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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
Prince Henry and the Fisk UNIVERSITY
Singers.

No more interesting or significant 70
ception was given to Prince Henry of
Prussia when in this country than tbot
at Nashville, Tenn. On shipboard he ev
pressed a desire to hear the plantation
songs which he had heard in Germany bT
the singers that sang before his grand.
mother, the Queen OF England. There i
but one university that can furnish these
singers and that is Fisk University. Sin
dents from Fisk University were tba
pioneers in pres nting these old planta.
ton songs to the attention of the world
Prot. George L. White was preeminentIv
the hero of the original movement and
before his little band received general
recognition the sacrifices and hardsbins
endured make pathetic story.
The Fisk University singers, however
won at last the hearing of the world ON
both sides of the ocean and introduced
not only to the philanthropc but to the
musical public these wonderful old meIo.
dies. 1t is not strange that Prince Henri
remembering this company when in Ger,
many in the seventies, should desire ia
hear those representing the same institu.
ton upon his visit here. He shook hands
cord ally with Mrs Moore, expressing his
great interest in the song aud the singers
-[Selected.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
Why Captain Clark Declined.

It's a scorching reproach to the par
simony Of the government that CAPTAIN
Charles E. Clark, U. S. n, whom the
President selected to represent the navy
at the coronation OF King Edward
has been obliged to decline the an.
poIntment Tor the reason that 40
funds are available to pay his necessary
expenses. The niggardly refusal OF con
grcss to make some provision for the
representatives OF the army and navy at
the coronation ceremonies is a base re-
lection upon the dignity, patriotism and
GOOD taste OF the American people. And
IN the case OF Captain Clarklt places him
IN the painful position of having to re
mind the public that his many wears of
devotion to his country have not been
rewarded sufficiently to enable him to
deiray tie expenses of mission in which
be would naturally be expected to main
tam himself IN the matter of expenditure
on an equality with the representatives
Ut other nations. There is no more JUS.
tlce II requiring Capt. Clark to pay his
eXpensCs III LondOnout OF his own pocket
tnan there would be in requiring him to
pay the expenses OF a warship he was
ordered to command. - Army and NAVY
Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
The Turning of the Tide.

A st. Johnsbury despatch of April &c
says: Auditor 0, M. Barber of Benning-
ton, and Joseph Fowler of Manchester,
chief lieutenants in the McCullough
army, were here last night and made
some endeavor to stem the tide of popu-
lar disapproval Of their chiettain's recent
letter on the liquor law question, but
found it hard work. This county and
Orleans county have taken that letter
very seriously, indeed. Many warm
friends of Mccullough are disappointed
and some even plainly disguised with his
attempt to straddle the question. This
sentiment runs high today and amounts
to something very like a keen indigna-
ton that the general should have set his
opinion OF Vermont intelligence so low
as thus to clumslly attempt to blind it,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
Col. Woodruff on Concentration.

An interesting letter from Col. Charles
A. Woodruff, chief COmmissary of the di-
vision OF the Philippines, dated March II,
1902, to the cOmmissary general is given
to the public. He says: owe are get
ting along very nicely in supplying ice
to the natives who are concentrated in
Baia0gas and Lagun provinces. Last
week, IN company with Gn Wheaton, |
visited Blnan, Calamba, Santo Tomas,
Tanauan and Lipa, AMI the way the
concentration of the natives is carried
out up there is Ceredit to the United
States army. Generals Wheaton and
Bell both deserve a great deal of credit.
Instead OF being called camps of concen.
tratlon the proper name wou'd be Camps
OF instruction and sanitation The dit
tercnt barrlos, or little villages, are gath
ered-each barrlO on street or avenue
by itself. Then these different avenues
are separated by about 200 feet from
their back yards, where they do tbeirCook-
ing, burn up the offal, etc. They have
their fire brigade, armed with buckets OF
bamboo, about six or eight feet long.
These ate grouped on racks every two
or three hundred feet, and every house is
required to keep two of these filed at
night The houses are about as comfor-
table as those they were required to va.
cate. They all have an abundance of
food, either collected by themselves or
furnished by the military authorities.
he inhabitants are most respectful
and very cheerful looking. They all have
the appearance OF being well fed No in
dlcations of sullenness or discomfort.
Their herds are taken out to Craze, and
altogether | really think, outside of a
military standpoint, the natives will be
decidedly improved by virtue of having
lived in these welI.regulated camps OF in
stluctlon and sapltation. The very poor
are much better off in every way than
they ever were be ore, and they are sub.
ject by the military to less tyranny than
formerly by the headmtn. From a mill
tary STANDPOINT, Of course, the concen
tration has been most valuable and has
resulted i'll bringing in nearly every gun
and every iusurgcnt behind it who has
not fled to tie provinces Of Cavitc and
Iabayas, which are under the control Of
the civil government"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
Ross and Dillingham;.

