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Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
A Halloween Party.

Dear Uncle Jed: Three days before Halloween Jack and Mary were all ex- cited. Their mother had promised them a Halloween party.
 All the children were to come fin cos tune, and the games were to be of the black cat, witchy kind so appropriate for Halloween.
 Halloween finally arrived Jack and Mary were dressed to represent goblins. They had not been allowed to 90 into the dining hall. They wondered what could be hidden there All the guests arrived and still they hadn't been allow ed to 20 irto the dining hall. They brought the guests into the reception room.
 There the guests had quite 9 surprise. In the center stood an old witch and the room was all black with cats. witch es, and many other scary things. The only light was from an immense pump kin-moon-shine in the middle of the room. The witch did many queer tricks, such as making snakes come out of fire Beside her sat an immense black cat. The children were then called into the dining hall What do you think they saw there?
 must surely tell you. There in the four corners were shines, at each seat was a box of narshmelloT candies in the shape of pumpkin-moon- shines. Those were favors for the guests to take home. Then the supper was brought on and who do you think brought 1t? The maids served, dressed as big. black cats.
 1 All the children laughed The supper was soon over and the guests departed merrily with their favors. Jack and Mary were 90 happy thai i they went to bed and dreamed of Hal lowe'en parties. but none were so good | as their own.
 LOUISE SULLIVAN. Age .1n | TTslff-Y7a ntic
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07

after ii Is quhe simple to catch them. But when you are after those in the houses it is not so easy.
 There are two kinds of s.ts. the blind and the bait sets. The blind set is sim ply done by setting the trap al the home of the muskrats or in their trails and covering them with grass or weeds. Tn. bait set is done by taking a stick about two feet long. and placing an apple or carrot on one end and sticking the other end in the ground about forty-five degrees above the trap. so that the raj will have to jump for the bait. and when they land. "Ah," you have him
 Your traps should be visited every morning if possible. It Is not good to shoot muskrats. but to kill them with 3 club. The dogs also spoil their pelts Next time I will write about skinning and taking care of the skins.
 HANS STEINMEYER, Age IS.
 Eagleville.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
ORGANIZER OF FIRST DARTMOUTH
 FOOTBALL TEAM TO BE GIVEN CUP

Hanover, N. H., Novf 6-Clarence Rowland, '84, of Catskill, N. ., captain and organizer of the first Dartmouth football team, will be presented a silver loving cup commemorative of his services to college athletics on November 16, the 10th anniversary of Dartmouth's first in tercollegiate contest. Tentative plans an nounced today provide for purchase of the cup from funds to be raised by popular subscription among Dartmouth alumni, with the presentation to be made at a mass meeting of students here. How land will be the guest of honor on the Green eleven's trip to New York for the game with Syracuse on Nov. IS.
 Dartmouth's first football game, play ed against Amherst on Nov. Is, 1881, re- suited in victory by one touchdown
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
BULKE[EY HOLDS ACADEMY SCORELESS

Before the smallest crowd that ever witnessed a Bulkeley- Norwich game, at New London Bullleley handed goose egg to the Acf demy while they collected 14 points, on Saturday afternoon at Plant Field, New London. As far as the teams were concerned they were evenly matched but Bulkeley had the breaks and made good use of them. Their first touchdown was made on a poor pass in the first quarter by the Academy aY the second on an intercept ed kick. in the ast quarter
 Fowler, St. Germains, Lyons and BIiven starred for Bulkeley, the former two players made several good gains, while the kicking of Bliven was spectac- uiar and his tackles sure.
 The Academy line has shown improve nlent. The tackling Of Sage, Brown MeNamara. Wellington and Mousely was good and Learned played good game It guard Much credit shou q be given to Meek and Semple, as not many end runs were made around these two. Reed, Williams and Brown played strong game in the bacl5field. Dahl ran the team at first but was replaced by CoVey in the third quarter.
 t was a sad Norwich contingent that came back home. realizing that they should have won but they have another chance on Nov. 19.
 The Academy rIavs Windham at Will umantic Thursday.
 The game play by play Is as follows
 First Quarter.
 Reed lost toss and Cant. Lyons, elected 10 receive. Brown kicked to Bliven who ran it back 10 wards where he was stop ped by Dahl. St Germaine made two yarS5 through guard, FOw'or made six yards outsiIe tackle. McD0nald made one yard. Lyons squeezed through cen ter for five wards, making first down Fowlc- made three yards. Mcdonald skirts ond for 2o yards. Lyons made four yards through tackle. The Acad- euy held on three successive line plunges. Academy first down. Reet made three yards. Reed made one. Bull kelley recovered 9 tumble B yards from their goal Fowler on their first D ay circles end for Q yards. He made three more through tackle. Fowler wen throuee. tackle for a touchdown. Nc Donald kicked the goal.
 Brown kicked 10 Bliven who wa! towred by Sare after a fve-yard run Bu'keley veas fo-red 10 kick. Reed re ceived arG was dowred in his tracks h. Rliven Bend wac unable to make any thing on eN1 runs. Signals were Give' for q kfc' Tu1l-alov recovered the ha' on their ev-varG 'ine on a wild pass.
 Second Quarter.
 Brown throws St. Germaine for on yard loss. Fowler made six yards. Will Hams holds Mcdonald to a two-yarC gain and gives the Academy first down Brown kicks to Lyons. Dahl downs hin after he runs it Lack l5 yards. Bulkele. could not make anything through thu line. tries a forward which was incom pleted. Academy ba T. On first pla, Bulkeley re6ovors ball on a tumble. Eul kelley was forced to kick. St. Gernain kicked to B--d. Brown kicked to Ly ons Brown threw Fowler for an eight yard loss Lyons made four yard
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
Gathering Walnuts

