The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-03-26

The Bennington business man VIII
| has Just gone into insolvency preach
es a little sermon to his towns-peopl
which may do the town some good
He lays his failure to "soap clubs
and "the catalog house activity.
Money earned in Bennington wa
scattered from there to the Pacific
coast in the mad rush for premiums
| No town is free from this craze, anC
every town is suffering to a greater
or less extent because the principle
of home trade is not the rule.
The Laconia Democrat referred
to the return of some Of that extra
dollar day money voted to legls-
lators by themselves as being an
evidence that "The old-fashioned
ingrowing New England conscience
still prevails to some extent in Yer
mont" Yes, but the old fashions
are coming back again. Perhaps
conscience may get in some day
along with hoop skirts and crino--
lines.
The Rutland News quotes the
Barre Tins as saying" Something
new every day: our official state road
maker, Charles W. Gates, of Frank
lin, is being proclaimed as a possible
candidate for governor Will IS be
Gates aiar for him?" If he is con-
templating the prospects at all, he
is more likely interested to know If
he will get Beyond the Gates.
The rising generation will never
realize what an influence George
T. Angel, known throughout the
world as the friend and champion of
dumb animals, has had upon the
country. He is the father of much
of our legislation on this subject.
Abuse of animals is now punishable
under the law, but it has been the
lifelong work of this man to bring
about this state of affairs.
Rev. DR.. c. E. Clark has become
to the Fletcher method
and he is urging the rank and file
of the Christian Endeavorers to join
the ranks of the "Chewers. " Evil
IDENTIFY he believes that we are better
with good digestions than
them, and Fletcherism is
the great foe to Indigestion.
The lenten season is drawing on
toward its elimination. Once more
we are beginning to plan for the
Eastertide, and in the few weeks
before the day of resurrection, let
Is think on those things that make
better men and women of us give us
higher ideals and better purposes.
The Concord Monitor finds that
he Springfield Union is surprised
hat Judge Anderson didn't also
inc the government for slandering
he Standard Oil Co. But was the
Union surprised that this Judge did
1t fine the Standard Oil to any
5reat extent.
Vermont is not the only state in
he union not entirely satisfied with
Ter session, for the Ohio legislature
as just adjourned a session which
egan with the New Year. The
eople of that state design it as the
Do-Nothings. Rather express
i've. II
We would rather hear talk of coal
trikes this time of year than in the
Month when the "sad and melan-
holy days" have just newly arrived. l
Nd Sol will furnish us plenty of fuel
I a few weeks.
Burlington is getting quite en-
lusiastic over the celebration next
lmmer No wonder, its going to
e great event, and we're all going
yer to take a peep at the show.
"Tm not in politics" and "Time /
i'll tell. " Col. Roosevelt's favor
e answers now. How strange (
icy sound in his mouth, but we'll !
1t used to it, in time.
And now we are having a little ,,
.fficulty with Nicaragua and we !
ave called our representative home =
r the present.
And our next day of note is All a
ools' day, which falls on April one v
most practical jokers remember. /
Plenty of II. I
'tJedging from the amount Of II /
lied I'm this settlement" remarked
sitor I'm Plunkville. 81 persoom there O
ust be n bounty on time."-Louisville Y
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