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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-05-23
Five Hundred Dollars Wanted.

John 7. Ritchie, treasurer of the Citi-
zens Savings Bank & Trust Company,
received a letter last week signed "Black
Hand" asking him to leave $500 in a
given spot near the bridge at the electric
light station between 3 a I'D 4 O'Clock
Monday afternoon or else pay the
penalty by death. Mr.. Rtchie decided
to open correspondence with the party
and wrote letter telling them he could
not respond to their demand as he did
not have $500 to spare. He placed
package (cont aiming copy of the Bible)
with his letter and wrote that il thev
opened the package and faithfully read
the book they would mend their ways and
learn some excellent precepts of living.
The police watched around the spot
Monday afternoon, but up to date the
letter and package was uncalled tor.
Mr Richie is inclined to think the
whole aft air was a joke and the incident
has furnished a good deal of amuse.
ment on the street.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-05-23
A Profitable Evening.

Members and friends of st. M Mqrgaret's
Guild of St. Andrews church to the num-
Der of about SO met at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. S. Boynton. Friday evening
when they were pleasantly entertained
with short musical program consisting
of cello solo by William Boynton,
accompanied by Mrs. Boynton at the
piano; piano solos by Hugh Mackinnon
and Prot. Krumpeln; and vocal solo
by Walter High. Following this Mrs.
Robert Mackinnon gave very finely
prepared paper on "The Value of the
Aesthetic in Life" which kept the minds
of her hearers on high plane, and gave
many ideas OF improvement of oppor-
tunities along the lines of music, art,
literature, and all that makes for the
better ano higher in life. Cocoa, lemon
ade and light refreshments were served
and very pleasant social time was
enjoyed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-05-23
Academy Concert.

EDITOR CALEDoNIAN:
The foe work of the Academy Chorus,
the strong support OF the local musicians,
as orchestra. accompanies, and singers,
and the added attraction ot the four Bos-
ton soloists who are to take part in the
program. promise concert of unusual
excellence and interest for Friday evening,
May 25. The large amount of work and
life put into the preparation of this con-
cert. by Mr.. Kingsley, the director and
all concerned, should meet with most
generous response from St. Johnsbury
people. The entertainment itself will be
exceedingly enjoyable and the excellent
work OF the Academy Chorus deserves
splendid recognition from all interested
in musical education, which should mean
everybody.
DAVID Y. CoMsTocK
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-05-23
Knights of Pythias,

PALMER e. PAINE, H. P.
DRLos NJ. BACON. Secretary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-05-23
LOCAL GATHERINGS.

There will be food sale at the Free
Baptist vestry, Saturday afternoon from
8 to 6 O'Clock. The ladies will have
baked beans, brown and white bread.
fish balls and doughnuts.
No man need go without collars il
he will call at Greene & Brownies as
they have thousands OF them not only in
stock, but attractively displayed in their
show window. All styles, but the latest
and most up-to.date to be found any.
where.
The right thing in the right place
Colonial Wax Floor Paint, any color,
Follensby and Peck.
Join the crowd that will be at Ran.
dali and Whtcomb's store Saturday
evening when representative of the
Eastman Kodak Co., will give demon.
stration of velox papers from Z to 10
o'clock. See their adv and flyer.
Six per cent 500 Gold Bonds Offered
in today's CALIFORNIAN, read Powell &
Co.'s advertise ment.
The St. Johusbury ball team go to
Hardwick on Memorial day where ball
game has been arranged with the local
team.
Use the American Little Liver
Tablets
Herbert L. Doyle has purchased
farm of 275 acres in Burke adjoining his
other property and he now has farm OF
450 acres including sugar orchard of
1000 trees.
BE sure and patronize the food sale,
to be held in the vestry Of the Methodist
church, Saturday afternoon from to 6.
Try the American Throat Tablets.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-05-23
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Clothing Sale-F. E Harris.
Stanley Opera House.
Probate of Will-Eliza Morrison's Estate.
Com. Notice-Zela A. Richardson's Estate
Business Man-First National Bank.
Academy Concert.
Reminders-Berry-B Ball Dry Goods Co.
Young Men-Citizens Savings Bank.
White Dresses-L. P. Leach & Co.
Collars-Greene 6, Brown.
M ark Down >ale-James Richie.
Shirt Waist Suit Sc. L. Hunt & Co.
Shingles -Follensby & Peck.
Uric oh. B. Gordon.
$4,000 Sale-Asselin Brothers.
Not a Woman-F. o. Clark.
Mr.. Price-W. w. Sprague & Son.
No Sittings-Catherine Bingham.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-05-23
TO OUR PATRONS.

