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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-05
Presentation of Account.
ALBION HARRIS, ESTATE

ALBION HARRIS ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District S.
In Probate Court, held at the Probate Office
in st. Johnsbury, in said District on the Goth
day of May. a. d. 1890
Daniel Carpenter, Administrator upon
the estate of ALBION Harris,
late of St Johnsbury in said district
deceased, presents his administration &C
count for examination and allowance, and
makes application for decree of distribution
and partition of the estate of said deceased.
Whereupon, 1t is ordered by said Court that
said account and said application be referred
to session thereof, to be held at the Probate
once IN st ohnsbury, on the Goth day of
June, A. ID. 1890, for hearing and decision
thereon: Audit is further ordered that notice
hereof be given to all persons Interested by
publication OF the same three weeks success
s1vely in the Caledonian, a newspaper pub
hshed at St Johnsbury, previous to said time
appointed for hearing, that they may appear
at said time and place, and show cause if any
hey may have why said account should not
be allowed and such decree made
BY the Court, Attest:
WALTER p SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-05
Presentation of Account.


STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District IS.
In Probate Court, held at the Probate Office
in st. Johnsbury, within and for said Dis
trict on the 26th day of May, A. D. 1890.
George H. Morrill,, administrator
upon the estate of Millen Morrill,, late
of Danville in said District, deceased,
presents his administration account for ex-
animation and allowance, and makes appli-
cation 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 session thereof, to be held at the
Probate Office in st. Johnsbury, the Goth
day of June, A d. 1890, for hearing and de-
that notice hereof be given to all persons
interested, by publication of the same three
weeks successfully in the CALIFORNIAN a
newspaper published at st. Johnsbury, pre-
vious 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:
WALTER p SMITH, Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-05
White Underwear.

Also Infants Robes. Ladies White Skirts,
%, 33 and so cents, trimmed with hamburg
60, 20, lie, 1.25, LAT, 1.79, 2.1O and up
wards. Chemises, Drawers, Corset Covers,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-05
CHOICE MILLINERY,

Hats IN endless variety, black and white
Leghorns, Fancy Braids. Leave your order
and we will trim you just what you want.
Summer sale of Ladies, Misses and Chill
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-05
BINGHAM DRESSES,

Print Wrappers, Children's White Dresses
Also Baby Bonnets in lace and silk. All de-
partments are full of real bargains such as
Kid and Silk Gloves, Stamped Goods, Hosi-
cry, Handkerchiefs. etc.
MRS. d. A MORRISON
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-05
VILLAGE HOUSES AND FARMS
FOR SALE

Village residences from $1,000 to $4,000
Farms at any price, according to location.
32d w H. PRESTON
Agent for sale of all kinds of real estate
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-05
MRS. .. A. MORRISON
Summer Opening

all at the same prices and to match. Night
Dresses 90, 70, LOO, /. rs, 1877, 15e, 1s7,
2.1O and upward. Take look at our Tea
Gowns,
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LIVE STOCK NOTES.

THERE is pork in grass as we'll as beef
and mutton.
THERE are but few horses that are
not tractable and docile II they are
treated properly.
Do NOT expect any farm animal to
''pick up" its living and put much meat
upon its bones.
HoIsTEIN-F RIEsIAN transfers for the
week ending July 20 included eleven
bulls and fifty-four cows.
If you have any old sheep-scrub
hogs or improbable cows-get them
ready for the butcher as soon as pos
sible.
As SOON as an animal is matured it
ceases to be profitable to keep, unless
it Is work animal and possibly sheep.
If the pastures in which the colts are
kept get short this dry weather use
bran and oats to make up the shortage.
A FREQUENT change of pasture for
sheep, say every week or ten days. is
conducive to thrift, and should be regu-
larly attended to.
IT costs less to produce pound OF
lamb than pound OF mutton. A pound
Of lamb sells for more than pound OF
mutton See the point?
WHEN cattle have to 90 too far for
water they will often go without to
their discomfort, and when they get to
the water they will drink to their in
jury.
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The DAIRY.

