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7 2—TIds m» of Co‘lchel\'.sr—cav- ptives ':'hree. 3—Rath E. s,um.; of Danielson— v'u'ms?; In the Camp of the Delawares.: ;nn preference. Do, not. use o 4—Rosa’ Perrone of Norwcih—Little " s—Write your name. ago and address| Prudy’s Cousin Grace. ¢ the bottom of the story. 5—Isidore Alperin of Mahsfieldi—Four Cornern.—Corneczlc\xL Boys in the West- 8 & 1 eyl JEIR: Res % e w WIDE-AWAKE POETAT. S—Jelmh Hoddad of . Willimantio— EW THOUGHTS FOR THE NEw |Sholled by:an:Unseen Foe. 3 g prErank ) Tomaskovlo of Mansfleld— e ‘Auto Boys' Big S ould you be happy this coming New 2L R S i 8—Loraine Gladue of Tattville—The e oAwN or Year? ANEW DAY en fll up your pockets with pennlea Auto Boysion the Road. ¥ b i% of cheer, Winners ot prize books living in Nor- wich can obtaln them-by calling at:The & { ~ Bulietin business office after: 10 clook | oAb BTLNE AN ot o e CORTRAIT OF THE BEMFET d dollars of kindness, to comfort and e A1 14 oless Those who are needy and know not suc- Hl ocess be prosperous? Then practics LETTERS 01" ACENOWLEDGEMENT. aw “ Georger Pl ing your neighbor' and wcking no flaw. %, ent, be loving, be noble, be strong, of God's riches>to- you will be-|the" prize long. Geld” I h fnuch. Rath E. Spalding, of Daniclson—TI er- 5 ! ; 7 / AusTRIA SurrEns Hen céived the prize hook: you sent-me en- / A , = . AnmUAL CorATen titled. “Tabitha at Ivy Hall"-and thank : i B ) 3 . o/ 5 PreswmONEEAD ANNUAL COLLARSE you ‘very much for it. ¥ am .sure it s 3 f Z 1 F: ¥ = very interesting bool - = 3 Louise Guest, of South coeemry—! re- ceived the book vou sent me: entitled “The. Camp Fire Girls On the March.” I have read it and found it very interest- Ing. I thank you Xery much. Tda Winakef, of Coleliéster—I rereiv- ed the prize book you sent me and am thanking vou wvery much for it. Arcella Doyon, of Glaszo—T recelyed:] prize hook entitdads¥The “Apito Boys é‘i( Six.” 1 ha\e-{‘uwed reading it. and] am finding .it. Very“interestifeT" thank you very mugi»for it. John' Drescher, of Norvich—TI heartily thank you for the nice book you sent me R owd you be strong In the good you tan do? n welcome the stranger on coming to you. crmrteous, be cheerful, be honest, be TIAYRE T wiLL ng an abundance of glory to : be better? Then try to en- is steady and , beware of but ser? Then learn to for- \T'S A . STEP 1IN THE RILHT DIRECT \OM, ANYWAY— ¥ 3 : VST WHEN WE WERE ARDUT re worrles and last 2 ASLEED THIE FELOW. WE THANK LU o e wARCEA T gous . { entitled “Two Boy Pioneers’’ I have read You vEQY > 5 ) . aful, ‘be prayertul, |y lina’ eoiing 1t verdr intercating. 1 wish WINDLY . y refoice In the cares left be- | YOU & Merry Christmas. WRITTEN AWAKES, v He Did Not Have His Lesson. r Uncle Jed: It was the last foo of the season i The footh = N 2 § % V T hich Bllly was a member b S ‘ o ? ed very hard to win this game bacause LETTERS BY WIDE- with treasuree un- r vour sllvax and er that mother whose beau- o , 1 EXPLODES AT HuLL. as torn from her arms to face the gun. | it- would dectde’ the, citamplonsh > of the | . .. ?“‘ TaR i e esiwent! """‘"""“"" four neighboring football team : APSe yET r&l‘lfi?