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Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26
A Birthday Party.
Wilanantic

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought 1 would
write and tell you and the Wide-Awakes
what lovely time my friends and 1
had at a birthday party, Thursday. Nov.
"a, Thanksgiving day when my friend.
Alice. was thirteen. Her parents made
party for her. and invited many Of
mine and Alice's friends and myself to
it.
We played many games outside, and
as it was a snowy day. you can imagine
all the fun we hads It was quite slip
perry. too. so we had to laugh at many
a tumble that we had.
After being outside for awhile. we
went inside, and warfleI ourselves up
Then we went in the parlor. where there
was piano and Victrola. One OF the
girls played the piano. while the rest Of
us had jolly time dancing and sing
ing. Then one of the girls who had had
her chance at singing and dancing.
played the plano, while the other girl
had her share Of the fun, also.
After awhile we were called in to be
seated and we psrtook Of the refresh
ments. After finishing we sang some
songs and then wishing Alice a happy
birthday we all departed for home. :
I hope that all Of the wIde-Awakea
have had as pleasant time on Thanks
giving dav as we did
PAULINE EfSENSTEIN, Age 10.
Colchester.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26
P!a;nfed


Dear Uncle Jed: May I tell the Wide
Awakes about my favorite character. in
American history? His name is Samuel
Adams
Mr. Adams was very remarkable
man. He was well educated and a col
lege graduate. He was a wise counselor,
a shrewd. even cunning politician, and a
great statesman, a combination which
the British authorities found it hard to
beat. Some people think that the title
Father of His Country belongs to
Samuel Adams even more than to Wash
ington. Mr.. Adams had taken a bold
stand for Independence before Washing
ton and Franklin dreamed of such a
thing.
He knew exactly what he wanted and
never lost sight of his goal. 1t was his
mind that worked out the plap for the
committees of correspondence and later
for the Continental congress at Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. Adams saw from the first, even as
Patrick Henry had seen, that the quarrel
between the British and Americans must
be settled by force of arms. While timid
men were asking for peace at any price.
Samuel Adams went about saying
There are times when powder smells
good"
ming in meeting the moves of the l5ritlsn.
HIS was no light task Independence he
was determined to have. He knew that
much depended on his leadership He
knew, too, perfectly well that he was
leading people so jealous of their
rights that they must not even suspect
that they were being led. But Mr. Adams
| was always equal to the occasion No
Sam Slick with his stock of wooden nut
megs was ever "slicker'' that Sam Adj
ans.
For example: The king of England
was in the habit of appointing some
British nobleman to be governor of each
American colony. King George of Eng
land evidently saw that if he were to
| appoint native born American with a
| large following as governor of Massa-
chusetts, it would greatly help the Brit
| ish cause. So he appointed Thomas
| Hutchinson, a native of Boston
/ We may be sure that Mr.. Adams saw
through this scheme very quickly He
knew that it would not do to let Cover.
! nor Hutchinson hold this following Sc
he tainted and nagged and goaded the
governor until Mr.. Hutchinson quite lost
| his temper and said some very rash
! things for which Massachusetts peopl,
would not forgive him. Mr.. Adams mus
| have had in mind the old saying about
! letting a man have plenty of rope Mr.
Adams not only supplied the governor
| with rope but saw to it that there was E
i moose at the end and a convenient limb
/ near by.
After the United States government
/ was established Samuel Adams became
governor of Massachusetts and ais,
| United States senator. He died in 1903
All good Americans should be grateful
and respectful to his memory
STELLA BARTIZEK, Age IL.
North Franklin
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26

want to do that. So she ran Ill she
caught up with the man. and told him
about it. He opened it and gave her a
five dollar bill. Then he asked her name
She told him her father was dead and
that her name was Alice Brown.
He picked her up in his arms and said:
Can it be? At last I have found my
wife and child !" He bought her sled
and a doll. He also brought home a
turkey. They spent a merry Christmas.
The man was Mr.. Brown. who had
been thought dead. He had veen cap
tured by the enemies but had escaped.
BLANCHE JoDOIN.
p1afuHaid
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26
Pacific League Ready To- Fight Draft


% One player of each AA or A club
shall be eligible to selection or draft
after the close of it's season each year,
the selecting club to pay in cash, upon
exercising the right, the sam of $1,000
to the AA clubSor $4,000 to the A club.
(2) In the event any selected player
is released by major league club
within a year of his selection, the clubs
of AA and Asleagues shall first have
the right to secure his services upon
paying to the releasing club one half
the draft price paid by that club.
Manager McGraw trains managers as
we'll as players. The latest of over one
hundred graduates of the local Nation
al League club to take the reins over
q, minor league team is Billy Gilbert,
who will direct the destines of the Wa
terbury Club of the Eastern League
Gilbert played second base on the
champion Giants of 1905 and 1906. He
will take with him as assistant, it is
understood, Lou Wendell, formerly on
the Giants catching staff
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26
The GulIs of Salt Lake.

