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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-05
NORTH WALDEN,
Kings Daughters Meeting-Personal
News.

eugene A. Domey, Correspondent
Caledonia County Union of Kings
Daughters will convene at South Wal
den church Thursday, Sept. 8, at 11.3O
a. m. Program for the day: $780,
devotions; welcome and admission of
new Circle, Mrs. Nicholson; report of
secretary and treasurer; 1900, picnic
dinner; LIS, music; reports of each
Circle by secretaries; business; "Our
Needs discussion by leaders.
Asa Chase Of Greensboro was a
business visitor in town several times
/ the past week.-George Holloway is
finishing up the haying on the Hodg-
don farm.-Veronica Loughmon of
East Fairfield is visiting at John E.
Sinnott's .-David w. Stevens and Miss
Josephine Stevens returned home
from Burlington Monday.-Mrs
Frank Hodgdon has gone to New
York to liye.-Mr. and Mrs Henry
Pearson have finished work at. the
Belfry.-Mr. and Mrs. Barney Val
lancourt were at H. H. Domey's Sun
day.-Mr. and Mrs. Harley Stevens of
Barre were weekend guests of Will
OIoVeuS."MT. ana MIS-. MILO
Lacey of ST. Johnsbury were at Err
nest W. Orton's the first of the week.
East Hardwick were at Arthur
Norman King is laying the founda-
ton for a new barn at John E. Sin
nott's.-Harry Taylor and family of
Michaud's Sunday.-Harvey Bur-
bank, superintendent, of East Barnet
visited schools in town the first of thu.
| week-Charles Kennison visited at
Fred Kennison's recently.-Mrs.
| Charles OBrien, John O'Brien and
| Charles Campbell returned to their
homes in New York City Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Towne, Agnes
Towne, Mrs. Eugene Seaver and Mrs.
| Sophia Adams of Stowe were at Fred
/ Aliens Wednesday.-School opened
Monday with IS pupils enrolled.-Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Leach Of East Fair
field were at ]. E. Sinnott's the first
| of the week-Hazel Belknap has
| finished work for Mrs. Clayton Pa
ronto and has returned to her home
| in Greensboro.-H. A. Domey has re-
| turned from Perkinsville, where he
has been for medical treatment
Dorothy Paronto is gaining slowly
The Grammo children are attending
school at Greensboro Bend this term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gilmore and
children have returned to their home
In New York.-Ernest Orion, town
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-05
U. >. WANTS NEGRO STEVEDORES
Regiment of 2,4OO to Be Enlisted fo1
Service in France.

Washington, Sept. A regiment
Of 2,400 negro stevedores for foreign
service has been authorized by the War
Department to meet the demand for
experienced men to- handle war sup
plies for the American expeditionary
force in France. Recruiting officers
especially those in southern seapor,
men for the regiment
cities, have been instructed to seek
An effort is being made to get ex-
emption from draft for negroes OF
draft age who would prefer hard work
behind the lines to duty in the
trenches.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-05
!. PERSONALS.

Among those visiting in town yester-
day from Sutton were: Mrs. Jennie
Robbins, Harvey l.. Robbins and
E. H. Antle.
Mrs. Jane Lemerise and daughter
Gillerte, of Montreal have returned
home after spending the summer with
Mrs J. o. sDrouin.
Miss Luce Drouin is spending a few
days in camp with friends at Lake
Memphremagog.
Frank Pierce former night telegraph
operator at the Boston and Maine r.
R.. station is spending a few days with
friends in town. Mr.. Pierce is now
located at the Montpelier and Wells
River station at Montpelier.
Among those in town from Lyndon
willie Thursday were Mrs. Arthur
Charland and Mrs William Laverly.
Mrs. Grace Francis is spending a
few days visiting with friends in Brad
ford, N H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Grant of
Lyndon visited with friends in town
Thursday.
I Clinton Wilkins Of Spring street was
home from Concord to spend Sunday
with his family
Melvin Lynch and Stanley Shores
returned home Saturday from Sunset
Hill House.
Mrs. Fred G. Bundy and Miss Char
lotte Bundy returned Saturday from
Bailey's Island, Me. where they have
been spending two months.
Miss Margaret Bailey and Miss
Vinlo Nov Cot fro,
York Beach, Me. where they have
been spending several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Corriveau who
have been spending some time II
Portland, Me. returned to their home
here Saturday.
M. L. Gray Of Barnet was bust
ness visitor here Saturday.
J. II. Goodrich was bushes.
visitor in town from McIndoes Satur.
day.
Mrs. H. B. Taylor and F. L. Taylor
of Lyndon returned to their home
Saturday after spending a short time
in town.
Miss Della Walker has gone to BOs
ton, Mass. where she will spend few
weeks visiting in that city and vi
entity.
William c. Tyler of Lagrange. Ill
announces the engagement of hi:
daughter, Margaret, to Lieutenan
Charles Henry Vial. Lieut.. Vial i:
also of LAGRANGE.
Mrs. Carrie Randall of Brooklyn, N
Y. is spending two weeks in town az
the guest of her sister Mrs. Mabe
Bonnet.
Roy Randall and family and Mrs
Carrie Randall enjoyed an automobile
trip through the White Mountain!
and Franconia Notch recently.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-05
WOOD GOES TO
b WASHINGTON
Leaves When B. and NJ.
Railroad and Strikers
Refuse Mediation