Parchment paper 10 not only cheaper,
but in all respects superior to cloth for
wrappages OF butter
II every consumer knew what good
butter is, the price Of the best quality
Of butter would be better.
1t Is much easier to give . little ad-
ditional feed as soon 40 the pastures be-
gin to fail, and maintain the flow Of
milk, than 1t is TO undertake to feed
enough later on to regain this loss.
To teach calf to drink milk with
out sucking the finger, let it miss feed
or two and get very hungry; then gently
but firmly hold the nose in the milk,
and it will soon learn to drink nicely
and quickly.
A golden ball OF butter, finely ma
vored, with an odor suggestive OF grassy
meadows and cooling streams. seasoned
with just enough salt for the palate, IL
food ut for men or gods. Talk about
oleo as . substituted! Bah!
The dairyman who sticks to the
business through good and i'll report,
whether prices are high or low, Is the
man who will win success In the end;
providing, of course. he knows how to
make an article that will sell on It's
merits.
The cow must have proper food.
She can only get this BY her owner pro-
ducing it or buying it. Hence If we
would have profitable dairy. tho kind
Of crops that are TO be grown is an inn
portant part OF tho dairy plans.
Every farmer should have some
kind Of milk-house, and II they can
not afford to build one with all the mod
ern conveniences. every one can 1T least
put up rough board shed over some
convenient spring, or near the we'll, and
let the waste water run into it. This
kind Of building fitted with . good
trough for the milk cans, ETC., often
answers.
The Country Gentleman says: Tired
cows can not secrete butter fats freely.
Angry cows neither give the same
amount of milk nor milk OF the same
richness as they would do in good hu-
NOR. Sick cows show their sickness In
their milk sooner than any other way,
both in falling of in quantity and +. !.
duction in quality. The moral to be
read from these truths might we'll be
hung over the doorway Of every dairy
stable. DO not hurry your cows. Do
not brighten your cows. Sick cows give
sick milk.
DO not neglect to keep up the salt
supply for stock out at grass, says Home
Stock and Farm. Cows giving milk will
shrink their yield sensibly il deprived
of this condiment, and other cattle will
suffer in thrift II deprived Of it, or
irregularly sailed. Horses kept at work
must not be neglected in this regard. A
box in the stable so that moderate al.
lowance can be given daily will insure q
more constant giving than II one must
run to the barrel to get what is needed.
For stock a strong box made Of two-inch
stuff, eight inches deep, with . fange
around the top SO that cattle can not
fiirt the salt out, should be in some con-
venient place under shelter SO that
stock can get lick when they feel like
II
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-09-18

lettering in the orchard, then we went
down to the river. The fire was still
| smouldering on the sand, and there
were scraps OF dried meat under the
tree. All Of q sudden Jake cried out:
What's that Jock?" and my heart
began to thump. for expected nothing
else but to see . big painted Indian
ready to grab me. Jake pointed to the
tree over our heads. A piece OF bark
with string at each end was hanging
from one Of the lower branches, swing
ing back and forth like the hammock
there. only . great deal smaller than
the hammock. A bundle wrapped in
blanket was fastened to it with strips
Of buckskin. We looked at it awhile
before we spoke. We hadn't quite got
over out scare. Then whispered:
Lets climb the tree, Jake. and SEQ
what it is
1t didn't take us long to get where we
could look down on the bundle. And
now what do you think 1t was? You
can't guess, eh? Well, it was real live
papoose-an Indian baby-pretty as .
picture. fast asleep in its bark cradle.
We didn't dare touch it. for fear the In
dians might be watching US. but we
climbed down as quickly as we could,
and ran home to tell mother what we
had found.
They've gone of and forgot 1.-THE
poor little creature" she said as she
tied on her sun-bonnet and went with us.
When We got back the papoose was
wide awake, laughing and Growing in
fine style. We climbed the tree and
united the strings. while mother held
out her arms and caught it as it fell.
cradle and all. 1t cried little at first,
when it saw the strange faces, bending
over it, but mother crooned, and talked
baby talk, and it soon was laughing
again. She carried it to the house and
fed it. Then we spread the blanket on
the floor, and Jake and got down on
all tours and played with It. 1t was
such a good-natured little fellow that
we had lots of fun.
Did we keep it? Yes. for couple OF
hours. At the end of that time, just as
We were in the midst Of grand froiic.
the papoose stretched out its hands
toward the open door and began to cry.
We looked around and saw an Indian
woman standing there. She walked in,
picked up the papoose, wrapped the
blanket around it. and walked out
again. without saying a word, and that's
the last we ever saw OF that baby.-H
IL. Hollands, in Detroit Free Press.
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Dried Stra wDerry Leaves.