Dear Uncle Jed: One Saturday after noon my brother and I went woodchuck hunting While we were going through the woods I noticed a walnut tree that had lot Of walnuts on 1t I did not tell my brother aboN 1t, but the next day l took bag and went to pick them When l got there I found there were about two quarts of walnuts on the ground. After I had picked them went up in the tree and shook some more of. I got about four quarts of nuts on that tree.
 When was going home I took a short cut. Just as I was getting over a stone wall l heard the dog bark. I went down where he was and I found out it was a squirrel l turned over the stone that he was under and found about a pint of walnuts in his nest
 RICHARD MURPHY, Age 13. Yantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
ORGANIZED COLLEGE ICE
 HOCKEY ASSOCIATION

New York Nov. Representatives of seven leading eastern colleges today organized the Intercollegiate Ice Hockey Association, which will function as a governing body for all games played be- tween members. The colleges entered in the organization are Harvard Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania, Cornell, Co., lumbia and Dartmouth
 Herbert Emanuelson, Yale. was e'ect- ed acting president. and W. James Mac Intosh Pennsylvania, acting secretary. Capta 'ns, managers. and coaches of the college hockey teams interested will meet here November 13 to interpret rules as set by the association
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07

given a setback by the rangy Cornhusk-
 CTS of Nebraska University, 10 to o.
 Cornell was too powerful for Coum- bia and won, fl to T.
 The Navy had Q close call with Buck nell and managed to win by a single touchdown. Lafayette which for five years had been unable to score against the University of Pennsylvania eleven battered the Quabers' line for an easy 3S to 6 victory. Syracuse was extended
 to defeat the McGiH University eleven ! in Montreal, 13 to 0. Georgetown put
 Fordham to rout and won 34 to ' Will
 Hams scored six touchdowns and field
 goal against Unions weak line and Am
 herst tied with Wesleyan, field goal to Iield goal
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
My Chickens And tb. p., o.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tell you story about my chickens and the pet one. We have twenty-four. Most of them are small. Some are good look ing. but the little brown leghorn is the best.
 No matter how we lock the coop she manages to get out for her walk. She believes in open air exercise. About noon she returns and lays her egg. Then she certainly wants us to know that she is home for she cackles until dinner time She is our pet chicken.
 MARION PEDACE. Age Il.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS

Helen sledjesky of Eagleeille-The Lilac Lady.
 2-Pauline Eisenstein of Colchester Under Fire for Servia.
 3-Susan Terry of Griswold-Camp Fire Girls at Long Lake.
 4-Hans steinmayer of Eagieville-A Young Inventors Pluck.
 5-Louise Sullivan of WilIimantic-In Russian Trenches.
 6-Richard Murphy of Yantic-The Boy Scouts in Turkey.
 7-Donna c. Falmouth of Norwich Under the Red Cross. S-sophie PIopa of Ledyard-Facing the German Foe. Winners of prize books living in Nor wich can obtain them by calling at The Bulletin business office after 10 o'clock Monday morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
Ledyard.
An Exciting Time

Dear Uncle Jed: One morning as we were eating breakfast my father said that it looked as if it was going to rain. My mother told my father that he had better hurry and get in the hay. After we had finished eating my father said that he was going to try to get in the hay before it rsined and would need a lot of help.
 Then my father said q don't believe you can do much but come along" There
 were seven of us that were going. They were my father, four of my brothers, my sister and L
 Just as we had nearly finished loading
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07

