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The Washington herald., 1912-12-19

Chairman Lovett, Of the Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific, told reporter Of
the New York News Bureau that no IN
formation regarding the plan OF action
entEiied upon the managemnt BY the
decision Of the Supreme Court would be
given out to-day. Mr.. Loyett said that
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-07

successfully grown. In place Of the old
charcoal fires for curing tea modern cleo
trio dryers are now used in many places
in India and modern machinery 10 used
in packing It for tho market
In preparing tea for drinking purposes
the Russian way is best. The Russians
make tea In samovar. which Is cop
per urn, heated by charcoal. designed
yurposely for tea making. The word is
taken from the Tartar sanabar, meaning
tea-urn. The common method OF maxi
ing tea In a pot by throwing in a small
handful Of tea leaves and boiling them
on the stove Is all wrong, yet this Is the
way most people prepare tea. Tea should
rever be boiled and the tea leaves should
never be allowed to stand in the beverage
because, II allowed to stand. poisonous
oils and tannin soak out and into the
drink.
American adaptations of the Russian
samovars are always best for tea maxi
ing. In these the tea leaves are placed in
a "tea-ba and suspended in the pot.
The water Is brought to boil by electric
heat and when the beverage Ia just the
right consistency the tea-ball liz raised
to the top OF the pot where 1t remains.
imprisoning all the detrimental qualities
of the tea leaves which might get in the
beverage II allowed to remain In the pot
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-07
INDUSTRIAL TEACHING IN \
RURAL SCHOOL.

on my next visit to the school lad
acclaimed "Catiline's Defiance to tho
Senate" Here Is where | come in. l
thought l. II will have a little private
talk with the teacher and tell her what
Mr.. Orchard says" This | did. She sent
him note asking permission to lead hen
flock at due intervals into his orchard for1
object lessons in fruit culture: confessed
bis cooperation, He met the school in
his orchard. gave the first lesson him1
self offered prizes for perseverance and
efficiency, and wound up with refresh1
monts and music from a graphophone,
other orchardists followed his example.
That school has become the star institu-
ton of it's community. and its most dis
t,nctive and popular feature Is the course
III fruit culture Its scholars know how
to plant. to prune, to worm, to spray
to hoe and to pillow trees: and how to
gather and pack fruit for shipment with
out woundng and skinning trees and
without bruising fruit To whatever Sec
ton OF our country the fruit goes, the
receivers are benefciaries of that sttls
school What I did for the section any
body can do for another by studying il:
needs It's school, and approaching It!
teacher, preacher and leading citlzen'
! II, the right way.-Chrlstian Herald.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-07
WILSON CARRIES
n. Y. BY 100000
Taft Leads Roosevelt by $1,000
Sulzer Is Elected Gov
ernor.

New York Nov. 6.--Woodrow VII
son was the chorce Of the State OF
New York for president by plural
ity estimated at midnight at about
100000 from returns received from
nearly every election district In the
greater city Of New York and from all
but 500 of the 1908 districts outside
Of New York city.
President Taft led Colonel Roosevelt
in the same districts by $4,000 votes.
Congressman Sulzer was elected gov
ernor with n plurality estimated at mid
night at about It's. 900 over Job f. Hedges
the republican nominee. who, in turn
led Oscar S. Straus, candidate Of the
Progressive party, by about 1900 votes
VIM. Barnes, Jr., chairman of the re.
publican State committee, issued a state.
ment in which he said:
THE result of the election in the Stat
of New York demonstrates one thing
that the Roosevelt movement was simpl.
n republican bolt. With all of the franti
efforts that we're made to secure vote
from people generally, the results sho,
that practically none but former republi
cans Joined the Roosevelt movement"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-07
GERMANY FIXED THE LIMIT.

Germany Schaefer. that effervescent
nerry-maker Of the side lines, entered
local barber shop Tuesday ana ex-
pressed n desire for a shave the bar
her looked at him indulgently and sug-
gested n haircut. Germany demurred
His hair was already fighting length.
But it looks ragged" the barber In
sisted as he let his hand slide over the
stubble.
Germany sighed.
"AIl right" he said resignedly, "gim-
me a shave, a haircut, facial massage
and a shampoo-go as far as you ike
for Is cents"'
And the barber said no more.
IT left two bits with him. said Ger
many, "but when the brush boy more
down on me with his teeth set ana
lO-cent glitter in his shining eye, ! threw
out my chest and passed him like pay
car passes a tramp. "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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The STORY OF TEA
How the Chinese beverage, Called
Tcha. Has Become the Worlds
Grcateat Drink.

