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The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07
THE WOODS By DOUGLAS MALLOCH
SYLVIA.

SYLVIA. TT WAS because the dawn was in her eyes, It was because the night was in her
 hair, Because I heard the forest in her
 sighs, I held her fair She came upon me meath the huddled
 caves, She walked beside me in the maze
 of men Her sadness, sadness of q wood that
 grieves, Her smile, the sun again. Her voice was like the whispering of
 trees, Her laughter like the tinkle of a
 Till; Her cheeks blushed roses, roses such
 as these Upon the hill. She was river In a thirsty land, A changeless star in midnight skies
 to shine Her touch, to walk with Nature hand in-hand- And she was mine, was mine. So leave me in the wood g little
 while; Here where the grass is greenest
 let me lie. The sun shall bring me once again
 her smile, The wind her sigh. Here only do we seem no more apart, In verdant ways beneath the skies
 of blue; The stirring earth will seem a beat
 ing heart, The heart, the heart I knew. Once only she could bring the forest
 near, In those old days amid the panting
 crowd, Once only sine could make the stars
 appear Beyond the cloud So now the forest that her soul ex-
 pressed To my own soul is her interpreter In ev'ry wind that wanders east or
 west I hear but her, but her!
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The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07
EDUCATION.

TH0MAS EDISON, whose ability \ to get space on the first page of he newspapers has of late been thor oughly demonstrated, announces that the modern college graduate has no education at all and that there is no place in his organization for the ig- norant.
 The trouble with Mir. Edison is that he has confused education and knowl- edge. They are entirely different things.
 You can educate a horse or dog, but nobody has yet succeeded in giv- ing them knowledge.
 MT. Ford, who is warm friend of Mir. Edison, has very little education, as he proved when questioned under oath on matters literary and historical, and yet no one would deny that he has knowledge.
 Mir. Edison based his judgment of the college graduate of today on the answers submitted in response to a questionnaire which he prepared as a test for young men eeking employ ment with him.
 Those same young men, even if they were only average college men, could have off-hand prepared questionnarie in answering which Mir. Edison would lave made a miserable failure.
 It would be no trick at all for any well-informed man to write ten ques- tions to which Mir. Edison could not furnish 50 per cent technically cor rect answers.
 If you do not believe it, or if Mir. Edison does not believe it, try to write down without consultation of any books or seeking information from any outside source the answers to these
 
 Who was Pilpay?
 What and where is the medulla ob- longata?
 What point on the earth has neither latitude nor longitude?
 Of what nationality was Columbus! Which is the oldest of modern re ligions?
 How many teeth has a dog?
 How much does q cubic foot of air weigh?
 Were is the island of Philae?
 How many nations has the earth?
 What three noted men were contem- poraries of Voltaire?
 
 Of course as I wrote down these ques- tions I naturally chose queries to which I knew the answers and yet am not, even as the author of the queries, certain as to the accurate an swers to two of them.
The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07
THE DAINTY HOME TABLE.

e NICE linen has been almost prohip- D itive in price and the linen in our chests has been cherished for state oe- casions, the little Japanese sets, cloths and napkins, which make no pretense of being anything more than cotton (but which have such pretty artistic designs, in good colors) have become very popular.
 The well-kept dining table never looks better than when laid with pret- ty dollies, which most women enjoy making in their leisure moments.
 The old fashion of loading the table with all sorts of good things has passed. We still have the desire to be well fed but with more comfort and greater health.
 A dainty centerpiece of flowers or small plant always adds to the ap- pearance of any table. Flowers need not be of the choice hot house vari- ety, for q bunch of beautiful clover Is thing of beauty and costs noth- ing.
 Pretty little ferns may be taken up in the woods, planted in small pots and used for table ornament.
 The present fashion returns to the
The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07
Now the Public Is to Have a Lobb,

