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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-30
SOUTH WOODBURY.

Walter Goodell, who spent Christmas
with his parents. went to Burlington on
Monday to visit his sister.-Kate Carr is
at home from Hardwick on account Of
the Illness Of her mother.-Tthel Wilbur
Is visiting her sister in Montpelier
Lucinda Farnsworth has returned to the
homo of her daughter. Mrs. Wells in
Barre.-I.ce Goodell has gone to Boston
to visit his son. Harry Gocdell.-Lucy
Sabn was at home from Burlington over
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
Quotations in New York, boston and
Chicago EXCHANGES.

Chicago ExchankeS.
New York, Dec. 20.
FLOUR-Recc.pts 1911, shipments o.
30; market quiet.
wHEAT-Receipts 21,6O0; shipments
lo.7S2; spot firm.
wheat was nervous and prices were In
nuenced by professional operations de-
clining after a firm opening only to rally
in the afternoon. Gables we're frmer
receipts larger than expected and Ar
sentine reported rains and delayed
threshing. At the close prices were X to
NC net higher. Dec. closed 81 Si; May
closed 8. 1slt July closed 81 o9tl.
CORN-Receipts 52s7o shipments A.
oo0 rpot firm. Option market was with
out transactions closing unchanged.
Dec. closed 70Nc; May closed 75Ac.
OATE-Receipts 0e.12b; spot steady
SUGAR--Raw steady; centrifugal 81;
test No2; n,olasses sugar 1927; refined
steady.
COFFEE-The market for coffee fu-
lures opened stendy at unchanged prices
60 an advance Of points in sympathy
with a gain Of AdH franc at Havre and
strength In the spot situation Business
was not active but scattering buyers
found very little coffee for sale and
the market improved further during the
dny closing steady AT q net advance OF
90 points. Sales were 500 bags includ-
ing: Jan. $3.50; March $3.50; May sC.95
July SOS and Sept s71T1.i0.
Spot steady; No Rio s%Ts Ills; No
Santos &c: mild quiet; oidova o111.
nc.
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QAYSVILLE.

Walter Lyon moved his family to Roch-
ester MOnday.--J. T. Stafford has
started his saw mill.-Mis@ Susie Stafford
Will return this week to Wallinsford,
where she is teaching,-Mr and Mrs
James Swinyer Of Huntington, Mr.. and
Mrs. Parker Swinyer OF Lincoln and
Mrs. VERNE Dumas and little son Of
Rochester have been visitors the past
week at the home OF their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Swinyer, also at Walter
Swinyer's resumed session
Monday after weeks vacation
Leo Perkins was At home from
Brookfeld Christmas.-Mr.. Henry Blake
died Friday at the age OF NJ years, seven
months. She leaves. besides her husband,
two sons, Charles Of Concord, n. H., and
Daniel Of Lawrence. Mass, ana one
daughter. Mrs. Charles Lowell Of this
place The funeral was held at the home
Monday afternoon Mt one O'clock. The
burial was at Mount Pleasant cemetery,
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Kctcham spent
Christmas with his parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs r. II. Ketchum. in Randolph. MI
and Mrs, Homer Waldo OF Wallingford
are with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. a.
Chedel-Rolh Rowland died the 22d at
the Gnysville House, where he had heen
III win pneumonia. The funeral was held
FRIDAY at one o'clock. the Rev. V. NJ
Mart'n officiating The w. r. G. in
stallat'on viii occur Monday, January
ct their hall.
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NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

New York. Dec. oo-Cotton futures OPP
ened steady. Jan. ESQ, Feb. 1915 bid
March l5St; May 1913; July 1913; Aug.
1874: Sept 470; Oct. 13.ss. Futures closed
strong Closing bids; Dec 1858; Jan. 1856;
Feb l5s2 March 1897, April 1905; May
1924; June lG,os; July 1872; Aug. l5Sl
Sept. AT: Oct 1885
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WATERBURY CENTER.

James Gray spent Christmas and
Sunday with Mrs. II. NJ. Adams
Charles Hopkins was in Jericho Tues
day OF last week.-Mrs.. J. F. Hodge
was In Burlington several days last
week.-Mrs.. A. d. Lyon was in Mont
pelier Thursdsy.--Mrs. John Kelley Of
Barre visited her father, NJ. L. Dilling-
ham. last Thursday.-The installation
of the OFFICERS of the G. A. r. and w.
r. c. will take place next Saturday,
when the annual dinner will be served.
The Christmas exercises Mt the two
churches were well attended
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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.

