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The Glenwood post., 1911-09-23
,AfALE or THE pLANS

"A hundred and nifty miles - the
crow flies. and sand all the way. ex-
cept for the valley of Salt Fork. Come
on now. and keep close. for it's easy
to get lost in these sand hills"
Keith had ridden that hundred and
fifty miles of sandy desolation before.
but had never been called upon to
make such Journey as this proved to
be. He knew there was little to fear
from human enemies. for they were
riding far enough east of the Santa Fe
parties, while this desert country was
stunned by indian hunters. 1t con-
sisted of sand hill after sand hill. .
drear waterless waste. where nothing
grew. and mid the dread sameness Of
which a traveller could only find pass
age by the guidance Of stars 1t night
or the blazing sun by day.
They had covered ten miles Of 1t by
daybreak. their ponies travelling heavf-
ly. fetlock deep. but could advance no
further. With the first tint of rose in
the east the brooding storm burst
upon them In wild desert fury. the
fierce wind buffeting them back, lash
ing their faces with sharp grit until
they were unable to bear the pain.
The flying sand smote them IN clouds.
driven with the speed of bullets. In
vain they lay nat, urging their ponies
forward; the beasts. maddened and
blinded by the merciless lashing of tho
sand. refused to face the storm. Keith.
all sense of direction long since lost.
The Glenwood post., 1911-09-23

rolled wearily from the saddle, bur.
rowed under the partial shelter of q
sand dune. and called upon, Neb to
follow him. With their hands and feet
they made a slight wind-break, drag.
ging the struggling ponies into its
protection. and burrowed themselves
there, the clouds of sand skurrying
over them 80 thick as to obscure the
sky. and rapidly burying them alto
gether as though in a grave. Within
an hour they were compelled to dig
themselves out, yet 1t proved partial
escape from the pitiless lashing. The
wind howled like unloosed demons,
and the air grew cold, adding to the
sting of the grit, when some sudden
eddy hurled 1t into their hiding place.
To endeavor further travel would
mean certain death. for no one coulu
have guided a course for q hundred
feet through the tempest.
1t was three O'Clock before It died
sufficiently down for them to venture
out. Even then the air remained full
Of sand. while constantly shifting
ridges made travel dinicult. Only
grim necessity-the suffering of the
ponies for water. and their own need
for soon reaching the habitation of
man and acquiring ~food-drove them
to the early venture. They must at.
tain the valley of the Salt Fork that
night. or else perish in the desert
there remained no other choice. Ty-
ing neckerchiefs over their horses
eyes. and lying nat themselvas thay
succeeded In pressing slowly forward,
winding In and out among the shift.
ing dunes. with only the wind to guide
them. It was an awful trail. the hoofs
sinking deep In drifting sand, the
struggling ponies bsooning % sx-
The Glenwood post., 1911-09-23
sYNoPsIs.

Jack Keith. q virginian, now a bor-
der piainsman. 10 riding along the Santa
Fe trail on the lookout for roaming war
fire al a distance and then sees a team
attached to a wagon and at full Eallop
pursued by men on ponies. When Keith
acred two men and departed. He searches
tho victims finding papers and q locket
hunt down tho murderers. Keith is ar
rested at Carson City, charged with the
murder, his accuser being a ruffian named
Black Bart. He goes to jail fully realiz-
ins the peril Of swift border Justice. A
compunlon In his cell 10 a negro. who
tells him he 10 Neb and that he knew the
one of the murdered men was John
6ibley. the other Gen. Willis Waite. for
merly an officer In the Confederate army.
cell
The Glenwood post., 1911-09-23
A NIT
A HIT
What She Gained by Trying Again.