In the Saturday Evening Post OF May
3, ex.Postmasnter-G General Charles EN-
DRY Smith, who writes OF Washington
matters for that periodical, discusses the
senate debate on the Chinese exclusion
law. In the article he tells of Senator
Dillingham; sudden rise into prominence
and incidentally refers to Judge Ross
eminent services during his short term as
a member of the senate. He says:
80 the Chinese exclusion question
brought forward quite prominently Mr..
Dillingham;, the new senator from Yer
mont. tie was the one new figure of the
discussion His recognition came not so
much from his speech, though that was
clear, direct and Eff, Ctive, as from the cvid.
enCe of his careful and minute uiy of the
subject which was demonstrated in his
searching and comprehensive amend
ments 10 the bill Mr. Dillingham; is a
clear headed and clean cut Yankee, with
the hard sense OF the Green Mountains
and the Puritan conviction OF right. He
will he a useful legislator
1t is an interesting fact that his immed-
late pred, Cessor, Sena or Ross, who was
only an ad interim appointee, made the
first complete exposition OF tie pienary
power OF congress over the new aCquisl.
tions OF territory. He came into tie SEN
ate fresh from the bench and with his
judicial learning be massed the precedents
and the decisions in complete aud
mastery argument that served as the ar
sena from which subsequent expounders
largely drew their VIC apons"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
British Free Trade FiZZIe.

But the chief significance of this new
departure (the imposition of certain
duties by the English governmeut) is the
frank acknowledgment it involves that
the British economic system of free trade,
which certain politicians and certain
newspapers in this country have unsuc-
cessfulIy urged us to emulate, is a deIu,
sion aud tr4u that breaks down under
the shock OF even little war. The
British government might at least have
given our free traders an intimation OF
the cruel blow which it was preparing to
deal to their pet theory, but it has neon
siderately refused to do so. The tervent
AngIomania of our Free Trade League
will now sink to cold, sulen indifference.
Il Boston Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
THE SAFE FOUNDATION.
A Ludlow COrres pendent Sees Peril Out
side of Prohibition.

