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Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25
WASTED WORDS OF WISDOM

hands and waiting an antiseptic odor, the electric steriiizer bakes and broiis and everything metal giitters horri. bly,. You feel awfully downhearted suddenly as the chair engulfs you and scars upward.
 Mean weather, isn't it?'ssthe den- tist asks, bending over to observe your almost perfect teeth. 'Hm.' he says, and shakes his head. Well. after You have had those three back teeth extracted and those two crown ed and semiplate put in and about ten porcelain inlays they may last a while. Why, I should say the work would come to somewhere between s400 and $500-oh. twenty sittings. You go home and sob yourself to sleep and give up your new fur coat and the trip to New Orleans and when } ou've resigned yourself trifie you go for your usual shampoo. The head of the place himself takes charge of you that day.
 Now see here he addresses you dictatorially, what's the use of your fussing along with ordinary sham poos, and promising to massage your scalp and never doing it? Do you realize that you haven't half the hair you had five years ago and that in ten years you'H be bald if you go on this way? You dCu't want to wear wig, do you? What you've got to do is come down here twice week from now on for a hot oil rub and an cleo tric massage. And you must stop curling your hair yourself, for you are breaking it all off And you might just as well buy a $50 switch first as lasti Why, the semiweekly treat ments are g each and I'll put you down for next Tuesday, thank youi'
 "The complexion girl looks dubious when you go for a. massage. Some how she says, this ordinary cream doesn't seem to do any good any more! You'll have to begin using this won derful stuff at s a jar-and you'd better come oftener for the treat ments, tool
 You feel like calling an ambulance to get home, because you are afraid you'H creak and rattle to pieces and fall apart if you don't. You realize that life is earnest and, oh, how you wish you had attended to the warn ing words of your aunts and uncIes and mothers and fathers when you were young and in a fair state of pre- servation,"
 We'll said her pretty young niece, &1 suppose there is d great deal In what you say-oniy 1t doesn't seem to strike appropriate terror to my hearti The world may come to an end before am 40. you krlow-so please pass me the nut dish and never mind hunting for the nut erackert I like to do them with my teethi'-Exchange
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25

consistency to soups) are picked green, none being allowed to ripen, the plants will continue to bear until killed by frost in autumn.
 Mustard greens are delicious nov city on most tables. Sow Ostrich Plume mustard thickIy in the early spring They will quickly reach the proper growth, so you can sow them Frequently, as late as October.
 Parsley as a garnish and flavor is we'll known bed 3 feet square wilt produce all that good sized family can use.
 Spinach is the most popular plant used for greens. It can be planted in the fall and used in the late autumn and early spring, thus not interfer- ing with other crops
 Peppers deserve more consideration in the list of vegetables. It can be sliced raw for use in salads. but green peppers, holfoNed out and stuffed with savory dressing, which may include choped meat, and baked in an oven, are not only delicious but can substi- tute for meat in these days of high prices.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25

"You'll break a tooth." warned the good looking woman in the 4os as her slim young niece cracked a walnut between her teeth.
 "Oh, pooh," scoffed the young wo- man, selecting another nut. It's just as easy!"
 And, while on the subject pro- ceeded her aunt. If you persist in go- ing outdoors in the cold immediately after washing your face as you sfo. left. And you don't brush your hair even so little as ten strokes day."
 My goodnesst" broke in her niece,., q guess I look all righti Why worry ?" ,,.,. ~oh. my grief" groaned .os t the good .i was any use at all talking to 'efn! Don't I know that I acted the very same way when I was Is Why, at 16 you think your complexion is guar Eanteed for life by the pure food act, that you have a warranted, cornplete- ly impervious set of teeth and that each hair of yoar head is riveted down on the other side of your skull! you are proud and free and condes- admit, you may be few years older, but your body has lasted thus far, so why not always?
 .ewhy. the chief curse of getting old is the time you have to waste bob ping your head three times to the ground as you approach the sacred precints of the beauty parlor,' the dentists office and the gymnasium. The time has gone by when you are allowed to grow old in peace and an atmosphere of decay-it isn't being done in our set of late years! You find the most amazing lot of people living in expensive homes and run ming three cars more or less all sup ported by the hale and hearty suf- ferers of 40 or 50 who are simply par a1yzed at discovering all the various things that must be done to support their tottering old age! One day you your teeth and fondiy congrat- ulate yourself that there isn't a finer, whiter, more energetic set of teeth on earth than yours-and the next day you discover a tiny rough spot on the angle of one tooth, so you drop in at the dentists.
 '1 don't know why dentists .noWa- days have to put themselves into such a snowy white, erameled, highly ster- :lized solemn atmosphere. You don't quite know whether you are expected to join in hymn No. 2S or select seat in the front TOW to watch the eminent surgeon operate In any case. you are scared to death at once. The young person in white nurses uni- form relieves you of your wraps, the dentist himself appears drying his
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25
LETTERS TO HE EDITOR
Never Too Old to Learn.

