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Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
yThe Price Of the Colt.

Dear p-ncie Jed: a wolf and to1
walking. through : field saw a mother
horse ard her colt The wolf was hungry
as he always Is. and told the fox 10 ask
the horse if she would sell the colt.
The horse told the fox that she would
sell the colt
What IS the price, asked the fox
You will find the price written on my
hind feet" replied the horse. The fo1
knew very well what the horse meant.
Then the fox went back and told the
wolf what the horse said II could not
buy the colt" said the fox. because ]
could not read the price. which was writ
ten on the mothers hind feet
The wolf was. great braggart u
can read every kind of writing" said he,
4 will go and read what the price is"
When the wolf came near the horse he
asked the price Of the colt. She showed
him one of her hind feet. The wo1
thought the nai.s were letters and ht
came nearer still so that he might read
them. When.the wolf came near enough
to the horse. he got his. for the horst
gave him terrible kick which nearly
killed him
The fox said that It reminded him o:
an Old proverb which says: The hes
readers are not always the wisest men,
JOSEPH ASPINALL. Age IL.
North Franklin.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05

tory over Hartford
William Dudaek of New Britain is
meeting with much success at Pawhus-
ka. Okla. as chief athletic director of
the PaMhuska school Of athletics.
Johnny Wilson. middleweight cham
pion' says he is wiling to fight Mike Glib
bons to a decision, provided some pro-
moter will put up the money.
Harvard's victorious football team
will be honored, Dec. 16, by one of the
greatest banqaets ever rendered a WIN
ming team.
Walter r. Cox. famous reinsman. has
signed contract to train and race the
stable of a wei. known eastern horse
man.
The National basketball team of New
York. rated next to the famous Celtics
IS trying to invade this section the early
part OF January.
Washington and 5eTerson kept their
string of victories upbroken when they
defeated the University OF Detroit, II
to 2, in the final game.
The Eastern League desires to ar
range some kind Of a series between. its
flag winner and the club that finishes
second in the International league.
The old thoroughbrsd gelding race
horse, Externinator winnings are now
| larger than those of any other thorough
bred gelding.
one of the greatest baseball .outfel-
ers OF all time, James z. Barrett who
died recently left an estate of nearly
half a million.
! Jack BrittOn. weiterweight champion
| of the world. easily outpointed Jim
Montgomery, middleweight champion of
Ireland, in ten-round bout at New
Britain recently.
Two games in two days are nothing
to Jim Thorpe and Charley Brickley.
football teams. They met Saturday at
| the Polo Grounds New York; and Sun
day, Ebbets Field. Brooklyn.
In hockey as in football. George Owen
is the nucleus around which Harvard
teams of this year are built. He is the
last one left of last years varsity
seven.
Acting upon recommendation Of the
Harvard athletic committee the Har-
ward student council voted to award H
G. Janin. first string. substitute end Of
the varsity eleven his I'll"
The Connecticut Aggies are now turn
ing their attention to the basketball
team and moro than thirty-fve candi-
dates reported for the first call for prac.
tice.
The Yale Daily News in recent edi
torial vigorously attacked professional
football. stating that the capitalization
of football training is an evil to bt
stamped upon.
Winter baseball by the major league,
has bad effect on the league game:
of the regular season, says Keeper.
president of the Portland club. Pacific
Coast league.
Pr'ncetca'q 1922 football schedule con
sists of eight games and the season vii
start on Sept 3d. with Johns Hopkin
and will end on Nov. IS with Yale a
Princeton.
Stating that they felt, the public wa
fully aware Of the facts relating t
Mile; Suzanne Lenglen's visit to thi
country last summer. officials Of the U
S. Lawn Tennis Association decline II
comment upon. recent developments II
: the matter abroad.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
Glasgo.
A Trim to FitehburF.

Dear Uncle Jed: One day We were go
ing to Fitchburg. We started about s
O'Clock. and it was very cold. Everybody
was asleep but US. AT one house Harold
blew the horn. BY and by we stopped
to eat our breakfast We stayed about
half an hour Then we started off
again. It was long ride.
When we got up there we looked
around to SEE the things. Then we went
up into the house and ate, our dinner.
After we had finished our ner we went
over to Emory's. On the Wy over Hs--
old Dunctured his tire and he had 10 stop
and fix il, and the other folks came
along. Mamma got out Of Harold's car
and got into the other car. and then we
started along with the other folks. In a
little while we got there. First we went
out and saw the garden After we saw
all the things on the farm we went into
the house and sat d0wn and began I, 10
talk.
After We had been there a little while
we started home again When we had
got about 16 miles We ate our supper.
When we got home It was 6 O'Clock
HARRIET SWANSON, Age s.
Eacleviile
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
THE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCLE
Boys and Girls Department

