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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28
Candy and Confectionery Depart
nent.

To those who have never witnessed the
manufacture Of candy and confectionery
on "A large scale the candy room on the
second floor is and attractive place to
visit and in which to watch the conversion
Of sugar into nice stick candy aud other
forms Of candied sweets. To begin, the
sugar is a clear, clean confectioner's sugar
of the same quality as graduated. This
is melted by steam in large jacketted
kettle, aud when ready for cooking pas
SEES by suction into a vacuum pan Of 200
pounds capacity. THIS is really an air
light cylindrical vessel, close to which is
a gas JET that lights up, through a bulls
eye the interior Of the pan. Through an
other bulls eye the man in charge can see
the condition of the cooking mass, and
there is testing tube that tells about
when the cooked syrup Is ready TO be
drawn off. The cooking is done by steam
and generally takes about 20 minutes.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28

While the process Is going on in the
vacuum pan, the kettle is filled with sugar
for melting 50 that no time is lost
When the batch is sufficiently cooked it
is drawn out from the vacuum pan and
poured on iron coolers that are filed with
cold water. II intended for Christmas
caudy-which, by the way, is in extra de-
mand just uow-the batch. after piece OF
10 has been cp.Ored to be worked into the
| strips which mark the sticks. Is transferr-
ed to a long table or bench on which il is
deity rolled into long round sticks or
ribbons which afterwards are broken
M into shorter sticks. To keen the batch
warm enough 90 handle, it rests near a gas
heater with an asbestos reflector while
the drawing ont process goes on. To facil.
/ itate the cooling Of the candy every table
, Is provided with blowers by which cold
\ air from the outside can be turned upon
I the warm sticks. One Of these benches
/ called a drop bench, Is used especially fol
| making cough drops and other varieties
| aud Is provided with a frame. run bv now
/ er. in which may be placed rolls Of differ.
ent patterns. The soft candy passe.
/ through these power drop frames and /,
/ pressed into shape corresponding with IA,
! pattern, and, like the stick candy. i,
] quickly cooled by the blowers This man
/ utaCtory has the only machine Of the kint
I just described and run by power in north
! ern New England. When a batch. say u
200 pounds. i run through the rolls. owinl
! 90 the cooling system mentioned one hall
! Is ready % break up before the other hal
| Is finished.
/ This room also contains several stove,
J Tor cooking candy with nuts iu il or SINH
/ lar mixtures that would not readily pas.
I through the vacuum pan. We notice a ma
I chine for cutting peanut, hOrehOuud ana
I "iher candles into sticks nv peculiar ar
I rRnEemeut % knives which viii cut stick
% different lengths from - inch To- Is inch
es- There Is not iu New England anothe
machine u precisely the same kind. W,
may remark In passing that as only
superior grade ~ sugar IS used I'm thi
. ronins So the various iavors and col0rs ar
20 Burnett q COS make-the best In fh,
. market The m0lasses used Is an Of stan
dard quality, and that q which the moIaS
sss kisses are made is the kind that retail
ai n9cent> per gallon. So far as purity O
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28
a Glance Backward

The business Of manufacturing the Han
over crackers was founded in Hanover, y.
H., in 1915, by amau named Sims, who was
succeeded by Sturtevant & Smith about
1887. They were succeeded by 4. X.
Smith, father Of Geo. W, about 1880. In
1867 Geo. w. Smith, was admitted into
partnership with his father and moved To
the Junction in 1871. From the death of
his father in 1877 Geo. W, Smith conduct
ed the business alone until 1892, when he
took into co-partnership his son Robert L
under the firm title Of Geo. W. Smith x
Son. The factory proper was built In
1871, and the large three story front was
added in 1884. Owing to the increase OF
business an enlargement of the present
substantial building is necessary, and the
firm expect to commence next spring a
brick extension of the mandatory. At
present they are putting up a temporary
wooden building on Main street, adjoin-
ing their block, and will use il for storage
purposes until the briekeXtension is built
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28

