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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19

back is hitched at each end. They drive
along the swath and push or pull the
hay into lunches at the side Of the
stack says The Rural New Yorker.
In the article alluded to Mr.. Jami-
son advises in part as follows;
As clover hay in stacks or ricks, to
be kept from spelling, must be covered
with some other material, the stacks
should be as large as possible or the
cost of the covering will approximate
in cost the value Of the hay. The risk
in allowing the hay to cure in the cock
makes it necessary to put in the rick
from swath or windrow, or, il from the
cock, before it has thoroughly settled.
BY the use of a derrick, with arm
swinging 35 feet high, haysling in
stead of horse fork and the hay brought
to the rick with a large rake, it can be
put up very rapidly. This plan will
save the cooking, but it should be drier
to put in rick from the swath than If
put in cock. The material for the der
rick illustrated is as follows: If the
pole can be secured in the nearby
woods, only the labor in securing it
stands against it. The base is 8 feet
square, built on runners; frame, 10
feet high. The pole for sling use should
be 80 feet long; long boom, II feet
short end, feet; long end, 13 feet
short brace, Z feet long; brace, IA feet.
Top of frame should be feet square.
The whole should be bolted together, sc
that it can be taken to pieces and stored
in shelter when not in use. If built tC
use sling, the long end of the arm
should be 80 feet high.
The long rake shown is IS feet long
with 10 teeth 6 feet long. The head
piece is 9 by s inch hard pine. Tit
teeth are heart hickory, ~ by
inches and 6 feet long. The teetl
should be set in the headpiece an incl
in front and one-half an inch at bacl
and the teeth sloped for about foo
back from the point on the lower side
Set in headpiece as directed. This will
cause them to follow the ground close
= ". Over the teeth where set in tn
headpiece should be placed plank
by s inch by 1S feet and bolte
through teeth, plank and headpiece
! The teeth should not be set too rigit
as they will work better with som
p; play. The rake should have threestant
e ards in the headpiece about 2 fee
e high. A bolt is put through each en-
r of the headpiece. Two small holes al
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19

Before q battle in former times the
priests solemnly devoted to the gods
the whole Of the hostile army then IN
sight, and, If possible, no man or
was left alive. A writer in The Nine
teenth Century says that when Her
mann decoyed the great host OF Narus
into the forest depths all the Romans
that escaped death in the battle were
captured and led into the dark recess
es, where every man Of them was sac
rificed upon hastily erected affairs.
Latham, in his edition OF Tacltus,
quotes six contemporary authorities to
show that this practice OF concluding
q victory with human sacrifices was
customary among our Teutonic ances-
tors. Some crucified their prisoners,
others hung them up to trees for arch
cry practice, but in general a captive
was either slain on the spot or else re-
served to be sacrificed to the gods.
Even when the progress of agriculture
induced them to keep majority or
the prisoners alive to be slaves they
appeased the gods for this indignity
by increasing the tortures inflicted on
the small remainder.
Gibbon describes how, before the
blazing altar, every hundredth mans
arms were hacked off him and, before
his eyes, thrown into the flames. All
that a red Indian would have done
last century was freely practiced b5
our ancestor of - centuries ago. An
the highest deal Of man then II
Guided, as duty, dark cruelty an
grewsome revenge against all his enc
mics
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19
Notes From The Jewellers Circular.

A fad from Paris has appeared among
the jewelers.. 1t is the tie chain to
which hearts, balls and various other
devices are suspended. This new article
in jewelry is known as LA Valliere"
and will prove "A great summer novelty.
Many novelties are presented in shirt
waist sets, consisting of sleeve links,
three studs and a collar button. Quite
unique is the representation of an or
binary fiat button with four holes, each
hole, however, being set with bril-
liant.
Some women are fastening their silk
shirt waists with small stickpins of
different precious or semiprecious
stones. Three or four of these make a
very pretty color effect on white
waist.
Exceedingly attractive among plac-
quet pins are those of gold wire support
ing a single rosebud carved from ex-
quisite pink coral
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19