EDITOR CALIFORNIAN: The present cam
paign for the nomination of a governor
seems to be a very exciting one. To OBJ
serving peop'e, it seems to be great poll
teal strife, rather than the consideration
of the practical fitness Of any one caud1-
date for the office. Every voter in Yer
mont will soon b. placed where he can
show his good sense by voting to raise
the standard of morality in our state, or
DISPLAY lack of that attribute, by aiding
70 lower the condition of the people.
Percival W. Clement OF Rutland has
come before the people with a bait for
the rum supporters of both political par
ties. by adding to his platform the high
license clause. If Mr.. Clement can pull
the wool over the eyes of the voters and
effect his purpose, it will take several
generations to erase the evil from the
statute books OF Vermont, to say nothing
of the irreparable damage to the people,
and he himself will gain nothing but a
short-liyed public notice.
In Vermont, or any other state, the
only safe foundation on which to build
sound and lasting moral principle, is pro-
bibtion, rigidly enforced. We have in
vested millions of dollars in our schools
and churches, which are the moving
spirit OF our civilization and these have
been constantly gaining in prosperity
under the protection of prohibition. A
man need not be very greatly endowed
with wisdom or foresight to undeIs and
that open saloons in Vermont would
greatly lessen the growth OF religious
and educational interest. The saloon
would take the lead by adding broader
doors and more extensive roOtage. Mr..
Clement had bstter reconsider his views,
a d not try to cast the devil into our
manager just to spite an opposing candi.
date and Please a few sburyites,
who would like to drink wine from the
high license bowl
Intelligent legislative enactment, with
tie aid and inhuerc. of a governor OF
sound moral principles, is all we need to
make Vermont progressive and pros
porous state. Cold water is esteemed OF
great use in fevers, and those who are
afflicted with the high license fever should
quench thtlr burning appetites with that
health-glving beverage, till their improv.
ed condition shows them what is for the
best good Of themselves and their neigh
bors, and that no candidate in the field
will serve the people with better ability
than Fletcher D. Proctor, whose princ
pies are both sound and operly avowed
Let us try him and run no chances.
J.. N. HARRIS.
Ludlow, VT, April 80.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
Hereditary Politics In the South.

1t is worthy of note that there is not a
little talk Of Senator German of Mary
land as q possible democratic candidate
i'll 1904. Why? Because Maryland has
become Il doubtful state and it is dlsira-
bic to get it for the democratic column.
MIR. German would hardly be mentioned
if Maryland were as sure a democratic
state as Texas. Perhaps in some dis
trcts civil war prejudices still linger, but
even were all prejudices gone the South
cannot expect pref,rmeut as long as it
clings to hereditary politics. To say
nothing more, how can political leader
ship be developed unless there is a con,
test In the old South the keen strug-
giles between the democrats and wings
stimulated political talent, while now the
only political contests in the larger
part of the South are tactonal ones with
in party-a kind OF politics which never
produces men OF the broadest view Des
Moines LeaGer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
Foreign Notes of Interest.

The Vat can is informed that Sir vii.
fred Laurer the Canadian prime minis
ter will visit the Pope in July.
The Kaiser has ordered that the title
Emperor William the Great, not Emper-
or William shall be inscribed on all
monuments to his grandfather Other
wise the imperial sanction will be re-
fused for the erection OF such monuments.
Rajah Mandi has been elected sultan Of
the Moros of Mindanao. Datto Mandi's
election to the sultanate in Miudanao is
regarded by administration officials at
Washington as decidedly important.
During the last three months more
than l 100000 tons OF steel rails have
gone into Mtxico.via Galveston, caused
by railroad building in the Southern re-
public.
An official estimate of the total cost of
the South African war to March 81,
1903, places the amount at nearly G223,-
100000 1,115,0 900 600
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
Some New Publications. .

That fascinating little story, "The
Gold Bug by Edgar All II Poe, has been
published in the Canterbury Classics
list by Rand, McNalIy & Co., for use as a
chiIdren's reader, Besides the story there
is also biographical sketch of the gifted
but erratic Poe; number of valuable
suggestions to teachers, and reading
list.
Little Stories for Little People," in
big type and prettiy illustrated, is one
of the latest publications by the Ameri-
can Book Company. 1t is designed pri-
mariIy for school readings, but will be
found entertaining in the home circle.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
ellis Customary Attitude. p"

The uucompromising stand in favor of
the prohibitory law taken by Fletcher D..
Proctor has won many supporters for
him and has caused a break in the ranks
of those in favor of Gen J. 6. McCul-
Tough as many of his followers are dis.
gusted with his straddle upon the liquor
issue. The people are admiring Mr..
Proctor for the manly way he states his
position and are rallying to his support
IN greater numbers each day Barre
Telegram,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
That OIeO Bill.