Boston, Sept 4-Charles G. Wood
of the State Board of Cancellation and
Arbitration left unexpectedly for
Washington tonight after announcing
that both the Boston & Maine railroad
and 800 striking shop employees had
declined to arbitrate their differences
Immediately Mr.. Woods hurried trip
was understood to be in connection
with the strike situation
Officials Of the road and representa-
tives of the strikers, in refusing medi-
alton, pointed out that the road oper-
,ates in four New England states and
that any action taken by the Massa-
chusetts arbitration board would be
binding only in this state. Efforts
of a federal mediator have thus far
proved unavailable. James H. Hustis
temporary receiver of the road, has
brought the situation to the attention
Of the Railroad War board at Wash
ington, declaring that as the railroad
is now under the Jurisdiction of the
United States court, he is poWerleSs
to act on a wage dispute until he has
the approval Of the court. Judge Nor
ton of the local federal court is away
on sea trip and is not expected back
till Sept. 10.
Mccall Seeks Assistance.
Boston, Mass, Sept. 4.-Gov. Nc.
Call tonight requested Henry B. Endi
colt, executive manager of the Massa
chusetts Public Safety committees, tt
do his utmost to settle he srike. He
also telegraphed Secretary of Wa
Baker, Secretary of Labor Wilson ant
Attorney General Gregory asking tina
they render Mr.. Endicott every as
sistance the federal government coult
give.
Mr.. Endicott expressed himself a
hopeful that the railroads and TIL
strikers would submit their difference
to Mr.. Endicott for arbitration.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-05
Pipes Laid at Wright Spring

1t will be welcome news to many
people to know that there are to be
new water pipes laid to the Wright
Spring on the North Danville road
and that the town is to erect a new
cement trough. The spring is one of
the old land marks in the vicinity
of st. Johnsbury and famous among
tourists because of its GOODNESS during
the warmest weather. The repairs at
the spring is the outgrowth of an
agitation started by a number, Of "old
timers of this town who were sorry
to see the place become neglected.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-05
IT 6 CAPITAL IN SOUTH AFRICA.
81 100000 Concern Financed Her
to Operate in RhOdcSla.

London, SepY 4i-The Financial
Times says there are indications that
American finance is to have "a big
finger in the South African pie" after
the war; if not before
This statement is brought out by 4
despatch from johannesburg, which
says, Sir Abe Bailey has formed the
Anglo American Exploration CO
,mpany with a capitay of $1.250,000 to
acquire all his Rhodesian assets, and
that he has left for New York in con-
nection with the enterprise.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-05
A Soldiers Poem.

The following poem was found un-
der the pillow of a soldier who died in
a hospital during the Civil War and
and has been kept all these years by
Mrs c. L. Dickinson whose husband
was chaplain of the 9th Vermont
regiment for three years.
1 lay me down to sleep,
with little thought or care
Whether my waking find
Me here, or there.
A bowling, burdened head
That only asks to rest
Unquestioningly upon
The loving breast.
My good right hand forgets
It's cunning now;
To march the weary march
know not how.
I am not eager, bold,
Nor strong-all that is past:
I am not ready to do
At last, at last.
My half days work is done
And this is all my part;
I give my patient God
A patient heart.
And grasp His banner still,
Though all it's blue be dim;
These stripes, no less than stars
Lead after Him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-05

Paris "NIatin'' Says Ribot Is Selecting
Combination.

