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The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20
The Nicetown Parrot.

Jacob Hope. the famous pet stock
dealer of Philadelphia. was showing a
reporter one of his phonograph-trained
parrots, truly marvellous bird
This bird isn't like the Uncle one"
said Mr.. Hope. There was Nicetown
man, you know, who had a parrot that
ne once commanded to say Uncle in
front Of roomful of guests. The parrot
could say Uncle beautifully, yet
though the man pleaded with it nearly
an hour. 1t remained as silent as tho
grave.
Then, enraged, he snatched up the
obstinate parrot, ran with it to the
chicken coop. and half twisting its
neck, threw 1t in among the hens.
After his guests were gone he re-
GREETED his cruelty. He went sadly back
to the chickencoop to see il the poor
parrot was dead.
Opening the door, he frowned Ten
OF his twelve prize Plymouth Rocks
lay corpses on the floor, and the par
rot was standing on the eleventh, twist.
Ing her neck and screaming:
"'Say Uncle" durn ye; say I'm.
cle"'"
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20
WAYS OF PUTTING UP JELLY.
Small Wine Glasses Of the Prepare.
tions Are Handy.

When the jelly season comes-and
1t Will soon be here-make many
small wine glasses of jelly. These
glasses can be bought for five cents
apiece and the small glass of jelly is
very useful. One may want to take a
glass for individual purposes with a
luncheon while travelling. a glass can
be put into the luncheon basket for
the schoolgirl or boy and a dainty
wineglass of jelly is always accept
able to the invalid. One of the most
appetizing jellies is grape, though cur
rant is well liked for its mild acid
flavor and berry jellies are delicious.
There is a fruit preserve, very de-.
ilcious. for filling these tiny glasses,
TOO. 1t Is made by making a thick
candy and when 1t is of the same con.
sistency that one makes candy
1ondant. drop the berries in it, leave
1or a few minutes, but not long
enough to separate the berries, then
hastily fill the glasses and cover with
paraffin. Do not attempt to make
more than quart at a time, for the
work must be watched and carefully
done. Red velvet berries will preserve
whole in this manner and will not lose
shope.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20
Corn Starch Blanc Manae.

Stir into one quart boiling mils or
fruit juice OF any sort Chat from
stewed raspberries or cherries being
beso four rounding tablespoonfuls
corn starch dissolved In a little OF the
cold milk or fruit juice. Stir until
smooth and thickened. sweeten and
flavor to taste. then cook in double
boiler for an hour. Pour into small
molds wet with cold water and set
away to cool. When ready to serve
turn out on individual dishes and
serve cold with cream and sugar.
A pretty addition to the service Of
this pudding Is to encircle each mold
as turned out on glass or china dish
with n row OF Strawberries. raspber.
ries. sliced bananas or peaches. This
makes an extremely decorative and
inexpensive dessert.
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aook.. .nd rlree.

John D. Rockefeller has one virtue
which even his severest critics won't
deny him; he doesn't affect public din
ners. The secret of this abstinence he
recently confided to his family ply
stefan.
I'm the first place." he said. II can't
eat much, as you know"
But you don't have to eat at such
feasts," protested the doctor.
I'm aware of that" replied ]. D..
"but you do have to sit through the
speeches, and IL there's anything !
dread it's that sort of thing. To my
mind an after-dinner speech is like q
bicycle-wheel: the longer the spoke the
greater the tire.'-Saturday Evening
Post.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20
SOLONS SHIELD FEATHERED FLOCK

kept or not. In the presen. day Of An
awakened conscience 1t is a different
matter, and shippers are put to It to
get their game to the cities without
having 1t discovered and seized By the
watchful o6icials.
I recently saw several dozen quail.
which had been taken from the mat.
tress in q folding bed. the bed and the
mattress having been shipped to the
city as harmless bit Of household fur.
niture. Many a barrel OF apples has
core Of grouse, and below the upper
layer Of eggs in the ordinary shipping
box frequently are found woodcock
and quail.
1t was left for . Minnesota man %
Guido all others in Ingenuity when 1t
came to question Of an attempt to d.
ceive the game warden. Not long ago
pine box Of the regulation coffin-in.
closing size and marked on the outside
Corpse" was delivered to a city com.
mission house. The box came through
on passenger ticket. rs ia usual
when body is shipped. The rail.
road people treated that package with
respect, and doubted not that the per.
son to whom 1t was addressed was an
undertaken. At the depot In the city
a man appeared and took charge Of tho
remains" There was suspicious
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20
Bottles Lemon Juice.