Dear Uncle Jed: Did you ever hear the
story Of the gulls of Salt Lake? This is
the way my teacher told il to me:
Long ago. nearly all the white people
who lived in the United States lived be-
tween the Atlantic coast and the Miss:s-
sippi river. Beyond were plains where
Indians and wild beasts roamed.
One year a brave little company cross
ed the Rockies and came down into a
valley. Here they settled. The next
year they planted their gardens. When
the corn, grain and vegetables were near
ly grown. some crickets came and ate
them. The people beat the ground and
built fires, but the crickets went to other
places. At last all fell on their knees
and prayed for help Then some gulls
came and ate the crickets.
Even today the children Of Salt Lake
City are taught to love the gulls. For
their first lesson they learn to draw the
picture of gull and a cricket
JEANETTE HECKLER. Age g.
Rockville.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26
Our Picnic.

Dear Uncle Jed: You should have been
with US on our school picnic held on
beautiful beach. We started at II O'Clock
and arrived there at u. Then we pre-
pared our lunch, unpacked the cake and
all the good things. We all sat in
circle to eat our lunch. There were de-
licious. cakes, oranges. pies, ice cream,
also bread and butter. meat. lettuce. sal
mon and egg sandwiches, cookies, lemon
ade and peanuts.
After We had our lunch the smaller
children told stories and played games.
while the upper grades explored the
place
Then we packed M the dishes and put
thom into little wagon and started
homeward. On our way homo we stopped
a short time near the pond. We saw
some fish, frogs and snakes. Then we
started homeward once more, laughing
and talking over the good t,n1k We had.
FREDA E. KOLLAR. Age II.
Wilamantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26
MERRY SANTA CLAUS

Come, hang up your stockins, chill
dren. and go to bed Don't bother Santa
Claus with peep eyes wouldn't be
surprised if he got peeved and went right
back up that chimney if he should find
anybody awake. You wouldn't want him
to do that. would you?"
Il should say not We are coming
right now, father"
'Tummin' fas,<as we TAM" and little
Fred bounced into his fathers arms way
ing long. black stocking. Santa Caus
don't Diet peeved- He's always jolly.
Don't you member how the pome savs?''
Now I would get peeved, wouldn't I,
Fred?'
"Yeth," answered Fred, as If that
were taken for granted.
See here, this isn't your stocking.
SON.
mo, mine isn't big nuf. That's muv-
er's. she let me tale it"
ooh, I see. Well. come on, we'll hang
them. Esther, you pin The tags on and
I'll fasten them up
''They are all tagged, father, I'll hand
them to YOU
After a busy few moments of hanging
up stockings on the string tied about. the
shelf above the fireplace. father caught
little Fred up and holding him high in
the aif gave hir d little roll between
his hands.
Now to bed.P We are all ready for
Santa, eh, Fred?'
mo, we isn't. Wes dom to div Santa
Csua a Mewy Chwisrnas"
What" exclaimed his father. setting
him down and looking al him.
You tell Essef.'' For long speeches
were an effoft for the stumbling little
tongue.
well, you see, father" began oblig-
ing sister, Eve thought it was selfish
for us always to 1pect things of Santa
Claus and never think of him at all ex-
cept what he would bring us. So we
thought he 1,ould like Il If we remem-
bered him, a little, and maybe he gets
hungry with all his travelling on Christ
mas eve, so We asked mother If We could
fix a lunch for him and she said we
could SO I'm going to tx a nice lunch
on little table right liere by the fire.
place and put card by it saying, 'Mer-
| ~ Christmas to Santa Claus" And
Freddy thinks we ought to remember the
reindeer, too, because Santa Claus could
not come without them. and they must
] get hungry, too. We have no oats to
/ give them. but motf7e, said she thought
oatmeal would DO. so Freddy has lit
| tie Basket OF oatmeal all fixed and
wrote label for it like this. Merry
Christmas to Cupid and Vixen and
Dunder and Bitten ard all OF Santa
Claus reindeer. from Freddy Don't yor
think that is all right, fathe-?"
Indeed 1t is. I think Santa Clau.
will be delighted. If he isn't he must b,
an cd crouch.
HE isn't. He's jolly" insisted Fred
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26

