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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-02-17
LuNHNBuRa.

The reception given to Rev. and Mrs.
Bowlby by the society and invited friends
was well attended and pleasant social
evening spent. During the evening Mrs.
Breitling, on behalf of the society, pre-
sented Mr.. and Mrs. Bowlby with, half
dozen solid silver teaspoons and silver
salad spoon and fork. MIR. Bowlby,
responded, thanking all who so kindly
remembered them. They left for their
new home, Tuesday.
Miss Maud Dodge ofNewportis spend
ing some time with her parents.
Miss Bessie Dodge left Saturday for
Florida in company with Miss Davis of
st. Johnsbury.
DIR. BreitIing had quite a narrow
escape from a serious accident while
evening last week at South Lunenburg.
The horse got onto snowdrift, over
turning the sleigh and dragging the
doctor several feet. but doing no serious
harm, except taking the top completely
off the sleigh.
The Boston Minstrels gave two enter
tainments here last week. They are
staying in town few days and driving
out to other towns, to give entertain
ments, which are very good.
DIR. Hall, who has been very i'll for so
many weeks, seems now to be recovering,
and his friends hope he will soon be
entirely well.
Mrs. Gardner Ba1ch entertained nearly
100 at her home Wednesday evening, the
occasion being her 5Oth birthday. A
sum of money was presented her during
the evening.
Two men hauled 100 cords of pulp
wood to the station in eight days, which
is quite big pulp wood story.
There is considerable sickness at South
Lunenburg, and several cases of typhoid
fever in Dalton, the result, no doubt, of
the low water.
F. A. Turner was in town several days
ago on business.
Mrs. Leslie Bishop and friend of South
Lunenburg were in the village, Saturday.
Fertilizing Salt.
The Vermont Experiment Station at
Burlington weighed ten clusters of grass
from two plots of land lying side by side.
From the unsalted plot the ten plants
weighed II grams, while from the plot
which had received {, 900 pounds of salt
per acre, they weighed &c grams or nearly
twice as much.
Speaking of its effectiveness in killing
Hawk Weed, or Paint Brush. the expert
ment station bulletin says: "Most of
the weed was killed by the application
of 1000 pounds per acre. Every plant
of it was killed by the application of
5000 pounds per acre and the weight of
the grass was nearly doubled"
FERTnKING SALT can be obtained of
c. S. Page, Hyde Park, VT, at 81 90 per
ton in carload lots; and $3.50 intess
than car load lots, put up in cheap 10O-lb
sacks-no charge for sacks. At this price
the Salt is delivered on board the cars
at Hyde Park. Low, special freight
the St. J. & L. G. and Boston & Maine
railroads in Northern Vermont.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-02-17
BARNET.

About 40 new books have been added
to the public library and are now ready
for distribution. The list contains the
following:
"reminiscences of the Civil War.
The Story of Vermont.
The Leopard's Spots.
The Speckled Bird.
Thomas Dalton.
Sally OF Missouri.
Thistledown.
The New Boy at Dole.
Little Betty Blue.
Chicken Little.
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come.
Judith OF the Plains.
The Relentless City.
Flodden Field.
If were King.
Proud Prince.
Marjorie.
The Vagabond.
Ethel.
Old Paths and Legions of New England.
Two Prisoners.
How to Build Dynamo.
Gordon Keith.
The Golden Windows.
DR.. Lavender's People.
The Heart of Rome.
The Ultimate Moment.
Rebecca of Sunny Brook Farm.
Two Little Satages.
Colonel Carriers Christmas.
Resurrection
Walden.
Bird Neighbors
Story of King Arthur and his Knights.
The Makers of Florence.
g Venice.
Queens of England.
Scotland.
Influence of Christ in Modern Life.
Eleanor Lee.
The Master of Millions.
When | was Gar.
A kidnapped Colony.
Judgment.
, Mrs. Wilbur Nelson was called to
Albany, N. Y, Friday, by the illness of
her daughter, who is there attending
school.
Cards have been received announcing
the admission of Richard Boardman to
the law firm of Condit & Condit,
the city, and the many friends of Mr..
Boardman will congratulate him upon
his success.
the funeral of Rev. John Service at
Passumpsic, Friday. Rev. ]. K. Kilborne
preached the funeral sermon and the
Barnet male quartette furnished music.
There was large party at Joe.Roy's,
Thursday evening. in honor of Charles
Roy's 21st birthday. Dancing was the
order of the evening and supper was
served.
The Odd Fellows Lodge have pur-
chased a new piano.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Stevens spent
Sunday in St. Johnsburv.
There was dance at Odd Fellows
Hall, Friday night, about 40 couples
Supper was served.
Mr.. Shaft, who has been very sick with
pneumonia, is reported better; Mrs.
Holder is very sick with appendicitis, but
the other sick are reported better.
The village was quite alarmed Satur-
day by the burning out of the hotel
chimney. For short time it looked as
though the house would surely go,
but ready help and fire extinguishers
proved equal to the occasion. There is
no water to fight fire with in the village,
and it would be a serious matter should
a fire get started. Several chimneys
burnt out during the week on Church
street, but no harm was done.
The attention of the voters in town is
called to the fact that they are expected
to vote on the high license question again
this year, and not as some suppose, once
in two years. Let all good citizens who
can vote be present at the town meeting
Tuesday, M arch LIST, apd vote no.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-02-17
RYEGATE.

