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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-01-24
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-28
PROVING TOO MUCH.

The poor prohibitionists have to
stand large share of the blame for
the political revolution in Iowa 1t
is a prohibition state, and all the
powers of evil have combined to
bring about a sentiment for license
An article in the New York Sun, a
violent anti-prohibition newspaper,
accounts for the Overturn in Iowa as
follows -
For murder, and peccadilloes of
that sort, the law provides indict-
ment and nothing more; but the of
fence Of liquor-selling is more -vigor-
ously treated. If man is engaged
in the sale of liquor, see what may be
done. First his place may be search
ed, and the liquor seized and Destroy
ed. Then he may be tried and pun
ished for each particular sale of Ii
quor he has made. Then he may be
punished for keeping liquors for sale.
Then for keeping a place where Ii
quors are sold The place itself may
be enjoined and abated as q nuisance.
Lastly, he is civilly responsible for
any damages he has caused by selling
liquors to any one, which includes
damages done by such persons while
under the influence of liquor.
If the above is true it is the hight
of absurdity to claim, as many do in
this state, that prohibition means
free rum, and that prohibition is a
failure. Out of their own mouths
they are condemned.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-28

own representations of the perfor-
mances of the colt he had never seen.
This is remarkable instance of con-
fidence among horsemen.
Edward Cunningham, who was
shot Thursday afternoon by Italian
poachers on his grounds in Milton,
Mass, died Friday evening from his
wound. Mr.. Cunningham was
about 70 years of age, retired tea
merchant and very wealthy. His es-
tate is one of the finest in Milton.
From the annual report of the
acknowledgement it appears that
the profits on postage throughout
the country the past year was more
is recommended that the free delivery
system be extended to all places
having a population of 5000, and
whose offices produce a gross revenue
of not less than $4,000.
Saturday was great day for foot
ball. Dartmouth defeated Williams
20 to 9 in Springfield, winning the
college championship in the pony
league. At the same place in the
afternoon $4,000 people saw the
Yales defeat Harvard to O in stub
bornly contested game. The cham
pionship in the major league now
lies between Yale and Princeton, and
will be settled in New York city on
Thanksgiving day.
A street car containing nine passen-
gers, when crossing ST. Joseph street
at New Orleans, La, Thursday after
noon, was struck by an engine on the
Illinois Central railroad Mrs. Josh
ua Beale of Baton Rouge was killed
Mrs. Beale sprang out just as the en-
CINE struck the car, and was knocked
down and horribly mangled. No
others were injured. Three of Mrs.
Beale's married daughters were in
the car when the accident occurred.
Among the subjects to be discussed
by the Pan-American Congress will
be customs regulations and customs
union; extradition; sanitation of
ships and quarantine; lighthouse
dues; weights and measures; patent
rights; copyright, and trade and
transportation between the United
States and Spanish America. Re-
ports on each of these topics have
been prepared, each written by an
expert in the line treated of, from the
best data Obtainable
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-28
INDEPENDENCE NCING.

The partisan who endeavOrs to
persuade himself or his neighbors
that the nugwump is dead is hug
ging a delusion. There are many in
dications that the world is moving
up to more independent thought and
action. Perhaps the most striking
late example is the Boston Journal,
which has for long time been one
of the most partisan republican pa
pers in New England, and to which
the average Vermont party man has
chung with tenacity that nothing
but death, or a desertion of party,
would shake off. Only last week the
Journal came out squarely in advo-
cacy of the retention of Col Rice, the
democratic postmaster of Spring
field. To be sure this is no more
than the republican platform and
President Harrison's letter of accep-
tance promised, as we have shown
elsewhere, yet it must have made the
readers of the Journal rub their eyes
and look the second time to see such
doctrine in that paper. 1t is as new
as it is startling.
Another case, almost as rare as
second sight" is that of Col. Geo.
S. Merrill, editor of the Lawrence
American, a prominent and able re-
publican and an office holder whose
commission comes from republican
governor. He promptly and square
ly bolts the republican candidate for
mayor of his city and intimates that
he is through supporting candidates
for local Offices at least, those his
judgment does not approve. While
Col. Merrill leaves a loop-hole to
crawl out of in national elections, it
is still gain to the cause of indepen-
dence that he takes the stand he
does. Yes, the world does move and
the mugwump still lives.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-28

LOCAL NOTICES.