A left over Christmas jag. . re2sntant
memory. or a desire to secure public sup
port for himself and family may have
been the object OF Hartford man who
recently complained Of himself a. . hab-
itual drunkard. The authorities, fearing
the latter. decided to walt for some overt
acts before gratifying his desire to be
put away for the NATURALIZATION for
free mail delivery In this village is being
waged A committee has been appointed
to solicit the needful money to buy signs
for the streets and numbers for tho
houses. The postal department will than
be labored with.
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WAITSFIELD.

Among the visitors who spent Christ
mas In town were MIR. and Mrs. Will
liam Foley OF Springfield Mass, Mr..
and Mrs. John Foley and son OF Bethel.
Miss Irene Foley and friend OF Mont
pelier. James Hardy II Boston. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. l.. Eaton and son OF Water
bury, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Dana and
son Of stowe, Miss Clair Maxwell OF
Montpelier. Mr. and Mrs, Henry Carey
md SON. AMI Orville Kew OF Montpelier,
Miss Hazel Kew of North Montpelier.
James Neil and friend. Mr.. Drew OF
of Montpelier,--Mrs. W. u, Richardson
of Montpelier Is with her mother, Mrs
c. NJ. Rlchardson.-Mis Annie j. Dole
returned to Island Pond Monday after
a few days stay Mt home.-Cards Lave
been received announcing the marriage
Of Harold c. Moore and Miss Harriet
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CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET

Chicago, Dec. %.
wHEAT-Dec. M.l77t; May si.llM: July
81 0lis Sept. 91esc,
CORN-pcc $3.50: Jan. &C; May esssc;
July 6sl.c.
OATS-Dcc. &c; May .5ssc; July 43kc;
Sept 4o%c
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BOSTON BUTTER MARKET.

Boston, Dec. g.
BCTTER-Unchanged. Northern SD
36c western N6S41tc.
CHEESE-Unohanged. New York l7isJ
lsc: Vermont twins 17aa7,tc.
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posroN COPPER MARKET.

Boston, Dec. oa-The copper market
was fairly active and generally nrm to-
day. Lake Copper was somewhat
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Carl Batchellor spent Christmas in
Plainfed. The primary teacher Of tho
village school went to her home near
Richmond for Christmas.-Miss Johnson.
teacher in No. I, spent Christmas In
Rarre.--Gilbert Silloway and family
spent Christmas In Montpelier with Mrs.
Sideways sIsters--Miss Mildred Cam
eron of Montpelier is with her sister.
Mrs Gilbert Silloway,
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4. Markolf Of west Rutland. which oc-
CURED December o. Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore will make their home in st. Louis.
Mo.--The Misses Jessie and Josie Prem
tbs, teacher In Utica high school. are
at home
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weak. The market a. a whole was list
lees.
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WORCESTER.

Mrs. Howard Dodge returned from
Mary Fletcher hospital. Burlington, on
Sunday greatly improved in health
Mrs. william Burrill 10 In a very feeble
condition,-Sixteen of tho IL mem
bers Of the family OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John r. Wilson were at home for
peltsr on Friday TO spend Christmas
with DR.. and Mrs Psrmsnter.-Mr.
and Mrs. e. 3. Dana of Moretown
spent Christmas at william Burrstt's.
There was Q Christmas tree with ap-
propriate exercises at the church FRI
day evening Hull 10 at home
from Montpelier i'll.
MIDDLESEX
l.. C. wilder and George Alexander
each lost COW last week. --Wallacs
Goodwin and family spent Christmas
with his parents In Fast Montpelier
Christmas guests at the Bailey farm.
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Moulton IS
host and hostess. were Mr.. and Mrs
Morris Hill and son Of Waterbury Cen
ter, and C. Moulton ana Miss Bernice
Ayers of stowe.--Mr. and Mrs. John
Alexander and Mr.. and Mrs, Howard
Bruce and children of More,own were
Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Nichols. The Christmas guests OF Mr.,
and Mrs. Levi Swift were Miss Carrie
Swift and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Carr
ana children Of Barre.-James Newhall
has been III for the past two weeks with
mumps. DIR. Johnson ana family spent
Christmas In Montpelier with relatives.
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SPOT COTTON MARKET.

