Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 6, 1922, Page 7

Boys’ and Girls’ Department My father then fook down the tent, my mother put away the different uten we had used, while my brothers and I salked or ran about to avoid the mosquitoes as best we could. We finally started and oh, what a ré- lief 1t was to be free from the mosqui- | tees! My father said he had heard of | the Jersey mosquitoes, but he never re- alized that they were so thick or could bite so hard Your itiend. ETTA M. WEEKS. Age 13. Wiid Life, of Forest & and Field Muskrat ion Builder rwomm?- BY J. H. MELAR How would you lkeé t live i 2 hots= that is washed awdy every s0 that you would Have 1o build 3 new one for the next winter? ] the muskrat does. s He has two houses, thongh It the summer he and Mrs. Muskrst wn & house dug out of the bank of a stream. He starts the efitranes to Ki¢ house below the water and digs up into the bank until he is sbove high wate line. Then he makes a sort of chambeér or room in which he and his mate éan live. Sometimes these holes 2l of trouble. No end of danis an: have been vjul':l? mu:h ot to seepiug 01 S T e into @ hole which wi; When winter comes, Musiérat his mate travel to some where they and several of el tives builgyanoihqr sart of hitie, 3 nical affair made of reeds and and looking much hke the _house only smailer. Thé door to thi home too is underground. In ene of these houses several famitids of muék: rats spend the winter. - In the spring this house is washéd away by the floods and Mr. Muskeat| is too if he doesa’t gét odt in time. Then he moves somewhere gut alsig the bank of the stredui and builds or cather digs his summer it Ie is of a brown A rom a black brown on his Jegk to ¥ hestnut brown on his sides. s tail lack, almost biue on the wider side, 2 very imtéresing affair. Bales For Young Writgre half past four, 1-Writs plainly on one side of the Diper only, and tumber the Pages. 2—Uss pen and ink. not perell 3—Short and pointed articles will bde given, preference. Po not uss ever 259 werds. i—Original stories or ietters only will be ysed. 5—Write vour name age and address plainly at the bottom of the story. POETEY FOR THE WIDEAWAKES A Bed-Time Semg Sway to and fro, in the twilight grey, This is the ferry for Shadow-town; It always sails at tHe' end of day. Just as the darkness is clesing down. Versailles. How Beavers Work. Dear Uncle Jed: Beavers work very hard. They show, also great skill in | the way they build their houses, which ‘| are mostly on the side of some lake or river, where they build a ‘dam or dyke. The mole or dam is formed of wood and clay. To spread the clay the beay- ers make use of their broad, flat tails, instedd of a trowel. On the mud thus spread they build their houses,. which are oval in form, and divided into three stories. < The first story is the kitchen; seeond , parlor and bedroom, and a room in reserve, in case of any high flood taking place. The walls are all nicely plastered by the beavers who pluck up grass with their teeth and mix it with the mud. so th It may stick. IRENE PARENT, Tattville Rest little head on my shoulder, so, A sleepy kiss iz the only fare, Drifting away from the world we go, Baly and I in the rocking chalr. Seo where the fire-logs glow and spark. Glitter the lights of the shadow land: The winter raffi on the wihdow, hark! Aré ripples lapping upon its strind. Thers where, the mirror i glancing dim. A lake liez sitmmering, eool and still. Blossoms are waving above its brim, Those over there on the window Sill. Rock glow, more #law, in the dusky light, Silently lower ghe ancher Jown! Dear litfle pissanger, say’‘Good Night'— We've reachel the harbor of Shadow- Age —Lillian Dynever Rice A Tramp's Adventurs. Dear Uncle Jed:, One cold winter night a farmer and his