crystalized goods, by the way, are gener-
ally packed in 5-pound boxes.
The candy wrapping and packing room
adjoining is pleasant place TO visit since
II presents a combination Of girls and can
dy! George Rollins is in charge, and
nine young women were busy at
work wrapping and packing molasses
kisses-a task requiring dizziness and skill.
As is the case with other rooms, part of
this Is used for storage of packing box
es, owing to lack OF room elsewhere.
Since IL is included in the candy depart
ment, we 60 down into the basement and
enter the chocolate room. Here the cream
drops that are TO be coated with choco-
late receive their coating. Choice choco-
late that comes in large cakes is put into
melting tank and thence passes into a
dipping pan tank in the ChOcolate-coat-
ing machine, an ingenious piece Of mech
anism by which 500 to lOO0pOunds Of drops
may be coated in a day. The one now in
use was the first set up in New England.
Ii has an appliance by which nuts may be
inserted in the top Of the drops, and there
IS also an ice box that cools OFF the choco.
lates IN a short time after they receive the
coating. The machine works so systemat.
/ lcally that the paper on which the cream
/ drops are deposited is hardly stained and
may be used at pleasure. Harley McCril.
{ lis operates the machine and has filed the
same post for seven years.
/ one feature is especially noticeable in
regard 20 the employees Of the firm, and
I that is the length Of time they have work.
ed here Their long service speaks we'll
I Tor them and the firm and denotes pleas.
/ ant relations between employees and EN-.
Plovrrs.
The shipping rOogl is situated on the
( hrst floor, front, Of the building, adioin.
+ ing the office, Here all orders received
are prepared for shipment. Fred p
T Well, has for seven years had charge Of
I this room and still holds the position. Or.
+ ders Tor goods manufactured hy the firm
Z are now being shipped at tile rate Of a50d
{ pounds day The output will have ia
E be increased 80 meet holiday orders which
F are literally piliug M. More manufscfur
/ eel goods ln the candy department were
( sold aud shipped during the first ten DAYS
: 81 tie present month-NUvemher-
] were called for during the entire month
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28
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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28

materials and cleanliness OF manufacture
are concerned, we can unhesitatingly rec
ommend the candies and confectionery
nude by this firm because we have seen
! the whole process from the raw materials
/ to the finished product.
| Young ladies are especially fond Of
! cream chocolates, Caramels and other con.
/ fectiouery Of "a creamy nature. The sugar
/ for these does not require TO be cooked as
/ long as for other sweets On an elevated
platform in the candy room there are two
I iacketted kettles i'm either Of which the
cooking is done, $50 pounds In a batch.
From the kettle IL runs by gravity to "a
cooler containing iron pipes filled with
cold water SO that the syrup Is cooled at
the center as quickly as on the outside.
When at flesh heat IL is passed from the
cooler into a cylinder with interlaclng,
revolving knives that cut the mass into
creamy mixture as it passes through and
falls into tubs. 10 is not touched by hands
until rolled away as beaten cream. In
this condition 10 goes into adepositing ma
chine in which are mOulds in corn starch
upon a tray. Through tubes in the ma
chine the creamy mass fills successfully
rows Of the moulds until all are full.
Each row contains from 10 to ~ moulds
and two men can cast 1900 lbs. Of cream
confectionery in 10 hours. In a dry room
over the cracker oven the corn starch for
moulds and the moulding boards are de-
posted until needed. Opposite this room
is another containing starch cleaning ma
chine. The contents of the mould boards
are dumped into a box in which a vibra-
tor separates the starch from the cream
drops which come out as clean as If they
had never touched corn starch. II the
drops are To receive a chocolate coating
or to be crystalized they pass to other
rooms for that purpose which we will
visit later on.
Every morning list of the different
varieties of candy and the quantity OF each
required for the day is laid on a desk in
the candy room, and the work is all done
in "A methodIeal manner Paul Halow is
foreman Of the room and has held the
place for five years. At the time of our
visit there were eight employees at work.
Leading ont Of the candy room is an
other room used mostly for stock room,
but also containing a large bench OF mix
ing table capable Of holding at one time
$500 pounds of candy, and the room is used
for putting up large quantities of mixed
candies and confectionery. A door opens
out Of this room into one in which wafer
lozeuges are made.
The various cream and other varieties
of confectionery as they left the starch ma
chine were uncrystalized. The process of
capitalization is carried on in "A room ad
joining the candy wrapping and packing
room, The process is simple. Syrup is
poured over them at such an angle that
the surplus may drain off. After one
nights setting the syrup that remains on
the confectionery is crystalized. These
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28
The ATLANTIC.