A failure at first makes us esteem
nnal success.
A family In Minnesota that now en-
Joys Postum would never have known
how good 1t 10 II tho mother had been
discouraged BY tho failure Of her
first attempt to prepare 1t. Her son
tails the story:
I'VE had never used Postum till last
spring when father brought homo .
package one evening Just to try It. We
had heard from our neighbors, and In
fact every one who used 1t, how well
they liked 1t.
We'll. the next morning Mother
brewed 1t about i've minutes. Just a.
she had been in the habit Of doing
with coffee without paying special at.
tention to the directions printed on
the package. It looked weak and
didn't have a very promising color, but
nevertheless father raised his cup
with an air of exceptancy. It certain
ly did give him a great surprise, but
I'm afraid it wasn't . very pleasant
one. for he put down his cup with Q
look OF disgust
Mother wasn't discouraged though,
and next morning gave 1t another trial,
letting 1t stand on the stove till boil
ing began and then letting It boil for
fifteen or twenty minutes. and this
time We were all 10 pleased with II
that We have used It ever since.
"Father was . confirmed dyspeptic
and cup Of coffee was to him like pol
son. SO he never drinks It any more,
but drinks Postum regularly. He isn't
troubled with dyspepsia now and 10
actually growing fst. and I'm sure
Postum II the cause of 1t. All the chill
dren are allowed to drink It and they
are perfect pictures Of health" Name
given BY Postum Co.. Battle Crsek,
Mich.
Read the little book. 'IAs Road 10
Wsllvills." In pkss. THERE'S . rsasoa.s
DvsS roa1 - aASvs Dstss9S A NV
- oDDaefs 1gOa t1Re - 49, TAaV
49, OeouonA tsOas 90 - - AmnA
The Glenwood post., 1911-09-23
A Matter Of Creed.

Two men were disputing over thedY
respective churches" says the Slater
News in reviving an old story which
10 still good. "One was Baptist and
the other Presbyterian. Finally
ono Of them called . neighbor who
was passing and asked his opinion ~
which to be saved. Well. neighboF.'
he said. son and have been hauling
wheat for nearly forty years. There
are two roads that lead to the mil.
One Il the valley road and the other
leads over the hill. and never yet has
the miller asked mo which road
came. but he always asks. II the
wheat oodr"-Kansas City Times.
The Glenwood post., 1911-09-23
"Do You See That s.raIsh. Ahead Of Your"

words spoken. but the black and white
hands clasped silently. and then Neb
crept back into the saddle. shivering
in his wet clothes as the cool night
wind swept against him. Keeping
close in toward shore. yet far enough
out 30 that the water would hide their
trail. the fugitives toiled steadily up
stream. guided only by the black out
line OF the low bank upon their left.
The Glenwood post., 1911-09-23
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co.
Too Little Ton.

Too Little Ton.
Smiley-That iceman down the
street will have to change his name II
he wishes to do any business.
Wiley-Whyf What's his namsf
might not notice 1t. but am afraid
most folks would shy at . name Ike
that ON an ice dealers sign.
The Glenwood post., 1911-09-23
A TrIds Wlthsred,

In his native tongue no one could
have made more graceful speeches
than Monsieur Blanc. but whom he
essayed compliments in English he
was not quite 20 successful.
'Have I changed in the I'VE ysars
since we met In Parisi" asked the
elderly woman who desired above al
things to be thought younger. much
younger than she was.
Madame" said the courtisr, his
hand on his heart, you look like
q rose of 20 yearsi"-Youth's Com.
panion.
The Glenwood post., 1911-09-23
In Gold STORAGE

In Cold Storage.
Il am afraid. your honor. this pris-
oner 10 bad egg"
"H'ml Then we'd better put him IN
the cooler"
The Glenwood post., 1911-09-23

Mrs. Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Childrsa
teething. softens the gums, reduces innammAr
ton, allays pain. cures wind colo, 26o bottIA.
The Glenwood post., 1911-09-23

Friendship 10 the flower of . mo-
ment. and tho fruit Of time.-Kotss-
bue.
The Glenwood post., 1911-09-23

Red Gross Bag Blue. all blue. best bluins
value in the whole world. makes the l.un-
dress smile.
The Glenwood post., 1911-09-23

A mule seldom kicks without cause.
but a man 10 different.
The Glenwood post., 1911-09-23

Hix-You said your gun would shoot
900 yards.
Dix-I know I did.
Hix-It's marked to shoot only $50
yards.
Dir know. but there are two
barrels.
The Glenwood post., 1911-09-23

ovsrpoliteness d the surest indics
ton oae = not 70 the manner hora.
The Glenwood post., 1911-09-23
True Philosophy,

True PhiIosophy.
To have what we want Is riches,
but to be able to do without 10 power
George Macdonald.
The Glenwood post., 1911-09-23

BEAUTIFUL POST CARDS FREE
Send h stamp for dvo samples of my very ohoio-
ST Gold Embossed Birthday, Flower and Motto
Post CArds; beautiful oolon and lovslisst designs.
Az Post Card Club. III Jackson 81. Topeka, Kansas
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-06
TRAINING THE CHILDREN.