The oleomargarine bill, as amended
and improved by both houses Of congress
will doubtless BE- signed by President
Roo evelt. The work of the Vermont
dtItg cation, parti(u arly OF Senator Proc.
tor IN the interests of the dairvmen of
the country has been in1efatlgabIe and
most valuable. Thus is Ex-Congress-
man W. W. Grout about to see come to
truition the results of his splendid labors
Tor the protection of the butter interests
OF the country. The law is an entirely
just one Rutland News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
AS Clear as Mud.

We were not aware that Mr.. Clement
advanced any argument in favor OF high
license. He did not tell the people how a
high license law would operate to their
benefit it tired in Vermont, or in what
manner it is beneficial as in operation in
other states. In tact, from his lecture,
one could scarcely tell whe her Mr.. Glenn
ent favored a highlicense or allow license.
Heidi notcomm bims lfupon this ques-
ton. He did make himself clear that he
was i'll favor of local option law but he
did not state what options he favored
Brandon Union.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
Set Our House in Order.

This is not good time for sounding
key notes or Dragging abont our spec
tacular debut as world,power. 1t is
a time for setting the house of the party
in order and giving prayerful consider
alton to the problem of averting the
consequences of reckless departure from
the straight and narrow way Of nation
al righteousness, - Philadelphia North
American.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07

One OF the most extraordinary successes
OF recent years is Royal Dandruff Cure.
The success of this remarkable prepara-
ton is based on pure merit, as it never
talIS to cure the most stubborn case of
dandrutt and cures to stay cured. As
dandrutf inevitably leads to badness
It behooyes every sufferer to use Roya
Dandrutf Cure and save his hair. Price
81 cts. per bottle, no cure no pay. c. A..
Currier & Co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
HASN'T Needed it as Trade Mark.

TO be more exact, McCullough's birth
place has not been the main trade of the
Proctor contingent" 1t has not even
been trade mark of "the Proctor con-
tingcnt.' But it seems to have been
trade mark, capital, stock in trade, aud
everything else to the Mccullough con-
tlnRent in desperate effort to betog the
issue-actual residence, Il Windsor Jour
nal
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
Has Hit the Zenith Point.

The candidacy OF John G. McCuIlough
for the governorship has reached its
zenith and passed it. His chances for the
nomination, which at one time were
good, diminishevery day. He is evenu
hardly considered a strong possibility
Rutland News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
A Cogent Argument.

Who should know better than a liquor
dealer, who makes his business study,
which system is best adapted to increase
the sale of liquor Read therefore, what
]. NJ. Atherton, distiIler, Louisville, Ky,
and president OF the National Protective
Association (distillers and liquor Dealers,
in a letter dated March -, 1889, said
The two most effective weapons with
which to fight prohibition are high
license and local option. The true policy
for the trade to pursue is to advocate as
high license as they can in Justice to
themselves afford to pay because the
money thus raised tends to relieve all
owners of property from taxation, and
keeps the treasures OF the towns and
cities pretty well filled. This catches the
ordinary taxpayer, who cares less for
the sentimental opposition to our bust
ness than he does for taxes on his own
property. Local option is local
prohibition, but the experience is that
there are always enough license counties
mixed in with the mol cense counties to
practically supply the latter with all the
liquor they need. Sooner or later the
trade may be able to defeat the local
option feature, bat until prohibition is
destroyed, or its political efforts broken
l repeat that our best weapons to fight
it with are high license and local option
BY townships"
These are the words Of a man who
knows, They ought to be convincing,
If you wish to increase the sale of liquor,
vote for Mr.. Clement and license. not,
vote for Fletcher D. Proctor He is the
only candidate who is squarely for pro.
hibition.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07

A newsboy, at a Junction point the
other evening called: "Montpelier
Journal and "Evenin Argus, " and was
called on tor paper by a traveller ben,
on improving his mind to the extent, at
least, OF cents worth. "Bc,ter take
one OF each, suggested the ncwsboy,
with an eye to increasing the circulation
and bis profits. 1T doesn't take long to
read 'em both through, does it :" queried
the would-be purchaser. NO." quotb
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
SURGICAL OPERATIONS
How Mrs. Bruce, a Noted Opera
Singer, Escaped an Operation.
Proof That Many Operations
for Ovarian Troubles are In.
necessary

