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material for the embankment and serves as 6 diversion drain. Some times short concrete dip Is used for the purpose of passing the water over the road in comparatively wide and shallow flow instead Of under it. A dip Is simply pavement extending the full width Of the roadway and protected at each edge against under mining by cutoff wall extending IS Inches below the bottom of the pave ment. Instead of attempting to build up 8 grade for this pavement, go as to raise 1t above the food water, tht dip follows the grade of the wash. ant the water passes over 1t in time Cd
 flood. Where the deltas are so wid, and the country SC andevelcped as t'
 nake the cost of & concrete dip exces sive. the dips a. surfaced with gray q and the downstream edge Is protect ed by R concrete cut-oR wall. In cen nection with these drainage dips a V shaped system of dlkes and ditches is used. eonverging toward the road Ii if Is desired to lead the flow from two or more washes to single dip. anc diverging toward the road when 1t is better to split the flow of single stream to more than one dip.
The Pulaskian., 1921-11-10
secret Revealed.

Innumerable years yielded up se- cret at the statehouse today. When a janitor washed the transom in Une of the rooms occupied by Ora Davies, state treasurer, 1t was disclosed that one of the glass windows was of clear Instead of opaque glass. The accumu- lation of dust of years had given the glass a frosted effect. Mir Davies said he would leave the glass clear and not cover the transom as has become q fad among some of the officials of the new administration.
 sIll take a chance on anyone com ing along with periscope," said Mir. DaYies.- .-Indianapol.s News
The Pulaskian., 1921-11-10
Ese Wae unimpertant.

Nurtel came running to her mother, qylng:
 s0-o-o mammal Did you hear the ladder fall down just now?s
 sNo. dear. How did the ladder hup- Ben to fillI downT''
 Well, papa was washing the window and 1t slipped. and when 1t sa It broke three flower pots. told daddy you'd be cross.
 H0il dear" cried the mother, q hope your father hasn't hurt himself. i"
 T don't think he has yet" replied the child He was hanging onto tine window sill when I came away to tell JOu about the flower pots.."--Pitts- bufgh Chronlele-Telegraph.
The Pulaskian., 1921-11-10
Other peopIe,a Property.

"The charge is burglary" remarked the judge.
 ''Your honor" said the hard-faced prisoner I'm a human fly nm when de cops nabbed me I wuz just prac- tiein' me profession"
 "TTm Whats q human flyT"
 Oats a fellow what climbs up de sides of build'n's without any ropes or ladders, just usin' his hands an feet"
 sI see, but even if you are a human fly you are not expected to carry off anything valuable you happen to find after you get above the ground fioor." Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Pulaskian., 1921-11-10
No Poser.

"How long nave you been indis- posed. my poor fellow?" asked q fair visitor at hospital of q big negro who was strapped up in bed with an injured back.
 Dis ain't no pose tall, miss" an- swered the patient in tones of dis gus Dis am merely de careless manner in which dem forgetful doe tors went away and lef' me yestlddy."
The Pulaskian., 1921-11-10
This little bit of advice may help yon regain your Health,
 Strength and Vitality

Thousands of people suffer from nervous ness. They are run down and miserable without knowing the reason why.
 They do not stop to think that much of their trouble may be caused by drinking tea and coffee which contain the drugs, then and caffeine. When you ver-stimulate the system for any period of time, the result may be nervousness with it's many accompanying ills. You may fail to sleep properly and your sleep does not refresh you as 1t should.
 Postum, made from scientifically roasted cereals, will help you to overcome ell these conditions. For it contains only healthful sub- stances, instead of drugs, as are found in tea and coffee.
 Postum helps build sound nerve structure, by letting you get sound, restful sleep.
 In favor Postunn is much like high-grade coffee. In fact there are many people who pre- fer Posturn for its savory flavor alone.
 Order Postum from your grocer today. Serve this xich fragrant beverage for the family. See how the children will like it, and how much better everybody will sleep at night.
 Postnm comes in two forms Instant Poe,nm tin eins) made instantly in the cup by the addition of boiling water Posm Cereal n packages of larger buk for those who prefer make the dn while ths meal Is being pTeparsd) made by boiling for 20 minutes.
 Postum for Health
 There's Reason'
The Pulaskian., 1921-11-10
Tough on the Rabiea-

A paragraph worthy of publication In "Whigz Bug" appeared recently in the Genesee tIdaho) News. It was in the nature of paid locar inserted by the members of the Genesee medi- cal fraternity. Under the caption. "Eight Months Warning" appeared the following: After October all bahies c. o. D. Signed, ". H. Ehlen. M D., Fl. Rouse, NJ. D.-Puliman (Wash.) Herald.
The Pulaskian., 1921-11-10
The areaf Obstacle.

