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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23

furnish 10000 extra men every year
to the Kansas farmers. Mr.. Blaine
began three years ago by advertising
in the newspapers for harvest hands
to go to his home community, Pratt
county, and assist him and his neigh
bors in caring for surplus grain. Thou
sands of idle men in the cities read
the advertisement and hurried out.
This season Blaine secured even
more detailed reports of the needs of
the farmers as early as April, getting
the names of the farmers and number
of hands they wanted in every town.
ship. He also secured a report on the
condition of wheat at that time.
By keeping a close watch on the
weather reports he knew early in June
about how many men would be need
ed He then sent out circulars to the
various employment agencies in the
United States stating that 10000 men,
1000 women and 5000 teams could be
used in the Wheattields for thirty days
or more. Most of these laborers follow
the wheat harvesting to the north, thus
getting from sixty to ninety days of re-
munerative employment The wages
range from $150 to $3.50 for a day of
sight hours, with double pay for extra
time.
The immediate cutting Of a wheat.
field after it once begins to ripen is
necessary if it is to be saved. This is
why so many thousands Of extra men
are needed.
A farmer with four good horses, his
gang plow and a drill will plant from
200 to 300 acres of grain in the fall,
but to handle this grain when ripened
requires ten horses and seven men, or
six more men than are usually found
with the average farmer. Naturally
| these men and teams have 10 be i'm
ported, as well as women to prepare
| the food for the workers.
The work to be done in a harvest
field is extremely tiresome and soon
tells upon the tenderfoot. There is no
| DfOLeCllOH ltOlll Tie sun ray >, hICu
often reach the 1f5 mark, moving
down the harvesters as their machines
cut the yellow grain.
J The men who come to the wheat bel
| directly from the cities and have beel
used to inside work are at first set t,
driving binders. This pays $1.50 {
day, and as they become more hard
ened to the rays of the sun they ar
promoted to the carrying of bundle
or shocking and later get the job o
hauling, feeding thrasher, etc.
Those who are unused to the harves
field generally break down the secon
or third day Even if not sunstrud
running about through the rough stub
Bile carrying heavy bundles tells O.
them seriously. tThe work of the han
vest hands is we'll worth the pric
paid.
1t all depends, however, upon th
previous field experience, and this
why SO many Kansas farm girls ca
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
LnNn Streams.

1t is scientifically reported that the
lava streams from Vesuvius in 1858
were so hot twelve years later that
steam was issuing from the cracks
and crevices, while the lava beds from
the eruption Of Etna in 1877 were
found to be steaming hot just below
the top crust as late as 1910. But still
more remarkable are the scientific re-
ports of the volcano Jorullo, in MeXi-
co. This sent forth immense streams
Of lava in 1859. In 1880 the lava beds
were examined by a party Of scien-
lists, and it was found that a stick
thrust into the crevices instantly ig-
nited, although there was no discom-
fort experienced in walking on the
hardened crust. Again some forty
years after the eruption it was visited
by scientists and reported to be steam
ing in many places, and even eighty
seven years after the eruption two col
umns of steaming yapor were found to
be issuing from the creyices. Some
times the upper crust of such a stream
of lava cools so that plants and lichens
find precarious growth on the surface,
while a few feet beneath the lava is
almost redhot.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23

do more work with a binder unan
strong, healthy man from the city.
Two types of machines are ordi-
narily used in the harvesting of wheat,
the binder and the header. The self
binder is usually drawn by three or
four horses. 1t cuts the straw close to
the ground, ties it with Irvine and
casts it on the ground ready for the
thrasher.
The header is pushed by four horses
at the extreme rear of the machine.
The straw is cut by this machine close
to the head, and the head of grain is
thrown from the knives into the header
box. When the box is full it is car
ried to the dumping place to await
the thrasher
But it is on the Pacific slope that
mechanical developments in wheat
production have reached their greatest
height.
On the Pacific coast standing grain
is so dry by 8 o'clock in harvest
time that it can be "headed" or reaped,
thrashed, cleaned and sacked all in one
machine, which is drawn over the field
by a small herd Of horses or goes
through harnessed to a steam traction
engine powerful enough to haul train
of freight cars.
Some Of these machines will cut
swath fifty feet wide and will reap,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23

