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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
WESTFIELD

Mrs. Fanny Crosby of Compton, can.
who has been spending n fortnight with
her sister, Mrs, W. b. Gilpin. goes to
Newport this week to visit her daughter.
-Twenty-siN from here attended the
bean supper at Troy Friday evening"
Mrs. Mildred Shattuck of Burlington
came Saturday and stayed until Monday
with her mother Mrs w. y. Bell.-Clyde
Morey was taken suddenly and seriously
III with appendicitis last week and went
Monday for an operation ut the Mary
Fletcher hospital, accompanied by DR..
Young OF Lowell.-Louis Bell goes to
Worcester, Mass, this week where he
expects to remain through the winter
BENJAMIN Wright came home from
Groveton. N. H., i'll with the prevailing
''"'"-'ncr.--Miss Eva Miller closes her
"- Mn district. November &c
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
CRAFTSBURY

Mrs Nellie Uric leaves this week for
North Haverhil. n. H., to reside with
her daughter, Mrs. McKinley.-S. u.
Lathe has severed his connection with
the Union store firm of NJ. S, Sawyer, $.
r. Lathe and J. ID. Leavitt. The business
will be continued by Sawyer and Leavitt.
The ladies of the village gave Mrs.
Harry Mackendcr Of Hardwick a genuine
80 1r''- AZ her homo Friday afternoon
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
MIDDLESEX

The Rev. j. Garfield Sails will
preach in the Methodist Episcopal
Church next Sunday afternoon on
Some Good Things About Thanksgiy-
ing Service commences at three
O'Clock
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
BETHEL.

Tho League Of Nations will bc the cub.
icct Of an address in the town hail FRI
day evening ut eight O'Clock. No sdn,is.
sion i3 charged
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20

H"hnsn, o.a ~ The L. T. y cslriers
shs: s''ye SS no ASpse .edr.hst NE
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
SUFFERED FOR OTHERS SIN
Pathetic Story Told as an Example Of
the Peril That Lies in
ineHiciency.

A. r. Hawlcy, president Of the Aero
club, told in New York the other day
an inctcency story.
Beware the inefficient man" he
said. for If you have dealings with
him II is YOU. not he, that will suffer
from his iuet'iCiency
"A foreigner In outlandiSh Carh
claiming to be an Armenian came here
to solicit funds Inst year for his com
patriots. II happened that another
Armenian was arrested nj the time.
and the first chap was asked to go to
court and act as his interpreter.
well. he reluctantly consented TO
act, though the truth was that he knew
no Armenian whatever. Anyhow he
stalIcd into the courtroom listened In
grave silence To the prisoners pas
Slonatc protrStatiouS OF innocence. and
then turned to the judge and said with
low bow.
"'Your honor. my compatriot has
confessed MI. He hogs YOU however.
To be lrnicnt for suffering Armcnin's
sake
''Ihr judge thanked the interpreter
warmly for his services. and then son
tenc"d the innocent prisoner 10 Ave
years hard labor"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
DRAFT OF RARE POTENCY
But Traveller Who INDUCED in kava
Tells Us Nothing About the
Morning After"
In Italy.

"Mcnikc," he said TO me. you know
that To drink kava you must be Of
empty stomach. After eating. kava
aS soon as you have drunk IL. you will
not enjoy 1t. Take II now. and then
eat quickly"
He dipped n shell In the tanOS, tossed
a few drops over his shoulder to propi-
tiate the god Of the kava here drink
Ing and placed the shell In my hands.
Cgh The liquor tasted like earth and
water. SwcrtiSh for moment and then
nri! and pungent II was hard to get
DOWN but all the men took theirs at
gulp, and when XVI gave me an
other shcllful ! patterned by them A
ringing came In my ears as when
one puts a ScaShcll TO them and hears
the druwSy murmur Of the tides. XVI
laughed. and vaguely heard his
query:
"N"avcn! Is II hot?"
"E. mahanahana. ! am very warm"
| struggled to reply My voice sound
ed aS that Of another. lenned
harder against the wall and closed my
eyes
peace passing the understanding
of the kava-ignorant was upon me-
Life was Slumhcring calm: not dull
Inertia, hut separated activity. MS n
IN" spirit r"amcd in n garden Of beau
~ ana III" body and suffering. all e. y
Ing past resigned itself to quiCtudr.
| heard family the chants of the men,
ms they began improving the after
roasting entertainment was per
f"ctlN conscious OF being lifted by sew
cral women TO within the house
and OF being laid upon mats that were
aS soft 10 the body as the waters Of
Il quiet sea. II was ms if angels bore
me on n cloud. All toll, all effort
was over; I should never return 10
care or duty.
| was then n giant, prone i'm an end
less ease, who stretched from the wa
tcrfall nj the topmost point Of the
valley 10 the shore OF the sea, and
above me ran in many futile excite
mcnts the natives OF Atuona. small
creatures whose concerns were naught
TO me.-EXchanGe
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
RETRIEVING Barbed Wire.

