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rum 'snxiri'x‘tliif
sol'TIt Milt“ ALK. lirii‘. in. issn.
.‘IIN‘IJ'JI'IA‘H Ii‘.l'l'l.\'tv‘ UP 'I'III‘
.\ lit '1‘]? I.‘ Krill! I'.‘.\'T.s'.
lieiieral Urdcr No. ‘32 has heeu_ issut d
fromtlie iidjiitaut ueneral's other. and
yives the relative standing of the hut»
"tents and cotnpanit-s if the l‘uiutectr
cut Nationallu‘uard. According to the
Vpi'der the Second ieguueiit rates the
highest and tbe.l“ourlh the lowest. The
rating for the regiments is: llirst iiI‘ll:
Second “.lfl; 'l‘uird V1010; Fourth 273:».
From which it would appear that the
Fourth is far below all others in merit.
while actually it ratikssei‘olbl. The rat-
ing of the companies of the I’onrth regi-
ment is thus:
t'on pun Ii o.» n:
l‘oiupatti i‘ , wlZs
i‘outpail) ll . on o’.
i‘otnpain l2 s’. at
t‘ontpaitv F . \lS-l
t‘oinpany \t x'. In}
i'lillili‘lIl) l ‘I.l‘.‘
t‘otupatt) l\ . , st 1.5
This makes the tigure of llli'l’ll of the
regiment S‘J‘J. [bit because the Ma-
chine iiiin l‘latooii of nine men failed to
make a report the whole regiment is cut
down to 77.96. and made to appear as of
very inferior merit.
This way of rating may be according
to the discipline of the National tlunrd.
but it does not fairlv represent it. If one
company fails to make its report it. does
not seem just to punish the whole regi‘
intent for such neglect It would be
more equitable to give such company
the, unenviable distinction it uterus.
lit the case of the l’ourtli regiment. in
this instance. the rating
more unjust because the Machine tiun
l‘latoon l:- tiot in the full sense a part of
As it is. the c unp titles of
the Fourth figllllt‘lll desurve favorable
seems all the
the regiment.
mention for the high rate of merit \\'lili’l1
lliev have won.
"cut: to...“ oi i on...
First Annual “rt-01'! of fllv‘ I otuiuissiottri‘
of Labor ‘lllll\llt s.
The iirst annual report of Arthur 'I‘
Hadley. \‘onituissioner \ f I.‘llhll' .\" itistta-s
of this state. is gi\eii to the pal-lie t. ml-iy.
From a hasty look at the book. which is
loll pages. we are convict-oi that .‘lr.
Iladley has malt-an I.-i12i>i ttl’ art tr» get
the lit-st possible the lib-st
Iill‘ll‘ r“ “PI"
data and
authentic statistics on all
tailiiiig to the labor question. The c in-
tents of the Work are classitizd llli-lr‘l‘ the;
following heads: \Vagv-s and l‘i’itits.
Cheap Labor. Mannrr of l'aynu-tit.
Health and .\l irals. The Work of the
Sl.ill‘ll“.ll
At another time. and alter moi.- carp
Bureau. and the _\pp.-n.i.-\.
f-lll perusal of the l -p ~tt_ w=r tn i_\ .:.\'e a
fuller review. but for the prvseitt we:
submit the full to in; vxtraz‘zs with it
will particularh interest readers iii tins
vicinity.
l..\lit|liUltti.\.\1.’.\‘l‘lt«\‘.
\V hile the attempts at emoperatioii aim
to ensure that employers and employees
shall have a common interest. 1 tlorts at
labor organization and arbitration ap
proach the problem from a dub-rent
side. and try to ensure that the dilfercnt
interests shall meet one anotheron an
equal footing. ‘
“The individual workman does not
Aux-rt. his employer on equal terms.
“\Yhen the law assumes that he does. the
law makes a mistake. Sometimes he is
stronger: generally be is far? weaker.
It may be true that it is for the interest
of the employer to consult the interest
of the employee; but when he does not
do so. the individual employee has tto
remedy. It is for this reason. mort- than
any other. that he resorts to cotnbina~
tion.
The popular notion is that trades
unions only exist for the Work of organ~
izing strikes. This is a great mistake.
A great many of the unions are simply
of the nature of mutual benefit societies.
Others attempt to elevate the character
of the workmen in the trade. and to
furnish rules for their guidance liven
in those unions which have had most to
do with strikes this has been only an
incidental result of the organiz ition.
It is almost impossible that trades
unions should be judged by the public.
squarely on their merits. Several
causes have combined to enlist public.
feeling against them. and to cause pub
lie judgment to condemn their
methods. 7
In the first place. they are apt to be
made an instrument of agitation. Now.
agitation. whether concerning labor. or
concerning anything else. is. at best. an
evil. At its worst. it is a public nus»
fortune. And labor agitation is much
more frequently seen at its worst than
at its best. Even where the bad con-
duct of the employers is responsible for
it. it cannot generally command the
sympathy of the community. Asa rule.
it cannot expect to be judged on its
merits. It leads to bad and inefficient
work; and bad or inefficient work is the
one thing which the community will
never tolerate. The modern factory
Iystem is. in many respects. tint unlike
a military organization. The head must
have authority. or everything will go to
ieces. If there is ll mutiny iii an arntv.
it is usually more thetault of the oili-
cers than the men: yet the public. in
such cases. Sides wnb the otlicers. be~
cause it cannot afford to have all author—
ity go to pieces. And so 0 agitation.
If unsuccessful. it destroys flimencv.
and results in nothing. If successful. it
results in industrial anarchy. t'iiforiu-
natel '. labor combinations have been.
identified in the public mind with labor
ngitaliuns.
