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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16
AN INSOMNIA CURE
SIeepless Victim Finally Finds
Remedy.
Simple Little Trick Brings Sleep TO
Man Who Counted Sheep
in Vain.

Insomnia is mainly due to gas pres
sure on the nerve centers. You can
not get restful sleep until you get rid
Of the gas. The gas is due TO fermen-
tation OF food. This fermentation Is
caused by dietetic errors-by eating
too much. or too quickly, or too often.
or by eating indigestible food, or food
In wrong combinations.
However, here is another contribu-
ton to the library of insomnia cures.
1t is from "Peeps at People" by Rob
ert Cortes Holiday:
"For years / was a great sufferer
from insomnia. At one time this dread
scourge had so fastened its terrible
fangs upon me that ! could scarcely
walk. My body became one mass OF
sleeplessness. I tried many remedies.
but without avail. and my friends had
all given me up for dead, when by
chance. from q mere acquaintance.
heard Of this great cure, which
would recommend to all who are at
flicted as / was.
II remember with horror the tor
lures used to endure In agony. as
tossed to and fro on the hot pillow,
going over In my fevered mind inter-
minably the formulas of the so-called
reliefs from this peerless disease. An
uncomfortable number Of times num-
bered a round of sheep over stile.
l counted up to 10. over and over
again; and then up to 10. and then 20,
%. 80, 80, only to craze myself with
the thought of the futility OF this
lunacy. l heard my dollar watch tick
on the dresser until In madness arose
and placed 1t on the restraining pad OF
clothes brush. heard the clock In
the next room relentlessly tell the pass
ing hours; / heard neighboring pub
lie clock follow II through the watches
of the night. heard my happy neigh
Dor snore. heard the sound of rats
near by, and the creaking of floors,
and the voice of the wind. / tried
bathing my feet before going to bed.
tried eating light lunch. tried in
toxicating liquors. But always ! stared
through the blackness Of the fearful
night, until an eerie color tinged my
window; and then the dawn came up,
like thunder across the bay
1T was when my spirit had become
worn through my body like elbows
through the sleeves of an old coat that
l heard the remarkable recipe for In
somnia: Think of the top Of your head.
That is what was told to do. Think
of the top of your head l said to my
self with some disdain, In the awful
grip of the night; now, how In thun-
der do you think of the top Of your
head?
"'Do you think of your hairT
asked. turning my eyeballs upward in
their sockets. DO you think Of that
lightly hidden baldnessT striving to
put my hand, so to say, on the top Of
my head. How the Dickens-can-you-
think-of-' but drowsy numbness
panied my sense as though of hemlock
l had drunk, or emptied some dull OPT
ate to the dregs. One minute passed
and letherwards I had sunk. And
dreamed that quite plainly, as though
It were some other fellows, | saw
the top Of my head"
1t is all very simple. The turning
up of the eyes induces sleep.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16
Missouri Woman Had Never Rid
den on a Railroad or Visited
a Large Town.
had SIMPLE RULES OF LIFE
shave Something to Interest You and
Keep Going-Learn to Go to
Sleep Easily and Don't
Borrow Trouble"