Philadelphia has commenced a
campaign Of education among the
school children to give them a better
conception Of the Fourth of July and
10 direct them in a saner and safer
way Of celebrating the nations birth
day.
The school children are being organ
lied Into Junior independent societies,
and they are being pledged as follows.
whereas. The celebrations of Inde-
pendence day as heretofore conducted
have resulted in losses, through fire.
or millions Of dollars worth of prop
erty. serious injuries to thousands and
in death TO many hundreds of chill
dren of our country; therefore, be it
Resolved. That we. the future cit
izens Of America. hereby declare our
independence Of the dangerous meth
DDS OF celebrating our nations birth
day, and agree to celebrate the com
ing Fourth Of July in a manner that
VIII render this Anniversary happV.
glorious and truly patriotic.
The present fatalities and injuries
resulting from the celebration OF the
day are "A discredit to civilized peo-
pie. \ total Of killed and injured in
the past seven years of over $4,000
Is enough to Impress any person that
reform is necessary and that it is
time this anniversary was rendered
happy, glorious and truly patriotic,"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-06
NOT AN EXPECTED RESULT

Fhe result of the election is not what
The Bulletin hoped It would be. but
We DO not repine The people know
what they want and have decided the
matter
some philosopher has said the only
good government there is. is the gov
eminent which represents the will of
the majority. 1T may not rate any
where near perfection but it repre-
sents the wish of the people. whether
Il tells for better or worse, and all
though 1t may be as faulty as human
nature, and need frequent revision. it
Is the best government because with
all Its faults IL represents the freedom
OF the voters
Norwich is not tSmbling backwards.
but Just working towards natural
reaction which is sure to come. Nor
wich knows when it IS in the doldrums
and IL viii know when to get out
When the public has a surfeit of one
thing It usually turns to another; and
a declination to experiment with ad-
vanced governmental schemes cannot
be fairly Interpreted as decadence, al
though il is held b. those who scott
at neutral grounds. that whatever fails
TO go ahead slides backwards.
Norwich In going to come right up
10 date. b. and by but not until a
majority of the people become con
scious of the fact that it is necessary
and Will be beneficial
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-06
The PRISON LOOMS LIP

Attorney General Wiclzershann's
notice that the United States gov
eminent has distinct plans for crini-
nal action against the trust magnates
should they persist in illegal procedure
is not an idle threat and 1t must
give them visions Of open prison doors
If they do not behave themselves.
They may be deceived BY the
thought that the government is per-
scouting gentlemen instead Of prose-
cutting men for criminal practices.
The trouble with the great majority
OF modern fortunes is that they are
not gained by producing anything. by
introducing efficiencies or making a
saving for the public. A certain tyne
Of men have learned that by shutting
the cards that represent other mems
production, they can always slip a
certain portion of them up their own
sleeves, which do not represent any
thing saved for the public.
The disposition of the trusts to
drive other people out Of business goes
against the Utmost grain of American
temperament. Our people have a fatal
weakness for money grabbing. But
there is a strain of independent ideal
ism running in their blood that de-
mands fsr every man a fair chance
in the race.
A square aeal for every man is the
purpose of the apti-trus movement
and the government has the support
Of the people in it's attempt to re-
open the avenues OF trade to compe-
tition and to stop the extortion of ex-
cessive profits from the people.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-06
DISFIGURED WITH SCALES

'.Some time ago was taken with eczema
from the top of my head to my waist. It
began with scales on my body l suffered
untold itching and burning, and could not
sleep. l was greatly disflgured with scales
and crusts. My ears looked as If they had
been most cut off with a razor. and my neck
was perfectly raw. | tried two doctors who
said l had eczema in its fullest stage, and
that it could not be cured. / then tried
other remedies to no avail. At last. / tried q
set of the genuine Cuticura Remedies, which
cured me. Cuticura Remedies cured me of
eczema when all else had failed, therefore
! cannot praise them too highly. believe
Cuticura Remedies are the best skin cure
there is" (Signed) Miss Matte ]. Shaffer,
r. F. D. l, Box 8, Dancy, Miss, Oct, p. 1910.
81 had suffered from eczema about four
years when boiIs began to break out on
different parts Of my body. 1t started with
fine red rash. My back was affected first,
when it also spread over my face. The itching
was almost unbearable at times. / tried
different soaps and salves, but nothing seemed
to help me until / began to use the Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. One box of them cured
me entirely. / recommended them to my
sister for her baby who was troubled with
tooth eczema, and they completely. cured
her baby (Signed) Mrs. F. L. Marbefger,
Drehersvilie, Pa Sept. q, 1910.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-06
THE BULLETINS DAILY STORY
NO ACTION