Paris, Sept. "A complete remod-
cling OF the Cabinet appears to be
more and more probable, says the
Matin, which adds that in such an
event Premier Ribot will not present
the collective resignation Of the Min
istry until he has a new combination
ready.
Various men of all shades of politi-
cal opinion are mentioned in this con-
nection, but any prediction at this
time is characterized as premature.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-05
PORTUGAL STRIKE ON AND OFF.
Postal and Wire Men Drafted Into
Army.

Paris, Sept. according to infor
nation from Madrid today. the Portu-
guese Government employees in the
postal and telegraph services have
gone on strike, resulting in the sus-
pension of all communication.
A Havre despatch from Lisbon re-
ceived later says the employees OF
the Post and Telegraph services hav,
resumed work This was brough,
about by the issuance of n decree Oh
September 1 designating them mem
bers of the army and placing them
under control of the Ministry Of War
The strikers were notified they woule
be considered deserters if absent from
their posts for more than forty-eigh
hours.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-05
RECORD CONSUMPTION
OF WHISKEY REPORTED

Washington, Sept. 3-All previous
American records for consumption OF
whiskey, cigars, cigarettes and to-
bacco, apparently went by the board
during the past fiscal year. The pre-
liminary reports of the commissioner
of internal revenue Osborn covering
the twelve months ended June 80
made public today, shows record tax
collections on these and other arti-
c1es.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-05
BURLINGTON BANKRUPT
Charles HI. Spaulding Files Petition
With Liabilities of $3,524.44 and
Assets of SOOi

Rutland, Sept. &C harl es H.
Spaulding of Burlington, agent for the
Burlington Rendering company has
filed a petition in bankruptcy with
Clerk F. S. Platt of the United States
court. He has liabilities of $3,52S.44
and assets of $3,025, with 500 claimed
exempt. The larger Burlington cred
itors are: DR.. w. A. Lyman, $25;
Burlington Grocery company. $125;
Red 46 store, $40; Ideal acreage COM
pany, $45; J. A. Corbin, $50; F. E.
Perkins, $26.19.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-05
IRISH CONVENTION GATHERS.
John Redmond and Others Received
at Belfast.

Belfast, Sept. 4.-Members of the
irish convention arrived in Belfast
few days.
The party, which includes John
Redmond, was received at the station
by the Belfast delegates.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-05
WARNED OF BRYAN REPORTS.
German Journal Can't Believe Ht
breaches War to Finish.

Amsterdam, Sept. 4.-The Koel-
nische Zeitung asks its readers to mis-
trust reports given publicity by Reu-
tiers Limited about the alleged speak.
ing tour of former Secretary OF State
Bryan for the purpose of preaching
war to victorious end.
The newspaper says it knows that
only some five weeks ago Mr.. Bryan
wrote in an entirely different sense to
an Italian friend and that it therefore
is scarcely to be assumed that he has
suddenly disavoWed his entire past OF
pacificism on principle.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-05
Grand Duke Jailed i'm Plot.

Petrograd, Sept. 4.-Grand Duke
Alexandrovitch. brother Of the former
emperor and his wife, have been plac-
ed under arrest in connection with the
counter revolutionary plots recently
unearthed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-05
excellent Program Heard.

The public was treated last eve
ming to one of the best open air con-
certs of the season by the Newport
Cornet Band on the lawn of the Red
Cross Tea and Rest Room on Field
avenue.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-05

Defective Ammunition Investigated.
Washington, Sept. 4.-Creation of
board to investigate the cause OF de-
fects in cartridges sent to American
forces in France was recommended
Yesterday by Brig.-General Crozler,
chief of ordinance, in letter to Ad]t.-
General Mccain.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-04-20

