Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-05-17
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
SPECIAL. ooRRrsposDrson OF THE nosrroal
NEW YORK, May 10, 1880.

NEW YORK, May 10, 1880.
With all the newspapers published in
the United States, nearly nine thousand
now, l believe. one would suppose that
every possible field of journalism must
have long ago been covered. This, how
ever, is not quite true. Occasionally,
though of course at constantly increas-
ing intervals, paper will come to the
light and secure immediate recognition
as something needed and previously
lacked. Of this nature is the new
"Bradstreet's, semi-weekly journal
founded last year by the well-known
Bradstreet Company of this city. This
paper covers high, broad and yet we'll
known ground which no other Ameri-
can publication occupies. In word it
aims to be, and is coming to be, author
ity on the commercial and economic
state of the country. 1t gives no price
lists but deals with the fundamental
conditions of which prices are only the
symptoms. With an army of CORES
pondents covering every important point
in the land, "Bradstreet's" collects and
twice each week presents, in well-di-
gested form. the condition of every
market and every leading commodity or
industry with such editorial comment
as enables the average business man to
follow the course of things generally
and in particular, intelligently, and in
the least possible time. Beside this,
every industrial and financial problem
that presents itself receives able treat
ment in its columns, which also con-
tain list of all the business changes of
any consequence which occur through
out the Union. Whether man be
practically or only theoretically con-
cerned with business matters he needs
to read "Bradstreet's. If his case be
viz All u0i NC oUGdluS lrom III luI0Fma-
tion important to the success of his own
movements, in complete and condensed
shape; while if he regard the fuctua-
lions of national commerce with the eye
of the economist, its pages will both
broaden and correct his basis of thought
and in the aggregate will form a work
reference second in value of few sources
of similar information.
The way of the transgressor is not
only hard but ingenious. Shopllfting
for instance has developed into fine
art in large cities like New York. Pro-
fessional shoplifters very often wear
great cloaks, and they can put away a
great deal under them. By raising
their folded arms under these cloaks
they conceal the added size the stolen
articles give them, They often have a
pocket made in the front of their dresses
big enough 20 hold number of large
packages. One of the proprietors of
one of the large dry goods houses in
this city says, that they estimate the
losses of his house from shoplifting at
$4,000 a year. Customers and clerks
Z alike must be watched. The hands OF
an experienced shoplifter work faster
e than the eyes of an observer. A de-
/ tective, connected with the Central Po-
lice Office in this city, stood one day in
the store of the firm referred to above
and saw woman putting away sill
is handkerchiefs. She would hold up one
as if to examine it and then would sud
It denly pass it into her other hand, anC
then into big front pocket, with such
Il lightning like rapidity that the detec
tive could not tell what she was dom.
:. but he thought she was putting then
back on the counter. He made study o
the subject and afterwards caught her.
IL There is squabble over the appoint
ment of a committee to arrange tn,
Worlds Fair to be held in this city il
ID 1888. Judge Hilton had seen selecte'
~ as chairman by number of gentlemen
having the object in view, but his man
Sc agership is opposed by others who hav
y. made application to the House of Req
resentatives to incorporate commissio
te to conduct the exposition. The bill
re- was drawn to entirely avoid that Qua
organization which was found to max
such trouble at Philadelphia during th
exposition in 1876. 1t is sincerely hoy
ed that some amicable arrangement wi
u be soon affected as this internal fghtin
- tends to demoralize the merchants WI
are expected to contribute toward tt
success of the exhibition
RADIX.
Ice Deep-seated coughs. and catarrh extending to t
lungs cured by Malt Bitters.