The history OF tea drinking is lost in
the ancient traditions OF the Chinese EN-
pire. 1t may be. now that China has be-
come a republic and Is friendly to Ameri-
ca and Europe, that our persevering his
torians will be able to pick up the lost
thread in ancient Chinese library records
ard tell us when the first tea leaves were
picked and brewed into the worlds
most famous beverage
According to Celestial legends tea was
discovered by the great Emperor Chin
hung. 2737 b. c.. who stands sponsor for
everything new In the vegetable line
This may or may not be true, but GER
tain Is is that in the sixth century tea
was already 4 well known beverage In
the land Of the poppy and the peacock
Ely the eighth century tea was common
enough In every part Of China and there
is a tax record dated In the year 1S3 show
ing that Emperor Tih Tsung was deter
mined TO exact revenue from tea. Since
that date tea has been regularly taxed as
II luxury in every country where it Is
extensively used.
Tea was carried to Japan and cultiva-
ton established early In the ninth CEN
fury. 1t Is quite difficult to establish the
exact date when tea drinking was intro
duced in Europe. There Is no trace of It
prior to the year 15sS. although other
Chinese customs had been imported be-
fore then. Tea was brought to Europe
by the Portuguese who were the most
caring In the worlds explorers and dis
coverers in that distant day. But tea
drinking did not become habit until the
n arpriaiDO trad Int : hr
custom n few years later.
The earliest mention OF tea drinking In
England occurs in letter from Mr.
Wickham from Japan dated June q. 1876
In 1856 the English began to drink tea In
society circles. the supply being import ed
| from Java at the cost Of $50 to $50 q
| pound. 1t Is quite needless to say thai
the common people did not drink much
tea during those days About that tim,
the following advertisement was printed
In an English paper:
THAT excellent and by all physician,
approved China drink called by tn,
Chineans Tcha. by other nations Tay
alias Tee Is sold at the Sutaness Head
! cophee-house in sweetinss Rents, by tn
Royal Exchange, London"
BY the year 1877 tea was being extern
sively imported and from that day tn
Price gradually became lower and, con
sequently. more people began to drink /,
until early In the 18th century the annua
consumption was two pounds per perso
IN England.
To-day tea Is used the world around. ]
Is the natural drink of Russia. extendin
all over the Russian Empire and int
Siberia. 1t Is the fnvorite beverage IF a
Asia, including Thibet, India, China an
Japan. In England. Canada and tn
United States tea drinking Is practice
by practically every household Million
and millions of pounds OF tea leaves ar
consumed every year
Old-fashioned methods OF growing an
preparing tea were too slow and cost
to supply the world. Agricultural Q,
perts have improved upon the tea busl
improving the quality. and they have di'
covered many countries whore tss - /
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-07
BRADSTREET'S WEEKLY
VERMONT TRADE REPORT

Reports to Rradstreet's for the week
in summarizing trade conditions for the
month Of October reflect labor as we'll
employed ard the outlook for winter
trade good. 1t Is opinion that the buying
public is in n hetcr condition than It
was a year ago this time Manufacture
err with but few exceptions report con-
siderable business ahead and in some
instances additional skilled labor Is need
ed. The demand for both granite and
marble holds NY we'll and new business
is coming in better than 1t did year ago.
The mild weather Of the month has re-.
suited in maturity OF certain crops.
particularly corn Some damage was
done by frosts and the large amount Of
rainfall did damage hut as whole both
of these factors will not materially at.
feet the crop reports of the State at
large. The farmer is receiving good
prices for all kinds Of produce. Whole
| sale merchants note trade has been
about normal but collections have as a
whole been slow. Retail trade during
the month has not been up TO normal
| but this Is accounted for by tho wet
weather The retail merchant reports
| stocks IN good shape. Failure reports
| for October of this year include six vol
untary bankruptcies with total liah,li-
ties of $19,234.ss and assets OF SIS. 1921. SO.
This is the largest number OF failures
for the month OF October OF any year
since 1906 Five failures were reported
during the month OF September 1912;
October of last year recorded three fail
ures while October Of 1910 gave only five
including four bankruptcies. The dam
age done by fire during the month just
closed. affecting mercantile interests,
was the smallest for any October since
1897, when three f'res were recorded. do
ing damage TO the amount OF 5000
October 1912 reported eight fires affect
ing eight firms with a total damage OF
sos. %2S. October, 1911 recorded 10 fires al
fecting 1S firms with an aggregate dam
age of 142.5oO while September OF this
year gave fire damage Of SiS6. $50, result
Ing from II fires. Three domestic cor
noraticns were chartered during thu
month Of October this year while thu
same month last year recorded six.
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WOMAN'S WORLD.
Various Matters Of Special Interest tu
Feminine Readers--CarriaEe Sets
for Babies.
(From the Milwaukee Wisconsin,