& NEW organization that is to
 A help congress serve the interests 1the general public has been formed. is called the Peoples Legislative
 @yice. and it's national council is auposed of TO senator's, representa- |fes, judges, editors and others.
 |ahe organization will attempt to .|e the general public-also designat- z AS the ordinary citizen and the ul-
 nale consumer-the same advan- zses before congress that business, sbG, farmers and other groups have. sese groups are organized and have #bies to present their arguments keefuIly before congressional com #tees. Almost any information Eeded by them can be obtained in Hntly from their headquarters.
 #rhe new group of men and women Bt aim to serve the peoples inter ss claim that they are not starting Bobby The institution is somewhat ke a lobby in that 1t is a source of formation for congress. But unlike Bobby it represents no limited part the population, but the public as a
 hole It is for the benefit of any con- Rssman who wants information on h publie's side and it is maintained l subscriptions of members.
The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07

Il EN Norwegian fellers bane in con q gress. They are all Republicans aq are all from the Middle West. The &stor is Senator Knute Nelson of Hhaesofa, born at Voss, near Bergen,
 lc45. He came here a child. He EEed three terms In the house and Eo terms as governor. He has been
 the senate since 1895, his term end
 Tn 1925. He is a Union veteran of @ Civil war.
 ne people of South Dakota's new #ator, Peter Norbeck, came from #ondhjem. He is an expert in mar #lng and general farming and good #os and can make good speech. He E ffty-one.
 Representative Gilbert N. Haugen Iowa was born in Wisconsin in
 s' lie entered business in Iowa 4en fourteen, and when eighteen 8usnt a farm. This is his twelfth Hm in the house.
The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07
HOW TO PATCH GRAVEL ROAD
Work Should Always Be Done When Road Is Wet, Preferably When
 Water Is Standing in Ruts.

Patching Is usually neglected or done in such a way as to cause two ruts to form where there was but one before. That is the invariable result of filling a rut too full. This work should always be done when the road is wet, preferably when the water is still standing in every little hollow on the road surface, so that the workmen can just see where to place the new gravel and about how much is needed.
 Unless the rut is a very large one, it is always best to shovel the gravel from the wagon into 1t, rather than to raise q sideboard and attempt to dump part of the load. Patching done in the proper manner when the road is wet, followed by a road drag, will maintain an old gravel road surface as good as new until 1t Is so badly worn that an entirely new surface is required. The gravel should never be poorer than that forming the surface layer of the old road, and especially should contain little, but not an ex- cess of clay.
The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07
Hays Befriends Ambitious Greek Boy

5oeIMASTER GENERAL HAYS gas befriended Andrew Louchiou, Ruse of the Island of Crete, and is Emg him chance to be progress IF For the monthly sum of S80 the seA' now twenty years old, helps the ~sseS keep their apartment in ship <ape condition and acts as sprucer-up i he postmaster general at his of E Andrew has become an institu- Fl' lie speaks five languages fluent
 anu Is teaching his new employer Ew to talk French.
 s oee that typewriter? I got it for u to practice on. I pay him $50 a pa'a out of my own pocket, and in the morning and late in the
 ein0on he works around the apart "' ana at other times he is here at sos apartment looking after my S 1 nays likes his protege's pluck,
 aeSlre to progress and his ambi- i. U make something out of him.
 Aouchioa came over as steer
 passenger and begun his career pa''er. Jimmie Began noticed him
 "oA him tn his nlace in N0w IAr-
The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07

The national council of the peoples legislative service is made up of men and women in all parts of the country who are interested in the public well fare, as we'll as in that of some par ticular group. Thus, there are in the council the president of the Brother hood of Boilermakers and Iron Ship Builders. the president of the Farm ers' National council, the general sec retary of the National Consumers league, the president of the Alabama State Federation Of Labor, the presi- dent of the Order of Railway Teleg- raphers, and many others representing important groups. These people are not in the council primarily as labor or farm representatives, however, but as members of the public.
The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07
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 THE HOTEL WORKER.

