St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-21
Current Press Comment.
A Farm That RaiHed a Nan.

Farm That Raised a Nan.
The farm at Hodeenville, KY, upon
which Abraham Lincoln was born Feb.
IL, 1909, was sold at auction last Aug
ust. Among the intended bidders was a
distiiler who wanted it to advertise a
brand Of whiskey. Others had designs
little less Objectionable.
The place was bought for Golfers
Weekly, which will turn it over to the
Lincoln Farm Association, body which
has as President, Gov. Folk oil Missouri,
and twenty trustees OF national repute,
headed by Joseph Il. Choate, William II.
TAFT, Horace Porter and Mark Twain.
The association will buy and restore to
the farm the log cabin in which Lincoln
was born, now the property of show
man; will inclose and protect it, erect
memorial and establish a historic
museum. By the Lincoln centennial in
1909 the farm should be in good shape.
There is not in the world a more i'm
pressive spot than Mount Vernon.
Preserved with like loving care, "the
little model farm that raised a Man." as
Mark Twain describes it, will have its
lesson for generations of American citi.
zens.- New York World.
You Never Can Tell.
One OF the distinct features oil the Ben
nington Banner is the catch line across
thchead OF the paper every day. Some OF
brightest things we have read appear
there. late one read, when you hear
a man telling Of what great things he
has done, listen carefully, for you will
never hear anybody else tell the story of
bis achievements Does this refer to
political advertising ? Burlington Clip
per.
The Goldes Rule.
Were you to start today to solicit sub
scriptions Tor the repairing of your
church, to finance new industry which
would materially help not only the town
in which it was to be established but all
the surrounding towns, or to build an
electric railroad designed to open coun-
try hitherto almost inaccessible to profit.
able commerce, would you go to these
foreign grafters who have absolutely no
interest in you or your town besides the
hard cash you send them for inferior
goods. Hardly. You would 60 first Of
all to the merchants, whom you would
expect to respond literally, and they
would Vergennes Vermonter.
The Late MIR. Dickerman.
The swift passing of the years is again
evidenced by the death OF Hon. Jerry E.
Dickerman, OF Newport. For many years
Mr.. Dckerman, associated for manv
years with Messrs. Edwards and Young,
was a familiar parsonage at the Essex
county court. He was known as one OF
the most able members OF the bar, in the
time, of Dale, Ross, Benton, Haywood,
Ray, Fletcher, Bingham, Grout, Storrs,
and Others, all gone He was a man
of charming wit and affability, and a
most honorable opponent in the sharp
legal tits which he greatly enjoyed.
Thus are the old landmarks disappearing
from our sight. The old pass away, and
the young soon grow old. - Essex
County Herald.
VermOnts Midshipmen.
St, Iohnsbury contributes two mem
bers OF the graduating class of the nava
academy this year, and Vermonters vii
be pleased to note that both the young
men stood high in their class. They NAV
be future CIarks, Deweys, or Converses
who knows ? Barre Times.
Twas Ever Thus.
Senator Patterson OF Colorado is ex
perlenclng the usual fate o. a man VINO
dehes the dictation of his party. His
party associates jump onto him rough
shod, determined to crush him. Patter
son, Democrat, is no exception. 1t is
so IN both parties, in and out of Con.
gress. 1t man moves along with his
party, the sea is smooth and there is
little trouble for him, but if he attempt.
10 exercise any independent Judgment
OF bis own, down comes his hat over bis
ears Northampton, Mass, Gazette.
There are few men in Congress in
greater demand for addresses upon
special occasions than the representa-.
i've from Vermont's first district, Hon,
D. Foster. His latest call in that line
took him to Kalamazoo, Mich. where
ne gave Lincoln anniversary address
on Monday night. To be a WORKING
member OF the first class and to posses
the happy faculty OF saying things are
qualities in Congressman not So
common as they mil ht be. That the
constituency OF Mr.. Foster does not
underestimate the value of such repre-.
sentation IN the national legislature
goes without saying. Candidacy
computations may be troublesome in
other places but not in the first Vermont
Congressional district Morrisville
Messenger.
Inc Waterbury Record wants to ad.
Vert'se Waterbury as an ideal summer
resort and thinks that suitable book.
iet should be printed and circulated as
largely as possible. The idea is not q
PAD one for Waterbury or any other
vermont town, which has attractions to
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