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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-06
CLEARLY NOT UP TO DATE
Profiteer, Saw at Once What Was
Lacking in Dictionary That
Agent Was Offering.

Archer Milton Huntington, the FAM
Gus author and collector, said at a
dinner to ,Baychester:
when a. war .protiteer begins to
collect, the spectacle Is amusing.
Anew York. profiteer- was visit
ed by a book agent who tried to
sell him very elaborate diction.
airy for his library. -,..s B..
"'This dictionary said the book
agent, has all the latest modern i'm
provements, sir 1t, includes the new
est technical and scientific terms, and
there isn't a feature lacking that goes
to make a first-cIass work Of the kind
Lets have a. look at her. grun-
ted the profiteer - 49,, =
''He examined the dictionary a
moment, then he handed it back.
"'Young feller,' he said, you can't
work that book. off on mel
"'Whats the matter with the book 2
said the agent.
"'She amt got no copious index
said the profiteer."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-06
THE WOMAN WHO USED MAGIC
TO WIN A KING.

g HE was naughty beauty VINO cast
- her eyes upon Louis XIV and as
pired to win a place beside him. But
the "Grande MonarQue" would seem to
have paid but little attention to her.
SO the Marquise de MOntespan deter
mined to win him by the use of magic,
In which she was believer. She paid
witches" to help her, bought ,"Iove
powders" which she secretly dropped
into the kings wine, and resorted to
many other foolish means. Then, In
1866, she had the ''black mass" said
over her, degrading and somewhat
horrible ceremony which alleged
priests of magic had invented.
No doubt the marquise thought that
this mass was successful, for the next
year she became mistress, Of the king.
Louis, the lover of many women,
came under the complete subsection Of
the marquise. She dabbled in state
craft, obtained high honOrs for her ia
vOrites, and generally compOrted her.
self as kings mistresses have been
wont to do in all ages. She coupled an
imperlous temper with her beauty, and
no doubt Louis spent many a bad quar-
ter hour in her company, especially as
the marquise and his queen, Maria
Theresa, were. at swords point. De
Montespan became the mother of sew
eral children. She selected Madam
Scarron, afterward the Marquise de
Maintenon, to direct their education.
This threw Louis into the company of
De Maintenon, and it soon became APP
parent that his love was wavering.
When De Montespan found her pow
er dwndling she resorted to magic,
and 1t may be believed that she tried
every conceivable means to maintain
her hold on Louis Love powders"
again came into play and one Of these
made the king so Ill that she was sus-
pected of trying to poison him. This
led to an open rupture and not long
afterward she left court much to the
delight Of the queen, who had been
long held in subsection. Maria Theresa
was of devout character, simple,
unpretentious woman, who never could
cope with the marquise. But her new
hopes were destined to be disap-
pointed.
When De Montespan died in 1907
Louis forbade her children by him to
wear mourning, proving once more his
callous heart. There were seven of
these children, all legltimatized and 1t
was no part of the kings plan that
they should sorrow for woman who
had been merely their mother.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-06
LENIN NOT RUSSIAN CHIEF
kalinin Being President of Central
Executive Committee.

Most Americans believe that Nikolai
Lenin Is president of Russia, whereas
he holds an office which corresponds
to that Of the British premier. Michaei
Kalinin peasant, for more. than two
years has been president of the ALI
Russian Central Executive committee.
His position is only about as politically
powerful as that of the French >presi-
dent, and, whereas the French exeeu-
tive's position s.mostlys social the
Russian president is mediator, cham"
pion and political adviser. Of the
peasant masses of Russia.
Kalinin's office in Moscow Is not
in the Kremlin, but in an ordinary
Office building in the heart "of the
city. It is the one place in Russia
where no papers are demanded
when one enters and no guards stand
about the doors.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-06
A LIVING PICTURE OF BEAUTY.

