St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-05-14

alton. 1t may be questioned wheth-
er the inhabitants themselves of the
country towns realize to the full the
extent and variety of the changes.
Indeed, many of them have grown
to manhood and womanhood sfuce
the changes began and know little of
the past with which to compare the
present. If a doctor is needed in
haste. a telephone message will call
| him, and he will respond in an au-
tomobilc which will easily shorten
a twelve or fifteen mile drive to half
an hour. In case of accident, if one
has not an automobile himself, some
neighbor is almost certainly avail
able to make a flying trip to the
nearest surgeon or hospital. Social
affairs, as well as matters of greater
emergency, can be arranged by tel
ephone, and preparations which in
the older days would have required
week s time can be made in an
hour of the afternoon for the COM
ing evening. But it is in affairs of
emergency, where speed is required,
that tho change is perhaps most
striking. A Renaissance will sup
ply the best illustration. During the
Civil War two members of the
Eighth New Hampshire volunteers,
after hard service in Louisiana and
Texas, reached Concord on a fur
Tough. Their home was in North
wood, and they intended to finish
their journey by stage. The stage
between Concord and Newmarket,
which passed through Northwood,
left Concord only every other day.
By some n,ischance the soldier boys
he e.
on a long journey to their homes. A
farmer from an adjoining town,
Overtaking them and learning their
plight, kindly offered them a seat
in his farm wagon, which they
gratefully accepted, but, with his
slow farm horse, there was no hope
of overtaking the stage coach. Soon
however, a man of sporting ten
denotes happened along behind
a stopper. The farmer had an in
spiration, and called his attention
to the situation of the soldiers. His
racing spirit and his patriotism
were alike stirred. What his politics
may have been is of no Importance
at this late day. He hurried the
men in blue into his light vehicle,
swore several oaths that they should
overtake the stage and sleep at
home that highland they did. But
it ruined his horse. Today it would
be an automobile, if it were not an
anachronism to assume that there !
would be a stage. The fact is that
now some generous automobilist |
would have taken them half way,
where they would have met another
from the soldiers i'm
mediate neighborhood, having |
aboard members of their families |
who had been notified by telephone. |
There is a difference, and it is
something less than fifty years.
Manchester Union.
Be Fair With Legislature
The Waterbury Records suggests
that the special session of the Leg
islature should be called together
before haying time in order that it |
may quickly finish it's work. The
session is likely to be somewhat |
prolonged whenever it is called. AS
the taxation law passed at the last
session is causing considerable dis
that subject is likely to
be brought up again and discussed
at length. The question of a pri-
mary is also likely to provoke con-
siderable debate, as one of the rea-
sons for the calling of the special
session is to devise ways and means
for the popular election of United
States senators. If the members
get promptly at the work there
should be no need of undue delay.
Meanwhile they can find out the SEN
-iments of their constituents about
.hese and other matters that may
come up.-White River Junction
Landmark.
1t is evident that the editor of the
Landmark never tried to get at the
sentiment of several hundred or sew
sraI thousand constituents. Consti-
uents, each and all, have a sure
,ure for all political, social and eco
ionic evils, but not often do two
lgree exactly. The tax law can be
EASILY settled by any man-to his
,wn satisfaction-bu when it
comes to making tax law that fits
airly all lines of business and all
Iasses of men, there is no such
hing in existence though the world
las been striving for it for more
han four thousand years. The
cry fact that there is varying !
pinion at home ought to show to
very thinking man that there will 5
e disagreement in the legislature l
or our legislature is as truly repre-
of the state of Vermont as
Tell can be. Changing ideas are COM
1g into vogue in Vermont as we'll Z
S in every other state. These
hanges are bound to be brought
bout. To fight them is like trying 5
, fight the incoming of the tide or a
ne force Of a mountain torrent. In 2
laking the changes, however some Q
listakes are sure to be made and a
ONE injustice done. The Banner I
elieves that if the people and the z
ewspapers of the state, instead of e
busing the legislature and calling c
S members fools and robbers and g
Their choice epithets, will join as Q
ar as may be in helping to bring K
bout these inevitable changes in l;
radual, sane and yet earnest and d
rogressive manner, great good may a
2 accomplished even if the special {
ession or any other session be lit Il