wife were sit- ting around the fireside, cnjoying them- selves, when a tapping was heard out-| The farmer went to the door. Hsi man clothed in rags and shiver-| th the cold. The man asked to d, so the farmer let hi m a chair Ly the fir where he sat down and got W While he was getting warm the farm- er's wife got him _some supper. The tramp sat down and ate 3 hearty sup- per. After supper was over the tramp told this story: “This morning 1 started about 8 o'- clock without breakfast-as there wasn't any to have. I had walked abgut thrad miles when an automobile passed me. I asked them for a ride but thé teply was they shot at me with a revolver. As = luck weuld have it they didn’t hit me. I The fond, delighted, silly #fream. had walked about five miles or more 4 5 when 1 met the children going to school. Away the airy wanderer flew The Wind and the Stream A brook came stealing from the zround; You ecarcely saw its silver gleam Among the herbs that hung around @ borders of the wini The pretgy stream, the placid stream, The softly gliding, bashful stream. A breezé cams wandering from the sk Light as the whispers of a dream; He put the o'crhanging grasses by, Aad soffly stopped to kiss the stream, The, preity stream, -the flattered stream, The shy, yet reluctant stream |The Wter, as the wind passed o'er, Shol upyard many a glancing beam, Dimpled 8hd quivered more and more And tripped along, a livelier stream, The flattered stream, the simpering stream, To where the filelds with blossoms teem, To sparkling springs and rivers blue, And left alone that little stream. The flattered gtream, the cheated stream, The sad, forsaken, lonely stream. The careless wind came never back; He wanders yet the flields, I deem, Dut on its melanchely track Complaining went that little stream, The cheated . stream, the hopeless Stream, The ever-murmuring, mournfu) stream. Wiiliam Cullen Bryant. UNCLE JED'S TALK TO THE WIDE- AWAKES It our feathered triémds, the birds, could talk, they Would without a .doubt tell any of the Wide-Atvikes who might ask them, that they do not whater with its lee Tndead, * many »f the Dbirds who are with us during the ring -and summer months, disifke ecold weather s6 much that they ledve us in the fall and fly far south where - the ¥ her is. Wwarm and they ecdn’ find plenty of grubs and worms. But there are a number of birds who §4y with us throughout the winter, This is the time of the year whed the birds begin to find it hard work te get and snow. where enough to eat and when the grognd bb-( comes frozen and will be almost f29d enough the snow storms arris impossible for thein to to keep alive. In fu many bire dic cach winter from star tion . and girl can help the bir he winter by providin for them during storfny weatier in whero they will easily Bird houses placed in sheltersd spots, & hollow log, or & box nailed up 4 2 trecein tho orchard, all make excel- ‘et tééding placks for the Birds. During very cold wedther, or severé hfoug a smali storms; a handful or two of wheat or | sther emall gfin placéd in one of thesé leeding places Will Soon bé discovéréd by the hungry birds. The feéding boxes should have a covercd top with an open ¥ide and shonid be placed so0 that the wind Will #6t blow the grain awiy. Onee the birds get secustoméd to find- mg or dianer awaiting thém n thess fesdling boxés they will make them reguldr gathering places, especially when fce and $now covér the ground, waking it ifipogsible for thetm {o redech Mother Nature's supply of food. Winners of Prize Books 1.—Fitta M. Wicks of Versa fhe Little Brown House. 2—Vivtan Richardson of Norwich— e Btory of a Nodding Donkey. 3.—Bertha Robinsos of Baitic— Lit- fle Prudy’s Captain Horace. flles—At 4.~—~Annie Wolff of Mansfield Center— The Tals of Ferdinand Frog. b—Fréil Condon of Mdédsup—The Boy Scout's Sigial Sendst. 