Macon, Mo.-Nlnety years In the
back country Of Missouri without ever
having ridden In railroad train or
visited town larger than MoberIy,
Huntsville or Macon, was the record
OF Aunt Betty" Elliott whose death
occurred recently at the home Of her
sister, Mrs. s. b. Rice. six miles
west OF Jacksonville.
Miss Elliot was one OF very In
teresting trio, the other two being her
brothers. Perry and Jordan Elliot,
who died a few years ago. All their
lives they had lived upon the land
which was taken up by their father
William Elliot, when he came from
Kentucky to northern Missouri In
1916. After the death of their parents
and the marriage OF the younger chill
dren. Miss Elliot and her two broth
ers lived on the old homestead, car
rying on their farming operations and
duties about the house In the same
primitive manner as conducted by
their PARENTS In the pioneer days.
Had One Ride in a Motor Car.
Miss Elliot once enjoyed the expe-
rience of riding In motor car. She
said sh, got as far as College Mound
when something about 1t went dead
md they had TO hitch on couple Of
mules To haul them back home. She
Dever cared much for motor cars since
then.
N InN n
estate until 1t comprised about 1000
acres, and, although In the heart OF
the very richest growing section of
Missouri, much of 1t was rough pas
ture land. For a great many years
the farm was inclosed with rail fences,
which as time went by sank far into
the ground. The fencing around this
farm marks almost the last OF the
old rail fences in northern Missouri.
None Of the three had found time
In their busy lives to goto school, but
they knew the value OF stock and
grain and were as shrewd In their
deals as anybody. Underneath large
part of their land are valuable beds of
coai.
Fight shy of doctors and medicine.
Have something to interest you and
keep going. Learn to go to sleep east
ly, and don't borrow trouble. Get out
In the air and raise turkeys, ducks
and chickens. Eat hearty and 20 10
bed early"
That was the rule of "Aunt Betsy"
scorned Luxury for Simple Life.
Fourteen years ago II correspondent
visited the Elliot trio and spenf u
day with 1.-The children of nature" who
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16
Enterprising Farmer Discovers
How to Make Fourth Plain
Land Pay.
RAISE CHICKS and PRUNES
Chickens Fertiiize Land Good Only for
Raising Prunes-Farmers Discov-
cry Leads to Rapid Growth
In the Industry.

vancouver.-Fourth Plain, now a
community with the thriving village
of Orchards as the center, Is expect
ing to come into its own In a few
years. The reason Is system OF az
riculture known to Orchards residents
as the "two-story CROP If the Or
chirds residents make their present
system work, II will be the first plan
for filling the scanty Fourth Plain soil
that has proved success since the
land was first cultivated by the Hud-
sons Bay company some 90 years ago.
The hudson Bay farmers made the
land pay. Until very recently, the
only other people that profited from
Fourth Plain were the real estate men.
who frequently sold the same tract
of land two or three times a year.
Soil Looks Fine.
The soil of Fourth Plain is fine look
ing on top. In fact, what soil there is
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16
Hermit Lives
Ninety Years

scorned luxurIes to live the simple life
or their parents. pioneers of Missouri.
There the correspondent found a
leaky house, built by their parents; a
part OF which was begun the year after
the Civil war and never had been
completed, and three children" all
more than seventy, who never had
had time to even think about marriage.
The only thing modern on the farm
was nice-looklng range In the kitch-
ed which the boys had purchased for
Aunt Betty"
Late In the evening the two "boys"
returned TO the house. All talk In
gentle. quist tones. In brief they out.
lined their lives as follows:
Never too old to work.
Never had a quarrel with anybody.
Never snapped horse.
Never owned dog.
Never use tobacco In any form.
Never belonged to church. but be-
lieved In God.
Never were In lawsuit.
Never knew the extent Of their
wealth.
Kept their accounts with pins or
shingles.
What was good enough for their
forefathers was good enough for them.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16
Russia's Three Soaps.

NJ. Alexander Schwartz, whose book,
1.-THE Voice Of Russia" was recently
published, brought back with him from
his visit to Russia some pieces Of
soap, which Illustrate the class condi-
tions and determinations now prac-
ticed there.
Like every other commodity, soap is
distributed by the government. There
are three kinds. "The first" says Mr..
Schwartz. sis an oval-shaped cake of
ordinary soap, such as one can buy
In this country. intended for the COM
missars: the second is rough chunk
Of gray substance for their assistants
and for officers, and the third is a
small cube, hard as stone, and black
as ink, which is distributed to the pro-
letariat workers. II you are below
that rank you get none at ALL"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16
Some Marrow Escapes.

Smith was constant worry to his
friends. They never knew when to
and when not to treat him seriously,
since, as he frankly admitted, he de-
lighted in pulling other peoples legs
One day he and Brown met casually
in the street, and stopped, as friends
often do, to gossip for while.
"Big blaze-that fire at the factory
in Johnson street-last night, wasn't
it?" asked Brown.
YES" replied Smith II went down
to have look at 1t. And, my word,
there were several mighty narrow es-
capes there, tool"
Escapes !" cried Brown, excitedly.
"But the morning papers said there
was no one in the building"
Smith nodded.
"Oh," he said, "the firemen brought
the escapes down with them! So long,
old chappie"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16
Changes in Harding Cabinet?

