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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-02-04
THE CONGREGATIONALIST.

Rev. f. p. Roe, well known as a Presbyterian
clergyman, and whose books have become almost
familiar as household words commences his new
story, WITHOUT A HOME" in the COngreqa.
tiOndhSt, February 9. Mr.. Roe has sat with Judges
day after day in the police courts of New York
and has been accumulating his material for this
book for several years and it will undoubtedly be
the best from his pen thus far.
We shall also print during the year twelve art
topics The Creation, Trial by Jury, The CUES
ton of Divorce, Suffrage and the Ballot The Wo-
man Question. Among the writers will be men of
the first rank. such as Prof Austin Phelps Presi-
dents Porter and Bartlett, DIR. Marx Hopkins DR..
Geo. NJ. Beard, Judge William Strong Gen. J. K.
Hawley, and Hon DOrman b Eaton.
Nh. ROe's story will continue for nine or ten
months and in order to accommodate the thou
sands desiring the paper it will be sent till the
close of the serial for $500.
7I-73 Address W. L. GREENE & co,
No l. Somerset ST. Boston.
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at the south end Of Pearl street being one Of the
best built houses in the village all finished in good
condition inside and out, with hot and cold water
a good furnace with cement floor throughout the
cellar. Pleasantly situated commanding one of the
finest views of Meadow, Hill sides Rivers and
Railroads ever witnessed
Nm. JOHNSON.
ST. Johnsbury, VT, Jan. 4, 81. e7tf
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MS HENRY FRENCH, Register.

STATE OF VERMONT. CALEDONIA DISTRICT. SIS
- In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
St. Johnsburv, in said district on the I'd day OF
February, A. ID. 1881.
Nathan NJ. johnson, administrator upon the es-
tate of Israel p. HagOOn late of St JOhnsbury. in
said district deceased presents his administration
account for examination and allowance, and makes
application for decree of distribution and parti-
ton of the estate of said deceased.
WhereupOn, it is ordered by said Court that said
account and said application be referred to a ses-
sion thereof, to be held at the Probate Office
in said st. JOhnsbury, the 23d day of February,
D. 1881, for hearing and decision thereon And il
is further ordered that notice hereof be given to
all persons interested, by publication of the same
three weeks successfully in the CALIFORNIAN a news
paper published at St. Johnsbury previous to said
time appointed 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,
lib HENRY FRENCH Register,
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Lunenburg.
The buildings belonging to James
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GLEN advertisements.

NE WATCHES REPAIRED and rated al
HOWARD Il R0WELL'S.
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e. N. RAN DALI.

STATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT. SIS
- In Probate Court held at the Probate Office in
st. JOhnsbury, in said District, the LIST day of
February, a. d. 1871.
Jonathan Powers, administrator upon the es-
tate of Hester Howard, late of Sutton in said dis
trict deceased presents his administration account
for examination and allowance, and makes appli-
cation 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 a
sion thereof to be held the Probate Office in said
St. JOhnsbury, the 18th day of Mar, A. ID. 1881
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 weeks
successfully in the CaledOnian a newspaper pub
hshed 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,
Il B HENRY ERENCH Renister
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By the Court, Attest,
u % HENRY FRENCH. Register.

CTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT. S.
- In Probate Court, holden at the Probate Office
in st. JOhnsbury, on the LIST day of February A. D.
1881.
Willard Goss, executor of the last will and tes
lament of David G0ss, late of st. Johnsbury, in
said district, deceased presents his administration
account for examination and allowance and makes
application for decree of distribution and part.
ton of the estate of said deceased.
Whereupon, it is ordered by said Court, that said
account and said application be referred to a SEES
sion thereof, to be held at the Probate Office in
said St JOhnsbury, the 26th day of February
A. ID. 1881, for hearing and decision thereon and
it is further ordered, that notice hereof be given
to all persons interested, by publication of the
newspaper printed at St Johnsbury, previous
to said time appointed 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
T-T3 HENRY FRENCH REGISTER
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-01-19

