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I Heve a Friend, ¢ jve you a friend who'd 7un a mile hear your call or see you smile? ve you @ friend who'd stand by you matter what you'd say or da? ve you & friend wha's’ gladly through fields of ice and|lage Bt e e s APl V00 Wi r -»u.mu;ha-fiu ‘how wm“m; DORIS . WATERS, Age 13 Norwich. i The Woit a 4 Uncle Jed: At my school we have il kept learning p n bout different animals. I % to tell you spmething about the wolf is related to the dog family. catches sheep, calves, pigs s was about to speak. , and is a nuisange to i,.he!a:gq y.make their n s bratn he epdgeled, i A m e Gk g {Sut not a word remained within hie} "4 F tiing ago an olid wolf was rob- head, ‘bing :fi‘m farmers of their le and 4 5o he mpoke :th:"::?r around 2 place ed”fimg;gt, 4 this s whal $ gn., and no one could ure him' till beautiful, my beautiful, i 2 man by the name of Putnam, o standest proudly by. who - terwam rds became a great general P e Revolutionary war, tracked him Noa e gehomuer m] ey 8 ik fcn - No otier' Shiidniat wih e breaking weves but General Putnam was a very brave ‘man and he crawled into the den and it was so dark in thore that afi he could See were two balls of fire; so he shot between the two balls of fire, and came dragging the wolf out by his pose. Al the farmers were very glad, for they lost no more of their cattle and sheep. Phere is a monument erected to the memory of General Putnam in Brooklyn, Conn. I =aw it when we Went to the ¢} fair. There is a wolf on each side of it to fpmmemorate his expeiénce ‘with ithie wolf. jAnd this s what happemed: % e was called upon one week d taotally forgot the piage y s the forum height led, “Twinkle, twinkle, fittle star. it you must, this eld gray head, ing Heary of Navarye. you're waking, call me eariy, o be or not fo e, lew must not ring tomight, FIDELIS D, O'NRIL, Age 9. h. woodman, spare that tree, Plainfield. rge. Chester, charge! On Stanley. 1 on. d lst will e clever. on the burning deck, My Favorite Spert, Dear Uncle Jed: Of all outdoor eports 1 like picking nuts best. In summer, be- fore nut picking time comes, I go into the woods and find out where the nut tress are, so that when autuma comes I e boy ; know where to go. At 1ast when au- HOLE FUDp [ FALE 20 WIDE- |{inn comes I take. mamié $cks sid’ bak: sty 't 1 go on forever. - - ! AWARES. kets and go into the woods to the trees 3 rears| I selected. I fill up the sacks and bas- Three bundred ‘and seventeen years ! Staday carries one back to sti-|ketS and start for home. When I reach times in_English history. That|H9me I take them out of the shells, and o vl A Caunpow.| PUt them on the garret roof to dry. 1 Ry e tne 4"""“_5“"};1;| leave them up there for about a week der plot wag discovered, by whichl ng then bring them downstairs, for they it was hoped to blow up the! g dy to eat. I leave them down- t building and kill T the kinz.!stairs in a box and wait till winter was a pio which }‘s the leader, and for hy Guy Fawkes| comes. part he and ers played in it they were executed. had assembled a barrel of gun-|iBem open and have mother put them an adjoining cellar, placed| Do cakes. I also think it is great fun material about it| 2 Sit around the fireplace and erack the ‘rse and plan.|uts 1o eat. I am sure that all children | and DAt~} yre 1o pick muts. when el 1 am sending 1. Discev- ~—Anonymous. When winter comes it is great fun to take the nuts out of the box and crack is composition hecause | as good, so I thought treuble ex- Iam in the fifth ed bui ihe hanging' grade. effigy hus been o IDA NADEL, Age ). s about Lebanon. which a has been bui continued in Our School. Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to write | ¥ou eomething about our school. There are 26 children in our school— and 12 bovs. Thers are thres 5 the features of the day is the|TPWS of desks in our school, two chil- \arting of large bonfires by the young-| OTel Sit in each seat. ghole day ho came from Eng- Wits, ‘Snd 1t ts Belteved to be. f Laes| . TiMes Dana Ceit,” from: the Cheleen e i Bk w B s Sl T Mhn:k of Norwich, visited our tent a “ h ot thal|sohool Mepday, Oct. 16th. ebration which has been maintalnsd y i about saving. We like to hear him talk. n_Nerwieh each year on Thankzgivlng§ Our sehaol beging at 9 o'clock in the sight, when until within a few years| morning and cleses at half past 3. In #hen they have become tgo valuable 19| the morning our first lessons are spelling. roy in such & manner, thousands of | reading, penmanship, arithmetic and fa s bhave been strung on poles andithe afternoon language, geography and urned on the hilltops after nightfall| history. an Thanksgiving. T like my schoal very mueh. Guy Fawkes was a fearless and|lV® very far from school. surageous fellow and before becoming| VeTY dav. nvolved In the plot had been identified vith miiitary affairs and gained some Ustinction for his service in the Spanish s T do not I go to school WILLTAM LINTBERG. Moosup. How 1 Spemd My Week Engs. Dear Uncle Jed: T am going to tell you bow I ppend my dave when I am not in WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. school. Most every Friday night my L—Rertha Hall of Moosup—The Cas-| uncle comes up and takes my sister and J& of the Carpathians. I to his camp at Lantern Hill. Some- —Loraine Gladue of Taftville—The | times onr friands zo with us. o Boys' Mystery. We stay until Sunday night, apd then 2 Fidelia D. O'Nell of he beings us home, While we are there Young Inyentor's Pluck. Yo kLI (n i bant —$ylvia Caroline of Norwieh Towa S 7 el dlote Bityrday. mornjug, In the e ‘nder Fire For Service. g hnmz:“;l'“"‘“ we'go riding to Mystic Plainfield— ¥ —1da Nadel of Lebanon—Little The camp Is located In a beautiful y's Story Book. place on the west side of Long pond. William Lintborg of Mogsup—An | There are several other camps near by, lator's Luck, including the Y, M. C. A LUCILLE YERRINGTON, Age 13. * Franklin. TTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Jbas Fish of Bozrah—I received the k and was very pleased with it. T je staried the book and it's very in- ting. 1 will write again to the e-Awakey, celia Doyen of Glasgo—Received prize book entitled The Auto Boy's p. I have not read it through yet On our w p teroatiny ay in the morning we pass RED s iy lRermie: 4 think ghildren who are In thelr way to Schoal, 3 © Also pass many houses su nded | asbell Vars of Westerly—l thank| by trees haneing full af heautitn bare | tor the prize book you sent me en- which are yellow, red and green, wh d The Camp Fire Girle. 1 18velihe cold froat has painted them. & it and found it very interesting, ‘We also pass by heautiful Msfnu hang: b C. Watars of Norwich— thank | ing full of red berries i very much for the prize book you| The road over which we pass it me entitled The Aulo Boys' Adven-|covered with beautiful 1:’1vesA i s 1 bave read part of it and find| As we arrive at the sehool we see chil- ery interesting. dren playing outside. We soen get down from the wagon and join in their merry | Fame: At recesses and noons we play hide and seek, jumping rope and many other Interestiffe sports. At half past 3 o'clock we leave the school foj our ride. home, On our way we talk over our games and studies. I armrive home about 65 e'clock in the afternoon. I enjoy my school life, BER! HALL, Age 14. Going to the Wylie School. Dear Uncle Jed: T am going to tel] you abaut my ride to the Wylie schoo! every morning and home every night. There are five children who ride on the school team, two of them being my cousing TTERS WRITTEN DY WIDE- AWAKES. My Frist Trip to New London. Unele Jed: My sunt came to with me for & week and I was de- ted. When she wus going home I very sorry and wanted to go with 1 was afraid to ask my mother 1 asked her and she sald I could 1 was