AS next Wednesday is a National Holiday
we would respectfully ask our advertisers
and all correspondents to send in their mat
ter one day earlier than usual that we may
go to press Tuesday afternoon.
THE CALIFORNIAN Co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-05-23

w. W. SPRAGUE de SON,
Gen. A gents of Northeastern Vermont,
ST. Tohnsbury. VI.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-05-23
"Mr, Price" said Mrs, Price,

hit I1OCI nuIU IHIo' IIVUI
81 think you ought to have some life insur
ance. If you were to die l could not get
along without money. l must not be left,
without and oney without Price When
the best is advertised, secure it. 57th year
doing business in a. States. National Life
InS Co of VT Mutual
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-05-23
FRATERNITY MEETINGS.

FRATERNITY MEETINGS.
Palestine Commandery, No. s, K. T.
Annual Conclave Tuesday evening June 5.
HARRY A. BARTLETT, EN-. Commander.
DELos M. BACON. Recorder.
Passumpslc Lodge, No. II, p. and A. M.
Regular Convocation, Thursday evening
May 81.
DAVID R. COLE, W. M.
DELos M. BACON. Secretary.
tiasw ell Royal Arch Chapter, No. Il.
Stated Convocation, Friday evening June
8.
PALMER E. PAINE, H. P.
DELos NJ. BACON. Secretary.
Knights of PYthlas.
Regular Convention OF Apollo Lodge, No.
2, Tuesday evening May 20
HENRY w. ELLIS, c. c.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-10-05


shaking the can before each application
so as to keep the ingredients we'll
mixed. This is perhaps the easiest way
to deal with small patch Of thistles.
Where a farmer has small patch of
thistles in field intended for corn he
vate this patch with the corn, especial
ly with any of the common cultivators.
In doing so he will inevitably distrib-
ute the plant and it will be but short
time until his entire field is infested.
A single plant If given enough time
and opportunity will spread over a
ten acre field. Each rootlet that starts
out from the plant sends up separate
stalks every three or four inches, and
it is only a question of time when 1t
will occupy the whole field; hence the
necessity Of locating these patches and
at all hazards and at any cost getting
rid of them at the earliest opportunity
in the way above mentioned.
Where there is a larger area we sug-
gest letting the thistles grow until they
are we'll in bloom, then moving and
for security burning. You must at
tack the plant at the weakest point be-
fore it has stored up much starch in
the roots. After blowing the ground
should be thoroughly narrowed, the
roots gathered up, dried and burned.
This will greatly reduce the vitality of
the plant. 1t is doubtful, however, If
one years treatment Of this kind will
prove effective, particularly SO If there
| should be season Of abundant rain
fall.-Wallace's Farmer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-10-05
AMERICANS EXPERIENCE NO DIFF
FlcULTY IN DisPosiNG; az
jNsURGENT FORCES
PALMA LEAVES THE CUBAN CAplIAE
TAFT PREPARES. to-
OCCUPY PALACE AS HIS. Of
FicIAL RESIDENCE.

