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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-07-25

PUFF CAKE-Two cups of sugar; one
cup of butter; three beaten eggs; one
cup of milk; one teaspoonfui of soda
and two of cream of tartar three cups
of -four; bake in small pans.
H1cKoRYNUT CAKE-rwo eupfuls su-
gar, two-thirds cupful butter, three and
one-half cupfuls -four, whites of four
eggs well beaten, three teaspoonlals bak-
ing powder mixed with -four, one cupful
sweet milk, one and one half pints OF
sliced (not chopped) hiekorynuts. This
makes two rather SMALL loayes.
SPANISH CREAM.-Three tablespoon
fuls OF sifted, ground rice, yolks Of three
eggs, three spoonfuls of water, two OF
orange-hower water, one pint of cream,
Two spoonfuls fine sugar. To the rice
add the sugar and mix it smooth with
water and orange~hower water; then stir
in, gradually, the pint of cream, aud stir
the whole over clear fire until it is very
thick.
ITALIAN CREAM.-One quart sweet
milk, one half box gelatine, four eggs,
six tablespoonfuls sugar, one teaspoonful
vanilla; boil the milk. then stir in the
gelatine that has soaked in q little cold
milk for ten minutes; beat yolks and
sugar together; add to the boiling milk /;
flavor; remove the custard from the fire,
aud add the whites Of the eggs previous
" beaten TO stiff troth pour in forms /;
set on ice.
TO Boil RICE. - Rice, to be used as 8
vegetable, should never be served mushy.
The grains should be separate. Wash
the rice 10 two or three waters until it
is perfectly white and clean. To every
cupful of rice add one and half capfuls
OF water and little salt Boil until
YOU see little dimples on the top; take
off the cover and push the pipkln (ln
which it should be boiled) one side on
che range or stove, where it will keep
hot but not cook, until the moisture
evaporates. Don't stint, unless you
wish to use it as poultice.
PRESERVED PINE,APPLE.--Make strip
of three, quarters Of q pound OF sugar and
not quite ,oneshalf pint OF water TO each
pound of fruit; put over tue tire In q
porcelain kettle, and just before it boils
stir in the beaten white OF an egg with q
tablespoonful of cold water: as II bo1ls
remove the scum ustl no more rises.
Have the pineapple pealed and sliced OF
cut into dice; add to the strip and boil
gently until the strip has penetrated the
| fIuit and the pieces lookclear. Putinto
cans and seal.
KNOW from experience how the tired
and overburdened farmers wife often
racks her brain for something to fh out
her meagre bill Of fare, when time is pre-
,cious and every step counts. 4 have
been 60 benefited myself by recipe or
suggestion from some one more expert.
enced, that add my mite, hoping u VIII
be tried by those who are in the habit d
making cheese from sour milk, Lake =
Dan OF thick milk, after il has beer
| skimmed, place it over q kettle Of boiling
water after cutting it in squares with .
4 knife. Let it stand until thoroughly
heated, then set aside until COOL anc
\ pour into colander or sieve to drain
When the whey has drained OF, TURF
into pan, pour on plenty Of cold watel
End let il soak two or three heaEs. DraiE
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-07-25

again and then with fork mash fine,
season with salt TO tasLe, and stir In few
spoonfuls OF thick, sweet cream. Beat
well with the fork and turn into q d sh
for the table, putting it On ice in a very
cool place before serving.--[Cor. Rural
New Yorker.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-07-25

A DISPUTE about precedence once arose
between bishop and . judge, and after
some alteration the latter thought he
should confound his opponent BY quoting
the following passages: For on these
hang all the laws and prophets 'Do you
not see," said the lawyer, ia triumph,
q that even in this passage OF scripture
we are mentioned frstw 81 grant
you," said the bishop, 'fyoR hang first. "
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-07-25

To Keep alae EOyA On The E'ArzsA.
tfEstsW. ]. Beal, Of Aichgaa Agricultural Cciiegel
Nisyery natural for parents to prefer
that their children should follow the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-22
Brief News Notes.