NeVer co OIo 10 Learn
 MT. Editor: would like to say in that in using these words: That the only honest people I found in tine south were the negroes" l quoted from a letter some time ago signed c. B. Montgomery, who I have learned since to be the same as the Cloud Dig ger His last letter proves that I was right When he referred to me as Copperhead I thought he meant poisonous snake, as 1 had never heard it applied in any other way but I was informed by a Norwich resident that it meant southern sympathizer. so, af ter all, we are never too old to learn.
 I have never seen the word negro spelt with two g's. but if he meant nigger, the contemptible, mean sound ing word, was used by the southern CTS q mean the best class). then he must admit that he, while living there. must have associated with what I should term an extreme class of ordi- nary southernerS, or what the darkies would cali southern trash. Had I used the word nigger when a child. would have been severely reprimanded- I was much surprised when I first be- came resident of New England to hear the word used at all. especially from the lips of so-calied ladies. and if the Cloud Digger will admit the that he has frequently heard the same used here. quite as often as he heard it south.
 I am glad I am not a man to be called out to fight in this war, for as a woman I find it often comes my way to defend those who once fought for what they believed and knew to be right. The best place for the Cloud Digger to live and breathe his last is in the old village of Packerville where the climatic conditions are better suit ed to his temperament than any place south of the Mason and Dixon line.
 Respectfully.
 SOUTHERNER
 Norwich, April B, 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25
k CLEAR COMPLEXION
Buddy Cheeks-Sparkling Eyes > -Most Women Can Have
says Dr. Edwards, | we1l-Known
 Ohf0 Physician

Dr. F. M. Edwards for r years treated scores of women for liver and bowel ailments. During these years he gave to his patients prescription made of a few weli-tnown vegetable ingredi- ents mixed with olive oil naming them Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets, you will know them by their olive color.
 These tablets are wonder-workers on the flyer and bowels, which cause nor maj action carrying of the waste and poisonous matter in one's system.
 If you have pale face, sallow look, dull eyes, pimples, coated tongue, head aches, 1istless, no-good feeling, all ou. of sorts, inactive bowels, you take one of Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets nightly for time and note the pleasing results.
 Thousands of women as wel1 as mes take Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets-the successful substitute for calorneEnow and then just to keep in the pink of con. dition. 1Oc and z5c per box. Al druggists
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25

ton. the queen of the gypsies and the king of the bull fighters.
 The music of these Bohemians is as strange a mixture as their personnel, combining the weird, oriental strains Of the eastern gypsies with the fiery, toreader music of the Spaniards, and few strains of American rag-time to give dash to the dancing of the tango and two-step. This medley of music IS heard everywhere now, at the gala entertainments where royalty, nobility and diplomacy gather. at the theatres hotels and concert halls, and even in the streets. for there are all grades of these migrating players, whom the war has swept west into Spain.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25
HOME GARDENS
Speciai Crops.


