davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Teton peak-chronicle., 1904-12-08

Hendricks 81, clerks, Frank Nc
Gavin Sc, L A Harris Sc, Judges,
7 w Whittle So, Diamond Loosli
Sc, w ] Salisbury Sc, const. VIC
Hutchens "a so.
Med. Lodge-Dis c. Margaret
Fayle $4, clerks, + Shorten $4,
Ambrose Shorten $4, Judges Den
! mis- Small 81, c A Doschades 81, T
A Robson 81, const. Andrew Lane
SO.
Menan-Dist c. ] L Jones 81,
clerks, G M Green $6. Ella Eames
$6, w S Barrett Sc, Louisa Pratt
Sc, Judges, Geo. Eames So, ] A
Hughes So, w w Dunham Sc, E
|! o Clark Sc, VIM Eames So, ] H
Yearsley Sc, const. R M Poole
81 SO.
Ora = Dist. c. Mae Core "a.
clerk, Joshua Brewer S., A K Fritz
SIS, Judges, M ] Kerr $751; M Corey
IS, MAndrus $5, conts. John Moon
So rs. Parker-Dist. c. Alice M
Stoddard 81, clerk c L Johnson Sc,
E d Jones Sc. H S Jackson Sc, E
Brewer $6, Judges, JOS R Rudd Sc,
P A Crapo Sc, J B Crapo $6, W L
Flint $6, Jed Earl, Sc, H w Mil
Ter Sc, const R H Bradshaw 81 so.
Rxburg-Dist. c. Chole Osborn Sc
Judges, G H Emery SO, G w
Woodvine SO, w w Osborn 8, LY
Rigby SO, Ellen Neibaur 50, ] T
Young 50, R S Hunt SO, d Osborn
So, H Dewsnup 50, r Archibald
So, Constable B M Larson $6.
Rice-Dist L Steele, Jr., "a,
clers. S A Rosenborough 81, E r
Rosenborough 81, Judges, A r
Thorne 81, Paul Fletcher 81, Sa-
rah Markham 81, const. D +
Steele So.
Rigby-Dist. c. c S Robbins 81,
cks, Elias Williams$6, J Call So H 1.
Hopes Sc, Bertha Kimball $6,
judges, c J Call $6,M T Peck $6, J
H Savers Sc, F A Paterson $6, @ S
Call Sc, H P Madsen Sc, cons, NJ
! c Lee $4 80.
Rudy-dist c., Margaret Edwards
81, clerks, A A Anderson $6,
Maude Perry, So, judges, G c
Mattson Sc, H Perry So, w T
Howe Sc, const S P Nielsen "a so.
Salem-dist. c., Sarah Harris
$4, clerks, Harvey Royalnce So,
Peter Sorensen So, D w Grover So,
Mary Lavery So, judges, T Grover
SO, H Hanson 50, w J Lavery SO,
H P Jensen IS, Hyrum Bell IS, w
T Garner So, const. w F. Anderson
$6.
i Continued on next page.
The Teton peak-chronicle., 1904-12-08

ID of sec 13,tp 5n,r As e, b III, thence
north u miles, thence west one
mile, thence north one mile, thence
vets one mile, thence north one
mile to the place of beginning
The following Liquor bonds were
carefully examined and are hereby
approved:
Carl Anderson, briggs.
Harry Hanlon & Co., St. An
thony.
Price & Thompson, Market Lake.
Kite & Co, Rigby.
On petition of John w. Hart and
others, residents of Menan road
district w. R. Scott is hereby ap-
pointed Road overseer of said Road
District.
Upon petition of H. w. Spratt-
ling and so others, residents OF
Fremont county, for a bridge across
the North Fork of Snake river, near
H. P. Sprattlings at Lodi: 1t is
hereby ordered that the clerk OF the
Board advertise for sealed bids for
the construction of a bridge at said
point, said bids to be for the work
and material used therein. Each
bidder to furnish plans and speclh-
cations thereof
This being the day upon which
sealed bids were to be opened tor
construction of bridge across
Snake river at Wilson's Ford. the
said bids were as follows:
Alma Hale, $1,000. 90.
II. w. Perham, IS. so per lin. IT.
(25O ft)
R. H. Row, $S5O.OO.
The further consideration OF this
matter is laid over until the next
regular meeting of this Board.
Ordered that this board do now
adjourn until tomorrow at . O'CLOCK
a. III.
! ST. Anthony, Ida, Nov. 10th
1904 On this day as per adjourn
ment the Honorable Board OF Com
missioners convened, all present
when the following proceeding
were had, to-wit;
The following bills were allowed
on the Current Expense Fund:
~ ~ C,av salary 5000 on
), 200 OF
j, 200 OF
), av,erse 13 8
w ] Steeley sal & exp 90 " "
Martin Harris coroner 20 20 " "
irwin Hodson Co elec'n sup 3oO "
w ~ Dunham booths Menan z "
Willard Homer " Leigh . . .
Joseph Hurst ~ ,
Geo Spraker Labelle 8 Z
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31

