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Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03
MR. HoovER,s PREDICTION.

When it comes to food Mir. Hoover has been so closely in touch with that Hpbject. the gathering and handling of large quantities of it that he ought to know what he is talking about when he makes the prediction that there is due to a heavy falling in the prices of staples. We have gotten to the point, however, where we like to see some real indications of 1t. something more than talk and predictions before we feel convinced that better conditions are just ahead Of us, and yet we all admit as one chorus that it is time there was a change for the better.
 According to Mr. Hoover the fact that the spectators have been disap~ pointed in the purchases from abroad is one reason for his confidence in a coming price drop. He declares that there is in this country at the present time a surplus of is to 20 million tons of foodstufls for export. These goods t is to be inferred are being held against domestic consumption under the idea that better prices can be ob- tained abroad and the idea that these goods will contribute to the reduction I.4lA AAt piEctHt SpSl VI lHtiu lS uu6 lO r the belief that disappointment in the foreign market will result in the Dlac- Ing of these goods on sale here and the amount will be sufficient to bring down the price.
 lt Is to Dc hoped that MT. Hoover is correct. What the country needs at ths present time is a reduction in stead of an increase in the cost of foodstuffs. In spite of the efforts put forth by the government to prosecute the hoarders and the profiteers and bring down the living cost there doesn't appear to have been much of . change made. But if Mir. Heovers Idea of the way in which the decrease e going to be obtained works out there will be no complaint over the lowered prices but there will still be a - demand for the punishment of those Fho were doing their best to prevent ths return to normal from starting in
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03
TO CLEAN SHADES.

If your shades are dark on one side and white on the other. you must not put them in cleansing fluid. Lay them down on the floor and scrub them with brush and warm soapsuds, rub ping them with cloth till dry enough to turn over. Repeat the process on the other side. Put up the shade while still damp and draw down full length. As it dries it will become as stiff as ever.
 If shades are white linen, alike on both sides, they may be taken from the roller and put into hot studs with considerable ammonia in 1t. Rub them on the washboard with scrubbing brush. rinse well and hang them up without wringing, Iron them while quite wet, which will bring the dress ing back. Do few at time, for they dry quickly. If any are sunburn- ed at the bottom, reverse them. The tassels may be washed also.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03
LAUNDRY HINTS.

A clothesline may be easily washed by wrapping it around a washboafd and thoroughly scrubbing in soaPsuds.
 A clothes basket with two parts is convenient for keeping white and col ored clothes separately. Or the divi- sion may be made small and used for clothespins.
 Crushed ribbons should not be iron ed; it makes them shiny. Dampen them and then fold them smoothly and tightly around a rolling pin or empty bottle. This will remove slight creases. but to iron them,
 Before using new towels hem both selvedges. This will considerably lengthen the wear of the towels, for it is just at the edges where they tear
 When materials are too delicate te take strach, use sugar in FinsiRg water Sheer fabrics, such as organdies, chif- ions and all other delicate materials will gain their ariginEf crispness ii three tablespoonfuls of sugar are added to the rinsing water. This also is thf propepr treatment for all wells.
 By joining eight Or ten bands by z half hitch and clasping with an ordin- ary safety pin, a satisfactory belt is made for keeping down the shirt. waist and it is not at all conspicuous A rubber band whipped into the hen of an automobile veil and passing around the neck will be found a grea convenience when motoring, as tn. fathers can be easily adjusted aheu the face.
 Whip an elastic band into the top 0 the wee ones Ahalf hose and they vii not slip down; neither are they un comfortable. When one is wearing lace undersleeves which often have | | be laundereu, if an elastic band sewed onto the top they will stay Ii place without being, sewed to the dres. i This saves much time.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03

President Wilson was inaugurated for the second time; it's second appearance was on April 2. 1917. when President Wilson addressed joint session of congress on the subject of war with Germany, and the flag again flew when congress, by point action, declared war. During the almost two years that iR- teryened the flag was used on all his- toric occasions and even after Armis- ties day it was the flag that was dis played over the national capitol upon the occasion of the visits of the vart- ous allied commissions to this country.
 Another unique distinction is found
 in the fact that this flag was raised above the national capitol on the only occasion in the history of this country
 when the emblem of another nation
 was displayed from the dome. This occasion was the visit of the French commission headed by Marshal Joffre. and at that time the American banner
 was displayed in company with ths French tricolor.
 l Over 700 cars of coal were eontlseat- ed by the Railroad Administration ia Wheeling W. Va. district.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03
ODD rRIMMlNGs.

