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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
ONE AND THE SAME PITCH.

At a meeting of piano makers in
New York city the other day action
was taken which will be appreciated
not only by the manufacturers of
musical Instruments, but as well by
all musicians throughout the coun-
try. This was the adoption of a
universal standard of pitch, and
after July, 1892. all instruments
manufactured will be made to con-
form strictly to this new standard.
At the meeting referred to, Col. L. K.
Fuller of Brattleboro, who had spent
some time in Europe looking into
this matter of pitch and with a view
to determining upon the best posi-
BILE standard, made a report of his
Investigations. and the final action
of the meeting was based upon that
report. The adoption of one and the
same pitch for all piano makers will
do away with many vexatious con-
ficts, m~usically speaking, and will
be hailed with pleasure by all inter-
ested.
The standard adopted is that A
which gives 435 vibrations in a
second of time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
WHAT TO READ NEXT YEAR.

We have received the announce
ments Of the Youths Companion for
1892 and it is safe to predict that
this popular magazine, which has
over half a million subscribers, will
not fail to please everybody next
year. Its general articles cover a
wide range. Self-Education, Bust
ness Success, Girls Who Think They
Can Write, Natural History, Rail-
way Life, Boys and Girls at the
Worlds Fair, Glimpses of Royalty,
How to See Great Cities, Practical
Advice, are some Of the lines to be
written on by eminent specialists.
Gladstone, De Lesseps, Vasili Verest-
chagin, Cyrus w. Field, Andrew
Carnegie, Mrs. Henry M. Stanley
are among the. contributors. The
Companion gives a beautiful picture
away to each of it's old and new sub
scribers and gives the paper free to
all new subscribers from now until
the first of next January.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19

The FInancler, commenting on h
claim that the Maverick bank was
run by one man." says that this
may be true enough, but many of the
most successful banks in the country
are"one man power" banks. OurcOn-
temporary holds that the lone man
power" is the correct idea, provided
the man is the right man and his ex-
ercise of absolute power is within
general lines approved by the board.
What with the unpleasantness in
Chill, the famine and pestilence in
Russia, the influenza in France, the
destructive tornado in the Argentine
Republic, the earthquakes in Japan,
the revolutionary outbreaks in China
and Brazil, the skull-cracking cam
paign in Ireland, the cyclone in
British Guiana and the West Indies,
besides other disturbances and
calamities occurring abroad and not
herein mentioned, the season of 1891
may be referred to as one very
prolific in disaster. The United
States share of trouble seems to
have consisted, thus far, in a wide
spread drouth, which in certain por-
tions of the country bids fair to
result seriously, from a sanitary
point of view, unless heavy rains in
terfere soon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
magnitude of the stock of silver dol

magnitude OF the stock of silver dol
lars which Uncle Sam now has on
hand. The illustrations emphasize
the fact that this silver would make
a solid column one foot in diameter
and about six and one-half miles
high; that it would require a train
of one thousand cars to carry it;
that ffty-fve hundred two-horse
wagons would be required to carry
it; that a man beginning to count it
in 1891 would finish it in 1902; that
it would take an army of two hun
dred and twenty thousand men to
carry it, each man carrying one hum
dred pounds" The above figures
would seem to indicate that this
government has about as much idle
silver on hand as is absolutely neces
sary. David A. Wells article, upon
which this illustration is founded, is
printed elsewere in our paper.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
THE STATE sA WINGS BANKS.