The auditors completed their labors
Friday, finding the town a few hundred
dollars ahead this year.
After preaching four good sermons and
three in the evenings, Rev. Robert
Hughes returned to his home in Wor-
cester, Mass. Monday morning:
It is expected that Rev. James Gordon
from Ohio will occupy the pulpit next
Sunday at the usual hour.
The auction at II. S. Powers Saturday
was quite well attended. Stock did not
sell very high; hay, SIG per ton and
more.
Oliver Boardway and family visited at
c. F. Smiths Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Lloyd Nolan of
St. Johnsbury spent Sunday with his
parents at Fairview.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-02-17
BLUE ISLAND, Ian. Ia, 1901.

BLUE ISLAND, Jan. If, l9UI.
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and it has become my family doctor for
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Yours respectfully, J. KIMBALL.
MEssRs. ELY BRos:-I suffered greatly
with catarrh and tried different remedies
without effect. After using one bottle of
your Cream Balm l found relief and I
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Miss CORA WILLARD, Albany, N. Y.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-02-17

The crystal palace at the St. Louis fair
will be 1850 feet high.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-02-17

Miss Eva Dodd of Nashua returned
home Monday after a four weeks visit
at Mrs. SWett's.
Harry Farnum visited friends in town
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Knight of st.
Johnsbury were at John Nichols over
Sunday.
c. T. Walter has been very i'll with
acute rheumatism but is some better.
The death of Henry Chase, one of the
oldest residents of Lyndon, was an
nounced Saturday morning and created
surprise as well as sincere grief. Mr..
Chase has been for the last few years
immigrant Inspector for the port of
Calais, Maine, but retained his home in
Lyndon, where most of his life has been
spent. The funeral will probably be held
this afternoon as the body could not
arrive until Tuesday night. A more
extended notice will be published next
week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-02-17
LYNDON.
SINGING School Concert.


This concert is to be given in the Metho-
dist church, Saturday evening, at 7.3O
O'Clock, with the following program, and
N. L. Parker, director:
Piano solo, Miss Hattie Gour
Anthem, "Crown Him Lord of ALL"
Solo, Clarence Brown
Duet, Rachel Brown, Ruth Paris
Reading, Mabel Parker
Solo, Rena Spencer
Solo, Roy Gage
Chorus, ''Home On the Lea"
Solo, Ralph Parker
Reading, Marguerite Robinson
Solo, G. Frederic Wheeler
Solo, Beatrice A1drich
Duet, Olive Kidder, Nettie Spencer
Chorus, Beautiful Star"
Reading Blanche Bradley
Solo, Roy Gage
Duet, Grace and Alice Kidder
Chorus, 1.-THE Way to Jesus"
Solo, N. L. Parker
Solo, Efhe Kent
Duet, Rachel and Flora Brown
Solo, Roland Spencer
Solo, G. Frederic Wheeler
Chorus, 1.-THE FreckIed Frog
Duet, Rose and Mary Brown
Reading, Marguerite Robinson
Anthem, praise ye the Lord
Solo, Ralph Parker
Chorus, GLOW Gently, Deva."
The net proceeds will be used for the
benefit of the church. Admission Is cents;
children under II years, 10 cents.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-02-17
itching Joints