A necklace made Of black ants is an
article of adornment of New Guinea.
The Anglican mission there gives par
ticulars of one which measured over
eleven feet long and was composed of
as many as 1,S00 bodies of ants. Three
little pieces of shell and a dozen Eng
lish beads were Incorporated into it,
and there was a native string holding
it together, yet its weight only reached
drains 2 scruples 13 grains. These
large black ants make big nests in the
native gardens, and the native women
and. girls catch them, pull off their
heads, bite off and swallow the other
end and thread the thoraX.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
Her Mistake.

Two elderly women and an old man,
evident strangers in the city and who
were carefully guarding a huge tele-
scope between them, stood in front of
the Grand for an hour the other day.
waiting for some kind soul to direct
them to the residence of a friend. they
had come to visit. The noise and bus
tie of the city evidently confused them,
and they stood bewildered, not know
ing which way to turn. FINALLY one
of the women plucked up courage to
address a man who was passing, say
ing, "Could you tell me where Will
Blank liEesY
"Who?" inquired the man.
"Why, Will Blank. He used to live
next door to us at Linton, and we have
come in to see him"
The man had to acknowledge he had
never even heard of VIII Blank, and
the old lady turned away with a scorn-
full smile, saying, ooh, I thought per
haps you lived here" - indianapolis
Sentinel.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23

A curious custom takes place in vii
lagos Of the Luxembourg district, Bel
GUM, in May After Sunday service
numbers Of lads cluster round the
church. entrance and as the girls come
out seize them one by one, one lad
grasping gin by the shoulders and the
other blythe heels, the two lifting her
well up while third pumpkin passes
under the human bridge thus formed.
This is done in the presence of the par
ents, whof themselves have passed
through the same ordeal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
THE LEGISLATURE AND THE
REFERENDUM.
A Letter from Ex-Chief Judge Ross of
the Supreme COHrt.

In reply to inquiries made by repre-
sentative of the Vermont Woman's Stuff
rage Association concerning the proposed
referendum of license law, to the peo-
pie, by the coming legislature, Hon. iona.
than Ross replies in part as follows:
81 suppose what is proposed by the
resolution Of the Vermont Republican
convention is an expression of opinion on
the subject OF high license and local OPP
ton in pre- erence to the prohibitory law.
The people cannot enact nor repeal
law by direct vote. That must be done
through the legislature If the legisla-
ture desires to obtain their views on
any subject further than it is expressed
through the members OF the legislature
it can do so in any manner it may select,
to all the voters, or to all the people to
be affected thereby, of a certain age. l
think the women Of age ought to be con-
suited as much as the men. AS a rule
they are more seriously affected by the
drink habit" of the men. In my judg-
ment the bottom cause of more than halt
the divorces, with the disastrous family
results following, come from the hus-
bands drinking Many crimes and much
poverty come from the same habit.
In 1852 the form of referendum used
was this: The leg stature enacted the
prohibitory law, to take effect the fol
lowing March, if the majority of the
voters in the state SO voted, at NEE t.
ing to be held, think, in February. If
the majority was against its taking
effect, then the law was not to take
effect until after the next session of the
legislature so it could repeal the law, in
accordance with the wishes of the ma
jority. 1t lies entirely with the legisla-
ture to determine to whom it will sub
NIT the question to obtain the views of
the people. A strong petition to the leg
slature to have the women have the
right to express their views with the
men, would beentirely proper, in my view
Yours truly,
JONATHAN Ross.
st. Johnsbury, VT, July 7, 1902.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23

A Roman dinner at the house Of a
wealthy man consisted chiefly of three
courses. All sorts of stimulants to the
appetite were first served up, and eggs
were Indispensable to the first course.
Among the various dishes we may in
stance the guinea hen, pheasant, night
ingale and the thrush as birds most in
repute. The Roman gourmands held
peacocks in great estimation, especial
ly their tongues. Macrobius states
that they were first eaten by Horton
sius, the orator. and acquired such re-
pute that single peacock was sold
for 80 denarii, the denarius being equal
to about eightpence halfpenny Of our
mOney.-Chambers' Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
ThOughtleSs, Selfish.