came along, and knowing what the inn
keeper had dcne brought them back to
life.
Where St. Nicholas day is observed the
children look farword to it the same as
we do to Christmas. for it is on that day
they look forward to gifts if they have
been good. If they have. not been good
they get birch ROD to show how they
! ought to have been punished This idea
isn't SO much different from that which
surrounds our Christmas for children
here are given to understand that it is
only the coed childrenethat are remem-
bered by Santa Claus /.
Thus you see while We have not givei
as much attention to St. Nicholas da.
in this country we have really combine,
the gift idea with Christmas and callet
the bearer of those gifts Santa Claus tina
great big, generous hearty and happy fel
!
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05

Dear Uncle jed I am going to tell you
about how l spent my summer vacation
After we had The school picnic we stay
ed at home and worked and played
On the Fourth Of July my brother
Charles and I had a good time. Ny big
gest brother. Happy. 5ght some sky
rockets, caps, frecrac-ers and other
things. I bought q package Of sDarklers.
We had a good tine all day and at
night we watched the fireworks.
Other days I raked hay. I drove old
Joe, the horse. I did nearly all the rak-
ing and little teddering while my broth
er Charles rolled the hay out Of the way
so That the wagon could so through
Sometimes when I had the hay all
raked Charles would have 10 be on the
wagon and I would roll the hay When
finished that I would rake the scatter.
| ings. On days when the grass was moi
! cut or made into hay I sometimes rode
on my bicycle.
l. I have quite j good many flowers
! had a AcalyDha Sanderi. lady slippers
J insect powder planss. petunias. and a few
/ others. I have some Vegetables, too
watermelons., Tnusamelons anu lettuce
We did not spend all our time at home
! We went 10 Hartford and saw the capitol
we went inside and looked at quite a few
statues.
We went on quite few other trips
too.
A. EVELYN BROWN. Age IL
Eagleville.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
wINNERs[oF PRIZE BOOKS

Elsie d. Reynalds of PlainGeld-
Phys Holiday Journey.
2.-Helen sledjesky of Eagleville-The
Lilac Lady.
a.-walter Donlan of Norwich-our Pi-
lots in the Air.
4--susan NJ. Perry of Griswoid-
Heart of Gold.
"a Evelyn Brown of Eagleville-
Little Prudy's Captain Horace.
6-catherine DrisceH OF Norwich
Billy Whiskers.
Earle NJ. Kinmouth of Ledyard-
ABoy Scouts Before Belgrade.
S-Genevieve Yurehen Of New London
The Yellow Violin.
Winners of prize books living in Nor
wich can Obtain them by calling at The
Bulletin business office after 10 ocloca
Monday morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
BASEBALL MEN TO MEET
IN BUFFALO DEC. FL

Buffalo, n. Y, Dec, 4-Owners, mana
gers. and players began to gather here
today for the 21st annual meeting Of the
National Association Of Professional
Baseball leagues Tie opening session
viii be held on Tuesday but the board
of arbitration VIII meet tomorrow to
straighten OUT some of the mort difficult
tangIos resulting from the season
Clashes among the minors.
Michael II. Sexton, president, of the as
sociation arrived here this evening.
Economy VIII be the watchword for
next season. and We are going to prepare
for it at this weeks session" he said.
The cost Of running some of the big
teams is getting too high and it viii be
to the best interests of the game to re-
trench
Judge K NJ. Lands, supreme arbiter in
baseball is expected here early in the
week.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
UNCLE JED's TALK TO wIDEAwAKEs

UNCLE JED'S TALK TO W1DEAWAkEs
Probably the most of the Wideawakes
have heard of St. Nicholas. Possibly you
have gotten the idea that St. Nicholas
and Santa Claus are one and the same,
since there is the distribution of gifts
featured in connection with each one but
while we associate Santa Claus with
Christmas in this country s.. Nicholas
day is tomorrow the sixth Of December
in France, portions Ct Germany, Austria
and Italy. That is the anniversary of
the death of St. Nicholas and that is the
day that corresponds with our Christmas
as far as the presents are. concerned in
those countries,
St Nicholas was a resident of ths
southwestern part If Asia Minor way bacf
in the fourth century He was a holy
man, an archbishop and became known
as the protector Of. the poor. Among
others whom he was thought to crotect
especially were sailors because he stiret
storm orce when journeying to the Holy
Land. He is best known however. as The
protector of schooboys. During thos
old days it was said that three schoo
boys were making a journey and stopped
over night at an inn The innkeeper wa
wicked man and he killed the three
boys and hid them in a tub. St. Nicholai
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
1e rEAa1s 1N BICYCLE RAGE

AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
New York, Dec. 5.-Sixteen teams of
International bicycle racing stars sped
away at 1901 o'clock this mornings in
the 31st annual six-day event around the
wooden saucer in Madison Square Gar
den.
Goullett, of the Brocco-Goullett team,
darted to the fore at tie starters gun
and was leading after the first mile Jake
Magin, who was injured in the prelim-
mary spirits Saturday night, announced
at the last minute that he wcstld not
start His place was taken by Peter
Drobach.
Nat l o'clock. at the end of the first
hour, tn eteams had covered 25 miles 80
laps. Belloni was leading. The record
for first hour, 26 miles. laps, was
made in 1915 by Kaiser and Cameron.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
Norwich

Dear Uncle Jed: cannot. really tell
which I like the best Each one in its
own way IS so interesting. Polly, Of
course. is the parrot and likewise the
Oldest. I've had him seven years. and
think he really loves me, because when
leave the room where he. IS he calls
continually for me until I answer his call
I let him out of his cage occasionally
when I am doing my homework. He SIS
on the back Of the chair repeating any
thing I say to him.
Nony. my oldest puppy. is very cute
and knowing in her own way. She is a
Yorkshire terrier and she is quite Jealous
Of Polly.
Last but not least, comes my little
baby shepherd dog. Snowy. only three
months old Sie is a very industrious
little doggie. always chasing the naughty
people. as I call them. with a loud
whooping bark.
GENEvIEvE YURCHER, Age 10.
New London.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05

Dear Uncle Jed: The fire had started
in large building1n one of the streets
of New York. It was midnight as the
first streak of fire stole around the
building. The people were asleep when
suddenly they were awakened by the
sound Of a fire truck. whereupon people
were seen rushing from the building in a
~ild fashion.
An elderly looking woman suddenly
rushed up to one OF the hosemen and
turning pointed to one Of the windows
on the top floor. a child was seen lean
Ing from it and sasping for breath.
The hosenan without a thought for
himself caught IN a wet shawl and dis
appeared in the building It seemed
ages before he could reach the child
The fremen expected the building to far
any moment. All at once the building
shook. Every eye was on the doorway
where a man staggered out with the
child in the shaw. just as the building
| fell This was not the last brave dec
| the hosemen ever did.
MARGIE GAHAN. Age IA
Voluntown.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
ANNUAL sIx-DAY BIKE STARTS

AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
New York, Dec. 4.-Sixteen teams, Of
International bicycle racing stars We're
ready for the start at midnight of the
annual six day event around the wooden
saucer in Madison Square Garden Sew
en- of the fourteen foreign riders are
tia ians; others are from Germany, Hol-
land, Belgium and Australia.
A large crowd of enthusiasts waited
impatiently as the pedal pushers tuned
up their machines. The veteran rider,
Jake Magin, who plunged through a
railing on a high turn of the saucer
during last nights preliminaries re-
ceived only minor injuries and would
ride. in the long grind, it was an
nounced.
The teams: Brocco and Goullet; De
Ruyter and Van KempeH; Billiard and
Alavoine Girardengo and VERT; Piani
and Pei omi; stefani and Peyrode
Gaffney and Pello; Lawrence and Thorn
as; Rutt and Coburn; Lands and Lang
Kaiser and Smith Mcnamara and Mad
den; Buysee and Van Howell, Hanley
and >Magin Grenda and Clarke; Oste,
ritter and Weber.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON
DEFEATED DETROIT UNIVERSITY

Detroit. Dec. 4.-Uncovering speed and
consistent driving power. Washington and
Jefferson's football team defeated the
University of Detroit Saturday II to :
and kept its string of victories unbroken
for the season.
Washington and Jefferson scored a
touchdown in the first three minutes of
play, blocking a Detroit punt. the visitors
pushed the ball to the Detorit one-foot
line, where Bassista carried it over. In
the second period Erickson lodged
through broken field for a touchdown.
Stein kicked each goal after touchdown.
Detrosts safety was scored in the sec
ono period when Brenkert recovered a
fumbled forward pass behind his own
goal Ene7and was downed.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
"Y" GYM CLASSES SCHEDULE
FOR WEEKS ACTIVITIES