TIE problem of retrieving the buried
and broken barbcd wire on the bat
tlrh"IdS Of Flanders and northern
Franc" is being tackled by the British
war office salvage committee, and
machine for the purpose has been in-
vented and built which il thus de-
scribrd:
ON" truck and trailer carries the
Who'll" Of the plant. witch can work
on the most uneven ground. stout
wire rope with number of hooks is
worked by winch As the bnrbed
wire IN drawn up Il passes through
two sets Of rollers. and the sHlved met
Al appears in blocks from one foot TO
1S Inches square, and weighing from
20 to 20 pounds. For smelling II sells
for about So ton The stan in
charge of the scheme thinks that there
are 100000 tons that can he removed,
and if Jhat is the aggregate weight the
cost of the 40 outfits said to have been
ordered Shuold be amply justified.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
Beautiful Marine Organisms.

A beautiful marine organism which
floats in trOpical seas is not single
creature, but colony OF many indi-
viduals, connected with each other like
Siamese twins. and OF several differ
ent kinds. The largest and most bril-
l!antly cOlOred Is inflated with gas and
floats on the water surface. All the
other members OF the colony hang from
Its under side. Some are small and
trumpct-Shaped and do the feeding for
the engirc community. Others are fin
Cerlike ana are "fcclcrs" Still others
resemble lunches Of grapes Those
Nre egg layers. Another kind are like
long strramerS and extend down into
The water 90 act as drag anchors"
They are also armed with sting cells"
to Slay young fishes which they after
ward draw up to the hungry mouths
above.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
REMINDED HER OF SALMON
American Traveller In Europe Con-
fesses She Would Have Welcomed
Dish Once Despised.

Elisabeth Fraser, traveller and
writer, was talking az diplomatic re-
ception in Paris about her recent ex-
pcrirnceS In Vienna.
at IS difficult. said Miss Fraser. "to
satisfy ones hunger there, even at
hotels that cost SD day
Eating my unappctizirg dish Of
haSh"d turnipS, which frequently com
posed the principal dish of the menu.
thought rcfrctfully OF the salmon
once dis'nined on Canadian trip"
Miss Fraser laughed.
II was travelling in the back coun-
try or Canada where salmOn-boiled,
hroiled, In salad. creamed, aS outlets
figured AT every meal and became
very monOtonoHS.
"1s there nothing else for break
fastT | asked the hotelkeeper one
morning as n whole fish and pot Of
mustard was put before me.
Nothing clSeT the man exclaimed.
why. there's salmon enough there
foi SIX, min't there
Yes | admitted. but i do not
want salmon
"'Well, then my host replied curt.
ly, fire into the mustard"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
Successful Woman Trapper.

Trapping predatory animals is
scarcely the kind OF occupation In
which a woman might he expected to
distinguish herself even with the great
extension OF the range NJ feminine ac-
tivitieS 10 which we have been accus-
toned lately. Mrs. Ada Tingley OF Ida
no. is reported, however. by the North
western division of the United States
biological survey, 10 be so successful
in this employment that her male ri
walls are finding IL hard TO keep up with
her records. Her victims are mainly
coyotes. bobcats, wolves lynNes and
mountain Hons. Al 9 80 every morn
ing Mrs. Tingley mounts her cayuse
and rides on 10 her traps, OF which
she runs six lines, Of 80 each She us
es a fish bait prepared by secret
formula. on occasion she can use a
81 calIber rifle with almost perfect
accuracy.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
Nine Months on Warshlp.