Puffings make pretty. quoint trtm- mings for many a party froek and are especially charming for sweet sixteen. Used in silk or ribbon about an inch wide and applied to a net or georgette frock of ceuntrasting or deeper toned color, they are very picturesque. Some of the most up to date outings are fringed-that is, the material rayeled out on both edges.
 Box plating of silk are also fringed the same way and are good trimming for silk fFocks.
 Shirrings and smockings are most used on frecks.
 And covered buttons, especially the small size, contained to be chic trim ming to the tight sleeve from the el- bow to the wrist.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03
destructive, thadebasing, the cowardly

destructive, th@debasing. the cowardly clements of hle. Whatever organ.za- ton, whatever moye4neni. viii keep vivid the memory Of ths man, his words, his deeds. especlally his mas terlul fight for higher polilical ideals, should receive both the personal and financial support of all who would serve society now and in the future. - Manchester Herald.
 The physician at the Ohio state prison claims that if is the most healthful spot in the whole state. With an average population of 2,o00 men of all ages the deaths from natural causes in the past five years have not averaged more than three year. while the normal death rate for the whole state is nearly 14 per thousand. Per sons who are seeking the ideal health resort ought to know where to go now Providence Bulletin.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03
OTHER VIEW POINTS

It was Rooseyelt's contention tnrt the foundation of mans sous character and perhaps the highest tribute that can be paid to him is to recall that he never said or did thing that would weaken or lower the char acter of any man. On the contrary, he stood for all those things which build
 character and temper it against the
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03
RECIPES.

Corn Pudding-Two cups popped corn, finely pounded. Three cups milk. Three eggs, beaten. Half cup brown sugar. One tablespoon butter Three quarters teaspoon salt
 Scald milk pour over corn and let stand one hour. Add remaining ingredi- ents. Turn into buttered dish and bake in moderate oven until firm. Serve with cream or maple sirup.
 Eggs on Toast-Boil the required number of eggs until hard, then put the yolks and whites separately through sieve. Have ready slices of hot toast and in the center of each put two spoonfuls of the yolk, sur rounding the edge with the white Over thYwhele pour white sauce and serve hot. This is a delicious break fast dish.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03
NOT QUESTION oF ExpENsE.

.- Great Britain Is today giving greatsr amount of attention than us- ual 10 economy. It is measuring up itz expenses and its income, looking to the debt that exists and pairing down Wherever 1t Is possible. It Is of course Ale sensible course. to take pro- vided it is done in a rational way. ~. Great Britain has been carrying a big burden during the war. but so have other countries and it Is a bit surprising when Lloyd George should state that We left Aremnia because we wanted to economize. We cannot really police the work. We honestly thought there were other powers that might take their share" That of course was a reference to the part that i. fne United States was expected to play fin connection with the acceptance of a mandate for Armenia but the British
 premier 1t is not believed meant to give the impression that 1t was be- cause of financial reasons that this 2. country has not undertaken and does not favor undertaking the direction of |, affairs in that region.
 Gro This country has given a pretty good demonstration of what 1t is ready fo do financially and otherwise when tt becomes necessary. and the matter - 6e nrnncss has not recsiy>d any se- ,R5aus crnzitsrzzsnu tn cnonec<inn Nz2
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03
A WARMING HINT.

In warming over steamed pudding Of any kind or a stale cake to use as pudding, never pat the arl.cle ,o ue steamed on plate or fiat dish; set the pudding in collender, and set the col lender in a steamer It will be lighter aRd more delicate than if set on a plate, where the steam is apt to settle and make the pudding soggy.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03
REPLACING LACE TIPS.

