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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
Frederick County;

Jordan Springs p. O., va, Oct. so.
Ed. Times: Es
In response to Neureinariryt Of 10Th INST,
I will Say Frederick county will give her
normal majority for t. Democrats next
Tuesday
We are well 4orgar:sFS- and a thorough
canvass is being made.
The opposition are circulating all kinds
Of false anu scahdalotls reports, but
they are rot effective. -: ig5
"a Ss s EesRsstfp y: s. JORDAN.
Isle dwight County.
s. ~ :IEailla, va, Oct. 3oth.
Editor. of The Times:
There being no opposition to the DEM
'ocr:atic$ nominee for tile House Of Del
egatesafrom this county may result in
the failure OF some Democrats 20 Vote.
but Old, Isle of Wight will give q, good ac-
count Of herself on the 5th CT November,
and Will roll up Il majority for Montague,
Willard and Anderson. Mcssrs. Willard
and Je1fries are booked 10 addresszsthe
vote:ssat the courthouse neStsN1onday., 4
Very respectfully. s.:7sts ~, &
r n NCSrJ7t+
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03

manager of Quo Vadis. 2 that Will be
seen here n week from Monday nj ght, Is
ii, town MIR. Mercer says that the four
companies of last season have been con-.
sol!dated. and that this seasons COM.
7pany is vast Improvement over It's
predecessors
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
Washington County.

=: IS Bristol, Va, Oct 3lst.
Edit of thu Times: ~
Prospects are growing brighter every
day All we need is strong pull s.ld all
pun tegetller. ana ,vistjry is ours. When
the roll is called lat Richmond we will be
there. :2Resps etfully, es
y.,-s t,;s j. Nv. MORT. Sd
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-27
Flftleth Wedding Anniversary.

In last weeks CALIFORNIAN brief men
tionwas made of the golden wedding an
niversary of Mr.. and Mrs Alonzo Knight
Ouimbv, which occurred at the home Of
Assistant Postmaster Walter E Kellogg,
on Tuesday evening, Feb, 10. The oc-
casion was a very enjoyable one. Dur
ing the afternoon and evening a large
number of friends from this and other
towns called to join III the festivities and
pay their respects to Mr.. and Mrs. Quinn
by. musical program was rendered
during the evening, consisting of vocal
solos by Joe Cheney, duet by Dennis E.
May and Mrs. R. 6. Cheney, and selec-
tons by Miss Ella Stevenson, violin, and
Mrs. George Wilkey and Miss Ellen
Badger, piano. Mr.. and Mrs. Quimby
received many gifts among which
were a large rocker, several silver
articles and pieces of fancy work and a
purse of $27. presented by absent friends.
Mrs X, becca P Fairbanks presented
them with so golden jonquils.
Among those from out of town who
attended the celebration were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Scion Albee OF Littleton, Mrs. R..
s. Brigham and two grandchildren Hub
bard and Jeanette Hastings, Mrs D. c.
Burrows, Mrs. W. L. Reed and daughter,
and Mrs. Ira c. Lewis of West Concord,
Mr.. and Mrs. W 7. Reed, Kirby, Mr.
and Mrs Charles Hemingway and
daughter, Lower Waterford, and John
B. Ripley OF Lyndonvile.
Mr.. Quimby was born in Barnet, Feb.
10, 1927. Mrs. Qumby was Nellie Ann
Cheney She was born in hshtabula,
Ohio, Jan. 18, 1928. They were married
at Waterford, Feb. 10, 1851, by Elder
Carr. Following their marriage they
lived in Kirby II years. Then they NOV
ed to West Concord where they resided
80 years and about six years ago came
to this place which has since been their
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Quimby are in
good health.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-27
THE CHINESE SITUATION.