Dispatches from Washington In
the press have reported that Attorney
General Harry NJ. Daugherty is pre-
pairing to resign from President Har-
dings cabinet. The plan seems to be
that he probably will become can
didate for United Senator from Ohio.
II elected he would probably become
administration leader of the upper
branch Of congress.
There are also rumors Of other
changes In the cabinet. Some of these
rumors have grown out of the move
ment to consolidate two or three Of
the executive departments presided
over by cabinet members. For in
stance, It is believed to be a fixed pol
Icy Of the administration to CONSOLE
date the war and navy departments
Into a single department of national
defense.
However, II current reports be
true. the dilemma as to Secretaries
Weeks and DENLY is In a fair way Of
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16
Curative Properties Are 0upli-
Gated by Artificial Means.
Science Develops Sources Of Violet
and Ultraviolet Rays for Treat
ment Of Bodily Ills.

washlngton.-The sun, In addition
10 heating and lighting this planet,
sends down its so-called actlnic rays,
those Of the violet and ultraviolet,
which have beneficial effects In the
treatment of some OF our bodily Ills.
But the sunshine cannot be obtained
when and wherever It is needed. For
this reason scientists and physicians
have been developing artificial sources
Of violet and ultraviolet rays which
are like the sun In therapeutic action
and which thus bring to suffering hui
manIty one more simple means to aid
In alternating some of Its Ills.
"At the present moment, the mer-
curry arc In a quartz Enclosure ap-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16
Railroad pIsaster..

At the present time about 80 per
cent Of the total mileage of tracks
in the United States upon which pas
senger trains are operated is protect
ed by some form Of block signaling.
and II lie on these lines that almost
half Of the collisions occur. How
ever, 1t must be realized that very
much larger volume Of business IL
hauled on these lines than "a the I'M
protected lines.--Exchange.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16
P RoMINEN1pEopLE
Depew a Thrift Object Lesson

Chamcey M. Depew Is made. by
the force Of circumstances, to pose
as an object lesson In thrift. Anyway,
along about 1850 or 1860 when Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew decides to retire from
the directorate. of the New York Gen.
trail railroad and pass his declining
years In rest and quiet at Briarcliff
Manor he will have nice little nest
egg laid aside for, his old age. He
told reporter about 1t the other day.
"The first 500 ever earned" he
said, twas deposited in the Peekskill
Savings bank at interest. That was
more than sixty years ago. the year
before the Civil war started. 1t has
been there ever since, because ! never
had the heart to draw 1t out, although
sometimes I needed 1t badly. l al
ways thought something might happen.
'Then I forgot all about It," the
former senator continued. "The other
day was in Peekskill and dropped In
at the bank. asked them II had any
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16
Allies Want Mexican Cash

1t has always been predicted that
In the process OF settling up after the
World war the allies would say to
Uncle Sam, "Well, how about those
Mexican debts?" Anyway, for several
wesk2 Thomas w. Lamont of j. +.
Morgan & Co. has been making prep
arations for trip to Mexico City to
discuss with Mexican government off,
Gals the status of that country's ex-
ternal obligations.
Mr.. Lamont makes the trip at the
request Of the International Commit
tee of Bankers on Mexico, Of which
he is acting chairman. The Mexican
government extended an invitation to
the committee some time ago. Ac-
companled by secretarial staff and
statistical assistants, Mr.. Lamont wiz
receive suggestions of the Mexicsa
government and report back to the
committee. The committee represents
British, French, Swiss, Dutch and Bel
gian interests.
The external debt Of the Mexican
at $20O,OO0,OO0. This is exclusive of &C
ing to about $4,000 900 additional. ]
creditor, with France probably rankin
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16
Boy Held Child Above
Flood for Five Hours

Perhaps the outstanding her
oism Of the flood I'm San An
tonic, Tex, was that Of
twelve-year-old Mexican boy,
who chung to a tree for FIVE
hours. holding on his shoulders
above the water child FIVE
years old. The boy rescuer was
battered black and blue by float
ing wreckage and was taken to
a hospital unconscious. The
child was unframed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16
Goodrich Will Aid Haskell