Secondly. the law has regarded labor
combinations with disfuvor. “We draw
our laws largely from England. The
English combination laws were drawn
in the interest of the land-owners against
the laborers; and unintentionally the
whole spirit of our law has been influ-
enced by the way iii which English
legislation of the his! century regarded
trades unions. By giving them a bad
ntme. tbc law has brought out what-
ever-was worst in their character. and
we in America have not changed the
law by statute as rapidly as has been
. done in England.
There seem: to be no reason for delay-
ing this change in the law. The de‘
mnnd in the platform of the Knights of
Labor. section 7. for the recognition. by
incorporation. of trades union's. orders.
and such other associations as may be
organized by the working masses to
im rove their condition and protect their
rig is. in one which ought to be granted;
if for no higher reason. simply because
the refusal to grant it creates invidious
-—dtrtinctions, and does no good. 0f n
Eu
' all”?
rcfuul to allow such incor ration in
land, some years ago, r. Jevona
pa the moat impartial authority
on than subjucts) any- thnt it amounted
to , ionlrcfuanl of justice. and that
t o outcof tho lnw wu such an to
M9,,gé,eiioounzo fraud and)!»
to wu no och-e in" ryr’"
to dimurm union: by indireo ‘ moans.
which did not prevent their nation,
but which obliged the me ra either
to ruler from fraud. or clue to resort to
violent means of redress.“ “‘hethera
change in the law would have any great.
practical rtl‘ect in most of our states is
divillilflll. It did not have Ilit‘ \‘tTt‘i‘I
expected in England. Many ill'qalllzd‘
tions seem to have been \Ii'I ‘rrod ‘ll‘illll
taking .ol\.iii?.ij.;i- of the I.l\\ "I_\ the
necessity of i‘cgidcriug ilieii“ ruit-s.
liut whether they avail tlieiiiscli‘es til it
or not. they ought. in common fairness.
to be all told the chance.
The best thing that child be done is to
give such orgaiuziiions a l‘et‘ogliih‘d
character. \\'iihout it you in.tl.e it
lli‘i‘i'V\:ll\ for Illt'ill toshow their worst
side. With it they li:i\o a i'I1:lll\ e to
.le\elop their best sul.-. No one can look
at the history of I‘l‘lgllhll trades unions
without seeing the possibility of good
\\ hiel'i there is iii such oi‘gaitir-itions.
Ii MIL-i like those of .‘ll‘. (i ‘orge Howell:
reports like those of the general trades
unions congress. s of l-iiiglaiid: or. above
all. the nt-tnly position taken by English
working men in International trades
congresses. show what can be done in
this way. Most of our American organ~
nations have had less chance and less
time for healthy growth. If we give
them a fair chance we may trust to
time to do the rest. If we do not. give
them a fair chance we run the risk of
making them develop in the wrong dir-
ectioti.
'I‘hirdly. trades unions come before
the public chiefly when a large strike
occurs. Now a large strike does not
generally arise. without some fault on
both sides. 'l‘o judge of trades unions
s ilely by their acton in strikes. is like
judging of a man‘s character by the way
he behaves when he is sick.
.\ fair. and at the same time thorough.
investigation of a strike. is something
which it is aliiinst impossible for a statis-
tical bureau to mike. The statements
on b Illi sides cottila-t. They are at issue
on direct questions of fact. and there is
no means or proving which is true. The
\‘ollillllssliilli‘l‘ has no power to adtninis
or an oath. or to send for persons and
papers, He is compelled to rely on
\olunrit'v iut'orutattott He has not
M vii tbe‘p over of bringing the :il‘cus‘ers
.lllil accused fat-w to fm e. llis informa-
tioti is so tar cottli l'entizil. that he cannot.
in a .:rea: many \‘I‘l!li‘.il instances. name
his itlllll tritit-s on the one side. as t‘uu-
fitting the staiwitiv‘nts oti the other.
If ich snit- I\l". ps Illl'k :i great deal. and
brings out a .:ie it doll \\ uich would not
lit'iil' really thorough cross-tinesn»dung.
l‘titlui' these .‘irciinistaiicvs wt- have to
trtilll the :li‘i‘~ill11t of several strikes of
re lI importance which II no recently
occurred in this Xalt-z not because they
art: It ll\\:1l'll talki. ' about. but because
ainthin; that we I iid tell is based on
such c -t.:l:.~'.iiig evidence. that it must
in: to .1 lug.- - \dt‘til. lllnllrl' of opinion;
it \\ will be a srurex- of public t-ilt-nse.
t'..'.l:--r than public \' IIllIvli‘Ilv‘v'. \\’e
lino Illiltlr‘ an \ \m'ptiuti III the rise of
tlzr \idll) X.Il‘\\’.’lll\ hath-ts strike.
be-
nt“, “ac x.) tttiportzin'. in a \ztiivty
at \v :ys: thit tlu- tni‘dtr' li.t.i a tight. to
{\ii‘tlialtil the lust :o't‘nlllll ~~l II \\t' could
:‘._:l\'~'. \‘et tvou here. we II We felt the
ixtuiw dztlicxtitirs all -ut r~-e»!iciltn_: the
Istth merits of the two I'lll'ili‘s. .\l.nl.-i'~
3-... H...” wt‘ “l‘l' due q l. s. \\ tilt perf- ctly
gwi ll.t'1tll-‘Zi~.l‘!ll it totally .l.il 1‘! ttt
\‘ .i
t cts.