The opening chapters OF the "Autobiog.
raphy OF W. j. St1llmsn," which begin
the January Atlantic, form an exception.
ally interesting and frank statement OF
his boyhood. The sincerity OF his tone
makes the characters and incidents which
he describes peculiarly real; ana it is a
tribute TO his native genius that this dis
tinguished scholar, traveller and man OF
letters should have grown up from bow
hood spent in so narrow and bleak an
environment.
Martha b. Dunn makes a winning WPIes
for the Shiftless Reader, for the anna
teur, the heart-free lover of books who
reads for the simple joy of il, careless
whether the "authoritiesn have given
their approval or not.
10 fiction. besides a very exciting in.
stallmcnt of Mary Johnston's clever 70.
nance, ITO Have and to HOLD. y there are
short stories by Jack London and Marga.
ret l.. Knapp.
There are several good sonnets: and the
Club Is entertained by unusually clever
contributions.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28

last year. -, 60. aoor l. in
charge Of Miss Margaret Donahue. ING
firm take especial pains to show ueaieIs ~
customers "a larger line OF sam pies % t.iV =,
Goods than is shown by 8ny other mousse III
7ha same business in New England.
n i evident that the already large Ous-
mess transacted by the firm and IT'S steauy
increase demand an efficient force IN the
ntiiee. Miss Rosalie Beecheris book-keep,
or Mrs. C. E. Lazelle, entry clerk anu
Miss Ida Lawrence, stenographer an"
"The travelling statesmen for tie Messrs'
smith are ID. e. Ashley, IL. II. Carroll A
5. Hodgedon, +. NJ. Reid, W. A w oouaIuf
A. Z. Page, f. S. Newcomb, 4. \. faueeh'
A brick building, three stories hlghi
with basement. furnishes good accommo'
dations for the horses and wagons hseu ps
me firm. The building is wired Tor cleo
trio lights. and is we'll provided with wa,
fer. Two large box stalls and number Oh
single ones accommodate the ~ horses III
constant use by the firm and their travel
inc statesmen. There are 70 different We
hieles on hand, sufficient 70 meet every
requirement Of the business. ANY traEel'
ing salesman of the firm can here lhu AT
any time a team adapted to the season anu
the condition of the roads. Among the
different vehicles in storage Is an otd
fashioned. peddling wagon, bnilt by the
Abbott. Downing Co in 1851, and used by
Geo. W Smith for some ten years before
he was taken into cO-partnerShip by ms
father. There is now no wagon OF lhat
make known to be in use. This Oulidlhs
used as stable, carriage house, and barn,
was designed by Geo. w. Smith and bullt
according TO his plans.
In reference to the main hui lding It may
as well be stated here that it has beside 4
water supply from the artesian well, ana
its own system Of electric lights, a COM
plete electric fire alarm system. inns was
described in the LANDMARK shortly after
it was introduced and is referred to a
illustrating the spirit Of progress when
Is characteristic of the firm.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28

showed $3.50 clip on the soft ice and vita
little handling for speed would lmpr5F.
that rate materially. The doctor uses tis
In bis practice
II. A. Wood drives q bay fnur.yssf.6s
filly sired by Oscar William, 3.l2l.4 Sc
is a fine. gamy looking mare and Ia
speed which is hers by right Henry /
probably holding back for large stakes.
H.. o. french OF the Silver Lake H6gs
has great amount OF pace bottled up ed
II be should conclude TO uncork soma
look out Tor surprise party. A few yesr
ago Henry went through a thin place d
tue ice, taking a cold bath, horse ihi
man. When fairly out and safe on land
wiping up his face, he said II would &
Just one hundred years before be droTs
onto that dsrned old pond again. TIE
time is not yet half eX pired and Il IA
long time TO wait, so we are not looking
for him this winter, but We think h, O.
has the goods.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28
barnard Correspon dent Appreciate


