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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-06

Dispatches from Copenhagen yester-
day reported the breaking of the boil
shcvist front on the Dvina through at
tacks by Lettish troops. The bolshe-
wiki We're reported to be retreating rap
idly and it was announced that the
Let's We're within few kilometres of
Dvinsk The Lettish bureau in Copen-
hagen announced that the Let's were
supported on the right wing by the
Polish army. The joint operations, it
was stated, aimed at the liberation Of
East Lettland from the bolsheviki.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-19
A DOLLS SUMMER COTTAGE

The splendid dolls two-room cot
tage shown in Figs. and can easily
be made by any girl.
You will need a box about 8 feet
long, IA inches wide, and u inches
deep, for the cottage. After procur-
ing the box, remove one side Gig. 81,
then cut a pair of triangular pieces
similar to A Gig. ~ for gable ends.
and nail one of these to the top edge
of each of the box ends. The roof is
made of two boards, one wide enough
to project several inches over the in
closed side, or front, of the cottage
Figs. l and p, the other of the right
width to set even with the edges of
the open side. Lap the edge of the
wide board over the edge of the mar
row board, nail the edges together,
and fasten to the gable ends.
Indicate the window-sash and door,
as shown, and fill in the glass" pOr-
lions with black paint.
The front porch shown in Fig. l
may be omitted, but it is easily made
and will add a great deal to the ap-
pearance of the cottage. Fig. shows
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-19

eyes. True blue, my dear; true blue"
"Silly!" smiled the old lady.
SILLY nOthingw answered he with
spirit. After being married to you
nigh unto fifty years l guess 1 ought
to know" And somehow or other his
hand found hers under the bunch Of
violets.
wouldn't the children scold us for
this" gigged Polly. They'd call US
romantic old idiotsw
"What do they know about life.
those children?" exclaimed Peter.
They talk of romance as if it were q
dead language. They put up a false
god named independence and think
they're having 4 good time. Ridicu-
lous modern nonsense, that won't last
20 years or help them weather a storm,
that's what l call it. A little idiOtic
romance would do them world of
goOd-eh, my dear?"
Were we romantic when we were
their age, wonder?" said the old lady
81 remember refusing you three times
because l didn't like the ruffles you
wore on your shirts"
Peter chuckled at that. "Yes, sir!
1t took me five times to turn the
trick" he exclaimed.
"But wouldn't change you now for
all the independence in the world my
dear" said Polly softly.
hD; IL.
der the violets, and they were utterly
ObliviOus of the rest of the universe.
Polly was the only person in New
York so far as Peter was concerned
aware of.
"Seventy-second street." called the
conductor. With a start Ellen and
Jimmy. silent in their back seat, real
lied that this was their corner. With
out a word they climbed down the
narrow stairway and turned up the
street.
Jimmie stole look at Ellen. Her
eyes were suspiciously bright and her
cheeks unusually pink. There was
scftness about her that made him
catch his breath.
mo such thing as Darby and Joan,
ElIen?" he asked "My dear. don't
you see how it is? They found the
romance with the years"
She didn't answer and they mount
ed the steps of the big brown stone
house in silence. Jimmie laid his hand
on her arm and turned her around so
that she had to look straight into his
eyes as he continued:
"How about it, Ellen?"
Ellen's own particular little laugh
that Jimmie loved was rather trem-
bly, as she answered.:
"All right-Darby !"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-19
Prince Has Pearl Scarf.

The gaekwar of Baroda has the
largest collection of pearls in India,
although the handsome young Maha-
raia Holkar of Indore runs him a close
second. I sat near this rpsplendent
parsonage once at a royal Hindu we'd
ding. close enough to hear pleasant
little tinkling sound when he moved,
for he was wearing his pearl scarf"
which he values at a Crore of rupees
(S3. 100000. 1t is composed of nine
strands of cream luster pearls as large
as marowfat peas, that hang from a
thick pearl tassel over one shoulder,
across his chest to his hips, scarf
fashion. Eighteen great pearls, each
with carat diamond set into it, form
the clasp Of the neckpiece. Think of
the vandalism of drilling them! Maha-
raia Holkar has inherited his fathers
peacock turban, another marvel of
pearls, rubies, emeralds and diamonds.
Eleanor Maddox in Asia
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-19

