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

TTeSS tXCraCCS.
Is there any good reason why a per
son who has been the victim of NAL
practice should. on that account, be de
MED the services of an intelligent and
competent physician? \ Dr. Honnarl
of MuItrceSboro. ILL.,, becoming fright
ened ut the result of his bungling, de
serted patient. Il woman. recently,
leaving her i'll Il dcplorabln situation.
and inpl"red another physician to take
charge of the case. The latter visited
the patient. but, on learning the facts.
refused to have anything to 10 with the
matter. and left the womln to die.
which she soon did. He could have
saved her life. and most people will he
llcVc that the professional pride that
prevented his doing 50 was false and
criminal. Springfield RpaJIjrm.
Pool->clling has become 81 common.
notwithstanding it is against the law.
that it is almost impossible for men to
get up any kind of Il contest now-a-
days without rcSorting to ills species
of gambling. \ despatch from Middle
bury says that 1.-THE pool-ScIl ny at the
Addison House for the races of Thurs
day WIS quite brisk" We are rather
glad that Rev. Mr.. Murray has gone
into the horse business. for h. and such
a> hc will he likely to drive out these
money changers and leave contests for
merit free from the prejudice of these
unlawful accompanimcmts.- ST 1ibdHS
Messenger.
The oranges of the West IRE rcaping
wisdom with their harvcStS. The Hi
mons farmers came very near falling into
the clutches of the Democratic party. a
few weeks ago. but they have now pref
~ generally determined to stick To the
legitimate objects for which the oranges
were organized. and to hold aloof. as n
body from politics. \ grand convcn-
ton of the agriculturiStS of the State
has been called ut Chicago on the 22d
"t the present month. the delegates to
he taken from those actively engaged
in tillimg the soil. This condition will
shut out those politicians vino have
been 50 a>>idu"u>ly endcavorng To tack
their fortunes on the farmers move
ment. The convention proposes To de
vote ITS attention to considering agri-
cultural affairs and dcviSing measures
for the breaking down of the present
oppressive freight tariffs. Boston GIob,.
Our soil is rich. our mines of iron and
of marble. lime, and paint, are exhaust
lc>>.our mountains are clothed with i'm
mrn>e forests of choice timber. Yet We
only deal III raw materials. in wood.
rough blocks of stone and ores, and
drive our Young men over our borders
t" make IL living and get rich This
ought to he rrnrdied. and the flood of
set toward us. instead of
away from us. We should mt once en-
courage business and manufactures hy
an Immediate repeal of every grab law.
whereby Il man can ruin his neighhor
any day 10y attachment and closing his
business. make the administration of
justice speedy. easy and cheap. remove
all SlImptuary laws and all restrictions
upon trade. and hold ont friendly
hand to every enterprise that will
bring us more inhabitants and greater
wealth. HHtIdHd HcIuM.
Public opinion has long demanded of
American railroads the diSuse of the
stove. Many roads. we are
glad To say. have begun or carried out
il reform i'll this respect. heating some
pr all of their trains 10y steam. to the |
saving of their passengers lives and
their own rolling stock. Other roads
persist in the old atrocious custom. in
entire disregard of the horrible disasters
That every winter result from it. The |
oppression of the public reprobation of
he practice of heating ears by stoves.
should he so ummiStakable that rail
roads pcrsISting i'll it shall appear to he
iellherItrly taking upon themselves. in |
spite of reproof and warming. the risk
If the most terrible species of disaster
"a which railroad passengers are expos
ct. Nor can such Il course he regarded
Is less than criminal. If it is attended
With the results it invites, the culprit
companies must expect to he hardly
lealt with by the public, for excuse of
ignorance or inattention to the subject
heY VIII have none.-SpringfeM In
on.
OF what avail is it that our party
wins elections. if the men whom if puts
II office subordinate country to party.
to cxpediency, honesty to
the party machine is to
re driven remorSclessly on. no matter
Who may ride upon its gilded car, or
What rights and principles may be
rushed under its ponderous wheels ,
t Is to be hoped that such a question
will never have to he asked and it new
+ will if the men in the party who be-
leVe that honesty is better than corrup-
ion, truth than falsehood, and RIGHT
nd justice than wrong and Injustice.
AXE care that the party is not sllr-
cndcred to its ''wOrst elements. --Con-
rcssn,dH Willard IN Freeman.
We repeat that this business of re-
urnlng back pay, with flourish of
is Il sham, and some of the
men who take part in it are guilty of
'rocuring glory and popularity on false
'retcnSeS. We fail to see why they
hould he exalted at the expense of men
Who conScientiously opposed the back
ay legislation. who are willing to has
Ell the only action which can possibly
ecure restitution. and who will support
repeal of the measure which they did
heir best to defeat, but who will not
re bullied into Il course of action which .
hey know can have no possible bind
ng legal force.-ROchester Democrat D.,
Mr.. Thurman, the Democratic leader |
Congress, has stirred up an unpleas- {
mt mess for himself. He undertook
o arraign Senator Morton's course on