A naval man, home on leave. was dis
cussing Lord Jellicoe's tribute to all
ranks who fought at Jutland, and he
revealed what seems 10 the lower deck
the highest form OF heroism.
II was not the fighting, not the snI-
ious watching day and night-that Is
what naval man is there for. he
showed.
"Tve been 10 years In the navy, but
II you'd ever told me before the war
that | should ever have lived for nine
months on board ship without a break
I should have dropped down dead" he
said. But I've just done IT," he add
Id.-LOndon Chronicle.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
reanut Now Important croo

The peanut has accomplished won
ders for agricultural development, and
has increased production by acres and
doubled the value of land In many
sections. II similarly helped Alabama
through the crisis when the appear
snce OF IN. weevll played havoc In
the cotton fields Of that state. II has
done well throughout the South, and
Virginia, which formerly stood first In
It's production. has sunk To NTH place
The peanut oil industry has added
20 the value Of tho crop. and this year
the total harvest and value were the
greatest ever recorded, I'm spite Of n
reduction In acreage. The once de
Sp!Scd peanut has proved itself valu-
able agricultural asset TO the South
and tn" country. and the end is not
vet New Orleans Times Picayune.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
Rat Skins for Leather.

The suggestion has been made that
the rat problem might be- best solved
by making use OF the skins Of the
rodents for the purpose of leather.
Somebody with the gift OF guessing
computes that there are lOOOOOOO in
this country, and the damage they do
would feed a good-sizcd army. II
would take at least 5000 skins n day
10 supply small modern tannery.
Nobody wants the rats. they belong
10 anybody that can catch them.
That il the prObIcm-to catch them.
and then deliver the goods. There is
not enough leather to go ar ~nd.
Fish skins are susceptible OF tan
ming, and there are rat skins which
make good leather, large enough for
many purposes.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
HAS Won PLACE Of HONOR
Years Recognized as Worthy Of
the Highest Praise.

Except for the war the Salvation
Army would have celebrated its tiftieth
birthday four years ago, but there
could hardly have been II better re-
minder of what the army had done
and become in a half century than the
recent award of the Victoria Cross to
three salvation Army soldiers for their
service in France. Fifty-fOur years
ago things were very different; the
first appearances of the SalvutiOniSts
aroused opposition rowdieS tried to
break up the meetings. and on mt least
one occasion members OF the future
army were arrested I'm England as
"diSturhcrS Of the peace" Originally
simply an attempt to make converts
by outdoor preaching. the movement
which William Sooth started i'm July
1850. was put on military basis and
became the Salvation Army in 1878,
since which time it has grown from
70 corps in England to about 1000
corps and outpOStS in more than GO
countries. Tie army was officially
recognized by King Edward VII when
he received the founder at Bucking-
ham palace i'm 1904; different yet re-
markahle "otlic.al recognition" oc-
CURED quite recently when n tabeau
houOring the Salvation Army was made
te Climax OF the current "Ziegfeld
Follics" on Broadway.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
Ye Old. Time Telephone Girl.

''Time was before the experts came
along and. In vulgar business parlance.
sold efficiency to the telephone com
panirS. when the telephone was real
convenience" John AmbruSter relates
in EverybodyS "The historic in
stance of a lady who rang up central
and said Il am just stepping over to
Mrs BrcwStcrs' for few minutes to
get her doughnut recipe-she's Main
DOT and III leave the receiver off so
you can hear If the baby cries and let
me know In my home town we used
10 ask central where the fire was and
who was dead and did she think there
was any mail for us"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
ABOUND THE WORLD
WITH THE AMERICAN
RRED CROSS. .a
W. In Roumania. 'MN

Soon after the entrance OF The
United States in the war the successes
of the Central Powers In Roumania
had rcIuccd that country 10 II most
tragic condition and In the summer
of 1917, the American Red Cross drs.
patched its first Roumanian relief
contingent. Two hospitals were at
once taken over and operated by the
Red Cross, II canteen for the starving
refugees established and food and
clothing distributed over large area
Transportation was one of the
toughest problems with which the Red
Cross workers In Roumania had tn
deal. Here is seen an oXcart used
by the Red Cross TO carry It's relief
supplies up into the mountains.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
Comforts over a Volcano.

