St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-24
Press Extracts.

! 1t is very creditable to President
| Grant that the chief anxiety he has
shown about the money Stringency has
been in regard to its effect on the de
mand for labor, and the liability to loss
of employment by many worImen just
at the eve of Winter. He has expressed
the strongest desire to do everything
possible to prevent the closing of man
ufacturing establishments and the dis
charge of hands.-LOuisrHle COmmer-
cidi.
A passenger who has a trunk so large
that one stout man cannot handle it,
has no rights any railway company is
bound to respect. DctrOH Post.
The Memphis Avalanche says: as
there no way to prevent dead-heat>
from gobhling portion of the supplies
designed for destitute yellow fever srf-
fercrs and their families If Il tenth
part of the reports he true, the most
shameless impositions on the commit
tees daily occur"
jeff. Davis is likely to accept the
CHARACTERISTIC of the University of
Georgia. There are few living men 81
capable of imparting to Young and
/
mIncucy of the American Government
aS jeff, BM6dio Express.
Robert Toomhs is learning something
as he gets older. He has quit talking
treason and turned his attention to
wholesome subjects. He addressed the
people of Warren County. G;t.. during
the recent term of court. upon the iiman-
cial and political troubles. He urged
the planters to abandon ut once the
prrniciouS practice of borrowing money
to make cotton. and to live within their
means. PjttSb"rg CbroHjcIc.
Mr.. kryScg, IL prominent lawyer of
Philadelphia. suggests as Il means of
adding /" the interest of the Ccntcnui-
al thar the Commission shall invite
each State and Territory to select and
order tn Philadelphia one or more OF
lis hest disciplined regiments. 1t j.
estimated that regiment from each
state and Territory would form an
amy of 30.000 men. the hest represent
tativcS of the physical characteristics
of our race. its courage. manlinc>S and
discipline. - PhiI0dciphjd Telegram.
just now the State OF Illinois presents
attractions to vicious Youths between
tn" ages of sixteen and eighteen Yeas
which ought +" induce Il large inmigra-
tl"n. In Il recent east tried before the
CircUit Court of Mclean County. Il hoy.
charged with burglary. promptly
pleaded guilty to the charge. awaited
sentence of the court. The Judge adj
JU>trd his SpcctaclcS. and, proceeding
I" hunt up the law prescribing the pun
I>hncnt "t sixteen cai-nld Juveniles
WAS not Il little startled to find hat
there WAS II" existing statute applicable
To the ca>c ut bar. so the boy WAS
permitted to 90 on his way. rejoicing
that Il Legislative hlundrr had saved
him from Il two or three Years term in
the prnitcntiary. HdItimorc No. Inner
icdH.
y newspaper published at Lexington.
Mo. contained recently Il letter. dated
at ST. Louis October !. and signed hN
one II. Cla! Harper, in which he writer
offers I" bet SIOuO that President Grant
will he aS>;l>Sinatcd before the IOtll day
of April. ISL. The editor comments
upon the letter 10y SAYING: I'VE have
only To add that ii will afford us pro
found pleasure to announce ON the
of April II. that Mr.. Harper
has won his bet. That editor is pInha- !
bly, Il firm believer in the liberty of the /
press. and We're his sheet to Ice prncccd- /.
cd against is it deserves. would set upa
FRY against the suppression of free /
speech. But ut the same time he is .
about Us Ignorant i'll regard To what .
liberty of speech is aS he is ignorant of /,
1 more than limited amount of imturma-
non aS Ia the requirements of civiliZa-
ion. Such an open advocation of muir
Ter ought not to pass unnotlccd. The
man who is willing to risk S5OOO on the
possibility of Il public officials speedy
and the editor who de
'lreS To see the wager won. ought both
o he put under such close surveillance
hat 1t will not he possible for them
very easily to secure the contamination
or which they are So DESTROYS. s. Boston
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