Wife has been pestertng at me con- aderably of late to sell cut and msve l99town," said Gap Johnson of Rumpus Adge' Ark. 'The children yelled like atamounts for the change whenever
 aey happened to think about it. And Twas pretty nigh on the pint Of doing last month, but just then some fei- as told me it was almost impossible Z raise dogs In town. ."-KaRSas City 'hr.
The Pulaskian., 1921-11-10
GOOD ROADS REDUCE PRICES
Poor Transportation Facilities Help Keep Up High Cost of kiv.
 Ing In Big Cities.

One of the solutions of the high cost Of living problem lies in good roads. Poor transportation facilities form strong factor in keeping prices up. With system of well paved na- tional highways transportation condi- tions would be improved to such an extent that the cost and time of bring ing food and merchandise to the con- sumer would be materially cut.
The Pulaskian., 1921-11-10
Bay State Auto Law.

In a campaign to make the roads of Massachusetts safe and comfort able for night driving. automobiles from other states must have proper light equipment devices approved in that state before they are allowed within the limits of the common wealth.
The Pulaskian., 1921-11-10

WdS very Hregular. If l did any house. or washing I would faint and have to be put to my husband
 thinking every min
 ute was my last. After reading your textbook for women I took Lydia E.
 Pinkham' Vegeta- ble Compound and used the Sanatiye
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Perfect woman,s Epltaph.

X correspondent tells us that an old tombstone recently renovated at St. Marys, Acton, w., bears the lnscrip- tion:
 She was
 Ahi what was she2
 What wife and mother should be. That was she.-London Tit-Blts.
The Pulaskian., 1921-11-10
Profitable Roadside Markets.

Roadside markets have helped more than one farm family living on much travelled state highway to add Q neat little sun to Us bank accolnt
The Pulaskian., 1921-11-10
The Materialist.

s'What would you suggest for our literary club to rend?' asked Mrs Flubdub.
 "A good cookbook" responded her brutal husband.
The Pulaskian., 1921-11-10

You win never find tune for any Rng- If you want time yeu must nGte +.
The Pulaskian., 1921-11-10
THIS WOMAN'S
 EXPERIENCE
Brings a Ray of Hope to
 Childless Women

Lowell, Mass.-tt I had anemia from the time I was sixteen years old and
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-08-18
( J, = 7

angOra cloth is used and the combina
ton of the two fabrics is wonderfully
effective.
The cape pictured is handsome
wrap for present wear and for fall
1t is shown in plain colors and i'll
stripes in considerable variety of
cOlors. In white with stripe of or
ange and trimming of light gray an
CORA it is beautiful wrap but not
without rivals, in vivid green with
white or gray angOra. in blue and
white stripes, in tan and brown and
all the sweater tones"
Duvetyn will assume the responsible
ity of providing many wraps for au-
tumn 1t is made in all cOlOrs and
its texture softens and enriches even
the most vivid of them. Among the
smarteSt of the materials for fall and
winter appears the reliable and time
honOred cheviot, showing vagaries in
its weave as well as plain patterns
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-08-18

