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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-08
Current Press Comment.

The Washington newspapers and cor
respondents have freely commented upo,
Vermont's new senator, Judge Ross, ant
when the matter is summed up there car
be no other conclusion than that tn,
Judge has made most favorable i'm
preston - and first impressions are
usually lasting. In this case, the favor
able impression is sure to grow larger
There is no place under the sky where
real downright merit and worth is more
appreciated than in Washington; be.
cause, perhaps, there is so much OF the
opposite thing in that city to make life a
weary dream Il Mortified News.
The Samoan troubles afford the presi.
dent an opportunity Tor appointing an
other commission. A Vermonter emf.
nentlv fitted to investigate the Philip.
pines has been appointed in The person of
Prot. Dean Worcester, and Vermont can
furnish the man for Samoa in the person
OF Henry c. Ide. In fact, when a man is
needed for any public service Vermont
will be found to have plenty OF material.
They even talk of sending George F.
Edmunds hack to the senate from Penn.
sylvanla.- Montpelier Argus.
Hon, Russell S. TAFT of Burlineto ton, will
receive hearty congratulations from
friends upon his promotion to the Chief
Judgeship of the supreme court, recently
vacated by Judge Ross. He has been a
member oil the bench since 1880 and since
1870 has been first assistant Judge. Judge
/ ats promotion is particularly fitting
because no man ever relied more firmly
IN the dignity of the supreme court.
While several judges have strayed from
the bench to national politics, regarding
IT as promotion, Judge Taft has ad-
hered to his place on the bench and there
are probably few places in public lie
which he would regard as a promotion
from his present position.-[ Mortified
News.
There is rumor abroad that Lieut..
Gov. Bates OF st. .Johnsbury NAV contest
with Hon. W. w. Stickney of Ludlow for
the governorship in 1900; but probably
the rumor is not to be taken seriously. 1t
is little soon yet to try to convince Yer.
monters that they made a mistake in
breaking the promotion rule as formerly
applied TO these two Offices, and then
again the sentiment OF the people to ward
Mr.. Stickney was pretty well demon.
strated not many moons ago. scheme
OF this sort would involve a good deal OF
dlscouraeing fort at proselyting.-
| Woodstock Standard.
Every day brings out new polling of
senators, and acertain number are moved
back and forth constantly like men on a
checker board. Martin OF Virginia had
long been claimed by friends oI the treaty.
Today am assured by one OF the Virginia
representatives in the House that Martin
had pledged himself on the other side. and
so it goes. Both sides claim MIR. Ross OF
Vermont, although the probabilities are
that he will vote with Mr.. Proctor in
favor OF the treaty. He says when ques.
toned concerning it that he has come
here to listen, to hear what is said on
both sides before making up his mind
Washington correspondence in the Bos.
ton Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-08
TypeIess Newspaper in Brussels.

A typeless newspaper has just been
produced in Brussels. The compositors
OF wide'sold paper had struck. The
news, accompanying sixteen pages OF
Illustrations, was set on a typewriter.
Then the single typewriter sheets and
the pictures were pasted on sheets of
cardboard larger than the size OF the
newspaper. Then the whole was reduced
by photography to the actual SIZE. A
print was made from the negative on a
sensitized sheet OF zinc. With the aid OF
nitric acid type and illustrations were
etched in, and the result was a complete,
solid form ready for the press.-[New
York Sun.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-08

Senator Ross has been assigned to
the senate committee on territories.
to the committee on engrossed bills,
to the committee on additional &C
commodations for the Congressional
library, to the committee on trans.
portatiou routes to the sea board.
and to the committee to examine the
several branches Of the civil service.
Some of the above are very impor
tant committees and the new Sena.
tor may well Ieel compimented over
his positions.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-08
WALKERS
Standard.
Drug Store
100 Eastern Avenue.

The Bennington Banner learns that
Congressman Powers will not be a
candidate for re election. This is
news to the Morrisville Citizen and
probably to Judge Powers, but it is
possible that the ground swell" for
a man who is in closer touch with
the people has reached even to Wash
ington.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-08
Arms and the lien.

In the light OF recent events, he
Will be bold man who can dare urge
that guns and many of them, and
men behind the guns are not service.
able factors in the settlement of dis.
putes. We may further say they are
more suitable, in certain cases, than
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-08
More Moody Schools Contemplated.