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM: Travelling
for years on the road, with irregular
meals and sleep and damp beds, broke
down my health so completely two
years ago that the physician advised q
complete rest, and when L had gained
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07

There is at least one hopeful spirit in
Hardwick, on the Clement side of the
gubernatoral triangle This hopeful
spirit is so exceedingly hopeful that he
has figured out that the Hon. Percival
W. Clement can, with one hundred votes
in convention, bolt, an independent
nomination and the support OF the license
contingent from both republican and
democratic parties, be elected governor
Of this prohibition state of Vermont.
This would be an interesting combina-
ton certainly; and now that this hope.
ful spirit at Hardwick has given the
game away the rest Of us can be on the
lookout to see that no such thing hap
pens. The in-Clement-cy of the political
weather throughout the state will be
likely to prevent the carrying out of the
Hardwick program.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07

Gov. Taft Of the Philippines takes a
commonsense view of situation with
which he is very familiar, and does not
talk about our new possessions simply
for the sake Of talking. He spoke to
the Yale men the other day, and his re-
marks touching independence forthe Fill
pino will have considerable weight with
thinking people, They are as follows:
"Why is it not advisable to promise
the Filipluos independence when they are
fitted for it? If we turn the islands over
now, we do not fulfil the duty of our soy
ereignty. They are not capable OF gov.
eminent. What they need before they
can assume the relation of Canada to
England, or Australia to Great Britain,
IS what a staple and Just government
shall teach them-rrstraint necessary to
successfully carry on a government. II
you promise them independence now,
you will turn Their attention from that
which is the only promise OF liberty to
them"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07

The strenuous lite is hobby with
President Roosevelt, and he proposes to
add to the strlnuousness of his life by a
stumping tour in the South next fall. If
Roosevelt carries out that plan our
Southern friends will get hold OF large
amount OF unadulterated docuiae that
will stir them nightly, perhaps, but will
do them good.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07

The Montpelier Argus insists that a
greater use OF vegetables. grains and
fruits would be beneficial to people in
general. It's nice to be able 20 look at it
in that way when the price of beef is
where it is norway up among the
pictures.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07

The cruiser Brooklyn has recently
reached this country again after an
absence of two years and seven months.
She has visited many foreign ports
where she was admired as a splendid
specimen OF Uncle Sans navy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07

Speaking Of our President as a cam
paigner why not have him come to Yer
mont this fall He has bad official expe-
rielce with the saloons in high license
city, and could give us some points that
are not included in the speeches of Per-
ciyal w. Clement.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07

A large numbtr of people throughout
the state are going into pol teal garden
ing this season and preparing for a gen.
erous crop of at least two kinds OF peas
Proctor aud Prohibition.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07

Dewey Day" went by very quietly this
year Not ripple of excitement char
actcrzed the anniversary of the battle Of
Manila bay.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07

Somebody says; "lt you want to down
the beet trust cat bananas instead of
beet" Now bananas are not half bad
eating; but it strikes us a fellow would
tire OF the banana Ia her more quickly
than of the succuent steak.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
st. bloomsbury Galrdonian
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
ARTHUR F. STONE

Entered at the St Johnsbury post office as
second-Class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-07

the newsboy; land that's the beauty of
them, amt it?' OF course the traveller
took both.
A supporter of the Hon. Percval w.
Clement tells US that there will be but
two names brought before the conven-
tion-those OF Mr. Proctor and Mr. Glenn
ent; that since McCulloughs letter
appeared he is no longer in the race;
that tie issue will be clearly defined and
fought out squarely on the prohibition.
versus license basis That's easy. 1t
will make a very pretty fight. And
does anybody really doubt that Fletcher
D. Proctor will come out long ways
ahead