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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08

1t is one purely New York custom,
heaven be praised! At least, wherever 1t
came from, it is not English, and for that
we are duly thankful. Perhaps, come to
think, that is the very reason the good old
fashion of calling has fallen into disuse so
the past few years
The illustration shows New Years calling
as it was in New Amsterdam (New York; in
1856 The costume of the young lady and
the squat old burgomaster are very quaint
and picturesque
In this society the first day of the year was
more of holiday than Christmas itself. All
work ceased. 1t was as still a, New Eng
land Sunday in the streets till afternoon.
Then New Amsterdam shook herself and
came to life
Mems full dress in the old time meant
something. There is comfort in the
retrospect Of it, at any rate, and that is that
it must have taken men nearly as long to
dress as women. We have a record of mems
fashions of the time of about 100 years pre-
vious to the breaking out of the revolution
When gentleman arraved himself in fit
ting costume to 90 New Years calling he
put on n shirt with deliberately cmbrold red
front, hreeches of silver cloth or Of colorrd
silk, and n long wasted coat with the skirts
reaching almost to the ankles. Large silver
buttons passed down it, entire front and it
was cut away so as to display a gorgeous
velvet W istcoat, trimmed with silver lace.
Long curlin hair and a moustaChe adorned
the lead and ce, while at the other ex-
trelnity white silken hose covered the manly
calves. Low shoes with bows and buckles
complete thi, Respondent costume The
waiter habilmentS which constitute the
evening dress of the male type of the present
day do not seem to be an Improvement on
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08

A is rail or timber as long as can he con
venienily handled The longer it is the
easier the work will he. b is a heavy chain
or rope tied to Il strong tree or stump which
you don't want To pull out, This tree stays
the rest of the machine c is the long cham
clampcd at one end to the side of the timber
opposite b. at the other tied around the tree
that is to e pulled out ID is "A shorter chain,
with one end also clamped to the timber,
and the other loose, with hook attached The
CLAMPS holding G and ID should be fastened
by swivel bolts aud should be four to six
inches apart T. is third clamp, to he used
for smaller tree.
1t is worked in n manner readily seen from
the uic,urr One workman bends the lever
toward ll.c tree f, which is to lie pulled out.
When he she, - i. "a far as he can the sec
ond man hooks the end of the chain y rs far
up as possible on the chain &. II hen the pro
cess is reversed The first man pushe, the
lever II, far as he can backward toward the
fulcrum c. In this way tremendous rec
is BROUGHT 20 bear ON the roots Of small
trees, nr seesawing process soon brings
them ont
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08

In Andrew Jacksons time the honored
custom was already far down the road to
ruin 1t started originally in the gentle
men calling merely on their relatives and
most intimate friends They were severely
select, and exclusive, too, the old Kncker-
bocierS. The circle of calling places widened
as years passed, till n Ia it included all a
mans lady acquaintance, What people of
a hundr years ago named 1.-THE inferior
classes took up the fashionable butcher, the
baker. tie colore cook and waiter and
trooped to see their lady friends, too I'VE
have no inferior classes, and no classes at
all, in the United States now, yoI know
In Andrew Jacksons time Il dozen men
packed together in a large ,leIE if there
was snow Then the driver cracked his
whip, the bells jingled and away went the
merry crew. If there was no sl,l-hing the
men went in large coaches in til IA ne way.
They not only paid n visit To every lady
that they all knew, but TO each that any one
of the party knew. Later still, men hired
simply hackney coaches and went hvins
about the city by twos and tours,
making the fastest time possible 4
rivalry arose among them MS to who could
make the most calls The punch and egg
nogg of mod ,rn times seem to have degon
Grated too, for it gave men very queer sen
sations when they went home at night, and
often they did not remember very much
about the last ha,f dozen place, where they
paid their respects And next day they had
Il headache,
So fell into disuse good old custom
which hal been the vogue in New York for
2jO years without n break, except one That
was the memorable Jan l, ING Therevolu-
tionary mothers had no heart to open their
houses to social hospitality ON that anxious
and ,o'roW'ul day, Moreover a furious
storm prevailed all day Wind, sleet and
snow added t. the general gloom.
Outhe whole, perhaps it is time for this
ancient fashion to go. 1t can never be re
placed by anything better; but it has been
TOO much abused for its best friends to wish
it to stay. JANET ELMER.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
Dirt Floors tor Hogs.