til right in the seat ahead of them
climbed an elderly, white-haired cou-
pie. They were very much out of
breath from their ascent up the mar
row, rocking stairs, their old cheeks
pink with the exertion of it.
"Whew, Polly" painted the old gen.
tleman, that's quite a pull"
The old lady laughed softly. 81 tell
you, Peter, there's many a young per-
son half our age who could not do
that. I've lost my breath for a week
to come and my poor old legs feel like
aspen leaves. But a good lark is
worth few aches and pains. This
sunlight makes me forget that we're
seventy years old, my dear"
Seventy years young, Polly, I guess
you mean"
Polly laughed deightedly as the bus
rolled on, swaying them this way and
that. They We're such a bright-eyed
old couple-everything interested them
the hurrying crowd in the street, the
shop windows, the endless stream of
traffic that swept up and down the
avenue.
The bus stopped at the command of
a traffic policeman, and something on
the sidewalk caught the old lady's spe-
cial attention. She pulled at her hus-
bands sleeve. 'Oh, look, Peter; look"
she cried. There's man selling vio-
lets. How l wish l had some"
Peter, apparently, couldn't stand the
idea of his Polly wanting those violets
and not having them. He leaned over
the side of the bus, waving his cane in
the direction of the flower vender and
yelling, his voice cracking with the ef-
fort.
"Hey, there, violets Hey! A bunch
of those violets-the best you have"
he called, holding out "A nice crisp dol
lar bill.
The flower man was neither blind
nor deaf, and up came a beautiful
fragrant bunch, falling right into Pol
ly's lap. "There, my dear said Pc
ter smiling with all the JOY of youth
into her radiant old face II declare,
Pol, those flowers just match your
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-19
Handicraft for Boys and Girls
By NEELY HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS
Copyright by A. Nicely HalI.)

cage. Along the ridge Of this wedge
shaped piece, punch three holes just
large enough for fly to crawl through.
Figure l shows the position that this
inner cage occupies in the lower por-
ton of the trap. Sew or wire the bot
tom edges to the bottom edges of the
outer wire enclosure. Block A fits in
side of the top of the trap, and it is
held by means of pair of tacks driv-
en- through the wire into each side.
edge. AS these lacks must be with
drawn for cleaning out the trap, the.
tack holes must be big enough SO the
tacks can be slipped in and out easily.
Tie thread to the tacks and to another
set of tacks driven into the top sur
face of A Gig. y, to prevent losing
the tacks. A screweye in the center
of top A forms a handle for the trap.
Flies enter under the bottom edge
Of the outer wire enclosure therefore
the bottom edge must be raised Il inch
above base b to admit them. Screw
four screweyes into the base to come
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-19
Darby and Joan
By H. L. RAYBOLD
q. l92O. by MCCLURE Newspaper syndIcate.

70. 1920. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
Jimmie picked out the top of a bus
on which to propose to Ellen on a day
when the sky was a deep, deep blue
and the sun made the whole city look
brilliant and gay.
Il didn't choose moonlight, or a con-
servatory between dances on pur-
pose" he explained, his voice little
husky with carefully suppressed emo
ton. Sunlight seemed so much more
like you"
Ellen gave little laugh that made
his eyes look unutterable things at
her. There was something about FL
lens laugh that reminded one of all
the pleasant things in life. "Thank
you, Jimmie" she said, that was very
pretty of you" Then more seriously,
But I'm afraid l am not the marrying
sort. Why. man alive, just look at the
world we live in! We're both of us
busy modern young souls, without
shred of romance in US. What on
earth would we do with love affair?
We're entirely too practical for such
out Of date stuff, Jimmie, my dear"
I'm afraid l can't agree with you"
muttered Jimmie. "You see, l am
rather badly hit And as for being
young and busy and modern-well, the
day will come when Wen be seventy
and idle and hopelessly old-faShiOned.
If you can't marry me for the romance
of it, Ellen, marry me against old age"
What a horrible ideal" cried FL
len.
Don't be a scoffer, my child. Hav-
emit you ever heard or Darby and
Joan?"
"Oh, them~ exclaimed Ellen I'M
grammatically and scornfully, they're
fiction. There's no such animal as
Darby and Joan nowadays"
At this moment the bus stopped VIC
lently to take on some passengers.
Jimmie and Ellen, engrossed in their
thoughts didn't notice who got on I'M
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-19
large detail. First, cut the platform