One housekecper In the interest OF
economy buys her lemons when cheap
and bottles the juice. She extracts
the juice with glass squeezers. strains
1t through fine muslin and bottles II
in half.ounce or ounce bottles. which
she seals 80 ms to be perfectly air.
tight. Though the Juice will keep
some time when bottled It will spoil
quickly on being exposed to the dir:
hence the small size OF tho TASKS.
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game warden. however. VINO had ~
ceived some Information from the
north. He approached the man who
had charge OF the box and asked what
was In It.
Tho man hesitnted q second, and
then said It was q corpse. II was the
hesitation that made him lose. The
game warden opened the box with .
blow OF . hammer. and. looking In.
said: III you had made corpse plural
you would have told the truth"
There were 1900 dead quail In the
box.
Not long ago . member Of the Audi.
bon society found u box OF snow bunt.
ings In front Of commission house.
What are these? he asked Of tbs
dealer.
Reed birds." said the man.
Rata" muttercd the Qusstionsr.
That word cost him his case. for
when 20 minutes later the game war
den appeared at the store on informa
tion lodged BY the bird protector. the
snow buntinEs had disappeared ~ com.
pletely ~ though they had come to
life and had fed to their summer home
within the arctic circle.
EDWARD p. CLARK.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20

In court IL times before q decision was
given. The bird dealers. many Of them
rich men. had employed tho best coun.
sci that money and tho local profes.
sion could supply. All the means
known to the technicalitics Of the law
were taken 70 secure continuancss In
order to tire out the bird protectors,
who were working for nothing EXCEPT
principle. and who had to suspend bust.
ness In order to attend the case.
Finally the bird trappsr was con.
victsd In the superior court and fined
ave dollars for each bird found IN his
possession. The case was appealed.
and finally passed upon BY the su.
prems court Of the state. which up-
held the lower court and gave the
victory 70 the members Of the Audu.
bon society. The goldnnchss It the
then current market rates were worth
80 cents apiece. or $3.50 for the ave
which figured In the case. II va est.
mated that these I've birds cost the
dealers IN anes. lawyers' fees and OF.
psnsss $500 before the mai decision
was Given BY the supreme court
The dealers II live birds practj.
cally are unable 70 Violate the provi.
sioos q the Lacy act because Of the
di0cuiV which confronts them IN the
matter Of shipplns their merchandise
secretly. 1--we birds must have ais. and
thea they are apt % STAG. thus b..
trayins their presence 70 The sae Of
the searching omcsrs. Whom Il comes
70 Transporting dead game birds, bow.
ever. the problem % - easier one 70
solve. All kinds Of subtsrfugss are
snpioyed 70 get game % the city mar.
kst from states OFT Of which IL
shipmsat = illegal.
The Old scheme was 70 ship ruled
grouee. euAll. woodeock and tAe rest
Of the game birds n boxes narksd
poultry. THIS utejs 1scsptjoa Vas
enough n The days when Nv peopls
cared whether ~ ea0e laws were
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or to have in possession =
= living native American song
SSS bird. 1t doubtless will be q
revelation to many people
who have Gagged cardinals or hooking
birds as pets to know that they are
law breakers. But such is the case.
and instances are not rare where own
ers of feathered prisoners have been
summoned to court and fined.
Probably 1t may seem to the pet
bird owner that the law is drastic and
one which should be repealed. but
when he learns the real facts in the
case he may be willing to admit that
the lawmakers knew what they were
about. Until within few years scores
Of species Of native birds were
trapped, Gagged and sold with impunity
To-day the trafac is largely confined to
knocking birds Minus polyglottus)
and to cardinal grosbeaks Cardinals
cardinalis), or. as they are called more
frequently, redbirds.
The fight Of the bird protectors
against the dealers and trappers of
mocking birds and redbirds is hot
Many OF the northern states have laws
against caging wild birds which are
extremely faulty in the wording. II
the bird is brought from another state
the owner Of 1t cannot be convicted in
the state in which suit Is brought
This Is true. however. in comparative.
ly few states. In others the posses.
sion Of any living bird. NO matter
where 1t was trapped. is made an of.
tense.
The recently enacted Lacy law.
which is part of the interstate com.
merce statute. makes It illegal to
transport birds from one state inlo
another II they have been illegally
trapped.
Bird protectors were confronted by
hard task when they started the
work Of preventing the trafiic in native
American song birds. Hundreds OF
men, the majority of them Germans
and Italians. who had been engaged In
the same kind OF work In the old
country. made their living trapping
birds during the nesting season, In
the suburbs Of the great cities. In
the north the birds captured most FIRE.
quently were the goldnnch. the bobo.
link (Dolichonyx oryxivorusJ. and the
indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea).
The capture Of birds Of these three
species IL one Of the easiest matters
in the world. the victims actually
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20