very glad to go. When I to New London I was glad but L was there & wetk or 80 my r came after me and wanted me home. than the country. to let me stay . agother week, I Moagup. How I Spent My Summer Vacation, Dear Ungle Jed: I thought I would write and tell you and the Wide- Awakes how I spent my summer vaea- tian. When our school closed Ilast bt it was nice to be in the city,|#Pring I helped to work on the farm, use 1 had girls to play with, Then ! had a garden of my own in which I| @s very sick there and was glad to|Planted beets, beans, potatoss, pump- kins, p .and other vegetables. | better than homge. When I gathered my pumpkins last week one. weighed fwenty pounds. 1 was v.ryl After the planting was finished and 8ll the hoeing done we started haying, One day we all went to Roeky Point. ‘We arrived there about one o'clock. We -— first had aTh-bm [ 2 ter noen. en we went to the moving Seiog % Sxre pletures. We went around o the Unele Jed: I thought 1 would games. When it was 4 o'clock we to you and tell you about my l'fi“ for home. We arrived at e ¢+ |about six o'clock. When we had. fin- When 1 was sick € girls and did not for the city agy more. when I came home, SBYLVIA CAROLINE, Age 3. orwich. & 2 time, then he stirred a little as it hope { very sorry. | were polsonous snakes which were alss We had refreshments, cake, ice cram,|Paul was one of these, and he was will- i inner as it was af-|oth: B e 5 Sunday rally in the new.building, there was a fine company of men, who gi I wasg sitti & :h_; thoroughly enjoyed the profitable hour. ! one day when I heard a GT¥ | The opening exercises consisted. of the |. and a rustle amid the branches of a tree | singing of familiar hymns, scripture read a few rods beyond me. Looking thither. | ing .and an 1 saw a chipmunk fall through the air|ered by Mary ‘G and catch an a bpanch 20 g;flxlnorghteet by lt(lis: g}gBfim?li from the ground. He appeared to have |greatly enjoyed, an :l,;w young women’ d::}?ped from near the top of the tree. [have been engag: -furnish st!xe mus | He secured his hold tpon the gmall {Sic next Sunday. The first section of’f branch that had luckily intercepted his|ihe “Passion Play” in moying pictures| fall and sat perfectly still. In 3 moment |Was shown, portraving impressively the! 1 saw & weasel, one of the smail red va- | birth of the Sayvjour and fhe m,fi!“fl“‘{ Tiety, come down from the trunk of the|to Bevpt, the rets L tres and begin exploring the branches In the GAF on 2 leyel with the chipmupk. T saw in With the ad ey : a moment or two what had-happened. |Terusdlem. - WETOL, ol The weasel had driven the squirrel from |‘he Stor¥; 2pd ¥ Photography. i his retreat in the rocks and stomes be-| Betwéen {he reels General- etary | neath and had takem refuge in the m;iEdwin ill..gave a’ brief ad of the tree. among ot! But weasels can climb trees, too, and | ested to 1 meaning of ‘the word | this one Had tracked the frightened chip. | Passion.” and among other meéanings: I munk to the topmost b where he | found this ong megns & kind of | had tried to seize him. n the squir- | nthusiastlc fondsiess “for anything, rel had in horror'let go his hold, scream-| A. man's passion may be a blessing. or | ed and fallen through the air till he|& Cure, to himself or society. Hére is| struck the branches just described. Now |3 Man who has a passion for power, his enemy was looking for him, appar- |04 there are not @ fom, bt S5 o ently relying entirely upon his sense of = passion. Napoleon smell to guide him to the game. nound{lud an alinormal passion for military. and round, up and down he went until at | POWEF, and my, ‘what a power he had S = > - L foni i JeRe A% The Ehvnd. when one of his officers saluting him, The chipmubk remained motionless for | 0% JI° D0 2 'w;ld BhE Tive €0 P2 | certain position which Napeleon had or- was reviving. Then he looked about him;|gereq them to take, because the rugged