St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-06

AGRICULTURE.
In" report at th,. Commissioner OF t-l......
gives a v,ry tull and iurrr,~tiu. r,-l.r- OF
SEVERAL divisions 81 that Department fIu. H..f
tuIaI- agricultural and statistical ,itu.. ....
and chemical and th, benefits c,,ut,rr,,l o.. ..
upon tn" agricultural interests ui rH, ,.... .r
tn" who'll, report i u complete. HISTORY. 20 ,n..
81 III" workings 81 the Department Iu al. j> i'
- sh"" m the manner in which H., irrnr '.'
chant and mln"r l. informed and th, ','''. .
which Ii" l. aided in his Pun suits Il.,r.r --..
"r uiak'~ on" Recommendation that un.t~. ..- '
TAKEN 10y Congress +" project and ,uda',
M ct forests. and a~" suggests thai ur t.'. ..
public Lands should IL, disposed ct y,li....I ..r
dlti"n that "n't"mth at II lie reserved .'
wh"r" II exists and where. II dos not ,,.- n'.
m'ut> should h,' offered 10y planting e
CENTENNIAL uF AMERICAN I\prrI>.I''
In ac""rdan"" with the terms of H., l,'"' go
-r'.~~. approved March ; Isl Do. ,..- '.H ..f
celebration "f the lCufh Nnniyrr~.i,. % \u0rH."
ni'I".ud' nee. commission has h,t. .-.. .
consisting "t the Nv" members from ,.'. .. o.
~" branches from each uf th,. Stat .r.I ...
iI"~- This commission has held two ---... .
mas made satisfactory PROGRESS in Tho "r-
ana tn" lnltiat"rN steps necessary t.' '.....
ia" prov ISInna "i the act. and t'r ,.\,,rI'..-
prov l>I"nS 81 the act al .lunr l. III ''.'
,.ni"nnIal Board "t Finance. \ prrJuiu.r.
81 III" PROGRESS has been received from '. .
dent Of tn" Commission. and j. herewith '
ted. II Will he the duty 81 thu t"lU-r
N"nr coming session l." transmit q iliI 90.
the PROGRESS made. and L. lay b,t,,i' 500.
tails rrlatin. tn The. exhibition "t lw''
i"r'l.n arts. products and uniiuuti'l.1'-
til" terms oil red Is I" h, held under Che.
"i ~" Government at the United STATE "a
81 l'hIladrl PHI. in the YEAR l-.G Tins eel,
viii 10" l""h"d forward To 10y American
with grcat interest miTkIu- "'niu'.
- progress and prosperity than l. To- .'' %
HISTORY of ANY other nation. AMI Ir"r i-.
GOOD purpose IN bringin. together ''r ...
piles "t all the commercial nations of o.. ''.
manner calculated I" SECURE iutcruH .' '
feeling.
CIVIL SERVICE REF"EN
IN earnest desire. has been frlt 10 '....
the country through Tia. defective m, tN"' 90
appointments (" office Heretofore td' '".
hiN" been regarded Ia" much The. r.Nl'' ..'
liticHl service. Under the authority 81 '..
rules have been established To- REGULATE l.'.
al "iio" and the mode, ni appointments
IL cann"t Il" expected that any system ..
can hr entirely effective aud prov" q I"ii,''
dN f"r th" rNi~tn. evil until they h.''. I"
roughly tested by actual practice and a"'"'.'
r"rdinG I" the requirements "f The ~"iN'''. .
During my term "f office il shall hr' my To"
d,av"r 10 apply the rules ~ I" s"cur" il' -''
est possible. reform III TIA" civil service "i ~
rrnmrmt but it will require the direct a''.'"
Congress To render the enforcement at tn - ,.
binding upon successors. and hop" 1000
experience. al the past year. together WIN .''
pTiat, legislation 10y tun.T~s. may reach q -..'
tory solution of this question. and ~'r'l' .t
public service for all time. practical ~ .r
obtaining 1; ihtul and efficient officers ana '"i'
'S ,Si,p,h / SGENNI
Executive. Mansion. December ; -