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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28

The Boston Journal has inaugurated a
novel feature for the little children of
Boston. 1t has established a Flower
Day, when flowers may be brought to
The Journal representatives and will be
distributed by them to the little ones of
the city. The Journal has secured the CO.
operation of the clergy ofgreater Boston,
the suburban newspapers, the florists
and the good people at large.
Never before has such an attractive
affair of its kind been attempted and the
call for cooperation in the project has
been answered a thousandfold more
enthusiastically than was ever dreamed
of.
With Boston as a common center
flowers will be received on Monday
morning between the hours Oft and
noon at designated places already
established in every city within a radius
of twenty miles.
Receiving places will also be in readi
ness at the terminals of both the Elevat
ed railway and the steam railroads.
Thousands upon thousands o
blossoms are needed for the work and il
goes without saying that the children
who seldom see the gay warm color o
the garden and the green of the fields will
thrill and marvel at the beauty anc
fragrance that will pour into the stuhy
and uncleau streets of the Boston slum
on Monday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28
LYNDON.

Hiram H. Colby, who for half a CEN
fury was prominently identified with the
business life of San Francisco and Oak
land died May 81, at his home in Oak
land, aged 50 years. He was native
of Lyndon, and went to California by
water in 1859, settling in San Francisco.
Fifteen years later he removed to Oak
land, establishing his home in what was
then called Brooklyn. Mr. Colby was in
the employ of Wells-Fargo express COM
pany for quarter Of a century, and was
also at one time manager of the Western
Union telegraph company in East Oak
land and proprietor of a local express
company. For many years he was asso-
ciated with Thomas F. Steere in the
firm of Steere & Colby. He was a men,
Der of the Odd Fellows and the Knights
of Pythias.
Miss Sarah Durham of East Concord
visited at E. c. Morse's a couple of DAYS
last week, returning home Thursday.
Mrs. E. A. Parker, superintendent OF
the hospital at Hardwick, visited her
sister, Mrs. Robert Parker, three or four
days last week.
Mrs. Wells Quimby went Wednesday
to Concord to visit her sister, Mrs.
Belden, for a few days.
Mrs. Daniel Paris went Wednesday to
Fitch Bay, Canada, to visit relatives.
Mrs. Joel Sidney and son ROLAND
returned Friday from two weeks visit
at Sanford, Maine.
Mrs. Dompier of Westfeld, Mass, is
this week visiting her brother, George
Gour. and family.
Mrs. Eliza Grant returned Thursday
from White River Junction, where she
has been staying at her sons, Perley
Grant.
Corcell Stuart and Wendell Drew OF
St. Johnsbury came up Monday to spend
the day at Mrs. Staples.
Mrs. Caro- Hubbard and two
daughters, who have been visiting at S.
S. Mattocks and DR.. Hubbard's for
several weeks, go Thursday to their
home at Schenectady, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. L. Hill are entertain.
ing their niece from Canada.
E. c. Morse spent Thursday at Wells
River.
Ora Grant moves this week to the
Enos Phillips place on Speedwell Farms
George Morse is taking a three weeks
vacation from E. c. Morse's store. He
goes this week to Warren, n. H.. and
will visit other points afterward.
Mrs. Fisk. who has been visiting her
niece, Mrs. Will Grant goes this week to
Whitefed.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will hold food sale at their vestry Sat
urday afternoon from to 6 o'clock.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28
Teachers Cooperation asked.