In the fingers, toes, arms, and other
parts of the body, are joints that are
infamed and swollen by rheumatism
that acid condition of the blood which
affects the muscles also.
Sufferers dread to move, especially
after sitting or lying long, and their
condition is commonly worse in wet
weather.
''It has been long time since we have
been without Hoods Sarsaparilla. Ny
father thinks he could not do without il.
He has been troubled with rheumatism
since he was boy, and Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla is the only medicine he can take that
will enable him to take his place in the
field" Miss ADA DoTY, Sidney, Iowa.
Hoods Cdrs0parIiia
and Pills
Remove the cause of rheumatism-no
outward application can. Take them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-10
Size Of Herds of cattle.

Some stockmen are urging farm
ers to cut down the size of their herds
of cattle and thus send up the price
We believe TX S is bad advice to give
In any trade. though 1t is the thing
that is being worked out in more than
one line of business. II is the prin-
ciple' so persistently advocated by the
trust-the restricting Of supply and
the consequent forcing up of the
prices for all things. Where will this
kind OF policy end7
IL may be that IL the size OF all the
herds OF cattle in the country were
cut down one-flfth, as some advocate
It would increase the price OF meat.
out II would at the same time cut on
the poorer people OF the country from
eating it, The same policy Is being
advocated as to the growing of wheat
and other cereals. But we do not
have to fear very much the outcome
OF such an agitation. There is no
powerful combine among the growers
or beef and no way to bring about the
uniform practice desired. II it should
be attempted, the increased price oi
beef would lead hundreds of thou
sands Of farmers that do not now pro-
duce beef to go into the business
and how would the present beef pro
ducers prevent that? II is idle fol
men to write advocating any such Ell
fort and 1t is wasts of space fol
agricultural newspapers to publish
matter of that kind. All such plans
are against public policy.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-10
Demand CHANCES.

The demand for cattle is now OF
different kind than it was a dozen
years ago. Then all the markets
wanted heavy weights in their beeves.
few American cities began to buy
only medium weights and the heavy
weights were left for the use of other
cities and for expectation. Gradually
other buying centers began to fall into
line, and now 1t is becoming difficult
to sell the heavy weights even to the
foreigners, except by shaving the
price. One American city and one
English city are said to pay as much
for the heavies as they ever did, but
this even is not likely to continue.
The change from heavy weights to
light weights seems to be a general
one. Four or five years ago the de-
sirable weight had dropped to about
1000 pounds. Now it seems to have
further dropped to the neighborhood
of 1,400 pounds. An animal that
weighs from 1850 to 1,450 pounds is
now the most popular. Farmers
should try to produce animals that
will be ready for the market at this
weight.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-10
Fertilizers Without Humus.

Where soil does not respond to the
labor of the husbandman it has been
the general practice to apply CONNER
ciai fertilizers, and the marvel has
sometimes been great that even these
did not seem to bring out the strength
Of the land to produce crops. Until
recent times 1t has not bees realized
that the supply of humus in the soil
was of very great Importance and
that the resupplying of the humus is
the first thing to be looked after when
the land Is to be brought back to its
former productivity. A man win Go
well to first ascertain IL there is
lack of humus in the soil and in case
he finds that to be the case he should
at once proceed to add humus. This
may be done in various ways. In
case the area is small it can be filled
with humus best by the application Of
barnyard manure, which always con-
tains great deal of vegetable mat
ter. We have sometimes said that
fiber, which Is largely carbohydrate,
has no manurial power. That is true,
but it is not the manurial quality that
counts with humus. The humus holds
water and prevents the land drying
out and it at the same time holds
with 1t some manurial elements that
are let loose on the decay of the fiber.
A farmer should use every occasion
to get humus into his soil. The burn.
ing off Of the corn stalks and stubble
Of grain is a proceeding that tends
to destroy the supply Of humus.
These should always be turned under.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-10
wILEs OF THE VAMPIRE.
Never Awskens It's Victim While II
Draws the Blood.