Mr.. Childs will pay twelve cents q
pound for strawberry leaves"
Two small pairs Of ears heard Mrs.
Allison say this about the new mer-
chant Then Alice went out of the
room, and beckoned Nettie to follow.
did you hear that?' she asked, ex-
citedly. Just think of the strawberry
leaves in our pasture! Why, we can pick
tons Of em.''
why, Alice, don't believe we could
find time to pick ton
Il should think we might If we tried
hard. Let's 60 at it this very day.
Well make our fortunes"
Mother Banks wasn't as much excit-
ed as the girls when they told her their
plans.
1t will take great many to weigh
q pound" she said.
But the girls were all courage, and
that afternoon they went into the past
ure and busily picked strawberry leaves
where. few weeks before, they had
picked berries.
1t was pleasant work. The bobolinks
came about and chartered saucily, the
robins whistled in the treetops, and
they found ground-bird's nest with
three tiny, spotted eggs.
When the horn blew for supper, they
went home and spread their leaves in
the back chamber to dry. The floor
was covered.
What shall we buy with our money!"
was now the great question, and they
made all sorts of plans.
They looked at the leaves every day.
surprised that they shrank up SO.
When at last they were dry, the girls
took them to the store. and Mr.. Childs
weighed them-half pound!
So they had three cents apiece. -
Youths Companion.
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FIG. 2.

standard is brought above the wheel
by stick passed through the rings.
Over the top OF the stick, and secured
to it by nail. is bent hoop, the ends
passing through cleats driven into the
box. This holds the fodder off the
wheels Loading fodder on . wagon,
whether on the box or hay-rack, is very
difficult especially after the load is
partly on, unless q ladder Of some sort
is provided. A very good one is shown
in Fig. :. 1t is simply wide board. to
which are nailed cleats at proper inter
walls, fastened to the rear Of the wagon
by two short pieces of ropes or chains
As the wagon is driven along it drags
after and is at once ready for use. Amer
lean Agricu lturist.
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Dear" she said. timidly, at length,
without noticing the others query. ~
never blame you for any action, how
ever singular it may seem to me.
| know you always have some excellent
reason for what you do or say. But the
Gilchrists are our best neighbors, and
are leading people In the church. 1t
| would be unwise to offend them. Do
you object to telling me why you would
not sec Mr.. March Gilchrist?"
fietty shifted the pattern to q corner
Of the stuff. turned it upside down and
regarded I solemnly. her head on one
side. Then she pinned 1t fast and fell
again to cutting.
Il do object decidedly" she said,
composedly. But it is perhaps best
that you should know the truth. It
may prevent unpleasant complications
Mr.. Gilchrist did me the honor last
evening 10 offer to marry me and re-
fused him."
..lIetty Alling.''
THAT is likely to remain my name /
supposed that you would be surprised
Iwas.' as coolly as before. II trust to
your honor to keep Mr.. Gilchrist's Sc
cret, even from Mr.. Wayt. 1t is not a
matter that concerns anybody but our
selves. And we will not al1ude to it
again"
Struck by something unnatural in the
girls perfect composurc, the tender
hearted matron leaned forward to stroke
the head bowed over the work.
There is something behind all this,
Hctty, dear. am sure OF 1t. 1t would
make me very happy to see You married
to such man as March Gilchrist. What
objection can you have to him as q
suitor?''
THE very question which he asked
and answered Excuse me for re-
minding you that nobody else has the
right to press it."
The rebuff did not end the discussion.
The matter was. in Mrs. Wayts mind,
too grave to be lightly dismissed.
Don't be angry with me!'' staying the
progress OF the clicking shears, that her
sister might be compelled to hear what
she said, II love you too dearly to let
you make blundcr you may regret for
lifetime. March is a noble young
fellow, of unexceptionable family and
character. His disposition Is excellent;
his manners are charming; he has talent,
energy"
''Spare me the rest OF the catalogue,
please" retorted Hetty, CURLY. 1T is
not like you, Frances, to force q disa-
grecable subject upon me. And this is
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CHAPTER VIII.

