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New Britain herald., 1921-01-15
MAKES

Dr. Harris ineXperience, in public life in New Britain. Agasn, it may be due to the angle from which he views his task. No one cares to minimize the inn portance of the health department; it must be supported in such a manner that il will be able to prevent disease when possible or control disease that has already established itself. But Dr. Harris asks for too much when hc suggests, for example, that four auto mobiles be placed at the disposal of the department. Efficiency does not depend upon the number of automo- piles that can be mustered; nor does it depend upon other items which the superintendent apparently considers essential. No doubt, Dr. Harris will find several items which he can e1imi- nate or reduce. if he cares to revise his figures carefully.
 This is what is known in business terms as lean year" and it is not an opportune time for spending money except where necessary. Manufactur- CTS are cutting expenses to tho bone; merchants are going ahead cautiously. Nobody knows how long it will require to effect readjustment in trade. Dr. Harris should take these facts into consideration and form his judgment accordingly. Economy is the word of the minute. E
 One can easily understand why Dr. Harris prepar red his budget. He is en- thusiastic about his position a fact that is in his favor, and wants to make the New Britain health depart ment the best in the state. This is laudable ambition and in it he, will have the support of all right-thinking rJ ness judgment dictates a policy of re- trenchment where possible and not dollar should be spent that is not needed.
 Mayor Curtis should bend every cf- fort to keep expenses down. Proper ty owners and tax payers are awake to danger that threatens their pocket books if city expenses are allowed to go beyond the point of necessity. and they may have something to say in the Spring of 1922 if Hizzoner isn't on guard against expenditures that are not warranted.
 During the past few weeks certain mysterious person known anonymously as "an agent of the police" and by various other high sounding titles has crept in as a character in that form of literature which flows from the pencil
 
 been instrumental in securing evil dence against violators of the Eighteenth amendment to the Consti- tuition which. according to the mythol- ogy of the day, prohibits the manufac- ture or sale of beverages containing more than a slight trace of alcohol. Although he appears to be quite an important character in the tragedies that are enacted in police court. he never appears in person but is spoken of in terms of fond endearment by officers of the law who take the wit ness stand to testify against "hooch mongers."
 An agent of the police would smell as unsavory by any other name. In unsweetened English he is known as a stool pigeon and his standing. in society is almost on par with that of typhoid germ. The employment of
New Britain herald., 1921-01-15
ROBERT l.. LANsING's BOOK.

Mir. Lansing has written book discussing matter taken up at the peace conference. As Secretary of State under President Wilson at the time. he was an important person. age at that conference.
 While President Wilson was i'll cabinet meetings were held. Presi- dent Wilson was advised Of them. But at length. ascertaining by let ter from his Secretary of State that such meetings had been held. the President asserted that they were without authority.
 There followed the statement from the President that Secretary Lansings mind did not run along the same channel as his" MT. Lansing left the Cabinet. The event took from President Wilson many of his for mer admirers.
 Tt Is remembered by one who saw MT. Lansing on the evening Of the " when his action had been an-
 unced. that his. appearance at one |of washinEtOn's popular play-houses was greeted with considerable ap- plause AS he took his inconspicuous seat among the spectators Of the play he did not seem to recognize the fact that the applause was intended for him. Finally. however. he bowed q gentle. smiling acknowledgements most sclf-deprecatory in his manner.
 The applause which greeted Mir Lansing In that theRter was an echo of public sentiment regarding him all over the country. His was q name admired; he had lent stability to the ca binet of a President already los Ing the peoples confidence. Now he has written a book covering. u is to be supposed, many details of a world affair as seen by him.
 Mr. Lansing is a great lawyer. It Is believed that his book will con tain no uaconsidored words. There will Le no wild denunciations of President Wilson and his policies. It will enlighten us with a conserva- tism which will be most appropriate in work of the kind coming from man who occupied tho position he f on held.
 President Wilson. writer of books. will undoubtedly cover the same mat tcrs in work at some future date. \ reading of both works will bring clearer insight into affairs as they were then than we have been able to obtain up to this time. It may be predicted further that there will be seen In tho words of MT. Lansing spoken at that time a vision of the future as 1t has now developed.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-15