If a good dry clay bed cannot be secured
at all times, better retain the plank floor.
But the clay bed is best, and if it can be of
about the quality OF dirt which will make
good rick it is better than black soil and if
it is inclined to robustness so much the bet
ter, as then there is an assurance that 1t CON
tains the muriate of iron, which is healthy
for hogs, applied outwardly or inwardly.
Bennett SAYS: 1t is one thing to read how a
thing works and another thing to see it.
We have no iced articles from such men as
Clarkson and Brown saying that dirt bot
tom is the best floor to the sleeping place for
hogs if it is furnished with roof and hogs
allowed plenty of liberty. We SUPP osa
these men must know what they are talking
about. but our faith about 30 per
cent doubt as to its working satisfactorily
except in favored soils But this fall we
tried it. We left some thirty hogs in the
pasture and fixed things so they could run
under Il cow she'd to sleep The result was
that the ground was always dry and dusty
under the shed, rainy weather and all, and
not a article of filth 10 be seen We never
had hogs do 50 well before nor enjoy their
surroundings better, and we have noticed
the difference in other cases where farmers
have beddcd their hogs on floor, the floor and
bedding being damp and foul in rainy
weather and the hogs chilled and rough
coated Provided that n space of eight or
ten rods is put between the feeding place and
sleeping place of hogs they will prove them
selves the cleanest domestic animals we
have, and the dirt floor surprises us entirely
in its suitabencss as a'led.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
Threshing Corn.


We have "A method of harvesting which we
have have never seen mentioned, but which
we like ever SO much it beats Il corn husker
all out of sight We put the corn in bundles
as cut, and set it in pretty large Shocks and
when well cured, on bright day we draw it
to the barns and run stalks, corn and all
through an ordinary wheat threshing ma
chine with the concave dropped down, and
prepared on purpose. The machine is run
by steam the corn is fed butt end first, and
is husked, shelled and cleaned all at one
operation and in first-class style. No corn
is left among the stalks, and The Zig parts of
these are 50 broken that they can be run
with the straw carrier into the mows, and
mixed with little straw. keep in the best
condition. 1t is no large days work to
thresh from 800 to 500 bushels of shelled
corn. In fact, when in good order almost
the only limit is the amount that can be got
to the machine. We, last fall, thre,hed 900
bushels in day easily. Try it and report
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08

Fruit orchards should receive n generous
top dressing at least once in every two years.
Moderate applications of lime and generous
ones of wool ashes are always profitable,
and phosphatcs are useful if buried beneath
the surface; also Peruvian guano if slightly
covered. late in the fall, to become
thoroughly divided by winter rains. Coarse
organic manure should not he used in con
tact with the roots of young trees.
but chip-dust, fish, flesh and the
bones of dead animals, horn piths
and hoofs, hair and old plaster, and
all like articles, are good Tor growing
trees. Pear trees that have not borne fruit
for twenty years have been brought into
full bearing bv yarding two shoats beneath
the trees in August and September, in an in
closure rod square, having their beds close
to the body of the tree. In this yard holes
We're made with crowbar, into which kcr
nels of corn We're dropped, and the whole
yard was rooted over and over o the depth
of eight to twelve inches and many OF the
roots were torn up. The next season every
branch was filled with plump, luscious
fruit, and for many years the trees con
tnued to yield bountiful crops.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08

as he pleased, and just as though he was
made of flesh and blood like them. Wash
ington could make calls, drop in to dinner
with friend, go to balls and parties and do
anything he liked in social way, however
informal; but presidents nowadays cant.
Neither is that an Improvement on the old
time On one occasion we find that vi w"
dined with Chief Justice jay, and then his
journal says: After which went with Mrs.
Washington to the dancing assembly, and
remained there till 10 o'clock" Fancy It'll
Coming home from n ball at 10 o'clock-iust
the hour when modern New York is going
there. For the third time, and in this respect
also, one must be permitted to say that the
present fashion is not an Improvement on
the old one.
New Years day, 1890, between IL and
o'clock, the vice president, the governor,
members of both houses of congress and of
foreign legations, and all the other promi-
nent men of the city, called on the president.
Later in the day large numbers of ladies
and gentlemen called to see Mrs Washing
ton. Friday was her reception day, and the
New Year fell on that date. Evening found
some of the guests stIl there. These were
seated, and refreshments were served them.
In our magnificent days these refreshments
would have been composed of lobster and
other salads. champagne and the most ex-
pensive dishes known. In President Wash
ington home they We're only tea and coffee
and two kinds OF cake. Washington was in
a mood of stately jollity, if one may say it.
"Tel me- said the father of his country
to New Yorker near him, is this paying
visits on New Years day merely a casual
observance or is it one of the regular usages
of your cityt'
The New Yorker replied that it was the
steady thing and had b en- ever since the
first settlement. Then the president OBJ
served in his Sir Charles Grandson manner:
"The highly favorel situation of New
York will, in the process of years attract
numerous emigrants, who will gradually
change its ancient customs and manners,
but whatever changes take place, never for
get the cordial and cheerful observance of
New Years day"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
IIolstein Cattle.
yl.