New York. Dec. 2e-Cotton spot closed
quiet 10 points higher. middling uplanda
tao; do gulf 1920: no sales.
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NORTH FAYsToN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Henry celebrated
the Goth anniversary Of their wedding on
Christmas day. Their many friends as
sembled in the morning and remained un-
til midnight. Dinner and supper were
served. The presents were numerous
some Of them being sent from friends in
Canada. There was plenty of music
through the day and evening
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BENSON.

Guy, the youngest son Of David l.. Bar
yer, who lives two miles north OF here on
The turnpike, was seriously shot Friday
by a ealibrs rife. which he held in his
,wn hands. The bullet went straight
through his foot making a bad wound
The Christmas trees At the Congrega-
tional Church Friday evening and for the
Methodist Episcopal Church at tho town
hall Saturday evening were wei, attend
ed. The pastors. Dr. Washburne OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church and the Rev.
Everts Kent Of the Congregational
Church, were literally remembered.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
sEAsHoRE GAME FOR CHILDREN

It is not always easy to amuse chill
dren at a summer place where there Is
only the beach to serve as play
ground, therefore the game of sand
piper is one we'll adapted to both the
place and the little people. Let them
play it in their bathing suits
The children, all except two, form
flock of sandpipers, hopping up and
down the beach, while the remaining
two are the "hunters," who try TO
catch the wary birds. They run after
them, singing:
sandplper sandpiper, hopping on the sand,
Come. let us catch you, and join our band!
Then the hunters do their best TO
catch two of the sandpipers. who once
caught become hunters in their turn
The only way a sandpiper can escape
being captured is to hop on one leg
and SO long as he is standing thus he
is safe; but let him begin to run, and
he is again prey for the swift hunter
Woman's Home Companion for August.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
THE LAST NEW DOLL

Sophia begged her sister. Grace.
The last doll to bring;
And showed a pretty bit of lace,
To dress the little thing.
1t would. she thought go round its caps
Indeed. for that twas bought;
Careful she laid II in her lap
Till Grace the baby brought
Grace soon came back, and in her arms
A doll that once was new;
But. ah! quite faded were its charms,
Quite frightful to the view.
This your new doll? Sophia cries;
You make me blush, dear Grace,
More careful must you be. and wise,
Before / give my lace"
Mary Elliott.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
COSTUMES FROM TREE BARK

Considering the great antiquity OF
the art of weaving vegetable fibers into
cloth, says Professor Macmillan in the
August Strand Magazine 1t is remark
able that in some portions OF the trop-
ical world there are at the present day
races of men who obtain their rude
costumes from the inner bark OF GER
tain trees. Before the advance of CIV
ilization such material, 1t is believed,
provided the principal articles of
Clothing" for inhabitants of tropical
regions, as did the skins of animals
for people in cooler climes. One or
the best examples of these trees is the
Sack tree" (Antiaris innoxia) of Cey-
Ian. To obtain the bark of this the
tree Is felled and cut into sections;
these are submerged in still water for
several weeks for the purpose of rot
ting the bark. the latter being then
washed and pounded so as to separate
the parenchymatous tissue from the
closely interviewer layer of fibers. The
bark is afterward dried and bleached,
when 1t is ready for use in a fashion
according to the fancy of the wearer.
The sections of the bark may be cut
into any length, so as to adapt 1t for
either a ready-made skirt, kilt or shirt.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15

THIS little girl is fishing.
Is she catching any fish?
IL She seems to be in rather
lonely spot.
How do you suppose she got
there?
There ate no houses on the
sandy beach across from her
snug little cove, and no mother
or nurse standing about to take
care of her. | wonder if she is
trying to catch the fish to have
something to eat. Perhaps the
little girl is hungry.
If that tree over her head is a
fruit tree, she could eat the fruit,
if it is ripe.
How do you suppose she will
get off that high rock and does
She realize that the tide may
come in and entirely cover the
one place of safety which she
now occupies?
All the JUNIOR Story WRITER'S
arc to imagine themselves in ex-
actly the position of this little
girl and describe her adventures,
experiences, how she got to this
rocky point and how, after all
her adventures, she finally got
away again.
The prize will be a round trip ticket
to Redondo Beach, entrance to the
beautiful new plunge and bath house
and rides on the human. roulette
wheel for one or If the prize-winner
lives too far from the city to take ad-
vantage of this offer she may choose
the book or the alternate prize IN
stead.
Write about $50 to $50 words, on
one side of the paper, leaving margins
at the top and side of each page. Ad-
dress the letter neatly to Aunt Laurie
Los Angeles Herald, Los Angeles, Cal,
and be sure that it reaches this office
NOT later than Thursday, August 70,
for publication Sept. 5.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
HIS PLAYMATE

