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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-05-08
REMOVAL /!
4. W. PHILLIPS

Has moved his shoe repair shop
to the rooms over the Bank which
were formerly occupied by w. r.
Aldrich. 1920
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-05-08
Estate of Riley S. Tollman,
of era ftsbury.

CtTATE OF VERMONT, ORLEANS DISTRICT
- SIS. In Probate Court, held at Newport
in and for said district, on the 7th day OF
April, A. ID. 1899.
u. 5. Tollman, administrator of the estate OF
Riley s. Tollman, late OF Craftsbury. in said
district deceased, presents his administration
account for examination and allowance, and
makes application for a decree OF distribu-
tion and partition of the estate of said de-
ceased
Whereupon, il is ordered by said Court,
that said account aud said application be re-
feTred to a session thereof, to be held at
+. w. Baidwin's Office In Barton, In said dis
riot, on the 18th day OF May, A ID. 1899, at
O'Clock in the forenoon 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 success
lively in the Orleans Couoty Monitor, news
paper published AT Barton previous TO said,
time appointed for hearing, that they mAYi
appear at said time and place, and show
cause, il any they may have, why said account
should not be allowed, and such decree made.
By the Court-Attest,
7-19 Il. ALFRED. Judge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-05-08

Little Harry-Pa, what's a woman
hater, anyway? Pa-Oh, fellow
that's been married awhile.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
Life of nm East IndIam.n.

There WAS never finer ship afioat
than the East Indiaman. from. say, 1900
down to the last of them. such as the
earl of Balcarres- Those old East In.
diamen were exceedingly comfor,ab Bile
ships-liberaIly found and handsomely
furnished. II is a question whether
passengers grew more weary of the
ocean after four months salt water to
bombay and Calcutta than do travellers
in these times after six days of the At
lantic or d little more than month to
New Zealand. People of old. when they
went TO sea in an Indiaman. knew what
they had to expect They danced. fiirt-
ed, sang, talked scandal, quarreled and
made it up, and often the young people
got engaged to be married. All the
after-part of the ship was village full
of people more or less good-humored.
Many are still alive-they are no longer
young-who remember that old-fash-
ioned voyage round the cape to the east
the old cuddy, the griffin. the ayah,
the eternal brieadier with his ma iestic
whiskers. She was by no means lost to
sight when John Company hauled down
his flag. The East and West India
docks grew full of her, AT least of ships
which, in regard TO burden, stateliness
of appearance sumptuoqsness of cabin
fittings. were well worthy to be the In
diaman's SUCCESSORS No finer set of
ships in the days ofwood ever sailed out
of the Thames than some. indeed most,
of the vessels OF the fleets which few
the house-fags of Green. Dunbar WIG.
ram and Smiih.-Pall Mall Magazine.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
FRAME OF HOUSE.

in the cut This is strong and yet very
light. 1t can be covered with half-inch
boards put on "up-and-down,- with
the cracks battened, or it may be COW
cred with cheap cotton cloth that has
been dipped in linseed oil, then
stretched and dried. Such a house
should be pinned down to resist the
wind. and can be moved TO new ground
occasionally, to keep all clean and
sweet. This house is also convenient
where one wishes to put by themselve.
few of the best of the flock to breed
from--Orange Judd Farmer.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
CHUMLA, THE BRIDE
OF FLOWERS
BY Michael Clifford White.

