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Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26
so MANY PEOPLE. ARE NERVOUS
"FrUit-a-tiVes' tha Greatest Of all Nerve Remedies
nls Fnit Medicine Restores Health

The increase in the number of pssoAs ssFersag from NeWsasaess is worldwide; due, in measure. to the reaction following the war. sleepless. pess, Headaches, Mental Depression, Rheumatism, Nervous Dyspepsia, Bad Heart Action, are the results of a disturbed condition of the Nervous System.
 Tho nerves and the blood ars 50 intimately, so vitally, connected that ths condition of oneis bound to affect the condition of the other. If the blood is laden with impurities. it is impossible to have strong, steady aerves.
 7he first essential ia tTeGttng nervous 0vubEes is to purify and enrich the blood Thfs, 'FRUI1.A-TTVES will do.
 "FRUIT-A-T1vES" stimulates ths bowels, kidneys and skin and purifes the blood. "FrIit-A-tites" improves appetite and digestion and insures sood being properly digested, thus enabling the blood to carry wholesome noerishment to bul'd up the body, particularly the nerves.
 Men and women who take Fruit a-tives'' for some form of nervous ness-becAuse they cannot eat or deep or work or enjoy life--say that de ftxiI ztssSssae 6 simply hSnel!sas a Is action
 5ee. a box, 6 for s2.50, trial size g5c At dealers or from FRCIT-A-TIYEs limited, oGDENSBURG, E,T.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26
SWEET POTATO AND PUMPKIN
 PHI

HtE.
 Dear Editor and Sisters or the Social Corner: It is some time since I have written. l was sorry. did not know of the meeting when the Scotland sisters were hostesses for I would liked to have been with you. I enjoyed the many 1e<- ters this week On Thanksgiving and Ar- .nistice day. had the pleasure of at tending the unveiling of the tablet at Pomfret hill. By the number there t showed that the spirit In the hearts Of the people was not asleep. The school children voiced their heart Of praise which gladdened all there. May the memory Of this cause for which our boys were willing to give their lives be ever fresh in the minds of us aways
 Spry Bird. No! Too much cannot be said or done for the betterment of .hu- manity. Many of the children are treated worse than dogs. If only the mothers love would enter into the hearts of our women; for 1t is un to them to do the good work as they have all over our country and gone into oth- CT countries.
 am sending recipe for
 Sweet Potato Pie: Wash and boi three good sized sweet potatoes, peel and mash them through colander, ado the beaten yolks of three eggs, one pin of sweet milk. one cup of sugar, one half cup Of butter melted and flavor with yanil a. Bake in one crust, thel ! cover with Q meringuo of the whites o the three eggs. Brown lightly In oven l Pumpkin pie can be made by this sam recipe by using the same quantity O pumpkin in place of the sweet potato. 1 Was very sorry to hear of the deak' ! of our dear sister Tidy Adly. She ha left a dear memory and her smiling fac and love can never be forgotten. Ma the good work which she has starte still go on
 Hope you all enjoyed a hapq, Thanksgiving.
 L. H. K.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26
Ready to Pour Out Millions

Not only arc the commercial banks filled with mo-ey ready to be employ ed with the resumption of industrial and commercial activities, but the say- ings institutions arc in a similarly plethoric condition, filled with funds 8. large portion Of which will no doubt he devoted to home building and irs- provements as soon as prices and in- terest rates arc propidous-WRshins- ton Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26
GRAND JUROR.
WANTS DIET TOE CONGESTION.

Dear Social Corner Editor: am not a member of the Social Corner os my home is in Pasadena, Cal, but am spending a. month in the east. I have enjoyed reading the letters every week since l came here and am going to ask the sisters If they can tell me what diet to use for congestion, am greatly troubled with it. My heart does not act right either. l take it there is too much pressure. Would you advise massage or osteupathic treatment? There is req ly no medicine for it. Kindly let me hear from you soon as expect to leave Tn two weeks. Please answer through Social Corner as I am visiting among iny friends.
 Mau- thanks In advance.
 T q
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26
PREVENTED FRON WRITING Ry
 ILLNESS.

Dear Social Corner Friends: Perhaps the Social Cornerites do not know I have been sick since the 18th of August That Is the reason have not written. Am just getting so can write with pencil ana walk some.
 Little Sister: have used barberries for the fiat and like them better than sale or the real beeswax. l suppose you have all been busy get ting ready for and enjoying the holi- dey.
 n IT 0
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26
MRS. pREwsrER,s FRUIT CAKE.

