was anything but gentle, 5o Flora was warned as'to treat- ing him roughly. “If you do, Miss,” explained her teach- er, “King Coal is liable to rebel” Immediately Flora decided. she wanted King Conl to rebel and showed it by al- lowing the horse to see the whip. King Coal's gne weakness was whij In an instant-he was off like. the wind and the last that wis seen of the two was -a fiying streak of shining black, & flutter of golden curls and a_ piercing seream that rent. the air terrifyingly. - “'For three months little Flora Helnes did not return. Then one day = beggarly looking. man leading a golden haired, blue eyed ittle, girl strolled up fo the door, presenting’ the chlld as the lost’ Flora, little Flora. There was none of the old pertness. Flora-was a very humble, peni- tent little girl. Pride always enmes before a fall, and Flora had fallen: MARY FOLEY, Age 12. Norwich. The Hemes of the Eed Men. Dear Uncle Jed: -The nomes of the rell-men varied In size and shape. Some were construeted of poles fastened to- gether at the top and covered with bark or skins; others had- upright walls and slanting tops, whiia those of the south- wrat weére dug out of the cliffs or buiit of: stone _or, ndobe.. - Yet, however - varicd fn appearance, scldom was a .l man’s house the lome; of one * fan®,. Some’ shelyred 20 - people, some- were large ‘enough :to. hold 200. They were like ‘gTeat ‘tenement houses and. were nolsy, dirty and unhealthy. Of comfort n.l:-u was ittle and of privacy nonme at all ‘Rugs ot tur and mats of woven grasses ook the placés of beds and chairs.~ Fire in uzh - which only a portion of ‘the smoke escaped. Food was' bolled in-crude earthed pots or roasted on twiz Y -.over. each She' directed the preparation of food ‘and distributed it When it was mooked. - Her word was the law of. the liousehold . and ng -ome, not -even a war: rior_ highoin .the councils of -his tribe, dared to_dispute K. A village was,_com- posed of several of these houses and w. usually sutfoundeil by-a stockade, outsl \\hlt‘i‘ were the: FTIYL‘(“IM. ANTONETTA PERRONE, Age 12. R Dnvk:h. ——— Selt-Reliance. *I\éar Tnele Jed: Henty Beecher nsed ‘ ¢his: story of the way. in which h!a tencher of mathematics taught him to dependupon himself: - %, wak, sent o the, blu:kbonni and went uncertain, full of' whimpering. “That lésson must. be'learned.” -said the teacher; In 2 very qulet tone, but with terribte Intensity. . All explamations and excuscs he - trod nndeflunt with utter scornfulness. . - “1 want ‘that vaem 1 don’t want any. ru_m- Why,you havew't it* he would "1 aid Bay It for 1 studled for two hours.® “That's. nothing to me : T want the les- you may study it fen hours, just to sult I want the lesson.” ‘for ‘= green boy, but “In less than 2 month 1 had the most intense case of intellect- ual independefics to ‘defend my recita- ‘A DEROSIER, Age 13 < An Advemture, 2 { Dear Umele Jed: There once lived - a girl named Dorothy, who wanted to meet with' adventures. out for a wailk. 'On hér way she maw a tramp hid behind a tree. Dorothy was afraid to go home and fo go on was leading her from her home. What was “The tramp still- came nearer, but.she ‘didn’t move. For mother had LAURA JODOIN, Age 13. I am going to tell e heart is-a L ‘sfi” i § sorings from the heart. It carries the heizht,pate blood out from the heart.- Thero are four pulmonary veins, which apen into the' left. veatricle.- Two. . of mso\e'fiscwemmldtm“d sor You meed nbt study it at all or One day she weht 4 It i al-| all the Wlde-Awnku aid. AB num.mu. Amston. The m Ill the Liba. Dear Uncle Jéd: Once there was & Brownle who lived way up. in the woods and Eis_mother and father. Oge time he asked his jnother if. he could go up In the woods and go sleigh riding. His motheér said, “Tei” So he went slelgh Tiding atd- after a.while When ‘he -was going” down -the. hill he ‘saw a lion. He ran all he could and at last be resched home* and Ie! to)d his mother about: it and fromn, then on he mover: went sleigh * Deéar' Usélé Jedi Tn'a \'mln thers fiy- ed'a_very ‘rich man. - This‘'man livad on 2 vn one side of the village. Althoush he was rich, he- liked to.go among. l)!e commoties{ of thé villagers. Opcs twice a_ year:he would’ glve all the wotv" 2" the villdge a-good time. by opsning up his large grounds and having gates 3nd_different. sports. . Bui though he wa. the. people, they, were always a.epleanéd. wi e thougft that thoy were nn rich; too. | ,nflq riek mnn tkonght of ‘a plas y wsre worthy of becoming ¢ A *fino ‘mornlnt ::‘ uw‘gk, enrly. :.kwh oge s laas and went out. ere ’ path which many people ynnnd wvor. - Here he /stapped and. put " by 1f ‘the middle, of the path and put » larga.