well and put through a sieve, as any
frozen bits are undesirable in an ice
or cream.
Peach CobbIer-Butter the outside
of handleless teacup and place in
the center of a deep pudding dish in
verified. Fill the space around the cup
with fresh sliced peaches sprinkled
thickly with sugar. For the crust,
take two cupfuls of flour, four tea-
spoonfuls of baking powder one salt
spoonful of salt; sift and rub in two
tablespoonful of butter. To three
quarters Of a cupful of milk add one
beaten egg; mix well and roll out to
cover the peaches. Bake one-half hour
in hot oven. Invert on q deep plate
and the cup will be full of delicious
strip, which may be used as a sauce.
Any other juicy fruit may be used in
place of the peaches.
Chocolate Sirup.-For those who like
the chocolate drinks, this recipe will
be treasured, as it is one used by con-
PETITIONERS and druggists. For home
USE OIle-IdIl IlllS recipe VIII Illdhe Il
good supply. Bottle and keep in a
cool place. Take eight ounces Of
cocoa, six pounds Of sugar, two quarts
of water, and heat until well mixed
and dissolved, or heat sugar and wa
ter until dissolved then to six ounces
of glycerin add the cocoa and add both
to the sirup; heat and stir, but do
not boil. When using, add the cEoco-
late strip to hot milk or water. In
making SOdaS, add to taste.
New Potatoes With Meat Gravy
Select small, round, even-sized pOta-
toes, remove a very thin peeling, ar
range in a casserole, season with salt
and pepper, add an onion, three
branches Of parsley, then pour on the
hot meat broth boiling hot Set the
dish In the oven and cook until the
potatoes are tender and the broth alb
sOrbed. Beef extract may be USED
with water if no broth is at hand.
Raspberry Sherbet Take one pint
of thin cream, one pint Of rich milk
one and one-half cupfuls of sugar
and one pint of raspberry juice, pre-
pared by crushing and straining the
fruit Freeze as usuaI.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-08-18

THE hetWeen-seasOns' wrap, like the
L. betWeen-seasOnS hat, is an acquiSi-
zion to the wardrobe that proves to be
very accommodating thing. 1t makes
its appearance at any time of the year
in weather that demands it, and
passes under the scrutiny of the crit
ical quite sure of their approval. 1t
is made to suit weather conditions
rather than seasons.
Midsummer brought in and late sum-
mer is approving some very handsome
knitted garments, capes and coats,
along with tuNedos and SWeater-cOats,
that have promising future. They are
made in many colOrs and color com
hinationS. and varied as knitted gar
nentS can be, by the use of different
kinds of stitches in the process of
making them. Many of the capes are
accordion plated and many both
striped and plated. For making col
lars, cuffs borders and all trimmings
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-08-18

WV It'll an assured confidence in
w its success, manufacturers OF
blouSeS have presented again the
blouse of georgette crepe with en-
brOidcry of beads, in both OverblouSe
and tuck-in models. Nearly all the
fancier blouses are made in the first
mentioned style and cut with either
kmOnO or set-in sleeves.
It is natural that so beautiful
fabric as georgette crepe should have
an army of devotees, but there are
other materials in the running which
will gain as the weather grows cold.
Crepe de chine and crepe satin are
also wonderfully beautiful in texture
and not so sheer as georgette. AS a
rule, they are selected for the less
fancy hlOuses. GeOrgette lends itself
so well to novel effects that designers
like to work with it, and the demand
for fanciful and novel decorative fea-
lures keeps them busy. For trimming
beads, embtoderies and soutache braid
predominant in present showings-
both bugle and seed beads, give a
good account of themselves, and In
girdles there is new departure to-
ward those not made Of The material
In the blouse.
In this model an overblOuse is made
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-08-18