The late William Morris views on
the laureateship, as made public in
Mr.. Mackalls biography, were peculiar
and interesting. Mr.. Gladstone was
willing to offer Norris the succession
to Tennyson; but, on being sounded,
the socialist poet although pleased
with the honor, declined unreservedly,
stating that, ip his opinion, the function
of poet laureate was that Of a cere-
monial writer of verse, and that the
Marquis of Lorne, the languidly liter
airy son-in-law of Queen Victoria, was
the finest person to fulfill it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19

purchasing a refrigerator, While many
CITY and village residents would be glad
To take ice from the ice men during
the hot weather were it not for this
same expense. In view of these facts
The Ladies World makes timely sug-
gestion of two simple makeshifts that
are easy of acquisition, and that while
not excepting" the ice as we'll as the
regular refrigerators, will still do very
good work.
The ordinary homemade refrigerator
or ice chest is depicted usually as made
of two cases, one within the other
with packing Of sawdust between. 1t
is tedious job to fit up "cooler' in
this way, while nearly as good results
can be secured much more easily. The
ordinary ice chest is inconyenient,
since all the food and the racks or
shelves must be removed every time ice
is put in or a lump of ice sought for the
water pitcher.
For the refrigerator illustrated by
Fig. / select a dry goods box of the size
desired and remove the lower part Of
one end, Ringing the board or boards
thus removed. A galvanized iron or
zinc pan, in which the cake Of ice is
placed, is set in on the bottom through
this door, the food racks being undis-
turbed. Put "listing" about the edges
of the hinged door and hinge the cover
of the box to the top. Instead Of having
two boxes with packing between, the
heat is kept out of the interior by Gov
ering the whole box with thick wool
en- blanket, this being easily rolled back
when the cover is 10 be raised. The in
terror racks for food can be arranged tc
suit ones needs.
About many home is an old, I'M
used bureau. This will make a very
convenient makeshift refrigerator. Cut
openings in the bottoms of the drawers
as shown in the diagrams, Fig. 2, an(
set in the pan of ice in the upper drawer
The food is placed in the other drawers
below A thick wooden blanket doe
duty here also in keeping out the heat
The pan in both these devices has al
outlet tube in the rear, for which hole
must be bored in the back of the DO!
and the bureau, so that when in plac
the outer ends Of the tubes will b
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19
Neckyyear For Shirts.

The wearing of good style collars,
pretty ties and stocks makes all the
difference in the smart appearance of
shirts If the collar is wrong, the tie
ends too long, and so forth, the whole
style of the shirt, no matter how pretty
it may he, is spoiled. With plain
tailor made shirt a white linen, high
banded, rundown collar with round
ends, worn with butterfly or club tie,
looks very well, or pique stock. With
cloth shirts of light colors, which are
worn so much at present more elab-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19

The fiscal year 1898 was remark
able one in the history of our foreign
trade. While our exports were decided
ly the largest ever recorded, our i'm
ports were exceptionally small. For ev-
cry dollaTs worth of. foreign merchan-
disc brought into this country nearly
two dollars worth of our own commod-
tiles found market in other lands.
The value of our domestic exports
reached the enormous sum of $780,
291, 913, exceeding the record breaking
figures of the preceding year by $17S,-
2S4,31
Our 1898 imports, on the other hand,
with value of only $616, 049, 654, ex-
hibited decline of $14S, $50, 1853 from
the figures of the year before, and were
the smallest since 1885.
As compared with our imports, our
domestic c"Yurts showed an excess Of
$504,2lN or more than twice the
excess :, which was the largest
previo1s" 2orted, says the chief of
the sectl,nu foreign markets in his re-
port to tue ~ecretary Of agriculture.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19

The five worst maladies that af-
fiict the female mind are indocility,
discomfort, SANDER, jealousy and silli-
ness. Without any doubt these five
maladies aillct seven or eight out of
every ten women, and from them arises
the inferiority Of women to men. A
woman should cure them by self in
spection and self reproach. The worst
of them all and the parent Of the other
four is silliness!-Cornhill Magazine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19
sprinkIlng Roads With Oil.