James =. Goodrich, former gov
ernor of Indiana, has sailed from New
York, bound for Russia to join the
staff of Col. William n. Haskell, d.
rector of the American relief admin
istration's mission 10 that country. He
said the non-political character of the
relief organization, headed by Secre-
tary Hoover, led him to offer his serv-
ices.
II was deeply impressed by Mr..
Hoovers instructions to Colonel Has
kell." he added, ito the effect that
any member of the mission who mixed
in politics in Russia. or who showed an
inclination to discriminate In regard to
race, creed or politics. must be prompt
ly dismissed. 1t is the absolute adj
herence to that principle that has made
the names of America and her great
citizen, Hoover, blessed throughout the
lands CT central and eastern Europe"
Mr.. Goodrich will go to London,
then 70 Moscow nv woy of Rerlin and
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16

on the
books and had multiplied $780, He said their star account because
venerablenes."
and let increase to
Mr. Depew added that he had another
Wcheer
there still $3.50
Moral 500 bank where the deposit will draw interest
compounded.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16

ITSELF While official
snd question his position
his position
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16

shortness, are not absolutely essen
tIal In producing the curative effects"
Doctor Coblentz pointed out. Other
investigators have found that shorter
waves are responsible for skin irrita-
ton and burning.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16
Crop
Proves Success

Is good soil, but II exists only In very
small quantities. An inch or so be-
meath the surface gravel Is found.
Eastern people, lured INTO buying a
small farm, soon found that 1t could
not be made to produce. Even prunes
failed, this being about the worst
thing that can be said for southern
Washington land. The prune crops
were usually small, although occasion
ally big crops are harvested.
X. ]. Kenny, well-known chicken
man, discovered the "two-story crop"
In searching for farm for a chicken
ranch. he found a place ut Orchards
that was well drained and otherwise
suited. On the farm when he bought
was a prune orchard. Mr.. Kenny cul-
tivated the orchard and raised the
chickens In addition. He soon found
that the chickens fortified the prune
orchard, the light soil being well
adapted TO the purpose. AS u general
rule animal fertilizer cannot be used
for prune orchards except on light
well drained soil.
Mr.. Kenny specialized on quality
stock, and his birds and eggs command
far better than the market price.
Others of his neighbors tried out the
experiment and it was soon found
that practically every Orchards farm
is as well adapted to the two-story
crop as the Kenny place. Ten years
ago but one commercial chicken raiser
was located at Orchards. Now the
number in the district Is probably
close to 500, and every flock is being
increased.
Chickens Fertilize Land.
A thousand chickens in the hands
produce comfortable living at Or
chards. The chickens occupy the
ground floor" ON the farm and fer
tilize>- the prune trees, occupying the
second story. While the prune trees
are not remarkably productive as
prune trees go. nevertheless they rep
resent practically all profit.
AS over 80 chicken ranches have
been established in the last six months,
1t is conservatively estimated that mt
the present rate of increase two more
years will make Orchards the great
est chicken country In the United
States. not excluding Petaluma, Cal.
Practically every chicken raiser, in adj
dtion TO his flock of birds, has an or
chard. and the receipts from both fruit
and chickens make farming "A sue
cess.
Orchards is six miles from Van
couver, WASH, and but ten miles from
Portland, Ore, and MS street car line
runs through the new chicken country,
the growers have little to fear about
finding a market
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16

Dairy products Of California in 1870
we're valued at so5, $4,000.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-16

The druids originated the use o.
mistletoe as a festival decoration.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-28
SOPH-jUN|OR
CONTEST OFF
Gridiron Game to Decide Final
Occupant of Second Place
Postponed