T HE hotel worker gets her board \ and usually her lodging, as well as her salary. The salaries run from $50 to $150 month. Hotel positions are interesting and important. A girl must have intelligence, a good pres ence, good manners, and a level head She has responsibilities, and she ought to be q judge of human nature. The room clerk must have good memory so that even with a large clientele she will remember the different guests who are making her hotel their home, and she should be able to size up applicants for rooms without hesitation.
 The desk clerk comes into direct contact with the guests. She is sta toned at the desk in the main lobby, and must be ready to answer all sorts of questions regarding not only the ho- tel, but the city. She must be smart in appearance. have tact, courtesy and unfailing good humor
 The floor clerk accepts packages, an- swcrs phone calls, pays for c. o. D.. parcels. She often does stenography for guests. She receives, sorts and de- livers the mall for her floor. And she, too, answers questions.
 Then there are the restaurant posi- tons. the cafe cashier, the food check CT, the waitress. All these positions are good ones.
 Moreover, there are the summer ho- tels, where a girl gets room, board and salary, varying according to the type of hotel. Many college women help themselves through college in this way.
 For the ambitious girl without defi- nlte training hotel work is to be rec commended as an excellent way to earn m independent living.
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The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07
MOTHER S COOK BOOK aEl by Na..& yl44~slQ

old way to serving desserts and sal. ads at the table, letting each guest help himself to the amount he de- sires. This is both convenient and economical as it eliminates leftovers.
 When candles are used for lighting i've glass candle sticks and the shades may be made at home, having any col or desired. The softer light of the candle coming through colored shades makes most attractive table.
 Stemmed glasses are used for cock tails as well as desserts, while the handled cups are used for punches and sherbets.
 Dishes and silver may be both in- expensive and elegant; garish, heavy silver and highly-colored china is not found on tables where good taste Is used.
 Dainty service need not mean large expenditure, for the most money Is not used always in buying the pret- tiest things. One of the daintiest of bowls with a grayish white background and a beautiful blue design was picked up at a five and ten cent store. Good design and colorlng Is not always found in the high-priced things, 'fc~ which we are truly thankful" as the love of beauty does not always live with the fat purse.
 co. 1921. Western NswsnAn~r union.l
The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07

SOMETHING TO
 THINK ABOUT
By F. A. WALKER


To be able to answer all of those ten questions correctly, offhand, would indicate education, but it would not prove knowledge.
 The mind of the college graduate when he leaves his alma mater is in much the same condition as the palate of man who has tasted in rapid sue cession several varieties of spices.
 He is unable to make prompt and accurate use of what he really pos sesses.
 To the spice taster all the spices temporarily taste alike.
 To the graduate his information is a conglomerate mass out of which he, with great difficulty, picks the fact which he requires.
 Time will restore the accuracy to the palate.
 Time and application of the lxnowl- edge will enable the college man to arrange his mental storehouse so that he knows where things are and how to use them.
 Mir Edison does the college gradu- ates an injustice when he says they are uneducated. They are in most cases educated, but they are un- trained.
 Education you can get in part from books. Training comes only with ex- perience and practice, in applying edu- cation.
 St. Bernard, who was one of the greatest of eeelesiasties, writing to a friend, said: Trust to one who has had experience. Stones and trees will teach you what you will never learn from the masters"
 And Shakespeare, who had perhaps read what St Bernard wrote, put these lines in As You Like It." And this our life, exempt from
 public haunt, Finds tongues ill trees, books in the
 running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in every.
 thing
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The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07

vAsHINGTON.-Who was the Y first soldier of the American .,v Filled in action in the World |rs When President Harding par |ooted in the ceremonies over the EIos of more than 5000 American |Sors at Hoboken he placed 8 ,eoth on the coffin of Private Joseph cuvon. a member of the Thirty eond division, with the statement \ be was the first American soldier ,bo perished on enemy territory in World war. The War department spishes the available historical data inc subject as follows: sThe first American soldiers killed hattie (November 3, 491D, were ~n James B. Gresham (from Ev- hyIle Ind.), Private Thomas r. En- Et (from Pittsburgh, Pal and Pri- He Merle D. Hay (from GIidden, b. all of Company F, Sixteenth in- ttw. First division.
The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07

sey as his personal butler. Ii was there that Colonel Harvey saw nm and became interested in his future. He was with Colonel Harvey about a year when Mir. Hays got him.
 "Andrew was ambitious to get out of service, manual labor said MI. Hays. "and I promised to help nm, That is why put him to work on thls typewriter He has taken out his nrsf nanars and will become an American. as soon as possible. Yesterday hs told me that he had paid S25 Tor l's sons to operate an automobile. soel' ba will be q good driver ard ci.n handla my ear"
The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07
Fen Norwegian Fellers Bane in Congress