THE story of Blanca Capella might
l. we'll be called "The Face at the
Window" She was born in I34o,
daughter of a great Venetian noble.
And no girl ever had a more allurlhg
future. But love interfered and she
ran away with a poor bank clerk to
his home in Florence. He had told her
that his parents belonged to the gem
try. Instead, She found them living in
a miserable slum.
Blanca soon became celebrated as
the flower of the Florence Sums. Ohe
day she was sitting at the window
when francesca de Medici CHANGED by.
He saw her lovely face and the next
day she was summoned to court
Francesca was the son of the grahd
duke, and soon her slave. She had
sickened of the bank clerk husband
and the trials of poverty. From girl
entranced by her first love she had
begun to develop in her role of Vam-
pire.
FrancescO's father died and he be-
came grand duke. Now Blanca saw
her chance to place beside him. A
child was borrowed and presented to
Francesca by Blanca as his own.
Then, to conceal her plot, the real
mother was slain. A waiting woman
who knew of it was carried to a
mountain pass and left there for dead.
But adherents of Francesco's brother
found this woman and heard her story
before she died. The brother was a
cardinal and jealous of Bianca's rise
to power. In some way she learned
that the cardinal knew her secret, and
boldly confessed it to the grand duke.
Francesca, infatuated, fOrgave her
and insisted on treating the child as
If it really had been his own. But
Biancas troubles were only multiply
: ing, for FrancesCo's wife bore him
/ a son when all hope of his having an
heir seemed lost. 1t looked as if
Blancas day was over. But she left
Florence a year, then returned in
greater favor than before. And soon
the duchess died, her young son fol
! lowing her shortly afterWard. There
were hints of poison at Bianca's in,
stigation. However that may have
been, the duke married her within
two months. The child first given tc
Francesca as an heir was legitimatizeC
and it appeared that an unknown
founding would some day rule
Florence. But Blanca still had one
implacable enemy, the Cardinal de
Medici. In an effort to make friends
she invited him to a great feast ant
merry making. Just what happened
may never be known. Some historians
say that Blanca had prepared {
poisoned tart for the cardinal, bu
that he substituted 1t for another tart
imprisoned, and it was served to TIT
duke. When Blanca saw her husband
in deadly agony, it is said she real
lied what had happened and ate thu
other half of the poisoned dainty
Both were soon dead and Bianca's en-
envy had won.
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FROM TAVERN MAID TO EMPRESS

ICTURE to yourself a tenth cen
L fury wineshop in COnstantinople,
then called ByZantium. Imagine that
the door is flung open and a party of
gay blades enter. They are led by
Romanus, son of the emperor. They
drink, and Romanus admres the tav-
ern keepers daughter.
In 956 this same girl, Theophano,
vas married to ROmanuS, his imperial
father being an indulgent man who APP
parently cared little whom his son wed.
But the mother and. five sisters of
Romanus 'stomed The tavern mald.,s In
$50 the emperor died, supposedly of
poison administered through the
agency of his son and Theophano,
now become greedy of honors.
ROmanus was a'profigate and Theo-
piano evidently suspected that she
might be put aside SO she cast her
eyes upon Neighbours Phocas the
greatest soldier of his time and a
power in the state. This Phocas was
a religious man who continually wore
hair shirt as penance, Theophano
soon made him forget his hair shirt,
and the two conspired together. Ro-
manus died in 963, at the age of TWEEN
ty-four, and the historians hint that
his wife poisoned him. Then she had
Phocas proclaimed emperor, and a Sec
Ond time became empress of ByZan-
tium. This brought on a contest with
the church. which refused to sanction
| the marriage. But the vampire was
a woman of wit as well as seduction,
and she helped her new imperial hus-
| band to maintain himself. Phocas won
notable victories against the Saracens
and greatly extended the power of BY
| zantium. Then he seems to have ex-
perlenced a turn of feeling and went
| back to his hairy shirt. In any event
Theophano tired of him and looked
about for new conquests. She cast her
favor upon Finishes, nephew of the
emperor, and gallant young soldier
Once more her conspiracy took shape
and Phocas was assassinated. Then
the church demanded that Finishes
| drive Theophano forth from the palace
before his self-prOclaimed accession tc
the purple would be recognized. II
the CONSERVATION Of Theophano, hi
promptly agreed and she was bundled
Off to a prison. But the willy vampire
who had risen from the tavern to &
throne still preserved her cunning, anC
It was not long until Finishes aisC
passed away, poison victim.
Theophano's two sons by her frs
husband divided the empire and she re
! turned to the palace. History falls t.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-08-18
THE GIRL WHO WON AND RULED
A KING.