in the Hoosier state where the quality
OF the food and water was such that
the birds never moulted and never lost
their springtime song.
Members Of the Audubon society
caused the arrest Of a man who had
trapped five goldanches in a city sub.
.urb. The trapper was one who sup.
piled the great city dealers with ma.
tive songsters. The case was a test
one. The man who was arrested had
little money, but the bird dealers raj
lied to his defense. The case was
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seeming ITO fall over one another" In
their anxiety to get into the trap.
The device used for their capture looks
like an ordinary bird cage. save that
midway between the top and bottom
II 10 divided into two parts. In the
lower section . dscoy bird 10 placed.
The upper section has . swing door
In the root. which opens ana lies back
nat on the top Of the cage. Within II
a perch upon which the victim. lured
BY the notes Of the dscoy bird. alights.
Its weight upon the perch frees
spring and the door In the root closes
with . snap.
The men who sold bobolinks. indigo
birds and goldaaches after having pur.
chased them from the trappers were
guilty Of . petty deception which Ger.
iaiuly had IT. humorous side. There
are no more beautiful birds In spring.
time in the whole range Of fsathsred
life than the three species named. In
addition 70 their beauty the giadnsss Of
the early years stirs them to song.
A. the summer 'waaes, however. the
birds lose their beauty. dropping their
gay attire for Q garb Of dun color.
Il 10 doubtless Unnecessary 70 say
that Tie dealers, II selling The tune
fui spr1ng beauties. made 10 neation
OF The tact that With Tie ooming q fail
their plumase would b 6ulled and
their sweet voices changed 70 . de
mai creak. The purchaser bought
and learned later that 10 Va sold"
The eade 10 which . dealer would 20
70 make . sale ore illustrated b. ~
sxperisaee ] oaos had With . side.
walk nerehant, wAo was Offering
Gagged bobollaks 70 he passsfs. I
said 20 The Daa that oo0s oae had
told n that The bird wou,1 ioes IL
voice and ~ beauty n Ne tall. He
assured NJ WITH nevef . eAaaee Of
countsoAaoo nor evea ~ suspicioa
e . tWi1kje b ~ - tAas "a hls
booo1inkD ea0e hon . eeetala eoaaty
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20

Into two pounds of round or other
cut. rub salt to taste and a light tea.
spoon Of soda. Let II lie overnight for
breakfast. then before frying rinse in
two waters. dip In -four and fry in boil.
Ing fat until well done. Serve at once.
either with or without gravy poured
over Il.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20
Rye 0read Cake.

To ono cup OF sugar add four boat.
en- eggs. ono cup OF grated ryc bread.
one cup OF chopped nuts. almonds pro.
fcrrcd. ono teaspoonful o: baking pow.
der and ono tcaspoonful OF vanilla
Bake In moderate oven. Cover
with whipped cream or cuKtard.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20
A National Question,

With the rightriders menacing the
peanut crop at the opening of the base
ball and circus season. that trouble
down in Kentucky becomes national
affair. Call out the regulars.-Pitts-
burg Leader.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20
To Avn crooksd Nsss,

A doctor asserts that The nose h
ostsa made crooked BY the custom q
using the Handkerchief With eae AA1l
only. This. scarce need % ~. h
nearly always tho right haAA He -
visss that the lsfs hand b ussd h
ssch cases aAd gravciy Alarms that -
has known several cases u young per
sons whore crookelAsss q Ne nool
has bssa entirely rsmoved b. ~
means.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20
o,seovrae. Women Architects.

