St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-12
Pertinent Press Comment.

"A DTdltleDOTO lelLeI III the spring
field Republican tells of novelties in
politics and graveyards, and the
contemporary puts on a headline,
thus ;"Lively fight promised in Wind
ham county-Plans for new burial
grounds" The Republican seems
utterly unable to develope sense of
humor.- Rutland Herald.
Prohibition Publisher Thayer Of
the St. Adams Messenger knows
where to look for business in a dry
season. In the Messenger appeared
a triple column advertisement Of
whiskeys and the biggest line in the
advertisement stated that they are
always on sale at the St. Adams
liquor agency Barre Times.
The intmaton from some quarters
that there may be a postponement
of the impending senatorial contest,
by allowing Judge Ross to be chosen
to fill out the un-expired term is mis-
leading. While Judge Ross will be
passive candidate and Interstate
Commissioner Prouty will be active
enough with only small following,
ex Gov. Dillingham; and Gen. Grout
will be the real contestants and to
one or the other will fall the victory.
Il Mortified News.
Gen. Grout has been building fences
OF late, and people who passed his
large farm have caught him in the
very act OF working with his own
hands. Probably Senator Ross may
be found in the shed saving little
wood every day, while Charles A.
Prouty is out early each morning
killing caterpillars and bugs. Over
here it is different. 1t is said that
Gov. Dillingham; hasn't planted
hill of potatoes this spring, which
horrible tact will probably be
brought to the attention of the Yer
mont farmers little later North
field News.
The Fourth of July was a glorious
day over almost all of the United
States. The sun shone, the air was
an inspiration and the national an
niversary was celebrated in a man
ner never equalled for force and
earnestness. And it is safe to say
that the people OF genuinely Ameri-
can hearts, to whose ears the days
noise was not without its note of
music or who even directly or indi-
rectly aided IN the setting off of the
traditional firecracker, who think of
their Government habitually with
sympathetic loyalty, not with cyni-
cal dissatisfaction, and for whom
their country's flag covers a glori-
Gus past, majestic present and
brilliant future, spoke or felt in fav-
or OF what is known a expansion
the enlargement OF the political and
moral dominion of the United States
to the boundaries drawn by last
years victory in war. Within the
lines of politics the expansion senti.
ment was marked particularly. Re-
publicans who opposed it were few,
and the Demo Gratis who favored it
were many. The Fourth of July OF
1899 was great and significant
day. = New York Sun.
The Free Press is authority for the
report that our erstwhile esteemed
Washington correspondent J. E Har-
ris, has been obliged to flee to the
wood OF Caledonia county to escape
the outraged feelings ofthe thousands
to whom, as Secretary Ross private
secretary, he sent bushels of seeds
which have turned out to be poor.
John ought not to be blamed to much
tor with the best intentions there
really wasn't any weather at the
national capital last winter that
would admit OF his giving the seeds a
preliminary trial. Nevertheless, vic.
tins OF poor seeds are not always
the most reasonable of creatures
Randolph Herald News.
In commenting on the bankruptcy
law the Rrattleboro Retormer OBJ
serves that over 200 applications
for bankruptcy have been filed in
Vermont up to July 1, largely labor
ing men who free themselves of small
debts. The Retormer says: And
the average fact is that the debt is
not heavy enough so that, without
sickness or misfortune, the debtor
could not by economy and hard
work pay it," OF necessity the ten
dency will be less credit on the part
of the tradesmen and many honest
and well meaning persons will be in
convenienced in consequence OF the
deadbeat class having such neat
debt escape presented for Them
[Swanton Courier.