Now that the American Association
has followed, in its annual meeting, the
lead Of the New international League
in declaring the draft a closed issue
so far a. it is concerned for six years
more, a majority of the Glass AA
leagues is lined up in <atter opposition:
not to say defiance, of the expressed
wishes of Commissioner Lands and
of the better judgment Of most obser-
vers who have at heart the interests OF
the ball player, AZ we'll as the nation-
al pastime itself. There remains to be
heard from formally on this matter, of
the leagues rating just below the ma
jors only the Pacific Coast League.
This Far Western body is not only
as bitterly hostile to the reccomenda-
tons issuing from the Advisory Coun-
Gil as its two fellows, but is prepared
to go a long stride further than they
in the fight. This is shown by the fact
that DIR. Charles Strub, President of
the San Francisco Club, and considered
a mouthpiece for his CO. magnates, af-
ter returning to the Coast from this
city, declared that if the two big lea
CUES insisted upon their right to draft
from the Class AA organizations he
would intrduce at the annual meeting
OF the Pacific Coast League next
month, a resolution declaring that that
body consider itself a major league
in the general acceptance of the term. .
DR.. Strub is adverse to having the
movement mentioned construed as an
outlawed one. He wants the league,
under the conditions suggested, to ap-
ply to the Advisory Council for a rat
ing and privileges equal to those of
the National and American Leagues In
case of adverse ruling by Judge Lands
and his conferees, the intimation is
that the Pacific Coast magnates would
sever their relations with organized
baseball.
Thus a heavy, three-cornered cloud
hovers above the prospects of success
n the solution of the question, as de-
sired by Commissioner Lands, and
which he has declared to be not only
just but esSential to the health and
growth of baseball 1t is not known
absolutely what will be the attitude
Of the two other non-draft leagues, the
Western and Three I leagues. but in
any event the acceptance of the draft
must be unanimous on the part of the
minors in order to be effective.
The proposition which Judge Lands
was authorized by the Advisory Coun.
ell to present to the recalcitrant quin.
tet Of leagues as a fair basis for the
settlement Of the difficulties standing
in the way Of the resumption of tbs
universal draft agreement was as fol.
lows:
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26
Foreign Exchange.
YaaI
LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Chicago, Dec. Misunderstanding g.
900 head market fairly active and
steady to 10c up. Bulk S7.00G735; top
$7.65 heavyweight, $685. Oils; medium
weight 'S7.10@730; lTAt weight,
SIPS @7.65; light lights. S735@7.65
heavy packing sows, smooth, 500;
pigs $7.25 @7s5-
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head market,
beef>steers slow, fat sheep stock weak.
Beef steers: Choice and prime, 1925 @
1000; medium and good $6.25 q rs;
good and choice. s7.75@9.75; common
and medium, s5.0o68.0O. Butcher cat
tie: Heifers, s3.5o@s.OO; cows, 1925 O
500; bulls 1925 05.75. Gamers and
cutters: Cows and heifers, $2.00@3.25;
Gamer steers, $2.75@3.75 Veal calves
eight and handyweilrlt), IS rs $3.50:
feeder steers, s5.00@e.6o; stocker steers
$4.25 $3.50; stocker COWS and heifers
$2.75@4.75.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 5000
head; market, fat lambs, Is to 4oc up,
sheep steady Lambs GA pounds DOWN
s10.25@11,4o; yearling wethers,, $3.50 q
1000; eweS $1,000 q $50; ewes 4 ,ulls
and common), s1.5O@2.75; feeder lambs
$4,000 1925.
Buffalo, Dec. 3.-Cattle-Receipts SOC
head market slow. Shipping steers, ST.
$3.50; butcher grades. $7@S; heifers.
s4@7; cows, s2.25@5.75; bulls, s3.25@
5.25 feeders $685. milk cows and
springers. s30@130.
Calves-Receipts 1000 head; market
! active. Gull to choice. s5@13
Sheep !. and Lambs Reeeipts, 5000
head; market active. Choice lambs,
| s11.50@ 12 Gull to fair. s7@11.25; year
| lings, s7@9.25 sheep, s2@S.
Hogs-Receipts, 6.4o0 head; market
active. Yofsert,, s7.5o@S; pigs, $50
$685. mixed, s7.5o@775; heavy. 81 q
1905 roughs. s5.25 $3.50; stays, $500
4.5o.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26
WIDE-AWAKE POETRY.
What the Toymaker Thinks.