'1 tr ot. the s our -. Lot t
:‘tt -,.. iii \ -:;\\ \i a \illl‘nf'.
lfilll Lit? .\'~\e.u.~z.l\‘i. fun
”2‘ :EM- .x't-lt'a; llul I.i- l. iixs of .\ illlll
N-Ir\\'..lk :ttt-i xt-nlt vit't‘y int » ttl-t‘t
.l rvtltici d M‘liJ'HT wages. The \\ oi‘ktnvtt
refused to work at the new scale; and in
the week following a strike began \\ l.:ch
continued iititil the beginning of April.
l\\‘-. \t the outset. the makers alone
were organized. The strike and. subse-
quctl). the or; iiii.'.ition. extended also
throughfi/he finishers and trimmers. Thi-
tirtiis a tempted to go on with their
\Vul’k. by the importation of non-union
workmen from other places. They eon-
titiued to do so until the spring of 1‘83.
During these months there was consitb
erable turbulence. and sometimes serious
results. After a number of weeks they
were \\_iitcd U“ l')‘ :1 committee of the
l‘entral Labor l'nioti. of New York. who
proposed a resort to arbitration. This
being rejected. the goods of these tiriiis
wete boycotted by the Ventral labor
l‘ttion and the Knights of Labor. .‘Iarch
llith and thh there was a fruitless
attempt at arbitration. A second r-tftirt.\
April ii-l—‘Jth. was more successful. and
resulted in the concession by the manu~
factiirers of a large part of the work-
‘men‘s demands. Utte shop did not resort
to arbitration. but has continued the
tight. in spite of the boycott. \vit‘i appar-
ent success up to the present time.
Meantime. two cooperative factories had
been organized. ' almost at the very
outset of the strike. by men who would
otherwise have been out of work. The
building in which they worked was de-
stroyed by lire almost at the very begin
ning of their operations; but in spite of
this they are both running at present.
each with a factory of its own.
These are the main facts. which are
admitted by all parties. Everything
else is in dispute.
There are two distinct questions:
First. as to the ground for the original
reduction. Second. as to the manner iti
which the dispute was carry-d on.
I. The manufacturcro s justified their
reduction on the ground that they had
not been making any money at all in
the time preceding the strike—-a fact
which seems to be admitted on all hands
-—aiid that even after the reduction. their
prices would run higher than those of
their competitors iti llanbury.
\ To this the men reply. that the prolits
of the firm were kept down by an un-
reasonably high salary list. and that the
reduction should have been made there.
Hither than on the wage list. And they
further say. that the South Norwtilk
shops competed with Ilrooklyii. where
piece-work prices were higher instead of
lower: and that even iii lblpfifiipry. at the
lower scale of prices. a wor quill could
earn more per day than in. Norwalk.
because the goods were. made up in such
amanner that the Danbury workmen
could work muchrf‘aster.
To this last argument. the manufac-
turers reply that it was the fault of the
Noi‘alk workmen themselves that they
are not able to do the rapid work which
prevailed in Ilinbury. That the Nor-
walk manufacturers had tried to intro-
duce machinery which should do such
work quickly and economically without
essential loss in quality: but the men.
while not actually refusing to work with
such machines. had refused to usel them
in such a Way as to give either them
selves or the concern the advantage
whil‘h had been obtained in Daubury.
This last stair merit. the workmen deny
directly. and here the matter comes to a
direct issue of fact.
‘2. The manner in which the proposed
reduction was made public was unfortus
hate. The manufacturers acted. in com~
hination. in such a way as to irritate
the workmen. and to deprive them of
the opportunity of discussing individual
ints in the schedule. (The manu~
acturers claim, with some justice. that
the workmen in some departments were
previously more fully organized than
the manufacturers. and had always had
the latter at a disadvantage.) It is not
impossible that the chance for a freer
discussion. and moderate concessions at
this point, might have averted the whole
trouble.
On the other hand, the workmen com~
mitted a similar fault; in hastening to
strike in a manner so abrupt us actually
Lto violate Icingcf the rule. 113.3? own
“film."
W
been different if they had noted (litters
ently It thin point. we do not. believe.
Neverthelem, this was t thing which
oouldnotfniltotelluliutthrm.
disturbances which followed. for the
most part. though not always. fell short.
of actual violence. The most serious
individual occurrence. the worst thing
or the kind we have ever luid iii L‘on-
lli‘t‘lli‘lll. was {I dynamite explosion at.
u- «llkl of i‘rofni .\- liuupp‘s fiutory.
l‘riday i\‘t‘lllllg. January In. It is im-
possible to tell who was responsible for
it. any more than it is. possible to say
how the tire in tho co operative factory
came about. four weeks Illlt‘l‘. There
was no evidence to implicate labor
organimtions in any way.
Taken as whole. the strike inflicted
serious injury upon the business. oi South
.\'orw:ilk. in almost every department.
Though matters have settled outwardly.
there are elements of disturbance. which
mnv make themselves felt at almost any
nioinent. The i‘tfl‘lllt‘t has been carried
int l politics. and has there resulted in ii
victory for orgaiuz id labor. It remains
to be seen what use wall be ma 3e of this
victorv.
(Itieiof the most interesting results of
the whole matter has been an ctl'ortV in
the direction of combined organization
on the part of ciiiployei's and employees
iii the batting trade of the United States.
The original suggestion came frotn the
employees. It was warmly taken up by
some of the employers. and an ttl‘oit is
being made to form ii combined pool. I r
monopoly of capital and labor acting in
concert. It is too soon to tell how far
the etlort is likely to be, successful. (The
latest developments do not indicate that
it is likely to succeed l It is founded on
the feeling that cutthroat competition
is bad for labor and capital alike. and
that there must be some combined means
of checking it. If it succeeds. it. will be
the most completely organized combina-
tion in the country.
l‘.\t I}: .IUIIN 'I‘tl TIIUKH I-IVtfiAtille IN
\llilu‘.\.\‘l‘ll.r: lit sisrtss.