Editor of Social Corner: Here Is am other fruit cake recipe, the best yet! It
 is ar old pre-war recipe intended for
 Christmas. Thanksgiving, weddings and christenings:
 Mrs. Brewster's Fruit Cake: Three /, pounds of sugar. three pounds of butter, three pounds of four. eighteen eggs, four pounds Of raisins. four pounds of currants. two pounds of citron, six nut rnegs, one tablespoon of cloves, one t2-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26

THE OLD PATCHWORK QUILT. guli many heart is stirred within, Ger thoughts presented by The old and faded patchwork quilt, Made iu our srandmother's day We wonder as we gaze on it, The colors once so gay, who wore the dresses the patterns sigA
 gest.
 Ara made them in gtandInother's day. Each has a history all it's own, From the light to the darkest blues, Tsliov and brown. pink and red, or various tints and huos. she told me all about them, One night when the wind blew siaIill, And the snow lay deep in the meadow And over on wonder hill. How sine had saved the pieces, And placed them toH tller with care Ttii she made and finished the quilt, So dusintly fashioned there. This one of yellow ereundwork. With it's spray of leaves so bright, -irsndmcther made and woro 1t, I know, She told mo go that night. Tne pink she wore one May day, With the su6boanet starthed and prirn, fsds os checkered green and white, vvith a bow tied under her chin And sea this delicate pattern Of buds both pink and white, Was made for little Gretchen When sts was a baby quite. Vh's Sluo Erandmether wore to the flusR-
 ing,
 And that to the duiit;hy-bea; She cnp'd never quite forget it, For John vas there, you see. we think it old fashioned and hefneIy, fsut to sranemothe- t seems quite
 hright;
 Nzd man- 2 pictur. Of tne pas: Comes d'cily before her sight. W cannot seq things wIth her eyes, Or fesi them az -is selt; So To Us 't viii always remain Only an o,1 fashioned dui'.
 -Rv Jennie Lsnifiu. sez. in by Rhcdv ouise
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26

frequently until the pieces of fat are crisp and crackly. When these crack lins' settle to the bottom of the kettle the lard is done. Remove from the fire and strain into a sterilized stone jar or crock. When cold tie clean cloth and several thicknesses of paper over the top.
 PUSSY WILLOW.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26
ANswFns ANp INorTnrrs

WOLDFNsEs Toar mana has been added .1 thA Socia, Co~r.~ list.
 HEIiENA Your name continues on -Hs sociai Corner iist even though your .s.to-s have rot hsen frequent.
 PEACE: \ letter awaits you Please -3-ward your present address.
 5y -.sta;,s the signature CT Pau!a's
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26
Fathers of College Boys

More than half Of the Princeton freshman are sons of parents neither of whom has a college degree. Which Is the reason in some cases for their be- ing able to send their boys to collegs Springfield Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26
ANOTHER CORNER MEMBER.

To the Editor of Social Corner: Having enjoyed the social side of Club No, of the Social Corner. 1 hav6 decided il would be a pleasure to join you.
 WOLDENSES.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26

blespoon Of czzsia, one tablespoon o< mace. one and 2 half glasses of wine os brandy. Bake one and 8 haf hours.
 GREAT GREAT AUNT.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26
THE DAY IS ALWAYS HIS WHO WORKS IN TT WITH
 SINCERITY AND GREAT AIMS
SOCIAL CORNER PRIZES FOR NOVEMBER
One Dollar Each

T1 PERSIA D entitled What to Write About
 ro KITTY Ster Deal With FLOWER entitled The Beauty of Flowers for wing and Lending
 entitled Thanksgiving Ago
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-26

letter Home Life a Hundred Years Ago In last weeks Corner failed to appear
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11
Coming Plays at Lyric :

