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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-10

- LILY JONES had a birthday on
IL June 14th. and so when his
~ mother decided to give him
party she said she would make
II a Flag Day affair. To make 1t look
like the real thing she wrote the in
vitations on cardboard shields and
mailed them to twelve of Billy's little
friends. AS the day set for the party
was fine. the children gathered on
the lawn under a tall flag pole from
which fioated a big American flag.
Tho first game played was a guessing
game. B.lly,s mother had purchased
pictures of flags OF all the nations,
and these she had pasted on small
cards and numbered each one. These
cards were passed around amongst
the children and the one guessing the
greatest number won the prize. The
next game was to see who could cut
out the most stars in the given time.
After this Billy's mother told the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-10

story of Betsy Ross and the first flag,
and then she showed how to cut
Ave pointed star out of a piece of
paper with one snip of the shears.
The refreshments were most appro-
PIRATE. too. the ice cream was in the
shape of small battleships from which
waved real American f1ags. The
candies were red. white and blue. and
the cakes were star shaped cookies
After the refreshments the children
gathered once more on the lawn and
played one more game before going
home. This game was American Flag
ON the order OF Stage coach. Each
player is seated except the story
teller. He stands in the center OF the
group and tells a story Whenever
the words American Flag are said the
listeners must change places. When
the story-teller tries to get into a seat
and the one left out must so on with
the tale.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-10

big stitch.
THAT is how" she said. IF the
stitch there was an honest. well-made
fellow. IL wouldn't have made you the
trouble of pulling 1t out with all the
other stitches with It."
$50 you think we are all little
stitches in a big patchwork, Mistress
Betsy! That is a funny idea, Well.
here comes Mistress Hepsibah and out
will have to come my stitches!"
Prue was a good prophet for Mis-
tress Hepisbah's quick eye marked the
careless stitch and Mistress Hepsibah's
tongue. not so gentle as little Betsy's.
reproved It.
Prue, however, made another true
guess. too. Not long after. Mistress
Elizabeth became Mistress John Ross
You know her as Betsy Ross.
Her needle was busy as ever and IL
proved a good friend in need to her
when the war made young Betsy q
widow.
Mr.. Washington, now General
Washington, knew how skiilfuI Betsy
was. His very own shirt ruffies could
attest to that! So no wonder he
thought of her when the country
needed a fagl The flag Of which he
said:
I'VE take the star from Heaven, the
red from our Mother country, separat.
ing 1t by white stripes. thus showing
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-10

for me-" Betsy maintained stoutiy, for
even IL she was but a slip OF a girl.
she was patriotic to her~country. Betsy
lived in the stirring times before the
Revolution. George Washington was
not General then, and BENJAMIN
Franklin was pleading for the rights
OF the American colonists in England.
Soon a great cloud OF war would
darken the country and then the
morning of the birth of a new nation
would come. The land Of Freedom.
Our countryI
OF course, the little girls didn't
know all this. Betsy caught hints of
IT now and again when Mr.. Washing
ton would pay a friendly call to her
father and m other at the Griscom
house on Arch street-for that is
where Betsy lived, in the famous city
of Philadelphia
Yes. Philadelphia. where the old
Liberty Ben rang out the news of the
new nation. II ever you go there,
don't fail to see the bell. You can
visit Betsy's house. too. still standing
on Arch street It is number 23s.
But I am getting away from the
two little girls who were chatting so
gaily Come. we must go back again
to the quaint sewing school where
Colonial girls learned to hem and fell
and stitch-not on an electric driven
sewing machine. My no! Nothing
like that had been invented They
sewed by hand all the finest tucks ard
ruffies and hens.
Betsy was telling all about the
pretty calico.
at will have basque and panniers,
Prue. with ruff1es of net" she was ex-
planning.
MY" exclaimed Prue. a bit en-
viously. And you are going to make
1t all by yourself?"
Every little stitch of It. And after
that. if It is we'll done. what do you
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-10