Inspector Field has sent out the
report prepared by his predecessor,
the late L. o. Greene. showing the
condition of the Vermont savings
banks and trust companies at the
close Of the last fiscal year From
this we take the following:
Included in the list of Vermont in
situations are three new trust com
panies, chartered by the legislature
of 1890, and which opened for bust
ness during the year. These included
the Orleans Trust company of New
port, Proctor Trust company Of
Proctor, and the Capital Savings
bank and Trust company of Mont
pelier.
The Union Savings bank and Trust
company OF MOrrisville opened for
business July 27, 1891.
The number of depositors in all the
savings banks and trust companies
is II, 7O2, an increase in number dur
ing the year of 6943; 64,393 de-
positors are residents of the state
and have deposits to their credit
amounting to SIS, 3O2 ,443.1O an in
crease Of $685. $1,000. The nom
resident ~depositors number 5000,
and have to their credit $3,317,S6O.-
SO, an increase Of $2,2S9, 1887.
The average to each deposition is
S297.3S, an increase of $3.42.
The amount OF surplus reserved by
the savings banks, agreeably to the
act OF 1884, is 1864, S76.33, an in
crease Of S5S 30S 70
The total accumulations, includ-
ing the surplus and interest, amount
to 81, 22O, 354.O2.
The amount loaned on mortgages
of real estate in Vermont is S4,66S,-
499.41, an increase during the year
of $3.50, 1922. Theamount loaned
on mortgages of real estate elsewhere
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19

These are days of new develop
ments, politically as well as other
wise; and 1.-The latest thing out" is a
sect known as the Cleveland party,
which will advocate an honest dollar
and a low tariff and will seek 10
draw unto itself all those members
of all other parties who cannot ex-
pect a full realization of their peculiar
hopes within their own party limits.
The new body of dissenters do not
recognize democracy as having any
close relations to Clevelandism, and
remind the democrats that they are
responsible for Cleveland's defeat in
1888. 1t will not be very surprising
if this new political party fails to
show any growth at all outside the
disturbed imaginations of a few
ultra-admirers of Gov. Hills most
prominent opponent in the political
arena.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19

one thing-enforced assessment quite
another; and personal solicitation
within the limits of the building or
the premises where the employee is
at work is closely akin to enforced
thing is entirely done away with the
better for all parties; and it is hoped
that this action of the supreme court
of the district where the national
headquarters are situated will have
a salutary effect in a political
direction.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
To the Newly Welded in 1891.

The CALIFORNIAN is offered free to newly
welded couples for one year from date of
marriage. The conditions are that the
applicants shall be residents of either Cal
edonia or Essex counties, that a notice of
the marriage be sent the Caledonian for pub
Hcation, together with a request for the pa
per under this offer, and 10 cents to cover
postage.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
CHAIRMAN BALDWIN STILL AT 1T.

Chairman Baldwin's persistency in
trying to force the Vermont publish
ers to reduce their subscription price
to club with city weeklies is worthy
of a better cause. The republican
state committee were beaten, as they
deserved to be, in making any such
arrangements with the Boston Jour
nal and business is now done directly
with it's office in Boston and not
through the state committee as be-
fore. But Mr.. Baldwin is now trying
to force the newspapers that charge
81 a year for their paper to reduce
their price rs cents a year, and still
further insults the press of the state
by telling the editor of the Burling-
ton Clipper, who holds a government
office by grace of President Harrison,
that it is his belief that the local
journals exert a very small political
influence.
The state press will very quickly
deny this statement and Mr.. Baldwin
ought to have known better than to
have made it. The Boston Journal
or New York Tribune can furnish no
better editorials, from a republican
standpoint, than the Burlington
Free Press. The Rutland Herald is
all right and the St. Adams Messenger
never found any virtue in a democrat
except when he turned republican.
The Montpelier Waterman, the Mid
dlebury Register, the Bellows Falls
Times, the Newport Express, the
Burlington Clipper and the Barton
Monitor, all clean and representative
Vermont papers, as we'll a the GALE
DOMAIN, stand ready to accept and
help elect any clean candidate the
republican party dominates. The
Brattleboro Phoenix, has more in
huence than half a dozen Boston or
New York weekIies. Does Chairman
Baldwin think that the Vermont
press had no influence in the nomi-
nation of Hon. c. S. Page for COVER
nor? Gov. Page knows that the
press exerted a great influence and he
has SO expressed himself at all times.
The CALIFORNIAN knows of four
members of the republican state
committee and at least 1Oprominent
weeklies in the state that are opposed
to Chairman Baldwin's peculiar
campaign tactics. The Burlington
Clipper well says:
I'm supporting or excusing its at
tempt to cut the price of the
local weekly on the plea that it
is anxious to introduce more city
papers, the committee shows its
poor judgment. Not more than half
the papers of the state will enterinto
the combination; does it expect to
introduce more papers by a cut of a
few cents by half the state press than
it would if all the papers made the
clubbing rates say at so cents?'
The republican party of Vermont
annot afford to begin the cam
paign by antagonizing the the lead
ing republican papers in the state
by attempting to run their bust
ness. If Mr.. Baldwin persists
his resignation should be speedily
demanded
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19