¥ock over il . Them he hid himeal? behind a dush. . By and by Zarmer came down the path. ‘Seeing ti rock he began scolding.. He did not move it out of the wxy, but wnlked around it Mpny peonle. went_over that path that day but all did ns the farmer did. So the rich ‘man ‘still heping. to find soma- one lo-move the tock kept: walting. In 1he ‘e7ening a boy eamo. down tha:po 1 Hie pamte was Roh. :He was the mill- who worked, hard every doy. Seelngz the rock In’ the path. his first thoughts “were of some one.whr. might fall_over " thé rock in the nizht. Al though he was tired he moved the rock on one side.of the path. To his surpris ha fofind the bag of ‘gold with .a paper placed on it. On the paner .was written: “Whoever, moves thia rock is rewardad.” Pob went home with 2 happy hear!. As for the rich man, he was mlad that he had found spme. one who would mave the tock away from the path. AMARGIE GAHAN, Ag= 13, Voluntown, * Doing & Kind Deed. i Dear_ Uncle Jed: One cold night as 1 was lourneving home from s=hool, T heard | a soft, sweet volce. Tur%ing around. T found at my ethow a pr whn begmed to be directed to a street In n distant quarter of the citv. Y s el eIl mod o ¥t e nearly five o'clock; then I lonked - child. 'Sha looked at me £a nitit 1 forzot the seolding I would res ;nl hurrying home. I decided to take er. burried alone by the side of me. 1 wondered what she wonld want. T her She put her hand confidantly In min and azswered. *My. father fe slcl. My wother cannot eamn ary money. rich annt lves In comfort. not know'ns our misfortune, T am roire to tell ker” Soon we arrived at a large houee, at which she stopped. She ran up. the stepe. A ilttle later she returned with 7n old lady. We three hurriedly return- ~d to the child’s home. The old lady was| full of »motica as ehe bent over her sick | son. ‘Three, weeks Intsr T read all ahout| it in the paoer. The man was now ol hetter, 1 often wonder If there are anv more people who have been as fort- unate as he was, BTIEL, HOLLAND, Are 13. ‘hafvrflle A’ Theughtsul Bey. Dear TUndle Jed: Wiliam wag a good | lttle Jboy and very thoughtful Tt was during A long #pell of dAry weather a he had heard of the great scarcity | | wator thronghout the country. “Mamma.” he sald. “is it true that m fome -places tho’ boys nnd giris do rot have -enought water-to drink?” “That is true, my dea: “Mamma,” he' sall presently, I would like to Zive srmiething to those poor boys and girls s long_as water Is so_scarce. I think I will give vp king Water.” LENA FOURNIER, Age 13. A Narrew Facape. Dear Uncle Jod: One day little Te wished to go to the city, but her mother dig-not want her to go.’ She wished to| Visit her little cousin .and when mother wasn't looking, she slipped off in- to het mother's room and took out mmel money ‘from_her ‘purse. Then she. went to _her bedroom. put on’ her best dress | and ran off to the car. She arrived In the city safely, but then came the trouble, for she did not know ' whiere - to- go. ~She -walked aiong the street and went over to a policeman and * asked him_ where her cousin lived. The policeman did not know, so she waiked on and ssked many people, but none kftev. At 1ast_zhe became tired and fell down in - the middle of -the sireet. -An auto came along- then and ‘would: have run ovér her had rnot the chauffeur looked and snw her. nuto stopped withim 4 | few feet of Be and the chaulfeur stepped : out’and picked her wp and askeqd the ! people who she wds. No