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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-12-22
BARNET.

The library will be closed this week
Saturday on account of it being
Christmas.
Harvey Somers is staying at Warren
Chapman's.
Quite lot from here went to St.
Johnsbury, Monday, to do their Christ
mas shopping.
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n. n. MILTIMoRE. M. b.

Physician and Surgeon. Office and residence
50 Main Street.
Office Hours: So
IL 80
IS
N. Z. lPhOne 2l-2. Cit Phone M-S1
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farmers
Exchange

Advertisements of any kind of farm prop
ertv. help wanted by farmers. farms for sale
or to rent inserted in this column for one cent
a word Count all articles and groups of
figures as a world, for the first insertion
and one-half cent for each subsequent inser
ton. Any advertisement will be run six
times for three cents a words. No credit al
lowed for these advertisements as the
amounts are too small to be booked.
Always mention the CALIFORNIAN in an
swering an advertisement.
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Business Directory.
PHYSICIANS.
WILLIS 3. EITCH. M. D.

Office 9612 Railroad Street. Residence 90
Railroad Street.
General Practice. Office hours to a. m,
to and to s p. m. Sundays 1 to p. m.
Both Phones.
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c. A CRAMTON, M. D.

st. Johnsbury, Vt.
Specialist, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Office 20 Main st. Over Post Office.
Office Hours-9 a. M to 3 p. m. Even
ings except Wednesdays, from Z until $50.
Appointments for examinations of the eyes
for glasses can be made in advance by letter
or telephOne.
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+. FARMER. M. D.
% Summer St.

observation-disclosures of Children Hours,
to and TO 8 p. m. Sundays 1890 to
2 p. m. Both Phones.
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WANTED five hundred hens and chickens.
Phone T1-3. NJ. d. Lyster. st. Johnsbury
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FOR SALE. Drag saw rig; also power
green bone cutter. John RICE, Danville, Vt.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
SOCIAL AMENITIES FOR Y
THE SCHOOL GIRL

which is made for desk purposes Fresh water
should be put onto the sponge every day. and there
you are equipped with the proper mode of obtaining
moisture for sticking purposes. AS you will prefer
to seal your letters with the sponge serves Its
chief end in the matter of stamps. Never take the
sponge out, but moisten the stamp by passing 1t
lightly over the surface of the sponge, and treat en-
veopes in the same way should you resort to the
mucilage in lieu of Of course, no communica-
lions of business nature should be sealed with wax,
which in these days is used in social life purely as
fad not necessity, and it is not good form to en-
bellish business letters.
When there is neither nor damp sponge
about you, and you forced to resort to natural
of obtaining moisture for sticking purposes the
tongue must not be called into play. The proper
thing then is to delicatey moisen your handkerchief
by putting 1t to your lips and apply the dampened
part of the fabric to the stamp the envelope Never
rub your hand across the envelope to make it
secure, but in an emergency where piece of linen
is at hand your handkerchief Smart people,
who nothing if not fastidious and dainty, have
their maids supply them with squares of gauze for
desk USE the squares being small enough to go into
one of the drawers where they conveniently
available. Immediately after the piece of gauze
is thrown into the waste basket.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
Book Cover for Travellers.

\ MOST useful and pretty gift to make to a friend
~ who is sailing for Europe is book cover. OF
course one can buy very handsome covers of
brocade or burnt leather, but there is always
pleasure in giving what has taken the trouble to
make especially for friend. And, besides. for use
OH the deck of steamer a cover that be washed
best great need be taken to keep 1t Clean
The material to be used is either tailors canvas,
heavy linen or duck. Cut piece of the material
eighteen inches long and nine inches WIDE Turn
over quarter of an inch each of the long sides
and stitch it down. Buttonhoe across the ends and
turn two and threequarters inches at each end
pressing the edges fat with iron. Before sewing
it up embroder some simple design and your friends
monogram initials the front. Then overland
the edges of each inner flap the outside very firmly
and the book cover is finished.
This is the size for ordinary book but Of course
the cover can be made larger for magazines or
smaller for-small books Indeed, If you want to do
so much for your friend, it is good plan to make
two three covers of different sizes.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