cellent for sweetening like sugar. His e1-
perience woald hardly enable him TO say
what would be the average cost OF working
up the syrup He thought it would grow
on land which had been exhausted for
wheat Care must be used in mapuring.
Fresh stable yard manure would spoil the
crop. He did not think that the land about
here would require manuring at all. 1t was
said that ii might be continued on the same
soil for several years In Minnesota II was
claimed that like onions II improved by
cultivation on the same soil. The machine
~ for manufacturing it is simple. He
thought MS syrup cost him akout ten cents
per gallon TO manufacture. 1t takes about
six quarts of sap TO make quart Of syrup.
The process of manufacture was not diff
cult The corn was run through pair of
upright rollers, which crushed out the sap.
The sap was then placed in heater, where
ii was treated with preparation of lime,
and the quantity OF lime was decided by
litmus paper Then il was skinned and
run into setting tubs, and from thence into
the evaperator. The crushed cane or begasse
was good feed for cattle. 1t had TO be
dried to preserve it, but he thought it could
gasSe, and then layer of straw. He thought
the soil itself could be neutralized. He
treated each hill with a handful of plaster
when the cane bad grown few inches high.
He thought lime would be equally good.
He thought the cane would improve in this
way. Mr.. Bartlett showed samples of sugar,
which was pronounced an excellent article
with maple flavor.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-01-19
How Cattle Are shipped.

The Pittsburg StOckman gives the follow
ing account of the manner of loading, stor-
ing and caring for cattle on ships bound en-
route from the United States TO England:
Cattle are taken on and under deck in stalls
measuring two feet eight inches on vessels
sailing from New York, and two feet six
inches on those from all other parts of the
United States. These stalls are built under
the supervision OF an Insurance Inspector.
) The rate OF freight this season has ranged
from a l5S. To fj los. head, in advance.
This rate includes covered room for neces-
sary fodder and passage to destination and
back for one attendant for every thirty ami
mails. During the summer shippers prefer
TO ship on deck, the cattle get more air
and come out fresher at the end of the voy-
age. On deck the steamships carry between
$50 and 10 animals, the under deck about
22j head. Drinking water is condensed by
steam process, on board, for their use, the
ocean itself proving a neyer-failing source of
supply. The rates are exacted in advance,
as cattle are not considered so safe risk as
wheat and other commodities. The cattle
are generally put on the steamer in the
stream, after it has left the dock, an sldferry
boat being used for the purpose. They are
shipped at all points along the river front.
from Sixty-tifth street to Pier No. l. and
eve down the5 Bay, according to convent
ence. The number OF cattle to be taken is
r. ulated OY the insurance inspectors. and
cattle exporters must pay the entire freight,
according TO his report, even if they do not
ship the entire number
Sheep and pigs are slowed away in stalls
on deck where thefeisinot enough room for
the cattle. Sometimes in the early spring,
when the sea is liable to disturbances, some
of the cattle get overheard, and then very
lively time ensues in getting them out The
cattle are hoisted on board usually and low
cred, two at a time, by winch, into the
hold. The allowance of water is from six to
ten gallons day to each bullock. The
amount of fodder averages one ton to each
animal. The rates of insurance apparently
vary. Some shippers give it as from per
cent. in summer to 10 per cent in winter.
There is more risk to the cattle from perils
of the sea in the latter season, as q heavy
storm may make it necessary to tighten the
ship by throwing the entire deck-load of
cattle overheard. Shipments in winter are
not very heavy, although last year hand
some profit was realized on a select lot of
select cattle sent 10 supply the English with
their Christmas roast beef. The New York
shippers allow more space to the cattle than
shippers at other ports. The carrying ca
pacity of the vessels, of course, varies; but
the average, as given by an old shipper may
be put safely at 200 head at a shipment,
taking large and small vessels into account
On some of the large steamers the number
has reached 500. and one Boston steamer has
carried as many as 81 head. The largest
shipment from New York by one steamer
was $50 head.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-01-19
Farm Notes.

