Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-01-11

1Ounu III tlle SplTlt WHICH prevails Ill
this community, of one out-doing the
other in luxury, end consequent fail
ures in business circles; in the tenn
tation which is put forward every day
to the ncxrericnt, the reckless and the
venturesome to engage in enterprises
which afterwards prove to be failure,
and perhaps consume the fortune of IN
honest, serious, straightforward man,
putting him b'clS for years, nay for
for lifetime, in the social sphere to
which he properly belongs. Another
source, and probably the most dan
gerous one of the changes to which es-
pecially young men are exposed, con-
sists of the vices of drinking and gam
bling, to which many of them fall
victim, Just merely because the tenn
tation of practising them is daily be-
fore their eyes. The latter vice, espe-
cially, has attracted the attention of our
merchants and induced them to organize
a committee, whose duty it is to visit
the gambling-houses and repor. the
names of such young men as may be
found in such places to their employers
for instant dismissal. This system has
been fruitful of much benefit, and if a
little more attention was paid to the
other vice above-mentioned,th there would
be less obscenity generally and more
order in the social institutions of our
community.
So much of the higher class of society
in New York, but when we descend a
degree or two we find no improvement,
for suicide is actually daily occurrence
among us, and murders are hardly no.
ticed at all, unless accompanied by the
most aggravating circumstances. | have
Just to quote, under this heading, the
assault on Mr.. Rogers, who has since
died of his wounds. He was sweeping
off the snow from the steps of his house,
about six o'clock in the morning,
when an unknown band of ruffians APP
preached, inflicted mortal wounds on
his person, and disappeared, without
! the police having ever been able tc
: discove their track.
) AS far as business is concerned, the
) beginning of a year has never been
| noted for much briskness, for there are
, accounts to settle, balance-shects to be
prepared, the stock to be taken and al
: the other performances OF business
routine to he gone through with, SC
= necessary in every well-regulated firm
t The hopes of MANY commercial house:
s for lively fall and winter season dc
= not appear to have been realized, anC
the dry goods houses are, as usual, the
principal sufferers. The amount o
failures in that branch since the be
ginning of last week, goes as high Al
: 81, 900, 900, rather large sum 'or such I
0 snort period, and calculated to create
a but little confidence in that line of bust
ness.
n We find ourselves, for the present
8 blessed with regular spring weather
Y and it appears almost incredible tina
: but a day or two ago snow and i =.
s .mpeded our progress in the streets
:. and that perhaps tomorrow an old
O fashioned suow-storm may be ragin!
Il and cover our roofs again with whit
shroud, and make the vicinity of
warm stove again desirable. Alas TO
- the many poor ones who have n
:, stove to warm their frozen limb
~ against, nor a comfortable shelter II
= night, nor even piece of bread to sa
o tisfy their craving hunger. 1t is one @
q the sad features of life in large city
| hot ho fO1nd pnrlc In n n a
he very doors of the millionaire, an
that the wretch who has no home, II
res Ources, no connections or relatives
and whom sickness or old age prevent
" from earning enough to keep body an
! soul together, is apt to die from tn
want of what would not lie considere
&c by others adequate food for their dogs
y TO be sure, we have charitable institu
'. tions of every description, and appa
rently a large number of them, blu
= they are not ad tquate to the demands c
d the community, especially during tn
l.. cold season, when many people al
: thrown out of employment and una Il
Il to find other occupation. Several mi
lions are given aud spent every yea
for purposes Of charity, aud the church
=. wardens of almost every nominatio
~ do great deal towards alleviating til
II sufferings of the poor, but in a me asur
Dr. as this city grows in extent and pOpuls
,e ton, we must have more institutions
n aud wide field is open for the philar
= thropist.
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does not apply to the popularity {
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