Havana, Oct. B. Ex-President
Palma has vacated the palace here
and Governor Taft will take up his
residence there during the week. The
disarmament proceedings are going or
without hitch in the vicinity OF Ia
vana. Elsewhere they have not yet
begun. While there is some, question:
as to whether the disarmament wilE
gion without some friction NO oppnss
ton of consequence is anticipated.
The news from Cienfuegos, province.
Of Santa Clara, is that the $50 marines
from Havana arrived there none tcu
soon, as the situation was threatening.
caused partly by the dissatisfaction Of
the volunteers over the prospect Of lie
ing disbanded with pay only for ttkes
actual time served and partly bRcanse
Of the uneasiness of the revolutiunists
surrounding the city. In Santiago
has caused lack of work and actual
suffering.
Guerra's Men Sent Home
The disarmament commissions seat
from Havana began work during the
day in the vicinity of Santa Clara city
and it is expected that 1000 Of Pino
Guerra's men will be entraineh for
their homes in Pinar del Rio province
shortly from a point near Havana
The provisional government is CON-
sidering whether it is wise to send az
escort of 20j marines on the train to
the city of Pinar del Rio With the
homeward bound insurgents.
Major Ladd of the disarmament.
commission reports that he is having
no trouble whatever with the. ins,n
gents in Havana province, many Ut
them actually laying down their arms
and others retaining their own rifles
The American marines at Camp Co
lumbia have been ordered to- keep
within. the government reserve, SO
there will be no mixing with the reb-
els and little with the government sol
diers.
Business is picking up wonderfully
Contracts are being renewed, enter
prises of all sorts are being revivihed
and more people are being employed
The confidence of the business; eEe-
ments in the provisional government
is apparently unhounded.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-10-05

THE LONDON POOLE
Poole of London makes clothes
for Royalty. He charges very high
prices. We take orders for Royal
clothes for everybody and charge
very low prices, German Store
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-10-05
WILL REACH HAVANA FRIDAY
First Detachment of American Tronps
Sails for Cuba.

SdtIS TOT Nupds
Washington, Oct. photographic ad-
vices have been received by Quarter
master General Humphrey that the
transport Sumner sailed from New
York for Havana at ] 1 a. NJ She caT-
ried the first detachment of American
troops to Cuba. She is due at Havana
Friday.
The troops on board the Sumner
comprise three battalions of the Fifth
infantry from the Plattsburg barracks.
with 2S officers and 517 men, CON-
mande1 by Colonel c. D. Cowles; the
battalions Of engineers from Wash
ington, comprising IL officers and S4E
men, commanded by Major M. H. Pat
rick, and detachment from the hos
pita! corps numbering officers and
22 men.
Practically all of the troops detailed
for the first Cuban expedition now
are eli route from their stations to
Newport News, Va, the point of mob
ilization and embarkation.
General Humphrey, quartermaster
general, has completed his arrange
ments for transports and they will be.
awaiting the troops on their arrival at
Newport News
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-10-05
A STRAWBERRY
TRANSFORMERS.

hole with the same transplanter and
drop your plant in on dry. hot Au-
gust day, and you will not find wilt.
For practical work in one family
garden l have six rows Of strawberry
plants about seventy-five feet long, re-
newing two rows each year in August.
Plants are set about eighteen inches
apart. with transplanter; second year
allowed to make matted row; third
year after bearing dig up and replant.
Lawn clippings are put between rows,
and after bearing it is forked in. My
bed migrates east or west, two rows
each year, and you will see by the
above plan always have plants one,
two and three years old.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-10-05
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r4$8]N |3|a;';5|
%WS?Gzh
CANADA THISTLE.

Hints For Killing 1t In Small
Patches or Larger Areas.
We have had but one patch of Can
ada thistle on our land, perhaps a
fourth of al acre. We killed this in
the dry year of 1894 by hoeing it off
every Saturday. The operation will be
effective much more quickly if after
moving it off the farmer will pour into
the stub from common oil can very
little of mixture of one part of crude
carbolic acid and four parts of water.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-10-05
surar Production.

Messrs. Willett and Gray, the New
York sugar statisticians, estimate that
the total sowings Of sugar beets this
year approximate 399.562 acres. which
should give probable yield Of $685.
600 tons of sugar. This means that
for the first time the beet sugar fac
tories outturn will exceed that Of
Louisiana's sugar mills. for it is not
expected that the cane crop there will
quite reach the 100000 ton mark this
year. Yet the 1905 beet outturn was
not 20 far tehind the average Loui.
siana cane sugar production, for then
ohe result was 2as.717 tons from 84l,.
~ acres e beets.-sugar Plantee.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-10-05
APPROVE NEW ADMINISTRATION.
Resolutions Adopted by French Repre-
sentatives in Cuba.