«'n‘:"%fi‘uwu:unm BIo%. OuT M) "“‘""-“‘"“’"" 2 t 1s gone, we bid you adieu, | ‘«Billy- was: sure that this team, which =3t vour ‘sorrows; gnd wwel- | vas the Northsid DESTAGYING WER TO0 team, woula win the . silver cup b ¢ only they cowld:gaim. this TREAN PuBLEITHE EMPLOYME 3 kinder, Good mame. Tt was a week before the 2 ?;\'_f;'::“‘_’-‘:"‘m i E: »d, Cheer, 2 game- and tile*boys practiced morning, e BACMISING. e - es to all, for a Happy New | noon and night. t they wonld TITILLPLANT & Y that they | 5] Mrs Nettle A. Osborn. { 1 13 e 3 % 3 The pame wa | THE NEW YEAR g after school, day the -history teacher had. ss- ed an essmimation for. the' follo . for month’s work gnd Billy gpgh h (y write. B¢ the thaghalligame| x.m;{t Awohtv-five | -« home and the North- | went’fn a truck.: ! | The rame’.being iover- the team laft. tri home, for was mot‘the score 35 to In thelr favors Th hars feit well rep ROt S T TYCRMPTSTiS s <o T AT B0LAN'T mATTER SMEPNSES TOPUTYP = E™ “l‘ WHO PLANTED HIM JusT A e ME BwWoRD — SOHE WAS PLANTES ; & “::MM‘\;E:W\- B s Sou oSt T > o ey OPEN T bneTir BPES AT, LEACYC me cteps new fovs upri Aim. = < bears with him. after dark. 4 !ud eatan supper, it he he fleecy | thoneht. that he story, because chnh 735 Sb resdatariere vE BB 2 { ey Lght of | After .the'y "wxe i cided there wano time for ‘v MELX OF POATO RGO S TIRAE DU N SOMETmines STILLWITH US| senwaTSoN SEEMS “/TO HAVE DISCOVERED . \ ADEAD ONE— SWE WANTED 1T ( FOR THIS YTAR F THIS 1S A DISARMAMENT its fap with flowers. CONFEREZNCE MOT r\ A \.AUNDRY' 2 | story examinatipn came the first | n the morning anc 8iliv had nat | even peeped lesson. . Thers ‘were | 1 answer -and as he came, the énen door, ) i dreadful examjpation. was aver.and. TNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE- i oy W AWAKES, The naxt mornineg the tedeher nassed Has'come and zone (th€ Papers back and Billy reecived one 4 i of the lowest mark: 4 e = > L nusgy . ; 2 2! +—56.. After that he & e X € 'to JaES from 088 | orgiveq 1o o Wik school ‘work first-and . : w“ =2 s HugHES PUTs Tne nother. A vear'2go mOW ¥OU | to play ofterwards. T mwo«?:&’r", PEP 1N RIENT Away’ e practicing, writing ft 1921 Now it RUTH SPAULDING, Age 15. | T ———————— ; E #%id T chadfe and TeRdstsvty itwhnr| Danielsonw 2 Such s the result of ‘the pass- e. ¥ Ficld Mice, Dear Unele JeA: Onee as my father s ‘gathering his corm, e ‘lifted 2 schodl edbica- of corn and =haj, hizh school. ' Others of N® £aw under it? Let 5 I|he saw. He saw a f found it mecessary to took a board that wé Many Rave advamésd 10 |and hit them with it: %Y o rgu-think e ; . AL Wwfiwas @dmbst tao greatyfor them o 1ais |.ing with the doz all the way fo the 7 5 ang t“hc; T faqe oftenthéara stiotiing % v ,E:l_ THere it ‘goes biHea o s deadiy errand. The.red squirvel fell | might’ have ai perished. This was Cap- | name my pet Tedd 1 all | suffered” aimost a week. - One. morning | wh periences.of the past year, the { mouse.. The: lttle black one ¢ the | the pomp of an o 914" thé tinies will abt | four:others: I am a corporal !I” ; dead. A When the vellow one had finished eat- sk yur pardon, Mr. Corporal” Seegotiin, = BacWe SV 8% 11 Seany Siiearifdicans a2tk Gitier At new vear and as it is'when | ten and then he was' finis too. Many thynk-that he has exaggerated his | It went to my d He fudt' very sorry for: him be- FRANK TOMASKOVIC. swoum.s of his ®ari; cause he was a fz2ithful pet. He huried Mansfield. ANTON him in a lot.not far from his house, ana | ¢ —— Norwich. It s a case of “Mary bad a “I am not awarej DUt UD a -flat stone over his grave: K& 37" Christmas S hea trio hear him wail wed sayh beautiful thiags: = v t 2 h- job and not men enough -sénd ~fo- the advanfages that comé | Capé buftalo: s'uc 3 3 1d fo It Ties within us {0 'a lirge dt 18 