Dwight l.. Moody has decided upon
founding several additional Bible summer
schools TO accommodate those who can.
not leave their homes to go to existing
ones. These schools are to be located in
the principal large cities and to be mod.
eled after the Chicago Bible Institute.
The cities have not all been selected, but
some of them are st. Louis, St. Paul, In.
dianapolis, Detroit, Pittsburg and Wash
ington. The synthetic system will be
employed, and instruction will be free
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-08

Judge David J. Brewer, associate justice
OF the U. 5. supreme court, who has been
to Paris for he purpose of attending the
meeting of the Venezuelan arbitration
tribunal, of which he is a member, was
given seat on the bench of the first ap-
neal court III London.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07
MILES AND NIERRITT.

Those who are expecting to see Gen
Merritt made the commanding general of
the army, and Gen. Miles sent back to
his old place as the commander of the
department of the East win find them
selves mistaken. There is, however,
very strong belief, even in army circles,
that Gen. Merritt Is to have the place Oc-
cupied by Gen. Miles. And this belief has
been strengthened by the speech which
Gen. Merritt delivered in Detroit a few
days ago-a speech in which he declared
that Gen Alger was one of the greatest
war secretaries the country ever had.
Gen. Merritt is being very severely crit
icised for that speech, on the ground that
he made IT as a bid for the place which
is held by Gen. Miles. But is not such
criticism unjust to Gen. Merritt? May
il not be true that the opinion he expressed
of Secretary Alger is one he entertans
of hin9 It is true. of course, that during
the civil war Gen. Merritt was one of the
officers who recommended that Gen. Alger
be dismissed from the army because of
persistent absence from his post of duty,
but may he not have become convinced
since then that the defense Gen. Alger
made TO the charges against him was a
good defense? Gen. Merritt has always
stood high in the estimation of his fellow
officers and OF the country, and we should
dislike to believe that he would play the
part of a demagogue for the purpose of
securing advancement.
There doesn't appear to be any doubt
that the board Of army officers that in
CURED into the "embalmed beef" CHARGES
of Gen. Miles has reported against him.
1t may be that the report condemns him
severely for making them at the time he
did. II is doubtful however, If the Pres
ident will remove Gen. Miles from his pres
ent position. Notwithstanding the fact
that two committees have reported that
his charges were practically without foun-
dalton and were made at time when lit
tie or no benefit could accrue 10 the sol
diers from them, even If they were true.
The President understands very wen that
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07
story of stonewam jackson.

A hitherto unpublished story of Stone
wall Jackson is told by Former Gov.
Thomas C. Jones. says the Birmingham
Age-Herald. Gov Jones was a student
al the Virginia Military Institute when
Jackson was professor there at the out
break of the war between the states. jack
son was rather q Stern disciplinarian.
Jones had been a the institute for two
or three years, and had come to be a ser
geant of the cadets. He had one day to
drill an awkward squad, and lost his tenn
per in his work; whereupOn ne made the
boys 'double-quick" around a tree. lie
had them going il hard when suddenly
he heard from behind him the short,
sharp command "Doube-quick, there"
"Double-quick." repeated the wrathful
future Governor of Alabama.
NO! you, sir! Haltp'
Jones looked behind him, and there stood
odd Jack" as Jackson was called by the
boys.
You sir! You double-quick yourselfr'
Jones looked at his superior officer In
amazement.
"Double-quickp' was the stern command,
and instantly Sergt. Jones was trotting
around the tree at a great rate, hot thor
ogghly Indignant. and furiously angry
His awkward squad looked on.
Within an hour Jones had sent in his
resignation. In answer he received an in
vitation to sup at Jackson's home. He de-
clined. Then came an order for him to
report to Jackson instantly. That order
was obeyed. After some talk, Jones said
But you, sir, humiliated me before my
menu
You lost your temper" said Jackson
10 NGT
are not an officer at alln' That ended the
trouble and now nobody more reverences
the memory of "Old Jack" than Gov
Jones.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07

more extraordinary that proportionatefy
few persons should gather great wealth
than that propordonately few
persons should attain TO emil
nence Ia the professional walks
Of life. Thousands Of young men
start out every year to be lawyers, or doc
tors. or writers, or soldiers, or politicians
or artists. or actors-how many Of them
achieve the highest order Of success? The
number IS very small indeed. Probably
not one in 10000 ever becomes known out
side OF his own neighborhood: and as for
stars OF the professions, sometimes
years elapse before one is produced.
The desire for wealth is an inherent hu-
man quality. The majority of the first
settlers of this country came here for the
purpose Of lettering their material con-
dillon. Practically ALI of the immigration
for more than a century has had the in
centive of gain behind it. Money-making,
therefore. has become a national trait with
u.s. This being true, and the same avidity
for wealth characterizing the whole com
munity, why Mr.. Marshall asks, should
the successful ones be singled out for at
tack and condemnation? He thinks, in
deed, that men who have been successful
In managing their own affairs, men who
have demonstrated that they have more
than ordinary ability, should be promoted
to places of honor and responsibility in the
management of the affairs Of the public.
That large wealth is not bar to patriotic
and able public service is Illustrated in
Gov. Theodore Roosevelt, of New York,
and other rich men who have served their
country faithfully and we'll
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07