Prince CHM and Ii Hung Chang, the
CHINESE peace commissioners, have re-
ceved instructions from the court to
give notice to the minis erS OF the Powers
That an edict has been issued regarding
the puni> hment of Chintse officials, con-
6rmatory OF the demands made by the
ministers, as follows: General Tung Flu
Hsiang, to he degraded and deprived OF
his rank. Prince Tuan and Duke Ian, TO
be disgraced and exiIed. Prince Chuang,
Ying Ni,n and Chao Shu Chiao, to com
NIT suicide. Hsu Chen Yu, Yu Hsien and
Ki Hahn, to be b headed.
This is not exactly what the Ministers
demanded, but it is considered advisable
to agree to it, as the lives of those de-
mandtd have heen yielded except in the
case OF General rung Flu Hsiaug, whom
the court is powerless to modest. There
is private undersl andlug that his lite
Will e con6scaled when it is possible
The European and Chinese secretaries o
| legations and Others who have lived IL
China Tor years consider that China has
gained victory, as the only man the
court has to behead is Yu Hsien Tit
other two are in the hands OF the Japan
csc, and could be beheaded when theil
execution is wanted. Suicide is no dis
grace whatever in the eyes of the Chi
nese. No one believes General Tung Fl
Hslang will ever suffer punishment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-27
The Cashier Was Sorry.

Once upon time man became very
much discouraged because his salary was
not as big as tobacco factory, so he
borro wed $500 600 of bank and for
got all about paving it back. He had
neglected to mention to the bank people
any hing about the matter at the time
he had negotiated with himself Tor the
making OF the loan.
There came day when it was neces-
sary III the regular transaction of its
business, for the bank to make use OF its
alleged iunds, and it was then discovered
that the money had disappeared. OF
course, the bank folks were more or less
perpltxed over this state OF affairs, and
the cashier, who, by the way, had taken
the missing wealth, was questioned con-
cernlng its VIII, r, abouts
He ranklv acknowledged that he had
erred in making the appropriation, and
was perfectly willing to pay it back; so
he examined his pockets, but he could
only turn up 81 10.
III cashier was real sorry about not
bei able TO settle he said he had lost
the money on some stleet-Wall street,
he thought the name was. and that as
soon as he found it he would bring it
RICH back to the bank.
He said he would not like to have the
matter get into the papers; his Sunday
school class might ht ar OF it and think
strangely of it, beng quite unfamiliar
with business. Altogether it would be
bust, he felt, if the whole matter were
hushed right up - Texas SiItings.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-27
Corn Shrinkage.

Mr.. Shamel, the agriculturist of the
illinois college, finds that corn shrink
age depends on the season. In short
season when the corn cannot mature
and dry out thoroughly there will be
more loss by shrinkage than in a sea-
son ike 1900. There will be less loss
Id well buI'', well covered crib. Mice,
rats other N'rmin and poultry cause
considerable loss, depending on the
construction Of the crib. He quotes a
prominent grain dealer to the effect
that corn ftom the time of cribbing
Will shrink 10 per cent the first year
and per cent the second year. Anoth-
er dealer is of the opinion that IT would
require an advance In price Of 10 cents
per bushel to pay for the loss bv
shrinkage and other causes that 40
cents for corn in the fall is equal to 40
cents in the spring.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-27
Much of Little,

The stranger in any city half hun
dred years old, if he knew nothing Of
the city's history, would learn from
many of the signs that the second and
third generations had succeeded to the
business of father and grandfather 1t
is especially true of New York. The
New York Tribune mentions some pc
culiar signs and relates the following:
A Londoner who had strolled about
the streets Of the city with a New
Yorker who called his attention to
some of the signs of sons agreed that
in this respect New York was very like
London, but in neither city was there
any such sign as he saw in one of the
old English towns a few hours run
from the worlds metropolis. The sign
reads, "John Littlejohn's Sons & Little
Iittle Littlejohn, Doolittle Littlejohn
& John Little).
According to the Londoner the first
Littlejohn and Little were partners.
The former gave his first son his part
ner's family name, and Little gave his
boy his partners Christian name. Lit
tlejohn's second son was named for his
mothers family, Doolittle. The three
sons succeeded to their fathers bust
ness; hence the sign is entirely correct,
and the Londoner was right in saying
that the successors had no intention of
being funny" when they had their
sign written as it appears.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-27
The Parcels Post System.