Might brought us to the miserable
peon village of Palencia, says a
writer. and as we could get no ac-
commodation in the cane cabins we
were Obliged to sleep in our ham
mocks.
The place swarmed with mosqui-
toes and while Tipe-Chico slept
soundly | arose and built FIRE in
whose smoke passed the night. But
II Tipe was immune to the plague OF
mosquitoes he did not escape more
serious pest. When | met him In the
morning his great toe was still bleed
ing and his hammock was stained
with clotted blood.
Nobody in Yucatan could explain to
me how the vampire manages to draw
such a large quantity of blood-from
six to ten ounces-while its victim
sleep. have never heard of anyone
waking while the vampire bled him
indeed so gently does this nocturnal
surgeon draw blood that the patient
by some mysterious process is lullet
into a profound sleep.
The vampire measures about two
feet from wing tip to wing tip, has
very sharp teeth, not unlike those o
a rat, and attacks sleeping animal:
as well as human beings. If he in
flicts wound with his teeth, one
would think that the pain woulC
cause the person who is bled t
awake, but it does not.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-10
LITERAL IN HIS OBEDIENCE.
Scotch Servant Should Have Made an
Ideal Soldier,


Scottish highland retainers, when
made to do duty as serven.s are said
to show a very stolid matter-of-fact
kind of obedience. A Mr.. Campbell,
highland gentleman, visiting a coun-
try house, told Donald to bring every
thing out of the bedroom, meaning his
personal belongings. But five minutes
later he found all its movable articles
fender, flre.irons and the like,-piled
up in the lobby, so literal was the poor
mans sense of obedience to orders |!
And OF this he gave a still more ex-
traordinary proof during his sojourn
In Edinburgh. When the family
moved into the house there Mr.. Camp.
bell gave him very particular instruc.
tions regarding visitors, explaining
they were to be shown into the draw.
ing room, and used the Scotticism
Garry any ladies that call upstairs =
The first visitors were two women
who came at the same time. Donald
seized one in his arms, said to the
other, "Bide ye there till / come for
ye." and in spite of her struggles and
remonstrances ushered the terrified
visitor into Mrs. Campbell's presence
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-10
To Can Corn

Slice from the cob when in the best
condition for eating; pack in mason
jars as fully and solidly as possible,
screw on the covers. but not to the
final twist, as there should be left a
chance for the steam to escape in
cooking; plunge in a boiler filed
with cold water and with straw or a
cloth on the bottom, upon which the
jars can rest. Heat the water and
let boil for three hours. Then remove
cans from the water. turn upside
down. and when cool enough to han.
die comfortably twist the covers as
tight as possible. Store in the dark
as light is believed to promote fer.
mentation.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-10
The Euus We Sell,

Sooner or later some system of col
lecting and distributing eggs will
have to be inaugurated in this coun-
try as the present system is very un-
satisfactory. Any system is unsatis-
factory that gives the merchant a
large percentage Of bad eggs to sell
to his customers. This comes back
to the farmer in many ways but prin-
cipally in the lower price of eggs in
the SUMMER time. Men that take
their meals in the hotels and restau-
rants are very careful about ordering
eggs in the summer time, as they too
often have very unsatisfactory expe-
riences in SO doing. 1t is safe to say
that If the eggs were always fresh a
very much larger number would Re
eaten during the summer months and
the prices would be correspondingly
good. The we'll conducted poultry
farm is not the establishment that
sends poor eggs to market, nor does
the farmer that has a poultry house
and obliges his hens to lay their eggs
in it furnish that kind of eggs. The
bad eggs come largely from the mows
and the scaffolds Of the barns where
the hens have hidden away their
nests and sometimes lay as many as
two dozen before they are discovered.
Then the eggs are gathered and sold
to the travelling peddler, who cares
little about their freshness SO long as
he can get rid of them in turn to the
man that supplies him with his mer-
chandise. In Denmark they have a
system of gathering eggs that pre-
vents bad eggs from getting into the
consignments at all. We can do the
same in this country when we have
time to get down to a system.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-10
POULTRY
;kz2N'S:$sna.D4
EsK.
Care of Geese.