g OMETIMES we hear of the baby
- vamp" as distinguished from the
accepted heartbreaker. That descrip-
ton just fits Georgiana, duchess of
Devonshire, born in 1857, and the sub
ject Of one of the most famous pic
lures in the world. 1t was painted by
Thomas GainsbOrOugh when she was
.twenty-seven and hangs In the Metro
polltan Museum of Art, New York.
All Of those who have failed to see the
original certainly will not have missed
"A glimpse of her loneliness, In copies.
The duchess will be easily recalled.
She Is standing with profile half
turned her golden brown hair partly
covered by gorgeous creation worn
at rakish angle, which we have come
to know as thet picture hat" Her
doll-like face, with the innocent eyes,
leaves no doubt that she was "baby
vamp."
The duchess was wed at seventeen,
and by her twentieth year had become
the relgning queen Of London society.
She soon was noted for her taste In
dress and was one of the first English
women who ever had the courage to
question Paris fashions, setting a few
Of her own.
The leading men of the day gathered
around her, among them Sheridan, the
playwright, and Fox, the politician.
She had especial favor for these two
and when Fox was hard pressed In an
election she went about the London
streets soliciting votes for him, which
caused much talk. The duchess did
not seem to care. Her beauty was q
ready persuader. One day butcher,
holder than the rest, offered to sell
his vote for kiss, which she prompt
ly paid, and thereby gave rise to some
famous lines about q butcher and a
fox and duchess.
II could light my pipe at her eyes,"
said one gallant Irlshman, who loved
her. with host Of others. Georgiana
was ever the baby vamp," and In her
bllthesOme way succeeded In obtain
ing large measure of political power
which she used to benefit Fox. She
also wrote number Of poems, all Of
them having a pretty sentiment, and
some Of them almost childish In tone
They prove again that she was "baby
vamp," but a very sweet sort Of per-
son, writing about the brooks aid flow
ers and Prince Charmings who ran
away with maldens. OF course, she
did not mention the maidens, such as
herself, who ran Off with the princes.
The duchess life was placid
stream, into which serious trouble
never entered. She continued to be q
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-06
THE WORST WOMAN OF ROME

TT IS difficult to read Roman history
L without shudder at the cruelty OF
Its emperors, but we may well add an
other shudder for that at Its empress
es. The worst woman Rome ever
knew was Messalina Valeria, the wife
of Claudius. This Claudius lacked
character, lacked intelligence, lacked
everything. When he came to the
throne in the early days Of the Chris
tan era 1t was a woman who really
ruled, and that woman was Messalina.
She seems to have had little consider
alton for Claudius, and did as she
pleased, boldly. Her excuses shocked
even Roman society, which had fallen
away from the stern days when the
Roman lived austerely, and had en-
tered upon all the soft ways Of the
East. Women We're afraid to attend
a banquet where Messalina was pres
ent unless their husbands be snatched
away from them, If they caught her
fancy. And 1t was whispered that
many men whom she favored in the
evening were murdered in the morn
ing, like the wives Of the famous
| HarOun- al-Raschid in the Arabian
Nights.
| Messalina's taste varied from the
first men in the state to the lowest. A
slave, a gladiator, trainer of ami
mails for the arena, might catch her
eye and be raised to sudden greatness,
loaded with gold, handsomely housed
and piled with rare wines. Then, in a
few days, they disappeared, none knew
where.
At last Messalina's heart turned to
G. Silius, whom JuvenaI tells us was
"a young noble Of great beauty" But
the heart of Silius CHANGED to belong
to another woman, his wife, and the
wife opposed Messalina by all the
-wiles at her command. In first one
way, then another, she frustrated her.
When Silius was sent for he had gone
away, and when he returned she for
got the message. .<
The rage of Messalina may be i'm
aglned, and this opposition also put n
higher price upon 'Silius. Claudius
determined upon trip to Ostia, leav-
! ing Messalina in Rome. Here was
her opportunity. She. took it, COM
| pelling Silius to divorce his wife,
which merely required the writing of
a letter in Rome, saying thattthe hus-
band dimissed the woman. Then Mes
salina publicly went through the cere.
mony of marriage with Silius, although
she already was married to the en-
peror.
When Claudius heard of these events
he exclaimed, "Am l still emperor?
| fearing that Messalina had overthrown
him. But her thoughts had been of
things other than power, and Claudlus
was assured that he still wore the pur-
Pile. Messalina started for Ostia~ to
persuade him, and might have succeed.
ed, had not one of Claudius' freedmen
ordered her execution, which took
place in A. D. 46.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-06
Whose fault is it .uhen your
husband is cross at
breakfast?