Much annoyance is often experienced when sweater or shoe laeings lose their metal tips and begin to fray so that it is difficult to push them through the eyelets. Twist the lac:ng to a point and dip separately into melted seal ing was, Shape to point again while the wax is warm, and after it has hardened there will be a permanent sharp end which will readily pass through eyelets. A matching or cen- trasting shade of wax may be used for sweaters, and silver wax is an excellent substitute for the aluminium tips used on white laeings.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03
CHARM OF NEW COLLARS,

If there was something smart and dashing about the collarless neck ar rangenent, there is demureness and feminine charm about the new collars that is ten times more appealing. With dark frock of fich fabric one wears an ecru- tinted collar-and 1t must be of exquisitely fine material. A charm ing example is of eeru net and silk lace, and the hnshining frtlis are of ecru net.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03
WOMAN IN LIFE AND IN THE KITCHEN

financial advertisers in the United States.
 Mother Catherine, Franciscan nun and founder of the St. Clare Academy at Mount Hope, N. Y, has just com pleted fifty years as a nun.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03
CONCERNING WOMEN.

Japan has over 1000 women glass blowers.
 Thirty per cent. of all persons en- gagged in industry in Massachusetts are women.
 Mrs. Eleanor Germe, advertising manager of the Los Angeles Trust and Savings Bank is one of the few women
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03
CURRY VINEGAR,

Curry vinegar can be made with three ounces of curry powder and three pints of strong vinegar. Place in bottle. Let stand a week or ten days in a warm place. Strain and bottle for use.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03

Mrs. Robert Lansing believes that cabinet members wives should have eight hour days. and it was supposed outside of the circles where the day is one grand round of pleasure that "A hours weren't any too much. :.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03

Ten years ago Ben G. Rudy and Albert A. Woldman, of Cleveland, then 19 and 12 years old, began selling newspapers to earn enough money to enable them to obtain college edu- cation. Now they are both lawyers and are just opening a law office.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03
RETURN OF BRACELETS.

It is but natural, since short sleeves have been adopted, that bracelets should again be popular So if your grandmother has saved her chased gold band bracelets you are fortunate The shops are showing these in varying widths
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03
SAVE rHE poueH.

If there is a quantity of pie dough left over, put it into a bowl and stand it in the ice chest. It will be good to use again.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03

air can come in from one side and the impure can go out through the other. To do this the upper sash should be down at the top and the lower sash up at the bottom, not less than one inch for every person sleeping in the room
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03
TO REhovArE PILLOWS.

To renovate pillows. take the bag from the vacuum cleaner; rip the end of pillow sufficiently to take the place of the bag and fasten tightly. Turn on the electric current and the feath- CTS will be agitated and dried.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03

The man on the corner says: These are the days of trying to get for noth- ing something that someone else worked for.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03

It is all well enough to be able to live for a dollar and quarter a day in Iceland, but few people would be willing to be millienaircs there.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03

The miners have made it evident that no basis for adjusting the strike would be fair unless they were as- sured pretty near all they ask.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03

Those who need convincing find that drinking liquor during bone dry periods has the same effect as at other times.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03

Carranza will feel like throwing up his hands and going into bankruptcy unless he is able to Eliminate the ransom collecting kidnappers.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03

Kolchak and Denikine are getting considerable financial assistance. What they seem to lack is the ability to stick when they go ahead.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03

Near beer is flowing but it is going to require a long time to educate the users of the real thing.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03

Every time there Is a coupon to clip 1t makes a fellow happier than ever to think he invested in and kept his Liberty bonds.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03

On a small part of October too much praise cannot be- iavished. but of the rest the least said the better.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03

The only sensible attitude to take regarding the prohibition law is to re- spect it as long as it is the law.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03

You are probably all prepared to make your contribution to the miners while they are out on a strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Regardless of other prognestications it looks very much like a dry winter.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-13
Germ Of Laughter.