The parcels post system has now gone
into IF ct between the United States and
New Zealand, and the United States and
Venezu,la. But il it is desired to send a
package from Burlington to New York,
or vice versa, that is another matter. A
person can send bv mail a package of
merchandise from Burlington to New
Zealand or Venezuela weighing II
pounds, at 2 cents pound. But if he
wishes to send a similar package to
Essex Junction the government will not
take the job. 1t must go by express.
The government also undertakes to carry
packages weighing as much as II
pounds to Honduras, the Bahamas,
Costa Rica, Trinidad and various other
out-o-the way places at II cents a
pound. In the United States no package
is received for transmission which weighs
more than Jour pounds, and the rate is
fixed at cent an ounce tor merchandise
to prevent serious competition with the
express companies. The rates of postage
on merchandise between the Unite d
States and European countries, with the
exception OF Germany, are prohibitory,
being the same as on lttters-5 cents per
hall ounce or fraction thereof Il Burling-
ton News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-27
An APOLOGY and a settlement.

When the theater crowd was at itS
thickest on Broadway on Saturday
night. a well set up man Of medium
size. wearing a glossy silk hat, hurried
along. In lodging through the throng
the handle of the cane he carried
caught the arm of one of two burly
persons who were going in the same
direction. He half turned as If to apol-
Ogize, but before he could do so one
of the pair smashed his silk hat with a
heavy stick.
81 beg your pardon, SIR" said the
man, blandly taking off his battered
tile. my rudeness was unintention-
al"
Putting back the damaged hat on his
head, he dropped his cane and said,
"Now l propose to settle with you for
q blackguard."
Those on the spot saw flash Of
fists. The big man went fat on his
back from a clean smash on the jaw.
'If you want any more, l am ready
to oblige you," said the other.
The other apparently didn't. The
smaller man picked up his stick, took
off his damaged silk hat, brushed it
and continued on his way down Broad
way. And the crowd Of spectators,
who had gathered as if by magic, broke
up with the feeling that they had seen
as neat a bit Of work as it would ever
be their good fortune to encounter
New York Sun.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-27
Italian Collections Bought.

The Italian government purchased for
&65, 900 the famous collection of paint.
ings and antique statues-nearIy all
masterpirces-)e belonging to the Princes
Ludovlci Boncompagni The collection
includes a Juno, Mars and the renown
ed Venus antigua, three marvels of au-
thertlc Grecian art.
The extensive grounds, the palace and
the museum OF the Borghese amiIy have
been also acquired for the municipality
OF Rome.
The King pays for the grounds G120 T.
900 and will erect thereon an equestrian
statue OF his murdered father. The State
BUYS the palace and museum at $50.
600, and the municipality is to connect
this Borghese property with the aaioin.
ing Pinclan Gardens and open it to the
public
The King intends limiting the number
ofroyal residences to hve-the Qurinal
CapodimOn e, the PITT, palaces and tn,
palaces Of Naples and Turin.
The palace and the Favorita at Paler
mo, the villas at Caserta, Mona, Sal
Rossore and other expansive residence
will probably be handle over to the civil
authorities for other uses The Loudo
Express.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-27

The larger market gardeners have
many Of them preferred the larger
greenhouses to the use of many hot
beds and forcing frames. but the farm
err whose operations are on smaller
scale can yet use these to good advan-
tage. in the opinion of American Guilt
vator. He should have a good garden
and get it under way early, and he
can do this by starting plants under
glass at but little expense and with
little labor. The early vegetables are
as much needed by the farmers family
as by any one else, and if there is q
surplus it can be sold at a good price.
We have forced hills of peas, beans
and squashes, cucumbers and melons
under the sash of half an old window,
such as may often be bought for tri-
fling sums when old buildings have
been torn down, placed upon boxes
made to fit them by planting early and
using the glass when we thought there
was danger Of freezing or to give
warmth to the ground before the seed
had terminated, and we had them
weeks ahead Of our neighbors. The
peas we planted in a circle about as
large as a nail keg and when the glass
was off we put bush in the center
of the circle, which made it easier pick
ing
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-27

