St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-01-14

place have just declared an extra div
idend of 100 per cent. payable Feb
suary 1, in addition to the regular
semi-annual dividend of five per cent.
Stock in that bank is not sold at a
low figure.
vermont is certainly growing"
said Russell H. Conwell the other
dav. He had noticed this of late
during his trips through the state.
Others have observed the same thing !;
and there is no reason why the
growth should not be steady and
healthful.
Probably the leading fea ture Of the
next music festival at Worcester will
be the production of Rubenstein' S
greatest choral work, Paradise
Lost" It is an oratorio in three
parts and requires eight soloists.
"Paradise Lost" was given at the
Cincinnati music festival in 1883.
What strange things time OCCASION
ally brings to pass. The daughter
of the man who once owned Freder-
lex Douglass as slave now has a
place in the agricultural department,
secured for her by Mr.. Douglass him
self
The musical event in Boston this
week will be concert by Nine. Patti
in Music hall tomorrow evening.
The Boston correspondent of the
Springfield Republican refers to the
event as 1.-The diva's -th farewell"
Very true.
Senator Pfeffer of Kansas, the al
lance man, has introduced bill in
tended to secure the loan by the ma
tional government of hundred mil
lions of dollars to the people Of In
diana. Generous Pfeffer! Lucky
Hoosiers-if they get it!
Congress is not doing very driv
ing business. With Speaker Crisp
too i'll to preside, and with no rules
under which to proceed, the house is
having an easy time of it so far, and
the senate can do little till the house
gets into business shape.
The butter and cheese makers of
Vermont are in session at Brattle-
boro this week. A great many peo-
pie outside of this state eat Vermont
butter and cheese, and there can not
be too much done to keep the quail
ty of both up where they belong.
So small a thing as a fire does not
worry wide-awake newspaper, nor
hinder its appearance. The Rutland
Herald has done its duty every day,
in spite of it's recent fiery trial.
St. Johnsbury's to-be new postmas-
ter is now awaiting cOnhrmation-a
mere matter of form in most cases,
but rather necessary withal to the
peace and dignity of the government.
The New York Press is doing some
sassy" and pertinent work pictorial
ly by way of emphasizing the recent
democratic steal of the state.
England and Scotland appear to
be very much in it so far as snow is
concerned. Reports from that sec
ton tell of severe Billiards.
The grip does not discriminate.
Khedives, dukes, bishops, cardinals
and other great men all have to sue
cumb to the malady.
Mr.. Bland comes out with another
silver bill which calls for 41212
grains dollars.
The democratic congressman have
begun their attacks on McKinley's
pet measure.
Springer is working on free wool
bill. The senate will warpit for him.
An open winter-clear open-thus
far, certainly.
RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Thursday.
Three men and two women said to
have been hung by the roadside as a
sequel to the recent lynching of the
outlaw Sims in Alabama.-Diphthe-
ria and influenza epidemic in portions
of Pennsylvania and New jersey
The famous Alaskan recluse, known
-. +ta ssD,,I,a Of TonnuSEi - becomes