then hehrecovered himself as far as to| Alps prevented them, whereupon Napo- change his position. Presently he DEgan :ieon is reparted to have said, “thete shall | to move cautiously along the branch 10 }e po Alps.” His passion for power was | the trunk of the tree; them, after a few Ipot helngzl but harmful, and while he | moments’ delay. he plucked up courage | succeeded for @ time, finally he failed, | to descend to the ground, where I hope gnd was exiled to lonely Helena, where no weasel has disturbed him. he died terribly disappeinted. The kais- LORAINE GLADUE. |er had a similar passion for power, and this passion well nigh conquered the e world, but he, too, came to grief and is A Trip te the Carnival now living in exile; but what havoc his One day my friend and I decided to|Passion has wrought; millions of homes g0 to the carnival. We each took a|2nd heartsare lonely, sad and discourag- Quarter and started out. When we got|€d this moment because of the passion Te we looked all around and then de-;Of mep who yearned for power. - ed to go on the whel At first we| There are men who have a passion not thipk it very exciting. But soon {for Rolitical power, and whilesthere are it began to go faster and faster so that [0any politiclans who are true to their when the time came to-get off we were f;‘;y’ a‘afiflml’a"mg’;fi‘:“‘h;h:h:fié Then we went on the mer- . : ry-go-round. It went quite fast but we|80 and who alsg do the things they | didn't find it very emjoyable. We then|Should Rot dg to retain their political journeyed on to Wild Beasts of the|power. Jungle. We went in and saw a lion.| Then there are men who seem to have bear, little allizators and monkeys. Welqa passion for money, and everything fed the monkeys on peanuts. Ther:|cise is pushed aside that they may ae- quire wealth; they seem to have en-| tered into the thought expressed by a | Father to his son who was about, to leave home for the big city. “son, gmet money. honestly if you can, but get it.” They have not learned the truth of the | passage that “a man's life consisteth not in the abandance of the things he | possesses.” Taftviile. | interesting to look at and many other animals. = By that time it had started to rain and we went home. DOROTHY ISAACSON, Age 12, Norwieh, ' A Double Birthday Party, Dear Uncle Jed: I was invited to at- tend a party in honor of Ireme and| Thank God there are men who have | brother on Oct. 14, 1922, a great passion for service, and those | We met at their home at 2.30 o'clock {are they who have blessed the world. St. | candy, bananas, oranges, apples, pears, cocoa and sandwiches, that he might, in the name of Christ, We played many games as pin the|Serve his generation, and ‘his passion for tail on the demksy and giving blind kit.|Service is blessing the world still. Luth- ty her ‘eves. We had a peanut hunt|er. Wesley, Whitfleld and many others and my small sister won the prize, through the years have by their “pas- We went home at six o'clock, wish-{Sion for service blessed the people of their | ing Trene and hrother many happy re-|time. and in every community - today turns of the day. there are some who have this same pas- VELINA CYR, Age 10. |Sion for service, and let us hope that 2 k. "~ l{he number may ingrease. Among all | of those who have had a passion for service, the matchless example, of .course, is Jesus Christ, who came into the world | by the gateway of a stable, and went out by the way of the cruel cross, and in . His life, Fle seryed and served with a passion that carrfed Him to His death, and did He not say that “He came not! ing and glad to suffer perils of all kinds Norwich. The Lost Charm. Dear Uncle Jed: I hope ali the Wide- Awakes wlill be interested in reading this story. Onee upon a time there was an old man who was very poor. He was so poer that oftn he did not have enough|to be ministered unto but to minister,” to eat. Then he