Teachers throughout the country have
! been invited by the United States
Forester to cooperate with the forest
service in an effort to obtain more
! definite knowledge of the characteristics
of the most important forest trees of the
United States. To do this it will be
necessary to obtain large number OF
| volunteer observers who will collect
material on the time of leahng, blossom
ing, and fruiting of the various kinds OF
forest trees. In his letter inviting the
cooperation OF the teachers, Forester
Pinchot SAYS:
acknowledge of this kind is greatly
needed and will be of value from the
standpoint both OF education and OF
practical forestry. For educational
purposes the results obtained for each
species, averaged and presented graph
Cally by means OF colored charts, will be
available to all who are interested in the
subject, and particularly to schools.
They will form virtual tree calendars,
and will be valuable aids to nature
study.
Children can readily be interested in
the actual work of obtaining records.
This should form an attractive outdoor
feature of the school work that should
serve to develop the faculty Of accurate
observation, and at the same time to
promote an interest in forestry which
may lead to better appreciation of its
aims and methods. 1t may also prove
to be a profitable addition to botany
courses for older students.
% 4 Al, L.. i h., &c
value to practical forestry, since the
proper treatment OF forests depends
partly upon a knowledge of these char
acteristics of trees. For example, the
time of year at which a tree leafs out
and blossoms is one of the indications as
to whether or not it is frost-hardy in
given region, and the length of time that
tree is in leaf influences the growth it is
able to make during the season. Know
ledge of the time when seeds of each
species ripen in various localities is of
great value to those who are collecting
seed, since seed often deteriorates or is
eaten by squirrels and birds not gather
ed and stored as soon as ripe.
Another result of this study will be a
more intimate knowledge of climate as
manifested by plant growth, for
differences in climate are shown by plant
life as we'll as by instruments, and a
preliminary idea can thus be gained as
to whether given region is suited to a
valuable tree which it is desired to in
troduce there. Many such examples
could be given, but sufficient has been
said to show that the results of these
~ 4 Ill ~
cal forestry, in addition to their general
interest and educational value. Volun-
teers will later be supplied with publica-
tons and charts containing the informa-
ton they help to gather, as return for
the services rendered.
On request, the forest service will be
glad to.send forms upon which to record
data and pamphlet containing full in
structions as to henature otthe observa-
tions and how they are to be made.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28
Summer and Fall Seeding and
TOp-DreSSing.

Many farmers are finding it to their
advantage to seed down during the sum-
mer and fall, claiming that by so doing
they are apt toget much better Catch
than they do when they follow the usual
practice and seed down in the spring.
The same is true regarding top-dress-
ing grass land. Some of the most pro-
gressive farmers put on top.dressing i'm
mediately after haying, with perhaps a
small application of nitrate Of soda the
following spring
Ifyou will send your name and P. 0.
address to Carroll S. Page, Hyde Park,
VT. he will send you free, postpaid, sew,
eral formulas for mixing fertilizers es-
pecially adapted to top-dressing and fall
seeding, together with prices of ingredi.
tents, full directions for mixing, etc
These formulas have been approved bv
the Vermont Experiment Station and
will be found thoroughly reliable.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28
MOrSe-Hlll Wedding.

The following report of the Morse-Hil
nuptials at Littleton, last Wednesday
evening is taken from the Littletor
Courier Of July %:
A marriage OF much local interest took
place last evening at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs George Morse on West Main
street when their daughter, Miss kath-
crime Lyle Morse, became the wife of Dr.
Allen Frank Hill, the well known veter-
mary and the son of Mr. and Mrs Frank
Hill of St. ohnsbury. The wedding
was very quiet, only the relatives OF the
bride and groom and few intimate
friends who came to assist being present.
Miss Alice Calhoun played the wedding
march and the ceremony was performed
by Rev. William A. Bacon. The couple
stood under an arch of evergreen which
was trimmed with white roses and white
sweet peas. The bride, who is charm
ing brunette, looked very beautiful Her
wedding gown was like that of her sis
ter, whose marriage to William Tryon OF
Medtord, Mass, took place III the same
room the first of the month, and was OF
white crepe de chine, trimmed with prin-
cesse lace She carried white roses. Re-
treshments were served at the conclusion
OF the ceremony, the Misses Mildred,
Julia and Marguerite Coyer having
charge of the dining room. Miss Har-
riett Eastman had charge of the decora-
tons.
DR.. and Mrs. Hill are probably the first
couple who ever succeeded in getting
away from Littleton without shower.
They madeso neat an escape thatno one
had a-chance to throw any confett1, DR..
Hill going out one door, while his bride
made her wayout by another The two
proceeded up the street until they met
a waiting carriage which conveyed them
past the residence and the guests had
only the satisfaction of calling good
night" to them. They will spend their
honeymoon at Willoughby lake, where
DR.. Hill has taken cottage.
They will reside in Littleton. The
bride is a graduate of the Littleton high
school and two years ago was assistant
in the first grade of the local school. She
is a great tavorite with everyone who
knows her and the affection in which she
is held was manifested by the great ar
ray of wedding gifts sent to her by her
large circle of friends. The groom, who
has been practicing his profession here
with much success for several years, has
won the liking of the many with whom
he has been associated since locating
here, and has received many warm con
ordinations on having won as his bride
one of Littleton's most attractive girls.
Those who came to attend the wedding
from out of town were Mr.. Hills
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Frank Hill of St.
Johnsbury, his sister and her husband
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey OF st. Johnsbury
and his two brothers, Charles Hill, who
is in Vermont University, and Karl Hill
of Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28
FORBIDDEN TEA PARTY.
What Happened at Function Given By
RebeIlous Woman.