large detail. First, cut the platform
B and the three step strips c, then
lap the edges and nail them together
as shown. Cut posts d of the right
length to allow for a slanted roof, and
blocks e of the right length to fit be-
tween the posts and the cottage, for
balustrades. Nail posts d to balus-
trades E, then nail balustrades E to
platform B. Nail the edge of the plat
form to the underside of the cottage.
Cut the roof board large enough to
project over the front and sides Of
the porch. Give the roof, outside
walls, and porch a coat Of oil paint.
Instead of partitioning off the in
side of the cottage, hang couple of
pieces of cloth upon a wire fastened
to the roof, and slide these pieces
apart as shown, to form a doorway.
You can paint the inside walls, the
floor and the ceiling. Make curtains
of cloth or lace, and rugs of carpet.
You can construct complete set
of cottage furniture out of spools and
cardboard. Fig. 7 shows how din
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-19

Cut the wire of the right width to Lit
inside Of the outer cage, and bend it as
shown so the distance between the
lower edges is inches, and so 4 inch
of the lower edges turn down for
fastening to the sides Of the outer
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-19
AND THAT is SALESMANSRIP
Prevarcation Forbidden, but, the
Really Able Man Is Seldom Com
pIetely at Loss.

Bellingham Bray, the efficiency ex-
pert, was responding, at Chicago
banquet, to a toast on craftsmanship.
your star salesman never prevari-
Gates" he said. AT the same time
well, let me tell you about Walla
Walla.
81 worked in my boyhood in a
Walla Walla furniture store, and one
afternoon a lady customer came in
hopping mad.
"'See here she said, that rocking
chair you sold me yesterday is no
good
"'No good, ma'am?' says the boss
in his silky voice, NO good? How
so?
"'Why,' says the lady customer
the rockers amt even. When you
start rocking, the good-for-nothing
chair slides sideways all over the
room
"The boss gave a kind of angry
moan.
"Consarn that new salesman? he
says. I'm going to fire him for this.
He's gone and sold you one of them
patent Notwithstanding rockers war
ranted not to wear the carpet out in
any one place. That style is three
and a quarter extra
'But the lady customer was al
ready half way out of the shop.
"T don't care nothing about that
she screams back from the sidewalk.
81 amt going to pay no extra three
and quarter, and I won't return the
rocker, neither-So there!"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-19
a SIiuht Mistake

do you know what day this is,
John, dear?" she asked sweetly at the
breakfast table.
Unpleasant recollections Of previous
memory lapses flashed through Johns
mind. He wouldn't be caught this
time!
"Why, of course, my love! How
could I possibly forget that this is our
wedding anniversary" he said with
gentle reproOf.
"No, it isn't. That Is three months
ahead" she responded coldly. This
is the day on which you promised to
take the afternoon off from the office
and beat the rugs"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-19

lustration suggests sand or gravel
walk in front of the steps, and a pair
of trellises made of slender sticks
fastened against the end wall. There
should be flagstaff at one side of
the cottage, and there should be min
iature trees, rustic seats, a creek with
a rustic bridge across it, and other
ground improvements.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-19

and the seat, back and arms are cut
of the shape shown in the diagram Of
Fig. 8. The dotted lines indicate
where to fold the piece. Glue the
arms to the edges of the seat.
Summer, cottages often stand upon
post foundations, and it is a good
plan to stand the dolls cottage upon
posts, also. Drive four stakes into
the ground in the right positions to
support the corners Gig. y, and
"a stem the cottage to them. The i.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-19

just inside of two opposite sides Of
the outer wire enclosure Gigs. l and
6), and provide two wires to run
through the screweyes and through
the wire mesh. This arrangement will
not only hold the bottom edge Il inch
above the base but also lock the base
to the upper portion of the trap.
Bait the trap with sugar and vinegar,
placed upon the center of the base
Stand the trap in pail of water, to-
kill the captured flies.
The fly swatter Gig. y is an i'm
provement over the old-fashioned type
in that the edges of the piece of screen
wire of which it is made, are bound
with felt to prevent them from scratch
ing surfaces. Figure s shows the size
to cut the piece of wire, and how the
binding should be seWed around three
sides. Figure 0 shows how to fold over
the corners of the unbound end, and
Fig. 10 shows the stick handle and
how it must be slotted to receive the
end of the wire. Tack the wire Sc
curely to the handle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-19
A FLYTRAP AND A SWATTER.