to be the prey of whatever nation chooses to upbuid it's war resources. Quite evident it is that politicians are trying to throw a sop to public at a cost which may be determined very soon. No one wishes war. we all hope to escape it. but we have committed an unpardonable sin against the future of the American nation if we reduce to a dangerous minimum our army and navy to placate public opinion in the United States.
 We are the richest nation on the globe. our resources are greater. at present than any other nation. we are the target for whatever country might aspire to become world leader. We have refused to join in an international agreement. we must take the other course.
 It is said that our own John Q. Tilson is in Marion. Ohio, to discuss the army that is to be, and that he desires it to be smaller. The Senate voted for an army of 150.OOO to save an amount eaualling about $1O0.OO0.- GOO to the taxpayers in army pay. We may not criticise the Senate for it's endeavor to be economical. We may for it's blindness in catering to public opinion. It is taking a chance by deliberately reducing our protective resources. a chance which we sincerely hope it will get away with.
 A short time ago Josephus Daniels. Secretary of the Navy, advocated strong seagoing force of men to pro- tect us. He believed that our navy should be second to none. But of course he is a democrat and his ideas risk An investigation committee from Congress decided that Great Britain's sea force was about twice ours in strength. We doubt very much if the committee was right We believe that it was swayed with pa triotism and conside derably overesti- mated our force. We believe that Great Britain is at least three times our strength in men, guns. and ships of the sea Man for man, ship for ship. we are better than they, but that is an. They have the preponderanee of ships and that is sufficient. War with England may never come, but, if it does the Revolutionary War will be quite reversed. It is pointed out that the United States has never been beaten--Iet us fix if so that she never will be. We cannot count the cost. the cost of losing will be far greater.
 At the dawn of time the man who could swing the biggest club was boss From then on the nation which could build the biggest arma- ments was in a position to dictate. Competitive armament building is un- fortunate in the extreme and threatens to bankrupt nations. But we have deliberately and nearly unanimously decided to keep out of an agreement to disarm and seek international justice through league of nations. We have declared that we intend to paddle our own canoe-now it is our duty to build that canoe. big and strong, whatever the political situa- ton and the danger to the vote pulling powers of members of Congress who seem to fear their own future more than that of the United States.
 The study of a brick wayy may not
New Britain herald., 1921-01-15

 ' Public approval greets the act of the city meeting in authorizing issuance of $10O,O00 in park hnn It is rather surprising to ind | opposition to this project In view the fact that payment of the bdl will be distributed over a lonR of years and the burden will not felt. The city has sites for it's and they should be develMnnII early as possible in orders may all bn,"1'
 It is also fitting to have I'll fund with which to relieve during the business depresgionQ men with families would be III the opportunity to increase come working on park der if the industrial situA4lol more serious.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-15
TO ARM. OR DISARNI.

Comes time. right now. when the United States of America, having stated It's desire to remain aloof from the rest Of the world and carry on it's affairs with complete independence, is in state of uphcaval over the arma- ment question. Views coming from Washington and from the clique that will govern our policies for the next four years seem to indicate hat our future plans will .vary .pruhahly al TT
New Britain herald., 1921-01-15

AS the immigrant approaches New York, he should be informed that the torch held by the Statue of Liberty doesn't indicate liberty in the prac- tise of arson.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-15

A,n-n he children sit in judgment, a ign card on the pearly gates will read, No Landlords"
 Farmer now gets only cents for hide" says headline. At that rate 1t x,arfh uyhilo In Slyin
New Britain herald., 1921-01-15

The study of brick wayy may not hring inspiration. but thought of the >'nn that went into the build
 'eate ones "get busy"
New Britain herald., 1921-01-15

"Notoriety" and "sobriety' are no the offspring of lack of the latter. We all should settle down
 To things that are more sensible Than gossip of the town
 Which is most reprehensible.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-15
LIN.