T is simply surprising what unattractive little
B habits may have without being In the least
s of it. Take, for instance, the sticking of
4 lead pencil in ones mouth to moisten it in order
to have it write blacker. Every one will admit
that it is not pretty trick, yet one sees it on all
sides: Scores of girls do it habitualy that they
quite unconscious of it, strong does habit be-
come.
1t is peculiarly feminine trick. You never saw
your fathers your brothers do it, and they do not
like to you do itwh good reason. for they know
it to be unceanly well unbecoming in the physi
cally unattractive Did you ever stop to think
that lead pencil is always dirty after 1t has been
sharpened? And surely nice girl cares to
put dirty things in her mouth! 1t is offence to de-
cency as we'll as bad manners. If your pencil does
not write to suit you that matter is quite easily
died by buying crayons that make heavier biacker
marks
Another naughty unbecoming little trick is to let
the tongue stick out of ones mouth when is read
ing writing otherwise mentally engaged. Some
persons, bent piece of work. unconsciously open
their mouths and keep them open, while the tongue
hangs loosely out nervousy the corner of
the mouth if it taking active part in
complishing the work at hand This display of the
tongue is a puppy trick and good usage frowns upon
it, for must not have habits in common with the
animals. Indeed, rhe great Importance of all the re-
fnements of life which make up the customs of polite
society Is that tney teacn us TO i've on nigh plane
The rightful place for the tongue is inside the
mouth, so do not allow it to make itself useful in
outside matters where it has business to be- 1t is
willing, long suffering little member with about all
it properly manage in carrying on its natural
functions do not exact of it unnatural
allow it to in contact with dirt foreign sub
stances of any sort.
For this as we'll for the other good reason that
is unattractive Madame Grundy says you must not
glue letters with your tongue The fashionable way
is not to the mucage provided on the envelope
by the manufacturer but to depend altogether on wax
stamped with your own SEAL AS envelopes are very
wide now, the smart thing is to place the wax on In
two places about an inch from each end of the en-
velope. But one may be sealing an envelope when
wax is not at hand and there always the stamps
to be reckoned with
All properly equipped desks or writing tables
should contain small sponge in the glass receptacle
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
Hat Pins of Shell. Pearl.

r iris who making a collection of hatpins
l lean find attractive novelties in white, smoked
or colored shell pearl. They are in diamond, OBJ
long, tablet, oval and cube shapes set in gold, gun
metal or silver stems, are also those carved to
represent beetles butterflies and extensive variety
of birds and animals.
Bronze metal framed, fat surfaced cabochon pin
tcles, limitations of turquoise and New Zealand green
stone, set in gold silver, dotted with seed
pearls. A hard substance in Pompeiian red is
frightened with rh nestones pearls, while trans
lucent composition in dull and taupe shades set
in bronze metal is blocked in imitation of the clan
pladed steamer rugs.
Many of the choice designs in pin tops are evil
IDENTIFY borrowed from Oriental and other hand made
work. Some of those in green silver and dull gold
are set with imitation jade malachite turquoise,
lapis lazuli aqua marine, amethyst, enamels and
topaz
Miniatures representing Indians, old time beauties
and stage favortes into oval framed pin tops are
unique and attractive, but exceedingly conspicuous
that girls of refined taste prefer to exhibit them as
portion of the collection rather than sartoria
accessory.
Four inch diameter baltop pins are made of Vene-
tian Dresden, Russian and crystal beads of every
imaginable hue, many of them gold black or silver
traced Tortoise shell pin tops both carved and
plain and on some of them set vivid green
beetles or brilliantly colored tropical bugs.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
Bed Draperies of Irish Linen.