/ have so planned the tlytrap shown
in Fig. l that it can be constructed
easily and quickly. You will need two
blocks of wood, A Gig A. for the top
of the trap, and B Gig. g for the
base. Figures and 3 show the width
and length to cut these blocks. The
thickness may be "a or u inch. The
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-19

sides Of the trap are made of a piece
of screen wire inches wide by 1914
inches long. Bend the wire to form
four sides 4 inches wide, and use the
1a-inch remainder Of the length for
lap for fastening the ends Of the wire
together. Fasten the wire either by
sewing with heavy linen thread or by
weaving a strand of wire in and out
through the meshes. The wedge
shaped piece of wire D Gig. 81 forms
the top of the inner cage of the trap.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-08-19

ing table is made with a large spool
for center pedestal and a square
piece of cardboard for top. Make
a bed out of a long piece of cardboard,
lacking the corners to small silk
thread spools Gig. p. Fig. shows
an excellent chair that is easily made.
A silk-thread SpOOl forms the base
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-04-13

my old logging road. | would nave
been safe to-day. But was stubborn
III pjaye! the game So long, You
know didn't want To let that man
Pennington outganc me. It's hard To
teach M Old dog new tricks, and be
sides, WAS ob>rSSrd with the need
OF protecting your heritage from at
tack in any direction."
John Cardigan Strengthened up in
his. chair and laid the tip Of his right
index finger in the center IF the palm
of his left hand. Here was the sit
uation, Bryce: The center Of my
palm represents Sequoia the ends of
my fingers represent the San Iiedrin
timber twenty miles south. Now. if
the railroad built in from the south.
Grants Pass, Oregon, on the north
from the base Of my hand, the terminus
of the line would be Sequoia. twenty
miles from your timber in the San
Hedrin watershed"
Bryce nodded. 'In which event -
ne replied, eve would be in much the
same position with our San HedIr
timber as Colonel Pennington is with
his Squaw creek timber. We would
have the comforting knowledge that
We oWrch y and paid tnxeS on it but
coulGn'l do a dad-hurnrd thing with
it,"
Right you are The thing to do
ther. IS viewed the situation, Bryce
was 10 acquire body of timber north
of Se1,uo;a and be prepared for either
ever'u"liCy. And this | did
Silence again descended upon them
and bryce, gazing into the open fire
place, recailed an event in that perfof
Of his fathers activities: Old BIZ
Henderson had come up to their house
to c;nnar one night. and quite sud
der;ly. in the midst OF his soup. the
Continued on Page Six.
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some twenty minutes later his I'M
usual votive offering was delivered by
George Sea Otter to Colonel Penning-
tons Swedish maid who promptly
brought it in to the Colonel and
Shirley Sumner. who were even then
at dinner IN the Colonel'S fine bur-
redwood-paneled dining room. Miss
summers amaZement was SO profound
that for fully a minute she was mute.
contenting herself with scrutinizing al
ternately the pie and the card that ac-
companied it. Presently she handed
the card to her uncle who affixed his
pince-nez and read the epistle with
deliberatiOn.
isn't this young Cardigan a truly
remarkable young man. Shirley" he
declared. "Why. l have never heard
Of anything like his astounding action.
If he had sent you over an armful of
American Beauty roses from his
fathers oldfashioned garden, could
undertand it, but an Internal black.
berry pie! Good heavens"
81 told you he was different" she
replied. To the COlonel's Amusement
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-04-13
Copyright By Peter b. Kyne
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Pioneer in the California
atwood region. John Cardigan at forty
ssven. Is the leading citizen of Sequoia.
,wner of mills, ships, and many acres OF
MARRIED life, and father of two-day -old
Bryce Cardigan
CHAPTER u.-At fourteen Bryce makes
the acquaintance of Shirley Sumner, a Wis
itor to Sequoia and his junior by "a few
wears Together they visit the Valley of
me Giants sacred to John Cardigan and
his son as the burial place of Bryce'S
mother, and part with mutual regret.
CHAPTER TI-While Bryce is at col
,epe John Cardigan meets with heavy
business losses and for the flrst time views
the future with uncertainty.
CHAPTER Waiter graduation from
college, and trip abroad, Bryce Cardi-
ran comes home On the train he meets
Shirley Sumner. on her way 10 Sequola 70
make her home there with her uncle.
Toi Pennington. Bryce learns that his
fathers eyesieht has failed and that Col:
Bennington is seeking to take advantage or
the old mans business misfortunes.
"May have one all for myself, Mrs.
Tully?"
Indeed you may. my dear"
"Thank you, but l do not want II
for myself. Mrs. Tully. Will you please
wrap one OF those wonderful pies In
q napkin and the instant George Sea
Otter comes in with the car. tell him
to take the pie over to Colonel Penn
ington's house and deliver 1t to Miss
Sumner? There's girl who doubtless
thinks she has tasted pie in her day
and l want to prove to her that she
hasn't" He selected a card from his
card-case sat down and wrote;
Dear Miss Sumner:
"Here is a priceless hot wild-black
berry pie. especially manufactured II
my honor. It is so good I wanted
you to have some. In all your life yO'
have never tasted anything like 1t.
sincerely.
"Bryce Cardigan
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-04-13