Clemson College Bulletin.)
AS soon as the onions are three or
four inches high they should be cul-
tivated, using an ordinary wheel hoe.
1t is very necessary TO continue this
cultivation, especially after every rain,
until the onion begins to bulb. If the
onion field is allowed to become badly
very expensive to eradicate them.
Therefore, it is necessary to destroy all
grass and weeds as soon as they APP
pear.
Onions are harvested soon after the
neck begins to shrivel and the top
bends over and commences to turn
yellow. The onions are then pulled
up by hand. the tops wrung off in the
field and the bulbs placed in half bush
ell baskets. They are then transferred
to fiat crates three feet wide and four
feet long, the sides being four inches
high and the ends five inches high. The
bottom of the crate is made of lattice.
leaving one-half inch between the
strips for an air space.
These crates are stacked one on top
of another in a shed where the onions
are allowed to remain until danger of
freezing weather; they are then placed
in storage or sold.
Air Circulation.
The object of having the ends Of
the crate one inch higher than the
sides is to afford a free circulation
of air when the crates are placed on
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building.
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walked
you write a
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the his like When the
ducor he asked
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time the conductor noticed the
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-04-20
FARMERS KEEP BOOKS
Ascertain Various Sources From
Which They Derive Income.
Many Men Who Have Been Induced to
AnaIyze Their Business by Use
Of Farmers Bulletin Are Now
Keeping Records.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
BY the use Of blanks in Farmers
Bulletin 661 an increasing number Of
farmers are analyzing their businesses
in such a way as to ascertain the vari-
Gus sources from which they derive
their income, the ways In which they
spend their money, the total income
from the farm, and the amount which
should be charged off for interest on
investment. In this way many of
these farmers are for the first time
making use Of practical bookkeeping
methods.
County agents also are making much
use of this bulletin In their work.
They take it to the farmer, sit down
with him, and work out with him a
complete analysis Of his business, SO
that he is able to see exactly In what
respects he is losing money and in
what respects he is making 1t. Fur
thermore, these blanks are frequently
used when farmers write to the de-
partment for advice and assistance. In
such cases 1t is customary to send
the inquirer the bulletin with the re-
quest for him to analyze with its aid
his business. The information thus OBJ
tanned is compared with similar in
formation on file in the department
and the specialists in the office Of
farm management are thus enabled to
point out the mistakes which are caus-
ing trouble in any one individual case.
1t may be found, for example. that a
dairyman is spending from three to
four times as much money for labor
as other farmVs conducting business
on a similar scale.
To secure the necessary data that
enable the department to determine
whether or not q farmer is conducting
his business as efficiently in any one
respect as he should. extensive farm
SURVEYS are made in representative To-
calities. A group Of from 500 to 700
contiguous farms Is selected and a
detailed analysis Of the business Of
each one of these made by trained ex-
merits. They ascertain what the in
vestment is. how much Of 1t is in land
and buildings. and how much in live
stock. machinery, feed, supplies, etc.
The production of the farm in crops
and live stock is next studied, and the
returns from the sales Of all products
ascertained. The survey also includes
an estimate of the amount Of deprecia-
ton of the buildings, work stock, ma
chinery. etc., on the farm. With this In
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urhng Sch
policeman meantime stopped several
q distance.
Thirthr Policeman Curry stroed into Fourth and
Schafer the carefully opened
q little
"I1uh," said the policeman its only a kitten"
exclaimed Scha the staring into ntent
"A gived me dot und said it a tiger baby"
Grief disappointment combined Schafers Of dc
he TAKEN kitten bag and ALL the East Thfth street
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-04-20
BUILDING FLOOR OF CEMENT
Eight or Ten inches and Fill
In With Stones.

In constructing cement floor the
ground should be excavated for depth
Of 8 or 10 inches and filed in with
broken stones, cinders or other hard
porous material to make a strong foun-
dalton and to act as a drain and thus
keep the floor dry. When this material
is tamped to a solid bed. a concrete
slab about three inches thick is poured
over 1t, after which It is given a finish
ing coat Of cement to make 1t smooth.
1t Is advisable to pitch the floor to
drain. and to fit 1t with an outlet,
which will greatly facilitate house
cleaning.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-04-20
DANGER IN TOO MUCH FRUIT
Unless Orchard Is Shared by Hogs and
Other Stock, Turkeys Should Not
Be GIvea Free Run.

A great danger comes from the tur-
key eating too much fruit in the -ors
chard.
Unless the orchard Is shared by the
hogs and. other stock as well as the
turkeys. they should not be allowed
to run in 1t very much.
On examining the crops Of dead
birds, they have been found full of
peach seeds.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-04-20


Pennsylvania from
gathered in the great
BY
1000 and were employed
familiarity
fatasm said
might well be in the shops
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-04-20
FOR SUCCESS WITH HORSES
Man Must Have Liberal Supply Of
"horse" Sense and Be Wiling to
Study and Learn.