Laughter. we are told by all author
tiles on the human emotions, springs
from a sense of satisfaction and SUI
periority in the laugher over the
laughee. If we may coin the word for
the occasion. The Paris Rose Rouge
publishes a hitherto imprinted essay
on laughter by Stendahl. in which the
following definition occurs
what is laughter? 1t Is a success
sion of pulmonary spasms accompa-
MED by a peculiar facial expression
which is so familiar that / need not
describe 1t and by a ~pleasurable SEN
sation around the chest.
This physical state arises from a
sudden inspiration to compare our
own worth with someone else's and
resulting In a verdict favorable to our
selves. Laughter thus arises from the
sudden recognition Of our W s
%periority."
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-13
FIND UPAS TREE VALUABLE
Natives Of Java Procure Ready-Made
Clothing From Its Branches,
With Little Effort.

One Of the strangest myths Is thai
which concerns the deadly upas tree"
of Java, whose poisonous exhalations
we're formerly alleged to kill any man
or animal hat ventured into It's neigh
borhoOd.
Doubtless 1t had its origin In some
travellers tale, for the tree In ques-
tion-rather widely distributed in
southern and southeastern Asia-has
no terrors for the natives Of these
countries, who, on the contrary. find
1t extremely useful.
1t is the only kind of tree In the
world hat produces ready-made cloth
ing. The inner bark is a natural cloth,
only requiring the removal of the soft
cellular stuff in order to render II avail
able for use. A cylindrical section of
1t from a small branch will furnish a
leg for a pair of trousers or an arm
for a coat, while from a bigger branch
the body of the garment is obtained.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-13
copyriaht Acts.

The first act providing for the copy
right of books and other publications
IT. the United States was passed 129
years ago. The term of copyright was
then fixed at IA years, with the priv
ilege of renewal for IA years longer.
In 1911 the period was extended to
IS years and providing for a renewal
for IA years. For nearly a hundred
years after the passing of the first
copyright law the protection was ex-
tended only to citizens of the United
States. In England a similar injus-
tice was practiced upon Americans. al
though the British government did
permit foreigners to take out a copy
right, provided their work was first
published in England and the author
was at the time of publication any
where within the British dominions.
International copyright conventions
now exist between nearly all nations.
The first copyright act in England was
passed in 100, giving protection for
IA years and for the authors life II
then living. In 1914 the English law
was amended by extending the period
to % years.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-13
TRACING DURAZZO IN HISTORY
Originally illyrian, the Romans Made
Powerful Naval and Maritime
Port Of the City.

Durazzo, originally an Illyrian city,
the Romans founded on the Adriatic
coast the powerful naval and maritime
port of ~Dyrrhachium. On the heels of
the Romans as their power declined
came the Slavs. They called the city
Dratch. For a brief period II was
the Adriatlc seaport of the great Bull
garian empire. The Serbo-Croatian
race disputed mastery of the city with
the Byzantians. When Byzantium fell
before thesOttoman onslaught upon the
world the town became Durts.
Thus, having passed through Illy-
rian, Greek. Roman, Slavic. Byzantine
and Turkish hands. this ancient town
became a pawn in the game of life
and death between nations in 1912.
when it was taken by the Serbians
and evacuated by them at the behest
Of Austria-H Hungary and Germany.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-13
CRIMSON CURRENT
FLOWED FROM CAR