One soldier boy. whose reputation Tor
veracity has never been questioned, says
the Detroit Free Press tells the following
story of a hospital experience during his
stay in Cuba:
You see," he said, 81 was lying on a
cot, with the chills running up and down
my back so fast you couldn't count them.
Well, 1 was begging to bet with myself
that l could have more chills in two sec
onds than any other man in the institu-
ton, when some fellows walked in and
stood next to my cot. 1 was feeling pref
ty tough, but turned over to hear what
they said.
what are you going to dor" asked an
officer in a gruff voice. as three men walk
ed past, with a stretcher containing dead
bodies.
"'Going to bury these poor fellows on
the HILL answered one of the trio
" How many have you there?' asked
the officer.
Two answered the private.
" What! What time is it?' cried the Of
fcer.
Four o'clock. SIR answered the pri-
vate.
We'll snapped the officer, as he walk
ed away. don't be in a hurry. Wait till
6 o'clock and take a load
Say" concluded the soldier boy, at
didn't take me many hours to get well
and get out of that place"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07
Two Verdicts.

Arthur Lewis Tubbs In the Rams Horn.
She was woman, worn and thin,
Whom the world condemned for a single
sin:
They cast her out on the Kings highway
And passed her by as they went to pray.
He was a man, and more to blame,
But the world spared him a breath of
shame.
Beneath his feet he saw her lie,
But raised his head and passed her by.
They were the people who went to pray
At the temple of God on a holy day.
They scorned the woman, forgave the man;
1t were ever thus since the world began
Time passed on and the woman died,
on the Cross of Shame she was crucifed;
But the world was stern and would not
yield.
And they buried her in Potter's Field.
The man died, too, and they buried him,
In a casket of cloth with a silver rim,
And said, as they turned from his grave
away,
I'VE have buried an honest man to-day
Two mortals, knocking at Heavens gate,
Stood face to face to inquire their fate.
He carried a passport with earthly sign,
But she a pardon from Love Divine.
o. We who Judge 'twixt virtue and vice,
Which, think you, entered 10 Paradise?
Not he who the world had said would win,
For the woman alone was ushered in.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07
MILLIONS AND MILLIoNAIREs.

During the past few months there has
been extraordinary activity in the forma-
ton of trusts and corporations of gigan-
tic proportions, and In buying and selling
their securities. Ii is an exceptional day
in which the advent of a new trust, capt.
tailed at millions of dollars is not re-
corded. AS a result of all of the Juggling
with millions that is going on, it Is to be
expected that there will spring up a new
crop of American mifonares; whether
il viii be large or small remains to be
seen. Writing of these prospective new
m:llionaires, Matthew Marsball.in the New
York sun, draws attention TO the fact that
the number of the possessors of millions
among u.s. as well as the amount of their
possessions, is usually exaggerated by pop
uiar estimate, and that trusts and corpor-
atoms are not well understood by the gen
eral public. In the public mind, for in
stance, the New York Central Railroad Is
regarded as being practically the private
property of the Vanderbilt family; AZ is
always spoken OF as the Vanderbilt road"
The fact, however is that of the corpora
TONS entire capital of $lO0,O00O00, the
Vanderbilts own less than one-tenth, the
remainder being the property of 5000
shareholders. Any injury inflicted upon the
New York Central therefore would not on
ly hurt the Vanderbnts, but $1,000 other per-
sons who are in copartnership with them
in the ownership, not 10 mention the lnou-
sands of persons who are dependent upon
the corporation as employees. And the Van
derbnts would feel the blow least of all
interested. And so it is in the case Of
about every other large corporation.
In the matter of the millionaires they
are not so numerous as many persons
think. Seven years ago the New York Trib-
une made an exhaustive study of the ques-
| ton Of the number OF millionaIres in this
country, and upon the best information ii
could get Il estimated that there were A.
900 persons who could be classed as being
possessed Of property worth 100000 or
more; and the average for the 1900, accord
| Ing TO the Tribune's figures, was 5000 600.
| AZ that time, or rather at the time of the
| taking of the last census. there were o. =
| 100000 persons engaged in gainful occupa-
| uons in the United States. Each Of these.
| H. is safe to assume, was not only anxious
| but eager to make money. Probably not
one would have objected to becoming a
millionaire. Stll, out of all Of these mil
lions OF persons seeking TO accumulate
wealth. only 1000 of them had been a1le
to accumulate as much as 100000. The
lcw only, possessed the ability to amass
great wealth; the majority could do but
very little II any better than to earn a
! living. MI Marshall thinks that il is no
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07
WHERE MORE SAFEGUARDS ARE
NEEDED.