This is not a good year for murderers
in Vermont. Hayden, the wife butcher
of Derby Line, is sentenced to be hung
in January 1881. TatrO and Gravlin
are also to hang.
A. T. Stewards body has not been
found, although two men-Whalen and
Burke-are arrested, and under $780,
600 bonds for the robbery.
Dennis Kearney has returned to San
Francisco.
Gen. John B. Gordon has been re-
elected U. S. Senator from Georgia.
The five and half million dollars
awarded to England by the fisheries
commission, is due Nov. 23d, and will
be paid on that day.
A car ON the New Brunswick Railroad
jumped the track, Friday, rolled down
an embankment, and took fire. There
were 20 passengers aboard, and three OF
them lost their lives.
There was no premium on gold Tues
day-greenbacks and gold being OF
equal value at the board.
In his annual report, Postmaster Gen
eral Key suggests that the franking
privilege be abolished, and higher rates
asked for merchandise. He says it
costs the government as much to send
the free matter through the mails as
that on which the postage is paid.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-22
"RUMPTY DUDGEI,S TOWER y
SCRIBNER & CO.,
743 & 745 Broadway, New York

CTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT SIS
y In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
st. Johnsbury in said district, the 10Th day OF
November, A. d. 1873.
Timothy R. Streeter, administrator upon the es-
tate of Samuel Hurlburt late of Waterford in said
district, deceased, presents his administration ac-
count for examination and allowance, and makes
application for decree of distribution and par
titon of the estate of said deceased.
Whereupon it is ordered by said Court that said
account and said application be referred to SEES
sion thereof to be held at the Probate Office in said
st. JOhnsbury on the 10Th day of Dec, A. d. 1879,
for hearing and decision thereon: And it is further
ordered that notice hereof be given to all persons
interested, by publication of the three weeks
successfully in the Caledonian a newspaper pub
lished at st: Johnsbury previous to said time ap-
pointed for hearing, that they may appear at said
time and place, and show cause, if any they may
have, why said account should not be allowed and
such decree made.
By the Court, Attest
1888 HENRY FRENCH, Register.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-22
Late Legislative Doings.

Gov. Proctor has vetoed bill fixing
June l, 1879 as the last date when SOL
dlers of the late war or their families
can draw arrears of state pay, on the
ground that the question involved was
simply that of fulfilling a contract. The
House has killed bill committing the
sentence of Edward Tatro, the young
Frenchman who killed Mrs. Alice But
Ter at Highgate, June 2, 1876, after try
ing to outrage her, and passed one in
favor of John p. Phair, the Rutland
murderer, allowing the petitioning of
the supreme court for a new trial upon
new evidence, the latter to be submitted
to two of the judges who shall decide
whether a case is established. Bills
have also been passed regulating the
salaries of state officers, the pay of the
Senate secretaries, House clerks and
members of the Assembly not being re-
duced; and providing that in the choice
of town representatives plurality may
elect. The Topsham contested election
case, the town having voted three times
without choice and then adjourned,
was decided against James R. McLane
and III. A. Jackman, the claimants for
the seat. The joint committee on rail-
roads conclude to have lawyer, not in
the interest of either party, draw up a
substitute bill giving a special charter
to the Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and
Western railroad, and providing that it
shall not be built nearer to the Troy
and Boston road than 2Ib feet at any
point, or nearer than thirty feet, EXCEPT
at two places, the new road having the
privilege, however, of coming nearer at
the Massachusetts state line, where both
roads connect with the Troy and Green
field railroad. The Hoosac Tunnel road
wished to have the distance of separa-
ton one rod, and also that it should be
controlled by Massachusetts laws, but
the control will be kept by Vermont.
Representative Ely Goddard's latest ex-
plot is to get up very high-toned
representatives ball for Thursday
evening. At hearing of the joint Judi
ciary committee of both houses last
night, the majority voted to commute
the sentence of Asa Magoon from death
to imprisonment for life. The minority,
however, have yet to make report.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-22
Public Opinion.