What Happened at Function Given by
a RebeIious Woman.
Tea was not brought over by the
first settlers When the pilgrims land
ed at Plymouth tea was selling in
England at from $40 to $50 a pound.
1t was luxury that had been known
to Englishmen only few years.
Early settlers got along without In
dia or China tea for a long time. They
used roots herbs and leaves found in
the fields and woods as a substitute for
tea. Sassafras tea was common
drink
Tea was advertised for sale in Bos
ton in 1862 for the first time, according
to historians. In 1866 patriots began
to take the pledge not to drink tea be-
cause Of the tax that the English gov,
eminent placed on 1t. 1t became fash
ionable for patriotic ladies not to serve
India tea, but as substitutes therefor
Labrador tea" and Liberty tea"
Captain Page of Danvers forbade his
spouse to taste tea beneath his roof
as long as the tax remained, but the
strong minded and ingenious lady as
cended to the fiat roof of the house, in
vited her friends to follow, and there
she served tea to them.
Some other ladies Of the town Jared
less fortunately. They used to borrow
for their tea parties the big teapot of
the once famous Bell tavern. One day
after drinking the forbidden beverage
the master of the house Unexpectedly
walked in, jumped to the fire, grabbed
the teapot and turned 1t over, and out
rolled a big frog The jovial patriots
at the Bell tavern, suspecting the use
Of the pot, had placed the frog in it
Some of the danes never drank tea
afterward for it made them sick.
Isaac Wilson Of Peabody persisted in
selling tea, so the Sons Of Liberty seiz-
ed him and compelled him to walk
about town penitently repeating:
1, Isaac Wilson, a Tory be.
I, Isaac Wilson, sell tea.
The celebrated Boston tea party was
followed by tea parties in other New
England towns. In Salem soon after
the Boston party David Mason was
suspected Of having had his negro
servant smuggle two chests of tea into
the home. Patriots entered and
searched his house. They found the
tea. They gave 1t to boys, who parad
ed with it to Salem common and there
burned it.
Even after the Revolution the trade
In tea was not wholly unrestricted. 1t
appears that in some New England
places dealers in tea were required to
take out license.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28
JAPANESE HUSBANDS.
In Rising Sun Country Matrimony Is
Built on Equal Rights Plan.