1t is my opinion that dead, deep, fiat
blowing causes sour land acids, the
home of the fungi, larvae, potato bugs,
scab, blight, rust, rot, bugs, Hessian
fly, ETC., also rusty and smutty grain.
Cut and cover blowing dries out sour
land acids and gives no home for the
above pests, doubles values and crops
on low grade lands, also greatly i'm
proves higher grade lands. For the last
five years | have raised heavy crops
OF corn on grass ground only half
ploWed, without use of harrow, mark
er, cultivatOr, weeder or even a hoe,
and my corn has been very free from
weeds. Last year there were no bugs
OF scab on my potatoes. They were as
smooth as oranges, while over the
renee my neighbor put paris green on
MS potatoes four times, says a New
England Homestead correspondent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-27
Hot Beds.
uauure-Cost Per sash-Locatton ana
Construction of Beds.

| mauure-COst Per SasH-LOcAtAOA sAS
Construction of Beds.
The number of sashes that the gar
dener can use to advantage depends as
much as anything on the amount or
fresh manure that he can get at q
reasonable price, which we shall con-
slider about 81 per cord delivered, says
an American Agriculturist writer. Inc
cost of starting a hotbed may be con-
sidered about S. per sash. While this
would have been sufficient to put up
very good run two years ago, 1t Is
doubtful whether at the present time
It could be done for that price. IL
would include fence, plank, sash, mats
and shutters. The sash and shutters
should be well painted.
The gardener generally sets his hot
beds in the open field. He first puts up
a board fence six or seven feet hlgh
facing the south and slanting back
some IS or 20 inches at the top. The
posts should be five or six inches
through at the top and set three feet In
the ground. We hold the boards to the
posts by two coach screws to each post.
These screws pass through narrow
cleats, with a large washer between
the cleat and the screw head. The
boards are taken down in the summer
and used to blanch early celery. We
mark every board before it Is taken
down, and then by using each fence by
itself there is very little trouble in put
ting it up again. We leave the cleats
screwed to the post and seldom have to
bore a new hole. We set the plank far
Their from the fence than many, as we
wish to have plenty Of room to walk
between the bed and the mats when
they are rolled.
We set a line three feet or little
more from the bottom of the fence and
from II to 10 inches above the ground
and if possible draw it tight SO as to
give the bed as nearly an even fall as
possible. 1t is not well to have the bed
exactly level, as the water does not
work off so well, but we do not like to
have it fall too much. If this line is
drawn tight and stakes put in often
enough to prevent it from sagging, all
that it is necessary to do is to set a line
of plank the length you wish the bed.
Planks II inches wide and 2 inches
thick are none too heavy. These are
held in place by stakes about 3 feet
long and inches wide, sharpened and
driven two to the plank. The end ones
should be nailed to both planks and
come to the top Of the plank to break
the joint. 1t is not so particular about
the center ones. Pieces of rough boards
are all right for these stakes. Nine
penny nails are the best size to use for
mailing the stakes to the plank if the
stakes are one inch thick, and by nail
ing through the stake into the plank it
does not tear the plank to pieces much
when taken down, as they are every
summer. Five inches seems to be
about the right amount Of fall on a six
foot sash.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-27
Amount Of Yictorla,s Private Fortune

Since the death of the queen, specua.
ton has been busy about the amount of
the private fortune her majesty left. The
tact that the royal will is not to 60
through the ordinary channel for pro-
bate has given rise to many absurd
statements as to the fabulous amounts
bequeathed to royal relatives. 1t has
even been said that the reason for con.
cealment was the fear hat the disclosure
of such enormous Swings would pr,ju
dice the civil list Tor the future. 1t is
now stated on absolutely reliable au-
thority that the gross amount of her
maJesty's private fortune, including in
vestments in real estate, cash in bank
ann personal property outside of what
rightIully belonged to the crown, will
not exceed So 100000. The bulk OF this
consists OF city property, in which she
had quietly invested. The remainder
stands in the shape of the cash balance
on her personal account in Coutt's bank.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-27
Khaki.