Perhaps the paper makers cannot be
blamed for wanting to make their for
mer fat dividends, and for decreasing
production when the market is over
stocked, and prices reduced but the
throwing of hundreds and thousands of
mill hands out of work, even Temporal
rily, is bad business. Under a mutual
arrangement, most of the mills will shut
down tonight until December 2, and
again December 81 until January 2.
The difficulty appears to be that paper
making, like some other kinds of bust
ness, is OverdOne. 1t was once i'm
mensely profitable, but the number of
mills was nearly doubled during the
war, and by running on full time the
mills can readily produce more paper
than the country calls for. Several at
tempts have been made to reduce pro-
duction One-sixth or some other pro-
portion, but the manufacturers are dis
trustful of each Ohter, and only by
shutting down altogether can they be
satisfied that every body is playing fair.
Such a combination of capital is of very
doubtful utility, viewed from the stand
point of the public good. What howl
would go up if the farmers of the coun-
try should combine, and withhold from
the market their potatoes, or any other
food crop, in order to run up the price.
They would be denounced without
mercy. Yet paper is staple just as
much as potatoes, and any logic which
will justify the one act would justify
the other.-SpringtieId Homestead.
There is a very prevalent feeling out
cil do of a., al; ., =
the frequency of our elections is source
of mischief, and to great extent de-
feats the ends for which they were de-
signed-the greatest good to the great
est number. In every State where the
people have had an opportunity to ex-
press an opinion upon the subject by
voting upon propositions to make the
elections and the sessions of legislatures
less frequent, they have invariably de-
clared most emphatically in favor of
both. Even in New England, where
the people hold to venerable customs
with tenacity, three States-New Hamp-
shire, Vermont and COnnecticut-have
given up the luxury of annual elections
and the annual assembling of the law
making body. Maine, Massachusetts
and Rhode Island are the only States
in the Union that elect their Executives
each year. Of the other thirty-five
States sixteen elect Governors for a
term of two years, three for three years
terms, and sixteen for terms of four
years each. Thirty of the thirty eight
States elect their Legislatures biennial
ly. and twenty-eight content them
selves with biennial sessions. In TWEEN
ty three States Senators are elected for
term of four years, and in several
States where the Legislatures meet an
nually, Senators are chosen for two or
three years.-BOStOn Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-22
A Fearful Scene with a Crazy Man.

A shocking tragedy took place at the
house of Horace Rawson in Craftsbury,
on the night of the 10th. A son, Will
liam, came home at midnight, and his
father arose and let him in, when he
began to use very abusive and profane
language to his father and said lone of
us has got to die.n He then sprang
upon his father and mother, and a sis
ter who was in her chamber overhead
and had heard his language came i'm
mediately to the room and found them
in a struggle upon the floor. They
both did all they could to assist the
father to gain advantage over his in
furiated son, and this done, the sister
ran out for help from neighbors. Mr..
RawsOn could not hold his son down,
but got away from him and stepped in
to his room and Mrs. Rawson into the
front hall. Then William walked into
another room and returned with a gun
which he had previously loaded with
heavy charge of shot and called for his
sister. Then came fearful struggle
between him and his mother while he
tried to open the hall door, but she held
the door with more than human
strength until he wrenched off the door
knob on his side, when he turned and
ran up the back stairs TO her chamber,
burst open the door which she had fas-
tened when she retired, and finding she
was not there, passed through her room
and down the front stairs. Mrs. Rawson
had feared this and had taken refuge
in closet, where from the construction
of the door, she thought she could hold
him out. While William was in the
chamber, Mr.. r. had left the house for
help mot knowing his daughter had
gomez and when his Son came down and
saw the door open he called to his father
to know where he was going. He made
him no reply and the son thinking all
had gone placed the gun to his ear and
discharged the contents through his
head, the shot coming out the top of his
head and lodging in the floor above.
He lived several hours, but remained
wholly unconscious to the last. There
had been nothing but good feeling be-
tween father and son. He had been
home that day, and after supper assist
ed his father about the milking and
other work at the barn and seemed as
usual, except he laughed great deal,
and when asked why he laughed said he
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-22
State of Vermont.
BY REDFIELD PROCTOR, GOVERNOR
A PROCLAMATION.