the holding of books, ash tray, or cup
of tea.
The bit of a country house veranda
seen in the picture is also the family
sitting-room. This porch is some
thing over eight feet wide and extends
the full length of the house. The
furnishing has been artistically done.
Chairs of rush and wicker of widely
differing sizes and shapes invite the
lounger to linger. A pretty tea table
suggests charming hospitality, and
gaily-covered cushions and rugs are
everywhere
The green of lawn and trees are
repeated in the fourishing ferns and
palms, which are placed effectively
against the pale yellow plaster of the
house walls, and the pretty diamond
shaped panes of the easement window
make an attractive background.
Yacht white enamel, given an ivory
tone by the introduction of navalite
varnish, has been used for the benches
and trim of this porch and house.
This treatment gives a smooth ivory
surface, which is very durable and not
affected by the weather
The tall, quantity shaped brass vase
which holds a palm was purchased in
far Western Chinatown, and is, in
reality, a cuspidor. Removed from
its early calling it makes a beautiful
and decorative Jardiniere
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31

rousing gospel preacher who was
with Colonel Dayton's regiment in
his military capacity as chaplain,
FASTENED back to Connecticut Farms.
He found the village in ashes and his
wife mangled corpse!"
The tragic fate of Mrs. Caldwell
produced intense excitement through
out the country. The British sought
to allay it by attributing her death to
a random shot. But the people would
have none of the explanation. Re
member Connecticut Farms!" was a
battle cry in Jersey for the remain
der of the war.
Her murder, according to the news
papers at the time, did much to
arouse to greater exertion the inhabi-
tants of the Jerseys, Pennsylvania and
New York against the enemy. The
soldiers who resisted Kuyphausen on
his second invasion of the JERSEYS
later in the month constantly kept the
tate of Chaplain Caldwell's wife be-
fore them
One of the battles that resulted
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31

the northeast room, with the dull blue
and green corduroy furniture Con
tinue the white woodwork in the din
ing-room. Use a red and white fig
ured paper above a plain red dado
and have white ceiling.
Ignorant writes: 81 am anxious
to have my house look well, but
everything | do to it seems to make
it look worse. l can spend only a
moderate amount of money, as | have
bought expensive carpets and cur
talns. I send with this "a photograph
OF my parlor, but please do not pub
lish it."
1t is the variety and size of the
fgures on your wall paper and floor
covering, as we'll as the curtains,
which spoil your room. The furni-
ture will do very nicely, if a little
different arrangement of it is made.
Draw your table across the corner
OF the room, place the arm chair,
which is now in the space between
the windows, beside it and remove
the statuettes to the mantel. Put a
low, well-shaded lamp on the table
and foot stool near the comfort
able Morris chair, and at once you
will have created an attractive parlor.
Avoid stiffness in the general arrange
ment, The long sofa could be placed
on the right side of the fireplace, ex-
tending well into the room
The figured curtains alone are very
good, but your walls you must re-
paper, selecting two-toned, dull
green paper. Striped paper, since
your room is square, can be used with
good results.
| would advise you to sell the carpet
or have it dyed, preferably to sell it.
If dyed, the effect will be of two
tones, and the figures are so large and
aggressive that it would be difficult to
forget them. A plain dark green Brus-
sells in two shades would look well,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31