IN a village of the Hindoo tribe of
the kadava Kumbis in the province
Of Gujarat. there once dwelt young
girl by the name of Chumla Soman,
who. having arrived at the mature age
of i2 summers, was considered by her
parents 10 have remained even too
long without husband, especially as
they had in view most eligible party
"a venerable rajah reputed to possess
one lac OF rupees.
Chumla was a tall. gracefully formed
girl, not without decided pretensions
10 good looks, fact which young
MotiIal. the poor village brazier, had
discovered TO his cost: for on pre-
suuing to address Chumla's parents
with matrimonial intent. his advances
were received not only with scorn but
with blows ~Chumla marry such a
one. when the noble ra jah had deigned
TO look with favor in her direction"
seornfuily CALCULATED that young ladies'
parents at was more than presump-
ton; it was an insult. Beat the fel-
low well IL he dares to show his face
sgain--
As TO what Chumla herself thought
about a matter in which she was so
deeply concerned. that was. of course
of no consequence. She would give her
hand first and then. as the case might
be. her heart afterwards. Such had
been the custom of her people for ages
reaching back into the days OF which
even legends do not speak. Her opin-
ion was neither given nor sought.
II was, in fact. all well arranged.
The rajah having made inquiry into
the purity of Chpmla's caste, which he
found TO be entirely satisfactory, an
nounced that he was quite ready to
make her his wife in the ensuing month
of May. it being an auspicious time of
the year.
1t was then that serious obstacle
first presented itself to the Somans.
They Were not rich, and feared the ex-
pense of the wedding fine clothes,
jewels and trinkets with which Chum-
ia must be adorned as dowry beft-
ting her new station.
Now, for just such a contingency as
this the Kadava Kumbis have a custom
by which the bride-elect may be frs,
married either to another person upon
the distinct understanding that she
will be released or divorced immediate
ly afterwards, or to a bouquet of flow
.ers, which, being subsequently cast
into a ditch. is presumed to die: in
either case the girl. becoming a widow
in the eyes of their law, goes forth upon
her second marriage without adorn-
ment or display.
Much disturbed over the matter. the
Somans sought the rajah. explaining
their difficulty, when the latter, pre-
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09

blown away from being made brittle by
being frozen. Save steps in cutting. as
shown in cut Begin By cutting and
carrying hills into in each OF the
courses a. b, c. and shocking them at
X In cutting follow the course OF the
small figures !, 2. 3. 4. 5 to o. Husk and
crib the ears as soon after drying as the
condition of the weather will permit.
The stover may be treated in either of
two ways: 1t may be stored whole or
cut. If whole always have it under
cover when possible. Where this is i'm
practicable use a raised framework of
rails or logs. and lay the butts of the
stalks toward the outside of the pile.
Protect the top with a covering of straw
or poor hay. If TO be cut a siiage cutter
is not the thing. because the chunks of
hard stem are likely TO hurt the ami
mails mouths If nothing more. Use
corn shredder This will crush and tear
the stalks. thus overcoming the objec-
tion mentioned. If shredder that also
has husking attachment be chosen.
much time, cold work and possibly
medicine may lie saved. Slower man
aged in this way is easier to handle. oc-
eupies less space. is more cleanly eaten
up, suffers less waste from ,rampling.
and the pieces of stalk not eaten are
useful as bedding and ab>or bent mate
rial in the manure heap. Moreover.
when SO treated stover may be baled
and sent to market. But il must be OBJ
served that to keep well the stover
must be properly cured in the field and
be perfectly dry when placed in the
stack or run through the shredder. If
this rule be followed and the shredded
material be protected from damp. there
is no reason why it should spoil as some
persons claim il does.
II corn is to he grown for dry fodder.
The sweet varieties must he avoided.
since they arc very difficult. often inn
possible to cure. and when packed
away in the barn are almost sure to rot.
They should be treated as ensilaee.
This difficulty should not arise, how
ever. except where corn is grown for
the canning factories.-M {. Kains, in
Agricultural Epitomist.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09

that was an 1nlucky sigma cat cross
ing the path in connection with matrl-
mony; but at length. proceeding, they
had not gone far when a cobra ghded
out from the bush ard disappeared on
the opposite side in the rank vegeta-
ton
At this second III omen the rajah halt
ed abruptly and was debating the ad-
visibility Of hasty retreat, when the
appearance of fox short distance
ahead settled all doubts, and sent the
party home in great expedition
With three such III omens, a cat, n
snake and fox. taken in conjunction
with the mystery concerning the flow
ers. the rajah could not be expected to
carry out his part in the marriage with
Chumla. perhaps no very great hard
ship when it is considered that he had
already six other wives. So it was
promptly broken of. with the conse-
quences falling upon the not unusual
head.
Disappointed and enraged, the whole
Soman family, parents, uncles, broth
ers. and sisters. set TO work TO abuse
and beat the Unfortunate Chumla-
"Unlucky creature" they cried.
''You have disgraced US all. You are
bewitched: but we can, at least. beat
the devils out OF yon."
Poor Chumla's appeals for mercy for
tunately did not fall entirely upon un-
sympathetic ears Young Motilai, near
by, appeared upon the scene just in
(. ;t,.a for h..r-
why do you beat her thus?- he de-
manded
Because she Is bewitched.r replied
one of the uncles '-She was to have
married the great rajah. but now he
will not have her on account of bad
omens. She is disgraced thereby in all
mems eyes, and we shall never be able
TO marry her But we suspect, rascal.
that you know something OF this" and
he threateningly fiourished the stick
over young Motilal's head.
Il do know something boldly re-
torted the other. Il know it is fact
that her flower husbands live
--Oh, you dol came a chorus of re-
joinders. Where are they, then?'
That | shall not tell you, unless"
"Unless2"
Unless she is promised TO me as a
wife. Then ] will kill all the flowers
and marry her. l alone know where
they are. See the proof?" and he held
up sprig of the rajah's plant
Take her. by all means,- cried
Chumla's father, and may she bring
for you better fortune than she has
brought us, the unlueky daughter of
evil
So Motilal rooted up all of Chumla's S
husbands. and exchanged them for the
person of Chumla herself-a bargain
which. so far as anyone knows. he never
repented. for the youthful Hindu maid.
on this occasion ar least. gave not only
her hand. but her rheart-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
ABOUT CORN sTovER.
the Stalk. from Being Tram
pied In the Mod.

