Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-08-24

be otherwise. Seriously, the number
is most valuable to all interested in
Vermont journalism. Never before
has so complete history OF the pro-
fession been achieved. From the Yer
monter's census it appears that there
are now l25 newspapers and periodi-
Gals printed in the state, ten dailies,
eighty-four weeklies, including diff
terent town editions printed at home
offices, eleven monthlies, three quar-
terlies and nineteen school and college
periodicals. The newspaper grave
yard bears about $40 headstones. A
feature of particular interest is the
history and description of the first
newspaper press used in Vermont
now exhibited in the museum of the
state library at Montpelier.
Says a correspondent in the Groton
Times, anent the recreation" feature
of the Lyndonville camp meeting -
"Shades of Elder Haynes, H. A
Spencer and Z. n. Granger Take
along your euchre deck. poker chips
and fishing tackle, and be ready for
any kind of a dispensation. MethO-
dist camp meetings and the games OF
this strenuous age seem TO be about
neck and neck. and if the next %
years note changes equal to the last
quarter of a century a Methodist camp
meeting will be only an incident, an
auxiliary, a sort of side Issue 10 a
great tournamen. of national sports.
Then umpires with a grand homolO-
eous diploma will be in demand to
sort the one from the other. This in
deed is an age of evolution! Newbury
against Groton at football, Lunenburg
vs.. Hardwick at goll, st. Johnsbury
sitting down with Sheffield, on a rainy
day, at authors, crokinole and seven
up, with whist, euchre and domin0eS
for alternates, East Haven putting on
the boxing gloves with West Burke.
oh what will the harvest be?
The Burlington celebration last
week serves to direct attention anew
to the chief hero Of Vermonts stirring
days of century and a quarter ago.
We know there are those who will
dispute Ethan Aliens claim to this
prominence, bnt in popular sense it
cannot be denied that Allen takes
this rank. His brother, Ira. sur
passed him in tinesse, Seth Warner .
was a more lovable character, Baker I.
Chittenden and others did fully as
much for Vermont TO preserve her
independence and guide her into state
hood. but for a variety OF reasons /
Ethan Allen will b. known where and /
when the others are forgotten. The (
explanation is that Allen. in word, I
action and manner, stands as the type .
OF his day He harmonized with his .
surroundings. lie was child of the .
wild, uncuitivated, but not without
culture. lie was a radical of type the
most pronounced. Brave to rashness,
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garity, free-and-easy in his habits,
but strong in mind, fertile in resource,
answering in devotion, faithful IN
friendship Ethan Allen took in his
lifetime the place Of leader, from
which time will not disturb him We
find others Of the same era that close
~ resemble him-such men as George
Rogers Clark, Daniel Boone, James
Robertson. John Sewer, the product
of the backwoods, who reflected the
spirit OF the times, and who shine
now the more brightly by reason
thereof.
Our admiration of the Japanese is
not lessened one whit by the manner
in which they have conducted their