1t certainly seems as though an
arctic made by the original company
ought to be the best that can be had.
This can be easily proven by trying
one pair. See ad on page 4.
The Young Ladies Missionary So
ciety of the South church will have a
sale of useful and fancy articles at
their church parlors the afternoon
and evening of Friday, Dec. 6. Be
sides articles of needlework, gift
books and art novelties of various
kinds will be for sale
The story of the man who bought
a hat conformation under the impress
sion that it was a new typewriter,
has its counterpart in the man who
bought a centre table at Paine's
Furniture Co., As Canal street, Bos-
ton, and found it could be turned in
side out and become model toilette
stand, containing brush, bowl,
pitcher, slop jar, soap tray, and
towel rack.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-28
WE PROTEST.

The Vermont State Monthly is a
new newspaper venture started in
that booming burg of Barre to adj
vance the interests of Vermont. Its
third number contained many arti-
cles of a booming nature including
the remarkable garden record of ARA
West of st. Johnsbury. In a column
of news headed "Vermont Industrial
Progress" is an account of the arrest
of Peter Mcclellan of st. Johnsbury
for criminal assault, the burning of
Dr. Hoskins' buildings at Newport,
the theft of horse and carriage from
F. A. Weeds barn at Shelburn, bears
at Rochester, a shooting at St. AL
bans and other news of industrial
progress. We protest against such
industrial progress as this.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-28
NOTE AND COMMENT.

A lengthy communication from
Edwin F. Palmer, superintendent of
education, was received when this
paper was nearly ready for press.
1t will appear next week.
The republican congressman meet
next Saturday to choose their candi-
date for speaker. Congressman Reed
and Mckinley are the leading can
didates with the former leading and
likely to win.
We reprint from the New York
Evening Post in another place a letter
from Russia conveying the joyful in
telligence that exile to Siberia will
soon be abolished, mainly through
the efforts of George Remnants writ
ings. Every one hopes that this will
prove to be the case.
The progressive spirit of the Cath
Ole church expressing itself in the
Baltimore Congress has this to say
of the temperance question:
The corrupting influence of saloons
in politics, the crime and pauperism
resulting from excessive drinking re-
quire legislative restriction, which
we can aid in procuring by joining
our influence with that of other enc
mics of intemperance.
A Caledonia county man who spent
the summer abroad came back with
the idea that the European nations
are preparing for war. Possibly the
Gar had the same thought when he
told the Russian artillery Thursday
that he hoped they would be distin-
guished on the battlefield in the flu
ture as in the past. He then added:
God grant that an occasion may
not soon arise. May the Lord pre-
serve us from that heavy trial"
Hon. George II. Pendleton, minis
ter to Germany under President
Cleveland, died in Brussels Monday
night. Mr.. Pendleton was leading
democrat in Congress and the author
of the civil service reform bill He
was the democratic candidate for
vice-president in 1864 with Gen. Nc
CIellan and the democratic candidate
for governor of Ohio against Ruther-
ford B. Hayes in 1869 He served in
the House from 1857 to 1865 and in
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-28
HARDsHIps OF THE SCHOOL Law