The heliOtrope is native of Peru.
There are twenty-four cubic feet of loose
earth in ton.
There are no horses in Greenland and
Lapland.
Skin cleanliness has a great effect upon
the assimilation of food.
To soften brass, heat it up to cherry red
and plunge it into water.
The most durable woods in dry places are
cedar, oak, yellow pine and chestnut.
Sound ice, ten inches thick, will bear a
pressure of ! 900 pounds to the square foot.
Last year Texas was an importer of grain
This year she has surplus for expectation.
The Massachusetts Ploughman saws agri-
culture is not on the decline in New En-
gland.
1t is asserted that the dairy products of
the United States have twice the value of
the wheat crop.
1t is estimated that the amount of grain
frozen up on the canals and the Hudson
River is ], 1858 900 bushels
There is no crop of food raised which
yields so large an amount of food and with
so little labor as Indian corn.
Farmers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
are giving considerable attention to the cul-
ture of jute plants.
The most fertile farms in New England
to-day are, as a rule, those that are devoted
to stock and dairy farming.
A Kentucky firm contracted TO furnish
| 100000 turkeys to the Eastern markets
during the recent holiday season.
Plants grown in the house are best kept
in good shape by pinching the end buds of
those shoots that grow too vigorously.
The popping properties of corn depend
upon an oil which expands on the applics-
ton of heat and bursts upon the seed.
1t is not merely for laying on fat that oil
meat is valuable, but also in the increase of
the fertilizing qualities of the manure pile.
Now is the time to thin out poultry; Gull
ont all the hens over two years old, and keep
no more cocks than are wanted for next
seasons use.
| Decayed grain of any kind is highly in
furious to stock. 1t has paralyzing effect
upon the animal fed with it, oftentimes
causing death.
A Company has been organized in New
Orleans. with capital of 800, 900. to manu-
facture jute bagging which has hitherto been
imported.
Irrigation and drainage are often success
/ fully united. Water from drains in uplands
can be successfully employed in irrigating
J the lands below.
The entire length of the intestinal canal
of the horse is ninety feet, the small intes-
tines being sixty-six feet in length and the
] large ones twenty-four.
The proprietors of many private gardens
in England spend from sos 600 to $50, 600 per
annum IN labor and materials alone in beau
tifying their grounds.
At the Board of Trade at Little Falls, N.
J y, there was sold during the season Of 1880,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-01-19
HoOsier COLLINS.

Joseph Slater who is the Enquirer agent
at Lawrenceburg, Ind comes out with the
most remarkable ghost story of the season.
Slater is an intelligent, temperate man, with
not n grain of superstition in him, and has
always ridiculed anything pertaining to the
ghostly or unnatural After three or four
nights wrestling with the shadowy mys-
terry, he told the story, and would like an
explanation. Slater leaves Lawrenceburg
every morning about 3o'clock for Lawrence
burg Junction, on the Cincinnati, Indianapo-
lis, Chicago and st. Louis Railroad, where he
meets the early train and gets his papers,
returning with them to Lawrenceburg be fore
it grows light. The wagon road between
these two points runs parallel with and
close by the branch railroad which connects
Lawrenceburg with the station at the cut
off. 1t is on the railroad, about one mile
long, midway between the town and station,
he, one night last week, saw a flaming light
as long as a railroad car. Around il he saw
several forms fitting with lanterns. His
first thought was that there had been a
wreck, and hitching his horse TO the fence,
he assembled the track to investigate. When
he got up the embankment not thing
could he Zee. The next few
nights he had THE same experience. and
finally grew nervous. Last night he gave
tramp who was going to Lawrenceburg a
lift in his sleigh, and the tramp saw the
same sight. 1t scared the homeless fellow
so badly that he crawled under the robes 10
hide The place where this unearthly vision
is said to appear before the cutoff was built
was the scene of several fatal railroad acct
dents. Right on this spot, also, ii tragedy
was enacted during the war of the Rebellion.
Two Companies of Home Guards were watch
ing for John Morgan's men to pass through
that way during the raid, and, installing
each other for Rebels, fired into each others
ranks, wounding number and killing two
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-01-19
Sorghum Syrup,

