St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-08-30
Bouquets for Vermonters.

The state can take the compliment
paid by an old army officer to Col. 7.
Gray Estey of the Vermont National
guard. The officer expressed the opinion
that Col. Estey stands in matter of
ability and knowledge Of military sci
ence at the bead of the militia colonels of
the United States. 1t was a handsome
tribute and is undoubtedly entirely
deserved.-I Rutland News.
1t is something more than gratifying
to Bradford to hear the spontaneous and
wide spread tribute to Captain Clark, as
he is affectionately termed. 1t is with
love and pride that Bradford remembers
that she gave birth to so great and yet
80 simple man. 1t is no easy matter
for one placed as Charlie" Clark has
been since the Spanish war to conduct
his life so that no adverse criticism is
heard. This has been done without
stunning duty or pleasure andis great.
er test of the man than the trip of the
Oregon or the battle of Santiago
bradford Opinion.
We are unable to decide whether Ref.
cree Plumley, the arbiter of the French
claims against Venezuela, is a distin-
guished success or consummate failure.
He has reached decision which is said
to be entirely satisfactory to both sides,
but he has not played the game accord.
ing to the accepted and established rules.
His decision was reached and his award
made during the lifetime of the claimants.
This is violation ofthe custom in such
cases and may constitute dangerous
precedent. 1t may lead to a movement
to place in Mr.. Plumey's hands the mat
ter OF the rapidly molding Spanish claims
and that old mummy known as the
French claims.
Perhaps the most remarkable feature
OF the case is the report that both parties
are satisfied. The next step will be the
collection OF $659,2S7 from President
Castro. We are unable to say whether
or not the United States is to act as
collector New York Sun.
Let it not be forgotten, says the Bur.
lington Clipper, that the man who made
possible the great celebration at Bur.
lington last week, was that quiet, unos.
tentatious, gentleman, William I. Van
Patten, who gave the beautiful park on
which the monument was built. In his
quiet way he has done more for Burling
ton than score of the brass.mounted
copper-riveted, selfcrowned kings of Fl.
nance, of the Queen City, who love to sit
in the chief seats in the synagogue and
ride in the front carriages in the pro.
cessions. The Rutland News notes this
and says:
The man Of the hour-William 7. Van
Patten of Burlington, modest, loyal,
public-spirited. Through his generosity
the Memorial tower to Ethan Allen has
been made possible"
Hon. VIM. F. Villas of Wisconsin made
short visit recently to the old home of
his grandparents, Moses Villas and wife.
IN johnson, what was formerly called
Sterling. There, in the mountainsde
cemetery, repose the remains of the SEN
ator s ancestors and a worthy lot of
people they were, as the old residents OF
this county can well testify. Of such a
parentage as this the Senator may well
feel proud. Little did these sturdy.
hardworking and prudent mountain
farmers think that descendant of theirs
would fill position in a Presidents
cabinet and also represent one of the
great western states in the United States
Senate Morrisville News and Citizen