In renewing his subscription, vest
ern reader writes IS follows, vhich he
editor ventures to quote without hsPd-
missionl ~
You get up a first.class paper I'D.
Barnard items alone are worth the pro
OF the paper to me. The Barnard core
spondent is an extra good one, MS &C.
count OF he Ashley band did me lots O.
good. Have heard many noted bands tal
musicians since, but when think o. lt
Barnard band and Capt. Ashley WIN h
fife, Gilmore, any OF the rest sint 10 o.
Was sorry TO hear that DR.. Gardner Ool
had gone back on Democracy. he NOS
remember that one % tue reasons Wy
Vermont never had a Democratic govern
or was because the C1xes and AiGen'n
were not numerous enough. kanss "a
never elected but one Democratic govern.
or and 10 the period should ever Appol
When she elects another, you Nermohlss
may prepare TO ride up In the goid eg wv.
OF, for the time will be near al hanu J."
Gabriel TO blow his trumpet.
c. II. AIKENs, Louisburg, h MI.
Miami Co., IS miles south OF A'D'3
City.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28

When all ready for baking the dough Il
run through steel rolls 20 give 10 the TlghI
thickness and "A cutting machine cuts oul
the crackers which are placed on shelves
i'm a reel oven, whence they drop. nicely
baked, into baskets. Therei in this room
a smaller revolving or reel oven for oyster
and butter crackers
From the baking room we pass into the
hacking room where the crackers are re-
ceived and packed after being baked. Al
present a number equivalent 10 % barrels
"a dav is received and packed 81 OF winch
are packed into cartons each containing
100 crackers. Geo. W. Smith originated
the stvle of carton containing these crack
ers. and this firm is the only one that dis
tributes lts goods in the handsome, nigh
grade autographed cartons lu which lhe
Hanover crackers are received and dis
tributed by the trade throughout New
England The bulk of the cracker bust
ness of the firm Is i'm Vermont and New
Hampshire but the demand for Hanover
crackers is gradually extending through
out the Eastern states. In Massachusetts,
for instance, HOughJOn a. Dutton OF Bos-
ton handle about 10 barrels a week. NJ. j -.
DOnahue, who mas been in the employ OF
the firm for the last four years, has charge
Of this room, and his chief assistant Is his
brother, 0. =, Donahue, who has worked
in the mandatory eight years.
In addition to their own products the
firm handle other goods of established
reputation in which they can deal 20 better
advantage than they can themselves man
ufacture. They sell, for example, large
variety of biscuit made by Kennedy's bak-
cry Of the National Biscuit Co. Of Cam
bridgeport, Mass. While awaiting orders
these goods are stored in what is called
the biscuit room leading from the packing
room. When ready for removal these
goods and crackers are easily placed In
wagon under a covered way close by and
thence to the r. Il. depot.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28
Review of Reviews.

This number OF the Review of Reviews
is teeming with good things. Ii abounds
In illustrations, II puts the most impor.
tant topics OF the day in nut shell, max
ing 1t possible for the busiest man to keen
abreast OF the times. In addition to its
regular departments the December num-
Der contains an illustrated review OF the
seasons new books, deyoting special at.
tention to literature for the young. A
few OF the many articles are " Significance
of the Elections, 1.-THE Progress OF Two
Wars, " "rhe School City," "wayner in
America
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28

The December number comes ENl ~.
Christmas cover and inside there aIs ~ l..
full-page illustrations OF the Mauo1 =,
Highways aud Byways" takts " ~ X
alone through literary nelds bu' 'tl -, y
church movements and touches un ~ +,
erous interesting subjects. IL anluug -.
cartoons and illustrations. A'loe ~ I.rs.
man Palmer has practical paper 2u An,
Problem OF Happiness. - he &c., $50.
Journey through Frame" treats I ,ul.u.. t,t
Is architecture In Paris 80 n
Throing writes very Interestingly y
Phillips Brooks. Altogether this Is
nota bly, good number.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28
The Sow EngIand MagnLne.