ThoughtleSsness Of others is nothing
more than downright selfshness, which
Is the curse of humanity The man
who on leaving an elevated train
pauseS at the head of the stairs to
light his cigar is selfish. He incom-
modes all who are behind him. The
woman who insists on passing up or
down the stairs ahead Of the eager
crowd, slowly, Indifferent to the haste
of others, must be an awful thing at
home. He who pauses to tie his shoe
regardless Of the interruption Of traffic
is brute in his family. | see all these
things a dozen times a day and wonder
what kind of lives such persons lead in
the family circle. One of the common
evidences of thoughtlessness is seen in
those who stand in the middle of the
sidewalk to chat while multitudes are
forced to defect or make an offset in
order to pass them. The more | see Of
men the greater is my respect for
asses, dogs and mules.-NeW York
Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23

Vanilla is one of the most powerful
restoratives known in cases of weak
ened vitality, when a large dose is CIV
en-. South America in general shows
much slighter tendency to madness
than any of the countries which may
be called civilized. Statistical authori-
ties attribute this fact to the ignorance
and thoughtlessness of the population,
but they themselves give the credit to
vanilla. AT the first sign Of mental dis
turbance they ply the sufferer there
with,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23

In 1890 the area of the national do
main occupied by the Indians aggregated
100000 acres. Today it agerega.
ties S5,00O,000 acres which is about as
much land as we have in the states of
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
There seems to be no longer any doubt
that Italy will within few years turn
from sugar importing to sugar ex-
porting country. The past two seasons
have witnessed a remarkable develop.
ment OF the beet sugar industry.
When the first Bible society in this
country was organized, the English lam
guage was spoken by only 100000
people. Now 120,00000O people speak
it. Then the Bible was printed in SO
languages; now it is printed in 400 lam
guages.
Dor-es Salaam. the capital of German
East Africa, which seven years ago was
a village inhabited by hundred natives,
is now town with 800 European and
81 900, native inhabitants. 1t has three
hotels, several hundred stores and a
! newspaper.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23

Among the Arabs of Syria man
changes his name after the birth Of
his eldest son, assuming the name
which has been bestowed upon the
heir, with the prefix Abu, meaning
father Of" Thus, if the son is called
Fudle Allah, Gods Bounty" the ia
Their will be henceforth known as Abu
Fudle Allah, Father Of Gods Bounty"
In like manner the mother would be-
come known as Fan Fudle Allah, Moth
er of Gods Bounty" This custom is
not merely one of common speech, but
extends to all occasions and even to
legal documents. Still more strangely,
even when Il man though married has
no son the courtesy of oriental s0ci-
ETY. demands that he should be ad-
dressed as Abu Salim or Abu Nah
mould, after an imaginary son whom
politeness confers upon him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23

The porcupine climbs the tree as
readily as a squirrel would, provided
you don't slip up and cut his tail off
while he is going up. Somehow or 9th
err he can't climb the tree without his
tail, and I've won't come down without
it. If you catch one of these porcu-
pines climbing tree and chop his tail
off, he will stop right where he is and
will stay there until he staryes to
death unless he is taken away.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
HARDWICK.
w. ]. Ross and family are camping at
Lake St. Joseph this week.

w. ]. Ross and family are camping at
Lake St. Joseph this week.
Lightning did quite good deal of
damage to the electric light last week
during the hard shower Monday night
Frank Stone is seriously i'll with acute
Bright's disease,
Wallace Dow and family have returned
from Massachusetts and intend to make
Hardwick their future home.
Mrs. R. L. Davis has been very seri-
ously sick the past week.
Harold Adams of Morrisville is can
vassing the town this week for a book
entitled events of the 10th Century"
E M. Foster spent few days in New
York last week.
Fred Rodgers Of Keene, N. H., was in
town last week calling on old friends.
]. l. Dutton and family of Montpelier
visited friends here last week.
Mrs. Helen Holton of Holbroke, Mass,
is visiting at R. B. Holton's.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23

