Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-03-23

III cOIllLiGECIOl , EJ1lCl6S UllItC I'll
out righteous God will let his favor
rest upon every scroll, every pictured
wall, every traceried window; and the
Joy that flashes from the lights, and
showers from the music, and dances in
the childrens quick feet pattering
through the hall, VII utter the con
graduation of men and the approval of
| God.
LIES ARE UNNECESSARY.
A merchant can, to the last item, be
thoroughly honest. There is never
any need OF faIseIood. Yet how many
will, DAY by day. hour by hour, utter
what they know to be wrong. You
say that you are selling at less than
cost. IL so, shen it is right to say it.
But did that cost you less than what
you ask for it? If nos, then you have
falsifed. You say that that article
cost you twenty-five dollars. Did it?
If SO, then all right If it did not then
you have falsified.
Suppose you are a purchaser. You
are beating down" the goods. You
say that that article for which five dol
lars is charged is not worth more than
four. Is it worth no more than four
| dollars2 Then all right If it be worth
more, and for the sake of getting it for
less than its value you willfully depre-
ciate you have faIsfied You may call
it a sharp trade. The recording angel
writes it down on the ponderous tones
| of eternity, Mr. So-and So merchant
in Water street or in Eighth street or
in State street, or Mrs. So-and-so
keeping house on Beacon street or on
Madison avenue or Rittenhouse square
or Brooklyn heights or Brooklyn Hill,
told one falsehoOd." You may con-
slider it insignificant, because relating
to an insignificant purchase. You would
despisc the man who would falsify in
regard to some great matter in which
the city or the whole country was con-
cerned; but this is only a box of but
tons, or row of pins, or Il case of
needles. Be not deceived. The article
purchased may be SO small you can put
it in your vest pocket, but the sin was
bigger than the Pyramids and the echo
of the dishOnOr will rcyerberate through
all the mountains Of eternity.
You throw on your counter some
specimens Of handke~chiefs. Your Gus
toner asks: is this all silk? No cot
ton in it!'' You answer, cit is all
silk" Was it ali silk? Il so, all right
But was it partly cotton? Then you
have falsifed. Moreover. you lost by
the falsehood The customer though
he may live at Lynn or Doylestown or
Poughkeepsie, will find out that you
have defrauded him, and next spring
when he again comes shopping he will
look at your sign and say: II will not
try there. That is the place where [
got that handkerchief So that by
that one dishonest bargain you picked
your own pocket and insulted the AL
mighty.
Would you dare to make an estimate
OF how many falsehoods in trade were
yesterday told Ly hardware men and
ciothieIs and fruit dealers and dry
goods establishments and importers and
jewelers. and Iumbernen and coal mer-
chants and stationers and tobacconists?
Lies about saddles, about buckles
about ribbons, about carpets, about
gloves, about coats. about shoes, about
hats, about watches, about carriages
about books-abOut everything In
the name of the Lord Almighty I ar
raign commercial falsehoods as one of
the greatest plaques in city and town
THE LIES OF TIE ARTISANS.
In the next place I notice mechanical
lies There is no class OF men who ad
minister more to the welfare of the city
than artisans To their hand we must
look for the building that shelters u.s.
for the garments that clothe us, for the
car that carries US. They WELD a wide
spread influence. There is much de-
risiOn OF what is called Muscular
Christianity" but in the latter day of
the worlds prosperity I think that the
Christian viii be muscular We have
a right to expect of those stalwart men
of toll the highest possible integrity.
Many of them answer all our exDecta-
tons, and stand at the front of relig-
ious and philanthropic enterprises. But
this class, like the others that I have
named, has in it those who lack in the
element of veracity. They cannot all
be trusted. In times when the demand
for labor is great it is impossible to
meet the demands of the public or do
work with that promptness and perfec-
ton that would at other times be posi-
BILE.
But there are mechanics whose word