OF the bottom piece as shown in the
detail. Cut a piece of tin or salvan-
lied iron 8" long and IL" wide and
tack It tightly over the end d to hold
the gas pipe firmly in place. the nails
holding it from sliding endwise.
The awning cloth may be cut,
sewed together, tackled upon the bot
tom pieces from a to d of each side
and sewed around the gas pipe. Put
galvanized screw hooks into the head
casing OF the window and make but
ton holes or loops in the top OF the
awning to match them; hook these in
place. drive the screws into the hinge
holes in the casing at "a, and the avn
ing is ready to justify the money and
time spent upon it by the added COM
fort of the house upon hot summer
days.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-10

HAM ANY times during the year it
HN is desirable to express patriotic
d sentiments by the hanging of
j ~ 4 our national emblem. The
nag may be hung from a horizontal
pole but the correct way is from a
vertical staff which, allows, the flag
TO blow out horizontally.
A flag may he hung from a hori-
zontal pole so II will wave in the most
approved fashion by suspending a
weighted stick. or better a piece of
iron pipe. long enough to receive the
top and bottom corners of the flag
and to allow space for fastening the
halyards to II ct each end. If the
pipe Is not heavy enough to hold the
flag as nearly straight as may be de-
sired II may be filled with shot,
Holes must be, drilled near the top
and bottom or the pipe to receive the
corners of the flag and the halyards
by which the flag is drawn to its place
at the end OF the pole by the rope
through the pulley at q.
Though the sun is the greatest fac
tor In our lives and happiness. there
are times when It is desirable to keep
its rays out Of certain rooms of the
house and an awning is an excellent
means OF attaining this purpose. for
the sun can be excluded but the cir
may enter.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-10

IA H." said Prne, with q frown on
her little face. Just look at
d. that thread! It's knotted again,
~ And however IN the world ala
that Dag stitch get into my seam i?
Mistress Hepsibah will make me take
tout again, and the five good stitches
that are after it. Oh deari Betsy
Grisconn, do look at this seam and
don't stick your nose so closely to
your work"
The girl addressed by impatient
Prue lifted bright face for a moment
and her nimble little fingers paused in
their work Of plying needle and
thread.
TOO bad. Prue." she syrnpathized.
But that is the way of things when
you are learning. I've had knots and
big stitches too"
But you have more patience" OBJ
served Prue with a sigh. And your
stint is almost done while mine is not
half finished. Really. don't see why
we can't dress Indian fashion and Just
wrap our clothes around u.s."
File. Prue"' said Betsy What a
sight we should be. I wouldn't want
TO give up wearing pretty clothes Just
because was too lazy to make them
BESIDES. Mother bought me a calico
piece today from the English ship
that has just come into port and am
to make 1t up myself. It's the sweet
est pattern, White with red and yell
low flowers thickly scattered on It."
OH" Prue breathed How de-
Iightful! Well. I'll never have any
thing like that for Father says he will
pay TO tavt 70 England nor have any
of their stuffs. neither. It's hard on
US girls though. isn't it ?"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-10

before the door and rest himself while
he waited: but his master was no
sooner either served or refused than
the dog would pick himself up and
lead the way on to the next house.
rising without any sign or order from
his raster--so great was the animals
intelligence. When penny was
thrown to him from a window such
was the sagactty OF the animal that
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-10
ITO be coloTed
} HE sky was a beautiful bright
BLUE all except where a fieecy
white cloud fioated about. Lit

~
IN BLUE all except where a feecy
white cloud foated about. Lit
- tie BROWN haired Teddy, all
dressed for play in his little RED
shirt. BLUE overalls and BROWN
shoes invited Susie May to come over
to play with him in his new sand
pile. Susie was a dear little girl who
lived next door-you can see her
house peeping from behind the high
YELLOW board fence. It's a RED
house with GREEN shutters a RED
chimney and a cute BROWN shinsled
roof. There's a GREEN poplar tree
growing near 1t. Susie May wore her
RED dotted play rompers and bonnet
and carried her dearest YELLOW
plush bear over too. Teddy had a
little wheelbarrow. It was painted
RED outside. YELLOW inside with
YELLOW handles and a YELLOW
wheel IN front
Here's my RED shoveling she'll"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-10