| and is surrounded by many trees
The house is square, with outside
shutters or blinds 1t is now a kind
of pink-drab and the trim is brown.
What color should the roof be?"
Your description Immediately sug-
gests white house with green shut
tiers. The roof should be green, also,
but darker in shade than the shutters.
Friday" asks: low can l have
badly-marred mahogany table fixed
up2 1t looks as if the varnish had
been put on in Jumps and is burned
off in some places. What kind of
seats should dining-room chairs of
mahogany have? Could these be of
rush, and where could L have them
put in?"
If you will send me a se1f-addressed
postal card l will send you the ad-
dress of firm that makes salts
factory varnish remover This gets
down to the original wood, which can
then be stained and treated as new.
| will also furnish. you the address of
a place where the rush seats can be
put in. These are always desirable
when the chairs are on simple lines.
J. A. c.: Make your woodwork
ivory white, using eggshe1-white,
with dead finish, in both rooms. In
the front parlor use a green and
whlte-striped paper above six-foot
dado OF plain green cartridge paper
The ceiling should be white Use the
same material upon all the furniture
you are to recover for the back par
lor. Dull blue or green corduroy
would look we'll with the rug you
describe. A lorr, narrow mirror
above the black marble mantel would
improve your room. Personally, l
should favor using the same paper in
both parlors
A two-toned figured paper, with a
conventional design, could be used in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31
THROWING A BATTLEFIELD INTO THE SEA

hearing that there was general dis
content among the people of New
Jersey at the Continental Government,
crossed into Jersey from Staten Island
with some 5000 men, hoping thereby
to regain the colony to the crown by
a sudden show of military.
But the reports of dissatisfaction
had been exaggerated, and instead of
finding allies, Kuyphausen encounter
ed bands of militia that continually
harassed him as they retreated before
him.
At Connecticut Farms the retreat
ing Americans, under Colonel Ella
Dayton, of Jersey line, fell in with the
Jersey brigade commanded by Gen
eral Maxwell. Thus reinforced, they
made stand on Tin Kettle Hill, and
when the enemy appeared were able
to hold them in check for some time.
At last, however, after sharp fighting,
in which some $50 of the enemy were
killed and as many wounded, the ma
RAIDERS received reinforcements,
brought up several field pieces and
the Americans were compelled to beat
retreat, which they did in good or
der
Then occurred the incident that has
ever since caused the battle of Con-
necticut Farms to be looked upon as
more than skirmish.
Exasperated at the determined op-
position, the British first pillaged and
then fired the village, offering as an
excuse for their conduct that the in
habitants had fired on them from the
houses as they had marched through.
Among those who were in the village
at the time was the wife of Rev. James
Caldwell, a patriot and Presby-
terrain, whose church in Elizabethtown
had been burned by Kuyphausen on a
previous raid, and who was an es-
pecial object of British hostility be-
cause of his ardent pulpit appeals to
his people to support the Continental
cause.
Mrs. Caldwell, when the sacking of
the village began, took her two
youngest children INTO back room
of the parsonage. Her infant OF
eight MONTHS writes Irving in his
Life of Washington was in the
arms of an attendant; she herself was
seated on the side of bed holding a
child of three by the hand, and was
engaged in prayer All was terror and
confusion in the village; when sudden
ly musket was discharged in at the
window. Two balls struck her in the
breast, and she fell dead on the floor.
The parsonage and church were set
on fire, and it was with difficulty her
body was rescued from the flames"
Next morning, when Kuyphausen
had retreated back toward Staten
Island, after finding the Americans
under General Washington strongly
intrenched in his path a few miles
west of Connecticut Farms, the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31

and you could then use the black fur
rug before the fireplace.
Make general clearance of the
small pieces of bric-a-brac on your
pantelshelf Set the urn vase in the
eenter and the branch candlesticks
at either end. These are all the orna
ments which should be allowed upon
this narrow shelf, unless you have a
favored and beautiful photograph you
wish to place at the back.
Arrange and carefully group your
pictures. The small etchings should
be hung one below the other between
the windows. The, crayon portrait,
in its ornate frame, should be en-
tlrely removed.
With these changes l think your
room will please you Your idea in
sending the photograph is an extreme
ly good one, and enables me to give
you more helpful advice than would
otherwise be possible. l should be
glad to have some of my other cor
respondents do the same thing.
Mrs. ]. w. says: will you be kind
enough to suggest something suitable
and inexpensive for the walls, wood
work and ceilings of the following
rooms?
The living room, 14x15, walls
seven and one-half feet high. 1t has
two windows to the east and one to
the south. There is mantel on the
north side, with a small cupboard at
one side and a door at the other.
Each window has twenty panes, after
the fashion of old-tine farmhouses.
The kitchen, I5x2o, has two win
dows to the east and one to the west.
The walls have horizontal over-base.
81 inches high. Hardwood floor,
wood ceiling. The walls, about seven
and half feet high, are to be replas-
tered
"The bedroom is off the living
room. 1t is oxI2, with one window
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31
THE PROVINCIAL CITY MAN