The National w. c. T. U. did wisely
in rejecting Miss Frances Willard
as their president. Miss Willard has
shown herself to be peculiarly quail
fed for that position, and has filled
it with grace and dignity. The tenn
perance women of the country could
have no more devoted a leader than
she.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19

War clouds continue to loom up.
The last one hangs V the respec-
tive territories of the car and the
kaiser. But war clouds have doomed
and scattered frequently of late in
different parts of Europe. and doubt
less this one will grow thin instead
of t~hickening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
APTLI ILLUSTRATED.

In the last number of Harper's
Weekly there is an apt illustration
on the silver question, showing the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
GOLD DISCOVERED.

Gold bearing quartz having been discovered
my farm, it will pay anyone interested in
mining to investigate.
A. P. KNAPP.
Box 2S3, st. Johnsbury, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19

At a meeting in Boston the other
day Congressman Walker character
lied free trade as concrete atheism"
The last issue of Harper's Weekly
contains an excellent likeness of
SenatOr-elect Proctor.
Brazil follows close upon Chill as
an example of internal disturbance.
The political climate down that way
is a decidedly restless one.
1t is hoped that Ohio will be level
headed enough to return John Sher-
man to the United States senate.
He has earned the right to succeed
himself as long as he chooses so to
do.
i. Wise election methods never come
to the front quite SO prominently,
and there are V quite so many
people who know just what should
have been done, as Immediately after
a contest.
Copies of that excellent little book,
'Black Beauty" are being circulated
with good effect in Syria, Palestine
and Egypt.
In several parts of the country
people who made preparations to
observe the eclipse on Sunday night
were disappointed, finding that the
clouds had eclipsed their sight of the
astronomical exhibition.
Almy, the murderer of Christie
Warden, has changed his tune and
now pleads guilty-presumably with
the hope of getting a life sentence
instead of a hanging. His trial is
now on.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
New Advertisements.
For SALE,

Small Cottage House, 5 rooms. situated in
Fairbanks village, about 5 minutes walk
from the shops. A barn and large garden in
connection. Apply to
N. MCCORMICK.
% Cliff ST., st. Johnsbury, VT
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
VILLAGE HOUSES AND FARMS
FOR SALE.

Village residences from $1,000 to $4,000.
Farms at any price, according to location
32tf w. H. PRESTON,
Agent for sale of all kinds of real estate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
SkAT ES.

Everything in Gents and Ladies Skates.
ALI styles, makes and sizes and the lowest
prices and all parts. Skates from rs cents a
pair up.
Gee. E. GROW.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
GUNS N RIFLES.

A large stock of Guns, Rifles, RevoIvers,
Cartridges and all Sporting Goods Double
and single Barrel Shot Guns. Rifles all prices
from $3.50 to 500 Winchester Rifles, single
shot and repeaters. Remington and other
makes at the lowest cash prices. All sizes of
Cartridges, Shells, Wads, etc. A large line of
Lawn Tennis Rackets at all prices.
GEO. E. GROW.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
NOTICE.


A Blacksmith Shop and set of tools for sale.
Shop is located in Lunenburg village and
has good patronage. Inquire of
GEORGE BIRCH.
ST. Johnsbury, Vt, October IS, 1891
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
SCHOOL REPORTS.

We have just printed some reports for
district school teachers which will be found
very useful. Sent by mail post paid at the
rate of a cent apiece. No order received for
less than 26.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19

Brazil follows close upon Chill as
an example of internal disturbance.
The political climate down that way
is a decidedly restless one.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19

The last issue of Harper's Weekly
contains an excellent likeness of
SenatOr-elect Proctor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
FOR SALE
CHOICE

AT 67 Railroad street, consisting of a fresh
stock of hams, butter. eggs and groceries OF
all kinds. New lot of California Grapes and
fine Cranberries. Call and see them. If you
want the best goods at the1oweSt prices, give
me a call. HORACE /. o
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19
NOTE AMI COMMENT.