would go down to the}and if we are to be the kind of citi- river and cateh a2 fish. One day while|zéns that bless our community we, too, he was fishing for his supper a fairy|must catch His spirit and instead of came and asked him to carry her |having the passion for power or for mak- across the river. She seemed to be a child in distress. that compells us to serve our fellows. The old man dropped his line "and 5 carried her across. The fairy did not 2t 3 say a word all the time the old man B“l Etl[ll Plttefll Semce was carrying her across. But when he put her down on the other side ghe said, “I have no monpey to give you but take this and drop it into your wine!| jug and as long as it remains therc| you will never want for a drink." She put in his hand 3 tiny bit of am-: ber, and vanished. When the old man: had reached his little house he dropped | the charm into the empty wine jug. | Sure enough there was wine in jit.. H poured a little into a glass and tast it. It was yery good. ‘“My fortune s made,” said the old man, “I will ST | up an inn.” The next day he turned his homse in- to an innm, got a dog to keep the thieves away, & cat to keep the mice away, and settled down. ANl went well till in a moment of careless he poured the charm into a customer’s glass. - Then the old man's supply of wine gave out, and the news soon spread. Each man on’ ‘hearing this went to see if it was true, And the little inn was scon filled wih anxious inquirers. ANNABELL VARS, Westerly. PRESIDENT CASE URGES “BEAD YOUR POLICY WEER” James L. Case of Norwich, the pop- ular and aggressive president of the National Association of Insurance Agente, in speaking this week in Hart- ford before the Connsecticut Association, called attention to the “Bead Your Pol-' fcy Week,” backed by the New Yorl agents, which will be obséiyed in t state for the week of November 12, Mi Case urged the statc association to’ con duct a like campaigd, with a view wl making holders of varjous -typas of Dolicies familiar with their policies. — ——— & Surprise For Miss Breen. On Friday evening - classmates and{ As 3 work dress or one for friends of Miss Jennie Drecn gave her|wear, this will pfove very desirable, The a_ pleasant Hallowe'en surprise party. |lin N ase gll_);nfoflrtnhle ln;l ;r;encl&ilng e(;’x.\‘; v lent. e Sleeve ma: A ed with ‘;‘fwg:‘ Of Brpe oro Bared nd 9 | Lithons and bttonhalos and tatned Sack hostess on the piano, Refreshments f.f:' %‘ug % “‘V?‘Sé"“ Toiace ‘Zl:rk‘ s. K. Byson, Mrs. ly an rs. H. 1 i t in seven sizes: 3 Redhead. Those present were Barbara 36?‘;&,.“‘“ e iy Sullivan, Helen Wmia.mms. Martha RI- ;ne%mrei A ‘A‘ ng»lne}: eéwf r;:ig‘;ureufifh :-g 3 Pel , Mary Sullivan, - jyards of 4 ma al. e wi al oy "Citnae, Anren. Kiehy, - racet | the Toot s sbout 3 1) yards. : Disco, John Ryon, Ernest Peloguin, mA pattern of this llhut:;fll%u T&neq . Jusme, . _Arthur | S0 A0Y. Sn, Teauipt i or stamps, i your order to The Bulietin Pat- ,un;b,w,t.. 1188 Fulten St, Brooklyn, { eneral ing momey, we must have the passion (g | { | | i A PLEASING HOUSE URESS, Y 4, 40, 42, 44 and 46 Inches bust are all They 3 ote.—SIZ A first quality 'Sé.le Regular 598 44. Soid regularly for with Duteh neck and sleeveless models. price 75c splendid Winter weight. regular price is 1.25' a CHILDREN'S FLEECED waist design, in our regular 8ic and 1.00 grades— SALE PRICES 65c AND 83¢ WOMEN'S HOSIERY FIBRE AND‘COTTON STOCKINGS—Pretty . mix- tures of ‘biack and white, blue and white, and brown and white., "Sell ordinarily for 1.23 a pair SPECIAL LOT OF:1.00 STOCKINGS—Heather mix- tures,-in blue or brown effects, black silks, and wool dropstiteh stockings, al elose out. Price does FULL-FASHIONED BLACK SILK HOSE — Actual 3.00 values, in a pure full-fashioned. only . Made with ribbed top a BRI o0 e ranta HAND which cannot * trimmed in & All-Wosl Pairet Twills — Tricotines — Velvets | Wi have puschased, of this season’s