In many sections of the country there
Is much loss of food due TO irrational
methods of managing corn stoyer.
Corn allowed to stand until after frost
becomes poorer in sugar and other
nutritious substances, is less palatable
and is harder TO cure on account of the
Development of acids from the natural
juices OF the plant When cut and left
standing in the field longer than is
necessary there is more or less loss
from decay at the base of the stems and
in the center of the shocks. When fed
to the stock in the usual manner much
of il is trampled in the mud or fouled in
other ways and the stalks are not only
of no use but are often a positive
nuisance for months.
This may all be obviated as follows:
Choose an early maturing variety and
allow ii to stand in the field until the
grain begins to harden and the lower
leaves turn yellow at the tips. Cut al
ways before frost or the leaves may be
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
AMONG THE POULTRY.
Keep all young fowls dry.

Keep all young fowls dry
Give the hens all the skim milk you
can
A pair of geese should yield 50 worth
of feathers in year.
Keep fat hens on ground oats and
avoid corn and wheat.
Vary the food sufficiently to keep
the fowls in good appetite.
little salt in the soft food given to
the fowls will be acceptable
At this time it is poor economy to
stint the growing chickens
As warm weather comes on lice will
increase much more rapidly.
One of the best remedies for over
fatness is plenty of exercise
The pulIet that begins to lay earliest
in life Will lay the largest number of
eggs.
Young poultry of no kind should be
allowed to wade around in the wet
grass
Nothing will prevent hen from lay
cornmeaI.
Give the hens all possible freedom
of range and there will be less soft
sheiled eggs
Never use coal oil or grease of any
kind on the setting hens. as twill close
the pores of the eggshells. SO they will
not hatch.
In selecting the breeding fowls. if the
hens are somewhat dark let the cocks
be lighter: and If the hens are heavy,
use lighter cock
Be careful not to overfeed. 1t is
variety of feed and shell-producing ar
ticies that bring the best results. FIX
perience is the best guide as to guam.
tiry.-St. Louis Republic.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
A sabbath Breaker

We find in report on Sabbath OBJ
servance. just presented to the free
presbytery of Lorne by Rev. Mr.. Mac
leod, of Oban- this statement: THE
queen and royal family. il is deeply to
be deplored. have not shown a happy
example to the people in the matter of
Sabbath observance Her majesty's re-
cent journey TO France and arrival
there on Sabbath day must have been
a griet to every enlightened Christian
subject of her own and pernicious in its
influence over the giddy and goddess
French. ch."-Westminsfer Gazette.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
Le.n rorL Tor E,,or,

In the foreign markets lean pork is
preferred. and there is growing de-
mand for more lean pork at home. Lean
pork can be produced at less cost than
may be supposed. and the hogs will
grow faster and give heavier weights
than when the pork is produced solely
from corn 1t is done by feeding. in ad-
dition to corn skim milk. bran, shorts
linseed meal beans peas. clover and
other heterogeneous foods, which not only
promote growth. but increase the
weight also.-Prairie Farmer.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
B.~s-proa.~i.x ca,,,..

Range cattle will gradually decrease
in number and the far west will cease
to have a monopoly in beef. Farmers
will find steers profitable If they use
bulls of the beef-producing breeds The
reason cold storage beef from the west
takes possession OF the market is be-
cause farmers give but little attention
to the quality of the animals raised for
beef With a combination of breed and
feed they can get steers into market a
year earlier. as well as gain 80 per cent
In weight.-Prairie Farmer
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
THE SPAN OF LIFE.