If you hit your thumb
with a hammer you
wouldn't blame your
thumb for hurting.
Then why blame your
husband whose nerves
may have been pounded
by coffee, and whose rest
probably has been broken
by the irritation Of the
caffeine it contains?
If you stay awake half
the night you don't feel
any too cheerful.
The caffeine of coffee
and the them of tea are
known drugs. If their use
is persisted in, sooner or
later the nervous system
may give way.
Then you may have
insomnia, or disturbed
sleep. Your nerves and
tissues will be robbed of
that stability essential for
normal and happy living.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-06

You can avoid this
possibility if you'll stop
drinking tea and coffee and
drink instead, rich, pleas
ing Postum.
Postum is the deli
cious cereal beverage with
a coffee like flavor. 1t
affords the advantages Of
a hot drink, without the
i'll effects of tea or coffee.
Order Postum from
your grocer today. Try
it with the family for a few
days, and see what a diff
ference there'll below
it will permit Nature to
bring sound sleep and
strong, sturdy, quiet
nerves. Sold by grocers.
Postum comes in two
forms: Instant Postum Tin tins)
made instantly In the cup by
the addition Of boiling water.
Postum Cereal lin packages Of
larger bulk, for those who pre-
fer to make the drink while the
meal is being prcpared) msds
by boiling for 20 minutes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-06

crisp white curtains within, and the
other window was pyramid of gay
ly cOlOred knitting woods.
Lester Clark stood looking rather
blankly at the Susan Jane Gift Shop.
Just beyond the pile of gay woods he
caught sight of neatly coifed chest
nut head The head was bent as IL
its owner was intent on fine work.
Doubtless this was Susan Jane.
When Lester took time to think his
feeling of disappointment and annoy
ance with this Susan Jane person
was sOftened. II had all been a mis-
take. The agent had let her in while
waiting for developments. He would
simply go to the agent and Susan
Jane would have to find new quar-
ters. 1t was his office. 1t adjoined
the old Clark residence.
So Lester Clark went to the office
Of Quick & Smell before taking time
to look up any Of his old friends in
Sprucehurst.. Mr. Quick was embar-
raised. Still he felt sure that within
a day or so matters could be adjusted
Miss Jane-Susan Jane-would be
told. Doubtless she would see the
situation and would want to open her
shop somewhere else.
"But would 1t be a case Of want tor"
asked Lester. "That is, Of course,
she has no lease"
"There is some sort Of lease" ad-
mitted Mr.. Quick. "That is to say,
you see Miss Jane rather insisted on
It. But she will see how things are.
You see, your aunt first told us to go
ahead and dispose Of the place as we
could and then after receiving your
letter, Mr.. Clark, she wrote In and
said Don't rent the houser We sup
posed Of course, that she wanted to
occupy It herself. She didn't say any
thing about the office wing and so we
went ahead"
II was later in the day after Mr..
Quick had called on Susan Jane and
received her firm refusal to vacate the
premises. and after Lester had re-
turned to the real estate office, that
they looked up the lease. II was made
out for three years. There seemed to
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-06
VAMPIRE WHO TURNED BIGoT