6—Fried Rorkolt of Fitehville— Bat: Qing the Clouds. Witiners of prize books living in Nor- xich can obtain them by calling at Th . Bulletin business office atter 10 o'clock «Monlay morning, LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Arlone Jackson of Mystic: I want i thank you for the interesting story ook entitied Little Prudy’s Dotty Dim- ple, sefit me and receivéd, which I have found Very interesting. Thanking you yery mijeh for your kindness. Howatd L. Chise, of Galés' Fefry: Tharik you for the nice book you sent mé, { T Mke it very much. Donsld MacLearn of Ballouvijle: Thatk roul very much for the nice book you sent me as a prize. I am enjoying it on this rainy, windy night and I will be sorry when bedtime comes. " pRr—— LETTERS A WRITTEN ¢ AWARES An Amusiag Ineident ol | BY Dear lantic 1nd tmusing agowy. Ofir tentwd 5 already put Sght of edmp M % prepare a. it io bed when a fe es ppearance. A few more cadie Wother 1it the ofl stove, .. . thered =it tor mfib 80 h that my Ery -"fi"fi. stove g:‘a"%: xfi e were 18 3 1n toss _still . find it ] WIDE- Uncle Jed. Saturday evening, Septemiber 2nd about 20 mlles from At- City my mother, father, brothers experienced a (sw hours of atant The bad boys flung stones and sticks I told them not to but they did Soon they came to the school more I 2 They said look at that Ofie 6f them even asied me I told her She took out about half of I had > at me. not heed. house. In about met some gitle. poor man. t if I had had any breakfast. 1 had not. ker dinnér and gave it to me. mote adventures until five miuntes 1 reached hét deed.” . i They went t6 bed. Tn the morn' | they gave him some clothés and breal fast. He started off and was | secn aghin. WINIFRED BASSETT. Warrenville, Belag Late Ter Sehgol Dear Boys and Girls: TWhi and €m Ay teacher askéd me ppéned. 1-told her I talked with my {riends. £h: teld mé to stay after sehool ‘and make up -the time. 5 When I came home and tojd my mdth et she scolded’ me 4nd told me not to en the read what ha stopped 1 came early. BESSIE YOSELENSKY, Age Oakdale. 9. The Fishermin's Delay. Dear Cucle Jed: One wild night years ago, a girl sat in ey who was away in Nz to reach shofe, and n and brought him ore the man askéd th ter¢ he lived. He told him man brought him home. H. Lien told his daughter what caused his de ALICE CYR, Age 12. Writing o Letter. Dear Uncle Jéd: It has beén sild that som¢ childrén who gradudté ffom thé grammair schéol cannot write a letter, Here is oné I wrote to my mother: Dear Mother: I am inviting you to a Hallowe'en party which is to be given In the school of Gurléyviue, Octaber 30, 1922, at 2.30, We have planned to give a play en- titled “Robin Hood.” I am responsible for each child know ing its part. Probably you will pe de- lighted to ste the ability of our school. Your presence will be cordially iel- Your loving daughter. ANNIE Mansfleld Center, Ct, | Norwich. WOLFF. Camping at Haughton's Cove. Dear Uncle Jed: A year ago last summer 1 went camping at Haughton's Cove. My mother and a lady friend of my mother's and my aunt were there. Every day I went swimming. One day I went out in a boat and lédtned how to row & boat. The next day I weént in sWwimming and dived off a roek. I was tryiig to teach someone hoWw to dive, Then we went into a boat and them catch, crabs. One night my fmoth= er and my aunt and I got imto a boat, and a man rowed us down the cove to- wards New London. In a few days we came Bome and that night I went to the Elks' carnival. I came home aftér the carnival was over and thought of the good thme I had had. RUTH EASTERBROOKS, Age 13. Willimantic. o Only a Pieco of Wike. ‘Dear Uncle Jed: One day while on my way to school I saw a largs blaei thing in the grass. 