\ farmer shoull know all sides and all
opinions. writer in Our Country Home
says:
The writer has known something about
Holsteins for at least dozen years in n
well-nigh dstinctivelv dairy locality, in
which farmers are supposed TO know some
thing about practical cows. The Holsteins
were introduced under favorable auspices and
were tried rs a dairy breed under average
management and found wanting. Any
farmer who wished grades could get them
without cost and even thoroughbrcdS tie
preciated in estimation until they ran out,
and almost every ve,tige of the original inn
portationS has vanished The cattle were
found to he great eaters, raw boncd and
difficult to fatten The cows were large
mixers but the milk was so thin and poor in
quality that native stock beat them out
of sight as butter makers both in quantity
and quality; even farmers who shipped milk
to the city got ashamed of it and bearded
the breed. That is the plain unvarnished
truth as it relates to the Hostens in our
vicinity. | have no grudge against these
cattle and will be glad if the new aseocia-
ton will give us II better practical dairy
animal in this class than we have known
heretofore, or than we know now. The
average yield of butter per we is four
pounds. and it requires about forty pounds
of milk to make n pound of butter. Other
breeds and their grades do nearly twice as
well as this, both in creamery and private
dairy experience, to our certain knowledge
We wish the llolStein- Friesians no harm; on
the contrary. we hope they viii come up to
the adopted standard, but it will take
several years breeding for them to catch up
to our common stock
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08

w b Kinnick huSked 1915 bushels Of
corn in day
Don't let the cows drink from pools of stag
nant water. 1t contains poison germs
The Iowa State Agricultural college at
AmeS ha. had a brilliant aud ,ucce.sfu
year
Cut straw or cut corn stalks go very well
once day alternating with hay and are a
saving
The Orange County Farmer says If you
ill rubber boot, half fun of cat when they
are taken OIL mt night trny VIII % n.ce anG
dry inside in the morning
The grape yield in Ulster county, = ",
this year was enormous. Not few growers
cut as high as 80 tons from their vines
Many tons We're placed in cold storage to be
kept till Christmas
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
AAInn AAn Find Ont.

Those readers who have kindly followed
this column will observe that we have given
no oracles ON the subject of silo and ensi-
lagc, potato rot or hog cholera The reason
is that We don't know about them, for GER
tain. Neither does anybody else. The sub
Ject OF whether cnsilage feed makes good or
bad milk tuttcr and beef has not yet been
settled Mr. Crozier, the best authority we
know, does not speak well of it in the book,
"Iiow tho Farm Pays Extensive expert
ments are now making in England to
test it,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08

Not only those who fought Unit zigel' but
all oil soldiers will be interes' ed in seeing
how Gen. Sigel looks now that he has been
appointed pension agent at New York
in place of Mr.. CoSter, who resigned.
The thin and nervous face hc bore
in the war has mcllowed, it will
bn seen, into the solid and stern expression
dcnoting coones, and ripe iuiEment Gen.
Slgel was horn at Xenshcim, Hadcn Cor
many, mt had to flee the country whom Il
young man for reasonable offences. Being
well educated he secured position as
teacher ON hi% arrival in New York.
From there he went to st. Louis, Mo.
and entered the war of the rebellion
rs colonel of the Third Missouri volunteers,
serving in the campaign in southwestern
Missouri. He afterwards fought with dis
tuclion at the battle of Wilson's creek and
at Pea ridge. In Virginia he was under
the conmaEl of Gems. Fremont and Pope.
He also took part in the second Bull Run.
Since he war he settled down in one of the
suburbs north of New York city and lived
quietly with his family.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08

The flower is native of China, like so
many other rare and beautiful plants. 1t
was introduced to the western world by
Able Daird, of France. 1t has at length
reached England, and in due time will get TO
America We illustrate it beforehand, on
account of its rare beauty. 1t is an annual.
and the top dies down in winter But it is
quite hardy, and with the return of the sun
sprouts up AMI grows like Jonah'S gourd.
The flowers bloom i'll prodigal profuslon.
They are of rich blue color with great
fragrance. The plant will he n most attrac-
tive addition to our supply of hardy climb
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
NEW YEARS DAY.
OlD-TlME CALLING IN NEW YORK
CITY ILLUSTRATED
How 1t Was Done in Three Different Gem
turies-An Old Dutch Custom, Be
gun in 1621-Now IL
is Dead.