(From the Milwaukee Wisconsin,
\ gift for a young mother Is n car
riage set. consisting of a pillow cover
and carriage robe to match. For sum
mcr use these are made as sheer as they
can be Numbered.
For the first spring days n set Of
pique gives warmth and service. The
smartest sets arc kept entirely simple.
the edge of pillow and cover finished,
with deep scalop. padded and but
tonholed In white mcrcerized cotton. The
only decoration IS the hahy's monogram
in satin stitch-aso heavily padded in
centre OF each Piece.
Some workers prefer to PUT the mark
ing in one corner of tho pillow to avoid
giving discomfort. or the initial may I've
put In centre OF a flornl medallion work
ed In cyrlet and satin stitch. The top
OF tho cover turns over to the depth
Of five inches and Is embroidered with n
wreath Of white flowers and foliage.
W here a little warmth T. liked an in
tcrliring Of palc blue or piri; china silk
filled with a layer Of cotton is made n
trifc smaller than the cover and has
buttons at each corner. with loops at cor
responding corners OF the piquc to adjust
ii quickly when needed.
A simple and dainty get that give g
hard wear for ordinary use Is made of
white wash silk bound on the edge with
n two-inch double hem of pale blue or
pink wash silk. The pillow is covered
with the tore Of silk used in the hem.
instead OF being bordered The ends cen
be finished with n drawn stitch hem TO
give more 81 the color. or they may
! have rrfflc OF H. material edged viii,
! narrow lace and put on with an inch
: wide lace insertion.
, For hot days are carriage sets OF dot
! tod SWISS edged with two narrow rufflcs
J Of material finished In narrow lace. The
! ruffos should y" put on With a line ot
! lace insertion. This set is good without
I trimming. but may hc elaborated with
sprays of small Sewers worked in
heavily onddcd satin stifcn.
This set should have lining of blue
or pink silk AMI a rosctte put In orf
corner Of the pillow and In a corner q
cover Most mothers however. prefer &c
do without ribbon, AS il soils easily and
Is nuisance to sew In place after laun
dcr,ng
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aAruRDAY's FOOTBALL GAMES.