''Dandelions." answered Teddy.
They're YELLOW. just like your
hat, aren't they only your hat has
RED band on it," Susie laughed.
Just suppose they grew that big"
and Teddy laughed, too. They played
together as nice as could be. making
this nice picture for You to paint
The border and name "Teddy's
Sandpile," may be painted either
GREEN or RED
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-10

said Susie. Its nice to dig with"
Thank you" said Teddy. now I
can I'LL my wheelbarrow with nice
sand Do you like my sand box?
Papa made it for me and painted 1t
RED outside and YELLOW inside
just like my wheelbarrow."
TITS beautiful. And you have such
a nice garden. The grass is so GREEN
and look at those pretty YELLOW
flowers What are they?"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-10

he would seek until he found It and
then pick II up In his mouth and carry
it to his master and put IT into the
old mans hat. If bread or meat were
given to the dog he would not eat It
until his master was served; some
times he would ring a bell II he
thought they were kept waiting too
long.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-10
THE BEGGAR'S DOG

beggar. In going through the streets
the dog knew the very houses where
they were in the habit OF receiving
food or money and he would stop at
each one and would not leave /; until
he got an answer. II the people of
the house took a longtime to give the
beggar aims the dog would lie down
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-10

you a thing. / am only trying to sew
well because it is what I have to do
and I want to 10 it best as can be-"
Great Day in Jerusalem! What a
solemn way to talk 1t sounds like
the copy book quotation-'Well done
is best done'-but however do you
think sewing will help the country?"
Betsy laughed and pointed to Prue's
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-10

we have separated from her. and the
white stripes shall go down to pos
terity representing Liberty
That Is the nag. Our Flag! And
along with all its glorious symbols OF
liberty, Betsy Ross has added her
share by the careful little stitches tell
ing of life of honest endeavor to do
we'll by doing her small best
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-10

Wash lemons.
Cut in halves.
Squeeze Juice, using a squeezer.
For the Juice of each lemon, add 1
level tablespoonful of sugar.
Let stand for an hour il possible.
Add 1 quart of water for every
three lemons.
Ice and serve when cold.
One quart will serve four glasses
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-10

- HERE was once a blind beggar in
n the streets OF Rome. who used to
~ be led about by a dog. This dog
though middle sized used to protect
him from all harm and lead him TO
all the principal houses where they
would give the poor man something
both for the sake OF the dog and the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-10
'Dandelions." answered Teddy.

tcith paints crayonS. Whenever you
spelled In CAPITAL letters use that coIorJ
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-10


opening follow the paths
be out
path a time.
you ear
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-19

ing and Jennie Lamson didn't mss
word in the written contest.
There is to be home bureau meet
ing at the home of Mrs. A. u Mack,
Horn of the Moon, on Tuesday, llf5u
.. M. May %. Miss Mildred Boice q
Montpelier will be present. The topic
Of this meeting win be "Houseno.d
Management Each lady Is asked 70
bring floor plan of her kitchen, X
i hoped that all viii be interested
and can be present.
Clifton Sanders Of Williamsown Is
visiting at Grin Slayton's.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Kimball were n
Montpelier on Saturday.
Freddie Orr spent Sunday at ms
home in North Calais.
Miss Ruth johnson of Montpelier
was at Mrs. c. NJ. Gould's last Friday
A very interesting meeting for the
home nursing class was held at Mrs,
Clarence Fitch's on Thursday after
noon. May IL, this being the last one
which was TO be given in that course.
The topic was. "Conyaleseent Patient.
There were fourteen ladies present
After the meeting social hour was
enioyed. during which dainty refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-19
BETHEL

Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey w. White have
taken rooms in the Blossom block.
Roy Abbott and Marlin Hill re-.
turned yesterday with Mr.. Abbott's
two trucks from Meredith, n. H., 70
which place they moved the household
effects of the Jenness family.
Mrs. J. Il. Burnel is housekeeping
temporarily at David +. Eyerett's.
Tisdale Harlow is doing farm work
for Mrs. James Bird in Stockbridge.
Martin Essigman and Horace HUI,
who left with a large load OF house
hold goods Monday morning for Spar
rowbush, N Y, we're delayed at a farm
in Stockbridge only 10 miles from tner
starting point, when their truck broke
down and they were obliged to unload
and wait new parts from New York.
Mrs. Phoebe Bonum reached her o2d
anniversary yesterday, much improved
in health, after her severe illness oil
last March.
Daniel Lille post held its first meet
ing of the year last Wednesday.
Frank Hart has boug-t the maroie
and granite plant, stock and maehin-
cry OF A. r. Lamb at Randolph and
will carry on the large business IN
monuments and markers built up by
Mr.. Lamb.
DR.. and Mrs. o. v. Greene, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. G.. Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Y.
Clifford, Miss Adeline Clifford, Mr.. and
Mrs. p. r. Wilson and oryille Reed
we're in Montpelier Wednesday to at
tend the ceremonial and ladies' night
of Mt. Sinai temple.
Mrs. George /. Abbott is visiting
her former home in Putnam, Conn.,
and Mrs. Annie Abbott came yesterday
from Stowe to keep house for DR.. Alb
bolt during his wife's absence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-19
EAST MONTPELIER

DR.. X. NJ. Kennedy Of Waterbury
was in town Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Pike and
daughter, Dora, were in Montpelier on
Monday.
Miss Olive Ormsbee spent Friday in
Montpelier.
Arthur Willard was at the home OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. X. VIII
lard, on Sunday.
The home bureau meeting which was
to have been held at Mrs. Ernest Trep-
to's on Thursday afternoon, May 20,
has been postponed until later date.
Mrs. Lucy Anderson spent two days
last week in Montpelier.
Mrs. Clyde Fitch and daughter, Mar
ion, of Calais we're at Mrs. Laura
Goulds on Friday to attend the BOYS
and girls club meeting.
Mrs. c. X. Willard was In Mont
pelier on Wednesday.
Jennie Lamson and Raymond Irepto
were in East Montpelier to participate
in the town spelling contest. which
was held on Monday afternoon at the
village hall Raymond Trepfo was one
of the prize winners in the oral spell
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-19
WILLIAMSTOWN

Come to the Williamstown inn Tor
your Sunday dinners. Special Sunday
dinners will be served beginning May
7 from ! to 2:30 p. M, the best dinner
for the money in the state. Come
and see for yourself We always seek
to please our patrons. If you wish TO
make reservations, drop card or sele-
phone. L. G. Hamilton, proprietor
adv.
Services at the Congregational church
Sunday at l0:45. Special music by the
choir. Address by the pastor on
"Fchoes from the Conference at Spring
field" Sunday school at IL m. Chris
tan Endeavor at $50. Miss Waterman
will have charge. onion service at 80
in the Methodist church. Rev. G. r.
Walsh win speak on the Conversion
of Saul of Tarsus." Next Wednesday
the 92d annual meeting of the Orange
County association of Congregational
churches will be held in Williamstown
morning, afternoon and evening. Speak
ers representing the work of the church
In the county, the state, the nation and
the foreign field win have place on
the program. Sessions all open to the
public. Sunday morning the pastor
will tell YOU what Governor Hartness
and Frank l.. Fish, judge of the supe-
rior court of Vermont, had to say to
the conference. Their message is OF in
terest to every citizen.
Born, May l6, son, William Al
bert, to Mr.. and Mrs. John Carminati
weight, nine pounds.
Jules J. Alexander and several mem
bers of HE family are reported to have
been very sick and under the care Of
trained nurse. At last accounts they
we're slightly improved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-19

Injury of more or less serious ma
ture to dozen persons pursuing a
wedding party in Portland, Me-, when
their automobile skidded against a
trolley car, is calculated to have q
dampening effect on the exuberance
of other persons who are inclined to
indulge in the same kind of send off
for newly welded people. These csle-
orators oftentimes, throw caution, as
well as the proprieties, to the breezes
in their atteypts to discommode the
principals in the nuptials and are rare
" called to halt except by some such
an event as that which happened at
Portland.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-19

The Penrose machine in Pennsyka-
MIA soon got out of good running or
der when the chief engineer passed
away. The victory of Clifford Pinchot
means that there is some doubt wheth-
er the under -lieutenants of the late
Senator Penrose can ever get that par
ticlilar machine back into such shape
that it will ride rough-shod over The
political fields of that state. Pinchot
has been long time coming to the
top Of the political heap but he bids
fair to land there as far as Pennsyl-
yania is concerned
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-19