There u some discussion going on
In England - TO tho advisability d
women studying for tho profession d
architects. II 10 claimed that tAers 10
not enough work TO keep an he mso
architects busy and that Il wosld b
impossible to persuade many Dnsnsh-
men that women could supesintsnd
and carry out tho work. However.
women % consulting architects seem
TO b very greatly in demand In that
country - well - In he Unitsd
States.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20

Our national sugar bowl nov hoo1u
approximately 5000. 900. 900 posD1s ~
the contents thereof cost ~ ~ ~
from eooo. ooo. 900 . year. TIE ~ q
the bowl and our Individual oa1n6ooonq
from Il Increase stsa41ly. ~ ~
more candy. more jslIles ~ nnrl
preserves. aAA where the cost booou
Of earlier dAys prsecribPl ~ q
uDoaasoe0" ~ books q t60A1 - -
sugar.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20

1.-TWO lemons. two eggs beaten sop.
aratciy. ono and onc-half cups sugar.
two teaspoonfuls OF -four: boil. takins
care not to burn Il: best way II to boil
In double boiler. Serve cold with
cake.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20
W. for Old Bed sprIne.

An old bed spring placed IN the
back yard on tho grass Is . nns thing
upon which 10 beat heavy rugs, -
the dust goes through tho springs.
Il 10 also handy TO sun and air pillows
and feather beds o..
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20
Queer,

The Man OF Ease-"When compare
the one or two creditors have with
the millions and millions OF people
whom ! owe nothing. l wonder why in
the world those fellows make such n
fuss about it."
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20
Conflicting 1oots.

Mifkins-'l wonder why Windig
doesnt go TO work."
Bifkins-"Oh. ! guess he's 90 busy
blowing his own horn that he can't
hear the factory WHISTLE
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20
New Definition Of War.

The year-old prince royal of Spain
has become private soldier in the
kings regiment. AS General Sherman
would put 1t. war is yell.-Denver Re
publican.
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20
Isn't Il Funny

That your wife will kick like thunder
n you ovcrstny yourself downtown Q
couple Of hours. but never says .
word II you havo TO 60 out Of town
for Q week?
The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-20
ILLEGAL TO POSSESS NATIVE
AMERICAN soNcsTERs-WoRk
OF TRAPPERS.
HOT FIGHT AGAINST THEM
Expert Clark Discourses on the NJ.
merous Devices for illegal Shipping
Of Game sirds-A corpse" Of
1900 Dead ouaiis.
~ EDWARD 3. CLARK.

associate Member American Ornithol-
ogists' Cnion.)
Copyright. Joseph b. Bowles.)
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20
GR0TON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hull of Barre re-
turned home Tuesday after spending a
few days with her parents, Mr., and Mrs.
Fred Larrow.
Edward Purcell was called to Tin
wick, p. O., last week by the serious
illness of his mother
Miss Anna Renfrew of Peacham was a
visitor in town Saturday.
Mr.. Tilton of Woodsville expects to
complete the concrete walks in the
village this week. They extend from the
Baptist church to the residence of Mrs.
A. NJ. Heath
Mrs Jennie L. Kicker, who has been
quite sick, is somewhat better.
Mrs S. p. WEIGH was in St. Johnsbury
a few days last week
twenty-five from this place attended
the banquet given by the Holbrook
Grocery Company Friday night, and all
report an excellent time.
Mr.. and Yrs. Edgar Pierce were
called to Barre, Tuesday, to attend the
funeral of their uncle, Charles Norris,
Fred Larrow was in Woodsville, Mon
day. to see his daughter, Mrs. c. H..
McCrillis, who is critically i'll at Cottage
Hospital.
Clark Brothers have the job to build
F. W. Page a house, and commenced
work Monday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20

James, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. ". Hubbard, was taken with scarlet
fever, Sunday, and, with his mother, is
quarantined in the Felch house.
The Newbury ball team won another
victory Saturday afternoon 10 to 4,
from the school team which came here
from White River Junction.
Rev. c. II. Shank was in Pittsheld,
Mass, two or three days last week,
attending a convention of missionary
workers.
Miss Adelne P, Brock, daughter Of
Col. Horatio Brock, who has always
lived on the old homestead at South
Newbury near the Bradford line, died
May 10Th after an illness Of several
weeks. The funeral was held at her late
home on Friday afternoon, Rev. {. H.
Shank officiating.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20
BARNET.

