Connecticut western news., 1875-02-05

uis suosCLtptlOus Deu n. AOUOLts GsSQ.s OL Bloomington, IA., pleasantly alludes to THE NEWS and its village correspondents as follows:
 We are living 8 busy. earnest life out here. in this great state of hog and hOminy, yet We cease not to feel lively interest in our native town and the weekly visits of the NEWS. It adds much to our enjoyment and helps memory in our reviews of other days To the locals who send you the weekly Rleanings of news in their respect
 i've districts, the sons of Salisbury abroad unite Tn hearty thanks; ana to you, MT. Editor, may 1875 be happy year indeed. BEN R. ABBOTT.
 Worcester's Dieuonaries.-By ''per- feet furor" of advertising, Webster's die tionaries for a short time seemed to have taken complete possession of the public mind. and improved we'll their opportunity to beguile 1t into the belief that Webster's dictionaries were the dictionaries of all that part of the globe blessed with the English language; but the inevitable reaction which follows swiftly on the track of inflated ffort, is coming-and indeed is already upon us. The decision resulting from the sober, second thought. possess, the weight that makes 1t permanent, and although the best scholars of the land have never be come reconciled to the innovations of Web ster, the other classes. influenced by their more deliberate reflection, are rapidly get ting back to those correct principles which are adhered to by Worcester, and adhered to simply because they are correct, and to deviate from which would he to dmit er- TOT. Worcester's dictionaries. like the pro- yress of true merit. which may sometimes he slow but none the less sure, are already
 tt ''the front" in the arena of lexicOgra- phy. They stand second tc none in all the various departments of the National Gov rrnment at Washington, as the advertise
 Ment in another column will show, and in the greater part ot them Dr. Worcester is the standard Jor spelling.
 Reply to "Plow Boy."-Mr. Editor: Having bad sickness in my family and been suffering myself for the last two weeks, nave not been able to answer the commu- nication in your issue of the 18th. signed
 "Plow Boy" In answer to his inquiry would Say that after looking over the rec ords see that Salisbury was left out. but tt was certainly mistake. Although one of the committee appointed (ex-President J. R. Ward) to make out the nominations
 for vice-presidents and town associst con- mittees was Salisbury man, and was the only family represented from that town at our annual meeting, think. Why was it.
 ''Plow Boy" that you were not there
 You might have shared in the offices, and
 when you saw Salisbury was left out in the cold, you could have spoken 6rauely in her defence. But I don't think there IS any
 need of ny making any excuses in the
 matter. No one will think for momen, that the slight was intentional, but merely au accident. Neither do 1 think that the
 people of Salisbury have any reason to complain about their share of officers, for it has always been consid red like old Vir-
 gnia, tn" land of presidents. Out of sev- euteen presidents elected from eight towns that compose our society, Salisbury has had
 the honor of furnishing ten.
 Respectfully yours,
 c. E. BALDWIN.
 West Cornwall, Feb. l, 1875.
 Mercantile Success.-AmOng the most
 successful business men of the country are
 Messrs. Reed. Beach & Co, of Millerton,
 N. Y. These three gentlemen, compara- , lively young in years, seem to possess that peculiar tact in the management of their
 mercantile business that secures remark able success There is occasionally found store which. like Reed, Beach & Co g of
 Millcrton, is always full of business. Go
 in there when you will, the numerous clerks are hard at work and earning every cent of their salaries. Customers will not consent to their having even breathing spell; and why is thIs so, when the country is full of
 stores whose proprietors talk necessarily about hard times. and for ought we know dream about them every night? We re- peat, why is this SO Gin the face and eyes" f of these facts? There is something about . tue way business is managed that does the
 work. Some may give as reason that PI they sell goods cheaper than others. We , are not prepared to receive this as evidence
 as we do not know whether they do or not l., t the prices be what they may, people will buy goods at such stores any Wdy ; f you can't ''dog lem off" There is ont' fact suggestive of reason for this state di v affA airs, and which Is unqueslionahly cor Y rect one-such stores dlacdNs advertise lib- h elally. We have once before said that a !. mans success in life Is measured out to him 7. in proportion to the amount of himself he il puts into It, and as these gentlemen giv' 4. their business their aolole attention, and filt
 .t full of themselues, this fact may h e another reason; and still another: It , things don't go along fast enough, they '. push them. They recognize the spirit oi d push, and anything that ought to be done. !, aotU be done whether it can be or not Is o not to be considered. It Is sufficient iN IF know 1t ought to ns done, and then do it ! D These may not be features in business man. agement that fill such stores as Reed, Beach .r & Co. with customers. but they are plinci d pIes which, if carried out 10 the letter, will :, certainly improve the business of many h another store which is lauguishing almost if on the brink of despond. Merchants, il think of these things.
 L COslimsvilIe.
 d The month of January just passed hal ., bet the coldest and dryest of any on re
 cord. The average cold has been greater