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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-11-26
One STATE BUDGET ITEM
FAILS TO SHOW INCREASE
Maryland Sanatorium Head Asks
For $2OO,62O, Same As
For This Year.

Something new in State budget re-
quests was presented to Governor
Richie at Annapolis by DR.. Victor
F. Cullen, superintendent of the
Maryland tuberculosis Sanatoriunl.
DR.. Cullen asked for the same amount
O. money for the next two years that
he is receiving during the present
wear for his institution, and added
that he might be able to save some
thing from that to turn back to the
State.
Every other State institution and
all State departments whose work has
not been curtailed by law asked for
increases in their budgets ranging
from Is per cent. up to 200 per cent.
When DR.. Cullen's request was pre-
scented the Governor remarked that it
"made budget making worth while
and a real pleasure"
DR.. Cullen's institution received
SzO0,62O for this years work in the
last budget and he asks for the same
amount for each of the fiscal years of
1923 and 1924. He asks nothing for
new construction at Sabillasville.
AS the new sanatorium for colored
people is being erected in Carroll
county under supervision of DR.. Gull
len and the directors of the Sabillas-
vile institution, DR.. Cullen made q
special budget request for this insti-
tuition. Already $4,000 has been
spent on it's construction and DR.. Gull
len estimated that 100000 would be
necessary to complete it. When com
pieted DR.. Cullen estimated that $780,
O00 annually would suffice for its
maintenance. These sums, it is I'M
derstood, will be granted by the Gov
ernor in his budget.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-11-26

God made thee fair, dear Eastern
Shore!
Thy children gather round thee;
y loyal band, they sing thy praise
And with their love they crown
thee.
There is to them no finer place.
From Cecil to northampton
Tor all the homelier joys of life
Or for a man to camp on.
Along thy eastern borders beat
Atlantic's booming pillows,
While on the west fam'd Chesapeake
They bosom gently pillows;
The balsam of the piney woods,
The ozone Of the waters,
The tonic of the balmy air,
Keep strong thy sons and daugi
ters.
Thy rivers wind among the fields,
Through meadows and through
marshes;
The forest branches seem to form
Cathedral shapes and arches;
The fertile farms their harvests yield
The trees with fruit are bending
A grateful people bow the knee,
Their thanks to heaven ascending.
We love thy fragrant spring-tide
bloom
The hum of bees in clover,
The joyous notes of happy birds,
The blue sky bending over;
The winsome grace of summer days
The twilight's wondrous glories,
TIC mystic spell of starry nights,
The charm of old-time stories.
We love thy autumn's matchless haze,
When natures magic touches
To beauty give glory rare,
Amidst October's bushes;
Then come DEFENDERS ice and SNOW
The skating and the sleighing,
The wild fowl, oysters, evergreens,
Thy wintry charms betraying.
But most we love thy people good,--
Whole-souled, sincere, and wearing
The impress of conscience clear
And only ill deeds fearing,
Then here's to thee, fair Eastern
Shore!
May Gods great goodness bless
thee
AS long as bay and ocean blue
Continue to caress thee!
November 16. 1921.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-11-26
THE WHOLESOME cUsTARD.

~ STARDS of different f1avorS are
always good desserts for the chill
dren and are usually well liked
by them. One egg to a cupful of
milk and two tablespOonfuls of sugar
or less will make thin cuStard which
will be sufficient for two small cups.
If the cuStard is desired thicker, two
eggs to one cupful of milk will make
d custard which will mold. OF course
when food value is considered, the more
egg the more nutriment.
Cup custards are more attractive in
appearance if decorated in some form.
A dot of jelly or jelly cut in cubes, a
randied cranberry or cherry or any
bright preserved fruit is always fes-
tive, and spoonful of nuts adds to
its food value.
Care should he taken in the prepara-
ton of q custard If baked, place the
cGstardS in dish of water and watch
carefully not to Overbake as they be-
'ome coarse and tough. A baked Gus
ard has finer flavor than boiled, and
is particularly good with tart berries
Nutmeg, cinnamon, orange rind,
lemon, maple or caramel are all good
aav0rs. as well as chocolate and cocoa.
Chocolate grated over the top, or
cocoa sprinkled lightly over the GUS
tards adds to its food value. A pinch
nf salt is needed in all custards. other
wise. they are fat in taste. An orange
Favored custard is delicious served
with a spoonful Of orange marmalade
on top.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-11-26
Caramel Custard.