At a late meeting of the Oshawa Farmers
Club, Mr.. Bartlett said the soil best fitted
for the amber cane was sandy loan, but any
soil that would grow corn would do. He
had grown cane from a heavy clay osil. It
was sweet, but not so heavy as that grown
on lighter soil. The cane has been lately
much improved, and now the sugar made
from it graduates easily. 1t should be
planted about the 18th of May as it was not
quite SO tender as corn. He planted half
an inch deep if the soil was damp. but an
inch if the soil was dry. TWAS planted
with a planter. 1t is essential to keep the
young cane free from weeds. At first it is
hard to distinguish from fox-tail. and should
be planted in hills, to aid in cleaning il. 1t
required three pounds of seed to the acre,
nine to ten seeds in each hill The seed is
fifty cents per pound. The seed is hardy and
will lie in the ground all winter. 1t was a
slow grower at the start. and, If choked by
weeds, rarely recovered from it. Afterward il
grows foot per week. Early frost injuries
il but little. He planted it in hills three
feet apart each way. His cane was heavy
much heavier than that brought from the
lake shore. His acre produced about 200
gallons of syrup. It was retailed ar from
so cents to 81 per gallon. He could not say
how much sugar it would make. but he
thought it would make eight pounds per
gallon of syrup. He did not fear competi-
ton from glucose sugar or syrup. The taste
of glucose was nauseous. The competition
would be with the refinery syrup. Those
who had used the syrup said that il was ex-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-01-19

One Receipt For Happiness.

DENTON, Md, Jan. 1-Curtis Andrews.
living in the Fourth District of Caroline
County, is now eighty-two years old. His
wife is nearly the same age, and they have
lived together for sixty years Their life
has been plain and laborious, but their faces
wear look of smiling content that draws
kindly feeling toward them. When asked
the secret ni his happiness, Andrews re
piled: "Well sir, l have always noticed
that there is more trouble between man and
wife over making the fire in the morning
than anything else. If they can get along
smoothly about that everything else is
smooth. My wife and went to house
keeping together in eur log cabin nigh fifty
years ago. We've only got one fireplace, but
that's big one. When We moved in l said
to her: Sally, I'll make the fire and I'll
tend to it, | made that fire, and it's been
burning ever since. For nigh fifty years
I've covered the fire before going to bed. and
I've fixed it up in the morning I've. never
had any matches in the house, and there are
never any sulphur smells in the household
While that fire burns, sir, there is peace in
Curtis Andrews home"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-01-19
Western Farmers An Getting Rich.
TIo-lrnol of Comnnarna

CHICAGO, Jan. ST. asked the President OF
one of our most flourishing country banks
the other evening at the Palmer House:
How did the farmers meet their January
interestr Promptly and without a sin
gle default TO tell the truth" he added,
most of the interest on our farm loans had
been anticipated"
Are you making any new loans for East
ern parties?" None at ALL" "Why@'
Farmers are borrowing very little money.
the good crops and the demand now for all
farm products have enabled farmers to pay
off their debts very last"
How much money have you placed in a
single year on Western farms?' LAS high
as $500 o00." do your Eastern correspond
ents still send you money to loan upon
farms?'' Yes" What do you do with
it?' Send it back, as have no place to
nut it.n
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-01-19
Blue Grass Pasture.