A BABY girl was born in the prison
"A at Mort, France, In 1885. Her
father was Huguenot, or Protestant,
and her mother Catholic. Religious
dissensions then divided France be-
tween the two sects. The man had
been imprisoned because of his sturdy
adherence to the Huguenots, and re-
manned under key until 1889, when he
was released and went to Martinique,
West Indies, with his family. He died
there and the mother brought the little
girl back to Paris.
They were very poor. When the
girl was just past fifteen she met the
Able Scarron, that brilliant scholar
and writer, who then was a celebrity.
Scarron was deformed and always i'll.
He offered to pay her expenses in a
convent, or to marry her. She chose
the man, and for ten years tenderly
nursed him. Her position brought her
into contact with the first minds Of
the day and she learned rapidly.
After Scarron passed from the scene
she was invited by the Marquise de
Montespan, mistress Of Louis XIV, to
direct the education Of their children.
She accepted and 1t was not long until
the king took an interest in her. De
Montespan was a naughty high=tem-
pered woman, De Maintenon, calm and
even in her demeanor Louis found re-
lief from the storms of the one III the
placidness of the other And the old,
old story was repeated. =, ~...
After DE Montespan had been BAN
ished from court the queen died. De
Maintenon led Louis into morganatic
marriage and assured herself of po-
sition almost beyond attack. But the
vampire Of the sweet ways developed
into shrew as she grew older, be-
came bigoted and relentless perse-
cutter of the Protestants. -
She had been credited with lnfiu-
encing the king to revoke the famous
Edict of Nantes in 1855. This edlct
guaranteed measure Of liberty to
PrOtestants and its revocation plunged
uuCc lulO Clfll "iIiIh
sapped much. of the power, that had
been built up by-Louis and two great
ministers who preceded him, Mazarin
and Richelieu. 1t also drove from
France many Of its best families and
stirred up unQuenchable flames Of
hatred, which eventuated. hundred
years later in a completes ,overtutn. Of
the Catholic power. IL. -. go
lie Maintenon ;hesitated after she
saw the results of her influence, but
it was too late to draw back and, wom-
anIhe, she figuratively threw up her
hands at the harm she had wrought.
She outlived the king and the last
years Of her life were as harrow and
bigoted as her first had been gay and
tender Perhaps she had lived too
long, as the philosophers say.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-06
Post-M ortem.

"Ya-as," drawled Two-Gun Steve, Of
Tombstone, AriZ. ''My cousin Pete
was a purity healthy sort O Teller, but
he died of overattention."
my goodness" CALCULATED the ten
derfoot. 81 never heard Of that COM
plant"
Purity common round these dig
gins. Too many people noticed that
he was stealin' bosses. "-American
Legion Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-06
THE SUSAN JANE
GIFT SHOP"

THE SUSAN JANE
GIFT SHOP"
These words painted in vivid vio-
let on a soft blue background, start
ling but not inharmonious, greeted
young DR.. Lester Clark when he ar
rived at last at the objective of his
long trip to the East. They were on
a large wooden sign that swung along
side the door of his fathers old Office
on Beverly avenue, In his old home
town of Sprucehurst.
Lester Clark had not actually lived
In Sprucehurst for a decade or SO.
First he had gone away to college and
medical school, with only vacations
spent at home. He received his medi-
cal degree in time to enter the army
as surgeon at the beginning of the
war. His father, old Doctor Clark,
had died while Lester was in France,
an aunt had closed the house, dis
posed of the furniture in storage or
at the secondhand stores, and after
the war Lester had not hurried home
again. Now he had at last secured
his discharge, and though necessity
did not force it-fOr his father had
left his only son a rather comfort
able fortune-Lester was determined
to go back to the old home town of
Sprucehurst to begin again where
his father had left off.
The old house which had belonged
to Testers mother and had therefore
been kindly willed to Testers aunt
was tentantless, Lester bad Heard.
He had come back to Sprucehurst
without visiting his aunt in the city,
bent first on buying the house through
her agent and then settling down at
his fathers old stand
It would be a sad home coming, find
ing his old home so lonely and desc
late, but Lester had never dreamed
of such a disappointment as faced
him In that violet and blue sign. The
blinds had been taken down from the
front windows that had given light
to the waiting room. There were
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-06
The DELAY.

"Im sorry but you'll have to wait
an hour for this prescription to be
filed" said the clerk in the drug
store.
Why" asked the man who was
IN hurry. "There are eight or nine
clerks in the store"
Il know that, sir, but the only
one who knows how to put up pre-
scriptions has gone to lunch"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-06
Old Enulish Farthinu,

The. farthing is an old English coin,
coined In silver first by King John.
The Irish farthing of his reign hears
the date Of 1910 and 1t Is valuable he
cause 1t Is so rare.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-06
Orris Root,

Orris root Is the root of several
species of iris, which, on account Of
its violet-like smell, is employed in
perfumery and in the manufacture Of
tooth-powder. ..-...........
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-06
"VAMPS" WHO MADE HISTORY
By JAMES c. YOUNG.


beauty up to the time of her death, at
forty nine, living neither too little nor
too long. The world treated her kind
ly, standing aside like spectators at
play, to watch her pretty pranks.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-06
No Harm Done.