I wonder just what the toymaker thinks,
AS he sits by his fire and mods and blinks
At the close of day. when his toll is done
And he dreams and rests till another sun.
1 wonder if he, as he sits and rocks,
Gives ever a thought to Jack-in-the-box
To drums or horns, or the simplest toy
That gave him thrill when he was a
boy.
All day, in his shop. he has rushed about
To get his orders from Santa Claus out.
And how well he knew he must get them
done
Or there would be tears where there
Should be fun.
So 1 always wonder just whab he thinks
} As he sits by his fire and mods and
blinks.
Does ever the wish find way to his heart
That children would tire of his magic
art?
Just think what gloomy old world
'twould be
If Santa's toymakers should ever agree
To leave off their work and scurry
away,
Or go on a strike for an .eight-hour day.
It just couldn't happen! 1t never has
So why need we worry and fear and
fret?
For centuries past each toymaker born
| Has had glad part in some Christmas
Morn.
I've even been told they take great
pride
In helping old Santa get ready to ride.
| And what 1 like best-they tell me they
hear
The children are all growing "gooder'
! each yeari
WIN. Herschell in Indianapolis News
The Baby's Christmas.
We hung up the baby's stocking
At tine end of the little row;
Dimpled and soft, like baby's foot,
And red, like the frelight's glow.
We knew that Santa would find it
Such a wise and kindly elf
| For he looks first for the smallest
That hangs by the mantel shelf.
! And when in the early morning
The children came in to see,
They found that the baby's stocking
Was full as it well could be.
Then package just above it
For baby" was marked with care,
And a baby's dearest treasures
Were heaped together there.
Toys. blocks with a doll to cuddle,
A softly bounding ball;
r~-7 to MAY with the kitten.
With a bell tied on for a call.
Tha children laughed out to see them
Then said, But of all that goes
In the baby's little stocking,
The prettiest thing is her toesT
Ninette NJ. Lowater
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26

well, hurry and fix your things and
then scat to bed"
Esther fixed such a nice looking lunch
that father said he wished 4e were San
ia Claus Fred put his BASKET Of oat-
meal in half q. dozen different places be-
fore he was satisfied but finally left il
on the hearth. being the nearest place
he could get to the reindeer upon the
roof. Then they went to bed so as not
to bother Santa Claus.
Bright and early Christmas morning
little Fred climbed over the railing Of
his crib and pounced upon his father.
"Faver." wake up, wake up. Let's go
find Santa Claus"
After a rae to get dressed and many
peeks over the stair railing the process
sion was ready to start to find Santa
Claus. For it was the custom in this
family to follow the youngest member
and let him find where Santa Claus had
left the Christmas tree all alight with
candles and packed about with packages.
Esther had led the search for several
years. but last Christmas and this Il
was Freddys turn. Wien everybody was
ready father said. "sail on. Fred" and
Fred followed closely by Esther went
down the stairs. First he looked In
the libr@Sv where the row OF stockings
hung above the fireplace. limp last night,
but bullying and uneven now, and the
table stood near with Santa Claus lunch.
Only the dishes were there. the lunch
was eaten and Fred's basket was gone.
'Oh. father. seer' cried Esther. for or
] her Merry Christmas card was written IL
big main writing Thanks to the thought
full little girl for the nioe lunch
Where my basket of oReal?' walled
Fred.
why. the reindeer couldn't get It there.
goosie." said Esther. Santa must have
taken it up to them
'I go see" and Fred rushed out where
he could see the roof. Sure enough. there
stood the basket on top of the chimney.
! But whore did Santa Claus leave tho
tree?" asked father.
/ why we> almost FORGOT that" said
Esther. I'VE were so glad dear old Santa
and the reindeer got their lunches"
So the procession formed again and
| Fred started on his hunt-to the dining
room. to the parlor-no tree Fred looked
so disappointed when he stopped in tn,
hall that mother came to the rescue.
You haven't been in every room yet,
Fred"
''oh. Freddy. look in fathers den
cried Esther.
And sure enough there they found It al
| a-glitter with tinsel. and glass icicles
. and gay colored balls. and striped candy
canes. and little bugies. and cotton rab-
bits and monkeys. ard at the foot Of II
old Santa himself, smiling and spreading
out his hands over all the packages.
You see. he didn't forget" said father
mo. and I'm glad we didn't forget
him, aren't you, Freddy?' said Esther
yet. We don't fordet Santa Claus He's
always jolly lisped Fred.-ChicagS
News.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26

