St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-07-30
Public Opinion.

1t is hoped that the sale of the Mont
pelier Waterman will not result in the
loss to New England journalism of Mr..
Arthur Ropes, who has been its chief
editorial writer for five years, and now
retires from that paper. He mapped
the course and guided the policy of the
Waterman under its late proprietor.
and became recognized rs an able
manager aud unusually strong writer
Boston Daily Advertiser.
A NOBLE ATTRIBUTE OF GRANT.
A trait of Gen. Grants character
mentioned by Mr.. Dana in his personal
description of the man deserves pecu-
liar emphasis, we refer to the purity
of his conversation. An intimate friend
of his has said that Grant never utter
ed word he would have wished his
wife not to hear, and old comrades in
the war will testify that he had no toll
erance for risky stories, but has often
interfered to stop their telling when
1T took as much courage to do SO as it
would to fight battle. Men who
have mingled in the world know we'll
how much this means. Grant tOlerat-
ed swearing-his closest friend, the
magnetic Rawlins, was of an eXtrava-
gantly profane habit,-but Grant him
self did not swear. Maidenly CONVEX
satiOn is noble attribute to il charac-
ter of manly simplicity and heroic
gth.-[Springtield Republican.
THE GOSPEL WITH VARIATIONS.
E'None of your white faced damsels
for me- said Rev. John w. Scudder of
Minneapolis in a recent sermon, "nOr
one whose face is red with consump-
tive or hectic flush. Give me the nut
brown girl who abandons her sun bon
net, who can climb II tree with any
boy, who prefers good bread to chocO-
late caramels, and baked beans to
angel cake. The kind of an angel for
me weighs 40 pounds, and has more
call for crash towels than cosmetics.
Her waist is more than 9 inches in cir
conference. She is straight as an ar
row, sleeps eight hours day, has a
clear head, albright smile and is a JOY to
those around her" Is Mr.. Scudder
just preaching the gospel with varia-
| tions P-[ New York Tribune.
ENOUGH OF. SUCH NONSENSE.
If Il disposition is shown to make
the republican party of the future Il
Blaine party, the mugwumps will null
tiply. There are Il great many repub-
licans who, for the sake ofparty, voted
for Blaine last year, while their con-
victions and sympathies were with the
independents. But they had enough
of such nonsense Boston Advertiser.
THAT'S ABOUT SO.
Now that Col. Smalley has been
given the Burlington custom house,
the public is entitled to some relief
from the eXuberant nOtOriety of Atkins
and SmaIley. If the administration
will study into the Vermont situation
it win discover that the growing end
of the democratic party up there is the
wing that does not swear by these
men. They are popularity held to rep
resent some things that the indepen-
dent voters have been fighting for
years, and the party has grown most
in the southern portion of the state.
individuals who noisily assume to ped
die patronage do not command the re-
spect of the plain people, and no pow
ers were legally delegated to the above
political firm ;is the result of the last
election Springfield Republican.
THE sTALwARTs' OPPOSITION.
The old stalwart wing is more hos
tile than ever to Mr.. Blaine. 1t glo-
ries in his defeat, and promises he
never shall be president. Logan is
back at his old moorings, not bit as
suaged by the temporary alliance. This
uneXampled rancor, which time does not
abate nor party allegiance overcome, is
political marvel. Its history would
be the most interesting chapter of per
sonal politics since the war. Perhaps
some time George F.. Edmunds and
Roscoe Conkling will tell the reason
why they thought James G.. Blaine an
unit man to be president Of the Unit
ed States. Washington correspond
ence Boston Advertiser.