AZ Centennial field-University Of Yer
mont Seconds a. Vermont Academy 0.
At Prov1dence-Brown II, Vermont Z.
At Cambridge-Harvard 16. Princeton 6.
AZ Philadelphia-Penn State ~ Pennsyl-
van1a o.
At Hanover-Dartmouth 50, Amherst 0.
At South Bethlehem-Carlisle3 "a, Lehigh
n
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Institute 10,
Johns Hopkins Il
At Middletown-Wesleya %. Union 8.
AZ Haston-Buckneu o. Lafayette 0.
At Syracuse Syracuse q. Rochester O.
At Cambridge. Mass.-Harvard fresh
men II Princeton freshmen O.
AZ Exster-Philips Exeter IA. Pennsyl-
wanna freshmen O.
At waterville-Maine %. Colby o.
At Ithaca-wilnams a. Cornell 10.
A. Observation-Disclosures ID. I'LL
nois o
Al Collegev1ils- Swarthmore Is. Ursi-
nus O
At Brunswick-Bates Z, Bowdoin g.
At Observation-Disclosures 8. worcester
PHO
AZ acknowledgements T. g.. 6s Md
dlsbury 7.
Az MeotOfo~1OttS Ii, Ma00dCHusette
Agg1es 0.
At New Brunswick-Rutsers Is. Hamil-
ton
At CIeveiand-Ohio State 81, Case 6.
At Nashvilie.-vanderbil 10. Virginia O.
At Madison-Wisconsin 30. Chicago 49,
AT Ann Acknowledgment 7, South Da-
kota 6.
At Watertown-Hobart 10. st. Law
renee Z.
At Evanston-Purdue 81, Northwest.
ern G.
At acknowledgements 81. North
Carolina 10.
At Kingston-Rhode Island State %
New Hampshire 0.
At Observation-Disclosures Military lnsti'
tute g. Kentucky State 2.
AT Athens-Sewanee 10. Georgia l3,
At Lexington, Va.-Washington and Lee
"a. Davidson 0.
At Denver-Haskell Is, Denver 10.
At Salt Iake-University OF Utah ~
University OF Montana 8.
At Beloit-Lake Forest University III
Beloit College T.
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two hours. Previous to the use Of this
equipment, however. five men were re-
Q,iired for doing the same work and
they worked three hours at each milk
ing Thus. two men can now do the
work In two hours which formerly re-
quired FIVE men and three hours. The
amount Of electrical energy used per
day averages six kw-hr., at seven cents
per kw-hr.. the cost per day being ~
cents Another feature recommending
this system Of milking Is that It is more
sanitary. The milk Is never touched by
human hands.
On this farm. electric current Is also
used in grinding all the feed and pre-
pairing 1t for the cattle. This Is done by
means of a small feed grinder which is
driven by a 10 hip. motbr mounted on a
truck. Approximately 500 bushels OF
grain are ground each month for feed
and very considerable saving is effect
ed. 1t is stored In the granary, which is
located on the second floor directly above
the COW and horse stables. Actual tests
show that an average Of 6kw-hr. Is re-
quired for grinding n bushel of grain at
an average cost per kw-hr. of about
seven cents. figured on the maximum de-
and threc-cent rate. This means an ex-
| pense of AZ cents per bushel or a month
~ cost OF s21 for power, The feed grind
| ers have a capacity of 20 bushels per
hour and for 500 bushels would require
25 hours labor at % cents per hour. or IS.
The total cost would be S26 for power and
labor.
The cost Of grinding a bushel Of grain
|
per bushel. The estimated cost Of haul
Ing this amount OF grain to the feed
mills which are located five miles away.
including the time required for loading
and unloading 1t. is $50. Here Is a total
cost. therefore. of ST. by the old method
and net saving of $oa per month to the
| farmer by the use OF electricity at home
! Tho feed grinder is located near the
door in the granary and run by n port
able 10 hip. motor mounted on n truck.
This ARRANGEMENT is the practical idea
| of an up-to-date farmer. enabling him to
use tho motor at several places and for
| different purposes with the initial cost
of only one motor.
All the farm buildings are we'll lighted
with electric lamps, which is conven-
carrying lighted oil lanterns around cat
lent and does away with the danger of
tie at night. The service is 10 volts for
lighting and 90 for the motors.
TINS farm is served from the high ten
sion transmission lines OF the Public
Service company of Northern Illinois.
passing about ore mile from the farm.
This company serves practically all the
farmers In this community either direct
ly off tho transmission line or by branch
farmer circuits" No trouble was ex-
perienoed in getting the farmers in this
community on the lines as they were
all well-to-do and up-to-date and real
ICED the advantages OF electrical ser
vice for their use. While the majority
OF these farmers are heavy users and
consequently good paving consumers
there are several smaller farmers who
, use The current only for lighting ans
, for running small pumps
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-07
HOW TO TREAT KINGS.
(FrOm the Washington Post.

The world IL indebted to An1rew Car
negie for the most explicit and up-to-
date description OF the way to treat
kings that has come to light in a long
time OF course. the old idea of the d.
vine right Of kings was exploded years
and years ago. Thus. when Emperor
William boosted of a partnership with
Providence, the world irreverently gave
vent to loud haw-haw AMI passed
the story on to the comic supplements
Nevertheless, we knew II was not just
the proper thing when introduced to
real live king to slap him on the back
with the intelligent inquiry, What dye
know. old sport?' Instincrively one
feels that a king, nurtured carefully and
secluded from the rabble, should not be
jostled on the throne and that 1t is not
good form to ask him out to have a
| drink,
| On che other hand. 1t is hard for any
| body to take the knee-breeches and
courtly bow business very seriously.
Kings are human. and 1t must get on
| their nerves to have long stream OF
men and women bobbing up and down
and mumbling pretty phrases. There
was n general feeling that there must
be sensible, off-hand way TO treat
! kings, but II remained for the Laird of
Skibo to come forward with the plan
This is the way Andy says you should
act when you find yourself in the pres
ence OF king:
The first and last thing Is to laugh.
always do when am IN the presence OF
a king. As a rule, the king doesn't mind
| He knows he is something of a faker
and so he laughs with me.
Thus we have the true formula. The
minute the introductions are over, on'
should give way to hilarious laughter
This will put the boot of embarrassment
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-07
ILLINOIS FARMER
ADOPTS ELECTRICITY
Milks the Cows, Separates Cream and
Does the Work About the Farm.