\\'e think all bratielusof Iillxlllra‘s‘ in
our little city very well developt d I‘Isw
pecially will this apply. in one point at
least. to all branches of llli‘Ii‘dllIIlt' busi-
tress “lili‘ll are so iiuineronsly t‘t'pl‘i‘»
~1‘Iitt‘rl lli:it IIIt')‘ t‘:ill \‘ziall\‘>lllilil}' Ilir‘
demand. This. in itself. i. . good thing.
ash is apt to produce a real Value in
articles. and thus give a larger li.‘llI‘Ill
to the buyer. \\'.- make another scent-
tugly contradictory statement. \\ hen we
say we think their might still be room
f.-r more stores iii each branch now r« p»
resent. d. \\'lty 1' Situp'y the
de\r-lop::i.-:.i.t we tixst alluded to con-rs
only to :i partial extent in certain direc-
tit-its. lll cuts-quence of this. if still
futilirr additions were made to all the
dttft-rent business enterprises. HILI the
new additions “ire brought out and
woiknl up to Ilir‘ll‘ best and fullest
capacity. so as to cover the whole
ground. it certainly would have aii
advantage ‘i~\.~r those. and that other
p.211 who did not a lopt and follow the
.‘illlli‘. but still c.1t‘iv t-unai‘d tie-tr busi-
iicss in the sitiiv old track of years ago.
\\‘tv :lIi' glad to .‘n‘i' that \tt) largely
I‘Zh h d: I‘Irlhlt'lil of business in our city
li k'lil‘l‘
it is g-ttiiig into the ltiiids of young
men. \\'c I'i'llv'Yr‘ =‘itzs is one good In»;
step toward t~\i‘l'i‘«'llllll,».: the other dran-
l-at'ks and wrong notions which iitiist
l-e Illl‘tllJllt't s t\- the slort keepers lll-‘llt
mlxvs. :tml piuv in lll!‘lll\l'l\r~ to be
wlil'V- - of I:‘.\‘ \\ .- loii‘t lllv'llll it say
~ . itixst the x-i-l Illi‘ll in
. :is >.i-'ii :i sl'ttt lll"I‘.l would
ours: i\--~. and. luiilt rttt vre. w.-
t\\ of :1 fr\\‘ l-iisnzess twitc- ins .:i our
city \\ itli old Ill-'ll at their h- :ri ll-.II are
real pleasant places tv: trade. Y. t. aitvr
saying this Illlli‘li of them. Ill-TH Is in vli‘
that ought to be said. but tatzft he, If
all business. :is a whole. \\:is brought
out in all its details. in comp iris "1 v. llll
thetiiiutlwr of stores we truv have in
each line for the Ilt'l‘itilllllilll‘ltll‘n of the
people. it would be at a high standard.
\Ve want to say just here that we mean
to put our criticism in the form of a
general statement. and hope it may
be understood as such.
it v ill p
1-.
lh-st.
\Ve lu-lie‘. e every man iii business con
duets it according to his knowledge. and
employs thu- lust methods. so as to try
and accomplish the largest results. In
this be Is pi'rftt‘ll)‘ right and I‘XIIIIIIIS
good judgment. But don‘t you know
from experience that custom and habit
largely control. the carrying forward
and putting into action that best kn. wi—
edge and those best methods. and though
they are the best. the better tln y are
used the more favorable \\ ill be the re~
stiltsobtained. \Vcbratieb out in this
litte of thought that those now engaged
in any mercantile business. should they
chance to read this. may see the points
we shall mention later on: and having
them presented to their attention. may
apply the remedy. and iii so doing will
at once accomplish a triple benefit.
Fifst. they would give just such a ser—
vice as would please everybody. Again.
they would do away With and spoil the
opportunity for some one else to do what
they neglect to do. Again. with these
two points gained. would come a third
and beneficral one. that of increase in
business.
litsilu-ss “e" «In \uur
Luck of Attention.
An old man stepped in one of our
stores. lie was in a hurry and desired
to git served at once. Three persons.
whose sole object and business was that
of attending to the wants of those who
came in to purchasetone of the three
being the proprietor of the plan 3.
were disconrsitig some subject with
one lady. who seemed capable of taking
the time of all the three. and ttfoccupy
their undivided attention. ~l‘he old man
stood u few moments and waited. then
slowly started for the door. As he was
opening it one of the three called out.
“Did you want anything "Yes.“ said
the old man; and in ‘hls mind he said.
“I will find ii place to get it.“ Sum up
the result: This old man was a good
customer. lie did not buy large quanti-
ties. nor great amounts. but he never
bought anything but what he paid for
at time of buying. Since this transac—
tion took place he has bought elsewhere.
l‘artinllty.
An old lady entered one of our stores.
She \venf‘in to do an errand for another
who had requested her to bring ii ceriain
article home. because they were entirely
out. Another came in immediately
after the old lady. The clerk did int
see the old lady. and \‘as soon waiting
upon the second comer. Still another
came in. The head of the establish
ment. who had not yet discovered the
old lady. started to go about supplying
the wants of the third customer. The
old lady waited patiently for Iier mm.
A fourth came in. The second had got
served at the counter. The hunk-keeper
attended to the pass-book and left his
desk to wait upon the fourth comer
The clerk seemed to have nothing to do,
and. espying the old lady. said. "Do vou
want anything 2‘" She made known-her
wants. and receiving the bundle said.
“You will please charge it to Mr. A."
A week went. by. Mr. A. came iii to
settle his bill. The bookkeeper looked
over the book and said, “You have not
had anything this week.“ “Why. yes;
my old aunt was in last Monday and got
something." Mr. A. paid the little bill.
but since then he has traded somewhere
else. The old lady was of some account
after all.