cars and otherwise getting acquainted
with municipal atmosphere
But what does Reginald P. Hanks
do when he finds he has spare pocket
money and time? Does he HE him
self to the country and get acquainted
by sight with growing wheat, root
ing pigs and lowing herds Not on
his life! Reginald P Hanks sticks
right to little old New York, or dear
ly beloved Philadelphia, or great old
Chicago.
The result is self-evident. Nearly
every country boy knows something
of the big cities around him and can
talk intelligently about them But
there is many a city-bred boy like the
one a countryman in New York got
to talking with in a street car.
Guess you've been round a heap?"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31

- NE of New Jerseys famous
4 Revolutionary battlefelds-
~ that of Connecticut Farms
is being dug up and thrown
into the sea, to further the ends of
commerce.
When one of the big railroads lead
ing to New York definitely decided to
fill in the Jersey flats off Constable
Hook and create there a great freight
terminus and dockage system, some
200 or 800 acres in extent, the officials
who had the Improvement in charge
began looking around for earth to put
in the big hole While they were in
the midst of their task man came to
them.
Il want to sell you battlefield over
in Jersey" he said.
The railroad men laughed.
I'VE don't want a battlefield" they
replied. Were not in the battlefield
business"
But you want my battlefield" he
said, without your knowing it. It's
a fine big hill that would make ex-
cellent filling in for the flats off Con
stable Hook"
The railroad wasted no time in buy
ing the hill; and so the battlefield OF
Connecticut Farms is being daily
loaded into ffty-ton fat cars and
dumped into the bay.
The railroad has been at work cut
ting down the hill, which is locally
known as Tin Kettle Hill. for over q
year now. In that time they have re-
moved almost 100000 cubic yards Of
earth. The officials in charge of the
work estimate that the hill contained
originally 100000 cubic yards, anc
they expect to have it cut away within
three years. The work is being
pushed rapidly, steam shovels aiding (;
big gang of Italians One end and (
side of the hill. where the work is be-
ing done. are reached by a siding
which connects with the railroad run
ming through New Orange.
The battlefield is in the center O
New Orange, which is just outsid,
the suburban town of Crawford, anc
which practically occupies the site o
the Revolutionary village of Connect
cut Farms. Hence the name to the
battle that was fought there on the
hill on the 9th of June, 1880.
Three days before General Kuy
phausen, in command of the British
troops in New York in the absence
of Sir Henry Clinton in the South
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31

from this raid occurred at Spring
field, whence the British had retreated
earlier in the month Chaplain Cald-
well took prominent part in the
fight. The image of his murdered
wife was before his essays Irv-
ing. Finding the men in want of
wadding, he galloped to the Presby-
terrain Church and brought thence a
quantity of Watts psalm and hymn
books, which he. distributed for the
purpose among the soldiers. Now,
he cried, put Watts into the boys!' -
The Americans put Watts into
them" with such good effect, that the
British retreated back to Staten Island
after sacking and burning Springfield
as they had Connecticut Farms.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31

