Milford chronicle., 1891-03-27
MILFORD, DEL FRIDAY, MARCH q, 1881.

OF bad temper uaSnlu8 from tne prOhhu
bracket; not one drop Of needle woman's
heart blood in the crimson plush, while
there are other great establishments in
which there is not one door knob, not one
brick, not one trinket, not one thread Of
lace but has upon it the mark Of dishonor
What wonder if, some day, a hand Of toll
that had been wrung and worn out and
blistered until the skin came off should be
placed against the elegant wall paper,
leaving its mark of blood-fOur fingers and
"A thumb-or that some day, walking the
halls, there should be a voice accOsting the
occupant, saying, "Six cents for making
shirt" and, flying the room, another voice
should say, Twelve cents for an army
blanket,n and the man should try to sleep
at night, but ever and anon be aroused,
until, getting up on one elbow, he should
shrek out, 'sWho's there|
One Sabbath night, in the vestibule Of
my church after service, a woman fell in
commissions. The doctor said she needed
medicine not so much as something to eat
AS she began to revive in her delirium, she
said gaspingly; eight centsl Eight centsi
Eight centsi / wish could get it done;
am so tiredl ] wish could get some sleep,
but must get it donel Eight centsl Eight
centsw We found afterward she was max
ing garments for eight cents apiece, and
that she could make but three Of them in
a dayl Three times eight are twenty-fOurl
Hear it, men and women who have com
Portable honest
Some of the worst villains of the city are
the employers Of these women. They beat
them down to the last penny, and try to
cheat them out of that. The woman must
deposit a dollar or two before she gets the
NUhau fIan uT0r- IL
done it is sharply inspected, the most in
significant flaws picked out, and the wages
refused, and sometimes the dollar deposited
not given back The Women's Protective
union reports a case where one of these
poor souls, finding a place where she could
get more wages, resolved to change em-
ployers, and went to get her pay for work
done The employer says, Il hear you are
going to leave me-" ''Yes," she said. "and
I am come to get what you owe me-" He
made no answer. She said, 'tAre you not
going to pay me?" ''Yes," he said, II will
pay you;' and he kicked her down the
stairs.
There are thousands Of fortunes made in
commercial spheres that are throughout
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 mu-
sic and dances in the children's quick feet,
pattering through the hall, will utter the
eongratulation of men and the approval Of
God.
THERE IS NO NEED OF FALsEHooD.
A merchant can, to the last item, be
thoroughly honest. There is never any
need of falsehood. Yet how many will,
dag by day, hour by hour, utter what they
know to be wrong. You say that you are
selling at less than cost. If so, then it is
right to say it. But did that cost you less
than what you ask for it2 If not, then you
have falsiied You say that that article
cost you twenty-five dollars Did itg If
so, then all right If it did not, then you
have falsifed.
Suppose you are a purchaser. You are
"beating down" the goods. You say that
that article for rwhich five dollars is charged
is not worth more than four. Is it worth
no more than four dollars? Then all right.
If it be worth more, and for the sake of
getting it for less than its value, you-wil
fully depreciate it, you have falsitied. You
may call it a sharp trade. The recording
angel writes it down on the pOnderous
tones of eternity, "Mr. So-and-sO, mer-
chant on Water street or in Eighth street
or in State street, or Mrs. SO-and-so, keep
ing house on Beacon street or on Madison
avenue or Rittenhouse square or Brook
lyn Heights or Brooklyn Hill, told one
falsehood" You may consider it insignif-
cant because relating to an insignificant
purchase. You would despise the man
who would falsify in regard to some great
matter in which the city or the whole
country was concerned; but this is only
box of buttons, or row Of pins, or 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 reverberste through all the
mountains of eternity.
You throw on your counter some speci-
mems Of handkerchiefs. Your customer
asks: ''Is that all silk? No cotton in it?"
You answer, "It is all silk" Was it all
silk? If so, all right But was it partly
cotton? Then you have falsified. More
over, you lost by the falsehood. The custo-
mer. though he may live at Lynn or Doyles-
town 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; Il will not try
therei That is the place where l got that
handkerchief" So that by that one dis
honest bargain you picked your own
pocket and insulted the Almighty.
Would you dare to make an estimate OF
how many falsehoOds in trade were yester-
day told by hardware men and elOthiers
and fruit dealers and dry goods establish
ments and importers and jewellers and
lumbermen and coal merchants and sta
TONERS and tobacconists? Lies about sad
dies. 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, l ar
raign commercial falsehoods as one Of the
greatest plaques in city and town.
MECHANICAL LIES.
In the next place notice mechanical
lies. There is no class of men who admin
lister more to the welfare of the city than
artisans 10 their hand we must look for
the building that shelters us, for the gar
ments that clothe &c, for the car that car
ries us. They WELD widespread inhu-
ence There is much derision of what is
called Muscular Christianity" but IN the
latter day Of the worlds prosperity | think
that the Christian viii be muscular. We
have right to expect Of those stalwart
men of toll the highest possible integrity.
Many of them answer all our expectations,
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philanthropic enterprises. But this class,
like the Others that have named. has in
it those who lack in the element Of verac-
ity. They cannot all be trusted. In
times when the demand for labor is great
it is impossible 70 meet the demands of the
public, or do work with that Dromptness
and perfection that would at other times
be possible.
Bnt tbare nre mechanics whose word
cannot be trusted at any time. No man
has a right to promise more work than he
can do. There are mechanics who say that
they will come on Monday, but they do
not come until Wednesday. You put work
in their hands that they tell you shall be
completed in ten days, but it is thirty
There have been houses built Of which it
might be said that every nail driven, every
foot of plastering put on, every yard OF
pipe laid, every shingle hammered, every
brick mortared, could tell OF falsehood con-
nected therewith. There are men attempt
ing to do ten or fifteen pieces Of work who