~ RDTTY bed draperes go far toward improving
1.-the appearance of young girls room. This re-
suit may be attained by making fancy spread
long enough extend from the head to the foot board
and wide enough to almost touch the floor at either
SIDE by using fun valance in connection with
narrow cover or by draping an improvised poster
frame with eight curtains and a cornice founce.
The girl who embroiders quickly may have
spread Of imported Irish linen worked in white or III
tnts according with the rooms color scheme or she
may take an ordinary white frnged spread in Mar
settles pattern and embroder it with coored crewes
in a long darning stitch which works up rapidly and
is most ornamental Widths Of French pique
printed in Oriental and Pompadour effects are Joined
with bands of color embroidered plain pique and
bordered all around with knotted fringe in white
or mixed coors or with band of pque embroidery
similar to that joining the widths.
Mercerized pongee linens and the silk and cotton
pongees that in plain pale tnts with fancy bor
ders make exceedingly effective spreads, although
there is considerable waste of plain material ac-
count of the extra yards required for bordering.
Batiste spreads which have the appearance of an
oyergrown handkerchief are bordered with wide hem
stitching and worked in corner with medallions.
n cluster of lace motifs, embroidered floral design
or a huge monogram. Cross barred linens are
treated similarly to the batiste Spreads save that
tie lace motifs are usually omitted and the embroid
ery medallions are worked into centre design
Dainties, of all are the spreads and drapings Of
alloyer muslin embroidery friled with four inch
plain muslin rufes and the lace frlled and joined
soutache embroidered muslin panels. But II a girl
has the good fortune to possess genuine mahogany
noster the spread and drapings should be of old
Fashioned English chintz or Powered cretonne with
gimp headed narrow rufies.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

Some Novel Desk MaScotS.

T. GOD luck elephants of miniature proportions are
| | desk novelties which may be used for paper
weights as well as ornaments and mascots. They
are in metal or in worried ceuloid while the lucky
pigs which come singly or in pairs usually of
gilt or silver plate
Calendars in many quaint designs, including
those having different specimens of moss pressed
on single large sheet four rlbbon-strung small
sheets of cardboard Another attractive calendar
consists Of twelve sheet book swinging from
miniature old English sign post in weathered oak.
Two pocket desk stationery holders are covered
with morocco, pin seal, pgskn, japanese embossed
leather suede and gray CLOTH These materials also
furnish for diaries envelope clipping books,
writing tablets and set of six tiny volumes Intend
ed respectively for domestic and foreign postage,
court plaster, elastic bands clips, pens and pins.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
EasiIy Made Lingerie Caps.

Normandy crowned muslin caps have wide lace
fr;Is framing the face from to ear, while some
what narrower fr finishes the back and still further
conceas the hair Clusters of ribbon loops placed
between the peaked front of the and the frll
and other clusters just the ears
Dutch caps have fat crowns of heavily meshed lace.
while net or sheer muslin is employed for the eur
tainr frls which are exceedingly quaint. They are
about an inch wide at the front centre, but gradually
widen toward the ears and are of an even Width OF
four inches across the nape of the neck wide rib
hon defines the crown, whose broad effect is EN-
nbaszed by big rosettes OF ribbon at either side
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

r. iris who prefer to dainty things during
| ILent instead of the usual gingham aprons and
flannel petticoats made up by the average sewing
class may proftably employ themselves with the
making of various ribbon contrivances which Will
coll readily at an Easter bazaar. An envelope pin
hook of four by six inches diameter when closed con-
sists of ribbon strip which has one straight end
folding under a pointed end equipped with a silk
cord loon which fastens over small ornamental
hutton The inside of the is padded to accom-
nooda+e pins and the outside embroidered in mono
gram or floral design.
Work trays made by covering oblong piece of
nasteboard with wide ribbon, have centre frames In
repousse daisy work surrounding pin cushion wnlch
lifts TO expose needle Around the edges of
the tray are laced fourteen spools of sewing silk.
To make lingerie ribbon reels cover a half dozen
heart shaped cardboards with silk and join them with
a short length of ribbon passed through eyeletted
holes and terminating at the outer sides OF the END
hearts in ribbon rosettes. From this siken axle may
easily be pulled the various colors used for lingerie
ribbons.
An eminently practical handkerchief case consists
of two squares of cardboard somewhat wider and
longer than the largest size handkerchief. These
SQUARES are padded with scented cotton covered with
silk and secured by shrred ribbon covered elastic
A collapsibe handkerchief may be made OF stin
Powered ribbon three inches wide shirred at each
side over embroidery ring, to one of which Is at-
tached a cotton padded sacheted cardboard bottom.
The bow decorated lid is formed of ribbon covered
embroidery ring size smaller than that used for
the box
THE girl who wishes to render the verandas OF
1 the summer cottage attractive should take time
by the forelock and make up an assortment Oh
pillow covers One of the most servceable tops Is OF
a new material which closely resembles leather ana
comes in red, blue green and leather shades made up
plainly and fringed with imitation leather fringe
Burlap covers embroidered with flower, foliage
and bird designs with water and rural scenes ana
are finished with fringe made by fraying the edges
of the face and the back of the pillow top.
Lingerie pillows of muslin all over embroidery,
of batste banded and frlled with embroidery and OF
dotted and sprayed Swiss. Any of the lowered lawns
are pretty If finished with wide rues, and so are the
Scotch ginghams striped in two tones of one color.
Some of them have broken tartan plaid border that
makes an effective ru1e Scotch madras in two tone
or solid colors furnishes serviceable and smart
looking pillow top and there most attractive plain
French linens in such shades as wistaria, catawba
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