The truth will out. Last Saturday
an innocent and dirty-looking old oil
car reposed peacefully along the
switching line of the Southern Pacific
company in the eastern yard limits
of Elko, says the Independent. Said
oil car had been standing in statu quo,
as the lawyers say. for several days,
and no n suspected that it con-
tanned an oasis in the desert, so to
speak. Finally orders came to move
it and the switching crew, with their
usual zeal, went after the innocent
old oil car.
A switch engine always aims to hit
an oil car with just the proper
amount of force that will register a
big crash but fall just short of doing
any damage. They hit the oil car
with just the proper bump, but it was
too much. Instead OF an old tap there
was just a good, old-fashioned bung
in the end of the car and the force of
the collision loosened it. There fol-
lowed a deluge, not of crude petro-
leum, but of genuine CLARET. Yes,
sir, claret-the original kind that was
once wont to decorate big, cooling,
delicious claret punches hereabouts,
before old dame prohibition blew her
whitening breath over the landscape.
And the red wine flowed and flowed,
dyeing the ground thereabouts a vel
vety red with its sticky richness.
But that wasn't all. Urged by a
longing that knew no bounds after
months of fasting. local men who
were in close proximity Immediately
grabbed every sort of a container in
sight and stopped that wasteful flow.
One fellow secured ten gallons, an
other five, another four, etc. Engine
buckets. oil buckets, tin cans, my
thing that was available, was called
into play, and the red wine, welcome
as the flowers in May, was corraled
and now reposeth safely in the Gel
lars of the fellows who were fortu-
nate enough to be there.
Some oil car, say we. We don't
know where it was going; if anybody
does they have failed to disclose it
But it was there in all its glory and
nnhn1r Iaa 49,. -.
accident or for the shipment.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-13
MAMMOTH CAVE LONG FAMOUS
Has Been Acknowledged One Ct the
Worlds Wonders, Practically
Since the Year 1909.

The most famous cavern in America
is Mammoth cave, in Kentucky. writes
"Niksah" in the Chicago Daily News.
Mammoth cave was an old Indian ref
uge, and the story of redskin adven-
lures Is written plain In the skeletons,
tomahawks and reed torches that have
been found in the cavern depths.
Then. in 1909. a white man, a pioneer
hunter, followed a wounded bear into
the mouth of the great cave, and from
that time on Mammoth cave became
In American estimation the eighth
wonder of the world.
Almost as soon as the white man
discovered the cavern he began to
make practical use of 1t. Long before
the era of Indian possession bats had
Inhabited the cavern halls and In the
course of time their skeletons had &C.
cumulated on the floor. especially
ear the entrance. These skeletons,
containing nitrate, played an impor-
tdnt part in the war of 1912, for
nitrate, so needed for making explo-
sives. was scarce in the colonies and
the Mammoth cave became the main
source Of supply.
When the country settled down to
q period Of comfortable prosperity.
Mammoth cave became, even more
than it is today. a great show place
of America. The caves history is told
in the names of the various rooms and
galleries. Jenny Lind and other artists
visited the cave and sang or played
the airs that had made them famous
in "Ole Bulls Concert Hall" or other
cavern corridors. In a room since
named Booths Amphitheater," Edwin
Booth was inspired to declaim some
of the lines of Hamlet before a small
and select audience.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-13
COMPANY PLANS TO DEVELOP
COAL AND OIL, AND MINERALS

J. Walter of San Francisco, one OF
the managers of the affairs of the
Nevada Oil & Fuel Company. has been
in Carson City the past few days
says the Appeal, in the interests oil
his company. The Nevada Oil &
Fuel Company is the owner of tracts
of land more than 5000 acres in ex-
tent, in Mineral county, which gives
every evidence of being rich in coal
oil, and minerals, and requiring only
development and time to put them in
the producing lists. Experts of ma
tional reputation have investigated
the field and given fattering reports
on its possibilities.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-13
When Uncle Sam Was Young.

In view of the magnitude of the
Liberty loans, 1t is a quaint and u
rious thing to remember that the Uni
ted States set itself up in business by
issuing a first Liberty bond, as ii
might fairly enough be called, for the
tidy but comparatively tiny sum OF
$4,000. That was when Alexander
Hamilton was secretary of the treas
ury, 100 years ago, and the youthful
Uncle Sam was in such pressing need
of cash that Hamilton went to the
bank of New York for a loan without
waiting for the approval of congress.
The bank agreed TO advance $780, ONO
in installments: Hamilton sent to II
the first bond issued by the United
States treasury and Uncle Sam had
$4,000 In cash, all at a time.