one knew who ' she, was ‘and the chauffeur, put her in the * car to take: her to the police headquarters. When she gnt in the car she saw her | uncle who took her home. I oy DA LAFSCHUTZ, Age 12 | Uncasville. ’ ..Christmnag at Mz Gn-d-mhef-. i “Denr Uncle Jed: The twenty-fourth of | December I'went down to seec my" mnd-{ mnther, who lives in. New London. went right-after otr- school - pwgnmme.. I reached there just as they were | having supper, so I was not .too late. 1 took the five o'clock train and :ctv there about six o'clock. They wer# going to-have a Christmas tree for my ocous- in, iwho is staylng with my grandmoth- er, and for me. In the moming whea we g0t up we emptied our.stockings. In mine, I got a lot of different kinds of candy, nuis, an-apple, an orange, and a lot-of other things. ‘Then we went to see the tree and the p presents. The tree looked very nice. My | little cousin is only four years old and when he got half way in the parlor Be | stopped - and -satd: “Oh?!” Ho got thres, sets of blocks, a train, a steambeat, a fine engine, an utotruck, a horn, a drum and some books: 1 got four halr ribbons, two boxes of | candy, - two -boxes of writing paper.” two | pencil boxes, a set of dishes from ml of the' girls at rchool, cloth for two drm- 8. two pocketbogks, three books, o palr of aretics nnd many other things, I had very. afce time and I hope MARJORIE C. GATES, Age 10. Gales Ferry. - - “Thrir. Dear. Uriclo Jed: What 15 the real meaning of thrift? Does it merely mean | 10 save a 'fow- dollars’ in the year! It | means nnlh!nl ot the kind. It means to ‘he ax)ig and economical, yet allow yourself (i, have necessary advantages. A man" that hoards his- money is not thrifty,. he 18 downrizht miscrly, ana} -aln:h. and ‘thinking of nothing but men- mfly people buy ‘the best things for the least money .and ars not wasteful or afraid to .do a bit of work that is go- ing to assist thein. in the future years. Every-business mdn knows what thrift s, for-all good business men have had tvperlence and know what thrift fs. Eves | the- govemnmient prectices thrift In many ways.. ; One. way is by-irrigating arid Iands! of the west and ‘thus the land, was once @ry and of no use, is now of great valge.. So you see with a little money and a lttle labor what ehgu’u can be n-de. Every good housewife. mlm theift. She plans her meJls in 2 most conserving manner, and by adding a little to. the left overs, m- e an appstiting meal for her family. er chilren. also cah. be thrifty in thbcl. s, vell as at home, by uging all of the paper instead of writing a few. lines and then.throwie; it away. They must also be of - school property. In fact everyone must be thrif- ey to get anrwhere, so let us all bear this_ in mind® and- have. “Thrift” our alm " Dear Uncle Jed One eray, white and black. one Topsie. cali_ him Tom. Tom whl eat only raw meat anl nothing. eise, anl if we give -came out-and saw the hm noble gezd of Quceny they gave his mas- ter money to keep him for life. Norwich JAMES RILEY, Age. 13 My Cate I have two cats. 1 eali that The_other s cnly gray. | For Coughs and Colfis Il’e - DOROTHY DOTZAUER, A.! 12. Topsie some meat he -will take It away from her and go undcr tha stove or under the taple. Whed [ go to schtol Toprle THIS TRADE MARK ON EVERY BOTTLE fer gave us fitty cents each, i another song, .then Sorta Cldus came out *|to Santa Claus. ~d|Gales Ferry, {barc and the watehman would turn the - An Experience With a Christmas Present Dear Uncle Jed: The other day as I got up I foung it rather chilly, I sipyed on my batrrabe and-locked around for the bed siippers 1 bad recelved for Christ- mas. 1 found but one and hunt as I would I could not fing the other, I eall- ed my mother and esked beér if she had seen it qnd she sajd she- hadn't. ~I sat on my bed ang tried to .think where It had gode to. I could not think so 1 got up and continued to'dress. myself. After T hag dressed T went down stairs 1o eat my breakfast. Going through hadlway I saw Topsy, my pet kitten. p'ay- {ing with the pom-pom on. my ‘lost siip- yer. I