oneof the four most dangerous | YOUr commander in chief, and I wil pared wool for the' spinmiers: The family | #1¥ other an'mal, I'm sure. 2 animals of ‘southern Africa; th s | gladly come and hel:-you.” izzs what the vear will profit us: 3t A o ey Dues Dear Unele Jed: Early orié moming in | ‘Mother, wasn't Sana a & T t t6% moment later my rifie crucked n the | tul man in ‘tiis colony and, had it not| ter was decp In the Wetory of Theodo e wf thelsuperintendent wa. | brook. ‘Phél dog dnd'- ther horse went | st1l morning air-and the bulet sped on | been‘for him, the settlers at Jamestown | Roosevelt, we readfiy agreed with her d “rlepve . asvays’. |-&traight 1o thg=stream, and after:ithe hour, T didnt see a:single thing to | life was-one- of - contimuous - adventure: | kept him on a chain for several ¥ speror, and said, “Sir, | When -Mr. .Smith .awoke he found Carlo | shoot at. 3 % adventures. whine to be rcleased, <f which ha TTA PERRONE. incumbrance he has been {reed lately. bt She ran to her mother and sa:|was very poor, but the chidren were| ISIDGRE ALPEEIN: Age 14, n horse: had-gieriched Bis thirst they. beth | o.the ground with g bullet hu'ough her.| ta'n . John - Smith T‘hruuxh_ his :&hlflvlyi 2 g.n lge grew i 2 2 sized ¢:o¢ he nd" there” ate | By’ of ‘micajwn it b o1 An_offi _ costume was | returned home: again. -head. and good Sudgment -the colony fnally ad the misfortune to e our n ol e st bl b BT e G B ¢ why | One dag Cario was run over by an| That was one of the best shots T had | won is focfing, neightior eected doz warden, who, insd Have Just eommenced thelf) = S o o % 2n@ whice: ittie %e1- | he.did nbt réndér a li e of | automobile, He w hurt badiy .and | made wkii my rifle. Afier hunting for-a| He was born in England in 1850. His ed on our keeping him on a chain. low ona ned on & big andi aVlstle |ficer, ed;, ! 3amb, he followed her to chool year there 'siould | BLANCHE TRAHAN, Ase 13. Then he djsmounted and pu feit very sorry for his ol pet. but hei Dear Uncle Jed: It was Christmas Columbus. . :»A;“‘Tuiw‘ H“@h’ Yo d0"vour best and D - A . ed 4l {Rp.sweat stood in drops.on- bie| SAid “F s better fo”bave -loved ,2nd | day, and*Susie jumped’ out of bed. ' She Dear’ Undle Jed: Would. you ltke to DF the family » 3 be 3 A olais N £ < i e sle foreheadl. . And-when-the beam twas:rais’ | 105t than never 1o have loved at all. ran te -her stocking. ‘and what do you! learn this story mbout Coiumbus? SySherss Couiato e e T Y South “Afriean Bnffaioes. ed, turning to the little great man, he IDA WINAKOR, Age 13. | think she saw?- Shie saw a carrage: doll,| -He was born in Genoa, Italy, 4n 1456. D P L the “holespme’ furt AL | pear ndle Jéd¥ T wonler it any of (S8Id: Colchesters = = B books games, doilles” and many - other | His father waj z'wool-comber. He pre- | Payful and I would no: exchang® him o and be alert to make the |the Wids-Awakes have ever‘heard of the | ~Mr. Corporal when. you have another. ear to leave ! allowed to 0 to ssicol. Mansfie:d Four Cornes. Octiober miy father, mother, sister and 1| M @l those nics: things?" - “Yes,” said| .Columbus. 