March Gilchrists name was brought
up to the sewing-room at eleven o'clock
Monday morning. Hetty was cutting
out shirts for the twins at a table OF
lIomer's continuance and manufacture
Her face was flushed, perhaps with
STOPPING over the. board-when she
looked up.
please say that am particularly en-
gagged this morning. Mary Ann, and beg
to be excused"
MY dear" expostulated Mrs. Wayt,
''He has probably called with message
from his mother or sister,"
''In that case ask him to leave it with
you, Mary Ann, unless you care to 60
down, Frances?"
lie said Miss 'Alling' most particu-
lar. ventured Mary Ann.
Then take my message just as I gave
it, IL you please"
did you know" pursued Miss ALI
ing. when the girl had gone, that Perry
is an inch taller than his brother? His
arms are longer, too. They were exact
ly the same size until this summer" -,
Mrs" Wayt eyed her sister with a
helpless, distraaght air, while the sci:-
sors flashed and slipped through the
muslin, and the worker appeared to have
no interest in life beyond the manin".
lation OF both.
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Origin OF the Name Picnic.

Almost any boy or girl can tell you
what picnic is like; but wonder how
many know why it is SO called. or that
the custom is said to date only from
lsO2, not hundred years ago.
Then, as now, when such an enter
tainmcnt was being arranged for, it was
customary that those who intended to
be present should supply the eatables
and drinkables. Originally the plan
was to draw up list of what was nee
essary, which is an excellent one
to follow, for often, when there has
been no previous agreement. it is dis
covered. when too late, that there is too
much OF one kind of food and not
enough of another.
The list was passed round, and each
person picked out the article Of food or
drink he or she was willing to furnish.
and the name of the article was then
ntcked off the list So it was from these
two words. picked and nicked. that this
form Of out-of-door entertainment first
became known as a ''pick-and-nick,"
and then as a picnic. the old-fashioned
name for the basket parties Of to-day
Harper's Young People.
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MR.. WHYT'S
WIFE'S SISTER.
By MARION HARLAND.
COPYRIGHT, 1901
CHAPTER yH-CoNTINrEp.

