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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
LITTLE KNOWN FLAGS
They Float Over Two Smallest Nations
Of the World

How many flags do you recognize?
Though the world war has served to
, familarize us with flags of some of our
allies, the average PERSONS repertoire of
flags still does not exceed half a doz-
en-" says bulletin from the Washing
ton headquarters of the National Geo
graphic society.
Flags are important not only as pa
trotic and artistic emblems but many
times the histories of nations are SYM
bolzed in their flags
| AS the first of series of bulletins on
flags you may never have met" the
society quotes from a communication con-
corning the emblems of two west pocket
nations" as follows:
THE red and white flag Of Monaco
floats over the smallest nation on earth.
The entire area Of the territory, whose
symbol of authority 1t Is. is only eight
square miles. Although it is smallest in
area, there are three smaller in popula-
ton. 1t has 5000 inhabitants, as com
pared with 5.231 for Andorra. 1915 for
| Liechtenstein and 11,513 for San Marine.
Monaco is small principality on tho
| Mediterranean. surrounded by the French
department Of Alpes- except on
the side toward the sea. After 96S A. d.
II belonged to the house Of Grimaldi. The
reigning prince was dispossessed during
the French revolution in 1892 and died in
| 1875. In 1914 the principally was re-es-
tablished, but placed under the protec-
ton of the Kingdom of Sardinia by the
treaty of Vienna in 1915 In 1s4S the
towns of Mentone and Roccabruna NOW
known as Roquebrune) revolted and de-
clared themselves free. The prince there
upon coded his rights over them to Franco
and the principality thus became geo.
era phically an enclave of France, when
the Sandman garrison was withdrawn
| and the protectorate established in 1916
ended The prince was an absolute ruler
until 1911, when a representative govern
| ment was set up.
San Marine claims to be the oldest
State in Europe. Next to Monaco, it Is
In area the smallest independent country
| in the world. 1t has thirty square miles
Of territory and a population of 11,513.
The coat -of-arms consists of three hills
In gold upon field of blue. These hills
are Monte Guiato, Monte Cucco and
Monte Gista, each bearing a castle sur
mounted by a plume. The shield has a
! gold crown as a crest and is surrounded
by branches of laurel and oak united by
| a ribbon inscribed with the word Liber-
ty.'
1.-THE ensign of the Republic of San
| Marine consists of a field the upper part
of which is blue and the lower half
white. The coat-of-arms is centered on
| 1t.
| with its field shared by yellow and
red, the latter occupying the lower half,
the national banner of the principality
of Liechtenstein flies over nation hav-
| ing an area of Go square miles.
THE blue. yellow. and red flag of An
DORA, with its coronet in the center, is
the youngest thing in the nation. 1t is
only fifty years old, having originated
In the reform of 1866 to emphasize the
! autonomy of the valley, but neither of
the co-suzerains has approved 1t. 1t is
displayed when the council is in session"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04

A contemporary in replying to cor
respondent passes along this interesting
and helpful information. There are
four classes Of postoffices. The first elias,
Is an office with gross receipts of $4,000
Or more. The second class is an office
with gross receipts of $4,000 or more. The
third class is one with gross receipts Of
900 or more. The postmasters Of these
Offices are appointed by the President
The continent must be confirmed b,
the senate to become operative. Any
postoffice with gross receipts of less thar
appointed by the fourth assistant post
master general
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
RED CROSS OFFICERS
Chittenden County Chapter Chooses
Chairmen of Committees

Chapter and executive committee
Officers Of the Chittenden county
chapter of the American Red Cross
were elected Tuesday afternoon at
the December meeting of the executive
committee, held in the Hotel Vermont
Roof Garden The election resulted as
follows: Chapter chairman and score
tary. Wesley A. turges; treasurer, h.
Il. Baldwin; chairman of the eXecu-
tive committee, Mrs Clarence Morgan;
chairman of civilian relief committee,
Mrs Max L. Powell chairman OF edu-
cational committee, Mrs. A. O. Fergu-
son; chairman Junior membership com
mittee, u, A. Colby of Shelburne
chairman publicity committee, II. r.
Crane; chairman woman's work com
mittee. Mrs. Frank II. Parker
A small amount of routine business
was transacted, including the accept
ance OF the report OF the treasurer the
committee authorized the payment or
bills to the amount Of $S5 IL was the
sense of the meeting that no delegate
be sent to the annual national conVen-
ton of the American Red Cross at
Washington, ID. c., December TO-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
PLAYING CHECKERS IN VERMONT