1 was too startled to move. After my fright was over I 8ot prave and moved toward it aW@d &ept \moving nearer. only a piece of wire coiled up to look like a snake. % Your friend, = 2 DOROTHY NORMAN, Age 1), Norwich, i Going Nutting, Dear Uncle Jed: I thoyght I would Write and tell you and some -of the readers of the Norwich Dulletin about in%‘ t.rty’_ after nuts. e Friday some of my friends dnd 1 decided to go nutting in the Waods 8bout two miles distant from my house. We all took our baskets, but one bey took a bag along with him, After encountering many difficulties in. walking through th¢ woods ' and crosping stfeams we at jast reached the place -Whére e Wwers to DItk nuts. First, We looked around amd tried to) fnd bigger opes, but beéing unsucessstul Wre_returned to’ our first place, ., Bétore we startéd we déclded that ths oné who picked thé most nuts should g8t. & quart of nuts fruom each of the thers. On this' acpount we all began . pick as fast as we eould. . After an T made ready = acl en 1 came to schéel T found 1 was tu | cottage awaiting the return 1 his i 10 with have great fun together. After 211 it Was when I find you people véry kind in- 't is flattened 2 paddle and walkiag 16 s¢hool this 'morning I met Betty and 1 stopped to talk strument. 5. T was the fortunaie ode to Réve © than any othér 3o thby weérs gcd to give me the “arrangéd fe: ard FRIEDA KOPKOFF, ville. Ags 19, Fite . Home Sports. 4 Dear Uncie Jed: I thought I weuld write. you a letter about my homis { sperts, “ In the fall of the year ‘I go bind ihuming and skunk hunting. I bhive a 1 | i ot of fum, VWhen I get home from sthool I gd- ckory nuts and sometifiés 1 <l hunting. I set a lot of ik traps and muskrét traps. of the year bést. I hgv‘i is a hound the 1 doz. i my fathér goés hunting 1 ge . One time we %61 3 8 ks, ':ughx him many FRED CONDON, Ags 12. Youss truly, Moosup. ) My Scheol. Dear TUncle Jeéd: T am writiag to 4 | you about my school. I ride fo schdsl | every morning my unele drives fliel i { | schooi tea: + £ On my y to school I spe mady beautiful things. I see trées with 2éd, green and yellow leaves where thé frost- has painted thém. ‘Ixohytwo’orthmbmahl‘mg very swiftly and théy glistéh as sun shinés on them, = There are twenty-mix scholifs 4n HMy schdol. I go to school mearly evéry day. I have gréat fuh at school play- ing games and jumpingerope: 85 - cousii- goss o Thle Sekael | a also rides on the schoo. téam, . She is the same age as myself and ¥8 Sincerely yours, . VIOLA COLE, Age 14. Moosup. Hiking. Dear Uncle Jed: One bright Saturdav afternoon our ciub started on” a shoft hike, .We started from my friend's house. Al Bur club, consisting of 13 girls, wént and all' of us took 2’ lunch. A few of the gifls tameras. ,On thé way wé stopped and got a drink of water from @ e. The lady €ave us soms pears. A girl took some pictures of the farm, Then we started on our wiy again, We grrived at the rivine very tired. After we got soMie butternuts we play- ¢d gdmes and had & real good time. We soon grew huhgry, so We ate our lunch. Then the girle tdok some more pictures. My friend and [ went further in the wood. We found many pretty acorns. We made a swing and took turns on ‘t. for winter. Then.wé Wwent down to.the othér zirls and played again. We went on a country foad #ad got some apples. We edme back to find the other giriy getting y for home. Tt was five o'- eloek wg ‘or home. a: ceic whbn we slarisd went home on the tiréd. We arf five, all iar but h-m Bt Ethel’s Dog. : Déar Unele Jed: Oiice there a little girl and Her name Wak 'Ezin Bthel's father owmed 2 giecery storé and Ethel used to stay there. They had two cats and a dog at the stere. day Ethel missed her day he came an dog with him. painfully alone. Poor !flbg. Zi1d Bthel, and she took him to her house gnd gave him some 4 and .some m“lk 16 drifk. ";hn 1 looked 4t his foot and B was ecut gnd bleeding, ao.