At a meeting in Boston the other
day Congressman Walker character
lied free trade as "%cOncrete atheism"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-11-19

Copies of that excellent little book,
"Black Beauty" are being circulated
with good effect in Syria, Palestine
and Egypt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
rNnTES lF LILLE SI1GE.

The season at Days Theatre, which opens on
Wednesday Of next week. will begin with inc lam
ing Of the Shrewn which will be given for only one
week and will be followed by "The School for Scan
DIAL, This also will be kept ON the stage for one
week. and will be followed by The Last "oru d'u
5As You Like It."
The season at the Lyceum Theatre will open TO-
night with Pnero's Lady Bountiful." The company
NJ Inst winter will return to PIoct0rs TwentythlIl
Street Theatre and appear In "Thc Lost Paradise
Sarah Bernhardt will play Sardou's Cleopatra" al
tho Standard Theatre this week. Her new pay
Pauline Blanchard win not be given TIL the latter
part Of next week.
John L. Moore is making arrangements for Charie'
Wvndbams visit to this country next fall Mr. Wyha
ham is Just now actively and proftaoy engaged IL
London. Owing TO the continued success OF " MIS-
pecma.p F. c. Burnaud's version Of MISS helyett' al
the Criterion Theatre MIR. Wyndham has secured Inc
Prince of wales's Theatre, with the double ooIect
attaining a larger house for AudIans OpeTctta shu o.
allowing him the Of his own stage at the eieroH
for the production of the works when ne PrUpve
for his American season. MISS hstS1 o,dina 49,
nroduced IN Paris year ago, is still cro%alng us
knuifes Parisiens and promises an equal suecesS III
London.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
..,,-v nxoprr ROBBED BY ONE. WOMAN.

The captains in most Of tho uptown police precincts IN
81, ,. hore during the last few weeks received COM
~a,t Of robberes Of jewery and money from hupef Oh
wealthy people living in the faSh'onaOc
, Ids All the cases bore the strongest rese'oi".e
=, oa.h other 4 prepos essng, modest anu ne""9
dressed young woman hsd obtained situation a. nous.
rai6 witAin two or days after her afiNai sno
had disappeared. Simultaneously "'h he' ~
a quantity Of valuable property NahiSheu' ~ ,
~ Iscnt,an given OF the young person was the SAME
Ipsnector Byrness detectives who were pu' on Ins case
o,rh,v decided that the thief none otheF 'na' 1
Miller alias Katie Hook. alias Clara Hehniis' Ui''
v..o is st - head Of her particular Uia'.' -, I
A ,vho., r,it occupies place In the rognes Sa'-
ley She YVES arrested in downtown lodging nous
Yesterday by Detectives Dooey ana Crazy ."u 49,"
70 Police Headquarters Thence she was taken 70 Jee'o
,,Sa.,o A. present the case against her Is merely
mo Of suspicion All those persons who have been recently
bbb.d in the manner described are earnestly i"''ea !"
cal; Al Police headquarters and scc Miss Miiief'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
THE ALLIANCE MEETING IN INDIANA.
LIFE Or DEATH OF THE PEOPLES PARTY DE-
pETD5 on ITS ACTION.