thread run around in long stitches about half an inch
from the edge.
Each of these oranges will contain little thing
such would be put in grab bag. The articles
doll china dog, a little DISH candies or what
ever may be found available-should be wrapped In
tissue paper and then in cotton batting in ball and
stuffed inside the oranges.
Sometimes real orange skins used for this pur-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
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string of their own color Banana skins, torn off In
halves may be used In the way, filed with
candies rolled In long yellow tissue paper package
and placed inside the skin.
The wanuts may be used for concealing tiny gifts,
and tomatoes, cucumbers and potatoes can be made
of canibric like the oranges.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

a NY girls who are planning spring fair VIII
~ find one of the most attractive novelties they
get up in fruit and vegetable stand pre-
- Asided over by old apple woman of the
typical Irish kind. One of the girls of course,
tmpersonates the apple woman, and she should be
girl who has some ability at brogue and repartee.
For a costume she should a volumnous
checked gingham skirt and waist small plaid shawl,
mined across the chest, and either big, round
starched white cap straw poke bonnet clay
pipe in the mouth will add much of realism to the
makeup and big red cotton umbrella is most pic
turesuue addition to the outfit the opened umbrella
behind and over the apple woman's head being fine
background for a pretty face.
For the stand regular push cart is the best thing,
and should be hired borrowed. But If this Is not
practicable a good imitation may be made of plain
kitchen table, rather low, with little rim couple of
inches high standing up all around the edges. The
whole stand should to be really correct be painted
green.
The stand must be supplied with real fruit and
"surprise fruit" and imitation fruit 1t partakes
somewhat of the nature of grab bag Ordinary
brown paper bags should be used to wrap the pur-
chases.
AS TO the articles to be sold, the plan best followed
would he to divide the stand into three secons-one
for real fruit and nuts and candies for limitations
and one for the surprises The limitations easily
contriyed Balls of orange colored string to be
piled up IKE oranges; banana shaped pin cushions of
yellow silk are made, stuffed with wool wadding (cot
ton waddne will not do; emery cushions in the form
of strawberries and radishes; tomato and cucumber
min cushions. and thimble holders made of English
walnut sheels opened, the meat taken out, and tiny
holes burned Through the shells by red hot harpn,
narrow ribbon being slipped through these holes to
tie the two Of the shell together These fruits
should be piled aus neatly the real ones, a stick
with placard at the top announcing the price of each
variety.
For the "surpris es" there many devices An
orange may be quickly made of the proper shade of
cambria cut in four pieces the shape of quarter
of an orange skin, anG stitched together; or 1t may
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