Supervisors of Los Angeles county,
Cal. recently examined several sections
which had been sprinkled with oil and
found them in excellent condition A
mile stretch at Alhambra, sprinkled
once, ayear ago had no dust, and rid
ing over it was like riding on rubber,
Another section had 33 barrels of oil
used ON it three weeks ago and was in
perfect condition, Roadbed oil costs
about 81 barrel. Rural New Yorker,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19
SPRAYING POTATOES.

on wagon with one man to pump and
another to apply the spray. In spraying
potatoes a liberal length of hose should
be used-50 feet or more.
A farmer naturally hesitates to drive
over field of thrifty "tops," but the
injury is hardly to be considered as
against the benefit of spraying. With
a good length of hose the necessity of
driving over the field is reduced to a
minimum.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19


AS the hay crop of the New England
states promises not to be large this sea-
son, the following by an American Gull
tivator correspondent is quite apropos:
GAS there are many fields of grass that
will not make prime timothy hay, it
is a question sometimes what to do
with it, If there are indications Of
good market, it will pay to give as
much attention to curing this hay as
the best timothy, for the grades APP
proximating prime timothy sell only
for few cents a hundredweight less,
A good deal of the final valuation of
this hay will depend upon the cutting,
curing and packing for market. This
more often determines the selling price
of hay than the actual condition of the
grass before cutting, But if the hay is
Indifferent and bad in the field it will
pay best to use the land for something
else Arun down bayfield, is of little
real value in these days of competition.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19
Normal Old Are.

The general tendency is for men to
live longer. There is much evidence to
show that in the fourteenth, fifteenth
and sixteenth centuries men of 70 were
considered very aged, and that man
Of 80 was very rare phenomenon. If
medical science, sanitation and general
obedience to the laws of health con-
tinue to improve, the gauge Of normal
age may yet rise to 100.--Boston Post.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19

Women who travel much not infre-
quently find their skirts spotted with
train oil, and bicyclists suffer similarly
from too generous lubricating of their
wheels. Cold water and soap is said to
be much more effectual in removing
traces of this sort of accident than the
more usual application of hot water, as
that is quite likely TO "set" the grease.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.

"Where clover hay is stacked outside
many farmers use the devices described
by Mr.. Jamison in the following ar.
ticle: The derrick revolves in the frame.
The high arm permits the slingful OF
hay to be lifted above the stack. Then
by pulling on the bar shown near the
bottom of the pole the load is swung
over the stack and dropped where 1t is
wanted. The rake slides on the ground.
A good horse with a smart boy on his
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19

Recently ship Of only $500 tons car
ried from Para, Brazil, to New York
cargo of rubber which was insured for
$3,000,0C0
A Watertown, N Y, pedler has been
sent to jail for four months because he
kissed child without permission being
first obtained.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19

Pare the cucumbers rather thick and
let them lie in ice water Shortly be-
fore serving cut lengthwise into four or
six portions, according to the size Of
the cucumber Arrange upon an oblong
dish and cover with French dressing
Pass with the fish course, says Good
Housekeeping.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19

crate stock and tie are permissible,
Make the stock of stitched taffeta, with
the side turnovers of mirror velvet in a
delicate shape, and wear with tia scarf
of brussels lace put twice around the
neck and tied ina small bow with long
ends. With the thin, elaborate white
shirts wear a stock of fine linen, with
embroidered batiste turnovers and a
thin tie of fine batiste, embroidered,
plain or lace trimmed and tucked The
small turnover collars of hemstitched
lawn, lace trimmed or not, are easily
worn with shirt by attaching them
to the straight linen collars, which
come about an inch and a half high and
the same size all around. -Vogue.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19
A Convenient Spraying Outfit.