New YORK, Dec. 30--In the year of our
Lord 1926 Manhattan island, on which the
whole of New York city now stands, was
bought from the Indians for $24. Immedi-
ately thereafter some brave Dutch emigrants
came and took possession. By New Years
day, 1921, New York city that was to be,
contained POO inhabitants The people had
prospored nightly. They had sowed and
reaped beans, barley, buckwheat and wheat.
They had sent over to Amsterdam, in the old
country, among other wares, thirty six
wild cat skins, thirtyfour rat skins, and
much oak and hickory timbers. They were
sure OF getting their money back, therefore
they felt jolly. And thus it was, Jan. l,
1927, these stout old Dutch muskrat catchers
celebrated their first New Years day. They
were the founders of the aristocracv of New
York, but they seem in no wise to have had
any sense of their solemn responsibility.
They were most unaristocratically jolly, and
smoked their pipes and drank great gulp' of
Holland gin without an atom of thought of
what was due their descendants. Undoubt-
edly they smelt of hides and leather. 1t is
horrid
As long ago as 1927 the custom of making
New Years call, in New York began
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08

Gomez NEW YEARS DAY, 1856.
With his grandest air President Washing
ton bowed to his guests Jan. |, 100 With
the still gay and splendid dress of the gem
tlemen of the time, the scene must have been
one worth behoiding.
But the generals stately department in
society did not please all his guests alike. A
certain colonel, "A Virginia gentleman, by
CAD, sr.' one who hal been abroad de-
clared that the presidents prize bows were
''more distant and stiff than anything he
had seen at the court of st. James
1t is bad form now for president to
take notice of any criticisms of his style, and
in that perhaps we have improved on the
old days. But Washington took the matter
seriously. He said he regretted that his
bows shoud not have been acceptable to thu
Virginia colonel but really they We're the
best he was master of. He farther asks,
solcmnly: Would it not hay. Teen better
to throw the veil of charity over them,
ascrihing their stiffness to the effects Of age,
or to the unskiliulness of my teacher rather,
than to pride and dignity of Office
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
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Whooping Cough, or sudden Colds,
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Council Bluffs, Iowa, writes: 81 consider
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ieve the most serious affections Of the
throat and lungs, whether in children or
adults" John If. Stoddard, Petersburg,
Va, writes: II have never found med
icine equal to
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
FARM AND GARDEN.
The days begin to lengthen,
The cold begins to strengthen.
fold s W.


There is so much to be said i'll this column
concerning the strictly utilitarian that there
is not much room or things whose iustiiica-
ton for being is their beauty. 1t is ample
justification, too, you may be sure of that.
Beauty is not so plentiful in this imperfect
world that it should not be made the most of
when we do find it.
For this reason we present you this week
the picture of new clemats blossom.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08

The butter consuming public will he star
tied by the recent testimony of n New y ori
chemist that among the sixty different in
gredients used in the manufacture of cleo
margarine are sugar of lead sulphuric acid
and boracic acids. And yet these swindlers
inform their patrons that these LOCUS com
pounds are made up only of harnic>, mate
~ia
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08

The custom was observed for hundred
and fifty years, with only a single break, TO
be meutioned LATER When Washington was
president he received New Years calls, just
as President Cleveland receives them to-day.
But President Washington received calls
in New York for that was the capital of the
nation then, The custom of calling on the
president on New Year day went from this
city to Washington, along with the capital
1t was Dutch novelty to Washington.
We have picturesque account of the rccep-
ton of 1879. That was the gayest winter N
many year, The president himself went
much into society, and there are charming
paragraphs about it in his diary, which he
kept as regularly as he did his account
books. 1t was etiquette then for a president
to skip about freely among the citizens, just
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
FOSTER THE MEDIUM.
Charlatnn, Wonder Monger and Mystery,
lie Died of Softening of the Brain.

ChhfInInn' N0ndor M0ngcr and MNstcry,
lie Died of Softening of the Brain.
Especial Correspondence
BOSTON Jan. 2.-Ihis individual was
very stranga person. In manners he was
wholly ord nary. His morals perhaps we're
by spells none of the best, and yet he could
perform what at times seemed to be real
miracles. He was born in Boston 80 years
ago. He attended the Phillips school in that
city and was rather dull pupil it is said.
His strange power began to develop itself in
chool Loud raps were heard from time to
time near his desk. Before long loud noises
began TO awaken him Mt night, and in the
morning the furniture of his room would be
scattered topsy turvy Then objects in his
room would be heard moving about when
nobody was present, as though pirits invis-
lille were performing DEVILS dance
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08

How Gentleman
obeyed will be seen
from the icture.
New Years calling
of to-day is not
even an echo of its
former self. y ii
there is left of it is
n basket hung ON
the outer We ,tibule
door, which is closed
and locked. I h c
caller sends a mes
senger there with
his card, the boy
drops it into the
basket, and so the
call is accomplish
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08

Group it will ease in minutes, and positively
cure any when used at the outset
Remember tina, Or. Thomas fc,ec;ric III
is only so cents per bottle, and one bottle will so
farther than half dozen OF an ordinary medicine.