Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-03
AIRY 1852 .

completion of the legend; The cnly treaty
that was never broken.''
We suggested the presentation of this
superb table-cloth TO the State of Pennsyl.
vania. Having been disappointed in obtain
ing Penn's body for snshriaement in their
new City Hall in Philadelphia, such a gift
might soothe the vexation they felt at the
refusal of the British authorities to part with
the relics of the Quaker Statesman. The
proposal was quite cordially entertained.
expect that some day the keystone State
will gratefully remember the obligation che
is under to wandering Methodist preacher
for one of her most beautiful specimens of
household goods.
We wandered through this immense estae-
iishment. marked the lofty walls of chiseled
granite, the complete arrangement of its
several departments, the skill and accuracy
with which every detail OF this vast business
was carried on, and learned the power and
value OF Intelligent organization As we never
before perceived it. We looked into the
faces of the men in charge of the various
sections of the establishment, and read in
their countenances repose of character, an
expression Of sobriety and intelligence, which
inly showed that they brought more to
their business than mere mechanical skill--
that they knew how TO serve God As we'll a.
tte toEpuTNtipu pN WHICH tucN WcFc emplovtu.
The operatives. generally, look healthy and
| eontented, aud appeared to enjoy their work,
No strikes ever occur in this concern, for
all feel that they are promoting their own
interest when they advance the prosperity Of
the company.
Around this great establishment lies the
beautiful village Of Bessbrook, inhabited
mainly by the workers in the mills It's
streets well laid out, wide and clean fountains
of the purest water gushing up in every
square and at almost every corner; tasteful
cottages built with brick and stone. of varied
form and color; hardly house without it.
patch Of greensward and flower garden:
every house occupied and new blocks in
course of erection, more elaborate and ornate
than any of the earlier structures. We saw
fine large churches of the various leading
Recommendations Episcopalians, Pres
byterians. Methodists and Roman Catholics;
elegant school buildings, and throngs Of chill
dren romping around them: nice library
building and free reading room, a we'll
arranged dispcnsary and savings bank.
We were informed that the dispensary was
supported by slight tax on the earnings of
every employee, and that this tax not
only secured medicine and medical attend.
ance, but also half paw for every invalid be-
longing TO the firm so long as he was unable to
work. The savings bank was well supported,
some Of the operatives being depositors to
the amount of from fifteen hundred to two
| thousand dollars. We saw one of the largest
dairies in the land, where milk and butter of
| the best quality are furnished to the villagers
just at the cost of its production. Some
things found in profuse abundance In almost
every other locality are utterly lacking In
Bessbrook--no dlers, no paupcrs, no police.
men while the country at large is held At
| the point of the point OF the ba, onet) no
drunkards. All these are lacking because
there are no rumshops.
No rumseller, or rum drinker. can find any
place in Bessbrook; they are kept out Of il
as strictly as wolf is kept from sheepfold,
or hog from Jewish sanctuary. And in
this single fact we have the most obvious
cause Of its marvellous prosperity. Mr..
Richardson is n strict teetotaler, and all his
associates in the business are men equally
Jealous for the cause Of total abstinence and
the law of local option administered by them
excludes every intoxicant from their prem
ises.
What an amazing contrast this little viii
lage presents to almost every other locality
in the nation in which it Is situated II is n
healthy spot in the body that is almost wholly
covered with gangrene. Since about the
time Bessbrook came into existence. ireland
Bessbrook is the picture Of thrift, beauty,
prosperity and progress. Outside Of it the
scene is mainly one Of dirt. decay, discomfort
and drunkenness. h. Stuart Best, IN
Zion's Herald.