CF-o-n Dawn TO SlghtD
The dawn IL gray.
And nights dark shadows fade away:
Sing IoE. sing sweet. the lullaby.
The little one Hes sim and sleeps.
While softly through The easement cresps
The light Of day.
And night wln1s whisper ere they die
The lullaby
Would Se could tell
VIVA happy thoughts and fa,cies dwell,
As b4by's cradle rocks away.
Wide open are the dear ones eyes
An unknown world before them lies:
Yet come what may.
The mother weayss her tender spell.
And all IS well
And morning brings
The sof; unfolding Of the wings,
The steps Of Tiny feet
The prattle none may understand
Save those who dwell In Bzbyland:
While lips repeat
The nursery songs Of childish things
That mother sings.
The moons bright rays
Shine down on books and childhood s
plays:
And vanished. one by one,
Are ragged dolls and broken toys.
While now Is heard the fun and noise
When school Is done.
And yet we miss the baby ways
OF other days.
The tide IS high.
And on lifs's stream the sunbeaus lie:
Then comes tender strain
OF happy music. soft and Low.
Love guides the fran bark to and fro
With sweet refrain.
Youths afternoon gIides swiftly by
While Love Is nigh.
The dusk comes on
And hides the giories Of the sun:
Yet all the heavens ring
VIII wedding bells for life is bles..
Ana happy IS the coy nest
Where Love is king.
His Joyous reign hath Just begun
Though day j. done.
Now near. now far.
There comes the moaning OF the bar.
while llfc's bark glidss along
Long years have turned the tresses gray,
Yet deas ones cheer the onward way
with happy song;
And Love sim reigus. while shines afar
The evening star.
Now bent and white
Are tired heads. the failing sight
Scarce sees the shadows creep.
The bark Of life hath touched the strand
And old age waits with folded hand
% The long, last sleep.
A breath touch Of fingers light
And IL Is night
Grace r. Olsen, in Boston Transcript
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09

suInably not caring about the few
things Chumla might bring as her
dowry, so far fell in with their views
that he consented to her being mar
ried first OF all to a bouquet Ii would
appear that he was sufficiently jealous
of his future wife to object 10 her be-
ing married, even temporarily, TO an
other man
Overjoytd that the ra jah had 80 read
lily acquis seed in their plsns. the So
mans thereupon. with due form and
ceremony. married their daughter to a
bouquet of flowers culled from the
rsjah's garden, and which they sub
seauently cast into a ditch at the foot
of their compound
Now. the poor Motiial. though driven
off with abuse and blows. had by no
means relinquishei all hope Of obtain
ing the hand of Chunla, but having OBJ
served all that was going on in the
Soman household from a safe distance,
he fully comprehended that if he pur-
posed acting further in the matter he
must do so quickly. Then. as he watched
the casting away of the bouquet i'm
personating husband for Chumla. an
idea as bright as the blossoms of :he
hibiscus bush behind which he was
screening himself occurred TO him
Waiting patiently until the bridal
party had returned into the house, he
stealthily crept forth and gathering up
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09