WE HEAR a great deal today
w about the Ubiquitous vampire.
1t is one of the curious sidelights
of history that the vampire has helped
to shape the destinies of the greatest
men and empires. And certainly none
of the famous women who might
answer to that description had a
stranger beginning than little girl
born at Paris in 1921. Her supposed
father was Francois Poisson, an officer
in the household of the Duke of
Orleans. But common report held
that her real father was great
to direct the girls education. 1t is
said that in her early youth he rec
Cgnlzed in her a spark of genius and
shaped the girls education so that
some day she might be the kings
mistress.
At the age of twenty this girl was
married to nephew of her protector
and became the belle of the wealth.
iNSh NAiN III al 10 DuoillCoS NV
But that was long way from the
court, which she never entered until
chance threw her in the way of Louis
XIV, at public ball. He was capti-
waited and not long afterward the
young bride cast aside her husband
for doubtful position at Versailles.
Louis bought her an estate and from
this she took the name by which she
became famouS-the Duchess de
POmpadour.
Pompadour was a woman of I'M
doubted genius. She paid court to
the literary leaders of her time,
notably Voltaire, and soon became a
power in the realm. This power she
extended by every possible means,
corresponding regularly with gen
erals in the field, dabbling in affairs
of state, and finally becoming the I'M
crowned queen of France.
For years French policy had been
to oppose Austria by alliances with
the German states. Because Fred
| Nli'h lliC plCul NIOlc sui llOuE
verses about POmpadour she swOre
to be avenged, and when Maria
Theresa of Austria wrote her &
friendly letter, she upset Frances
national policy overnight, forming al
alliance with Austria. This brought
on the disastrous Seven Years wal
and indirectly prepared France fOl
the troubles which ended in the Rev
olution.
Pompadour did not live to see tn,
working out of her statecraft.
When Hateful illness overtool
her, at the age of forty-two, she
calmly heard the Doctors sentence
had herself dressed in court costume
and bravely lay down to meet he
fate.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-08-18
THE WOMAN WITH THE "EVlL
EYE"

GO HE has the evil eye" said Dumas,
~ "she will bring curse upon any
man who loves her."
History knows the beautiful woman
of whom he spoke as Lola MOnteZ,
but she was christened Elizabeth, the
Byron, by the left hand. Afterward
the mother married and went to In
dia with her soldier husband. When
the girl was sixteen, her mother came
back to England for a time, and the
young mistress proceeded to run
away, marrying a soldier and depart
ing for India.
Elizabeth left India, stopped in
Spain, and changed her name to Lola
MOntez. She studied dancing and de-
termined to storm London. Her APP
pearance In 1S43 was heralded as a
great event, but she could not dance.
Her failure brought Kisses, and she re-
turned to the continent wandering
through Germany and Belgium. Then
she went to Warsaw. She conceived the
idea of calling herself a Pole, for
whom everybody felt sympathy be-
cause of their struggle for liberty
SO Lola came to Paris, under another
name, and started to dance. Once
more Kisses greeted her. 1t was the
last straw. She flew into a fury, tore
off her slippers and garters, and threw
them at the audience.
Paris had been won. Lola, dropping
her other name, became the fashion
of the day. An editor was killed in
duel about her, and Dumas pro-
nounced the line quoted above, which
drove her from the capital. She next
turned up in Munich and enslaved old
King Ludwig. Then folly. took hold
of her. She started to rule the state
and soon got into water so deep that
she almost lost her life. A mob sur
rounded her palace and angrlly de-
manded that she come out. Lola
came, in her nightgown, pistol in
hand. She emptied the contents into
the crowd and barely escaped the
mob's fury when Ludwig arrived al
the head Of the royal bodyguard. She
had TO flee, and Ludwig lost his throne
Lola had exhausted Europe. She
came to New York and tried again to
dance.t Once more she failed, and
went West, dipping into the mining
camps for while, then on to Aus
tralia, and finally back to New York
Now she lies in Greenwood cemetery
Brooklyn, and not even an epitapt
marks her simple headstone.
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Of georgette crepe and handsomely
embroidered with seed beads in two
colOrs. 1t has a boat-shaped neck
bound with narrow bias fold of the
greorgette, set-in sleeves a little longer
than three-quarter length with band
set on and opened The sleeve and
band are caught up in a few folds,
held to place by small bead motif.
The girdle is made of beads and silk
cord.
If one is looking for new blouse
for present wear 1t may well be II
black georgette crepe combined with
color, as old blue, jade-green, henna,
or both blue and henna. The color is
sparingly used as in narrow band
about the neck or lining for the
girdle, or an inset piece at the front.
Black wool fringe Is sometimes used
as finish on these blouses and single
flower motifs, embroidered in two or
three colors, are posed on them, some
times near the glrdle, and again, near
the shoulder.