Saturday night. Nov. II Cen.
stance TalmadEe in "The Gnl of
TimhercIaim," northwestern. ]
reel comedy cartoons. We or
dersd this picture especially for
Miss Hope Brown.
Tuesday, Nov. Is.
Sudden Jim"--colnedy d-a.
ma. with Chas, Ray. | reel nm.
edy.
Thursday. Nov. II.
Owen Aoore in Sooner or
Later. y
Satur day, Nov. ~.
The Infringement of the L. rio
Theatre have ordered a prog am
especially for the mayor OF
Springfield. DR.. Culp, likes en-
edy. 80 they have chosen II pie
ture that appeals to him -: T.
Husbands and Calico Wv's
six reel comedy drama pln,ea ~
lloune Pleis, a popular star. T'ra
reel comedy that Dr.. Cup w II S
10 see is Bringing up Fatm r. F"
so that will also be seen at the
Lyric.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11
Locals

c. p. Adams. of the iirp
Adams ~ Kirkpatiic of Lamar.
was in Springfield Tuesday. Mr.,
Adams is deeply interested in
the building Of an e., eric line
from Fades to Springfield. n pro-
iect OF the Miss ,uri-Pacifc We
helieve i, would pay Baca county
to look afte, TINS line
Our readers will remember
Wyoming Hill. bronx rider at
the fair, After taking in the
Kim fair he ard his wife were 50
taken no with the place that
they came back. bought and are
now running n restaurant there.
Their place is popular, and !hry
are making many f. lends there.
By the r.. Collins Agricultural
College News Notes We learn
mat Clarence konkel is again
ta;k on the Ebert County Ran
ncs and think the following quot
ed by the News Notes worth
pas ing around: The country
newspaper of today is a great
pow er in welding higher NOR
al standard, cleaner politics and
better social conditions over
tn, Sc who read it's columns. Ia
con trast to the constant stream
of mui ders, robberies. divorces.
scandals, etc, portrayed in the
daily press pnts before its read
crs such that is clevating rather
than degederating."
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11
1t Is Time
To Call a Halt

The publication of the delin.
quent tax list last week bring Q
Us back to the warning the
Democrat. Herald sounded more
than two years ago = that Bacs
county was moving towards an
unbearable condition, snd it was
time for II slowing up.
One thing that has added ma
terially to the overlooking has
been in doing thugs half. and
tEen having themlto do over -
sometimes twice, and sometimes
thrice or more. ~
However. it has been all along
the line. from state govern ment
down too drrned much liberal
ity with the people's money.
And now again We want to
sound a warming There must be
a slowing down all along the
line--mn'c hoosting of business
and less of taxes.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11
SmartC Convicted
Hart Acquitted,

In the Federal Court at Pu. b 0
held the frat of the veal! Arthur
Smart was convicted on the
charge of booze making.
The case OF Doc Hart was thrown
out of court for want of evidi.
eace.
Smart was tined 5000 and
costs.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11

What shall it profi1 . family If
the father lose his appetite for
strong drink and acquire a love
for golf?-Greeley News. II .
good player. it might be inter-
ested in watching g him play golf.
but it would hardly be interested
in watching him shake dice for
strong drink-particularly when
the dice and the man we're both
loaded-do you think?
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11
The Stonington Raid

StoninRton made . raid on
sprineheld Mon nday wanting tc
gat an acknowledgement that
said Stonington is tho Hrst and
the best In the hull burned coun.
try. g.g-r r-7F
Following is q list Of the war.
riors-so far as we were able to
make out-b7fore the heavy ord
nance could be wheeled up, and
after the smoke Of battle had
lifted:
Louis Curtis and wife, R. H.
Robbins. A. NJ. Spaneler and
wife. F. M Jeffries. Frank Nc
Gown. Sam Dean, L Whitshsad d
and H. K. Ellis. H
Besides wanting said acknowl-
'edgement aforesaid. they were
wanting q lewiston of the dis
trict in which they (some Of
'hem) live. and wanted also GER
tain business matters adjusted
to their liking, a.t
Come again, gentlemen, when
YOU can stay longer and can
spend more money with us. i
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11
SHOOTING sCRAPE

J. f. Arnd, OF Eagle C"at,,
last week had Joe Pettus Of
sam, nei9hborhond hsled befrr.
Judge Dickey on charge of
shooting to kill with ahOt lun,
some OF the shot taking f'ec. in
his arms and legs. Trouble waa
t. yer a boar 1onnd over.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11

We were opposed to the emer
geney tariff. but we now realize
what good thing 1t has been
for. had it failed Of passage. nj
doubt the farmers would have
had to pay out last yeara' profits
to have gotten the brokers tc
take tlis years crops OF theiI
hands.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11