3d wery good work in - i {being ‘the lion, elephant and the The corporal was thunderstruc. It s:m'ed ona trip to Hartford: ‘It was.a,| Der. mother, “but just imagine that some school, especially in language, geography The Bird’s Home. “ff make a difference whether ‘you |rhinaceros. ashinston. , | beautitul day..tne sun. Shane -very|Of the. poor cfhldren baye not sme vlay-| and map arawing. | Dear Unele Jed: Eacn motner b wpmte time or employ it to the best | 'The-huffaloes are just below six feet. ; TALY GLADUE, Aze 12. | brightly on the trees which were all red, | 15 D€ loday. Later.he beoume a sailor. He wished ', Dinr Uncle Jeds Bon motmer Wop ‘anu e, whether vou give ciretgl at. | THEV' have short legs. -hegywypodtes, and | Tafiville . - = -orange, vellow 4nd ‘gréen.-* It was’quite |~ Susie ""’"’A ooed talking for a minute and | to be a séa caotdla and explorer. { there *1s “ene ‘thing all of thedf' Sfaniage. whetner jou'glve caretn at- | TIEY, RavE short legs. heagn iy Rra Kii e C el hot walking: but very comfortabls Tiding. | !1¢0 S2id: "May I glve them some of my| ~ In 1473, Colmibus went to Lisson to thyto ' o an that hide it. The R3¢ lessong Or ' sight “thém | pajr and slate as to skin huk. theirscolér | 5 A Story of n Little Yellow Kitten, When! wg arrived ‘we went to”the"cap. ¢ 1‘rgs “Why, yes?* said her mother. | jive. :For' many years he earned his eannot put their ittle “homes out in play 2% whether you Gifue that anything | depends larzely#upon th* ¢1chm ‘of | Déar Umele Jed: One Sinday 2fternoon | tol.” "It 18 @ wonderful sight Zor those ) ~T7at would be 2 fineiidea” So after 'iiving by making maps and charis which bt is worth doing “well: the hair. Yo 1w ™ P 15\.* Y ! Thing #F s a.zl very :J'“Q Fiod eme otir "I “floxa“ ST f\‘ ) “Haskets ©Z: mee -l nge. oo . Shieds many creatures want to rob them. w year is the timé {6f starting 4 .e g ti ZyiHe Dt i = Faig am They * Most Deople thought that ‘the earth was ' % Squirrels and snakes and rats, - . forty inches 'to2 four “feet, -and it re. | prano and having fun with her cats when | quite & few Statues and:canron avound 1L, | Started ard weat from one house to an-| flat. When Columbus told them that R slate and to hiake cach daylrm.rcs four mien to carry one head. s bz bir: d many we both hewrd some Loys shouting”in the | Oné: beautitul® piece. of curt: work in the | OLRer until Uit baskets were empty. They ' was round ey @i no: believs hm. Hes g b bir‘s. and cats and many € ‘than it did i} the'year | Their harns are parted fu the middle. | street. When we went to the Window we | cénter<ef: te buM@ing’ was of Lafayette | 9000 Were home, ;Inad Susie looked again ' bei’eved that he coald find. Indies by e 4re many gobd" reso. | Thevihave g:habit of ‘thrusting. thefr, Fying 1o putia tiny veliow 1t i5.a78ast made fpom the | 2¢ her. beautiful playthinzs. - It was the. sajling west-but he.did sight, as we do onr houss. becruse 5 eng’ ke to eat eggs and young bir’s. birds try. first of all, to find gos v =4 tus" wetiich most._interesting Christmas day thal she | money to do tijs; so Be il undertape Mt Epung - ey, e Ew . 4 avel | NOSe upwardveid outs ard e rare a' Sewer Hale.” The“poor ; tue ““Isoma~ American o ¢ o f the talles es and can bo followed® ¥l ‘Well | gny (OCRTIEY SRS “m‘;? m;: to'| little Kitten was so frightened it fast?ned’ schoot! ichifdren ga¥e to France. It is| ever had. the voyage!: Later the king and queen of (2 {12 100S oF (e (IO trees & er ‘those which ThoMis | one’s' m!ni i's claws so tight inthe sleeve of one| I fe’size:" We:saw all ‘the' offices. of the JENNIE HAL‘DAD An 13. | Spain gave him thrae ships. Orioles hang:" the swineirg cradle Btk ‘made ' Tor | Arimenti s (b’ i RICHARD HALE. | boy's: coat he-could hardly pull it oft:| state but ‘Wers iufable to-go up inte the Willimantic. When Cotumbus reachied ‘and he cailed , 07008 ¥ atuzanch where cats prtig South Coveniry. Finding they could not kil ¥t in that| dome as'it'was sodate. - 1 e e Teaa gy VI ndybty bove cannot com . e it way, they Wént up the street. Nextwe went'to-tho state Ilbrary. | Jamestown Colony and the Adventures of | Soon became friends with them. i ’}M the Hitle homs i jever put off till tomorrow what you Christmas Time, | In the’ meantime I hurriedly put on| Thore' we: saw.