Editor of the Caledonian:-You
comments upon the hardships caused
to teachers by the requirements of
the new school law are still more APP
plicable to Orange county which has
no large central place like St. Johns
bury. Chelsea, the county seat, is
remote from any railroad, and of its
seventeen towns only seven are on a
railroad. The Passumpsic road
passes through the eastern edge of
four towns, the Central through
two, in the extreme southwest cor
ner of the county, and branch rail
road has recently been completed
from Montpelier to Williamstown,
in the northwest corner of the cOun-
ty. The remaining ten towns are
from eight to twenty miles from any
railroad, and there is no direct public
conveyance between the eastern and
central parts of the county.
Two fall examinations were held,
one at Randolph, in one corner of the
county, village four miles from the
Central railroad, and the other at
West Fairlee, small village seven
miles from Ely station, on the Pas
sumpsic road. To attend eithert eK
aminations from more than half the
towns, requires a journey of from
forty to sixty miles, from the most
direct roads, or a roundabout route
by stage and rail of twice the dis
tance; loss of from three to five
days and cost of ten or fifteen dol
lars out of a school teachers hard
earnings.
AS if these were not enough, the
spring and fall examinations are re-
quired to begin on the third Tuesdays
in March and November, periods
which every man and woman in Yer
mont knows are likely to be in the
midst of the worst travelling in the
whole year.
In view of these hardships, and
their doubt of being able to pass ex-
animation, several teachers within
the writer's knowledge have decided
to go into other business, and a
probable result of the new law for
the promotion of education will be
that many schools will have to be
closed for want of technically quail
fed teachers.
Such is the result of legislative
wisdom. F..P. w.
Newbury Centre, VT, Nov. IS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-28
MR.. SANDERSON AND THE SCHOOL
LAW

At the annual meeting of the state
teachers association at St. Adams
in October, W. H. Sanderson of
North Attleboro, Mass, formerly
of Vermont, and president of the as
ISOLATION, gave an address which was
sharply criticised by two or more OF
the state press. 1t seems that MIR.
SandersOn's structures on the new
school law were not wholly relished,
and the Free Press especially object
ed to personal illusions which
greatly weakened the force of some
statements which were just and
might otherwise have been helpful. "
The CaledOnian has not the address
referred to at hand, but from re-
Spouse to an editorial reference to
him in a late Woodstock Standard
we are led to the belief that Mr.. San
derson can back up his words with
his pen. He writes as follows
1. My address at ST. Adams made
no assault, indecent" or otherwise,
upon the state superintendent and
county supervisors. My reference to
those gentlemen gave them credit for
all the talent which. for the sake of
the mighty interests at stake, | sim
cerely hope they possess. My Ian
guage surely was courteous and my
every statement absolutely true.
2. The intention of my address
was to awaken public interest in our
schools. Judging from the hearty
commentator and the venomous
personal abuse that reaches me even
here, this intention is in measure
being realized.
8. No law, not even a Vermont
school law, is so infallible that it is
a crime to discuss it; or even to criti-
else its imperfections. The state
teachers association still seems to
to be proper place for the frank dis
cussiOn of educational measures.
4. | see much good iii any educa-
ton however imperfect, but as long
as my native state stands half way
down the list of states in her percent
age of native born illiterates, and is
at the very foot in average weekly
pay, per month, of female teachers;
as long as one fourth of her children
of legal school age do not attend
school anywhere and the average
daily attendance is less than one half
of those who should be in school; as
long as the careless and the mercen-
airy, either contentedly Indifferent or
selfiihly fearful that they will have
to pay for Improvement, are willing
to do the least possible for the pub
lie schools; just so long, will l, at
every opportunity, lift up my voice
for whatever step has been proven to
be step forward.
5. No man, however unqualified
for the position he attempts to fill,
ever has received, or ever will receive
from me other than respectful treat
ment, provided he is doing his duty
as intelligently as he knows how.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-28
VERMONT NEWS.