‘::e r his wound and kept him at her. w ey uu':‘mm* '3&%‘ a8 Ao thing she Trani m to. y a8 Was eart the mall homie hé w-flm-m, _Ethel cried very fla at having this dog Killed. She: him ‘and every grave with v buried year she decorated’ the It Has No Rind " You will like this feature about Kraft Cheese, for there is not a particle of waste —whether in tins or loaf. From the first bite to the last morsel, it is all equally delicious. When you cut through the sanitary tinfoil wrapper of the e as fresh, as mellow and as palat- ‘Ioaf, you find Kraft ( able at the outer edge as in the center. That is because all rinds are removed from the country. wade cheese before blending for the exquisite Kraft flavar. slice; pound or 5-pound loaf at about the price of the best bulk cheese. 8 VARIETIES IN TINS tirhed from their wedding trip. Séveral from Lebanon ‘attended the niéeting of the Nerwiech C. E. umion at o Fitchville on. Ssaturday afternoon anmd &. iind. former | &¥éning. 3 % this place. Mr. Knee- Thé Crusaders, 2 band of young girls, Fissed {n town and ldn:t with Mra. George Randall on Satur- { &8 by his n y afternoon. WL g by‘h opnm B. F. York is visiting his daughter, ol 2 late home | Mré. Edward Chapman, in Groton. B a;,':x‘.%hni largeiy| Alton Slate of Hertford spent 2 day with Rev. P. §. Collins preaching. B. Y. P. U. at 7.30 o'clock will be led by James Turnbull His topic Wil bé Bétter Thinking. Phil. 4: 4-8. This wil bé the regular consecration - LAUREL GLEN il Tuesday evening a masquerade frolie was held at the chapél. All appearing without costume were fined 10 cents. The evening was véry pleasantly passed with tefii !mqut of town. |reséntly with his crandparents, Mr. and for which pupiis of fs. Frank Kingsley. Mrs. Grace Geer, who has been visit- home, in Hartford. O REV. and Mes. Nield, Mr. &nd Mrs. A #: Boethby were esllers in” Nerwieh en Monday. ,The Mission circle met with Mrs. Ida M. Abell on Wednébday aftérnoon. 4 ipige amoufit of warm clothing was brought to pack in a box to send to Rus- sia. Sandwiches, fancy cookies and cof- fee were served. y The mid-week prayer meeting was held games which furnished a great deal of amusefent. Tee créam. cake and coffée were for sale. Among those in attendance were Josepli Eccléstone, Mr. and Mrs. Baward Sherman. former residents here, and Mr. and Mrs. Bray of Lafayette, Rev, and Mrs. A. E. Davis, M7, and Mrs. George Jerden and family, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Martin and family of Ashaway and Rev, Mr. Rebbins of Preston City. Thé masquérads held at the Cemmuni- ouse was well attended. Mr. and Mré. Walter Maid, Mr. and Mrs, John Arnold and Miss Alics Main We siw many squirrels gathering nots|3 ;ue-ded the Hallowé’en :n-.bee at Ofncn‘a all, North Stonington, svening. ;Ii.r’:m Airs. John Geér and Bourdén Geer attended thé supper &t Pendleton Hill Satufdey evening. Wednesday nifht 8t the hems of G. 8. i3, 3 Mfs. EHen Livérmafe 1eft Wednésday spénd the winiter at Kissimee, Fla. Tho Ladieg’ Aid society met in'the par- lars of the Congrégational church Mon- day_afternoon. ‘jlfité and L. P. Smith are in New York tor a briet trip. w &85, Eoth veeal instrymantil, by vaFleus E- etfeshm preparsl by thE g%%é’ Wil a"w ) foelsd ‘tosk| Homa of the young eople from Lets z. e et sibes One | Max # S .'l ¥, * pil ’ clal ho? enjosss. $ask b e gD i then i the ~dance Saturday muh&m Hill o op Mildred F. Leffing- N Wll wEll @pent the week ehd R 1, ¥sitihg = her cousin, Miss Bentley. Three young men from gine o ol S Leffingwell at the i€ rolls, coffee, pumpkin pie and ice cream. George fl‘urle’er and friend of Notwich wers callers at Mrs. James M. Cook’s on Monday evening. s Ea- |88