hitting the thing she aims at? l re-
member discussing this matter with
my Aunt Maria a long time ago, and
she 1Teld that a woman could throw a s
straight as man. we both got
rather excited over the argument and
adjourned to the yard to see my aunt
give demonstration. She picked up
an old doorknob and said she was 60
ing to hit a fence post about twenty
feet away. On the other side of that
fence post my next door neighbor was
down on his knees, pulling weeds, and
was concealed from view by a patch
of sunfioWers. Hearing our voices, he
raised his head to see who was talk
ing and that dOorknOb caught him on
the nose He was passionate man,
of abnormal physical strength and he
came over and wrapped himselg around
me before | had time to explain any
thing.
why can't a woman drive a nail7
Are there physiological, pathological,
biological or any other logical reasons
hand me that large brown volume
from the upper shelf
Il feel more like handing you the
rolling PIN, declared Mrs. Turnover.
IF ever there was an exasperating
man in this world, his name is Turn
over I've been working all spring in
that garden so that we'd have vege-
looASS Icl Jul ldoAC- o-1S, ~ ~ A'Ae.s - :.
threatened with destruction l can't get
you to nail board for mel
You forget that there are laws pro-
vided for just such a catastrophe as
you dread If Trapley's COW 5hou d
be so lost to the first instincts of
lady as to break into our garden and
DESTROY things. the statutes touching
trespass Will amply cover the case.
Trapley will be liable to severe penal
ties But there is no danger. The COW
is unquestionably a perfectly well bred
and refined creature
There's the brute in the gard en-
now,' shrieked Mrs. Turnover.-C1li-
cago News. 81
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-06
Downward Course
FAST BEING REALIZED BY NOR
WITCH PEOPLE.

A little backache at first.
Daily increasing till the back is lame
and weak.
Urinary disorders quickly follow;
Diabetes and finally Brigllt's disease.
This is the downward course of kid
ney ills.
Don't take this course. Follow the
advice of a Norwich citizen.
Mrs. VIM. III. Clark, H. Chestnut
Street, Norwich, Conn, says: Il can
vouch for Doan's Kidney Pills as being
a remedy that acts as represented.
procured them from n. D. SEWN &
Sons Drug Store and their use
brought me relief from a pain in my
back that had not yielded to any med
icine that I had used previously. For
years I was subject to attacks of back
ache. and I felt tried and weighted
down with Ianguor and depression,
often being untitled for anything
Doan's Kidney Pills proved to be just
the remedy 1 required and feel CRATE
full indeed, for the benefit 1 derived
from their use
For sale by all dealers Price Soc
Foster Mi1burn Co, Buffalo, New
York sole agents for tlle United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-06

Il wish you'd take the hammer and
soma nails, said Mrs. Turnover, land
fix the garden fence. The top board is
broken down and Trapley's COW is just
waiting for chance to jump over and
eat all our vegetables
1T is a most unfortunate thing
replied Turnover, that you are of such
suspicious nature. You are always
accusing others of harboring base de-
signs. don't suppose the idea of in
vadlng our garden ever occurred to
Trapleys cow, which appears to be a
highly conservative and respectable
animal That board has been off the
renee all spring, and if our neighbor' s
COW mad contemplated trespassing up
on our domain the damage would have
been done long ago.
'Oh, of course YOU will sit there and
talk and talk till the last dog is hung
rather than devote five minutes to fix
ing the fence" said Mrs. Turnover.
Now that YOU have another blood
and thunder novel it is useless to ask
you to turn your hand to anything
about the place.
This is not a blood and thunder
novel. my dear, although the cover has
a somewhat sanguinary aspect, pre-
senting as it does the picture of three
men weltering in their gore 1t is
true. also. that triple murder occurs
in the first chapter. presenting a prob
lem which battles the police of one of
our large cities. The riddle seems be-
yond solution until the reader is in
troduced to that great master Sleuth,
Hawkshaw Hemingway, who proceeds
to demonstrate that the law can cir
clrmvent and overwhelm the craftiest
criminals. Step by step he marches
toward the greatest triumph of his
career
"Oh, bother his career! Id fix that
fence myself hundred times over
rather than stand here and argue with
You. but I never could drive a NALL
That fact in itself presents an in
teresting problem, my dear. Why
can't woman drive a nail or throw
stone with reasonable certainty of
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-06
ONE HUNDRED SECOND
LIEUTENANTS WANTED.
Chance for Ambitious Civilians to En-
ter the Regular Army.