"A PROCLAMAT1ON.
In accordance with the custom of our
forefathers, and in compliance with the
Proclamation of the President of the
United States, L, Redfield Proctor,
Governor of Vermont, do hereby ap-
point THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH
DAY OF NOVEMBER, A. d. 1878, as a
day of public thanksgiving and praise.
''Thou shalt keep the feast
of harvest, the first fruits of thy la
bOurs, which thou hast sown in the
field and the feast of ingathering,
which is in the end of the year, when
thou hast gathered in thy labours out
of the fields"
That we may CATER n more special
manner rejoice together" let us, on that
day, abstain from our ordinary labors,
and unite in giving thanks to God.
A harvest of abundance, the blessings
of peace and health, and the continued
preservation of our country in her in
tegrity, and in her honor ale among the
many mercies which we may remember
with special gratitude.
While observing the day as one of
family gatherings, rejoicings and fes-
tivity, let it also be Il season for the ex-
ercise of the broadcast charity, in thought
and deed.
Given under my hand and the seal of
the state in Executive Chamber, at
Montpelier, this fourteenth day of
November, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sew
entyeight, of the independence of
the United States the one hundred
and third, and of this commonwealth
the one hundred and second.
REDFIELD PROCTOR.
By the Governor:
III. p. STIMsON,
Sec'y CiUH and Military Affairs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-22

Protest is made against the custom in
many parts of the state of hurrying
boys to the reform school for petty of
lenses, the inference in some cases be-
ing that conviction and sentence is sim
ply for transferring the responsibility
and expense of caring for poor and
friendless lads from town to state.
In this way the boys are often wronged
and the school is filled to overlooking
with inmates who have no light to be
there.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-22
Just received the largest assortment of
HOLIDAY BOX PA PER
in town at prices from Is cts. to s.
AT ROBINSON'S, Avenue House.

STATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT SIS
~ In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
st. Johnsbury, in said district, the 18th day of
November, A. ID. 1873 ' VI
R. M. Harvey, administrator with will annexed
upon the estate of John Renfrew Jr. late of Peach
tration account for examination and allowance and
makes application for decree of distribution
and partition of the estate of said deceased
WhereupOn, it is ordered by said Court that said
account and said application be referred to session
bury, on the 10th day of December, A. D. ISIS for
hearing and decision thereon; and it is further
ordered that notice hereof be given to all persons
interested by publication of the same three Jeeis
successfully in the Caledonian, a newspaper pnb'
hshed at st: JOhnsbury, previous to said time an
time and place. and show cause, if any fbev m T,u
have, why said account should not be allowed and
such decree made 0'' anu
By the Court, Attest
oo-oe HENRY FRENCH. Register
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-22
A Horrible Suspicion.

The Ashtabula disaster is recalled by
the terrible story in circulation at Cleve-
land, that Chief Engineer Collins of the
Lake Shore road did not kill himself.
but was foully made way with. His
death at the time was almost as much
of a shock as the accident itself, as it
was supposed that, in his insane brood
ing over his responsibility for the con-
dition of the bridge, he took his own
life. Many circumstances, however,
have united to convince his widow,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-22

The Rutland Herald says, probably
about the best way to put a stop to this
grave robbery business would be, in
every case where a grave is rifled, to fill
the vacancy promptly with a medical
student.
Rev. Scion Martin, pastor of the Con-
gregatiOnal church at West Fairlee
Centre, died Saturday night of inflam-
nation of the stomach.
Dwight Cook, of st. Adams Bay, at
tempted suicide by taking poison, but
took an overdose and did not die.
Cause, depression of mind, caused by a
fall some two years ago.
Edward Chilson, of East Wallingford,
was found dead in his bed Saturday
morning. He died of heart disease.
He was a prominent farmer and one of
the most substantial men in the place.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-22

Chairman George L. Converse of the
Ohio legislature that investigated the
accident and others of Mr.. Collins's
friends that, instead, he was disposed of
by a gang of roughs, hired for the pur-
pose by those afraid of the testimony he
might give before the legislative COM
mittee then in session at Cleveland. At
all events, detectives are now at work
on the case, and the theory is in fair
way to be proved or dispelled.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-22
Fault Finding Without knowledge or
Reason.