The figure shows an outfit for spray
ing potatoes or fruit trees which the
New Hampshire station recommends as
convenient. A pump specially designed
for spraying mounted on barrel of
about 80 gallons capacity and drawn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19

Smoking goes on in the Philippines
everywhere but in church. Even your
cab driver will offer you cigar il you
are not smoking and he thinks you have
none.
A book published in Japan 1000 years
ago notes at that time good silk was
already produced in "a provinces Of that
country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19
<zzZZT I 7
GROUND RAKE FOR HAY.

bored in each end, the narrow way of
the piece and sufficient wire run
through to make strong loop.
For hitching use light chain feet
long at each end, with ring at one end
and grab hook at the other ~
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19

The acreage reported as under barley
shows an increase Of 81 per cent over
last year. The average condition is 81, 4
as compared with 7S.S on June of last
year and 500, the mean of June aver
ages for the last 10 years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19
DOG STRAYED.

June 20, 1899. or whereabouts, brown
dog came to me between Island Pond and
East Haven The dog has no collar and
weighs about 60 pounds. The owner is re-
quested to come and take the dog, prove the
property and pay charges.
July IS. 1899.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19
One Thing Lacking.

"You wouldn't think that wreck of
a man over there could speak five Ian
guages."
mo. What caused his downfall?'
Didn't know how to say no."-Phil-
adelphia North American.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.
Home Made Ice BOX.

Many families in the country have a
supply of ice for dairy or other pur'
poses, and would be glad to make use
of this ice in keeping the food cool and
fresh were it not for the expense of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19

There is only one flock of pure merino
sheep in England.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19

Mexican dollars are current all over
China. and when they cannot be had
block silver, uncoined, is used.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-23

Tho friends Of Emanuel Kaufman. the "'''G'''
vcar-old son Of David Kaufman. or Atan'"' ''''
.bo disaproarcd from the Marlborough ho'ei nero
~, Sentonlher H. think that the young man mas
heen found IN Chicago under the name vi '"',
Carew" Morton stein. a friend OF young MAUI
wan received letter from Chicago "hl'h IT,
.t,,Ls v.as written by Kaufman. II was III '''
ha,dwritlur ~ the missing youth or else some ''''
had c,ovorlv Initiated f. The writer toH n ram
Hing story about coming to his senses az N'ds"'"
III v.i,hout any recollection Of Oho ne was ne
so,rd he was registered at hotel under inc h"i''
- "Earl Carew." and that he had ticket IT, M
.,o, and so ne went on there. He read IN inc
-, ,bou, the disappearance If Kaufman, ana
o., s,,re n. was the same person. and mnuteV de-
.cribeJ himself The description htted 'Na'u
c,ai, communicated with the brother of the mss
,n, how =. NJ Kaufman. who was staying al inc
Marlborough Kaufman at once telesrapned 20
chicago and word received from mr. ,r,ed yester
,torT, IN. story Mr.. kaufman st"I11TS" 80, 49, -.
Jaw 80 meet his brother. II such n shyuI P'Te
t' ,,ho ia nov on HIS way 10 N"" 1"IN', M ~
1youfman returned 10 the hoi"l Sl'i "a si,
he had received no definite news from MS missing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-23
rur vDO0RS FON HUNT.

4 large. fat red fox. with hne p"7hY '"l'' vas
added 10 the menagerle I'm Central PARK y'S'''""S
,lhert wagner who lives ~ one-hundr'n-a"'-7''
er,v-nfth-st. and Amstcrdam-aFe, Is 'r''''r WIZ"
,hts Gift ~ the city The animal was sent 20 MIN "
,,oek ago hy friend up the state. At nrst ne was
1.rghfod with the little attention. but inc l'N
.so,ccd weakness for chicken and other deh'''''S
and so he was confined 20 the cellar lh's ol' "''
s..r, 10 please him. and. taking advantage OF an
..,,or,inltv yesterday. be made his way 20 lh'
,,..hc, Tho cook ahdicatcd I'm his favor. Ihis
r,c, is worth recording cooks are not In inc
n,t. ~ doing ANYTHING Of the kind. 1t also indi-
..... thai the fox was made Of stern stun he
s,ov,ed that when several members OF the mousse
,il tried 20 onfoi the kitchen. They did not enter
Ia, araiIv decided upon cancellation 10y means OK
choice steaks and chops that had been intended for
enc ,amily's dinner The fox ate all that were
thrown. and with the true conquerors spirit
wanted more , J...,, t,r,, ,,.,.,-,,
- a,ai, ..nt f0r Tn" fox scented danger, and
va" ..r,I f6r me coal chute lie was routed from
-. ,1efinn and took stand IN a corner OF the
III short conflict between the keeper and
,S Sox resulted I'M defeat for the latter shannon
,,'~.hd back go fh- meuagrrie with all the honors
Of war lie also took the I"N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-23
MOUNT VERNON.