The New England magazine opens with
a finely illustrated article entitled, "Old
Boston in England" and the frontispece
OF this number is a copy Of one OF
Turner's pictures OF st. Botolph's church
in old Boston, in the shadow OF W hich was
born Jean Ingelow. Canterbury Cathe-
draP' is another delightful paper with
beautiful Illustrations. Old Brookfield,
Mass, is a valuable addition to the
series OF historic towns which this
magazine is giving to US.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28

Frank Leslie's monthly shows a con-
stellation OF writers that will make any
magazine notable. John Howard Payne
is the subject Of the leading paper, and a
paper Of very great interest il is. Henry
James, w. ID. Howells, Mary wilkins,
Mary A. Livermore, Margaret 5angster
and other well-known writers entertain
us very pleasantly.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28

The magazines for the current month
are bewilderingly beautiful as to covers
and a feast OF fat things as to contents
Scribner's gives the place of honor to
Bliss Perry in a story entitled "The Peace
maker" Harrison 5. Morris contributes
"Ballad OF Three Kings" with illustra .
tons in color and marginal decorations
OF unique designs. "POrtate Ultimatum"
is humorous story by Arthur Cotton.
This also has illustrations in which the
popular color In red is shown.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28
Try Grain-oi Try Graln-o

Soaf 4 roeer today 70 show you package Of
~ - " ne new food drink that takes the piace
y S9lse Inc chlldren may drink d without ibi8rv
- ss,s as the adult All who try III ne {;
gAAIN-o has that rich seal brown Of Morbs -
Java put is made from pure grains. ard tbs -
S 100 80 slomach receives it fhout Gistrsss
package, sold BY all Erocers, anu -'o' Per
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28

Miss Anpie r. Cunning, Tyre, Mica,
saws ~ suffered long time from d!s.
pepsia; lost flesh and became very weak
Kodoi Dyspepsia Cure completely cgrt
me.n IL digests what you eat and cafss
all forms OF stomach trouble. II nsvg
fails TO give immediate relief In the worst
cases. ID. o. Goodno, Rochester
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-20
Where Caps and Gowns Are Made.

The Albany Argus says that the rich
silk gown, velvet cap and purple trimmed
hood which was presented to President
Mckinley and worn by him in receiving
his degree of doctor of laws at the Uni
versity of Chicago was made by the
Intercollegiate Bureau maintained by
Cottrel & Leonard of that city. Ex-
President Cleveland's outfit for doctor of
laws of Princeton came from the same
establishment, and the Western Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania also there procured
the doctor of laws hood which it sent
with the parchment diploma to Admiral
Dewey at Manila. The Yale doctor of
divinity hood which DR.. Watson Clan
Maclaren) took back to England with him
was also Mr.. Leonard's design. 1t was
from this bureau that Middlebury Col
lege has obtained outfits when her classes
have worn them.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-20
u. and C.Tflyer w. cked.

Olney, H.. Jan. 1.-THE eastbound
flyer on the Baltimore and Ohio South
western, due here at 5:40 \. NJ, left
the track seven miles west of here,
while running fifty miles an hour All
three passenger coaches of the train,
including Pullman sleeper, were
hurled from the track and half buried
in the mud. The injured are: Bur
rows, Philadelphia, conclusion of the
brain: Congressman James \. Con-
molly, Springfield, H., severe bruises;
William Harmon, North Vernon, Ind,
face crushed and injured internally;
J. f. McCready, Corapolis, Pa, head
and shoulder cut and injured internally;
Mrs. Schaefer Denver, Col. serious,
perhaps fatal, injuries: Victor Vette,
Vincennes, Ind, scalp wound and two
ribs broken. No lives were lost.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-20
Preacher Book Thief.

New Haven, Conn. Dec. 27-rhe
Rev. James Britain Miller, The Yale
graduate who was arrested charged
with stealing 5000 books, Is regarded
as criminal curiosity by the police
and by the clergymen of the city. Mil
Ter is an intellectual young man, about
80 years old, and stood high in his
classes at the Yale Divinity School,
where he was graduated four years
ago. His counsel declares that Mil
ler's case is psychological study, that
his researches in libraries unsettled
his mind, and that he could not keep
away from bookstores nor abstain
from grabbing the books when nobody
was looking.