the discarded mowers. quickly bore
them of into the jungle.
For some time Motilai searched about
in the forest until, having found Sc
cIuded spot apparently suitable to the
purpose he had in mind, he proceeded TO
clear a patch of ground. Then, having
carefully trimmed off the sprigs of the
bouquet as would be likely to take root.
he planted them in four little rows. wa
tered them from a brook near by, and
covered them over with trellis work of
small branches and leaves to protect
them from the rays of the sun or the
feet OF any chance animals. This done.
he returned home, screening his path
as he went.
That night the Somans were in high
spirits, for. they felt confident of the re-
marriage of their daughter 10 the rich
old rajah at an early date, and with lit
tie expense; but their spirits were low
in comparison TO those of Motilal three
days later. for in the taking root of The
ma jority of his plants he beheld the sue
cess of his plan
--She can never marry the old ra jah
now he cried. as he danced with Joy
round the patch. --She can never marry
anyone as long as all these husbands
live. and ! alone know where they are.
Chumla shall be my wife yet" Then he
spent two days within himself solving
the problem how further to act.
Shortly strange rumor began to cir
culate in the village to the effect that
the flowers to which Chumla, the affi-
anced wife of the ra jah, had been mar
ried. were not dead at ALL but had been
carried away by spirits into the jungle.
where they had been planted and were
growing apaee; and that as a conse-
quence she was by no means widow.
At first both the ra JAN and Chumla' s
parents affected to laugh at the report,
until a-particular cutting left one night
at the formers door put a different
complexion upon the matter and
brought CONSERVATION into the Sonan
household.
II appeared that among the flowers
culled for the bouquet out of the ra jah s
garden was the blossom of plant not
found in that neighborhood, but from
which it would seem the cutting had
been taken until. on the plant being
closely examined, il was found that il
bore no signs of a recent bereavement.
Then the rsjah. believing that there
might be some truth in the report, de-
'ermined, if possible. to set the matter
at rest by search OF the jungle in the
vicinity of the Soman bungalow. at the
same time privately making up his
mind that whether the plant were found
alive or not he would refer the whole
matter TO a Brahmin of great astrolog-
| ical reputation, in order to decide il it
savored of enchantment, because in
that event nothing in all Hindustan
would induce him 10 marry Chumla
You see. the rajah. like many people
elsewhere, was inclined to be supersti-
| tious.
So. accompanied by his servants. the
| raj jah set out TO search FOR the flower,
but the party had not proceeded far
when cat in hot pursuit of a bird
sprang directly across their path.
] The rajah paused for moment, as
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
BEES IN BOX HIVES.
II Is Rest to Delay Transferring Us-
til Tuenty-one Days After
SwarminE.

II is so much more convenient TO do
hives that il has been a common prac-
tice to transfer from box hives into
movable comb hives in fruit bloom.
There is growing belief. however, that
it is better TO delay transferring until
81 days after the bees in the box hive
have swarmed- Indeed. where increase
is desired it may be as well not to trans
fer at all, but to keep the old colony
in the box hive from year to year. so
long as swarms are desired In Eng
land many bees are still kept in the old
fashioned straw skeps. and the follow
ing advice regarding them in the Brit
ish Bee Journal may apply equally TO
box hives: by far the safest and best
way for a beginner to increase from a
single skep is to allow the bees to
swarm naturally. If you prepare two
frame hives and nurse the bees to in
duce early breeding. il is nearly GER
tain that you will have two swarms.
the first of which may, if fed for week
after hiving. give you some surplus
honey. Hive the second swarm on
about five frames fitted with full sheets
of foundation. and it may easily make
good stock for next year. so. with the
skep still occupied. you may in good
season and with decent management
increase your stocks from one to three
and get little surplus honey. Surely
this will be satisfactory, to say the
laaet
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
sheep with I..e,.. Tall.

The native sheep of South Africa have
tails weighing as much as 20 pounds
and some with tails weighing as much
ss so pounds have been recorded. The
usual weight varies from to Is
pounds. This curious appendage. which
is broad and fat. consists chiefly of fat,
which is sometimes used as a substitute
Tor butter They are hardy breed of
sheep and easy to please in the matter
of grazing.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
SUMNER COLONY HOUSE.
1t Gives Absolutely Free Range ts
Fowls aad Floeks Don't Ia
terfere with Each Other.

1t is an excellent plan where large
numbers of fowls are kept TO put them
of in the summer in colonies of Is each
in fields and pastures. This gives free
range and the flocks do not interfere
with each other. The house can be
very simple
Make frame of strips of inch boards.
three inches wide, after the plan shown
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
No, The Time :. leave aer.

'.Do you mind if l go into the smok-
ing compartment of the car few min
utes?" he asked
You'd better not go just now" she
replied suggestiyely. Were coming
TO tunnel in few minutes. &c Chicago
Post
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09

IAN eo-u-ln,-atieas Is, isis paper shoaS
~ acconfaa,ed sy he ZANE .: he acthor, 10,
ssosear;ly for pzh3catsoa b; ~ Al syid-1es
S rooe tx.th e. n. pAr- Of ths writer. wri.s
saly oE on. s.zs 5t The psPsr- Be particularly
a-sfai u stvias nAra-s s1d ts:es % hAvs tss
is.srs .ot -glr-s pa and dis-.aet
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-09
vi.lti.x C.ra. of Ire..

Iron visiting cards are popular in
Germany. The name is printed in sill
yer, and 10 of the sheets only measure
one-tenth of an inch in thickneaa