St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-07-30

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II. Iohn-nury. VI. Friday. July 30, 1873.
Subscribers out of this County
wa hereafter remit wiH their snbscrip-
h"n. ten cents IN 0diiton, tor JDostdge-
as all newspaper poSi0gc after Jdn"nry
cd. This mW make the CALEDoNIAN
come to them ten cents year less than
h,rcfotorr.
- We have received Il full report of
the proceedings of the last meeting of
the White Mountain Medical Society.
hut too late for this issue.
- This tramp business is getting
serious. 1t seems not much like Yer
mont. the story which comes from Der
lin near Montpelier. 1t is ii good time
for all people to he on their guard. and
moI :. GOOD time Ia leave women alone
and unprotected. at Il distance from help
in ease il Is wanted.
e The failure. of the banking hnu>c
nf Duncan. Sherman y Co., at New
York. Tuesday. WAS Il great shock to
the financial world. and another panic
was feared. The firm has borne IL high
rcputc Throughout the country. and.
apparently. could have gone on for
Years Vet without drou>inG suspicion.
William Butler Duncan. the head of
the firm. preferred not to protIact the
agony OF failure. and risk the propol ton
of assets still remaining. 1t j. reported
that the BaIIngs of London. had refused
hi paper. The liabilities are NOT less
Than >G.OOO.Wm. but what pr"p"riou
viii Ice paid i entirely unsurmisrd.
About three ttth> of the loss will fall
on the Mon hank of London and the
Hrimg>. lh' report a. t" the failure
of the | mon bank is not worthy ot
credit. This i one of the great Joint
stock banks of London it has lost
heavily 10y the recent failures ia Eng
land. but Wa> able. the other day. to
make Il ~ per cent. dividend at the
>rmi-amnIIal meeting "t shaIc-hulGrr>.
although they irrnchrd about E:}J.UWJ
oIr their reserve fund To do ii. 1t WAS
claimed. at the Stockholders meeting.
that the business and profits we've in
La. AT tIt.. in -,
il American customers are quiIc in the
dark. Ihc c;IrI>, of the failure j. sup
posed To he the fall IN cotton. the past
year. and Il heavy line "t investments
IN southern state and railway hnnd>.
Juvenile Offenders "A Dangerous Glass.
We do not believe IN - severe pun
Ishmcmt as that given in an English
CONT the other day. which sentenced Il
girl at Thirteen Yeats 10 u short impri>-
"umrnt, and then -four Nc.I> in Il Ic-
f,InatoIN institution. tor the heiu"I>
"iicn>c al picking Il flower; bat some
punishment Is due juvenile offenders
Wiltulll. knowing chat nothing worse
than Il slight tl"ggiig will "Ncrtakr
them. and that there l. very Slight pros
poet of even that.
The hoy OF the period Is Il NECESSARY
cNll in his best estate: hut when hc
goes about. >inglN oI IN squads. com
mittin" deplrdati"n> upon pcl~" and
property, he becomes an intnicIahlt
nuisance. our town i probably ~ fire.,
from this Kind ri boy aS amy place "t
its size. Vet he is here more OF les,
uuucrouSlN. lie >li- into Your garden
when Nour back is turned. and help,
himself To the best of your fruits. not
being careful about breaking down ana
destroying what he cannot take away
He steals int" Your barn aud "utbuild-
inyS To cabbage whatever hi- eye r"vcts
al hi~ hcaIt desires. He throws stones
Il; Your buildings. Your animals, and
WnINc than this at Your small children
He is :. bully and tNIaut with smaller
''N = anu '''''i SIliN nave ~ ''dl hlS
insults.
such is the brief but not cmhcllishcd
portrait of the idle. rowing. damgcrorl,
BOY of this town. and We believe al
this country. II the parents do not at
tend To his case at once. the officers al
justice must.
\ SAFE HoH>E. 1t would seem after
reading OF such fearful and sad accident,
rs that which hct,l DI. Lords littl,
Bessie last Thursday. as though tn,