B1iven .............. Semple. Fox
 Right End Lyons (capt) ...... Dahl, Covey
 Quarterback toWier WlIllams
 Left Halfback McDonald ..... ........ Reed (capt.)
 Right Halfback St. Germaine ............... BroWn
 Fullback N. F. A. .............- O- Bulkeley .... ......... 7-14 Touchdowns, Fowler. St. Germaine 1; goal from touchdown, McDonald 2; ref cree, O'Keefe; umpire, Ahearn; head linesman, May time, 15 minute per iods
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
YOUNG T1GERs-YoUNG HARD1Gs
 PLAYED sCoEELEss GAME

The Young Tigers and Young Hard digs played a scoreless game of footba I Saturday afternoon on the Academy campus The game was interesting from the start to the finish. From the kickoff until the end the ball passed from side to side, but was in the Tigers territory most of the time. Many sensational catches and pays were made but to no advantage, by bot, sides
 The game shovel that each team was in the pink of condition. each having practiced throughout the week
 Tigers lineup: Deleaney and Stearns ends; Tennant and Cousins tackles. F.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE
 AWAEES


 All of the Wideawakes have probably heard of the great fire which wiped out large part of the city of Chicago 50 years ago, and how it was alleged to have been started by a COW kicking over lantern. But you have probably never heard of the story of the doll that went through the fire and is still able to teil about it only as dolls can. This ia her story:
 T am just an old fashioned doll about a foot and a half tall with a china head and sewed leather fingers.
 ''In the year 1871 I lived with my mother who was a little girl 13 years old She must have loved me very much for I was taken care of. I even had a little bed in which I was put every night and the covers tucked in
 ~"One night a strange thing happened. There was a team of horses and a wagon waiting outside and my grandfather asked my mother to help him take many things from the house to the wagon, aft CT while she came and got me out of my bed and also she took her big yellow cat
 We saw everyone hurrying with bum dies and things. The sky was a terrible sight to see. A great fire was burning. It was the city on fire.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
During the Summer.

Dear Uncle Jed: In my summer vaca- ton my cousin and I had lots of fun playing. We used to go. in the woods to find strawberries. There were lots of them. We ate them all up. Then we went to the pear tree and I climbed it and shook the pears down and I came down and picked them up. My cousin and my brother came along and they asked us what we were doing there After that we went to the barn and piay- ed hide and seek, tag and many other games.
 PATSY CARUSELLA, Age 8.
 Eagleyile.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07

And the brooks of morning run. In your hearts are the birds of sunshine
 In your thoughts the booklets flow, But in mine is the wind of autumn
 And the first fall of the snow An what would the world be to us
 If the children were no more? We should dread the desert behind US
 Worse than the dark before. What the leaves are to the forest,
 With light and air for food, Ere their sweet and tender juices
 Have been hardeped into wood That to the world are children;
 Through them it feels the glow Of a brighter and summer climate
 Than reaches the trunks below Come to me- ye children! And whisper in my ear What the birds and the winds are singing
 In your sunny atmosphere. For what are all. our contrivings, ] And the wisdom of our books, When compared with your caresses
 And the gladness of your looks? i Ye are better than the ballads That ever were sung or said; For ye are living poems,
 And all the rest are dead
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
LETTEs WRITTEN BY WIDEAWAKEs
 The Fall on the Farm.


 Dear Uncle Jed: I haven't written to you for quite a while, so I wish to tell you about the fall on the farm The sky is clear and blue, the sun shining bright and clear, the wind by itself playing with the leaves. Looking up at a distance we can see trees with leaves of gold and red and the cedar with it's dark green win ters coat.
 I know most all the children in schools had to learn "October's Bright Blue Weather" Almost all of the fruit is taken off and stored for winter While men are husking corn and digging, the women are sewing and mending the clothes, preparing themselves for the cold winter. A while ago Jack Frost Gas he is called) showed himself and it was so cold that people had to put on their heavy coats.
 Now the harvest. The corn has turned brown; the golden pumpkins are lying one by one. Children come to one an- other saying Let's go and save the big gest pumpkin for Thanksgiving, SC mamma can make us some pumpkin pie Now uncle, I hope you enjoy yourself reading my story for this is the be- | could do.
 SOPHIE PLOPA, Age 10. T,edvard
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
Trapping.
Norwich.

