St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-20

that have tor years kept the stdtC Ia II
the rear of sister states. Think OF oul
state Legislature doing business without
the guiding hand Of railroad magnates
True. the last session was not great II
things accomplished, but under the new
conditions, with free hand, so to speak
the lawmakers may do better next time
and forgetful of free passes and corporate
interests can really do much in short
time for the good of the various counties
towns and villages-the whole state and
all the people. Let the fault. finding go
OMIT is the beginning of needed house
cleaning. wholesome sign, not an 1rri-
tating grumble from the minority
| Woodstock Spirit of the Age.
The P. o. department is getting an in
teresting bit of education from Denver,
| Col, where D. L. Nellis has entered into
competition with U. S. in the delivery OF
local mail matter. He underbds the
government and is carrying sealed drop
letters throughout the city for 1c each,
thus saving the sender 1c. on every letter
and making for himself that amount.
Nells believes that the plan upon which
he has hit is such good one that there
will not be single big city in the coun-
try but will have adopted it in less than
five years, with the result that the gov
eminent will be deprived OF great part
of it's income from the sale of stamps in
the great centers of population, unless
the post office department, for self pro-
lection, should reduce its drop seal letter
rate He claims that local mail in large
cities should be delivered at just half
what the government is charging, and
he says that in Denver he is making
snug income by carrying letters at 1c.
EACH Boston Record.
1t is Julian Ralph who wants Ameri-
can plumbers to 60 to London and make
their everlasting fortunes. He says that
there is an immense movement in the
building of flats IN London, and no mat
ter how handsomely these apartments
are appointed otherwise, they all fall
down when it comes to the plumb bling
work. An American bathroom OF the
first order is like bit of jewelry. but the
English are still making clumsy piping
unsightly baths and antedlluvian faucets
and connections. The apartment house
builders, who are all trying to vie with
one another in securing the most at
tractive appointments, will buy Amerl-
fittings if they once see them and are i'm
pressed by their beauty and sanitary ex-
cellence. He declares that a shop on
Regent or Bond street, displaying the
best bathroom work, would lead re-
volution.- Boston Record.
The public spirit of St. Johnsbury GER
tainly provides the best class of popular
amusements. aside from theatrical pres
entations, of any town in Vermont.
There is character to St. Johnsbury en-
tertainments that may well serve as a
model. No pains appears to be spared
to keep her people in touch with the lat
est production OF the literary, musical,
and artistic world, or to see the princes
of these realms face to face and hear
them talk. Ernest Seton Thompson, for
instance, will lecture there to night, and
that's a fair sample of the high quality
of the educational and refining public
recreations that the town offers through
out the season. st. Adams Messenger.
of a Philippine judgeship by Hon. H. c.
Bates OF St. Johnsbury is received with
regret by his countless friends through
out the state, who are sorry to lose him
as citizen. The salary of $4,000 or a
trife over could have been small in
ducement, as his firm has at least one of
the largest practices of any law firm in
Vermont. Very likely the offer was fav-
orably considered because of the change,
the tri p and possible benefit to the
health of Mr.. and Mrs. Bates In any
event, gratulations and best wishes.
Il Morrisville Messenger.
The vital statistics of the hill towns OF
Vermont show some interesting things.
For instance, in the town OF Dover, one
the back towns of Windham county and
having population of only about 500,
during the year 1900 there was but one
indicating the absence OF
young people, most OF whom have
doubtless gone away to large centres OF
population. That the conditions in
these hill towns are conducive to longe-
witty is demonstrated, however, by the
figures relative to deaths in this same
town of Dover. During the year 1900
the deaths numbered nine. Of these
three were infants less than four years
old while the other SIX had all passed
three score years and ten. One was 95,
two were above so, while the other
three were between 70 and 80. Barre
Times.
Argentina is sending special commits
sloner to the United States to study our
school system with view to emulating it
in South America. This is a pleasant
We see the defects OF our
schools at short range, and are liable to
forget their real and distinguishing
merits. But with all it's faults, the Amer
lean public school never fails to command
he attention and admiration of the out
side world, and it has mighty influence
in shaping every plan of education which |
looks to the benefit of the many rather
than OF the few.-[ Boston Journal.
We cannot imagine anything more I'M
digni6ed for the United States than for it
to appear as partner in pedding sou.
venirs broken up from the hull of the bat
tleship Maine to be raised from the bot
tom OF Havana Harbor by Chicago |
hrm, which has received the award bv |
the government. The least we can do |
out OF memory to men who lost their