Bennington will have free delivery
January 1.
Brakeman John Hogan of North
field fell between the cars at st. AL
bans Saturday morning and was in
stantly killed.
Out of flock of nearly so sheep
owned by Joseph Denny of North
field, only half dozen escaped being
torn by dogs recently. The loss is a
serious one.
Miss F. E. Lapman of Shoreham
sold a load of turkeys last week
weighing 234O pounds for $500. J.
W. Wright of Chimney Point paid
Miss Lapman $1O56 for her turkeys
for one year. They always command
the highest market price.
James F. Sumner of East Middle
bury, while working on the abut-
ment of a bridge at New Haven, was
instantly killed Thursday noon by
the boom of derrick striking him on
the head and crushing in his skull.
He leaves a wife and three children.
The money appropriated by the
Legislature of 1888 to buy a camp
ground has not yet been expended,
although the land has been selected
for it at Essex Junction, comprising
40 acres. Gen. Gilmore states that
much more money will be needed to
put the ground in proper condition.
George, the 14-year-old son of John
Averill of Northfeld, had a narrow
escape from being killed last week
While hunting with Fred kathan the
latter fired at a partridge and the
charge struck George, who was
standing near by in the legs. Hewas
carried home and about 40 shot
were found to have taken effect.
Fire was discovered in E. E. Perry's
store at Williamstown at 1 O'Clock
Friday morning and notwithstand-
ing all efforts, burned that building,
Seaver's store on the north, and the
hotel and barn on the south. The
origin is mystery. The hotel was
an exceptionally good one for so
small town. 1t was owned by the
Williamstown Granite Co. The in
surance on the buildings is $4,000
and the loss over $4,000.
The three ST. Adams Jail breakers
received their sentence in county
court Friday. Bertrand, the chief of
the gang who, it will be remembered,
pleaded guilty to charge of aiding
one Tufield Dolby to escape from jail
there over q year ago, was sentenced
to two years imprisonment in the
state prison. Brooks also got two
years at the same place; and Record,
who made the first attack upon
Sheriff Marvin, was sentenced to four
years at Windsor
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-28
BUSINESS MEN IN POLITICS.

There were some notable utterances
at the New York chamber of COM
merce banquet last week, the speech
by representative VermOnter, Hon.
E. ]. Phelps, being one of these. Al
though pretty strong democrat,
Minister Phelps spoke in no party
seuse when he said the time has come
when 1.-THE true allies of good govern
ment, who do not live by politics,
nor follow for a reward should
leave for awhile their counting
houses and their merchandise for the
sake of their country" The need of
the hour is for "men in the places of
public trust great and small"
Another speaker at this banquet
was Ex-President Cleveland. He al
so made plea for more business men
as lawmakers.
Il do not hesitate to say that we
should have more business men in
our national legislature" But, he
continued, 1.-THE conception OF bust
ness here intended must not be con-
fused with the selfish scurry and sOr-
did clutching after wealth which we
the rights of others and utterly re-
gardless of any obligation to aid in
the nations growth and greatness
This is not the business of country;
nor should the narrow and circum-
Scribed success of such endeavOr be
recognized as evidence of a beneficent
government or of wholesome laws"
Not very long ago the New York
Times grouped the callings of the
Lawmakers of this country and
Great Britain. In the national
house of representatives it found 264
professional men made up of 900
lawyers, 2 editors, doctors, 5 min
listers, 1 8 politicians and 2 labor men.
Against these 264 professional men
it found the industry of the country
represented by only "a men, COM
In Great Britain the House of Com
mons, which corresponds with our
lower house of Congress, is composed
as follows: Agriculture 162, indus
try 161, commerce and trade 1877,
professional men 1O7, army and navy
&c, office holders At.
From the above it will be seen that
in the United States the great ma
teria1 interests of the country are
represented directly by only about
So men out of a total of 333, or only
20 per cent of the country's represen-
tation in the popular branch of the
national legislature stand for the
business interests; while, on the other
hand, the industry, trade and agri-
culture of Great Britain have a rep
resentatiOn in the House of Com
mons of $50 out of a total of go
members, or over 81 per cent.
The above statistics are sugges-
tive. Why this country should have
such a preponderance of lawyers in
its national and state legislatures is
a question a good many people are
asking; and President Cleveland's
suggestion, although a lawyer him
self, that the business and agricul-
ture of the country should be more
directly and fully represented in our
lawmakers. is an excellent one, and
should meet a widespread and
hearty response.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-28
THE INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC
SERVICE.