NY DdIleI -. CaOy.)
Afore the game of goff come round
That takes an old chap. fairly sound
And dries his juice and numbs his WILL
And makes his heart stand darn near
still;
The game that fails to save or give
The strength a man must have to live;
! That fills him full of strenuous zest
And works him when he needs to rest
Afore the times I've jest portrayed
Another game Vermonters played
That game was checkers-hear the click
OF browning kings and jumping quick:
I've seen 'em play In Stoddards store
Till Stoddard went to lock the door;
I've seen Cal Cobb and Galen Grout
APPLYING till the fire went out;
The boys begun afore their teens
And played with different colored beans:
A handbook lid, with charcoal scored,
A-quickly made a checker board.
No crossroads vile where natives met
But had its checker club or set:
Each logging camp It's sacred place
Where you could find the Checker face; -
The statehouse had its checker ring,
Each poorhouse had its checker king;
The Jiff the prison guards was free
They'd start a guardroom checker bee
Backgammon, yes; and give-away
Was games for mothers fools to play.
I've hung around old cobbler Hicks,
With one boot off for him to fix,
When in would come ledge Whats-his-
name
And stump him jest for half a game:
Then Hicks would kinder stretch his legs,
And spit a mouthful out of pegs,
And then they'd start, BY Gum! to play
And keep it up Almost all day
1t didn't do no good to fret
Or I'd a-been there waiting yet.
The Braintree champion come along
One time and played with Silas Strong,
And 81 a-skunked him right in sight
OF Strutty Mills and Minot Wright
He tried to work the odd fourteen"
But Silas blocked him slick and clean:
We all Clipped in a handsome then
And bought a set of fancy men.
But 81, confound his modest hide,
He never used em fore he died.
There amt no other game ! know
That tries your ntellectuals SO;
billiard ball. however struck,
Dilutes geometry with luck;
The painted deck the idler deals,
The idler's painted soul reveals;
And all the games a-played with dice
The brainy never think of twice,
But checkers calls for thinking straight
| Up here in this old standby state.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
new OWNERS OF
LIME KILN PROPERTY
New York and Boston Men Pur-
chase Property at High Bridge
and Propose to Install New
Equipment and Greatly In
crease Output

The lime kiln, which has been in opera
ton for about 100 years at the high bridge
above the gorge. has been purchased by
New York and Boston interests. who will
greatly enlarge the plant soon. The plant
will remain under the same management
with Charles Il. Ralph, the present super
intendent.
The property is considered one of the
finest in New England, or anywhere else,
and experts who have looked over the
field estimate that there is supply of
lime there which will hold for more than
another hundred years even when gotten
out I'm much larger quantities. This partic-
ular quality of lime Is especially adapted
for use in the manufacture of paper and
one official stated yesterday that the con-
Germ already had buyer which would
take several times the present production.
The kiln, which was known for many
years as the Tobey & Catlin property.
consist of IS acres and the lime goes
down to a great depth. The lime is of
very excellent quality and has a depth
of go feet before it reaches the water
level. The experts who have surveyed II
say that there Is no finer lime anywhere.
They are also of the opinion that enough
lime could be gotten out of the property
| alone to supply the entire paper mills of
New England
In buying the property the purchasers
/ sought only the value Of the lime the
equipment will be replaced with every
thing new in the spring, Side tracks will
he put in, one for bringing in the fuel,
which will be wood and another for ship
ping out the product. The new plant will
be built with batteries of kins and every
thing placed in the most advantageous
manner
Lime has many uses and that produced
at the kiln is adapted for most of these
so that there is no.question of a market.
The best part of this property Is that
this lime can be used for finer purposes
than almost any other In the opinion of
the men who have visited the works. the
lime of Maine and other States is vastly
inferior to that at Winooski
or late the property has been operated
under the name of the Champlain Valley
Lime company, and will be continued
under that name. The principal owner of
the stock in this section has been Arthur
Crandall of Essex, and he has sold out
the old company are Walter Fish of Lynn,
Mass. general manager Of the General
Electric company, and Arthur B. Nichols
of Cambridge Mass. banker.
I Those interviewed yesterday were loath
to discuss plans for the future except to
say that the property would be worked
on much larger scale than ever before
and that a considerable force of good
salaried men would be engaged to do the
work.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
THE STORY.TELLER
UNKNOWN SPECIES

A staff officer on duty somewhere in
France recently came across a sergeant s
guard in charge of snail batch Of Ger
man prisoners one of whom had by the
exigencies of warfare presumably barbed
wire, lost his neither garments. and was
promenading in a gracefully draped piece
of sacking, the rest of his uniform being
quiet correct Naturally the staff Off
Ger asked the reason for the unusual
garb. Said the sergeant: II dunno what
he is, sir. exactly but we suspects that
he's a German Ighlander. Pearson s
Weekly
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
HIS FINAL OFFICE.