Washington, June 5-One hundred
civilians are to be appointed as second
lieutenants in the cavalry, field artif-
lerv and infantry of the United States
army. and a competitive examination
for the selection of these appointees
has beeen ordered. beginning Tuesday
September 5. The examinations will
be conducted at numerous military
posts throughout the country and ap
plicants will be assigned to posts as
convenient as practicable to their
homes. Those who wish TO take the
examination should send applications
to the adjutant general of the army,
Washington, u. c.; and each applica-
ton should be accompanied by testi-
T1onia1s or certificates as to the moral
character and fitness of the applicant
for the position of a commissioned Of
ficer in the United States army.
In order to be eligible for this ex-
animation candidates must be citizens
of the United States, unmarried, of
good moral character, not less than 81
years of age, and must pass the pre-
scribed physical and mental examina-
tons. A civilian can not be appointed
a second lieutenant in the army after
his 9th birthday The physical exam
inatipn will conform to the standard
required of recruits for the army, ex-
cept that any applicant whose degree
of vision is less than 20-40 in either
eye. or is color blind for red, green or
violet, will be rejected. (
The mental examination is divided
into two parts, preliminary and chm
petitive, both conducted at the same
place. The preliminary covers Eng
lish grammar and photography, math-
en1atics, to include algebra. plane and
solid geometry; trigonometry and
geography and history. Any grad
yates of recognized colleges and uni
vefsities and of institutions of learn
ing classified as Glass A and Glass ALB,
at which army officers are detailed
as instructors in military science and
tactics will be exempt from the pre-
liminary examination. The COMPETE
tive examination covers tn following
subjects: General history, elementary
French. German or Spanish, as the
candidate may elect: constitution of
the United States and elementary in
tcInational law land an advanced OPP
tio1al subject. Under the latter
head a candidate may be examined
on any one of the following subjects,
as he may elect: Higher mathemat-
les. to include different calculus, in
tegral calculus and analytical geomet-
ry; thorough working knowledge of
any modern language, Z general
knowledge of the English language,
and of English literature
Special privileges in the matter of
appointments will be given to grad
yates of military schools and mem
bers of the organized militia upon
passing the prescribed examination.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-06
DRY FARMING IN THE SOUTH
WEST.

The conservation of moisture in the
soil in times of drouth has been thor
oughly demonstrated in west Texas
and New Mexico. and the result of
half a dozen seasons has convinced
the farmers of its value and dependa-
bility and they have no idea of aband-
oning it.
The history of the movement is told
as follows: Six years ago a small
colony of men, whose friends consid-
cred them crazy. undertook to farm
without irrigation in the country
around Portales, New Mexico, near the
Texas border. No one had ever tried
to farm any of this land before, but
these men reasoned that if native grass
would grow knee high, other forage
crops would flourish. They tried it
and were astonished at the results OBJ
tanned Huge yields We're had of
milo maize, kaffir corn and other for
age crops. Irish potatoes flourished;
their truck patches did we'll, and they
even secured half a bale of cotton to
the acre. The news spread like wild
fire and the next year an army of
home seekers marched into New Mex
leo. In four years, without advertis-
ing or land booming, and in the face
10000 homestead entries were made,
covering over eight million acres of
land.
In order to determine the exact
status of the dry farming industry the
New Mexico bureau of immigration at
Albuquerque, with the assistance of
corps of experts. recently made a dry
farming census This census shows
that there are at present 71S,o00 acres
actually under cultivation in New
Mexico by dry farming methods, and
the conclusion of the experts is that
there are 17.S00.00O acres in % of
New Mexico's &c counties over which
the rainfall at normal is sufficient for
successful dry farming. These men
predict that the time will come when
this whole great area will be under
cultivation without irrigation. The
bulk of this acreage, where dry farm
ing is practical, is public domain. open
to entry under the United States land
laws. New Mexico has made no eff
fort to encourage immigration into
the dry farming districts, preferring to
wait until dry farming methods and
results had been more thoroughly
demonstrated. That the system has
survived the past two years of extreme
drouth-and survived with nearly
quarters of a million acres re-
naming in cultivation, is sufficient
proof that much of the so-called
southwestern desert is not a desert;
that dry farming has come to stay
and that it viii be the means of fur
nishing homes to many thousands of
the land hungry.