SdFt of SccSc.
The feeding of meat to geese has
been proved to be very profitable In
its results, as the geese so fed grow
more rapidly and are more hardy
than those kept on a vegetable diet.
II geese are not permitted the use OF
a pasture but are kept penned up, the
auimal feed is all the more necessary.
Breeding geese should not be per
mitted to get too fat and hence should
not be penned up II II can be avoided.
Geese that are being fattened for mar
ket must be treated in just the oppo-
site way, as 1t is desirable 20 have
their muscles become soft and tender
with the presence CT fat globules.
Care in this matter will mean some
dollars in the pocket of the farmer.
IL is the common practice to select
the market birds from the flock that
mas been roaming over the farm all
the fall, no attention being paid to the
penning and fattening. AS geese that
are continually running about work
on the fat about as fast as 1t is put
on, 1t is evident that feed put into an
unpenned flock is, to a considerable
extent wasted. The second error in
this regard is not separating from
the flock those geese that are to be
sold. The geese being allowed to run
and all fed alike results in double
waste-that OF fattening birds that
are to be kept for breeders and that
OF fattening geese while exercising.
Let the breeders run, and confine the
birds that are to be marketed.
Expensive houses are almost never
erected for geese, az they are not in
their houses as much as are chickens,
nor do they suffer so much from
neglect in this matter. Compared
with chickens the geese require but
small houses, and they may be rude
in construction. The most that is
sought for is protection in stormy
weather. during most of the year. and
| protection. In the coolest winter
| weather.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-10
ACES of Fish.

The limits of fish life are not
known. But 1t seems pretty certain
that, as the salmon shows astonish-
ing variations and possibilities of
growth, so other fish may live to con-
siderable ages, even in captivity.
Some striped bass have been living
for ten years in an aquarium, and
according to Country Life the electric
eels are among the Oldest piscine in
habitants of the reptile house at the
Zoo, where one Of them has been for
more than fifteen years. Cases of carp
which lived to be a century old are
repeatedly quoted, and he would be
a bold person who would deny to a
whale the possibility of living to be
couple of ceturies old.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-10
Bill Nye as a Dairyman.

When l WAS young and used to
roam around over the country, gath
ering water melons by the light of the
moon, l used to think could milk
anybody's cow, but | don't think SO
now. l do not milk the COW unless the
sign is right, and it hasn't been right
for good many years. The .ast COW
| tried to milk was a common COW,
born in obscurity, kind of a self-made
COW. l remember her brow was low
but she wore her tail high; and she
was naughty, oh. 30 naughty. | made
a commonplace remark to her, one
that is used in the very best society:
one that need not give offence. | said
'so-and she 'Soed.' Then | told
her to 'Hist-and she 'Histed.' But
| thought she overdid 1t. She put too
much expression to it. Just then
heard something crash through the
window of the barn and fall with a
thug-sickening thug--on the outside.
THE neighbors came to see what IL
was that caused the noise. They
found that | had done it in getting
through the window. | asked the
neighbors If the barn was It'll stand.
ing. They said It was. Then asked
them II the COW was injured much.
They said she seemed quite robust.
Then l requested them to go in and
calm the COW little, and see II they
could get my plug hat on her horns.
Il am buying all of my milk now
of a milkman. select a gentle milk.
man. who will not kick. and feel as
though | can trust linn. Then If he
feels as though he can trust me, it's
ALI right"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-11-10
Aberdeen SandwInh..

Chop very fine any cold meats. veal.
ham. beef. or poultry; for each teacup.
full add an gg-sized bit of butter. pep-
per and salt to taste, teacup of sift-
ed bread crumbs and q very little wa
ter to mix to smooth paste. Roll or
work on the board into strips and
then into oblongs; place each between
two lettuce leaves and roll separately
In waxed paper.-Household.
Very thin curtains or those whose
day OF service is very nearly over will
stand the ordeal Of washing much bet
ter II care be taken to baste them up-
on sheets OF cheesecloth first. This
relieves them OF much OF the strain
of wringing and prevents them from
being whipped TO pieces by the wind
IN drying.