Co,npanv r. % the LIST Regiment. y. c. y Y.
and camp Garner. Spanish War Veterans. OF this
civ. ere 70 ,ake part I'm the Dewey land parad" on
sontanb.r 90 Farnsworth Post. G. a r. has not
vet decided 10 attend. ON both days Of the c'.e-
hr,tion tho city offices. except those OF me Niy
clerk and Register Of Taxes will be closed ana
tho postofrce will he closed In the usual holiday
hours The indications are That Mount vernon
will he nearly deserted during the reception ana
measures are being already planned 10y the ponce
"a nrotect property against the crooks II Is be-
i,o,.ed may swarm 10 the suburbs. 'hlei roc! VIII
not hermit a single member OF ihc p1n'F orc I'D
ioaya the city on either day. ana Wi, Pnl "i an
many spociaf policemen az possible. AS usual me-
has warned people against leaving their houses
without any One 10 ch" rye I'D. -,,. Ntork Z,
As result Of the charge made ny ;M' "rS ~,
cfiie4 president OF the local Society ~ "rlS'1h
Fndeavor that gambling houses are pens con-
d,,.tad and that there are frequent Flolat 'I9 OF
he excise inv Commissioning Fuller on lhursH1y
ygh, al a meeting II the Police ""innlSSlHii',iS
irfrodured a resolution directing the Dhl"f ~ no,
Ice 10 use his efforts fully enforce the ia" ana
living him the authority 10 employ cNia po''r,.
mn II necessary 90 OBTAIN the proper "Nlu,.'" II
"a adopted unanimously Commissioner Mar -
eafd that the resolution was unn'C' a. -,
chief had ample power ~ enforce me NV .
q II is understood that one of the pia'T- nl.n ~
g. desired 10 break mp is the Coloren I'Iu''i' 10
Ciub stiles n ~ said. has presented slA'ee" V"7eS
TO the Grand Jury f"r indictm'hr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-23


William II Van Tassen seventy years old, an
ton founder Of 80 5,4 West Thirty-third-st. who
lives AZ No. 2n Waverley Place. and who was ar
rested on Thursday night. charged with in'oxica-
ton and John Ransome, who was arrested Just
rs he was about 10 put Van Tassel In carriage
NJ Seventh-ave and observation-disclosures
s. were arraigned before Magistrate Zeller in the
Harlem Police Court yesterday morning Both men
were discharged
Al the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church the
Rev Or s n F salmond. principal Of the Free
Church College Aberdeen. Scotland WIFI preach
tomorrow at y a m. and p. DIT. salmond
who IS IN this country 10 attend the Pan-Presby-
terrain Council at Washington, IS q writer Of some
note his principal work being a volume on I'm
mortality"
The Rev Dr. Henry A. stimson pastor Of the
Manhattan Congregational Church. Eighty-third-
a. and tho Boulevard. who has been attending the
International Congregational Council in Boston,
will speak tomorrow al II a. m. on "Congregation-
allsrn as II Is To-day
The Rev. Or W C. Biting pastor Of the Mount
Morris Baptist Church Will speak on the I'm
portance Of Bible study at the mems meeting Of
The Harlem Branch Of the Young Mems Christian
Association 80 West one hundred-a twenty
Afth-st. tomorrow afternoon at 40 o'clock.
The Rev John Ralcom Shaw Will resume to-
morrow his pulpit az the West End Presbyterian
Church. Amstordam-ave. and one hundred and
ATHEIST and will preach in the morning AT II and
IN the evening at o'clock Tho opening Com.
munion service for the active church year will
take place on Sunday. October l. with prepare
tory lecture next Friday evening Both DR.. Shaw
and the assistant minister. the Rev Frederick L
/ Stockwen look forward to a year Of effective work