Up In the mountains. where snow
covers The ground more than half the
ycnr AMI ~ blasts whistle ont Of
the north lies thu town of Chuudos-
agucS. and in 'hi, town there has not
beer a heating stove or a furnace for
many years coal. Nrrwood ana gas
are unknown and There are no chin
n"y~ iu this town of 1000.
No Chaudr~ai=uos Is not in Utopia
II Is in Auv"rgnr France. and the CX-
pauatjun of it, emancipation from SCOT
ana furnaces and ashes lies in the fact
that IL is built In what was the crater
Of n volcano and from the ground he
meath comes boiling water i'm great vol
um" Lectures Pour TuuS. II Paris
magazine. tells how this water Is piped
through the streets and under houses
throughout the town without cost TO
the resident. Even I'm the coIdcSt Of
weather and IL gets very cold in
FhaudrSai gucS--wcN below zcrO-thr
houses are kept NJ q balmy t"mpcra-
ture merely by raising Il trap door in
IN" iioor and letting ont the heat from
the lowing waters. the magazine says
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
Fill Fashions.

Mr.. r. w Dalton. in his report OF
che trade of the FIJI islands. says:
"Shirts are gradually gaining in popu-
larity among the Fijians. All kinds
of soft tennis shirts with collar and
pocket or collar and two pockets sell
freely. These shirts are usually worn
for dressy occasions, when the ma
tlves are generally clothed in white
or cream There is an increasing de
mand for Khaki shorts and trousers
The shorts are either plain or with
buckle knees and are beng worn by
FiiISr 'rcn beneath or instead OF .
loin cloth. There is also Il large sale
cor umbrellas.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
SEE VALUE OF MoToRRUCK
French Business Men Realize That
Their System Of Freight Trsnspor.
tation Is Obsolete

That the war brought to France an
object lesson in the utility of the
mOtortruCk as means OF freight
transportation appears in plans now
under way to develop long haul
system. 1t Is hoped thereby 10 quicken
the movement of goods and lessen
the impatirnCe of various business
interests with the SlowneSs of rail-
way and waterway traffic. The prac-
ucsbility of the motortruCk Ms
freight carrier was revelation to
FrenChmen OF business who had de-
pended in normal times on what would
be held an abnormally slow service.
From Havre To Paris by boat means
often journey OF at least three
months, and at the quickest, which
requires special arrangement with the
government, takes about four weeks.
Commenting on railroad tranSporta-
ZION between Paris and the seaports.
fnris business man is reported as
saying that from Havre one must e1-
pect delay OF one or two months,
from Bordeaux delay of two or
three months, and that when goods
fol Paris reach Marscilles they stay
there" The humorous eNaggeration
illustrates the condition which is
turning FrcnChmpn tO the hopeful
project OF long hauls by motortrucks,
II solution which VIII probably de-
velop because the nation is already
provided with excellent roads
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
Everyone There Named Lew.

There is n popularity about Little
Hancock island. I.Uncnburg county,
Nova Scotia. which is not generally
known. Nearly ali the residents are
named Levy. In fact, only few years
ago all the residents bore that name
In the majority Of cases the given
or Christian names is taken from the
Old Testament. The Lcvys claim 10 be
direc; descendants of the men who fol.
lowed the fshcrmans calling on the
shores OF Galilee In the time of Christ.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
Make Bio Gun by Shrinking Liner

In making a 12-inch gun at an east
ern arsenal the liner tube. 36 feet
long was finished and r.hcd before
being Shrunk into place. CuStomarily
the liner is fine bored and rined after
the shrinkagc operation and this Is
declared Ia be the firSt time II gun of
such large size was ever assembled
after the tube was fin shed Popular
Mechanics Magazine
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10

raw. or tried 10 drag you. corn out
WIN q knife. there viii he a sur
Prise waiting for you when YOU use
Gets 1t Imagine pecling your corn
on gioriously. easily and painlessly.
Iust Iike pecling or a banana skin
well that is what happcns when
YOU use "Gets-It." There is nothine
else that viii give YOU this same
result Millions OF folks have had
.m. same blessed experience. WIZ
tpou liine Tor yourself and Your
!IlchdS' or your peace OF mind while
.rE.hI 10 attend to business? Use
t"ts-lt the simple common sense wey
tts u the only sure. guaranteed,
money back corn remover. costs but
u tTIne az any drug store M'rd by
T. Lawrence * Co. Chicago. Ill
sold In Lancaster and recommended
IS the worlds best corn remedy by
J. r. Mackey Co, Standard Drug
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
Johsnnesburo Now MetropoIis