styles are all in evidence, the circular and the long waist line, with long 16 TO 44—V. WOMEN'S PETTICOATS Sflhuemd Cotton Taffeta pleated flounice— WOOL TUXEDO SWEATERS values. Sizes 36 to 48, in black, navy, buff and brown— 2 Bale * Twelve Dozen Dimity and Voile Blouses Some of them have the popular Peter Pan collars, and there are wvarious otl:: models daintily trimmed with filet lace. They are all of our regular 1.49 grade, and we have all sizes from 36 to 46, with some larger P BT A Y e e SR T D TG il DA SR " WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S 'UNDERWEAR WOMEN'S. COTTON UNION, SUITS—Medium weight _suits, sleeveless and knee length. Sizes 36 to ssc A28, s eesivnnsences . WOMEN’S COTTON VESTS—A good Fall weight, Sizes 36 and 38. Resular szc BOYS' FLEEUED UNION SUITS—Gray suits, In a . Sizes We have these in black FULL-FASHIONED BLACK COPTON HOSE — A very good .value, and always sold at T79c AT PRICES WHICH ARE LESS THAN PRODUCTION COS ~ Our Art Goods Department has secured a large assortment of the prettiest hand-embroidered pieces you have ever seen at unheard of prices. There are Dish Towels, Pillow Tops, Bed Spreads, Crib Covers, Center Pieces, Aprons, Card Table Covers, and other much used novelties. Many of them are of finest linen. Many of them are made of Unbleached Muslin, and are arna- mented with the new colored appi que work. - 85¢c to 10.00 be surpassed. We think that we have done it. D e A Lam B Toovats Veboow' i ¥ hats in Satin Anti ons Velv uvetyn, ur i i ol b hogpeneh wi_thttasm Faacies, with Flaw- +f effs, with Embroidery, Gold or Silver Brocades, ‘§ ' 'We show them in black and all the Fall and Wihter colorings, and ““have péid special attention to hats for matronly types. _ AND WERE GOING TO SELL THEM AT 545 | ~ Canton Crepes ' especially for this End of The Month Sale, these fifty are ca !n’kf:zdmodels,in.uvy.hwmmdpwk.r n, well made, and becoming. 'l‘j:n‘mfi“m lines and fancy metal girdles. Some duvadyx;n::tedmhndmhflam i UES 25.00 TO 29.50. CHILDREN'S CHINCHILLA COATS Fully Lined Winter Styles Sizes 2/to 6, in gray, navy and rein- _deer. Good style— Sale Price 4.98 SLIP-ON SWEATERS All-Wool, and Worth 2.98 Plain and block knit, in black, brown, navy and buff— Sale Price 1.85 and good.style, with Price 65¢ Price 3.95 85¢ IN THE MEN'S SHOP 36 DOZEN ALL-SILK NECKTIES—SIilk ted well as standard silk weaves, in a choice 3‘:«- : new patterns and colorings. They are all 350 i5c values 3 FOR 1.00 FINE NEGLIGEE SHIRTS — Regular 1.25 and 150 values, made of hest quality Madras and Your choice of stripes and checks, in all the ac- ceptable colorings, which are guaranteed fast. Sizes 14 to 17 250 SILK STRIPE MADRAS SHIRTS—Beaul tailored shirts, in sizes 14 to 17. Calors a guaranteed fast .........cccc00vv00000000m 1.50 PERCALE PAJAMAS—Solid colors, 1 trimmed with siik frogs. All sizes in stock. - 160 FRUIT OF THE LOOM NIGHT SHIRTS — All sizes from 15 to 20. 'os Well -made - = “NEVERTEAR” SOCKS—A regular brand of - cerized cotton socks which are built fer ‘ service. All colors. Sizes 9 to 13—5 PAIR e 2.00 HEAVY WEIGHT UNION SUITS—Heavy cot- ton union suits,in the regulation ecru color. ‘ Sizes 24 to 46. : A good winter garment... elbow sleeves, and low neck, 28 to 34. NION SUITS — Pearl suit. 2(0[ which we wish to 87c CORSETS AND APRONS WHITE COUTIL CORSETS—Good corsets in sises 25 to 30. Made with low bust and long 1 hip . - HAPPY HOME APRON FROCKS—Pretty little gar- thread silk stocking which is -1.95 a pair. § ments, made of a good percale and tri nd half-white ‘ric rac braid. All have wide tie-back sash. ........ B S C | Regutar price 139 ....... A PRE-CHRISTMAS SALE OF . EMBROIDERED GIFT NOVELY 3 THEY ARE ALL CLEVER AND PRETTY AND ARE SOLD AT LESS THAN COST "A BIG END OF THE MONTH SALE OF TRIMMED HATS 5.45 We planned for this, and exerted ourselves to provide a month-end value There are They areé and Fur. e ol e S i