Built on Equal Rights Plan.
The recent outburst of race antag-
Dnism in a Pacific coast city, directed
against an American girl for marry
ing a japanese, lends interest to the
public assertion that Japanese hus-
bands are the best in the world" made
by Mrs Yakamine, wife of the emf
nent Japanese chemist and scientist,
for many years resident of New
York city. Mrs. Yakamine was Miss
Hitch, daughter of one Of the old
southern families, before she met the
doctor and is a stanch defender Of
international marriages.
mo woman in the world is more
protected and better cared for than the
wife of Japanese" she said. THE
Japanese husband is considerate, faith
full and patient. 1t Is his philosophy
his religion. He is home loving man.
and naturally he Is thoughtful Of the
little attentions to his home and fam
lily. Every woman loves these little
attentions. Plenty of women prefer
kind words and the thought that they
are appreciated to diamond rings If
a Japanese sees some little piece of
jewelry, ornament or painting he
thinks his wife would like he takes it
home to her. 1t is this sort of thing,
the fact that he has thought of her
during the day, that makes her happy.
Contrast the American and the Jap
anese husband under the same circum-
stances An American husband comes
home from business tired, nervous and
hungry. Something has happened to
the oven or the cook has allowed the
roast to burn. He is likely to become
very impatient over the delay or the
spoiled dinner. Under similar circum-
stances does japanese husband lose
his temper? Indeed, he does not. He
says pleasantly, out Of consideration
for his wife's feelings, We'll, perhaps
there are eggs in the house, and. after
all, they might be better for us to eat
"If there is anything that will in
crease rather than diminish this con-
sideration for his wife 1t is the fact
that japanese women are just begin.
ming to go into business like their
American sisters With this change
the men will realize, too, that should
they not treat their wives well the
women can cave them and earn their
own livelihood. SO far no such threats;
l believe, have been put into prac-
tice, but it has been unnecessary, for
1t is born and bred and trained in the
Japanese men as part of their religion
to treat their wives with respect and
courteous, thoughtful attention.
I'm Japan matrimony is built on a
sort Of equal rights plan. Husband
and wife have each his and her duties
and his and her particular rights and
privileges, and neither would think of
encroaching on the others well de-
fined rights"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28

A commendable incident at the recent
Tercentenary celebration in Vermont
was that not single arrest was made
by the detectives for picking pocket or
committing any other breach of the
peace; and during Burlington's big day,
when over $4,000 people were in the
city, there was little if any drunkenness
and only one arrest was made by the
city police throughout the day. The
Boston detectives were secured by At
torney-General Sargent, but there was
nothing doing for them either at Bur
lington or Isle La Motto.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28

Prof David P. Todd of Amherst Col
lege one of the leading astronomers in
the United States, is going to make a
$4,000 foot balloon ascension and at
tempt to communicate with Mars by
wireless biography. If he can live in
that rarihed atmosphere he will then
equip an observatory on Mt Chin
borazo in Ecuador 1000 feet above sea
level and continue his wireless converse
tions with the Martians. "If the Mar
tians are sending wireless, y he says, "In
receive them if not l will have spent
$1,000 on a very interesting, if rather
hopeless experiment. Here's hoping
the enthusiastic professor will get a
message from Mars.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28
SWaffOrd'S Pavilion Show.

The Swafford Pavilion Entertainment
Co. showed here at the Summerville
grounds all last week to crowded audi
ences. The company is headed by Miss
Pauline Hammond, who appeared with
the company last summer and at that
time won her way into the hearts of the
people by her natural grace and beauty.
In the stellar role throughout the week
she displayed thorough training and will
always be welcome in st. Johnsbury.
The balance of the company was we'll
chosen and the parts assigned to them
were we'll executed. At the close of each
regular performance a concert was given
which consisted of moving pictures and
illustrated songs, On Saturday night
the might Caps of Tennessee" was pro-
duced and we'll received. 1t was
necessary to turn away great many of
the late arrivals as the tent was packed
even to standing room.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28
A Hardware Satire.

ITS perfectly horrid, and ought to
be stopped" So spoke a woman who
saw in shop window a caricature of
her headgear. The creation that had
called down such anathema was an in
verified ellptical wooden chopping bowl,
applique with rope, and trimmed with
a small feather-duster nattily placed on
the north-north-west corner. The idea
of this satire upon feminine millinery
originated with a workman. His en-
ployer saw the value of the proposed
advertisement. and model was pro-
cured for the centre of the window. On
her waxen head they perched the
GROWING triumph in hardware head
gear, fearfully and wonderfully con.
structed chapeau of rope, decorated
with fringed ends of the same, and two
large screw-driver hatpins. Everybody
laughed, and the crowd about the win
dow thickened. All the new millinery
shapes were shown in guaranteed
hardware" and the display was ths
talk of the town-the said town being
Los Angeles, California From the
August Strand Magazine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28
IN THE NURSERY.