During this season Of the year. says the
Iowa State Register when farmers have
time 10 think and investigate, it is not an
improper time TO make suggestions as to the
treatment of blue grass pastures. There Is
q general objection to allowing grass 10 be
come over few inches high in pastures, as
it will become tough and not relished by
stock. Such is not the case with blue grass
except in MAY and June, when 1t goes TO
seed For fall and winter pasture the taller
the grass the tenderer it is. And the way
blue grass is generally treated is the greatest
reason why it is unpopular with many
grazers Blue grass must never be eaten oil
close, as is the custom with other grasses
Ii should be so managed by the owner that
it will always have a heavy coat on the
ground. Where the grass is short the sun
strikes the ground, parches the soil, or dries
up the roots of the grass. and growth ceases
Rains have but little effect, as the succeed
ing hot suns soon drink up the damFneSs,
and in one day the same place is as dry as
before. Whilst, if bountiful crop is al
lowed TO accumulate, the long
grass will produce constant
and luxurious crop, supplying three
times as much pasture as when cropped
short. If this practice was once inaugurated
by those now Directing TO blue grass, the
full virtues of this kind of pasture would be
more fully appreciated. Keep in mind 1T
the SOIL Is well fed ana not stripped OdIe Ol
its covering il will furnish full return for
expense and capital invested. After going
to seed early in June, blue grass never be-
comes tough or taSteless, and no loss will
occur if il is allowed to grow uncrOpped 10
any height. Blue grass can be safely sown
on the SHOWS of winter. But il is useless to
spend time spreading such seed if it hes the
least faint of must caused by heating in
some process of gathering, preserving in the
straw, or in being too closely packed after il
is thrashed. Most failures in success in this
grass grow out of defective seed. The best
way is for every farmer TO gather his own
seed when it is ripe in June, and preserve it
carefully But SOW freely and largely You
need not to experiment with it to see if il
will do. It's character is so well known. and
its true merits so fully established that there
is more sense in experimenting with corn or
potatoes. III the seed can be obtained.
withhold not the hand. Sow it on pastures,
along lanes, in fence corners. in groves, on
steep or broken lands, and it will pay, and
pay richly
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-01-19

means of acquiring information on various
matters pertaining to the different Depart
ments of agriculture, these Conventions are
of very great value They bring together
earnest men who are DESTROYS OF improve
ment.
Persons who are thinking of, engaging in
any new speciality should not fail 10 attend
the nearest meeting that is held in its inter
est. They can then learn what discourage
ments as well as what announcements it
offers They can hear from those who have
succeeded, and from those who have failed;
and perhaps can learn the causes of the
success or failure. They can learn the cost
of conducting operations, the time required
to become established in the new business
and the ordinary profits. They can give a
knowledge of everything valuable in theex-
perience Of years. Ordinarily an opportu-
nifty is given at these meetings for asking
questions on pertinent subjects, and one al
ways has chance TO talk privately with per-
sons of large experience. Most of the new
facts in any department of agriculture are
brought out at the annual meetings of So
cieties
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-01-19
The Tax on Matches.

Several agricultural papers are demanding
that the tax on matches be removed, and the
Commissioner of internal Revenue recon-
mends that Congress repeal the law requir-
ing stamps to be applied to boxes containing
matches. The amount of revenue derived
from matches is about $3.500OOO. 1t is af-
firmed that the Ouaer articles from which IN
ternal revenue are derived are luxuries and
that quite number of them are harmful in
their character, as tobacco and spirituouS
liquors. lt is held by many that the money
required for the support of the Government
should be derived from such articles as may
be dispensed with by labOring men or farm
erS and mechanics without depriving them
OF the common necessities of life Matches
are not regarded as luxuries but as essential
TO comfort. They are used by all classes of
people on every day in the year. The wash
erwoman requires as many of them as the
Bank President or the Superintendent of a
Railway. They are almost the only art Giles
manufactured that are subjected To lax
a tax of seven cents on each inhabitant
seems TO be a very small matter to cause so
much talk. Matches were selected from a
large number of manufactured articles to
bear some of the burdens of Government for
two reasons: Q) Because the number of
manufactures are few, and it would there
fore be comparatively easy TO collect the tax
(2) It was held that matches should be
classed as luxuries, for the reason that more
than half of them were employed in light
ing pipes and cigars. Before permanent
lights were supported in tobacco shops, it is
probable that more than half the matches
used IN this country were employed in light
ing cigars. Al present very large proper
ton of them are destroyed for this purpose
The manufacturers of matches were the first
to object to the tax as injurious to their
business, and it is altogether likely that they
would by the only persons benefited by its
renewal. In all human probability house.
keepers would be obliged to pay the sane
price for matches As at present, If the tax on
them was removed.