The mournful record Of motor We
hicle fatalities in Vermont has start
ed for the season of 1922; but regret
table as that record is it must not be
considered that motor vehicle accidents
are the sole agencies of so-called &C
cidental nature contributing to Yer
mont's graveyards. There are many
other agencies, only the motor vehi-
Gle record gets the greatest publicity
because of the fact that state de-
partment must, of necessity, maintain
such q record in order to deal with
persons involved in the accidents and
because that record is constantly open
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-19

Warning of the appearance of the
tent eaterpiller nests on Vermont apple
tres in unusually large numbers has
been made by the Vermont department
of agriculture, With the request that
steps be taken at once to wipe out the
pest. 1t is we'll to bear in mind that the
destruction of single caterpillar nest
now is equivalent to about a days
work in caterpillar killing two or three
years from now. There ought to be
no question about the thoroughness CT
the work now toward destroying the
nests of the caterpillars.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-19

to the public, and because, too, the
frequent publishing Of the record may
serve as sharp enough warning 70
prevent possible occurrences OF like ma
ture. Therefore, we hear more about
the motor vehicle accidents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-19

According to Ben Gates. the Judges
Of Vermont state courts will have to
wait until after July !, next, before
getting their next pay check. But
perhaps the judges have laid by enough
to keep them till that time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-19

Now that they have taken to send
ing garden produce from New Jersey
to the Boston market by airplane,
Vermont farmers may yet be ship
ping their milk to Boston via the
milky way.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-19

The hotel men of Washington and
Genoa having had their innings. it IS
the next turn Of The Hague at the
bat for a financial home run.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-19

Help Wanted, Female-Every wom-
an in this community to try our new
sundae Peach freeze" Barre Drug
company.--adv.
Evening star., 1922-01-26

I @. (27)-In your first article in this
newspaper you state that one may
employ deduction Of net Income to
succeeding years II net loss of first
year 10 not exhausted. Last year /
reported net deficit of about $4,000.
Can I now. with an income Of $4,000
for the year 1921, deduct that $4,000
left over from 1920, making my in
come for yeaNsl92l nothing?
A.--The RELIEF to which you refer
commenced with the taxable year
1921. A net loss for 1920 cannot be
set on against subsequent net in
q t2s)-Respectins income tax
about which you kindly offer to give
information. 1swould like to know the
difference in meaning or interpreta-
ton between "gain"'as referred to In
the first line of section 202 of the
revenue act of 1891 and capital
gain referred to in the first line Of
section 206.
A;-Reread the law. and if you are
still In doubt write me again.
Q. (s9--Kindly inform me through
your columns: Can dues and assess
men:s paid to the union be deducted; ;
also the sum which lost through the
bankruptcy of Il. w. Wagner! 1 earn
60 l.4Ol. my union expenses being
$40. life insurance premiums $50 and
my loss through the bankruptcy of
E. w. Wagner $3.50. Do l have to file
q return?
A.-You appear to have earned less
than $1,000. Accordingly. you need
not hle return and are not subject
to tax.
The next article will appeay soon.
Evening star., 1922-01-26
Washington Stock Exchange

Washington Railway and Electric general
ISL 600 at 81.
Potomac Electric deb 8s-$l 600 at 9sH,
$500 at 98x.
Capital Traction--25 at 95a.
Washington Railway and Electric CON-
Is at 3S.
Lans:on Monotype-1o at 71A. 20 at Il,
5 at Il.
MergenthAler Linatype-5O at 1877. 3 at 1877,
at 1877, 10 ar 1877, 10 at 1871, 3 at 18S.
AFTER CALL
Warrington Railway and Electric pfd.-
at SO. 1 at GO, IA at 68.
Capital Traction--1O at 95%.
Washington Railway and Electric 4s-$1 900
at 60.
Washington Gas 7hs-$3oo at 1Os, $500 at
106 81 600 at 1861.
LAnston Monotype-5 at II. ..r.
Potomac Electric g. m. and ref. 7s-$l 900
at los. 81 900 at 105, $1,000 at los.
Money-Call loans, 5a6 per cent.