Near the village Of Crystal Lake, 50
miles west Of Chicago n certain farmer
has installed electric power for milking.
cream separating. feed grinding and sew
eral other tasks. The electricity for this
model farm is secured from transmission
lines which pass about one mile from the
house. Consequently no power plant has
to be maintained and the electric current
is purchased when needed, without
waste, for a few cents a horsepower
hour,
The power milking installation Is most
interesting. A small electric motor Is
gearod to vacuum pump which oper-
ates the milking machines. When not In
use for this purpose. the pump Is USED
as an air compressor to operate a DOM
este water system This pump Ii con-
nected to steel tank by suitable pipes
from which tho air IL exhausted to as
( near vacuum state as possible, From
this tank run pipe lines which extend
around the COW stable. at height OF
about five feet from the floor The milk
| Ing machines are connected to the pipes
by means OF suitable rubber hose at
| tachments. The machines have two
milking attachments. for serving two
cows at one time.
As the pipes and rubber hose are all
| tight. the vacuum creates a suction
through the hose and pipes with pull
towards the pump, drawing the milk from
the COW and through the hose into the
large can where II IL trapped by suit
able valves. As soon MS the cans are
] filled, The milk Is cmptied into vesse
and carried to the separating room where
It Is run through separator. which II
| belted to small motor located on thu
ceiling. Ninety cows are MIXED on thii
farm by three machines, and two mer
are required to keep the cans empty and
to change the machines from one Gov
10 another. the time required for milk
Ing two cows and changing the machine
being about six minutes. To milk tn
/ 90 cows takes from one and one-half Il
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MRS. CLEVELAND'S
ENGAGEMENT
What the Mother of Prof. PreStOIs
Says About the Courtship.


princeton Despatch to the Philadelphia
Record)
The announcement of the engagement
OF Mrs. Grover Cleveland. widow OF for
ner President Cleveland. to Prof. Thomas
j. Preston of Wells College brought hum
dreds of congratulatory messages to her
and him to-day. At her home the BRIDE
to-be smilngly verified the announcement
made at her request last evening by
President Hibben OF Princeton Univer-
sity She seemed as happy as girl OF
IL over the coming event
IAN can say now is that the state
ment is true" said she. you must OBJ
tain the details OF the marriage arrange
ments from the professor" And not an
other word about the engagement could
she be induced to say.
Princeton folk wish to know whether
Mrs Cleveland will maintain her home In
the university town after marriage They
hope she will, for she is a favortte So
cially. 1t Is probable there will be no i'm
mediate change. though Mrs. Cleveland
will undoubtedly maintain home at
Aurora, N. Y, the seat OF Wells Col
lege. during the school year.
Mrs. Thomas j. Preston. mother OF the
professor. told a reporter in her home In
South Orange that although she had been
surprised when told late last evening that
the engagement had been announced. she
| has known all along Of the attachment.
81 knew that ultimately the engagement
would be announced" she said, 'but only
| few days ago my son told me the for
nal statement would not be given out
until my birthday. Therefore. when some
one called me up and told me the news
AS out ] was surprised"
| Mrs. Preston was manifestly pleased at
Der sons choice Of a wife. That she was
proud OF him was plain, and she consent
ed To tell little Of the love afrair. 1--WE
all have known Mrs. Cleveland for a long
| time" she explained. "and It is needless
for me to add that We are devoted to her
| Thomas first met her In 1906 and was at
tracted to her at once because OF hel
highly artistic nature. Thomas Is an art
list. After my son left Columbia Univer
sty ne entered business and wa meetins
with unusual success when his artistic
tendencies got the better OF him and h
gave up his work and went abroad. Their
he studied.
| ION his return to America he took
4wo-years' course In Princeton. ana
vas while there that he met Mrs. Glove
land. Their tastes drew them together
and 1t was not long before they wer
| aware Of the true state Of AFFAIRS !, toe