A baby's eyes should be shaded from
strong light, especially from bright
sunlight.
Hot cloths applied to the feet and to
the stomach will often relieve collie
much more quickly than internal doses.
Boil soft linen towels and put them
aside for baby's exclusive use. In dry
ing baby after his bath rub him gently
to stimulate the. skin to healthy action.
Dust baby lightly with a good powder
Violent noises which startle child
should be avoided, and an infant
should under no circumstances be
tossed in the air or shaken, as this
treatment surely develops nervousness.
After washing the baby's mouth give
him drink Of boiled water.
The tiny soft brushes so often given
as presents to babes are useless, be-
cause everything used in the child's
mouth shodld be burned.
A baby should be given pure cold wa
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28

Money can't buy everything. There
are no admission tickets to a sunset,
you wouldn't trade the look In your
boys eyes when he greets you at night
Tor a million dollars Of anybodys
money and If you keep a we'll fur
nlshed mind you can go into 1t any
time you like as you would into a
child's playground and amuse yourself
watching your thoughts play leapfrog
with each other.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28
PRESS COMMENT.
The Value of Newspaper Personals.

The importance OF newspaper person
ais is the subject of an editorial in a
recent issue of the Milwaukee Wisconsin,
which says that ito the readers of a
small country weekly the fact that
Widow Brown has painted her barn
may seem quite as important as to read
ers Of Gotham society happenings APP
pears the announcement that Mrs. Stuy-
vesant Fish entertained at pink tea,
also that 1.-THE large city dailies that grid
at the personals in the country news
papers are not so witty as they think,
but are ndefensibly supercilious. This
reminds the writer of what he heard Gen.
Charles H. Taylor, publisher OF the Bos-
ton Globe, say at a Globe" dinner not
long ago. Gen. Taylor, whose paper is
one of the most profitable in the United
States and who knows what makes it
SO, has the same views as the Wisconsin
editor in regard to personal news. He
said that the most profitable country
paper he ever knew about was one where
the editor made it a point to print the
name of every subscriber at least twice a
year. Publisher A. p. Langtry Of the
Springfield Union said to one of his en-
ployes one time when there arose the
propriety of using certain list of names:
''If could print the name of every man,
woman and child in Springfield twice
each year | would soon double the circu-
lation of the Union" Live publishers
know the value of personal news There
are those who scott at it, but they are
usually those who inwardly would feel
disappointed if their little journeyings
were not duly chronicled in The local
paper. Probably no item ever was
printed, however insignificant it might
appear to most people, that did not con.
tain some element of personal interest
for somebody Brattleboro Phoenix.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28
Sleeper Sleeping Robe.

Challis is one of the best materials
for making little sleeping robe when
travelling on sleeper. 1t can be made
as roomy ard comfortable as a wrap
per. with all the appearance Of q pretty
dress. Select a bordered effect-tan
with brown border or white with
blue. The corals with oriental borders
are handsome, and you can find dark
colors that are as handsome as the
very best figured materials on the
market.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28

At the naturalization court in Pasa-
dena Cal, the other day number OF
the applicants failed to pass the test, one
of the rejected ones being unable to tell
who was the President OF the United
States before Mr.. Taft. The enter
prising St. Johnsbury book agent who
is selling the story OF Roosevelt's hunting
trip in Africa ought to send him copy
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28
St. JohnSbury Sabbath Bells.

How srandly the big bells open their
throats,
On the blessed Sunday morning
From Our Ladys tower the Angelus floats
To welcome the early dawnng.
Then the North bell shouts Praise
And the South replies Peace"
While the Wesleyan sings Pardon
Oh Bells keep up your holy conversation,
Some listening ear may gather inspirations
ST. Johnsbury, July II, 1909.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28

President Taft is standing firm for free
hides in the tariff bill 1t will be remem-
bered that Senator Page of Vermont
was for free hides when the bill was up
for discussion in the Senate. The pros
pect looks good for free hides.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28

ter two or three times a day. Its
mouth should be rinsed several times
a day with boraX water, teaspoonful
to a cup. This will prevent the mouth
and gums from becoming sore and
keep them sweet and clean.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-28

While a good many Vermont editors
are congratulating Editor Fairfield of
the Rutland News that he went up in a
balloon to great height last week, the
Burlington Free Press sagely remarks
that they think the Rutland journalist
ought to be congratulated that he came
down