The young men and boys engaging in
the physical activities in the Y. NJ G.
A. gymnasium are undoubtedly enjoying
their stunts and body building work. for
new members continue to enroll and the
increased interest has encouraged the
starting of many new activities In adj
dition to the regu ar gym classes the
following special activities are sched-
uled for the coming week:
Monday-Senior athletic league
games; Employed Boys basketball
league games.
Tuesday-Junior Boys auto" league
athletic games.
Observation-Disclosures Boys basszet-
ball league games; Trv-outs for the
''Enns representative basketball team.
Thursday-Gymnasi um leaders train
ing class; JUROR bows auto" 'eague
games; Senior athletic LEAGUE games
Friday-Demonstra of Gymnasium
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
LETTERS OF AcKNwLEDGEaIENr

Susan j. CarnseIla Of Eagleville: 1
nave received your most welcome book
that you sent me a few weeks ago and
wis hto. thank you very much for it.
Mary NJ. steinmayer of Willimantic: I
received the prize book and thank you
very much for it. 1 have read it and
found it very interesting.
Brownie sIedjesky 90 Eagleville- I
received the book you sent me and thank
you for it.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
I. OF WASHINGTON UNABLE
TO SOLVE PENN STA


Seattle, Wash. Dec 4.-Penn States
football team came out of the east and
defeated the University of Washington
eleven Il to in University stadium here
Saturday. The Sundodgers' Iinesmen
were unable to fathom the fasteners
attack until the closing moments of the
third period and the fast Penn State
backs gained almost at will, using a
varied attack
It was not until Penn State had
scored three touchdowns and a total
score of II points and the third period
was We'll advanced that Washington TOOK
the actual offensive On the kickoff af-
ter Penn States last goal, Captain Ray
Eckmann, playing his final game for the
purple and gold, received the ball and
breaking straight through the center of
The advancing Penn State line, advanced
TO midfeld on a long straight run that
brought the spectator to their feet with
roar. The Sundodgers had their blood
up and smashed irres:stibly toward the
goal
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
Jail Hills Claim Titie.

Sporting Editor. Norwich Bulletin:
The Judaens having forfeited their
claim to the city championship in the
l40-pound class, now caves the jail
Hill A. c. the champions Of the city.
The Jail Hi A. c. emerged from the
1921 football season indicated and
without d point being scored upon them.
The following is the Jail Hill a. c, line
up: IIinger re, Carney TT, Matthews re-
F. ellis lie. B. CT lis 1t, Foley lg,
Foley lg, Thompson c. Furlong OBJ Pc
trone fb, Valentine RIB, Shea lib.
]. THOMPSON, Manager.
A. ILINGER, Captain.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
PlainfeId.
How l spent Tnanasgiving

Dear Urcle Jed: Last night when I
went to bed 1 noticed Aat there was
quite lot of snow and sleets on the
ground I knew if it shculd freeze could
slide down hill. This morning my broth
er and were up before any one else, got
our SECS and went out to slide. We had
a nice time until = began TO rain hard
and made the snow too SIT. Then we
went up to my cousins and played games.
We stayed until my cousins from New
London came UP. Then it was time for
dinner. We had goose and vegetables.
When it was time to eat plum pudding,
pies and cake was s. full after eating
so much goose and other things I could
not eat anything more. I had to rest
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05

All elevens of the big Three" will be
captained from the backfeld next year
Twenty-one exhibition games have
been booked by the Giants for their
spring training season.
Yale has more polo games Scheduled
for this winter than any other Ameri-
can university.
STATE of the Los Angeles club, is lead:
ing Sisler of the Browns, in stolen bases
in the California Winter league.
In an Interstate basketball leasu i
game played at Springfield. .Wednesla'
night, Springfield scored 30 to IS vic
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
WANTS MIDDLEBURY TO
DEVELOP RANKING PLAYER

=
Boston, Dec. Aft Mlddlebury Col
1ege never graduates the national open
golf champion nor develops the ranking
tennis player, the Rev. Paul Dwight
Moody. the Institutions president, will
never regret it. he told an alumni meet
ing here last night. Furthermore, Pres
ident Moody does not expect Sin the
near future 81 east" to see his college
defeat Harvard or Yale at football he
asserted.
Urging quality rather than quantity
in education, he said:
cat Middlebury we want a healthy
growth, but a normal growth from a
sound basis of education. We, do not
want to get infected with thai terrible
nicrobe that is goizg the rounds OF
American colleges, the microbe of toe
| intense emphasis in athletics. There are
soma colleges that turn out men more
i fitted to be chairnen of country goli
club committees than anything else
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05