A little girl came running into a store,
out of breath-for it was nlmoat school
time. The atomkeeper was behind the
deck, engaged in reading the morning
paper. The little one called out. “I
want to take home to mother
intereu in racing how election had
gone. He must know the result before
he could attend to business After n
whtlotho little onogotwnitod on and
‘olil fashioned.
,, agamsfi ., 1‘: “flea omega; gnfi
others when occupation given but little
ran home. and then went to' school. but
was just. late enough so that she must
receivcn mark of disapprobiition from
her teacher. She felt very bad. as she
wanted this month‘s report to show an
average of 100. .-\a she showed the re.-
port to Ili'l‘ father. with the liars tl m-
iiig. she explained If it had tint been
for this she would have been too this
month. and how the naughty store—
keeper kept her waiting while lie read
the paper. The father became inter
ested. and concluded with saying to his
wife. “Hereafter you better trade some-
wllt‘l‘f‘ else.“ Nobody but It Iltlli‘ school
girl. No need of a hurry: she can wait.
We have given the three incidents to
illustrate the two points in view. The
lirst. we are sorry to say. occurred to
nurfit‘IVrS. The last two. we are still
more sorry to any. we were an eye “at-
nvss to: and all took place in our own
little city. \Vecan plainly see that till
acted In the harm and disadvantage of
the storckm‘per himself. Suppose some
wide awake. quick. comprehending.
ohliging. polito and iiccominodtiting
young man should start business by
vuur side. and make it a close itudy to
please all and everybody. \\' bile at the
present time there seems to be no room
for additional stores. should such a one
come, they would do business.
A Glance at the True “'tiy.
“'e step in at a city establishment. It
is grand iii every deptll'llllt‘llt. Nothing
is left undone that will make it attract
ive and ileasing to those who come in to
trade. Vc first meet at the door some
one to open and shut it as we enter. \Ve
then meet a gentleman who enquires in
what. line we wish to trade. and he
kindly directs us to the right part of the
store. and then polite salesmen try to
suit us with just what we want. the
whole object and study seething to be to
please and give satisfaction to cuslo
titers. And if this was not so they could
not do business one week. Let our
business men in all branches of trade
adopt a similar way as far as practical.
and it wont make any difference what
their ILIIIlt‘ is. who they are. to what
church they Ilt‘IIlIIK. or what ticket they
vote. they will have trade and do a good
business. because of doing that which is
right. and doing it in a right way. This
always has. and always will commend
itself to the people. And pleasing them
insures a continuance on their part. and
an llll‘rt‘llSl' by their telling of the same
to others.
tine word to the young men iii busi~
\\'e are glad to see you start. but
pray of you don‘t go way back and com.
tut-nee where your father did. and then
come along the‘satiie old track he did.
btit just start where he left oil. and then
‘push ahead and put into practice every-
thing that “Ill benetit you and pa-ase
those that trade with you. Never be
afraid of doing too IIlIli‘Il for your custo-
in. rs. The} “til appreciate it all. and
you will be the one that will secure the
largest advantage and hem-lit. .\'o one
IIiHS business except for one purpose:
that of bent tiling themselves. llow
absurd then it seems for one to build
their own barriers. and Work against
themselves.
\\‘itli a mrtry l'liris‘tnias to the busi—
ness men. )‘i-llllg and olti..\\e bid you
’li‘s’s‘.
Ile Accuses Constable “it“ of
Being at 'l‘hicl'. and Ac-
cepting ll Bribe!
Attorney John II. Light recehed tho
followliig letter Thursday after-
iinmi. It was limited from
station 4‘. New York.
I thought it proper to write to you and
tell you know something about that
llriinken thief of ti constable llall how
he served IIH‘ the evening he got the
things at my llouse when Mr. Ray—
mond went fora waggoii to take them
away I asked llnll could he settle the
matter be said he would see Raymond
when became back. I then gave hitii
one hundred and fortv seven dollars.
and told him to speake tollaymond.
when he camn back he did so twice in
private. but I could not heer what
said. but he demanded two hund
lifty Dollars more which I cou
give them. as I had no more at tli true.
but I told them that I would give it to
them if they would give me some time
all this time I tuck notice that Hall said
nothing about the money I gave him
until he told It-iymnnd in private. so
when he could not more money he act-
ed as if he wanted to arrest me so I
cleared out. and then he toock ven-
gence on my wife and put hur in that
rat whole that the l’eopel of New Ca-
naan call the lock up. in the way that
the drunken thief could rob my ilnce by
whole sale which he has don int 9 most
shameless manner. for two nights and a
liay he and his gang drank and robul
me and itiy wife of our very clothing
and keeps the Home aluminated thetwo
nights for he was afretid that I might
be taken and that he would loose the HT
Dollars. which he robcd me of. now he
wants to make the peopel blive that he
was watching for me all the time. to
take me the‘ drunken thief he could
take a poor blind woman a good deal
better. when he and his party went
over to live mile river they had to punch
liitii and pull him he was so drunk. to
get him to tell them what they were. to
do. they were loucking for me and Iwas
standing about iifty paces of loocking at
them. but its serving the l'eopel of
New l‘anaan wright whe they know no
better than to elect a drunken thief to
such a otlice they are sureto be robed by
bought part}s this case has proved it.
Ilt'\\' sir if you can get this money from
”all take your fee out of it. and give
the rest to my wife to pay hur way for
l :‘aiiiiot do anything for her. llall had
a meal prisoner a few nights after my
wife in the lockup and hetook hitii from
the lockup to his own House. as he said
the cold of the lockup might kill him.
but he thought it good anotf for a poore
delicate woman but if I could show tip
I would see if he don his ditty. l was
told bv jentle man who dos business in
New York how the drunken thief treat-
ed my “ife if it had been niysi-lf I
would not feel it so keen. 1 hop that
you will do all ywu can for hur. as I
must f .r away to sate fliyre‘f. I wrote
minu. l‘xrir Joux.