she did not appear at all amused.
Bryce Cardigan is man with the
heart and soul of boy. and l think
1t was mighty sweet Of him to share
his pie with me. If he had sent roses.
should have suspected him Of trying
to rush me. but the fact that he sent
a blackberry pie proves that he's just
q natural. simple. sane. original citl-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-04-13

Continued on Page Six.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-04-19

Pc l1nga facut moi mai sut 81 alti carl dcpun
staruitoare pctr umna opnia pubca Americana
asupra cauze romncs.
D-nul Charles IT, Clark, professor American, bun prize
al Rominilo PIMA nu peste patruzeci de confe
rnte in difee orse mari ntre earl doua in Cleveland
aneea une auentc mari compusa din oaen poitici fna
car industrias crora lea amurt Nalza romna 81 suatiu
din Rominia
Causa romneasci cunoscua perfect Gle bne de political
nil neectuai amencn stu forte blne ca Romniei nn
s'a dat nici palma de pamlnt care a fost fonlnesc
Aceasa vce clar 81 din atitndinca mnre maoritat
preset americana smpatiza 81 smpatizeaza
romneasca
Ca 81 nngur cva sprnitor, eadevafat, dar prinfcj
a nr- asa de mare aicis' ngrjoram Irimedia
rebu cauati aurea acoo unc dc trebue
aturaa cit de curind prmcide de nr
nul din numere viitoare.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-04-19
DIN FUCA CONDE|ULUL.


In mai multe orase din diferitC
state. S "a pornit propaganda e.
barbatH. din toate clasele socialt
Sc poarte .,Overalls' (pantalon
81 blue de pima de bumbac) Cd
Sc combata pretul colossal de ma
re al imbraclmintei, 81 pima a.
cum sa formal mai multe c!ll
buri. numite ..Clubul Overalls'
Huray. sus overallsul. Three
cheers for overalls.
Nici, femeile nu Sc lasa pe JOS
All toatc functionarele della casa
orasului City Hall din Canton
Ohio. an VENT la serviciu in 70.
chii de gingham (pinza de bum
bac) 81 Mercuri cele cinci suite
de fete earl lucreaza in oficlul $
fabriea Comp. B. f. Goodrich
din Akron. Sc vOr preZenta ii
serviciu tot in haine de gingham
JOS matasca.
Nici preotii nu se'lasa mai pre-
Jos. Rev. Edward X. Denton, din
Portsmouth. Va, icri a sevarsit
scrviciul religios in overalls. -
&c Zice prota?
Carruso Sc time de current.
Teri declarat unui ziarist
din Detroit, Mich, ca 81 el Sc Va
imbraca in overalls, pe data ce
va rupc celc O suta de rinduri de
haine pc earl le are.
Era imbracat in niste halllc
,,gri" cenusii. - Cite die hainele
accstc pc ti,npuri c1nd preturilc
erau normalp. IN au costat numdi
$500. Oar acum, oh cum tie ju-
poaie croitorii astia. Foarte
modesto. Cc-i trei suite de dolari
Dina Newton ID. Baker, sofia
ministr,llui de razboiu 81 flea Ell.
Betty, All botezat fiecare cite-un
vapor al Statelor Unite. D-na Ba-
ker a boteZat transportul mllltar
Marine. numit in mcmoria solda-
tilor americani earl au cazut pc
cTmpul de lupta 81 d-ra Betty, a
botezat vaporul de maria Jolee.
Dina Baker intrebnintat apa
adusa din riul Marne, lar d-ra
Betty sampanie. - Doamne Ia
citi nu lea lasat gura aPa cand
sspargindn-se stcla, str6pii deli
ciosului 'lichid stralnceau la ra,
zcle soarclui!!!. u.