Miss May Gil6llau OF East Barnet
was at Lucius Gilhllan's Sunday.
Miss MAYHEM of Canada is visiting
her sister, Miss Ina Mayhem.
Miss Robina Laughin is home from
her case in Peacham.
John Crozier of Glover has been in
town also Mr.. and Mrs Thayer of
Woodsville, visiting their mother, Mrs.
S. Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Berry have re-
turned from a visit in Boston.
Mrs. Mary King of Hillsboro, N. H.,
who has been taking care of Mrs, Viii
liam Blain at West Barnet, is visiting
her brother, Chandler Whitney.
Rev Edward T. Fairbanks occupied
the pulpit here and at East Barnet Sun
day and gave us a grand sermon. 1t is
hoped MI. Fairbanks will preach again
Sunday.
Mrs. Smart OF Rumnev, n H., and her
daughter, Mrs. Mary Fox, have been
visiting at DR.. Elliott's.
Rev. James X. Kilbourn was in town
Friday.
The following delegates were appoint
ed Sunday to attend the county CON
ference of Congregational churches at
East Burke, May 2G and 81; Mrs.
Kate Kinney, Miss Edith H. Wallace,
Deacon George Nelson of East Barnet.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20
PEACHAM.
Commencement at the Academy

The Class day exercises of the class of
1908 were held in Academy hall Thurs
day afternoon and were enjoyed very
much by all The class essay by Miss
Katie Abbott pictured the beginning of
their education in the little red school
house tracing the pupils through various
grades until they graduated from the
high school. The class GRAFTON was by
Carol H. Crane, subject, True
Loyalty" In illustrating he referred to
their class motto, Not for Ourselves
Alone" The class history was by
Mabel Chandler, who gave short out
line of each of the four happy years. The
class prophesy was by Grace Adams,
whose description of the future career of
the members of the class was very anus
ing. Much merriment was occasioned
by tie distributing of presents by J..
Durant Dole. The class will was by M.
Catherine Hooker and the class ode com
posed by Arthur E. Cunningham was
sung by the class. Harry E. Crane,
class president, presided in very happy
manner, giving a cordial welcome to all.
Friday afternoon Academy hall was
packed for the commencement exercises.
A class of fifteen, the largest that has
graduated for great many years, was
seated on the platform while a march,
LA Belle Rosa" was played by Mrs.
Ellen N. Gray and Stafford W. Bayley
The program: Prayer by Rev. Duncan
II. Mckinley; singing "Our Postal Day"
a ladies chorus; essay, True Nobility,
Agnes E. Nolan; an Grafton, The
Signifcation of the Cruise of American
Fleet" Clarence H. Adams; Grafton,
vermont in the Civil War" Carroll F.
Blanchard; essay, Does it Pay" Ruby J.
Morrison; piano solo, III Trovatore, "
Nj. Catharine Hooker; GRAFTON, "Arbitra-
ton as Factor in History" Harry E.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20
Boys and Girls Save Your Pennies.

The Hyde Park Savings Bank acts
upon the principle that it has a public
duty to perform in stimulating and en-
couraglng boys and girls to acquire the
habit of saving
1t will accept any sum, however small,
as a starter; not because there is any
profit In it for the Bank, but because the
boy or girl who saves a nickel and sends
to the Bank, gets his Bank Book and
becomes Banker and if they are pos
sessed of the thrifty characteristics of the
ordinary Vermont boy or girl they will
add another nickel to it later on and
very likely in the end he or she will have
a big account at the Bank-one of which
the Bank and the Deposition will both be
proud.
All questions cheerfully answered by
addressing either the President, Carroll
S. Page, or the Treasurer, +. NJ. Culver
Hyde Park, Vermont.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-20

If person could always know just
what the trouble was when they began
to feel sick and "out of sorts and also
know what to do to get well quick there
would be lots less sickness There are
thousands of people who suffer from
Catarrh of the Bile Ducts who don't
know that they possess several little
Ducts that lead from the Liver and Gall
Bladder and carry bile and other fluids
into the intestines When these ducts
get clogged with mucous the owner will
begin to get bilious and have all kinds of
mean feelings Ordinary liver pills and
powders fail to relieve this condition.
There is a remedy, however, made es-
pecially for the trouble. Rydale's Liver
Tablets "a prescription of specialist.
One dose couvinces. Write for free sam
pie. Rydale Remedy Co., Newport
News. Virginia. Guaranteed by Charles
A Searles