Paris, Oct. 3.-The foreign office
has received cablegram from the.
French commercial representatives In
Cuba giving the text of resolutions
adopted by them commencing the es-
tablishment of the provisional govern
ment and pronouncing themselves In
favor of any government which VILE
maintain order in the islar4so long is
the administration does notaffect the
question of the open door.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-10-05

and D brass
W ire pounded
somewhat fiat
about one-half
inch wide. Place
A yer any
plant and with
foot at x force
into the ground
about four inch
es. Pull it up
and force the
plant out by
pressing on the
handle Y. D is
made to slip III
side Of main
cylin d er A.
Take your bar
row load to the
planting ground
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-10-05
Texas Makes a Fresh Start.

Norfolk, Va. Oct. 3.-The Unftso
States battleship Texas, which was Re-
called after having been hurriedIE
placed In commission at the Norfoik
hayward and dispatched for GnnA
with marines and land supplies aslnaeA
sailed again during the mRningAa
fresh start for Cuban waters-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-10-05
Brooklyn Sails for Cuba.

Philadelphia, Oct. 3.-With more
than 400 marines on board and loadsG
With ammunition, stores, medical sup
plies and 1000 tons of coal the ar
mored cruiser Brooklyn sailed during
the day from the League Island navy
yard for Cuba. The Brooklyn is en-
pected to arrive in Cuban waters GLE
Friday.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-10-05
rransplant,nx Strawberries.

The accompanying picture shows
transplanter made years ago and in
constant use since by a Rural New
Yorker writer, who says: The part
marked A is a heavy sheet brass weld
ed, B Is heavy brass wire, c brass wire
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
LIFE SOCIETY
Annual Meeting OF the Trustees-Off-
GERS and Standing Committees Hold
Over-Statement Made by President
Paul Morton.

New York. February 2s.-At the
annual meeting Of the trustees of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society held
in this city today. John NJ. Beach, Of
the Tefft-Weller Dry Goods Corpora
tor, was elected a member of the
board. There were no other changes,
all the officers and standing commit
tees holding over pending the receipt
Of the report OF the committee on by
laws.
After the meeting President Morton
made the following statement:
The only reason for deferring ac-
ton as TO the election of officers n
standing committees today until a
wanted the proposed new bylaws,
which d special committee is at work
upon. presented for their considera-
ton. first in order to know Just what
officers and standing committees we
will require. The annual statement
which was read to the board today
showed over $4,000. 900, OF cash on
hand on December 1906. The bank
balances of the society at the present
time are less than $4,000, 900, the diff
ference having been prOdtably in
vested.
the nnual statement referred to,
shows among other things, hat the
total receipts for the year, including
$S.425,038 for adjustment of book
values of stocks and bonds amounted
to s819,190. 319. and total disburse-
lments and losses to s~64,761,752, an
excess of receipts and profits over dis
burSements and loss of s24,343,567.
h statement of assets and liabili-
ties as of date December 81, 1905,
shows total assets of s420, 1925.
The society's total outstanding as
surance is s1,465.123,436. New as
uranc taken during the year was
about $4,000. 900 less than in 1904.
The outstanding total insurance on
December 81, 1905. was s30,419.45f,
less than it was on December 81. 1904.
During the year 1905, the Equitable
disbursed s10.662.975 to policy hold
ers who surrendered their policies.
tn: is $7,731.670 more than was ex-
pended on the same account in 1904.
a supplementary statement issued
from the office of President Paul Nor
ton reads:
although the extraordinary ex-
penses for the various examinations
of the society were in excess of $780,
600, vet the decrease in total expenses
amounted to over $1,000, O0O. In a
word. the ratio of the expenses of the
as against 1877 per cent. in 1904"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
NINE OPERATORS TO MEET
Conference Called in Difference to the
wishes of President Roosevelt.