went over to take it away from him and he gave it vp-very reluetently, ATHERIN McVEIOH; Age 13 an, [N A Teip to Webster Dear Uncle, Jed: Thursday. the twen- ty-third I went to see my.sisters in Web- sicr, 1 started ‘at ‘ebeht. .o'clock in the worhing, On the way I saw. three gir' going after a Chrlstmas tree. Ail the houses had wreaths and ribbons on the wreaths. ‘When we.reached Webster' it was twdve c'clock, We went Into a resfaurant. ‘IMen we. went to a-store and «{bought some presents -for my sisters. ™ we went to' thefr house. ATl the children:of - the public schools came out with presents and ‘candy and, many, other thinrs. I thouzht my sis- ters went to that school but they did mot, They went to arother school. ) When we were near their house they were looking out of the w'ndow.. I.eall- ed them and they came out io meet me. When we got there they took "off my coat and my father's hat. = Afterwards We went down town into .the ten cent sture and botight sofe things. My fath- ‘There were my sisters and two other /girls. Afterwards we went to the church. We sat down and ‘some other girls come with ‘us and asked me my name. Then the children gang “Come All Ye Fatth- 11 Some girls played the violin and one was playing the plano. They sang { re: In, ringing a bell and they gave out pres- ents. An altar boy gave out the pres- cns to a lady and the lady gave them bi: Some of the girls got pocketbooks and others got mittens. Some of the toys got neckties. We got home at night. Yours truly, MARGARET PETTINT, Age 11 N A Thoughtfnl Girl Dear Uncle Jed: I wrote once be- fore, but I will write afein and this time about a girl named Esther. Esther was one day left alone when she was about 10 years o'd for an hour or #2. A boy passing by told her the raiders were coming to the farm. What should she do she thought. Then she rzn to the barn for the horses. Esther had two Llooded herses. ¢ took them to the house eel- lar where she hid them sofely. Affer a time the Taiders came to the barn. They in the stable and all over the pastures for the fine horsss but never a0k In the cellar, They to the town very angry for not finding the beantiful herses. - When Es'her's father came home he was very proud of h THELMA HOADLEY, Age 10 Ablngton. in nij thy ot The Noble Deed of Queeny Dear Uncle Jed: Quesny is a dox belonginz to the watchman. at the rafl- rond station. He would wali for the train and when he wou'd sight it he wouwd {swich for it to g onthe mext track Oae day. the watchman was away and left the dog at the station. Later Hie walteq for the trein. He sighted it and barked, but no watchman, ard the 1oz secing the switch off, seized a red flag in his mouth ahd ran befors the traln. The engincer thought he saw b headlizht. flash cn_an- object In the dis- nice. He stopped two. fect away from the dog,'saw the red flag. cast his eyes on the switch and saw the danger.. When 8. wl w wil. Toilul me tmtil 1 tell her to go home fallow outajd: he Sumps on the chair while the while eat. Allce much. And she took very good care of her pet. She called ‘to it and the cal seemed g'ad. The woman in the buliding. gladly gave It back to her. both glad to see each other again, and since then Tiny' has mever left Allce any Plainfield. went down the river, ek Whiie rojving ashore we pessed many fish neis, and some sea guils were catching some fish' from the nets. After reach- but did not eatch anything. W started for home, and got home about sunset. mas tree at school and two plays one or two songs. Every ck atoc! s entertalument was Thursday. was for the sixth, seventh and grade. the next day. sang songs and spoke pleces. Sunday schoo! giris had a bo= of station- ary end the hoys had a book and some neckties, stationary and sick pins. primary class had toy furniture for the day afternoon. ents which would be top numerous to tell were in New London Friday last, Hibit at the armory. the bed becauss of Sweet were in Hartford Tuesday. burg. d thtn she gocs AWAY. % at al. | Whén Tom doesn’t e wants t> 7o loved her - pet very One day the cellar window