CHAPTER NI-CoNTINCED.
Mrs. Gilchrist appeased my anxiety
by saying that yours was passing indis-
position. | was the more solicitouS be-
cause | have suffered all day from the
onslaught of my constitutional enemy,
the rash and crucial headache. which
my mother gave me. 1t is more than
malady. 1t is affection, requiring pagan
fortitude and Christian resignation.
There is some occult connection between
it and the course of the natural sun in
the heavens. 1t seized me this morning
with the rising of the god of day and
left me at the going down Of the same.
Mrs. Wayt will have it that it is the
penalty for much study which, If not
WEAKNESS to the flesh. occasionally re-
yengcs itself in neuralgia pangs. l
know no fatigue while the oracular rage
Of composition is upon me. Last night
1t possessed me. | wrote the entire SER
mon to which you listened this morning
between the hours Of half-past nine Sat
urday night and four o'clock this morn
ing. In all that time did not leave
my desk. The thunderstorm wrought
strange, glorious excitement in my
brain. 1t was as il seven thunders ut
tered their voices to the ears Of my
spirit
The Rev. Mr.. Wayt proaded holes in
the turf with his cane while speaking,
holding it in his right hand almost at
arms length. in straight line from his
body. His face showed chalky-white in
no nay his hrpy,.S hair
black: his eyes glittered, the smile upon
his thin. wide-lipped mouth was appar-
ent in the clearing radiance. He was
disposed to be aflably loquacious to the
heir Of a rich parishioncr, and the pas
tors Influence with young men" was
one of his specialtics. This important
member of an important class did not
interrupt him. and the intent expression
Of his figure his back was to the moon
was pleasantly provocative to con-
tinued eloquencc.
The Sabbath has been superb truly
superb resumed the orator. pulling
out the cane after an unusual atesian
feat in jabbing it into the earth. Il
could think of nothing as looked out
at daybreak upon the Frightening face
of Nature but Mrs. Barbauld's rose
that's newly-washed by the shower
Ny spirit put on wings to meet the new
morning. | said, aloud. in a sort of di-
vine transport: This is the day the
Lord hath made. Let US rejoice and be
glad in it, "
DO you ever preach extemporaneous-
~, Mr.. Wayt?' asked March,
The sentence passed his lips almost
unawares. In his perplexity and dis
dain, he spoke al random. He could not
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stand here all night, the victim of the
modern Coleridge. lie recollected,
while the flowing periods went over him,
that the Rev. Forcy's admirers likened
him to the long-winded poet. The girl
of his heart IL 1sse and of his home in
posse might BIO Mr.. Wayt's wife's sister,
but Mr.. Wayt himself was an imposing
liar and hypocrite who disgraced the
coat on his back. The sooner Kitty was
removed from his house tho better He
credited poor Tony with more sense
than he was reputed to possess. in that
he doubted, theoretically, his employers
powers as an exorcist.
Now and.then, my dear sir. now and
then. But | long ago arrived at the
conclusion that natural fuency is a
lure to Incidence. Whatever is worth
the hearing should be worth careful
preparation. The rSce rersa occurs to
you. of course. would give my audi
ence ripe matter. the slow accretion OF
amber-clear thought. not the fervid ex-
ndation Of fhomentary excitement.
Every line 81 this mornings sermon was
written out in full. The reporter of a
New York paper took it from my hand
as descended. from the pulpit. Mr..
Wayt. he said. That discourse can
be printed without the alteration of a
word. 1t isperfect."
The mans 'supnme egotism pushed
March into indiscretion, which he after
ward considered dishonorablc.
you never use the typewriter. then?''
Occasionally" carelessly. II might
say, semi-occasionally. But not when
am in the Spirit-as reverently be-
.ieve ! was last night. Mrs. Wayt is a
deft operator on it. She learned ex-
pressly to copy my sermons and lectures
for the press. What will not good wife
do for her husband?"
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RICHNESS or MILK.
There In Quite = Difference Between Morn
Ing and Might MilkinKs.

There In Quite = Difference between Morn
Ing and Night MiikInEs.
That there is variation, in richness
between the milk drawn from most cows
in the morning and that OF night is gen.
facts developed by tests made ut the
New Hampshire experiment station,
and published in bulletin, from which
we extract, that seem to be now, at all
events are interesting and of value.
The milk of three cows has been ana
lyzed, night and morning, daily. for q
full year: the mornings milk being
richer than nights during the time the
cows were on pasture feed, but when the
same cows were put in the barn, the re-
verse was true, the nights milk being
milk of morning and night is quite
marked. Thus during June, July and
August, Jersey cow gave milk which
averaged as follows: Mornings milk,
8.26 per cent. fat; nights, 5.75 per cent I;
average. 6.O1 per cent; difference, O.5l
per cent in favor Of the milk Of the
morning. The same COW during Janu-
airy, February and March gave milk
showing 5. 81 per cent in the morning
and at night $50 per cent; average.
Cos per cent; difference, 049 per cent.
in favor OF nights milk. Other cows
gave corresponding results, but not so
marked. nevertheless the conclusion il
fair, that either the exercise involved
in grazing over comparatively large
pasture or the heat of the day, or both.
tend to diminish the richness of the
milk secreted during the day, while the
quiet and GOODNESS Of the night operate
toward richer product The causes of
the winter variation are more obscure,
but it is believed that the shortened
period between milkin9s offers at least
q partial solution. Ohio Farmer.