The father Of the family had stepped
into a bookstore to buy birthday
present for his fourteen-year-old son.
"What kind of book would you like?"
asked the salesman to whom he had
contided his purpose.
Something that would be useful for
the boy" was his reply.
"Well, here is very good one on
Self Help"
self helpw exclaimed the father.
"Ben don't need anything of that kind.
You'd ought to see him at the dinner
tablew
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
RYEGATE.

John Gray, superintendent of schools
in Lawrence, Mass, was in town the
past week.
Mrs. Emily G. Miller is failing rapidly.
E. E Symes is in Boston on business.
Mrs. w. T. McLam and daughter Mel.
lie started Tuesday for Rushford, MINI.
They will visit in Bard South Dakota,
before returning home.
W. T. McLam was in St. Johnsbury
Tuesday on business.
Miss Carma Gibson is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs, E. S. Miller, for few days.
Miss Ethel Symes is spending the week
at Robert Brooks at Wells River.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23

Harry Stevenson of Littleton, N. H.,
was in town over Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Morgan, children and
nurse girl are at Mrs. c. ]. Houghton's
for the summer.
Mrs. Florence Stedman and children of
Northampton, Mass, are spending the
summer in this place.
The Christian Endeavor society will
hold flower social and lawn party on
the church grounds next Friday evening.
Ice cream and cake will be sold and a
short entertainment given. All are cor
daily invited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
PASSUnPSlC.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Smith are enjoying a
visit from their son who lives in Melrose,
Mass.
Mrs. Cummings of Middlesex has been
visiting her daughter at Mr.. Arthur
Denio's.
More than 5000 worth of hogs were
shipped rom this place last Monday.
John Rae is putting new shingle on his
house.
Milo Locke had narrow escape from
serious injury by being thrown from his
moving machine one day last week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
FiguratiyeIy Speaking.

"WelL" said young Graftsky, give
soldiered half of the afternoon, and 1
guess l might as we'll round it out by
loating the other half"
Eyes," said his friend, j. Wise, Jr.,
"but the rounding out will be a lot
easier than squaring yourself with the
boss afterward. "-Los Angeles Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
Ocean Park Assembly and Summer
school

The dates for the Ocean Park Assembly
have been fixed from July oath to Sep,
TENDER list, inclusive.
A grand good meeting is expected, and
besides the campmeetiug, there is sum-
mer school established at Ocean Park.
The school is in charge OF the we'll
known instructor, Mrs. Susan A. Porter,
and those persons who attend the camp
meeting will have very instructive, as
we'll as pleasant time.
Round trip tickets at reduced rates
will be on sale from many of the stations
on the Boston & Maine railroad.
For information in regard to tickets
and rates, inquire of nearest Boston &
Maine ticket agent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
MCINDOES.

Miss Alice Moore is spending few
weeks with her sister, Mrs. Frank Chase,
in Woodsville, N. H.
Mrs. Nellie McClay and daughter
Helen left Tuesday for Danville where
they will remain for an indefinite period.
Miss Maude McClary returned to her
home in Malone, N. Y, Wednesday.
Miss Daisy Mcfarland goes Thursday
as table girl to the Sinclair House, Beth
lehem, N. H., for the remainder of tie
season.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
EXPANDED Them.

"What does this mean, daughter?
Here is another lot of milliners' and
dressmakers'. bills. Don't you remem-
Der that l expressly ordered you not
to contract any more debts without
my knowledge?"
Certainly, papa, but haven't con-
tracted any debts. On the contrary,
I've expanded them" .fs,A
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23

thrash, clean and sack about 100 acres
of grain a day. All over the grain belt
today thousands of men and horses are
saving the great crop, and for weeks
yet they will be busy, for it must be
remembered that the United States
grows one-fifth of all the wheat pro-
duced in this world.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
HARVEY.
Mrs. Ida Bartlett is quite i'll.