ContributOr-"Yo sit on every joke
I write" Edltor-"Well, wouldn't
IL there was any point to them"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-06

A helmet is the original knight cap
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-10-06
Susan James
Lease
BY JANE OSBORN.

~~~ ~~~~~~~%
9, 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-02-04
LOSE WAGE SCALE
Lumber Workers Fall In a
Trap Of Shop Com
mittee"

Bellingham, Wash Employees Of
the Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Com
pany fell into the shop committee
trap and now they have no wage scale.
This company union, manipulated by
company" employees and petty off
cials, has been used by the mill man
agement to reduce wages.
"Th.s company" says Harry Call.
general organizer of the Timber
Workers International Union, lis the
largest lumber company in this sec.
tion Of the state Its employees listen
ed to the high-soundine promises Of
the so-calIed shop committe' plan.
Under their efficiency wage scale they
win not know what their rate of pay
for past month will be until they
have been graded by a foreman.
"The program means cheap wages
and a dependence on the good VIII
Of foreman. 1t means loss of in
dustrial independence on the part of
the workers, 1t invites unfair and
uncalled-for attacks on business men
who are not interested and not in
sympathy with a cheap town 1t
means a standing notice to men who
want decent living and working condi-
tions to stay away from Bellingham. :
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-02-04
OUT-OF- WORK
Total 3,473.446 Over Last
Years Unemployed

Wash;ngton.- The first of this year
there we're 8,473,44G less workers en-
ployed IN industry than in January
1920, according to reports published
By the United States department Of
labor as a result IF a nationwide sur
vey. This estimate applies only to
industry.
Michigan reports the largest out-of-
work army with d reduction of 81 per
cent IN employment over last year.
Ohio and Indiana follow with 80 per
cent reduction, Illinois is next with
Al per cent reduction, Connecticut with
43 per cent reduction, Massachusetts
IS per cent, New York 28 per cent,
Wisconsin 81 per cent and New Jer-
sey % per cent.
The largest number of unemployed
is in the automobile industry, which
reports SO per cent unemployed over
a year ago This industry employs
about per cent of the total number
employed in all industry Second in
rank in unemployment is the building
trades with about 81 per cent reduc-
tion. In January, 1920 the building
trades employed about II per cent OF
the total number employed in industry
Textiles report a $50 per cent re-
duction in unemployment over last
year; leather and boots and shoes,
35 per cent reduction; lumber and
wood products, % per cent; metals,
machinery and electric goods, 30I9
per cent clay, glass, cement and
stone products, 19 per cent; packing
and food products, 19 per cent.
This report should indicate why
organized labor is urging congress To
prohibit immigration for two years.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-02-04
True Character of open
Shop" American PIan,'
Shown Up

Lafayette, Ind -"The true charac-
ter of the cleyerly advertised open
shop, American plan movement, and
of the men who are behind it, was
brought out so sharply during the
New York housing inquiry that the
exposure seemed almost indecent, 2
says Editor Skemp, Of the Painter
and Decorator.
"Offcials of the American Bridge
Company, a branch of the United
States steel corporation, and of the
Bethlehem Steel Company, of which
Charles Schwab is president, were
forced to admit that the two con-
Germs had refused to sell structural
steel to the Thompson-Starret Con-
struction Company and the George
A. Fuller Company because these
firms employ union labor.
''The insincerity, hypocricy, men
tai dishonesty and unscrupulousness
of Judge Gary, Schwab and other ad-
vocates of the open shop can no long
er be hid; their professed concern for
the freedom of the individual worker
is, in truth, desire to prolong their
opportunity to coin fabulous profits out
of the exploitation of cheap imported
labor, their fiamboyant patriotism a
cloak under which they defy every
law of God and man. They and their
schemes are utterly discredited in the
eyes of honest men"