Harold Knutson of Minnesota, ma jority whip of the house, is serving his third term. He was born in 1875 Congressional directory doesn't say where). He got his education in the Minnesota schools and has been a newspaper editor and publisher
 Representative Charles A. Chris topherson of South Dakota was born in Minnesota in 1871. He is a lawyer and educator and member of several fraternal organizations. He was speaker of the state legislature. This is his second term.
 John NJ. Nelson of Wisconsin was born in that state in 1870; he is lawyer and educator and has served in the house since 1907.
 Halvor Steenerson of Minnesota was born in Wisconsin in 1852. de is a lawyer and is interested in farming this is his tenth term in the house. His people came from Telemarken,
 NJ. A. Michaelson represents the seventh Chicago district. He was born in Kristiansand in 1875 and be gan his Chicago career teaching school.
 Finally there Is Andrew J. Voistead of Minnesota. He was torn in that state in 1860 He is lawyer and edu' cator. He has been in the house since 1903. His people came from Teiemar' lyan
The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07
IMPROVED ROADS
SAND-CLAY ROADS SUITABLE
Material Often Mixed on Road Bed by Traffic-Disk-Harro Used
 to Advantage.

In construction of sand-clay roads the necessary drainage is first pro vided, and then the most suitable clay obtainable hauled and spread on the road to such depth as tests have shown to be necessary to form road surface eight to ten inches deep. Tn general, this will be about six inches at the center and tapering toward the sides. Professor House of the Colora- do Agricultural college says that in
 the best sand-clay roads, analysis gives the following proportions: Sand
The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07
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I'd Was the First Killed in Action?

These men were killed Tn an effort of the Germans to ascertain the iden- tity of the American troops facing their lines. They put down box bar rage completely surrounding men of Company F of the Sixteenth infantry and captured number of them. in addition to killing the soldiers named in the War department statement.
 The following extract from the in- scription on the monument erected at Bathlemont, Lorraine, by the people of the department of Meurthe-et-Mo- selle over the graves of the three American soldiers who first lost their lives in battle was furnished by Mai. Gen. c. P. Summerall:
 Here, in Lorraine earth. rest the three first American soldiers who were killed in view of the enemy on the 3rd of November, 1917. Corporal James B. Gresham (from Eyansville) Private Thomas r. Enright (from Pittsburgh, Private Merle D. Hay (from Glidden), all of F company, Sixteenth Infantry regiment, First division.
 "As worthy sons of their great and noble nation, they have fought for Justice, Liberty and Civilization against the German imperialism scourge of mankind. They died on the Field of Honor"
 Lorraine was enemy territory when this action took place.
The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07
FRUIT TREES FOR HIGHWAY
Not Very Apt to Be Broken Down by Overzealous Collectors If They
 Are Common.

Elm, hackberry, or even nut trees and fruit trees are good to plant along highways. The objection to fruit and nut trees is that they may be broken down by overzealous collectors of fruit. This is not apt to happen if they are common on the highway Le Roy Cady, associate horticrlturist. University Farm, St. Paul.
The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07
If Good Care Is Exercised in Building
 sand-cIay Roads Are Satisfactory.


 sand-cIay Roads Are Satisfactory. about two-thirds, clay one-third. As the purpose of the clay is to fill the voids and coat the grains of sand, six inches of loose, or three inches of com- pact clay should make q sand-clay sur face of the proper mixture between eight and ten inches thick.
 After the clay is spread, it will gen. erally be found advisable to. cover it with a little sand, which can be done by means of the road machine or grader The next step Is thorough in- corporation of the materials. The mix ing proper may be done in a number of ways and to suit the facilities of the builder. If the work is done just preceding or during the rainy season it may be left entirely to traffic. with frequent shaping by the road grader, or drag, after heavy rains, but this process is hard on traffic and requires long time. The mixing can be done most efficiently by means of disk harrow either during or immediately after a rain, or the water may be added with a sprinkling cart. The first partial mixing may be done dry but the final mixing must be thorough and should be done when the entire road surface is completely saturated with water until a plastic mortar-like mixture is secured. This should be followed by a final shaping with the road machine and competing by either a roller or by traffic.
The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07
Poor Roads DIsIiked.