Put one-half cupful of sugar in an
omelet pan and stir we'll while melt
ing: when Golden brown add one
Iunrt of boiling hot milk adding very
'arefrlly little at a time, when the
aramel is all dissolved and mixed
18th the milk add five slightly beaten
gigs, a pinch Of salt, teaspoonful of
'anilla and strain into a mold. Chill
nd serve with a caramel sauce. Four
gigs will make a rich custard, but not
o well to mold.
For the sauce brown cupful of
ugar, add one-half cupful of boiling
water, stir until dissolved and when
cold serve as sauce.
A cupful of cake crumbs stirred into
a custard will often prove good way
of using leftover cake and making a
dainty, nourishlng dish for child's
supper or luncheon
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-11-26

The emotional force displayed by
charming Alice Lake in her most re-
cent pictures has placed her in the
front rank of screen stars. Miss Lake
is barely twenty-five years old. A few
short years ago she was attending
Erasmus Hall high school in Brook
Ign. She is the daughter Of a sue
.ceesful merchant The winsome
movie" star is Of medium height and
1.-THE in figure. Her eyes are dark
1azel and her hair rich brown.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-11-26

Respectfully dedicated to the Rev.
L. P. Bowen. D. D., and John 5.
McMaster, Esq, typical Eastern Shore
lovers.) -u.--
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-11-26
THE EASTERN SHORE.
By Harry Pringle Ford

(Author of History of Old Manokin
Church &C.,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-11-26
nothor5Coolk Book

Make my mortal dreams come true
With the work | tain would do,
Clothe with life the weak intent;
Let me be the thing l meant.
john 6. Whittier.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-11-26
OBSERVING

OBSERVING
THE GUS
TOMS.
Lady of the
House: W ell,
what do you
want?
hungry Har-
old: It's just 4
o'clock, lady.
so you can GIN
me de conven-
tional biscnits
an a shot o.
tea.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-11-26
NAA. MlAtp, e1Q
Copyright. 1921 Western Newspaper Union.
Not Certain of Husband,
Even When She Sees Him.

Chicago.-Came before Judge
John f. Haas In the South Clark
street court Charles A. Small
and Mrs. Margaret A. Davies
Small, the woman saying she
was the mans lawfully welded
wife.
HE married me-" averred
Mrs. Small, following a clothes
line filtration last October In
my back yard. A few days later
he disappeared, taking along a
goodly portion Of my worldly
goods and chattels."
as this your husbandT asked
the judge.
swell, to tell you the truth,
1 can't be sure" Mrs. Small re-
piled. eve lived together such
short time l never really did
get a good look at him."
Discharged" said Judge
Haas.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-11-26

Ut is fine to be sure of quick
response when you want to
jump your car ahead. 1t is
just as necessary to be able to idle
on low throttle.
1t is not so difficult to make a
gasoline that will do either of
these things well. But to produce
balanced gasoline that does
both, that combines power, econ
omy, clean burning and big mile
age, took years of experience in
refining, experiments with crudes
from every producing field, in
Vulnerable tests in chemical and
physical laboratories, and with
thousands of automobiles of all
And iOhen you need oil say
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-20
SCORED ON THE PRINCIPAL
Young School Teacher Got Glorlousiy
Even for Long Series Of Sarcas-
tic Observations.