Although President Emeritus Eliot of
Harvard University no longer takes an
active part in the conduct of the institu-
ton. he has been characterized as PRO
fessor of Everything. "A man of his ac-
quaintance overheard the following con-
versaton of two rural folk at Bar Harbor
recently; There goes Professor Eliot oil
Harvard College" What's he professor
off" Well. | dunno, but guess he's pro-
fessor of the whole darn thing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
4 SHOT IN TIME

A certain sportsman went out for a
days rough shooting. He was not n
particularly good shot, and so he got
nothing; but since he was rather ashamed
to return empty-handed, he bought hare
in the town on his way home.
He presented the hare TO his wife
who. after responding with the usual
congratulations, thoughtfully remarked;
do you know. it was "a good thing YOU
shot that hare when you did. John: it
wouldn't have kept another day
Youths Companion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
PROOF POSITIVE

"Do you guarantee results in your
nerve treatment" asked the caller.
You bet / do replied the specialist.
why, last week a man came to me for
nerve treatment and when ! got through
with him he tried to borrow $500 from
me. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
NO TELLING

The girl had been sent down TO the
brook to fetch a pail of water, but stood
gazing at the flowing stream, apparently
lost in thought. Whats she waiting
for?" said her mistress, who was watch
ing. Dunno" YEARLY replied hubby
"P'r'aps she hasn't seen a pailful she
likes yet."-London Tit-Bits.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
NfIS1.AID

Waiter-"Mr Smiths left his umbrella
again. l do believe he would leave his
head II il were loose" Robinson-"I
dare say you're right. heard him say
only yesterday he was going to Swift
zerland for his lungs. Tit bits
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
THE RETORT

'one would think those women were
rushing TO get husband" growled the
man in the department store mo" said
wife sweetly. they're after hairpins AZ
three cents paper. Something useful
louisville Courier-lou rnal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
THE STATE

GETS WEST POINT APPOINTMENT
John T. Batchelder of Bethel. son of
Mrs Wallace Batchelder, has been APP
pointed to West Point as cadet. through
Congressman Porter II. Dale. He takes
his examination February II.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04

The Rev. C. n. Smith, formerly of Bur
lington. who has been at Pittsford. is to
go to New York as the assistant secre-
tary Of the National Council of Congrega-
tional Churches
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
WAGGISH VERSE

Your friend may vow that he's true
blue,
And, when YOU need him, fail:
But when Towser asserts his love for
you,
His is no idle tail.
Boston Tran sc ript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
WHY HE CRIED

Mother-"What's the matter, darling?"
Child-"P-a-pa hit his finger with the
hammer"
Mother-"Don't cry about that you
should laugh"
Child-"I-I "-London ''Blighty."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
WOMAN GRAND JUROR

Miss Ann Batcheldcr Is Woodstock s
first woman grand juror. She is said to
have made an excellent argument in her
first case, hut the jury of II men founN
the respondent not guilty.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
WISE ADVICE

You told him to diet" said the young
Doctors wife. Yes I told him to eat
only the very plainest food and very
little of that" DO you think that will
help him?" 1T will help him pay my
bill."-Boston Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
DIES AT THE AGE OF %

Sally Huntoon of Washington. VT. died
the other day at the ripe old age of ~
years. She was horn in that town in 1925.
For the last nine years she had been
holiness
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
OUR KALEIDOSCOPE
IT'S HORRID

OF all the sad surprises,
There's nothing to compare
With treading in the darkness
On a step-which isn't there,
London Answers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04

tame raccoon caught by Paul
Morrison of Orange has been carrying
on continuous performance in store
window in Barre.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04

ORGANIZE COMMUNITY HOUSE
A community house has been organized
at Barre at a meeting that was attended
by 400 people interested in the project. 1t
has been proposed for time time, but is
now getting actually underway.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04

The Rev. H. G. D. Scott Of the Church
of the Messiah, st. Johnsbury, has de-
clined call to Orange, Mass
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04

That columbia professor who says he
can feed family of five on $ll,99 a week
has probably not been experimenting on
his own family-Des Moines Register
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04

Ha2el-The first time George proposed
didn't accept him.
Helen-I know it. dear. You weren't
there.-Portland Express.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
FELT RELIEVED

Wife-I looked at the sweetest hat to-
day for only $50.
Hub-Thank heaven you didn't buy it,
II 1t cost that much for a look. Boston
Transcript
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Telesphore Bousquet of
Rutland celebrated their silver wedding
Thursday
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
BURLINGTON. VT. DEC. 4. 1919.
WANTED.

when you want anything. advertise in tho
rev special column of this paper. Some
bargains are offered there this week which
= win pay you to read about. See page two
This paper has more than $4,000 readers
every week and one cent a word will reach
them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04

Entangled in rope when the heifer he
was leading ran, Bernie Kidder of Roches-
ter broke his collarbone.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04

Who is the optimist that expects an
other week to go by without the an
nouncement that the price of turkeys Is
going higher?-New York Sun.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
THIS AND THAT

Leon Hart Of Brooltheld sold $3.50 worth
of turkeys last week.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04

You may find your market for anything
OF value In the classified.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04
MEAN REMARK

Boston Transcript.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-22
Returned Soldier Here.