This does away with the necessity fol
awnings
Any old house chairs of rattan O.
wicker, which have seen their best
days, may be strengthened and braced
and treated to some coats of green
enamel, or red-lacq. These finishes
are impervious to weather. The in
expensive fibre rugs come in strong
and brilliant coloring. Small half-bar-
rels or banded tubs are used to hold
plants of larger growth, such as cy-
pres, bay or lime trees These tubs
can also be made decorative by treat
ing them with the red-laeq.
Cushions covered in red and white
blue and white, and yellow and white
linen crash toweling add to the color
scheme. These slips are made re-
movable, so that a fresh cover is al
ways possible
A corner of roof on tall East
Side fiat building in New York has
been fitted out by the residents OF
the top floor at an almost nominal
expense; and yet the comfort, color
and artistic taste shown in its ar
rangement make it a favorite resort
Tor the family and their friends.
Hammock chairs at one dollar each
have been used. Their wooden frames
show the natural color of the wood,
and on the white canvas strips that
form the seat and back are cushions
covered in turkey red calico. A large
old-fashioned clothes horse was con
verified into great screen. Its three
leaves, covered with striped green and
white canvas, serve as a protection
from sun and wind.
Small tables are placed about con-
venlently These are made of the split
fruit or vegetable baskets, which are
small at the bottom and flare at the
top. The boxes were turned upside
down, tops of thin boards secured to
them, and the whole painted green,
making an acceptable little table for
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31
BY AAR@ARRF
~ @RRREAEAF.
&&n On pnI
a52A NaFae =

is to spend a goodly portion
i of their time out of doors
but it is only recently tina
the dweller in cities has realized tina,
there are many wonderful possibi1ities
for him in this way by utilizing the
roof of his home, or portion of the
roof of the apartment or tenement
house in which he lives.
Houses that have yards are now
planned with more veranda room
than formerly, and the shops are of
ferlng the most enticing bargains in
furniture and rugs, constructed with
view to outdoor wear By the ex-
penditure of few dollars and some
time and thought, open air rooms,
gally and attractively furnished, are
possible to the city resident. as well
as to his country acquaintance.
The photograph herewith repro
duced shows the roof garden of a city
apartment house, and gives an excel
lent idea of the possibilities of such a
roof. Here awnings, comfortable
chairs, potted plants and small trees
are made decorative Under the red
and white awning a tea table is SET,
and here and there on the tiled floor
bright-co1ored jute fibre rugs are
spread.
Some ingenuity has been used in
rigging up the awnings. These are
braced and fastened to a chimney,
whose fires have been quenched for
the summer months. Sections of gas
pipe are used to make the supports,
and sockets of iron, firmly set on the
floor, hold these in place Each avn
ing IS arranged to be drawn up by a
pulley close against the chimney, and
this should always be done when the
roof is unoccupied, as sudden sharp
winds are sometimes disastrous.
The gas pipe and pipe fittings can
be purchased of any plumber, and the
greater portion Of the frames screwed
together and made ready for use be-
fore being delivered At the corners
right angles are used, and tees at
both sides to receive the supports. A
good substitute for the gas pipe frame
may be made of 2x3 studding, re-
tanning the gas pipe supports above
described A frame of this kind would
be almost as satisfactory and much
less expensive.
Flower boxes made of large cracker
boxes, which are easily obtained of
the grocer, may be painted green and
filled with hardy geraniums. These
plants may be left in their pots, or
the box. filled with soil and arranged
with drainage, may have the flowers
planted directly in it. Rapidly grow
ing vines, such as morning glory or
madeira vine, can be planted in boxes
and trained over large mesh wire net
ting. If started early in the season,
shelter of this netting, sides and roof,
may be arranged using a light wood
frame and attaching it to a chimney
by staples and heavy copper wire.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31
Is There?

Life, of course, is made up of in
congruities, but is there anything
more incongruous than the sight Of
a man with billygoat whiskers wear
ing high hat, or a washerwoman
hanging out her clothes on the roof
of building in the heart of New
Works financial district?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31
Answers to Correspondents.

Mary X says: q am about to
build. Can you suggest to me a good
arrangement and size for rooms OF
lower floor? Also interior wood finish
and color scheme for them?"
In an article in this paper in the
near future | shall answer this re-
quest, as it will be of interest to many
Country Reader" writes: "Will
you kindly tell me what color to paint
a frame house that is set on a hill
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31
THE city-bred man may think
he's "some pumpkins" over
i his country cousin, ST Hanks,

WHen It COfneS to knOWlng
things, but the truth of the matter is
goodly number of him is every bit
as provincial as the farmer lad and,
not infrequently, more so.
Herein lies the reason:
81 Hanks, his work on the farm
over and his wages in his pocket, finds
himself possessed of longing to see
the sights in the city" So he puts
his -go-to-meeting into grip
sack and makes for New York, Chica-
go, Philadelphia or St. Louis, where
he spends a week or two looking at
the skyscrapers, lodging the trolley