 Savor and relish may be added to the family menu by the family gar- den, says today's bulletin from the National Emergency Food Garden Commission, of Washington, which is cooperating with this paper in urging food garden planting to cut the cost of living.
 There is okra, for instance How many housewives ever trouble to buy okra? Yet guInbo soup, which is made from okra, is relished by almost ev- eryone.
 Okra is just one of the special, un- usual vegetable crops which can be grown on little spaces and with little trouble in the average back yard gar den. Other speefalties which the home gardener should consider are mustard, parsley, spinach. and peppers
 If ofxra is planted feet apart as soon as the ground Is warm and the pods (which are the edible parts, iEa- parting a pleasant flavor and sticky
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25

haggIe. to cooperate with the Presi- dent, not to argue with him. Every citizen who appreciates the gravity of the present situation expects every man at Washington to do his share toward a prompt, firm. efficient prose cution of the war with the single handed purpose of aiding the adminis- traitor to do everything possible tO bring it to st successful close as quick ly as may be. Every delay and mis- lake made in Congress WiD be paid for in blood and suffering on the seas and on the battlefieldss-NOrwalk Hour.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25
Norwich. April 2s, 1917.
raa Clos. to Tha Truth.


 Mir. Editor: The Cloud Digger is making frantic efforts for concealment but he deceives no one but himself. Mir. Montgomery may not be the Cloud Digger. but he writes the letters with that signature.
 Anyone who has compared the let- ters written by c. R. Montgomery and Cloud Digger. needs no further in formation concerning the author. The literary style of both, is identical. They are as much alike, as two coats made from the same piece of cloth. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from tllistles?''
 He should not accuse Mrs. T. of falsifying; alas. the shoe is on the other foot. and that foot is deep in the mire of Packer. An. Charles, Naughty, Naughty.
 'aThere is a reason" and the reason is this. Mrs. T. comes too close to the truth. When she shoots. the feathers fly, and the sly old Owl of Packer. bfinks his eyes. and then set ties down to await the full of the moon" before formulating a reply. He may even be thinking up a new snake story to open his spring cam paign on the unsuspecting. and credu- lous New York dailies.
 IGNORANT" Jewett City. April 24. 1911.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25
OTHER VIEW POINTS

The secretary of agriculture has recommended that the Council of Ma tioHal Defense be empowered to take control of the food situation, enforc- ing such regulatory measures as may be necessary. including the fixing of minimum and maximum prices. This IS a necessary wartime measure and experience shows that the sooner it is put into effect, the greater the econo- mics and the less sAthe suffering that in leaving the nations food supply to chance than there is for leaving the nations water supply to chance. We should not think of doing the latter: we take extraordinary precautions to protect 1t. Why should it shock any, one then that we should take the primary steps toward protecting the food which must not only supply as but 8 large proportion of the world in addition ?-Bridgeport Telegram
 The large number of applications for marriage licenses since the plans for conscription were announced has created considerable indignation. In some of the city clerks office these applicants are being branded as siackers. Probably that is unjust in many cases. What fellow has p1ighted his troth to a girl, and is working hard to earn money for a little start in life. he has practically marriage, and is entitled to whatever exemptions that go with it. Possibly there are some young men who have hustled around and secured a life partner in the brief time since the draft plans were announced. Such would be a real stacker, but there are probably not many of these. There are plenty of young fellows bound by no promises as yet -wno are the ones who should take up this burden. Youth assumes these chances easily, and the ajority of boys of this age enlist with a rather light heam@ - Meriden Journal.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25

The alien question could be ham died very readily in this country by aboIishing the alien. Of course con ditions heretofore made it essential for progress but the country has de- veIoped sufficiently now for every one to know whether or not they want to reside here or use the vast extent of territory and the opportunities of sered as merely experimental.-Mid- dIetown Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25

The suggestion is made that post masters grow potatoes on the lawns in front of the government buildings, all of which would give some of Un- cle Sam's employees something to oc- cupy their spare time.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25

The congressman who suggests that Uncle Sam conduct an advertising campaign for the army and navy. and that the newspapers give the neces- sary space. does credit to the import ance of advertising. but how many other lines of business are handins over their stock in trade to the gov- ernment for nothing, either now CT at any other tfmec
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25

From the way in which German submarines are disregarding the rights of neutrals. it may be a for tunate thing for Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey that they are not attempting to operate their ships
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25

From the way in which the Ger man submarines continue to sink the Belgian relief ships. one might gain the impression that they insisted upon feeding those people themselves
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25

In view of the task which lies be- fore this country to produce food supply equal to the demands, the move made in Wisconsin to have food spec ulation made a felony will gain wide spread support
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25

From the way in which they are disputing each others story about that raider hghh off the coast of England, the short and ugly word may at any moment get Great Britain and Ger many into a mixup.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25

If the good effort which has been started in blowing up the lawns and spading backyard gardens continues through the season there will be just the increase that is desired in food products.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25
MEXICAN NEuTRALITY.