The Sophomore-Junior class foot
ball game on the schedule for this
afternoon will again be postponed
due to weather conditions. rms
game, arranged to decide the mai
occupant of second place in the IN
terclass series, was originally sched-
uled for last Tuesday afternoon but
was put over until Thanksgiving
morning on account of the Junior
players requesting a rest after thei
clash with the Senior team. The
game was not played on Thanksg1v-
ing morning. but was placed on the
schedule for today.
In their regular scheduled series
game the two teams battled to a 60
tie and no arrangements were made
to play the game until after the
Seniors had defeated the Juniors
with the result that the latter team
was tied with the Sophomores for
second place.
1t is possible that Coach Walden
will make arrangements to play this
game some day this week so as to
complete an football work and then
devote the entire time of the boys to
basketball. Interclass Nketball
practice at the school has been start
ed and all four classes nave had
large turnouts. There is great inter-
est in the coming interclass basket
ball series.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-28
RAIN CAUSES
POSTPONEMENT
Football Clash Between Eliz-
abeth and Tottenville Teams
Off, Due to Weather

Rain during the greater part OF
Yesterday resulted in the cencella-
ton OF the football game between
the Atlantics of Elizabeth and the
Beauvais Post American Legion
team of Tottenville which was
scheduled to be played on the Tot
tenville field yesterday afternoon.
This contest was booked by Mama
ger Walters of the Legion team after
the Roosevelt eleven had cancelled
their booking.
Next Sunday afternoon the first
game in the series between the Tot
tenville Legion team and the
Knights of Columbus combination
OF this city will be played. 1t is
likely that the playing field will be
decided by the tess of a coin. me
first game of this series scheduled to
be played in Tottenviile on Thanks
giving afternoon was postponed on
account of rain.
Manager Walters Tottenville team
has not been defeated this season.
The Camp Vail representative team,
undefeated before their appearance
an Tottenvine, was the only combi-
nation successful in registering a
score against the Legion team. The
strong Stats Post team of Rose
bank, s. l., and the Montana eleven
of Stapleton engaged in scoreless tie
games with the Tottenville repre-
sentative team on the latter's field
this year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-28

LOSES, 1896
TOttenviIIe Legion Team VIC
toriouS in Hard Fought
Game

In a hard fought contest on the
Pleasant Plains court Saturday night
the Perth Amboy Harmony basket
ball team went down to defeat be-
fore the Beauvais Pest American Lee
gion quintet by a score of 80 30.
The contest was hard fought all
through the game, spectacular shots
by the home players being respons-
ible for the result.
Dave Preacher and Price were n
big guns for the home team, the Tor
mer dropping in Eve baskets While
Price accounted for four field goals.
Leon Roth and Irv Martin were
high scorers for the visiting team.
these two players making a total OF
twenty-three of their teams points.
Roth scored four field and three foul
goals, while Martin of the Parish
House quintet made five field ana
two foul goals.
During the first session the going
was nip and tuck for the greater
part Of the time, the home players
succeeded in drawing away from
their opponents il. the last few min
utes of play. The first half score was
% to IA. The Harmony players
fought hard in the second period TO
ssume the lead. the final whistle
blowing with the two teams separ-
ated by four points.
Manager Melko's lineup contained
two new men in this game, "Yl'
Hubbard and Irv Martin. The latter
tosser occupied the position of BOZ
Risley, another Woodbridge tosser.
Copeland refereed the game.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-28

With three straight victories to
their credit Manager A. A. Deter's
Woodbridge Parish House boys en-
ter one of the hardest weeks in their
1921-22 campaign. Tomorrow night
they will have as their opponents on
the Parish House court in Wood
bridge the ~Sayreville Big Five. and
on Thursday night the Woodbridge
boys will come to this city to play
Manager 1. Levine's Y. NJ. H. A.
court tossers on the Y. NJ. III. A.
court.
The Parish House boys have won
all three games played on their own
court this season, defeating the
Rummel Vets of Irvington, the
elins of Midtown. After the latter
team had been defeated by the
Speed ay team of this city in two
games by small margins the Wood
bridge representatives went out aud
defeated the tiretown combination
in real style. The Sayreville team
met defeat at the hands of the
Speedways in a thriller on the Audi
forum court Thanksgiving after
noon, 27-23, and it is likely that the
Parish House boys will endeavor to
better this mark in tomorrow nights
game.
Ed "Blackie" Regain and Freddy
Glochau, two local boys. are sched-
uled to play with the S~ayreville
team in this game. as are Paul SUIT
ton and Harkins of New Brunswick.
Rhatican will probably occupy the
fifth position in this game. Fitz-
patrick and Eppinger were the two