" Aunt Rluula “ nit “ I In Ie John's "
l Iiiiirli ‘lusii‘.
1-" km. .:f 1'. New. .~:'. l am much
ititt'lr>t~.nl in the :irtii'irs 1n t|u-.\‘i:.\t‘t.\i:t..
unity-ti liv “liable .I--l.n." They are all i
good. but sp- t-mlly opportune I consider i
his remarks «vim hutch music. and I hope
III‘ \x’itl smut givv its the “friendly criti-
cisms" premised. 'l‘liesi may include
“ball have it! mitt-l. .\'evrrllielrss.l
will otter them. I think the fault of not
having good congregational singing is
tiiore wrththe ireachcrs than the con-
gregntions. watchers seem to think
when they eavne to the regular service
they must abandon the hymns of the
prayer meeting. and it is very rarely
they give out such to sing.
In the prayer and other social meet—
ings the hymns used are generally of
the most familiar character, and alltx
pit-sent join iitthe singing. “'hy not;
.:th out these hymns at tho rtgulari
strvicv‘: Somebody says. they are too
Perhaps they are old
fashioned. but they :ireyfull of sv-ul and
melody. and the people love to Slug
them. \Vhat sort of singing would we
have at prayer meeting if the leader
should abandon these so~callcd pIdJaSIh
toned hymns and give out “something
new“ to sing?
; a letter to that
wooden man that runs
the New i'.tttaan Messenger for to "pub.
l‘ish it. bttt ittsted of doing so be thought
' trap It!" by following the post mark. but
I was live hundereli miles
they \\'-‘l'1‘l"lt‘l;lll: for Illt‘.
Now lsttspec: that this drunken thief
Ilall \vill stral some of my property sol
will give you account of sonic of II.
Yours Respectfully.
\\’.\t. FItl-ZDI-thli ks.
.» pended to the letter is a list of
got 3 which he says were ”all new
and most likely to be taken by the tlztef
who had the opportunity."
a way “ hen
A Iivlllal’kahlr Gum! Man.
Is he who attends to the comfort of his
family and will not let Itl‘ little . ties
suffer with atl'eetiori of the Throat and
Lungs. whereby lIH'lr I‘."-‘~ Ill'tV be en-
dangered. but w ho should at all time.
give them that HIY'I‘HISII retii-alys
Kemp‘s Balsam.
1‘. i.-.~ 50 cents and $1.
Trial Size free.
For sale by I. M. Hoyt.
7M 1y
.\ [Stilt t 1421): W
,
\\'lt‘K HIGHS- In this vi '. by lbw l‘. \l
The general church attendant don‘t go
to church to be entertained. or always l
to be instructed. 'Thn-y devote that hour 3
to worship. and are best sitisfied with l
the results if their hearts are warmed 3
and their reverence for God and impul~
ses for goodare increased by the servi-
ces. This cannot be done if they are
forced to become simply critics of the
music. the eloquence and rhetoric of the
preacher. and the style of the service.
They must [nirticipaie to have the full
est benefits.
A minister never gave out one of the
hymns with which the people are famil-
iar aitd which they‘lt-ve. and invited the
congregation to join in the singing. but
what. they did so. “'hen thev do not
sing it is because they do not want to
or can‘t sing the hymn selected.
It isn‘t enough to have familiar tunes.
but the words must be familiar alsc.
Some ministers make the mistake of
supposing the people will join in singing
a hymn if the tune only is familiar.
Sometimes they will. but not generally.
The Methodist folks have a new va-
ual. and some of the old and best hymns
have been put to modern tunes. but the
people won‘t sing them. Take .“Jesus
Lover of my Soul.“ for instance. Sung
tn the tune of “Martyn“ it is grand and
inspiring. All know it. and all will sing
it. But sing it to "Refuge.“ and half
the congregation are silent. Preachers
should select hymns to stir the feelings
of the congregation. People don‘t sing
with their heads. Ind they care vcr
little whether the hymn selected is with
special reference to the sermon. though
that can be done from among a very
small collection of the best.
I do not deny that occasionally a new
hymn of merit is written. but if nine-
tenths of those included in the hymn
books were thrown away. and only
those. added which prove “taking“ with
a congregation—the masses are the best
judges of sacred song—W8 would hear
no further complaint of people not. sing-
ing at church services. Every one who
attends the meetings of the churches
other than the Sunday services. loves to
sing the “good old hymns.“ Give them
a chance in the regular service. and they
will prove to be a choir so strong that
the whole congregation will be stirred
to a participation in the singing. ,
I have no objections to choirs. They
are. proper and good. and I enjoy the
selections they sing. but when we come
to the devotional part of the singing
service “let all the people sing.“
\Vhat sort of revival meetings could
be held where the oungmgation did not.
sing or were expected to sing something
not “old fashioned." and, as some say,
"worn out hymns.“
“Uncle. John" should not stop with
his first article. We want more of the
same kind, and, above all, we want
good congregational singing. and may
the day soon come when ministers will
give out hymns that the people cannot
refrain from singing. is the prover of
Ann RHODA.
oxmisa. ubould nu Cnrter’u Little Liver
Pill. for torpid Liver and billourneu.
Carbide-o.
_ Ian l‘ltli.t‘hatles I“. l-‘etivrick of Brooklvn
to t‘2sm -|. Ila: of .\ew Haven. '
I'KTEK‘U) AYLURs In this \.!y. .Iati fith,
by Rev. 1‘ M l‘et (horm- I‘rtcrsoti to Matilda
' Taylor. both of Norwnik.
t;REE.\'\\'Hi ill ABBOTT In thtscitv. Jan. filth
by Itcx. <' \l. hunt. A~ptula \if‘“ll\\0{ to . -
Abbott. both of Noiw k
. «Ill-e.