The Springfield Republican is MAX
ing vigorous plea for the retention
of Postmaster Rice of that city. Col
Rice is a democrat, but his admins
tration of the office has been able
and satisfactory. Besides, he was a
valiant Union soldier and suffers to
this day from wounds received in
battle. Beyond these reasons the
platform of the republican party and
President Harrison's letter of accep-
lance demands Postmaster Rice's re-
tention in office
The reform of the civil service, aus
piciously begun under republican adj
ministra ton, should be completed by
the further extension of the reform
system already established by law to
all the grades of the service to which
it is applicable. The spirit and pur-
pose of the reform should be observed
in all executive appointments Re-
publican National Platform, 1884.
The men who abandoned the re-
publican party in 1884 and continue
to adhere to the democratic party
have deserted not only the cause Of
honest government, of sound finance,
of freedom, and purity of the ballot,
but especially have deserted the cause
of reform in the civil service We
will not fail to keep our pledges be-
cause they have broken theirs, or be-
cause their candidate has broken his.
Il Republican National Platform,
1888.
In appointment to every grade and
department, fitness, and not party
service, should be the essential and
discriminating test, and fidelity and
efficiency the only sure tenure of of
fee. Only the interest of the public
service should suggest removals from
office President Harrison's Letter
OF Acceptance.
The necessity of keeping Postmas-
ter Rice, in order to be at all consis-
tent with itself, must be apparent to
the administration and all members
of the party. Besides, nothing the
administration will be likely to do
would so hurt the party as to remove
Col. Rice under these circumstances
Such a strictly party paper as the
Boston Journal sees this and pro-
tests against any change; while the
Brattleboro Phenix, a good republi-
can paper, but not partisan sheet,
sees in this question at Springfield a
al 70 ~ 1a1n Of
case which it so promptly and patri-
otically espoused when the republi-
cans came into power. However,
if Postmaster Rice succeeds himself
it will be the exception to the rule
which the republican party mana
gers have laid down.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-28
l. YNN IN ASHES.

A disastrous confagration swept
through the business section of Lynn,
Mass, Tuesday afternoon, destroy
ing scores of buildings and millions
of property. Stores, factories, the
Boston & Maine depot, are among
the losses. 1t is reported that four
men were killed. Help was summon
ed from Boston and other surround
ing cities. Details are not obtainable
as we 90 to press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-28
The Good Die Young

And those that are not good have got to
die sometime. An Insurance Policy may not
continue life but it has the tendency to
smooth over many rough places after life is
extinct. AS long it is well known, that
it is simply npossibe to put much money
into an insurance policy you yours will
receive back, what excuse have you for neg
Letting so important a step? / have all
kinds and styles of Life and Endowment Pol
icies in the Best Companies in existence.
Motto-Don't take my word for it but inyes-
tigate.
CHAs S. HASTINGS, Agt., ST. Johnsbury
FIRE, LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE.
Over Post Office. Open Evenings.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-28
IN GOOD COMPANY.

The Montpelier Waterman would
intimate that the Caledonian stands
almost alone on the question of bal
lot reform for Vermont when it SAYS
that the Caledonian is the loudest in
its demands for ballot reform. Far
fromit For the Watchman's benefit
we publish herewith the papers that
we believe have endorsed ballot re-
form for Vermont. The list is doubt
less incomplete but it includes such
papers as these:
Rutland Daily Herald
Burlington Daily Free Press.
Rutland Daily Telegram
Brattleboro Phoenix
Brattleboro Reformer
Bellows Falls Times.
Fair Haven Era.
Island Pond Herald.
Lyndonvil1e Journal.
Montpelier Argus.
Newport Express.
Mortified News.
Richford Gazette.
st. Adams Sentry.
st. Johnsbury Republican.
West Randolph Herald.
So far as our observation goes the
only papers who are opposing this
system are the Montpelier Watch
man and St. Adams Messenger, two
republican papers whose editors are
generally on the right side. But the
Caledonian is in good company and
can say with Elisha, They that be
with us are more than they that be
with them"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-11-28
New School Law too Severe.

Every few days we notice items
from some town in which complaint
is made of the scarcity of teachers
and of the necessity of closing many
ofthe schools. The requirements OF
the new law are too severe The
next Legislature will find it necessary
to make some changes in it in order
to fit it to the needs of the people
So radical a change as it involves
could not be made without a little
friction.- West Randolph Herald
and News.