Since for long time We have
been drilled in it and gotten used
to it, what do We care II the
state taxes are boosted . few
notches higher? Haven't We
got Shoup and Harding-and the
hull burned narmalcy admins
tyation-for our money?
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11

The president Of the World
War Veterans in an armistice-
day proclamation deplores the
fact that three years after the
war is over men should be held
iE prison for an expression OF
their opinions sRainst tile war.
and asks for their release.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11

Young W MN typo waits j 10
on straight matter and clerica
work. and w.uld also like 10
ezra on machine. Address
Dem )crat. H Hnrald. Springfield
Colc RADIO
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11

The Great Southwest News of
the 9th inst came out with q spe-
cial edition in celebration of its
hrst natal day. The Southwest
News is a credit to southeastern
Colorado. and this special edi-
tion was exceptionally good.
Keep 'er moving, Bro. Belts.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11

The demand for broomcorr.
has con tinusd strong and as q
result the entire broomcorn pro
dueing sec,ions yet having avail.
able brush have been covered.
No one place appears now to
be the center of activity. the
buying being as free il Colorado
- in western Oklahoma. In
fact the high quality of much Of
the western brush has invited
much competition even to the
point of buying in the rick.
At no place is corn being deliv.
cred on the streets. and at very
few points is corn being ste rel.
From 60 to 80% is estimated
to have moved from various
points over the northwestern
territory.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11

Business is On steady climb
back to normal. Investigators
find. ."-Headline in Met. Daily.
And wondering how much fur
ther back we still have to go-to
get the full benefit Of the 'sncr.
malcy" business.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11

The Denver Democrat is busy
with . roster Of candidates for
next years races; and We have
n't seen . burned mention Of j.
P, Collins.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11
FOR KILLING MULE

L. T. Brannan last week had
Otis White arrested on charge
Of killing q mule Of his. Jury
case in county court. Verdict
for Brannon for $4,000. Cl.'m.
ed to be accidental and case ap.
pealsd to district court.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11

Farmers are now busy hauling
their crops to market, several
loads passing through Spring.
field daily for Lamar.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11

That 18 mon this for q year and
a White Flame lamp burner
thrown in will be good till we get
up to the 1000 mark-when it
will be called off. and not likely
to ever he renewed. Sender in
n0w
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11

The Red Cross roll will begin
Armistice day and end Thanks
giving day. Baca county ought
to be st the head Of that list.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11

Where is the Hugoton CONNER.
cial club? That question has
been asked US many times of
late. .-Hugoton Hermes. Proh-
ably cavortinR with the Spring,
field com mercial club in some Sc
questered nook or corner, SAT,
from molestation or discovery
by the curious and meddlesolne
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11

}
this week was and is to illus
.rst the use of this faculty
lin s,me of the stupidest of our
domestic animals.
G,od stories are frequently
told illustrative of the intelii-
gence of the dog Or horse. but
who has ever heard anything
sug ,estive of the com mo- horse
sense of the COW or steer?
| And vet, no dog or horse ever
did better reasoning than old
Lill did when she waited till ev-
erybody was in bed and asleep.
then jumped out. and after eat
ing the neiRhbor's garden sass.
jumped back in again.
The kind of reasoning she
must hive done was that If she
were fund in side of that COW
lot every morning she would be
free from suspicion. In other
words. she was arranging an
alibi.
The steer story we are about
to relate is another case Of an AMI
NAL putting two and two together
and getting four out of it.
| We all krow some of us by
experiencs) how boy will some.
times plan and scheme TO get cut
of work particularly when a
small, still voice is calling to him
to hunt, fish or swim.
The first year 'he chronicler of
these sotes rolled up his sleeves
and went out to fight the world.
he took unto himself three yoke
of cattle and a breaking plow.
| W. had two Irishmen among
those steers called Pat and Mike,
two natives called Buck and Ber-
~, and two Arkansawyers.
name done forgotten.
| Pat is the one We are going to
| bring before the forum Of pub
lie opinion, He and his part
ner In iniQuity, Mike. were of
the Texas varity, horns not par
ticularly long, but built on the
Texas order.
Through the pasture in which
Pat and Mike used to brows and
chew cud-same like girls chew
gum. courssd creek. with some
timber on either side along it's
border; and generally one or the
other of these Wild. eyed Texans
would hide along this creek in
the good old morning time when
wanted 10 eplist for the days
services at prairie breaking and
fighting flies.
Pat and Mike understood that
when one of them was bid away
the others would be immune un-
til said one was found. SO they
entered into . conspiracy one
with the other to take it turn
about in the h de and seek game,
| with Buck and Berry sometimes
accessories either before or after
the fact,
! After time these marpIots
learned that to hide along the
main creek lasted leng enough
only for the boss to ride the
length Of the creek across the
pasture. and that didn't give
them the necessary relaxation
they were wanting from labor
and the smoluments appertain-
90 Elsewhere.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11
Notice