There was a funny little boy,
Whose hair was colored yellow
He sat upon the fence one day,
This cunning little fellow
And this is what we heard him say:
"Oh, hello, hello, hello!'
When questioned why ne didn't play
With other little children.
He said he found their games and noise
little too bewilderin'.
And so this funny little lad,
Whose head was sunny yellow,
Played with an echo all day long
That answered Hello, helloF
To all his shouts from morn till night
In tones so deep and mellow.
Penelope Hunt.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
CARTOONS
My Dear Boys and Girls:

Ny Dear Boys and Girls:
q ONE of the pictures of the various
- picnic groups are presented today
~ and ! trust that the boys and girls
who attended the picnic will enjoy this
further reminder of the good times of
that day.
The picture at the tables show only
a very small portion of those. who par
ticipated in the luncheon. and the other
three-column group shows a number of
the first prize winners taken with Aunt
Laurie.
The group of those who had honorable
mention but no first prizes was not a
successful picture, so I am sorry to
say we could not reproduce it.
Next week I shall show you pic
ture of the first party of ten boys and
girls starting off to Redondo Beach for
a day of fun at the seashore. With
the issuing of vacation prizes the re-
quest for photographs of the boys and
girls who win prizes is withdrawn, for
the prize winners will be shown eacn
week in the group picture which VIII
be taken at this office preparatory to
departure for the beach.
The topic for the writer's contest this
week is one which ought to bring out
some new sort of stories. "Who Did II ?"
This question continually rises up in
every household. Perhaps there was
something naughty or mischievous hap
pened in the household, or perhaps it is
one of those apparently inoffensive
matters which is just troublesome.
There may be a mystery about a
broken dish, a stolen morning paper,
the roses picked over night and carried
away out of sight. 1t may be that the
dog was hurt or that someone rode the
horse hard all night and left her in the
stable again soaked with sweat and
lamed, just before the stableman got
out to attend to the stock. Something
quite as difficult of explanation as any
of these incidents has happened in
nearly exery household, and the boys
and girls may write of the incident and
the actual or supposed explanation of
it and who did it.
Many good letters describing conver-
sations in the box have already
been received, and the exploitation Of
this topic will make interesting read
ing for every boy and girl in the Junior
ranks, | am sure.
So many of the boys and girls have
expressed to me a desire to try car
toon work that 1 have decided to let
each one illustrate to the best of his
ability a boys feelings as he realizes
that vacation is nearly over. This may
be treated in any humorous manner,
the style to be as broad as you like,
but I want to extend another caution
that the work must be entirely original
and nothing seen in any newspaper or
magazine may be used to form either
the nucleus of the iooa or the plan of
drawing.
D., l shall be glad to see whether there
is much actual sense of humOr in the
boys and girls of the Junior. The car
toOns must present some idea which is
true, and at the same time so over
drawn that it suggests amusement 20
the beholder. Affectionately,
AUNT LAURIE.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
JUNIORS APPRECIATE
THE HERALD PRIZES

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1 was agreeably surprised to find one
Sunday morning that my story on
THE Practical Application of Electrici-
ty'' was the prize story. And want
to thank you ever so much for the use
ful book prize which received. Hoping
that 1 may win some more of your
excellent prizes in the future, / remain
yours truly, RIDLEY SMITH,
1908 North Main street Santa Ana;
S. A. II. S., B1.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
/ am writing this letter to thank you
for the check of one dollar which l re-
ceived with the letter a few days ago
for the prize picture, entitled Getting
Ready for Our Summer Vacation Trip"
of Sunday, July 25. Its appearance IN
the paper caused not a little surprise.
Yours respectfully,
GEORGE d. ALLHN.
906 North Orange Grove avenue, Pas
adena high school, grade IL
Dear Aunt Laurie:
hope you will excuse me in my de-
lay in sending my thanks for the sub
scription to The Herald for six months.
Thanking you again, I remain.
JOSEPHINE DES MOVERS,
1861 South Flower street, age IA years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
VISITORS HOURS

Aunt Laurie will be in her office in
The Herald building to. issue prizes.
receive calls from Juniors. teachers.
parents and others Monday afternoon
from until 5 O'Clock and n Saturday
from 10 in the morning until 8 o'clock
in the afternoon. Other appointments
may be made at any time by telephone
when the regular hours do not suit
the convenience of visitors.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
CITY PRIZE WINNERS