There are millions of people interested in
the life insurance companies of this coun-
try. The controversy which has arisen
over the surplus Of the Equitable Life In
surance Company of New York has led
some of the New York papers to raise the
question whether sufficient safeguards are
thrown around these institutions to protect
the interests of the policyholders. Doubt
less the officers and stockholders are of
the opinion that the safeguards are ample
but their views on the subject are not
papers declares that no such safeguards
are thrown around them as are provided
for the savings banks If not, why not?
Is 1t because only a small portion of the
policyholders reside in the states in which
the insurance companies have their head
quarters? Surely the law makers of New
York ought to see to 1t that the life COM
panies which have their domiciles in that
state are so hedged about with restrictions
that the citizens of other states, having
policies In them. are as fully protected as
it is possible for them to be.
We do not undertake to say whether or
rot the safeguards of the life companies
are as great as they should be. We sim
ply call attention to some of the comment
that has appeared in the New York papers,
and we do this for the purpose of suggest
ing that If policyholders are not satisfied
they should take steps to have the legis-
latures of the states. in which the com
panies in which they are insured are sit
uated, to provide additional safeguards.
The New York Herald, speaking of the
decision in which it was held in the case
of the Equitable company that the assets
belong to the policyholders, said: what
ever may be the final decision, the wide
spread discussion of the question will focus
attention upon the truly gigantic response
bilities of these companies to the public
and on the absence in this state of ade-
quate legal regulations or restrictions for
the protection of policyholders."
It is probably true that companies are
| carefully managed by competent men, but
who can say that honest and competent
men will always be in charge of them. and
will handle them solely for the benefit Of
| the pollcyholders? Is 1t not about time,
| If what the Herald says is true, that legis-
| lation, for the greater security of the poll
| cyholders. was sought? 1t is said that
| these insurance companies are the owners
of banks, guarantee, trust and mortgage
| and indemnity companies, and through
| them are becoming responsible for trust
funds of estates and orphans. Doesn't
this look asif they were taking too many
risks In view of the responsibilities resting
| IlDOn them?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07
warning md MoItle.

A little nonsense now and then is relish
ed by the wisest men, and flash of HUI
NOR is doubly valued from the serious
minded, says Harper's Round Table.
A few days after the late Col. George
Warnings appointment as commissioner of
street cleaning, night fell with presage
of snow. Toward 8 in the morning the
storm broke violently, and a cleaning
mantle soon covered the streets. The GAL
liant colonel rose. arrayed himself in his
long military cloak, pulled his visored
cap down low, and set forth to inspect the
first work of his white-winged myrmidons.
Meeting one of his trusty lieutenants. the
latter exclaimed: "Oh, colonel, as your
soldierly figure came on through the storm
you reminded me of Moltke inspecting his
lines on the morning of Sedan"
Yes" replied the colonel, gravely; "he
was another Waring."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07
GoROuAy GETTING NOTICED.

Do ex-senator Germans friends think
he has chance for getting the presidential
nomination of his party next year? There
IS ground for thinking that some Of them
do. II is stated, even by the Republican
papers of Baltimore, that he was chiefly
instrumental in securing the great Demo-
cratic victory won In the municipal cleo
ton Of that city last week. 1t will be re-
calico that at the previous municipal
election the Republicans won by major
ity of about 5000 At the election last
week the Democrats captured the city by
! majority of fully 1000
Mr.. German is perhaps the shrewdest
politician in the country. As the manager
of a political campaign it is doubtful if he
has an equal. Sometime ago some of his
friends spoke of him as a candidate for
the Democratic presidential nomination.
What they said, however, didn't seem TO
meet with very hearty response, and the
talk of him as a candidate died out. 1t is
not improbable that IL will be revived
again. If Mr.. Bryan, for any reason,
should lose his hold on his party it would
not be surprising If Mr.. German should
come to the front: Just now, however, Mr.
Bryan is the only candidate in sight. Mr.
Bryan is more popular with the people,
but as a manager of campaigns he isn't in
the same class with Mr.. German.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-07
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