\IJ. pvr-oiis Inning Iillls‘ against the t‘::y are re
; th‘rlli‘d to hand them to the undersigned on
or before December 28th. laws.
I'l‘l crib-r of Board of t‘ount llIIIt‘II.
EDWIN \\'II.(‘0X.
City Clerk.
“if
214.
1&5
Notice.
Soi '1‘“ Nonwatn Ssvtsta Basin. .
Sui'rit .\‘onwu.k. Foss. Dw. 23m. 15‘s .
\T a meeting of the managers of this bank held
.‘ this date. a dl\'ldt nd to depositors was de
clam] at the rate of 6 per cent. per animal for the
ti months ending Jun}: 1st. “Niplynblt‘on and after
.lany to. 133'} Interest not drawn by (lt‘llisiinlfl
\Hll h.- ciedtted to Ihrll’ account. and draw 1m r.~si
from Juny 1st. lsVd. JUIIN ii. h.\.\t‘i‘.
_T.\l\-it Secretary.
\‘ ti’l‘lt‘l—I is herele given that the Board of Relief
A for the t‘tty of South Norwatk. \\ ill meet on
the First Monday of January next. 1N3, at :14.
o‘clock p in.. also Thursday. January .‘th. at 3
o‘clock p. in. also Saturday. Jar-nary Nth. at 71-9
o‘clock p.1n . at the office of Jacob M. Iteytott. 05
“‘asbington sins-t. for the purpose of hearing and
determining all appeals from the doings of the (‘itv
Assessor. niid t‘qllzllitlng and adjusting the valua-
tion in the list of 1&5.
ROBERI‘ ll. RUINAN. inward of
Board of Belief.
“'ILLIAM \\'. CLIMSTOCK. i Relief.
South Nurwnlk. (‘t . Dec. 12th. IN. 734 St
Election Notice. The City Nu-
llonnl Bank, 80th Nor-walk
Conn.
llls‘. regiilnr annual meeting of the stockholders
of this Brink. fur the election of DIMION for
the ensuing year. will be held at tthnnking House.
on 'I‘uesdayahe 12th day of January. 18:13. from t to
‘2 o‘clock p. in. .
JACOB. M. LAY'I‘OX.
(‘nshieix
South Norwnlk. CL. Dec 11th. 1N. 1‘58 3t.
_'|IEIIII I‘ll:
clrcnlnr. A. .,.,_
* Notice. 0
BE liihsbitnnts of the Town of N nlk are
herebv notified had warned that afis‘n Nect-
ing will beheld iii the Town House. i said Nor-
walk. on \Veduesdtiy. the 30th day of Dewmber.
1881. at ‘3 o‘clock afternoon. for the follow-in pur-
poses to Win—To henr the annual reports. 0 lay
the state and town taxes. uncliiding support of
schools l To make the annual appropriation for re~
pair of highways for the current ycur. And to beam
the report_ or a special committee appointed at n
town meeting: held the 212i day of September. 1883.
an to n lain establishing a workhouse. furnishin
nmterit. s for work for ofl'enders. directing the Id
of labor. dc. as embraced in the call for said meet -
ing of Se tember 21st, two.
0 ARLIi-S u. “‘llEELER. {Selectmen
CHARLES A. Bl‘RR. . of
WILLIAM C. SAIMIS. l Nonrnlk.
MNorwalk. Conn. December. 21. 1385. It 789
Notice.
Ell Board of Relief of the Town of Norwnlk. on
the Assessment Ustof 1 ' will meet at the
thcolllce of the uelectmcn Ion . Jnnunry 4th.
186. I! 10 o‘clock n, m : Wednesday. January 0th.
Illd Cllmnte. Chen homes.
Northern Colony. .‘ ml for
m m VI.
at 7:!) o‘clock p. m.; Samrdn . .Inninr uh. It 3
o‘clock p. In; Wednesday. an 1 n 7:!)
o‘clock . in; Sntiirdny. Jinn-r3 16 ll 2 o‘clock.
p, m.; cdneodny. Johnny m. at ”:U) o‘clock _
in.; and Saturday January Ind. at 2 o‘clock 3
IL. for the purpose of hearing nnd deter-uni“ my
uddlnppuhnwletnthcmfrom thcdoiwdufthe
mm.
The Bond of Relief will alto-Ion with It“I Ilse-s
ofllcknbddilnbld 7a
8.“. Baud
- Hart l w“
menu-“nu“ am ‘
' For Sale.
Frederick Willis llLfllllll‘
ROI‘ERTY lately belonging to John Schulte.
I) nmsiuiipg o: it ilicno of bind and Burn. on Ru~
ill Iliil Ron. I y to
u £30013 )1. LAYTUN. A .
7% Int South Nonml . L'onn.
Ilaiicv \Vanlcd.
ctpviiutctd Sufi but \iirkcr at II. ht. NIH r
\N '
é itian & t‘u‘r. tol Grain AH‘IIIH'. Itmuklyu..\.-
Y. :si 3!
Lost.
0.\'ll:\\'. Tth inst. in tum-n South Norwztlk and
“dildo: in Morv I‘nc \ltlc liner. a biti.dh- of
(it .- ll tlE:.r ti-wnnl \\ :l: he paid for
\-‘o :. _ t._ \\‘.t IIA'I'I’IIILII.
.\r\\ Ila: t-it I'i.
.\
FIR“) IIW‘IH.
the‘i n ~‘oicry .