Corp. Geo. Batson, OF Greenville,
member Of Co. A, 118th Infantry. visit
cd Mr.. and Mrs. n. RI. Benchoff for
several days last week. Corp. Batson
has just returned from overseas, hav-
ing been wounded during the Thirtieth
Divisions operations against the Hin
denburg line. Corp. Batson was In Com
.pany A when 1t was In camp here last
spring and he has many friends here
who were glad to see him back again.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-22
Gov. Coope inaugural address ap-
pears on thd Xt page.
Rev. \tatts in Sumter.

Rev j. Wath Watts, son Of Super
visor John d. W. Watts, is now tom
porarily occupying the pulpit Of Rev.
w. T.. Thaycr, at Sumter. When Rev
Thayer became i'll he had Rev. Watts
to come down and supply his pulpit
for several Sundays, but when It ap-
peared that Rev. Thayer would not re-
gaif his strength for a time the con-
gregation OF the church engaged Rev
Watts to preach for a period Of about
five months. Rev. Watts received his
discharge from the army several weeks
ago, having just missed being sent ov-
erseas as a chaplain by few days, or
dcrs having been received for overseas
sduty when the armistice was signed.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-22
LAURENS MAY GET
CANNON OR FIELD PIECE

Representative Nichols Introduces
Bill Authorizing Secretary of War to
Donate to Lamrcns German "Wcc-
pom.
Representative Sam J. Nichols has
introduced a bill in the national House
Of Representatives authorizing the Sec
rotary of War to donate to the City OF
lIaurens one cannon or field-picce cap
turcd by the American army from the
forces Of the Imperial German Gov
crnmenty 1t is understood that the
American army has an ample supply
on hand. gotten both before and after
the armisticc, so if Representative
Nichols gets his bill through, which
he no doubt will, Secretary Baker will
not have to lose as much sleep in com
plying with the order as he did in get
ting American guns over there some
time back
There will probably be thousands OF
towns desiring these old Hun cannon,
but as Representative Nicholls's bill
was among tho first introduced this
city will stand fine chance of get
ting one.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-22
Mrs. ". II, Mckee Dead.

Mrs. w. II. Mckee, wife Of the local
manager Of the Laurcns Motor Car
Company, died at her home on South
Harper street Sunday morning. The
remains were carried to Columbia for
tive OF New York state, and besides her
husband had no immediate relatives in
this part Of the country. Mr.. Mckee,
ported to be improving.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-22
Whit Seawright PurC,led.

Whit Seawright, the negro convict
for whose pardon petition was widely
signed some time ago following his cf-
forts to save the life OF Chain Gang
Guard Ed. Mcdowell, was parolcd by
Gov. Manning just before going out Of
office the first of the week Mr.. Nc
Dowell, it will be remembered, was
killed by negro convict in the EXON
section last year and Scawright was
wounded in trying to ward off the at
I cks Of the negro who later committed
suicide about hundred feet from the
camp. Seawrght was with the chain
gang at Princeton when the parole
came yesterday morning and up until
late yesterday evening had not been
released.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-22
Young Girl Passes Away.

Miss Alma Jacobs, an adopted
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bar
Der, died at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Barber Friday and was carried to
Bridgeton, N. j., Saturday for burial.
The deceased, though afflicted since
early in life. was Of sunny disposi-
tion and will be missed by those who
knew her. Mr.. Barber Is a blower at
the Glass Works and has been a resi-
dent Of Laurens for several years.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-22
j. {. SHEPARD DEAD.
Former Resident OF Laurens E,ad mt
His Home I'm Lattn Las Week.

News was/ received in the city last
week Of the death Of j. C. Shepard at
his home in Latta. Mr.. Shepard was
a brother Of Mrs. J. N. Richardson, Of
this city, and resided here for several
years. He made many friends here
who were sorry to learn Of his death.
Mr.. Shepard was gifted newspaper
writer, being at different times edi-
ltorial writer on the Latta Observer
and Abbeville Medium, making a sue
cess in both places. Though Grip
pied to some extent and devoid of
hearing during the last years OF his
life, he fought manfully to overcome
these obstacles and always maintain
ed happy and cheerful disposition.
He is survived by his wife and two
children.