Dear Uncle Jed: I have not written for so long and as 1t will be time soon for trapping, I would like to tell you about trapping muskrats.
 In doinS> this you need about one-half dozen traps (Triple clutch. No. 3. are the besD or more. Muskrats live mostly in swamps and banks of rivers. On the banks they usually have holes in the ground and if these are the os-s you are
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
WIDEAwAKE POETRY
Tomorrow

There are wonderful things we are going
 to do
 Some other day. And hanbors we hope to drift into
 Some other day. With folded hands and ears that trail We watch and wait for favoring gale. To fill the folds of an idle sail,
 Some other day. We know we must toll, if ever we win, Some other day; But we saw to ourselves: There's time
 to begin
 Some other day" And so deferring, we loiter on,
 Until at last we find withdrawn The strength of the hope we leaned upon Some other day. -Exchange
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07

Breen and Langiran guards, Blackstone center, Higgins quarterback, M. Breen Ccapt) and Swant on half backs, Mcco- wan fullback
 The Tigers wish to issue a challenge to the Young Harddigs again or any other team between the ages of fl and 16, averaging 115 pounds
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
Plays R. I. State Armist,ce pav.

Lewiston, Me, Nov. 6.-Bates Col lese athle e authorities announced to- night that the football game with Rhode Island State, scheduled here for next Saturday, has been advanced to the af- ternoon of Armistice Day.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07

through guard, Fowler made two yards on two line plays. Bulkeley recoyers bal. on a tumble Mcdonald made five yards around end Mcdonald kicks. End of half. Score, 7-G.
 Third Quarter.
 Semple receives kick and runs it back 10 yards. Brown kicks to Lyons. Meek downs him in his tracks. Fowler and St. Germaine unable to penetrateit ithe red and white line and with the wind against him Lyons kicked. Reed made two yards around end. Covey substituting for Dahl at quarterback Brown threw a forward but is uncompleted. Academy penalized by ref aree. Umpire disputes decision and ban is brought back. Mo Namara caught a forward from Brown netting twenty yards. Se1nple made seven yards on a forward from Brown i Reed made three yards through tackle, Bulkeley pena.i ized five yards. Brown threw a pretty forward tc Sage, making seven yards. Brown tries a placement | kick but failed. Bulkeley's ball on 20 yard line. Mcdonald makes six yards around end. Fowler made four yards through tackle. Sage throws St. Ger maine for two yard loss. Bulkeley penalized five yards Bu'keley recovcrs a tumble. Fox substituting for Semp1e. St. Germaine made two yards through center. NcDorald six yards around end. Fox recovers a tumble.
 Fourth Quarter.
 Reed throws a pretty forward to Dahl for twenty yards but head linesman May called offside. Brown throws forward to Reed for Il yards. Brown kicks. Reed is on-side Reed recovers ball but Referee does not allow him to keep 1t. Mcdonald kicks to Reed who Is downed On the catch by Bliven Brown and Williams try off tackles play but not for a gain Brown tries a short kick but St. Germaine intercepts 1nd runs for a touchdown. Mcdonald kicked the goal Brown kicks to Lyons who ran back 20 yard St. Ger:naine then kicked 65 yards for touchback. Academy's first down on 20 yard line. Williams made eight yards around end. Williams made one yard through guard. Reed made one off tackle. Reed and Williams failed tC gain. Brown kicks to Bliven. St. Ger maine made 22 yards around end. Ly- ons catches a pretty forward from Me Donald, netting IT yards. Bulkeley pen aized. St. Germaine runs around enc for seven yards. Academy ball frs down, Williams makes four yards or two plays. Reed made one yard. Browr kicks to Rice Sage downs him as ht catches it. Rice runs around end fol
 13 yards. End of game. Final score 14-0.
 The lineup:
 Bulkeley Norwich. Smith ..-........... Meel
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
BetsN Ross.
wnlinantic

Dear Uncle Jed: I am writing a story that learned in school It is Betsy RosA Betsy Ross lived In Philadelphia Shs was such a neat sewer that Georgs Washington asked her to make the first American flag. George Washington drew an outline of the flag for her. Mrs Ross set to work at once and in three days she had the flag all finished
 Betsy Ross made the first American
 LILLIAN M CULVER
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
Rules For Young Writers.