Til
Nor-walk savings Soclcu'.
Normans. Dec 1?. IN“.
NTEIIEST at the rate of Four in per cent. per
1 nittuiiii for the current stv months will be
instittsl todcposusnl on January 1. 1.\‘~ni. and paid
to them on and after January I'er order
II
(33.0. E. MILLER. Treasurer.
griltgrlaiinngmf.
FIFTH annun’
MllUllElllllE BALL
UI‘ 1'le
GERMAINA SAENtil-IRBI‘NII.
Man-1° null
MtiNDAY EVE. JAN. 11, isms.
It'sll‘ BY
Wheeler & Wilson‘s Full Orchestra.
Tickets admitting Gentlemen and Lady $1.00.
‘nmlnnt“
c- ISTlllSllNEW YEAR.
Gloves. Silk l'inbrellas, Mufflers.
Handkerchiefs. t‘ollars and
bulk.
Linea
SI I. K II 'K'I‘S A‘ SI'SPEN DEBS
I‘lXEa‘l‘ LINE “I“ -H“.\\‘EI.RY
UNDER WEAR
uniinnn,
ES, Etc.
Lara iitie o.’
l.\' T\l\\'.\'.
‘ AND
(‘UME IN IEIZFURI'L l’l‘lii IlASlXi.
DAV 3 THE TllLllll
Chiller and CenlsFiinisler.
Xirt'ualk ('t
o - V A . .
\\ ail soon l---
>01:
here,
SANTA CLAUS
.s expected to be -n Norris}: on that occasion.
.-
ll:|\ e titted up my store to be use] tiv him :5? his
headquarters wish» here. by layaiz in :i air-{v and
varied assnrzrnv-n' of
.
FOR THE CHILDREN. AND
Suitable Holiday
goods for the Ad-
ults at prices that
must suit all.
E. K.
LIIIlKlVIIIIII.
HOLIDAYS!
Rigid—OD,
dealer in WALTHAM. nuns and traumas.
‘VA'I‘CHES.
(£01.!) and SILVER. for Ladies and Gents.
JEWELRY,
consisting 0' EARRINGS. CHAINS PINS
and RINGS In great Variety
CLOCKS. IUSICAL 60008,
”-__
SlllCl Ware at Retinal Prices.
Fine display of Crystal Ware—Something new
and has not been shown in this town before.
I Call and enmine.
H. S. ROOD,
MW" " ‘ ”i“ ”W“ “" "mm” ""-'"’ “' “ —W,
arc-math- "annual-shy“?-
nun-cytortbhuutltn‘hookut
mooted fail
who. _ mafia-nun." firmly.
Norwalk. i ‘utm:
A. BAT-ll &. (30.,
PRACTICAL SlsTE ROOFERS
“‘IIUIIIMUIZ A\l' : Z.T\Il I'll.“ Ell‘ IN
800F136 SLI'I‘E and all Kinds of
SLATE “W118.
“'illi J ll RAYNDXD. \Vntcr Sth‘it. inuih
LINK HERE!
l-‘rlR \‘t'll‘l!
HuhmaMlc
*’ —_.-
FINE (ANDY SELLIXH HERE AT THE
Lowest Prices.
“‘5 HAVE
Chocolate Cream Drops, '31'bs.
1‘1‘ Walnuts, for
Cream ales,
Cinnamon 111111311313, 7 5 0 ° '
Assorted Pat Witt, 1 3 c _
French Mixed Creams.
Cream Almonds, ‘13”
Cum Blunt, .1” n6.
1
srrs ENGLISH \\.\l..\‘1"f‘.\‘. llRAZIL.\.
rtzcsx AND iiickonv SI‘TS.
l‘lAtRllM ORASIGES. CHEAP.
ctrsxmaniiizs 10th wnonsx ot‘an‘r
Lama»: i'IlItISI‘MAS «mantras. st—zvsn so
t‘llEAl' as xow. we tun-2 THE!
(“ME 15‘ AND WE WILL I’SE YOI' WELL/
L. Dibble, Jr.
Saint. Comstock. Jr.
MILLINERY.
\.\ I. All}. . Ithl‘h. (\I'T Ut‘l: L\TII;E 37‘“ E ii?
.
Fflll llllll Wllllfll‘ IIlllllllll'I
AT COST.
Bargains! Bargains !
Bargains!
EARLY i [STUMERS IlA\ Ii THE (BUICK
“‘ “UL THE YI‘E‘T “Ttl‘k i)"
HOLIDAY GOODS
1‘ II E Lirnsr Nut l-ILTIES
AT THE LulVI-I‘T ‘l’lilt‘l‘l‘
.illssrzs sl‘. JOHN,
33 Main Street. Norwalk.
.0.
a 0-0——
' lll‘li FlilllllS.
Forts »—
CHRISTMAS
_ ~ niR_.-
runs
Tlelleslul Ilelea
._ AT———P .
NORTH’S.
Emmi—rim
PIANOS AND 0RGANS
GemnlSuteAgut-fortkc world In.“
WEBER,
Ellllll'Sllll Warlock
Plains. .
Special inducements deed for
HOLIDAYS.
For each can my monthly payments.
J. w. STUDWELL.
MANAGII.
N. ll A few sect-idbudOrgnna willberoldnt
a glut lurgnin to gum room.
READ THIS.
New Dried (himntdperlb......'..$ .
New Raisins, 21113. for............ .
FortndkecSonpfor.............. l
Pilnbury‘uBest,perbng...........
SPERBY & BAINBS’ mp,
3! the tub at 01:. pa pound.
, 15119. mi, 13c .
DANIEL L’IGMSEDIEU
WW WW“
$
(B
Jones’ Superhtive Flour. per bag - .85'
.85
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