known serial work.
Q ACHETS play an important role in the wardrobe
of a refined girl the delicate perfume of the
powders is all peryading yet evasive Every
drawer of the dresser should have its accurately fitted
pad of thin silk, dotted Swiss, allover muslin en-
broidery printed cretonne covering two sheets of
wool, the lower sheet generously sprinkled with
sachet powder. After the pad has been tackled in
few places to prevent it fror wrnkling it should be
finished with fril of matching material with muslin
embroidery Valenciennes lace edgng or with
quilting of ribbon matching the bows at each
Handkerchief sachets of linen, soutache en-
broidered or of embroidered muslin, oblong pieces,
faced with thin silk and nterlined with scented bat
ting first doubled at the centre and then turned
inward from each end thus forming deep pockets ON
the inner side similar to those fitting magazine
cover The edges of the "book" bordered with a
narrow silk quilting cable cording and tied together
with ribbon strings.
For lingerie frocks there should be sheet sachets,
scented with lavender which conveys the impression
of country laundering and out of door drying. Shirt
waist and blouse boxes should be lined similarly to
the party frock wardrobe provided with miniature
Sheets modelled after those used for the box couch
The same plan may be adopted for the hat box but
excellent method of seeming headgear IS to make
a good sized soft ball of silk covered scented batting
and place it in the crown This will not only per-
fume the hat, but will help preserve its shape.
y o shade the candles which decorate well
iumine the college girls five o'clock tea table
there charming effects in paper silk and glass.
A mosaic design is of paper notified in yellow and
green white, barred with a heavy leading in soft
green.
White yellow and pink in and chrysanthemum
effects developed in paper be found in bell and
wfeath shapes They adequately lined with
asbestos to prevent them from catching fire.
Mission shades have oddly shaped cardboard
frames in weathered oak tint overlapping pale green
yellow and old rose paper windows.
Green paper cardboard frames with panels filled
to simulate stained glass designs are immensely at
tractve but scarcely than the silk lined
Japanese basket shapes and those of silk in glass
beaded effect
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
Practical Suggestions for the Girl Who Sews

champagne, Van Dyke brown and old rose.
Ecru scrim is an excellent material for a porch
pillow cover, and is charming when decorated with
Dalmatan embroidery in Oriental color combinations
with embroidery silk. Cream colOred scrim is used
to carry the Brenta embroidered which are done
without pattern is also the German cross stitch
known as serial work.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21

lutely fair to every one interested. the
statements in the letters TO the contrary
notwithstanding.
We are going 20 talk 20 YOU a great
deal about our prizes between now and
the close Of the contest, and we shall ap-
preciate Il II you VIII give US your al
tention. There may be some who do not
yet appreciate the truly magnificent offer
we have been making for the past sew
eral weeks-perhaps they never will. But
those who dO-those who have been work
Ing hard since the contest started-wlll
have reason 10 remember The Washing
ton Herald's great voting contest and to
thank US for having furnished this won
derful opportunity.
We are very anxious that You should
see the prizes we are giving away-the
$3.50 Middaugh & Shannon Home OF q.
Hundred Ideas. the $3.50 White Steamer.
the Sl.eo0 Columbia Victoria Electric, the
2.l45 Building Lot in Chevy Chase. the
eighteen $50 Estey Pianos, and all the
rest Of the prizes it Is possible for YOU
70 see We want you 20 become thor
oughly acquainted with their value: Il
may start you TO working a little more
earnestly. and a little more earnestness
put into your work may be the means OF
your winning the prize you want.
Don't forget that your ballots must be
in by o'clock this afternoon. otherwise
they viii not be counted until tomorrow
The Washington herald., 1909-06-21
Ballots Must Be In by 5 O'clock This
Afternoon to Appear Tomorrow.
A CASE OF NOW OR NEVER
The Race Is Nearing Its Close Contestants Must
Begin to Hustle.

Remember, that the daily count Will be-
gin to-day. and that your ballots must
be IN by o'clock this afternoon II they
are TO appear in to-mOrrOw's list Those
ballots which are cast after that time
Will be held for tO-morrow's count Be
ginning tomorrow the list viii appear
for six consecutive days, after which It
will not again appear until the close of
the contest and the final count is made.
It viii take hustling now II you are go
ing to win your prize, because others are
beginning to appreciate this fact, and If
you don't you may be left far in the rear
at the close.
Il is a case Of now or never, and you
are given no choice in the matter. You
must work or you cannot expect to win.
Less than two weeks remain Of the con-
test. and it has been a merry race. indeed,
with no disa agreeable features, save, per-
haps, the writing OF those letters 20 sew
eral Of our contestants by q Washington
resident. These letters, however, instead
OF destroying the confidence OF the con-
testants 70 whom they were sent, have.
on the contrary. tended to strengthen IL.
We wish 10 compliment these contestants
upon their good sense In paying no at
tention to such letters. and 70 assure all
that every feature OF this contest is abso-