Rules For Young Writers. 1-Write plainly one side of the paper only, and number the pages, 2-Use pen and ink, not pencil 3-Short and pointed articles will be given preference. Do not use over 250 be used
 6-Write your name, age and address plainly at The bottom of the story.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
LILLIAN M. CULVER
Glasgo.
My School.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would write and tell you about my school There are sI scholars in my school. and l have a nice teacher. Her name is Miss Cor coran My brother takes me to school every morning in his automobile. I am in the second grade. I go to school everS day.
 DOROTHY PARTRIDGE. Age (
 Preston
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
TRANSFORMING PLAYERS SERIES
 RECEIPTS REMAIN UNPAID

Chicago, Nov 3.-Babe Ruth's share of the world series receipts, together with the shares of Bob Meusel and William Piercy, who accompanied Ruth on the transforming jaunt though warned they were violating baseball rules, remains un- paid.
 Distribution of the players share of the series purse is directed by the commits sioner Judge Landjs when Judge Landis learned of RutI's exhibition tour in de- fiance of orders it is said. he sent word to the owners of the Yankee team of his intention to hold up the offenders shares and this report, it is said might have caused Ruth to abandon his tour. Ruth, Meusel and Piercy each have a. claim for $3.263.26. Twenty-Five mem bers of the Yankee team come in for full shares, and all have been paid with the exception of these three men.
 Judge Landis' delay in making a deci- sion in the Ruth case may be due to ths fact that he holds this weapon over the players heads is has been stated. Those inclined to speculate declared that the judge figures it a good plan to let the 1 players think over the offence until they realize their mistake. They declare, he 1 will either punish them by withholding 1 their pay or he will come forth with a | and give the men their money, together i with a speech on respecting the rules of organized baseball.
 SATURDAYS FOOTBALL RESULTS Yale 2S, Maryland 0.
 Princeton 10 Harvard 3. | University of Detroit 21, Springfield Y. M. c. A. Q.
 Boston College 14, Marietta o.
 New Hampshire College A, Colby z. Amherst 3, Wesleyan ,.
 Bowdoin 14, Maine [.
 Brown 55, Bonaventurn 0
 Holy Cross 2S, Bates c. Boston U. s, Tufts T.
 Lafayette 38, U. of Penn 6.
 Purdue 3, Northwestern 0.
 St. Johns 31, GaIlaude '. Rensselaer, 21, Hobart 0.
 Alfred ', Hamilton 0.
 Notre Dame 28, Army 0.
 Navy G. Bucknen 0.
 Nebraska 10, Pittsburgh 0.
 Syracuse 13, McGill 0.
 Cornell Al, Columbia T.
 Swart1ennore B, Stevens 0.
 Williams fl, Union 0.
 Harvard Freshmen fl, Princeton Fresh men IA.
 Penn State 2S, Carnegie Tech '.
 Georgetown 34, Fordham '.
 Colgate fl, Rochester 0.
 Johns Hopkins 2S. Haverford 5.
 Washington and Jefferson 49, West minister A.
 Ohio Northern 6. Western Reserve 0. Iowa fl, Minnesota T.
 IllinQis 21, Depauw 0.
 Penn. Military College F, Ursinus 0.
 Iowa fl, Minnesota '.
 University of Vermont 14, Norwich
 Villanova 13, Gettysburg 1O
 Conn. Aggies 39, St. Lawrence fl.
 Washington and Lee ', West Virgini 28.
 Wesleyan Freshmen 6, Williams Fresh men 0.
 Centre College 55, Univ. of kentucky {
 University of Virginia 0; University Q Georgia 21.
 Georgia Tech AS, Clemson T. ,, Catholic University 27, William an Mary 13.
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LETTERS oF> ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

HiIda Vcgt of New London-Many hanks for the prizebook, "In Russian | Trenches by Fiske. l adore it in every fashion.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
Children
Exchange

Come to me, o ye children
 For I hear you at your play, And the questions that perplexed me
 Have vanished quite away.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-27

at the First NJ. f. church by Rev.
Frank Steelman.
On Monday morning at 10 o'clock
both organizations will again meet
at the Legion rooms from where
they will proceed, escorted by Com
rey's Band, to Norboume, st. 10.
seph's and Green H.ll cemeteries
At each of these cemeteries the
graves OF deceased soldiers will be
decorated while at Green Hill q
brief ceremony Will b hold by the
Legion.
1t is not the intention Of the
American Legion TO sanNlant the G.
A. II. in this splendid work but
rather to support them while they
are able 10 continue ana to sue.
coed them when they ave no longer
able to perform the dntv
All those who can donate flowers
for the decoration Of graves are
asked to have the same At the Amer
lean Legion headduart0rs Monday
morning before the hour set for
visiting the cemeteries