Johannesburg with a population Of
26327l is the larg ~ and most cos.
mopolltan city in South Africa The
tastes Of the people are varied. rang.
ing from tn" simplest requirements on
the part If the natives To the most
culti;a. "A wants. Music of some form
is one OF the means Of satisfying these
wants
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
Wa ste Of Money.

Mngnatc-Thnt fellow knows too
much about my affairs. had to give
him $1,000 Ia keep me out Of Jail
Wife oh. Henry, please stop spend
ing your money so fOoliShly.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-10-10
Common. Sense for
Gorns, "Gets.It"
The Great Painless Corn Loosener.
Simple as a. b. c. Never Faila

If YOU have ever tried To get rid
OF corn by bundlinE up your toe
win bandagcs, or by using salye
'hat made your toe red and almost
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-06-13
Summit

Mrs. Myers and two children arriv-
ed Friday from near La Crosse. Wis,
for a visit with her sister Mrs. Ed.
Clott.
John Barnett who recently received
his discharge from army service call
ed on friends here this week.
Ed. Severson returned Saturday
evening, having received his discharge
from army service.
Mrs. Graves returned from the
Webster hospital Sunday with her
daughter, Hazel, who has been there
the past week for treatment.
Arthur and Roy Newman brothers
of Mrs. A. Il. Trude are visiting al
the Trude home this week. Roy is cor
valescing from an operation, Mrs,
Newman the mother who has beer
here also the past few days and dur
ing the illness of her son, left Monday
| for her home in Texas.
Sergeant Elmer Williams, Alvir
French, Andy ~Jorgenson, Ludwig
Larson. boys Of this vicinity who re
Gently returned from over seas hon
orably discharged.
Elmer Williams went to Wilmo
Tuesday to look up a job.
A baby gtrl arrived at the Bulling
ton home last week.
This week will complete the schoo
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-06-13

work of the grades, the grades are
planning q picnic for the closing day.
The high school will continue one
week longer. The same teachers are
reelected except Miss Jones who has
accepted elsewhere. There is no
graduating class this year.
The sad news was received here
Thursday Of the death of Mrs. O..
Dingsor at the Watertown hospital
following several days convalescence
from an operation for gall stones.
Deceased leaves q husband and daugh-
ter Helen, II years Of age, and the
many friends she has made during
their long residence in this vicinity
both in town and while on the farm.
She has been a resident of this vicin-
ity for the past twenty seven years,
coming from her home in Norway to
! Minnesota. and later in 1892 to Bloom
ing Valley where she filed on a claim;
In 1899 she was married to Ole H.
Dingsor. They have resided in Sum-
nit since 1910. She also leaves a
brother c.. K. Mogen of Blooming
Valley and one in North Dakota and
a sister in Norway. The floral offer
ing were many. Rev. Lindseth con-
Quoted the funeral services Monday
from the town residence and at the
Lutheran church, also a service al
the Lebanon church in Blooming Val
ley of which deceased was a member
and where lnterment was made.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-06-13
'Hodfs Iecofd Is Bfskenb BY
TlllaC
nnles SID IN Fear Years Would
Dooch hen New Iork 10 Denver,
Colorado.

Four years ago very few people
had ever heard Of Tanlac-Today il
unouestionably has the largest sale
Of any medicine in the world. and
i O. well known in Canada as in
this county. In the brief period
Of only four years time this now
famous re nedy has leaped from OBJ
scuritv to the very pinnacle OF sue
cesS, Its fame in fact, has long
since spread beyond the limits OF
the continent. and numerous in
uuiries regarding it are now being
received from many foreign
countries.
Very few people, however, fully
realize what a really wonderful
record Tanlac has made. Indeed.
il it yer not for the u%nIuestion-
able facts and figures given out by
the largest and best known drug
firms of the country the story of its
success would be hard to believe.
Up to January first the total sales
of Ianlac amounted to approx.
mately twelve million bottles. Thu