The London Daily News told the Other
day story about khaki, the olive col
ored canvas. cloth worn by the English
and American soldiers in hot countries
to show what patience and hard WorR
can accomplish.
This cotton stuff has been worn in In
dia by British troops for many years
Its tint was a greenish brown, but 1t
always faded when it was washed with
soap.
A business man from Manchester,
while travelling in India, happened TO
fall into conversation with an English
officer, who remarked carelessly that the
first manufacturer who could produce a
cotton drill that would not fade would
make his fortune.
The youug Englishman never forgot
this hint. He came home, found skilled
dyer, and with him began to search for
an olive dye which, when used on cotton
cloth, would not yield to soap or soda
They spent years in these experiments,
all OF which proved trultless.
One day they found among several
scraps of dyed cloth one which retained
its color under the most severe tests
The puzzIing fact was that 1t had bee
cut from the same piece OF cloth and SUB
jected to the same processes as the other
scraps, all OF which faded.
The two experimenters were greatly
puzzled, and for months tried in vain to
solve the riddle The onellttle fragment
of khaki was the only one which Kept
re coI,~ ooo;,,et oil attacks
By chance one day they found that the
dye in which his scrap had been dipped
had remained Tor a time in metal dish
OF peculiar kind. The metal OF the
dish, in combination with the chemicals
of the dye, had furnished the one thing
neediul. They tried the experiment with
other pieces. The dye held, and their
fortunes were made.
1t was not chance which gave them
their success, but the indomltable pa
thence and persistence which pursued the
chance, and the intelligence which seized
il
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-27
FRATERNITY NOTES.
Enenmpment District Meeting.

There was a good attendance at the
annual district meeting of 9th District
Encampment Branch, l. 0. O, F., at Odd
Fellows Hall. Friday evening. The 9th
district comprises the lodges at Brad
ford, Lyndonvile and St. Johnsbury'
The third degree was conferred by Moose
River Encampment No. 6, OF this place.
There were present as guests: H. {.
Farrar OF Rutland, Grand Patriarch OF
the Grand Encampment of Vermont ;
August Huron OF Littleton, Grand Pat
riarch of the Grand Lodge of New Hamp-
SHIRE; H. E Parker and L. ]. Brown OF
Bradford, Past Grand Representatives;
{. w Farr, St. Johnsbury, Grand Scribe
and I. c. Strong OF Bradford District
Deputy. A banquet was served by the
local encampment, after which remarks
were made by the grand officers and
other guests.
80. U. A. M. District Meeting.
A district meeting OF the various Coun-
ellis OF tie !. O. U. A. M. in this section
will meet with Gen. Logan Council OF
this place at their hall tomorrow even.
ing. The councils which comprise this
district are those at Wells River, North
Danvile, Wheelock, East Burke, West
Burke, Lyndon and Lunenburg A lead
ing feature of the program tor the even
ing will be banquet which is to be fol
lowed by sperchmaking. The State
Councillor is expected to be present. and
also State Vice Councillor Frank, Emer-
son o. North Danville. There will be a
special meeting OF Gen. Logan Council
tonight at O'Clock to appoint commit
tees on ne " applications.
N.EO.P
Mrs. ". L. Heath, district deputy of
District No. /, n E. 0. P, has arranged
for meeting OF the lodges in the district
with Green Mountain LoLge, No. 40, at
Odd Fellows Hall tomorrow evening.
The local lodge will perform the degree
work 1t is expected that several high |
officials of the Grand and Supreme
lodges will be present. There will be a
banquet, and frst-class time is assured.