Dear Uncle Jed: One afternoon ny.
sister Mary. her friend Veronica and }
went fishing We bought some line and
hooks. dug some worms and then started
We ished along a river. but without sue
cess. After a great deal OF walking we
reached a place called the swimming
pool We stopped there. Suddenly ]
hoard a scream Of delight Mary had
pulled in big sucker. her first fish. after
which we went home.
We took the fish M to a farm 10 sell
It to some men working on the road.
Mary received Is cents for It. She gave
me five and Veronica FIVE and kept five
for herself. We bought some candy and
had a delightful time.
JOHN CARTER, Age 9.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26

more numerous than before. She walk
ed still further on until she cane upon
a small cottage which was painted
green and red
She knocked at the door. but no one
came to the door. She opened the door.
1t was dark within. Dolly trembled. but
took courage and walked in She found
bread. butter. and milk OF which shs
made a meal.
She fell asleep on small sofa When
she awoke she was in her own home.
safe and sound
ALICE ANDERSON. Age "a.
Nnrwich
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26
HARTFORD BOY SIGNED
BY TIGERS FOR 1922

Hartford, Dec. 25-Andrew Sturm,
of this city, a freshman in Springfield
College, has been signed by the De-
troit Americans, it was announced to-
night. He will report next June. Sturm
is. only Is years old and was a star
allaround athlete at Loomis Institute
Windsor, Conn, playing baseball foot
ball, basketball and being a member
of the swimming team. He played foot
ball On the Springfield freshman elev-
en- last fall. In baseball he is a pitch
err and infielder,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26
Nv Watchdog Joe.

Dear Uncle Jed: This is my first at
tempt to write to the Wideawakes.
have dog named Joe. He Is three years
old. Every time try 10 leave the house
he viii follow me. Every truck thai
comes along he will run after II. Last
night put my dog Joe in the cellar and
at about o'clock in the morning we were
awakened by loud noises. We went down
stairs to see what was the matter There
was nothing the matter as We could see.
In tlle~Inorninr when ! went to go out ]
saw that our clothesilne had been cut
down by thieves who prowl around after
dark.
CYRIL LIBERTY. Age D.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26
DARN SOLD OUTRIGHT
TO NEW WORK


According to an announcement in an
Albany paper Saturday, Mickey Damn
backstop of the Senators for two years,
has been sold by Clarkin, Hartford mag
nate, to the New York club of the Eastern
league. The article states that Mickey
was sold outright to the Albany outfit.
:. No veriication of the sale could be Sc
cured from Clarkin. but it is thought
likely that Mickey has been sod. CIalA4n
intimated shortly after his return from
Buffalo that Mickey was slated to go to
Albany next year.
Paddy O'Connor. who will again be
manager of the Lawmakers, was proba-
bly, responsible for the deal. Paddy.
while watching Mickey behind the bat
last season, declared that there were
great possibilities in Damn.
The sale of Damn makes the third
member of last years team who is book
ed to wear another uniform next year.
Scheer and Sloan have been landed by
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26

Dear Uncle Jed: One day when was
going to the store man met me and
asked me II wanted TO work for him
So I went home and asked my father.
and he said I could. So the next day
I went to work and liked It very much
I worked for him TIL September. BUD
when I had to go TO school had thirty
dollars and my father put It in a savings
bank for me
WILLIAM GUoNACK. Age H.
South Win6ham
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I. would
write to Won for I have not written for
long time.
Sunday. the nth. we had company.
Some friends from the CITY came 10 Wis
II US. There was a little girl that
PLAYED witi&
They gave Us some Christmas pres
ents. but they said we must not open
them until Christmas / would Ike 10
see what is in them. But my mother
would not let me. They went home
about half past four. went to bed
tired. but happy.
MARY l. MAYNARD, Age 10.
Norwich Town
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26
Alice's Christmas.

Dear Uncle Jed: 1t was the night be-
fore Christmas. Alice hung her stocking
and went to bed
1t was showing when she got up
Christmas morning. She ran to her
stocking to see what Santa Claus had
brought her; but to her surprise it was
empty.
She ate her breakfast and went out
doors to watch the children slide. She
could not slide, for she had no sled. Her
fingers and feet became cold, so she
walked up the street.
She had not gone far when>a man
passing by dropped his pocketbook She
picked it up. She was going to keep it
but it would be stealing, and she did not
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-26
PENN STATE NOT TO PLAY
HARVARD NEXT SEASON

State College, Pa. Dec. 25.-Pennsyi-
vania States football schedule for 1922,
announced today. includes the following
games:
Oct. 81, Middlebury at State College;
%, Syracuse. Polo Grounds. New York;
Nov. 4, Navy at Annapolis; Is, Univer-
s.ty of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia 80,
Thanksgiving, University of Pittsburgh. at
Pittsburgh. e
Athletic authorities regret that owing
to complications coming out of previous
arrangements with Polo Grounds man
agement and Syracuse they were unable
to accept Harvard's invitation for Oct.
%.