was left open. Alice put her cat In the ceilar, and as it was a lovely night, it ‘went out. Allve looked for her cat, but ocould nmot be found, One morning as she was on her way shopping she saw 4 white eat through cellar window. It looked liké Tiny ‘They were - Yours truly, DLANCHE JODOIN, Age 1 A Dandy Fishiag Trip Dear Usncle Jed: Early one summer orming two chums, my father and I started to go fishing. We rowed as far down as the motor beat in the rowboat and then we bailed out the boat. Next we tled the row boat in back of the motor boat. The engine started easily, and soon, we were on the Thames river, Wo saw many motor boats row boats, submarine and 3 naval boat as we and finally we acheq Groton Long Point. After mn- ring the motor boat, we rowed ashore 3 shore, we dug about a peck of clams | and then caught gome ‘rock crabs for ack fish bait. We fished for blackfish After tunch We certalnly kod 2 dandy time RALPH BAER, Age 11 orwich, My Christmas Dear Uncle Jed: We had a Christ- and d had a with candy pop corn =nd nuts it, We aiso had an orange apiece. it elgath The other grades had their tres a We. had a Christmas tree the next ght (Friday) at chureh. We Ths junfor The r's and go ses £r the foys, and every church member had a Lox of candy. The last tree was at our housc S tur- Wo had all sorts of pres- e “Wide Awakes about I rad a. very nice time and hope the her children had the same. DONROTIY LILLIDRIDGE, / Age 10 Voluntown, / NORTH LYME M. J. Stark and Miss Emily Stark | | I3 C. F. Jewett. J. I. Raymond and N I Strong motored Saturday te ifartford here they attended the Agricuiturzl ex Mrs. Willlam Sisson is still confined to t art weakness. Stark and A. G. G. H. Strong. J. W. Mrs. Carrie Gmanger Is spending the eeks ‘at Mers Felle Martin's In Ilam- Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Rogers visited -(l ofl.llcougln,yl,lbtolh other scratches at the ador. “Tom doo 't healin: o'p‘-rtlel. this oyl nce ths comfort it i WELANIS Mflm e "Ibnnp to those who use it. —_— Pure and safe it aids nature The Lost Pet . in restoring vitality and in re- e e e " iin |lieving . ccughs, colds, bron- The abova fam trade-mark eon ".'27 peckage—all druggists, 60c and $1.20. Leslie Rogers in Lyme Sunday. Rev. C. H, Eldredge preached st ths Baptist church Sunday morning. LYME Grange officers were in_talied by Allen Cook of East Lyme, assisted by Mr= Cook, as follows: Mrs. Arthur Heebe of East Lyme, grange overseer; J. Warren Stark, lecturer; Reginald Lord, stewar Reginald Stark, secretary : Florence 11l treasurer; William Marvin, chaplain; ®lelen Daniels, Flora ; Helen Gage, Ceres : Grace Harding, Pomona; Ida Harding: Wilson Irvine, master, and Mrs. Irvine, lady assistant steward, will be insta on their return from Chicago. Refresh- ments were served by the committee, af- ter which [he lecturer presented an in- teresting program. Apple culture will be the topic for discussion at the first meet- ing in February. Charies Pearson filled houses last week. Ogden Powers of the U. 8. A. is enjoy- tng a-ehore leave. Reginald Lord is carting quantities ot bigch wood to Reynolds’ mill in Water- tord. The Sterling City school® has been closed ceveral days on account of the illness of the teacher, Miss Musa War- ner. L. D. Harding Gage, were several lee- Mre callers tast and daughter. Essex - Lord, Miss Carrle Till and Miss Marjor Lord attended am- mage sale at Old Lyme lust week. yers were tafking the wisdom of ~ ASPIRIN Name “Bayer” on Genuine It's criminal to take a chance on ar\ evn stitute for “Bayer Tableis Unless you see 1t ~r on package or on tab are not getting genuine Aspiris 1 by physielons for s and proved safe by Take Aspirin only as told in er package for Coids, Heade m, Earac ester of Salic; -EE-EI i E=E=EEE=E The George W. Kies Co Big Shoe Sale| STILL ON and 415 A No Exchanges Lrhe George W. Kies Co. ==l ]o] ===l =1 B [ I l i I [ NE W GOODS ON SALE EVERY DAY Ladies’ Shoes, gray, brown, black and dark fawn, values to $12.00............................ 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