Pittsburg, Pa, February 2S.-Near-
ly AL the members of the operators
committee Of the four bituminous coal
mining states, parties TO the Interstate
agreement, responded to the call of
Chairman T. l.. Robbins, of the Pitts
burg Coal Company, for a meeting to-
day to consider a proposition to hold
another meeting with the miners on
the wage disagreement
The meeting was called by Robbins
as the result Of a letter from President
Roosevelt asking that another attempt
b. made TO avert a strike in the BIZ
luminous fields, and calling attention
to Mr.. Robbins responsibility As a
member of the national divic fedora
ton.
The session lasted about two hours
and at the close a statement was is
sued setting forth that a general con-
ference of the operators of Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Indiana n Illinois a
been called to meet at Indianapolis on
March 18th and that it a been call
ed entirely in Difference to the wishes
of President Roosevelt. no action hav-
ing been taken looking to a settlement
OF the miners dispute.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
MARDI GRAs-WHAT 1T MEANS
Celebration of the Carnival Season
Set Aside to Celebrate h Death of
Winter and the Birth of Spring.

Today being Mardi Gras, marks the
end of this years carnival season at
New Orleans, which from time imme-
mortal has been celebrated in the Cres-
cent city by ma~squerading and merry
making, street pageants, ball and tab
leauX under the auspices of four great
organizations: Rex, COmus,
Momus and Proteus, secret organiZa-
lions whose members are sworn not to
disclose who is or who is not a member
This carnival has grown to be such a
magnificent and jolly affair that WISH
tors are attracted by it from all over
the world and it has doubtless been Of
great value in the growth of the city.
The significance of Mardi Era is not
generally known and Mardi Gras and
carnival have quite improperly become
in some measure, interchangeable
Carnival is the festive season Of two
weeks or ten days Immediately preced-
ing Lent, and of which gay period
Mardi Gras, (French for Fat Tues
day. is the last day. The day is vari-
ously called Pan Cake Tuesday, Shrove
Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, and is the
day before Ash Wednesday,. Mardi
Gras n hence the whole carnival
season is a movable feast; that is it
falls on a different date each ear
Mardi Gras is the day before Ash
Wednesday, which is forty days before
Easter. Easter must be celebrated on
Sunday and. this Sunday must follow
the fourteenth day Of the Pascal moon.
The Pascal moon is that Of which the
fourteenth falls on or next follows the
day of the vernal equinox, and the
equinox is fixed invariably in the CAL
endar on the 21st day of March.
The celebration Of the carnival sea-
son is certainly of heathenish origin
a period set aside to celebrate the
death of winter and the birth Of spring
and among the Greeks and Romans
festivities were held. more often than
not ending in the grOssest excuses, in
honor of Bacchus, the god Of wine
n the vine, and of Pan, the god Of
herds and focks. The carnival, how
ever. as now celebrated-a time of
meat. Of feasting, of mirth, of sport
n of frolic-and as fixed by the ar
bitrarv dictum of the early Christian
Church. which decreed the time when
Lent should begin. may be traced to
the religious ceremony of confession:
Shrove Tuesday. or Shrove Tide from
the Anglo Saxon Serbian, meaning to
shive or confess: for il was the Gus
tom of early Chritians IN this day to
make a solemn avowa1 of their short
comings preparatory to entering upon
a season of fasting and penance, after
which particularly in the Latin coun-
tries the day was given owe to general
merry making.
New Orleans being originally settled
by the French and its destinies during
its early history guided by them and
the Spanish. many of the o~bservances
particularly peculiar to the Latin races
were transplanted there which ex-
plains their celebration of Mardi GraS.
-~harlotte Chronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
Ferrets to Carry Wires.
(WaShingtOn POSt.)

Terre Haute, Ind, Feb. 25.-Super-
'intendent of Construction Cline, Of
the Bell Telephone Company, who is
experimenting the laying of the I'M
derground system of conduits here,
says the old joke about the use OF
ferres to put the lead line through the
pipes is no longer a witticism.
"Of course, we had heard Of the
use of ~ferrets," said he, but like
many a simple method, it was ignored,
and we have gone along at a great cost
using .jointed rods. We thought the
ferret idea was only a good newspaper
story, but on a test we found the
little animals did the work perfectly.
A harness was made for them, to
which was attached a light fishing
line. At the next manhole a piece of
meat was hung, and the ferret made
for it at once.
Here in Terre Haute we will use
rats as the attraction for the ferret.
The rat will be put in the duct and
given a start ahead of the ferret.
At the next manhole the rat will run
into a trap or bag. A ferret will dis
place three men,