!. The Junior boys and girls who <
4 live in Los Angeles are to call at \
\ this office for their prizes in the !.
\ future, either on Monday or Sat \
! urday, and not later than two !.
i weeks after the prize is awarded. !.
! Honorable mentions must be X
! presented personally and the prize j
\ TAX l home. i
! This applies only to boys and i
i girls who live within the city of !:
j. Los Angeles. Other prize winners i
!. will receive their checks and books !.
\ by mail as usual. !.
J. + ! #*+
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
RIGHT DEFINITION FOR "wEIRD"

Little Frances, aged A, was being put
to bed for the first time. Mother" ="
she said, "I do not like this room, it
is so weird looking" what does
'weirl' mean. dear?" asked her moth
er. "Why," she replied, "weird is long
and dark and no-father-and-m motherish
looking. The De'ineator for August.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
HE WOULDN'T MISS 1T

Ivon and his baby sister were play
ing with some new marbles that were
quite small. One marble disappeared
and could not be found. The mother
became alarmed, fearing baby had
swallowed it. "Oh, WE'LL" said 3-year-
old Ivon, "there are enough left. The
Delineator for August.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
The HERALD JUNIOR
FLORENCE BosARD LAWRENCE. Editor

The Herald Junior is published by the Her
a:d company 70. the children OF the south-
vest II devote to their interests and
VIII publish principally their own writings.
All childrtA public school age are well
erme as contributors The editor wishes to
"rcorrage correspondence and .sgestions
from teachers
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
LATIN

Latin is n dead language,
As dead as can be;
1t killed the ancient Romans,
And now is killing me.
mon paratHs," Freshie dixit.
with a sad and mournful look;
"Omne recte," Prof. respondit;
"Nihil," scriblt in my book.
Tho
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
UNFINISHED STORIES
-----

to a little girl named Flor
nee. Sally was a pretty bird,
Tut her disposition left much to
Ee desired. She was vain, oh,
very, very vain indeed From
morning till night she did moth
ing but repeat Pretty Polly /!
Good PollH until Florence's
mother began to be afraid she
would have a bad influence on
Florence.
But Florence was not at all a
vain little girl and she never
thought of adopting Sally's ex-
pressions herself, although she
was quite ready to agree that
Sally was by far the prettiest bird
she had ever seen. She used to
hang daisies all over Sally's cage
and stick ferns in between the
bars to make it look beautiful, al
though Polly only thanked her
by nipping her fingers
One DAY, when she was deco
rating the cage with leaves and
Sally was clucking rapturously
Pretty Poll! Pretty Poll!" Flor
ence suddenly said:
"Oh, how perfectly lovely Sally
would look with a wreath of these
beautiful green leaves around her
neck. | do believe I'll just dress
her up this once! !"
So Florence deity made love
ly wreath just large enough to fit
around Sallys neck, and then she
opened the cage door little way
and said: Come, Sally, try on
your new collar"
Florence put the werath care
fully around her neck and then
clasped her hands i'll delight at the
lovely effect.
oh, you are too sweet Tor any
thingw she exclaimed.
This was too much for Sally.
"If l look so lovely, it is shame
no one should see me" she
thought.
And so as Florence put out her
hand to shut the door of the cage
again, out hoped Sally and
away she flew through the win
dow.
AT last!' she said to herself,
as she flew along, "the great
world will have a chance to adj
mire my beauty to the full ex-
tent. 1t was perfectly disgrace
full to keep me shut up where no.
body but a little girl named Flor
ence could see mel"
And so she flew on for a while,
but not being used to flying she
soon grew weary and settled
down on the branch of a tree in
a little woodland place. Now,
she said to herself, Il think II
lust sit here awhile and look
picturesque while I'm thinking
what to do next"
lust then there came running
along a little rabbit named Jack
and a little fox named Peter.
When they saw Sally they
stopped short in surprise, for
they were not used to seeing par
rots in that woods and they
didn't know what the strange
new creature was.
Continue this story, describing the
further adventures of the parrot. Tell
where she went, by whom she was
captured and how she was finally re-
turned to her little mistress.
The prize will be round trip ticket
to Redondo Beach, entrance to the
beautiful new plunge and bath house
and rides on the human roulette
wheel for one, or If the urize-winner
lives too far from the city to take ad-
vantage of this offer she may choose