While it has been declared by Car ranza that Mexico will bs neutral in the war between the United States and Germany there are serious suspicious as to how carefully that neutrality will be observed. A Mexican paper in dis
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25

Germany must realize by now that almost every time it tries to find out where the British warships are and succeeds, it experiences . decrease in it's navy
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25

With two of the seized German ves- seis ready for service and the state- ment made that the others can be re- paired in three months, the idea tilaS the damaged parts could be made only in Germany proves to be another f1z- gle
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The man on the corner says: Duty is a little word which means stead fast purpose and faithful performance.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25

The number is already too large of those who seem to think that the best way of standing behind the country is to oppose the plans of the adminis- tration.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25

There will be an excellent chance this summer for those who haven't made other plans to spend their va cation keeping the weeds out of the onion beds and the bugs off the pota- toes.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25

If Germany attempts 10 put its strikes on the battlefront, it's officers will have to give them more attention than they do the enemy.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25

Congress does not seem to be talk ing the war seriously the Amer :can people must insist they take it. They have been called to act, not 10
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25

E. ..-4 tsy, the natives were olnc1a1fy treated as citizens of the second -c141s.
 We were considered good enough to be street cleaners and railroad hands; occasionally a native rose to the dis- t;nctfon of railroad conductor, but that was the limifaThefe was opposi- ton to everything that smelt of Ger many.
 .The attitude of the Germans to- ward tie population of Lsorraine dur ing the war Is striking proof that they do not believe what they say of the loyalty of Lorraine to Germany. Ar rests were made by hundreds, of priests and notable citizens. A great number of women attached to the German police were brought to Metz from Berlin and distributed anon s the population to surprise cenversa- tions, provoke indiscretfons and give pretext for arrest
 T am glad to observe" said Canon Collin in conclusion, "that Ameriea has realized that the menace of Ger man hegemony was aimed indirectly at her."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-25
COUNCIL VOTES
COIN TO FIGHT
THE GAS CRAB

Ten thousand dollars with which
10 resist the rate grab OF the Seat
tie Lighting Co. was voted by
council Thursday at a special
meeting.
Opinion was freely expressed
that there was little hope of re-
ceiving n fair hearing before the
state public service commission.
which has already ordered the Seat.
tie Lighting Co. TO adopt a new
rate schedule.
But the procedure was agreed
upon on the theory that the city
must fight to the limit. IL II expects
TO ever obtain any measure OF Jus
tice from Gov. Listers present
commission.
CORPORATION Counsel Caldwell
and Superintendent Valentine. of
the city utilities department. were
authorized to draft an ordinance
calling for the services OF account
ants and an expert gas engineer
to assemble data. Results of their
investigation Will be presented to
the commission
The motion to spend $4,000 for
the expert assistance was made by
Councilman Moore.
TWO official arraisnments Of
the public service commission
were In the hands Of Gov. LIS
ter Thursday. oondemnins the
arbitrary action OF that body In
the Seattle gas rate case.
One was a resolution re-
questino him TO either rescind
the commissions order, boost.
ing Seattle gas rates until the
peoples case Is heard, or to re-
move the members Of the COM
mission. Il was passed by the
council In special session Wed
nesday.
The other was a complete file of
the oity's correspondence with the
commission, showing futile at
Continued on page ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-25