Now, the principal Of this school IS
sarcastic as we'll as intelligent, and
whenever she happens to mention
subject and finds that her teachers
are ignorant on the subject she
"bawls them out" for their ignorance.
Especially is this resented by the new
est recruit at the building.
Recently the principal acquired "a
man." who was a widower. She Is
proud of the acquisition, mentioning
him often in her conversations.
The other morning she began to ask
the teachers about an article she had
lust read in the paper. Now, none OF
them had read it. Sarcastically she
asked: well, don't any Of you read
the papers2"
The newest recruit smiled sweetly
and wisely. "Of course" she returned,
"but not everything in them. we
Just have time to read the society page
and then the death and funeral list
so that we shall know who the new
widowers sare."-Indlanapoli News.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-20
Autoina for Wolves.

The motorcycle threatens to out
rival the broncho as an, instrument OF
locomotion on Western ranches ana
cattle ranges. According to the Illus
trated World, cowboys are using 1t
for rounding up cattle, driving In stray
animals, inspecting long lines OF
fences and other such work. BY all
odds the most remarkable purpose Tor
which the motorcycle is employed,
however, is that Of chasing coyotes.
Such machine, If the terrain be not
too difficult can easily overtake one of
those little gray wolves, firing the
beast down to point where it can no
longer turn and dodge successfully.
Their it is simply matter of whirl
of the lariat, and the vicious brute,
with few quick spurts of the motor
cycle is choked to deHth.-Philadel-
thts Public 1e2gE1.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-20

Fargo. n. D., and William Mcintosh.
Of Tyndail. s D.. took place yester-
day afternoon at o'clock at the
Love reeidence., DR.. D. I. Robe-t.
con. pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church. read the service in the pres.
ence of group Of relativen.
Mils Laura Berry. daughter Of DR.
and Mrs. S. G. Berry, Of this city,
and Mr.. Louis G. Eads, son of Mr..
and Mre. D E. Eads. of Trenton,
Mo. we're married w ednesday morn.
ing, January 18th, at 8 o'clock. The
ceremony was performed in the parlor
OF the brides parents by Rev. Lloyd
Il. Rising in the presence of the i'm :.
mediate relatives Of the contracting
parties. After the wedding break
fast was served the young couple took
The morning train for Trenton, Ne,
where they will spend several weeks
visiting with relatives of the groom.
After the honeymoon spent in Mis-
souri, Mr.. and Mrs. Eads will return
to Tyndall to make their home.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-01-20
TRUTH ABOUT AVERAGE MAN
Not Bad Fellow at Heart, and Really
ls at Least Entitled to
federation.

The average man is not bad fellow
when you come to know him. You have
to make his acquaintance if you are
not to hold yourself aloof from this hu-
man, interdependent world, remarks a
writer in the Philadelphia Ledger. He
constitutes majority. 1t is by his
vote that candidates are set up and
issues determined and business gov
erned and charities supported and
plays patronized There is a great
deal of money in pleasing the aver
age man. Moreover, the level of his
tastes Is rising, though pessimists re-
fuse to see 1t or to say so. He Is ca
pable of education and he has travelled
far since his training began.
He needn't always be given all that
he asks for; sometimes he makes mis-
takes, and sometimes he wants what
isn't good for him. Sometimes he
loses his head, and in an incendiary
or inebriate temper, loses that which a
cooler judgment in calmer hour leads
him to worry for. But on the whole
he is strangely reasonable and patient
md self-controlled. 1t is touching to
find how often he Is doing the best
he can, according to the light he has.
He serves the world far better than
some eccentric and unconventional
mortals who sneer at him for following,
O dull, Unconditional routine.
Leaders of men have learned to deal
with the average man, to talk his lam
guage and to understand his ways.
They have taught the rank and file
to discover latent capacity and to
reveal strength hidden and unsus-
pected. They have had faith in "the
general good sense and honest inten-
tions Of mankind" They have gen.
uinely loved their fellows and their
sympathy has been real and manifest.
Neither in war nor in peace is VIC
tory to be won unless the captains put
their confidence in host.