Once in the city, the young folks are not willing to travel over the bad roads back to the farm.-Better Roads.
The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07

All kind things must be done on their own account, and for their own sake, and without the least reference to any grau- tude.
The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07
Good Road Advantages.

A good road picks up a farm ten miles out and moves 1t five miles in.- B. F. Yoakum.
The Pulaskian., 1921-07-07
Community Is Benefited.

Good roads benefit community by making travel quick, safe. and com kortabie.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-03-24
UNUSUAL CONDITION
Texas Lady Suffered With PULLING
and Aching Pains in Her Back,
Which Cardui Relieved.

Houston. Texas.-Mrs. C. d. Cook, Of
1912 Witty Street. this city. recently
said; About four months after my
marriage, began suffering mucl
pain. and knew that my condition was
unusual, but couldn't Just decide what
was wrong. l had TO so to bed. 9.
All across my back and hips were
pains. pulling and aching until could
hardly sit up. stayed in bed a few
days. My husband had heard OF Car
dui :. so l told him he might get It
After I had taken Cardui q few
days, was up. took five bottles and
haven't been in bed since for this
trouble. for II l have the least symp
toms of this trouble l get Cardul and
take 1t In time.
Il have n number OF friends who
have used Cardui. aud they recommend
II very highly"
The experience OF this Texas lady
Is similar to that related by thousands
OF other women.
Cardui Is purely vegetable. and mild
and gentle In its action. Cardui may
be the very medicine you need II sur
fering with womanly troubles.
Take Cardui. NC-l3e
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-03-24

That's the kind we like. The good
old ocean weather for US.
Our family name is Cachalot, as
well s Sperm Whale.
sour favorite food consists mainly
Of great big squids. Good food. that,
good food!
But, oh, to have ones head filed
with plenty of oil, to be so different
from the usual creature who never
has anything like that IN Its head
That is a joy indeed, and that joy
belongs to the Sperm Whale, the great
and mighty Sperm Whale!
"Or If you prefer to use a bigger
word you may call me the Cachalot.
l do not mind which you decide tc
use. do not even mind II you sim
ply call me n whaiew
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-03-24

the numbers destroyed by swallows are
rot only beyond calculation but al
most beyond imagination.
Inc eastern bluebird, one of the
most familiar and welcome of our
Gathered visitors. is a common inhab.
liant OF all the states east of the Rocky
Mountains from the Gulf of Mexico to
southern Canada. In the Mississippi
valley il winters as far north as south.
ern Illinois. and in the East as far as
pennsylvania. 1t is one of the earliest
northern migrants. and everywhere
Is nailed as the harbinger of spring
Very domestic in habits, it frequents
orchards and gardens. and builds its
nests in cavities of trees. crahnies in
farm buildings, or boxes provided for
It's use.
1t is evident that in the selection
OF its food the bluebird is governed
oy abundance than BY choice. Preda-
ciouS beetles arc eaten in spring, as
they are among the first insects to an
pear; but in early summer caterpillars
form an important part of the diet.
and these are later replaced bv grass.
hopperS. Beetles are eaten at all
times, except when graSshoppers are
more easily obtained. AS far as veg
etaole food is concerned bluebirds are
positively harmless. The only trace of
useful products found in their stom-
IL
even these probably belonged to wild
rather than to cultivated varieties.
Other seeds found were: choke
berry, junipsrberry pokeberry par
trideeberry, grecnbrier, Virginia creep
er, oittersweet, holly, strawberrybush,
false spikenard, wild sarsaparilla, SUI
mac, rose hawS. sorrel, ragweed, grass
and asparagus. This list shows how
little the bluebird depends upon the
farm or garden for food, and how
easily BY encouraging the growth of
such plants. the bird may be induced
TO live on the premises.
Two species of blue5irds inhabit
the western states-thc mountain
b.uebird and the western bluebird
In food habits thew are even more to
be commended than their eastern rel
tives.
Many other birds are equally as
beneficial to agriculturists as those
mentioned above.
It's far better to cultivate birds than
tc assassnate them.