what matters it? We are not giving away
the money. We, as subscribers, are not
spending it. We are merely LOANlNG it
at a profitable interest rate upon absolutely
safe security.
Ii is necessary to continue the second
Liberty Loan campaign beyond LIBERTY
DAY because some Americans didn't wake
up when Paul Revere rode this way yester
day
How the kaiser and his autocraic war
junkers must grin with ghoulish glee as
they read today their spies messages from
this country. from this very city, telling how
some Americans paid no heed to Paul Re-
veres call! Wilhelm Hohenzollern never
received report of victory on the battle
field with as much pleasure as he will re-
port that America failed to OVERsubsCrbe
her second Liberty Loan.
Ii is not because they are not as patriotic
as were those New England farmers that
some Americans have not YET bought
bond
1t is not because they haven't the money.
Ii is not because they lack in love OF lib
erty and democracy and country.
1t is not because they fail to realize the
dangers that will enguf America and the
world if the Teuton wins
No; none of those things.
They failed to answer the call, because
they thought:
"PH acait. there's plenty Of time"
LET Bill Blank subscribe. he's
rich: qohen mine is needed RI giVe ALL
haze"
Il only haze $50; that cont help
1ohen billions are needed"
You don't mean to be unpatriotic, pro-
German, henchman of the kaisers by
thinking those thoughts, BUT YOU ARE.
Wake up to that!
Paul Revere has called.
WAKE UP!
The second Liberty Loan MUST be
oversubscribed, and this must be done to-
day, tomorrow, Saturday.
To do this will be one of the easiest &C
complishments if every single American
WAKES UP!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-25
CAPITOL HILL
CAR PLUNCES
DOWN GRADE

Three passengers and the
crew OF Capitol Hin car No. COZ
escaped death mlracuously
Thursday noon, when brakes
failed TO hold. and the car left
the tracks at the end OF the
line and raced ore and half
blocks down the 45 per cent
Gaylor street hill.
Mrs. NJ. G. Aurphine. 2533 45th
ave. s. W, sustained internal In.
jurles. and Joe Hinchy. 1915 nth
ave. ~, suffered twisted leg.
Motorman George Hastrop gave
his car Juice" TO carry II thru the
Y-switch at the end OF the line.
18th ave. and Gaylor st. When
his air brake failed, the car shot
out over the pavement, and went
swaying down the hill on Gaylor
ST.. about Is miles an hour
Hurled over Seat
Mrs. Murphine was hurled over
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-25

n1HlS Is what happened Wed
nesdsy afternoon In the
Il council committee rooms:
councIImen William Hickman
Moore and Robert 3. Hesketh
got into an argument that de-
veloped into an exchange Of per
sonalltiea
Moore struck Hesketh In the
face and broke his glasses.
Hesketh Immediately announe-
ed, ~ can clean him"
But Councilman Haas and
Committee Clerk Sohrader step
ped between the bellIgerents
and prevented counter attack.
Ten minutes later Hesketh
challenged Moore TO "step out
into the street" Judge Moore
stepped into an elevator.
No arrests were made.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-25
IT ALL DEPENDS
ON WHO YOUARE

IN HIS is what happened
Tuesday afternoon In .
- roomlng house at 61fM
Sixth ave. S.:
Proprietor J. Yamamoto and
Guest Con Clements got into
an argument that developed
Into an exchange Of personals
ties.
Yamamoto pushed Clements,
and Clements crowned Yama-
moto with a cuspldor.
Mrs. ramamoto stepped In,
but not before her husband
was more or less Jolted.
A few minutes later a police
man took them both to head.
quarters, and Wednesday after
noon Con Clements and J.
Yamamoto faced Police judge
Gordon.
you're fined st00 and 80
days In jail for dlsorderIy con.
Duct" said Judge Gordon to
Clements.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-25
POSSE KILLS
One EAND TAKES
OTHER ROBBER

MOUNT VERNON Oct. 25-Earl Spurgeon of South
Belngham killed by posse shortly before today
after he and his brother Ray had held up the State Bank
of Edison. fatally wounded Matt Haloran, chairman
publican county committee and stockholder in the bank
and started out of town with $4,000 Ray Spurgeon
captured unwounded
The holdup occurred at 1890 today when the Spur
brothers forced the cashier of the bank surrender
While they gathering up money Haloran who has
insurance office in the of the bank rushed into the
street to give the alarm.
One of the bandits shot him thru the back the bullet
piercing his body and emerging thru the abdomen Phys
clans say Halloran cannot from the wound