Many man has become BANKRUPT
by thinking he could make his fortune
In horses, when as a matter of fact
there was no horse in him.
To succeed with horses a man must
love horses, he must have a lot NJ
horse sense and he must be willing to
study and learn.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-04-20

The great dry dock at Prince Rupert,
constructed by the Grand Trunk rail-
way, cost the road S2,5OO,OOO.
The rapid growth of vegetation in
polar regions Is attributed to the
strength of the electric currents In the
atmosphere.
According to estimate about 100000
Germans are residing in Brazil, Argen-
tina, Chile, Peru. Venezuela and the
other Spanish-Portuguese republics.
while in the same countries the Austro-
Hungarians, Turks and Bulgarians
number 10000.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-04-20

Sir John Lubbock says that ants rec
ognize each other. not by sight. but
by smell, and Sir John knew as much
about ants as any man Of his day.
The practice Of planting seeds and
performing similar farm operations &C
cording to superstitious "signs" or
according to the moon are not based on
facts.
Madagascar fishermen sprinkle q
substance on rivers and lakes which
paralyzes the fish and causes their
bodies to rise, when they are caught
BY hand.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-04-20

top of each other. This will leave an
air space of about one and one-half
inches between the onions and the bot
tom of the crate above.
The old method of curing onions was
to gather them by hand rs soon rs they
were mature, throwing three or four
rows together and allowing them to dry
partially for few days. ~ -
The best varieties of onionsato grow
in the South for commercial purposes
are White Pearl and Prize Taker.
These are onions of large size, attrac-
tive. appearance and very mild flavor.
Bermuda onions may be grown In some
sections of the South profitably. The
Crystal Wax is probably the most sat
isfactJry of the Bermuda type.
important Truck Crop.
The onion is one of the most i'm
portant of our truck crops. Many
carloads are shipped into this state
every year from southern and noi thern
points, yet onions can be grown to per-
lection in this state. They thrive best
on very fertile, sandy, loan soil. On
clayey soil they will grow fairly well,
but they are much more difficult to cul-
tivate than on a sandy loan and the
yield is never as great. In selecting
land for onions. care should be taken
not to select field previously grown
in grain, as the grain will volunteer
and cause considerable trouble, coming
up at about the same time that the fall
onion seeds terminate.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-04-20
POSTSCRIPTS

A substitute for cement used in some
parts Of Turkey consists of a mixture
of linseed OIL, slaked lime and cotton
fiber.
An Improvement in shears consists
of teeth added TO the lower blades,
which grip heavy materials firmly and
cut them smoothly.
A gasoline cartridge to be used for
breaking up soil, much the same as
dynamite cartridges are used. has been
invented by Q Maryland man.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-04-20
AROUND THE WORLD

Shanghai, as a treaty port, dates
from 1912.
A corps of 1900 men is employed
In New South Wales In the destruc-
ton Of rabbits.
The Grand Banks Of Newfoundland
supply more fish than any other sec
ton of the sea.
A number of schools now clean black
boards by q vacuum device, this be-
ing quicker and more sanitary than
the old method.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-04-20

dreds Of persons In Fourth avenue and
finally was arrested for far less inn
pOrtant crime than those who en-
cOuntered him had expected.
At Twenty-ninth street Schafer
approached John Hardin, an account
ant. He asked for a match. Mr.. Har-
bin supplied it and the incident seemed
closed until Schafer staggered around
in a circle, pointed to a black bag he
was carrying, and said:
IF you knOwed what iss inside
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-04-20
$40 a Month Feeds Seven

Los Angeles.-Testifying at the
trial of her husband, Juan Mesa, whom
she charged with failure to provide,
Mrs. Mesa declared that her family of
seven got along just fine as long as
Mesa provided $40 monthly for food,
but when he cut the allowance to So
their matrimonial ship was snagged.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-04-20

boarded the car at broadway and For
ty-eighth street. He presented a
transfer which was tattered with age,
and furthermore could not be accepted
at that point. The conductor told him
so, but the man sat down, indicated
that he was deaf and dumb, and took
out a pad to argue out the matter
with the conductor.
Both he and the conductor wrote
out full argument, which made
steam rise from the conductors collar