LIFE or DEATH OF TIE PEOPLES PARTY DE-
PEsvD5 on ITS ACTION.
indianapolis Nov. Is (SpcciaD. OF the leaders
of The farmers movement who will participate in the
National meetings Of the Alliance and the T. NJ B. A.
arrived here to-day, having come early for the pre-
Iiminary scheming Of which there Is much. The over
shadowing question is the Thirdparty movement and
Il will bring into the councils of the two organizations
a stubborn and probably bitter contest. There seems
10 be about even division on the question Prcsi-
dent Polk says that the Alliance is educational, not
POLITICAL organization, and that the present leaders
will strongly oppose me effort to turn 1t into party
movement He says, however that the Alliance must
be political in a restricted sense. II 1t should not
stand for legislative and economic reform it would
bo' failure. For years" lie says, we have been
pleading with both parties for recognition OF principles
In which we believe, but we have been ignored. i
believe we will continue to be ignored and with such
n situation in view would not be surprised TO see
great Generalization Of old party lines all over the
country"
rs there likely TO be any change In your demands?
at is hardly probable that material amendments VIII
he mnde in the Ocala platform The Sub-Treasury
plank OF which so has been said has been treated
with ridcnle and Misrepresentation, that while the
Alliance has never advanced it rs an utlmatun, the
treatment it has received has soded the order IN us
support 1t has borne the brnt Of the attack upon us
as the weakest Of our demands, and in view OF the
positive assurance that there win be no modhcatoh
Of it, as thirty -four state Alliances have declared In
| favor Of It,"
Congressman Livingston the Georgian, who was
| elected as an Alliance candidate. talks much as
President Polk does. lie thinks the Alliance rs an
| organization will be kept Or> OF the thru parry
| Incidentally, he says he Will urge ag'a'ioh ~
favor Of n graduated income tax for the general
ro,ef The majority OF the men who are
recognized Alliance leaders at present seem to be I'M
| favorable to the third party movement ana the
official influence will be thrown against 1t, but all OF
the power Of the new Peoples party Will be brought
to bear upon the delegates 1t Is case OF life or death
for the nav party Taubeneck is directing the third
| party fight He has pretty strong support from
Humphreys, the leader Of the Colored Alliance, who
said to-day that the members Of his branch OF the
organization favor the third party scheme ana II II Is
| Ticket They have $4,000 lodges In the Southern
| states, and there are 100000 members
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
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Family prayer at the residence Of Mrs. David Bishop
D. m.
THOMPsoNAt New Brighton, Staten Island TSvsm n,s
II Cornelia o. Thompson youngest dlughter OF
and the late John G. Thompson.
Funeral Iriyatc. .
TOCHG-Ihe funeral OF Miss Esther A. Ioohig. VINO aes
last Thursday at her home No 551 '3deve. Will take
place this afternoon half past o'clock. At the Thirty
seventh Street Methodist Episcopal Church. between ~
and Sd ayes.
TwEEDY-At his residence. Milwaukee Wis, on Thur
day, Nov IL John H. Tweedy, In tho 10Th year OF nus
VAN DERZEE-On Friday. November IS. 1891, Jennie.
wife Of VIM. l.. Van Derzee, esq.
Funeral from the residence OF the family 9o1 summit ave-
Jersey City, on Monday, November 10, 1901, at 30
O'Clock In the afternoon.
WFLLS-On Saturday. November IL OF typhoid. Nethe
NJ. eldest daughter ~ Albert u. and Hetue A. Wells
Funeral services will be held at residence Of parents No 90
Joralemon- st Monday evening, az o'clock.
| InteTment a. Westhampton, j.. |.
wOoDRUFF-CHord Woodruff. at River Edge. ~ j., on
Saturday, Nov II:
the funeral services az his atc residence at River EDGE
" j.. on Tuesday evening, Nov: IL, st 80.
Train leaves foo. Of Chambrs-st, New-York, at 30 D. me-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
NOTES OF THE WORLDS FAIR.

Washington. Nov. 15.-The Bureau Of the American
Republics is informed that. at the request OF the prcs
dent of the Republic, the Archbishop Of Ecuador has
issued an order to the bishops and pests throughout
the entire Republic directing them to collect and for
ward to Quito everything which may be in their keep
ing Illustrative of the history of the country suitable
to exhibit at Chicago.
Captain Rodgers, L. s. A.. Commissioner to Brazil
reports that the Concovado Railroad Company OF Ric
de Janeiro proposes 70 make exhibit In miniature OF
the railway at the Chicago Exposition The railway
connects Rio de Janeiro with the mountain top OF inc
same name and be seen on clear day by mariners
approaching the haroor Of Rio for distance OF more
than 100 miles. The view from the top OF Coreovado
Is a magnificent one.