Mrs. Ida Bartlett is quite i'll.
Earle Moore is visiting friends out of
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Steele of East
Peacham visited at James McGilPs one
day recently.
IL, Frye was in Peacham one day
last week.
Miss Rosa McGill is at home from
Portland, Me-, for a vacation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
SHEFFIELD.

Rev. c. D. Lance has gone to Corinth,
N. Y, for two weeks vacation.
The ladies of the Methodist church are
making some insiderepairs, papering and
painting so there will be no services
Sunday.
At the special stockholders meeting
called at the creamery it was voted not
to lease to the St. Johnsbury creamery.
Every share was represented.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23

The Vermont tour OF Pawnee Bills
Wild West show, says the Burlington
Free Press, brought happiness to at
least one family in this city. The old
scout, Dan Conkin, who figured in the
horse stealing scene and in the burning
OF the trapper's cabin proved to be John
Conklin, the brother of H. J. Conklin
and Mrs. G. c. Buxton OF this city. The
family had not heard from him for 80
years and he was supposed to be dead
When boy, living in Durham, Canada
East, he ran away from home and Joined
the list Vermont regiment at the opening
of the rebellion. At the close of the war
he remained in the army and was soon
lost track of. He fought in the Indian
war and was f.iend and companion of
the famous Kit Carson. In the war he
made himself notorious as a scout and
at its close he led wandering life for
some years finally joining the Pawnee
Bill company, with whom he has been
for SOM time. Whom the company were
at St. Adams he, in some way, heard
that his brother and sister lived in this
city and he sought them out. 1t is need
less to say that they were greatly sur
prlsed at his appearance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23

Mrs. Krank-Yes; I'm fond of pets. I
have five cats and four dogs that just
rule my house.
Mrs. McCall-Ah! I've often heard of
''reigning cats and dogs" These must
be the ones.-Philadelphia Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23

A Chinese compositor needs a type
case at least sixty feet long and has to
walk absut twenty-five miles a day
up and down it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
Our Lack.

"What is the national air of this
country" asked the foreigner.
"This is republic and therefore has
no national heir" replied the natiye.-
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
Oows Killed by Lighining.

Seven cows owned by Dana c. Grow,
of Westford, were killed by lightning dur
ing the sho wers, last week Monday night
Mr.. Grow had only twelve cows in his
herd. During the storm Tuesday the
farm buildings of Edward Norcross, of
Bradford, were struck by lightning, set
afre, and destroyed. Six cows in differ
ent parts of the town of Bradford were
killed. Ia the vicinity of Newbury, a
cloudburst washed out a large section of
the highway.
Willis H. Richmond of Springfield, for
the past 10 years assistant superintend-
ent of the house Of correction at Rutland,
died July IA, aged so.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
Rats and Mice and Large Animals.

How many people are there who
know that elephants, rhinoceroses and
other large thick skinned animals have
formidable enemies in rats and mice?
These small rascally rodents have
found that the feet of the elephant are
excellent eating and have no hesitation
in gnawing at them when the animal
lies down, when, owing to its confined
condition, it is not very well able to
defend itself against its puny eneNies.
To protect these vast creatures it is
found necessary in most menageries to
keep terriers about the cages. These
little fellows very soon dispose Of the
pachyderm's tiny adyersaries. 1t was
recently discovered in a well known
menagerie that the mice and rats had
been very busy with the hide Of a rhi-
noceros. A Scotch terrier, Fanny, was
put into the cage of the huge beast, and
il the first night she had killed no few
err than twenty-seven rats. In a few
days there were no rats left to nibble
the hide of the poor rhinoceros.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
NORTH DANVILLE.

E. M. Massey, local. salesman for the
D. M. Osborne Co.. went to Colebrook,
N. H., last week in the interests of the
company.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23

When we get what we want, we do
not enjoy it as much as we had antici-
pated.-Atchison Globe.