Dear Uncle jed: Would you like to
hear the story Of a trip we had to the
pond one Iioontime2 We found some clam
shells. They were all. colors and some
real pretty ones, too
We welt near the edge Of the pond
and put our hands in the water. The
waves looked awful blue and angry.
We threw some shells into the waisr
and they looked ike boat sailing along.
After a while they filed with water and
sank TO the bottom Of the pond.
After we watched them for few min
utes we gathered our shells and hustled
back TO school We got to school just in
time. as the teacher was ringing the bell
wish some of the Wide-Awakes could
have been here to be with US.
LUCY CULVER, Age 9.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
How They Raise and Cure Tobacco.

Dear Uncle jed: AS I haven't written
in nearly two years 1 thought I would
write and tell you about my summer va
cation in Melrose, one. OF the tobacco
districts. Melrose is only small
place where nearly al Of the farmers
raise large quantities OF tobacco. Ny
mother, brothers and sister were with
me. Nearly every day we were out TAX
ing pictures Of different fields of tobac-
co. One afternoon we went TO a large
farm of a Mr.. Grant who raised very
high priced tobacco which was called
shade grown. There was one field that
| had fifty acres that was covered with
white cheese cloth that kept the sun
and the hail from It. Mr.. Grant took us
all over to tile sheds where there were
boys and girls men and women working
sorting different classes of tobacco
which they hung on long lathes and
these were handed to the men who hung
them on .ohg beams which ran the
whole length of the sheds. The tobac-
co was packed IN closely to sweat or
cure. Mr.. Grant explained TO us all of
the work they had to do TO the tobacco
before st was ready to smoke. The day
! we were there It looked like a shower
-and NJ. Grant looked worried for fear
the wind and hail would destroy all OF
his tobacco which would have been
thousands of dollars lost. I was very
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
BATES COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Lewiston, Ne, Lee. 4.-The Bates col
lege football schedule for 1922 is COM
plete with the exception of two games IN
the series of three which annually deter
mine the Championship of the Maine col
leges. The final date, that with Brown at
Rroyidence on Armistice day. was agreed
on tonight.
Games with other than Maine colleges
are: Sept. %, Yale at New Haven 80.
y. H. college at Durham; Oct Z, Tufts
at Lewiston; II, Massachusetts Aggies al
Amherst Nov II. Brown at Provi-
dence.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
sea Guns

Gray and brown and snowy gulls.
When the clouds are dreary,
Gayly dip along the shore.
Calling out BE CHEEKY J"
Little May inquired one day,
Seeing gulls in motion,
do they. flying up and down,
Curtsy to the ocean?"
Yes and pull UP fishes, too
Being thankful very,
They salute and say thank you,
Both petite and merry.
Oh, It sounds as if they said,
In the stormy weather,
"Cheery, CHEEKY, CHEEKY cheer"
Hours and hours together!
Somewhere in their island homes,
They, on fair days, deary
Teach the younger ones to fish.
Calling still, BE CHEEKY 20
Fannie Runnells Poole in Our Dumb Al
imals.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05

Dear Uncle Jed: 1 thought I would
write and tell you about my dog. She
pulls me in my cart in the summer, AM
in the winter on my sled. Her name Is
Flossie and I have a COW named Rose
bud. And I have some bantam hens.
am in the second grade.
DOROTHY E. CONAN. Age g.
Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
~Yn Gym classes to Organize.

Basketball teams representing the
various gym CLASSES at the Y. NJ c. A,
are to be chosen during the next week
or two, and teams about the city or vi
entity wishing games are invited to
communicate with the physical director
Of the '-Y.'
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
Annual COLI Meeting Jan. IA.

New York, Dec. S.-The annual meet
ing of the United States Golf Associa-
ton will be held in Chicago Jan. IA, w.
D. Vanderpool, secretary, announced to-
day. Each active c ub will be entitled
to send one voting delegate to the meet
ing. Allied clubs will not be permitted
to vote, but their representatives may
attend.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
Pearl street stars Won.

3 The Pearl Street Stars defeated the
Forest Street Kings, Sunday afternoon,
in football game, IS to s, winning the
two out of three games. They would
like to challenge the Kings for another
game next Sunday, for the champion
ship of the West Side Call 639-12.