The p. & o. Railroad is not a perfect
road, nor is it managed by perfect men.
1t is not in perfect repair. We don't
know a road that is. 1t is not built on
a straight line nor on a dead level.
There are heavy grades and curves,
several of them. There are yet some
trestle bridges, though quite a number
have been filed. On the older part of
the line there are ties showing evidence
of age and even decay. So there is on
every road in New England. For the
number of years it has run, it has been
remarkably free from severe accident.
The first serious one occurred Friday,
Ivy the breaking of rail. A rail is liza
ble to break on any road. There can
no blame attach to the road from this
accident, for the ties are sound, and the
track on that seven miles of road be-
anywhere in this part of the state.
This is the testimony of two experien-
ced engineers who have run years on
other roads. There are poor ties on
the road, but they are not on that sec
ton.
We are not an apologist for this road !;
but when we see such stories as have
been circulated the last week, we feel
the public should be informed of some
things, as they are liable to be misled.
Some one from this place wrote the
Barton paper that the cause of this ac-
cident Friday was well understood to
be rotten ties. This is great injustice.
The same ties are under the track where
this rail was broken now that were
there before the accident occurred, and
they are sound as ever. The fact is,
the managers are doing all they can to
keep up the road, with the means they
have. They study more and work hard
er to do it than the fault-fnders do.
They have put in over t,venty- fUe thOuS-
and new ties the present season, and
are putting in more every day, and are
making the road bed in as good repair
as 125 track men can do it by working
hard. They have but few funds, and
they make these go as far as they can.
In their estimate of the care exercised
in the running of this road the public
should remember that no collision has
ever occurred, while on a road so well
managed and with such good record
as the Passumpsic, at least two coils
ions have occurred, one each side of
this village, with the result of one man
killed and great loss of property. We
feel that instead of giving out the i'm
preston that the managers of the P &
o. road are letting the road go to de-
cay, Indifferent whether their pas
sengers are carried safely or not, it
should be known that they are doing
all they can with the means they have,
to keep the road in repair and make
travel safe and pleasant.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-22

was so happy, and that it was the Chris
tian's privilege to rejoice always. He
was 81 years of age, had never been
profane or rough, but had for years had
times of being gloomy. Some of the
citizens say they had noticed of late
that he appeared strangely and had re-
marked upon it. 1t is evident that
nothing but reason dethroned could
ever have led to such STANDARDIZATION
MODjfOr
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-22

MoLAssEs, TOBACCO, CIGARS,
LOAF OR PULVERIZED; AP-
PIES BY THE PECK OR BUSHEL,
AND ALL OTHER GROCERIES
AT PRICES CHEAP FOR CASH, AT
ROBINSONS, AVENUE HOUSE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-22
Good Things for 1889.

The arrangements for literary and art contri.
buttons for the new volume-the sixth-are com.
plete, drawing from already favorable sources as
well as from promising new ones Mr.. Frank r.
Stockton's new serial story for boys
"A JOLLY FELLOWSHIP"
viii run through the twelve monthly parts
beginning with the number for November 1878
the first of the vOlume-and will be illustrated by
James Z. X ely. The story is of travel and
adventure in Florida and the Bahamas. For the
girls, continued tale,
HALF A DOZEN HOUSEKEEPERS,
By Katherine d. Smith, with illustrations bv
Frederick Dielman, begins in the same number ;
and fresh serial by Susan Coolidge entitled
"Eyebright," with plenty of pictures will be com
menced early in the volume. There will also be
a continued fairy-t called
"RUMPTY BUDGETS TOWER"
Written by Julian Hawthorne and illustrated by
Alfred Fredericks. About the other familiar
features of ST. NICHOLAS, the editor preserves a
good-humOred silence, content perhaps to let her
five volumes already issued, prOphesy concerning
the sixth, in respect to short stories, pictures
POEMS humOr instructive sketches, and the lure
and lore of Jack in the Pulpit" the VERY Lit
tie Folks" department, and the 'Letter-box" and
"RiddlebOx."
Terms, $500 year; 25 cents Number.
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Persons wishing to subscribe direct with the pub
fishers, should write name POst-office, County
and State. in full and send with remittance in
check, P. o. money order, or registered letter. to
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-22
TO DELINQ,UENTS.

Those subscribers who neglect to keep their
accounts square, must not be surprised if the
bills are collected at their expense. We must
have a settlement with all our subscribers.