St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22

of the best temperance lectures, and
arguments against intemperance, to
which we ever listened. The labor
question so hinges upon temperance,
and the two questions are so nicely
dovetailed together, as to he insepara-
BILE. 1t is the men whose brains are
fred or beclouded with liquor who con-
stitute the InternatiOnals and the Com
mune; and without the exciting cause
of whisky the antagonism between cap
ital and labor would be impossible.
The lecturer spent nearly his entire
evening upon these two heads of his
lecture, closing with brief reference to
the woman suffrage question-taking
the ground in the latter that woman
should vote, not because she wants to
or because any political party wants
she should, but because as Il recipient
of the benefits of government she should
he responsible for that government; and
that can only he brought about by the
franchise.
A correspondent elsewhere sharply
criticiScs this part of Mr.. Phillips lee
turr, but we think the lecture us ii
whole was very much liked and if Mr.
Phillips drew il vivid picture of the dan
ger threatening from intemperance and
the antagonism between capital and
Labor, it certainly is il matter which is
troubling the great minds of our times,
and one on which careful thought and
action is most desirable.
The Weather--theS Shows and the Blows.
1t Is so very common to experience
the most remarkable weather that ever
WAS, that nothing hut the figures them
selves will probably convince all that
our present winter is without precc-
dent i'll the last twenty-five years. in
several important particulars. Winter
came early in November-sl eighimg the
24tl day and up to to-day March 2lst)
neither winter weather nor Sleighing
have been interrupted 10y rain or thaw ::
and the streets are as clean, the snow
lis deep, the ice in the streams as firm.
as though it WAS the middle of January.
instead of the last of March, Until the
dreadful blows of the last three or four
weeks, the winter has been uncxception-
able for business purposes, the sleigh
ing for three months being complete.
without either drifts or thaws. Since
March came i'll. however. there has been
Il succession of storms and tcmpcsts of
the worst kind, blocking up highways
and railways. and putting an embargo
upon travel except in sheltered locali-
ties. 1t WAS thought that such weather
as was experienced March 9TH and 9TH
could not he repeated the present gen
Grafton. hut people from the hill country
say that last Friday exceeded it, and
Wednesday "fthis week, could not have
been Il whit behind.
With such IA succession of terrific
gales, preceded, accompanied and fol-
lowed 10y quite heavy falls of snow, it
has been impossible to keep the p. X O..
road open through Walden. as the wind
would pack the SNOW into the cuts faster
than IL regiment of men could shovel it
out. Before another winter these cX-
posed places will lie protected 10y tight
fences, and then if another such March
ever visits this section. the u. X o. will
he prepared for it. There has been no
train over the road this week, and
probably will he none until the gale
subsidies.
Last year at this time there had been
tons of sugar made. This year sugaring
has hardly been thought Of but all are
making large piles of ashes.