Tie regular meeting Of the
Baca county Women's Club will
lie held in the Methodist Church
on Monday afternoon Nov. Ia at
2:30 O'Clock.
fern Hobbs, Sec.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11

BY . PROCLAMATION of the pres
ident. Armistice day is now en-
rolled - . legal holiday.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11
The com mission srs in session
this week.

Do You think its time to call
. halt?' II you do. write and
tell Us.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11


Several years ago. when the
question of What 10 do with the
old deb. hanging over the coun.
ty was up, 1t vas laid pass 1t
along to the ndw settlement
when there will be more tax
PAYERS and hence Jess taxes to
the man to pay it off"
And here's the contrast: Al
that time taxes on quuarter of
land ran from Sc 90 to IS OC and
s6 90. and proportionally on 9th.
er property. Now the taxes run
from five to ten times that
amount on land. and p -tior
ally on other prop.rty.
We are not going at this time
to discuss whv things are. o,
what is being done with the
, money. f.f .-r..-.
What we have is condition
and not 4 theory. The delin'
quent tax list is4 scared appall.
ingly in front of us - and is .
signal to put on the brakes = ir
the town. in the country and in
/ the state.
During the next five year.
there must be less llberality and
lavishness of county moneys, ex
penses must be cut to the bone
and taxes brought down. to the
possibility of paymant.
"What does it profit a man Il
he gains the whole rr-'d and
loses lis W. s1ul?" al what
has it protted the county thit
wear to pile up taxes beyond the
possibility Of the pecple's capac'
ity to pay? i= ua
Let there now be An end to
lavish expenditures and reckless
driving It's time to right about
and to slow down If we woulc
steer clear Of the breakers on
ahead. In other words
1t is time to call a halt.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11
Declined With Thank,

Somsthir g like half . dozen ed.
itors of this great and illustri-
Gus state are declining with
mingled feelings Of sorrow and
expressions of thanks and re,
grets the nomic alton for govern
or Of the said great common
wealth .
And Baca county vet to be
card from. Wonder if we'd
better join in and make it un ami
nous. a''
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11
Broomcorn Report

A circular letter recently sent
cut by the department of agri
culture has the following:
With the Elk City broomcnrr
district practically cleaned up,
the Lawton.Lookebar Carnegie
sections marketed and the Bee'
vile and Rio Grande districts out
of the farmers hands. buyers
have worked west.
The Democrat-herald., 1921-11-11
With Our
W Correspondent
The Bovine.

FoR Our Correspondents oniyJ.
The chief distinction between
man and other predatory animals
is tile ability of man to reason ;
but that doesn't mean that other
animals are entirely wanting in
this attribute.
Or purpose Of the COW story
last week and the steer story
this week was and is to illus
frat /, the use of this faculty
In s,me of the stupidest of our
domestic animals.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-01-07
YANks EATEN BY CANNlBALs
Savages in Haiti Devour American
Marines That They Capture
in Battle.

Washington, Jan. AT least three
American marines, as well as scores
Of native girls and children, have been
killed and eaten by cannibals in Haiti
swithin the last fourteen months, &C
cording to detailed testimony taken by
the naval board of inquiry and pre-
scented here for the first time.
OF the marines known to have been
the victims of the cannibals one, Pri-
vate Clarence E. Morris Of Squadron
e. First division, marine aviation
forces, was completely devoured.
\ The body of Sergt. Lawrence Muth,
the second victim, was cruelty mutt
lated and the natives Toasted on the
heart and brains.
The third, Private Harry Lawrence,
was captured in a clash between a pa
troll Of marines and a band Of Cocos,
among whom the new religion has
taken its most violent form in the eat
ing of whites. No. trace of him has
ever been found.