‘the original charter of John Smith. ‘When he got back to Spain he had a tuft of wek ‘ omthe sround. =nd caff do today. Dear Uncle*jed: Chrisamas witl soon | my clean dress to go qut for the kitten.| Conneotiout. #One. room had the portraits| p.. 1o Jod-sTaith 71608, two| Sooat, el to t@ll" the “peonte® about you . Gige'te 1 {bh Anar s ever trouble another for what you | be here, and the children areivery happy. | Thi ear Uncle he yea America. - . 5 tedy- was: wmtobllx: them; and “they | of mljfihe ‘goyernors: of Connecticut apd Most: of the chfldren arc. mving money | welcdown -on Sombrocks below. | She| Case-diter cafe of knives, medas, papers) [ COTRANEs were foru R T for presents. 'How ' haopy the chifdren | Giltod ‘to mo'to make haste and go' g | BUNS,"ste, Whichithe soldiers hiad 'in the | pE5¢ SERIEHIE the London company by Fneitithey Neshidimr sitting atetnd | NST - hMDiace thigsh itAOn. kas B| BETe. S TGN CoR BONETS wes Jherd | 211 1he othier the. Plmouth comain the Christmas trée®telling stories of/good | was runuing up the street the'pooer lttle | alsor Fer - bey what you do agt wast pe- | od Saint Kitten “climbed. up ovér,.the ‘Tocks dnd | | &fter lunch we went to Elizabeth park.| O the frst day of Jauary, 1607, the 4 A Tetw dave theAoltier ‘diagles » —" tolks' go ‘m% mmm 4o yourself. er epend your money before you wentsback to Ha! whers he found the Taftville. people in trouble with the Indians. he Triod o.acstlo. the Sght bt alled. S EERRS CQUALITY-FOOD 4 There:: reat A London-.compdny . sent - out .three vessels ] et s g'mnwars’:wfiwranfig!“““‘ 105 “colomies, i wen - Of “Hikss, knowing {1t he VEred a new b o 1 2 were men of wealthy famives Who | worid It’s not volume, but quality pt cosls us wore than ZUNGRT, | thoy weed. At Christmas the Chlldren they wanted it, and they sald no, T'@on't; | i’ “flags arm #hields. Most of had never had to work. Ths was very J ST 2395 V2 5 B asd beld 7 | Have no school M a. whole week ang-ot | Aftergiving them o w068 mxamg Titook | the sunntler RCSEE bl D1eW | 10 timavre o & colony tha had 10 giENe 1 il o S TAYUGRS Agy 1) diet that aids healthful * | s " gt | eoumec they are very happy: < » the Kittert to thetlady. WeréTet. <! SoNGLT W t8 way in'an emfdried laid, outh Coventry. NP SO0 remt of havios eaten 004 Hon Chrietmas eve the Mttie folks never | Sh¢ foundit'was hurt in a number of | “SVhen”we started for home It was The colonists had been told to put{ A z_ forget to hang up théir stockings and in | places. ' Its' mouth wue’ cut. She earéd raffing. As we edme 16 the center of the ashore on Roanoke Island, where Ra Peots. hing is lrvulz!e:o::.s ihat we do | fhe morning the first thing that they do| foF it and mow It is a beautinfl eat“and CcAY a*Masonm'c parade was blocking the 4 - s to see " ‘thelr =idékines. which are | S/very fond of ‘the lady:’ She has two | Strects, ‘marshing:‘in “all--the -rain, but P now Toaded doffn w'y ' many’toys amd | Other catseand.a vgrrot, and they are's | when'‘wo reaohel Widmantic the sun o mahh