St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-04-03

| well to BarStow, Tex, distance OF TIC
miles. there will be planted this year
1, 200 acres of cantaloupes, with an ap.
proximate estimated yield OF 1000 car.
loads of the melons, or something less
than a carload to the acre. The crop
will be shipped direct to Chicago, and
will have an average carload net market
value of $45O-the minimum per carload
being $500, with a maximum of 5000.
The enormous growth OF the Pecos Val.
ley cantaloupe industry is readily seen in
the fact that sixteen carloads of the
melons were marketed from the valley
| last year.
Reports receiyed by third assistant
postmaster general Madden show that
the books of two.cent postage stamps
issued by the government are averaging
a sale of Is, 500 books a day through
out the United States. The fraction OF a
cent which the government earns on the
sale of the books has amounted to a net
profit of $33 ,672 in the II months dur.
ing which they have been on sale at all
post offices.
At a meeting OF the Nashua, N. H.,
city council a resolution was passed au-
thorizing the trustees of the public
library to begin the work of securing
plans preparatory to building the Hunt
memorial library. The sum of $50 900
is to be available as soon as the trustees
shall ask the city tor the money. This
matter has been in allegiance ever since
the law suits which began soon after
Mrs. Mary Hunt and Miss Mary Hunt
donated $4,000 to the city for men,
orial library in 1892.
Thomas Cahill, who celebrated his
the oldest member of that citv's famous
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com
pany.
Miss Carol H. Beck ofPhiladelphia has
received from Andrew Carnegie a COM
mission to copy the portrait of William
Penn in the collection Of the Historical
Society of Pennsylvania. The portrait
will be presented by Mr.. Carnegie to the
Penn Society of New York.
There are now living the widows of
three former presidents of the United
States. Mrs. Harrison lives in Indian
apolis; Mrs Grant makes her home in
Washington, and Mrs. Garfield lives in
Mentor, o. Buchanans niece and
Arthur's sister, both prominent in Wash
ington during the administration of
those presidents, still survive.
J. Perpont Morgan is the donor of a
collection of minerals, said to be one of
the finest in the country, to the Museum
OF Natural History, New York.
The Society of American Artists at
meeting in New York Thursday night an
nounced these prizes: The Carnegie
prize of $500 for the best picture, was
awarded to !. w. Alexander for his paint
ing entitled Autumn" the Shaw prize
of $500, for the best figure composition,
to Sergeant Kendall, for a picture en-
titled IA Fancy Tale" and the Wendt
prize, of $780, for the best landscape, to
Ben Foster for his work, "Mists of the
Morning"
The Mansion House, London, was
or owded on Tuesday of last week, the
occasion being public meeting under
the presidency Of the lord mayor to con-
slider the best means of launching the
movement to erect national memorial
in honor of Queen Victoria. A communi-
cation was cad from King Edward con.
tribu ing 81 900 to the fund and express
ing the hope that sufficient money will
be forthcoming to erect lasting and
worthy memorial to the great Queen,
my beloved mother" Other donations
announced included that of the corpor-
alton of London. $3.50, and from
various sources, $4,000.