Palng und evils that pever vrecbut things that ch Fos. very happy fami] # 1y ’s ill-fated: solonists ‘hiad been; but| Dear Undle Jed: There Is gothing Uke a s.orm drove the ships into Chesdpedke | kaVing a pet, most of the Wideawakes L, “ay, and the newcomers sailed up a bean. | Will agree. Do you not? In almest every it e This 18 s sedrd | NS onie A ]dc"“i““g Pomb: e | o TiCor whichs they named atter Kl | Bomeison are sure to find one or more, happened cost us. morning the oh'lldron it ;amng e e b e e s Tl n h_“’“ vory lired | James. It was now the middie of May: | ESyeciqllyt Wherd Gsere sre'chEfreq: CRU- oo SHIARINLSthie Bi00t handlaue 4V Maagw Bows ’! Qe | 774 ROGM PERBONE. AL, | S De Teacel oo, DYP I WaN/a'day | nl, “Diace looked Invitins,. the shotes| 67ER adome: pets. "Oifis are fobd af Hit- b * : t 16 ench other tofting of the | - i g Y ABIEEN b were covered with beautful flowers and | tens, boys are fond of dogs, and both Fpen Sugry coust ten DeLre YOU | good thimgs that they ot trom good old The Doctor's Dog. Jewett SRy, "EUBDICK, Age 13. | shrubs, so0 the colonists determined fo | are fond of Hitle creatures like rabbits. B§: i¢ very eagoy. souiit 100. oo o gt Dear Undle” Jed: Carlo was & fima| o oue Co sottie there. They biit a emall town | egnaries and domestic fowls while- of Pire arc mény good deeds that can éo]efiu'e- ‘SAM Lm, Age 12. shépherd "ddg” and’ was” owned - by Dr. AT Au.bnuo STORES wWhich they named Jamestown: - +: | course there are others both common and 2, ‘many kinduéses (hiar can be & - 'RICL, $1.20 Smith, who Jived fn Ol Lyme. The doo- A Difficult Shot. But it wus not an éasy” task. Their | uneommon of which I Wili not refate. hes o i ‘ Magd L TR ) tor’alse owned ‘a spirited’ though- g Dear Unclé Jed: ‘Cné nlorning I got| food gave out. The hot Virginjan sun| I would li¥e to telt you of my ‘oW pet. : Lowne, Bloomiicid g parents; brothers, sliters‘and oth- | wasington Mambiea a Corporal riding horse, and the' two antmals® wers up fust at dawn, Gressetr myailt, took my | and the ierrible fever kilfed many. With- | He s a medim ized doz and of 4 goid- Hhnd from Its' very beginning it It Dear Uncle Jod® This is the sccond | very fomd of each Other. Thedog Was ‘and Went lunting. » T-had ‘barely | in a few months one-half the settlers had | en brown color. A more gent! ! ope of Unclh Jd&° 1t you win el | o I have: written. " T saw my stcry | kept In the-stable at night, und ‘al'w!.ys fs’uha\t “the “Woods"Wheén I heard “shuf- | Gled, and the remainder would: have hafl &' happy, proatiste and Brosperous | 17 the papér and'l am writing anothe 12y besido the horse. ¢ fiing" toward my-vight.’ T turned quickly | starved if som kind B}dlm m “mot § ot e 7 | During the American war the leader of | ~ The dector would go to the st: hle. put ! An@ saw 4° red’ squirrel Tunning toward brought corn ! 1 Year. a little, band of o)@iers was giving tho bridle upod his horsé and, giving the | one of the tafiest'trees in he woods. 1 ¥ y dors to those under ‘him Mtf‘n l:!s - | relns o “Carié, Lid Wi take uie“lolz ran after her-and she 14=-ub this*very | summer gavedpwsce to the glorious days fbeam. that “they ‘wers ehdeavpring ¢ |ts tive water! Both understood W, tree. After tile: wh ul wwmn. and the settiers became hope- Faiss'to the top' of ‘sime 'aflltan works ggn heedd.ona. and off - Cario “Wonld” trot) s oW Ahe T 4 play- Cliy—' which they mw iPhe el e o%s, o Later his health became poor and he TORAINE GLADIE I