The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-10-28


which there 10 nos one drop Of the
sweat Of unreQuited toll. and not one
epark Of bad temper flashes from the
bronze bracket. and there IL not one
drop OF nesdlewoman's hearts bio d
on the crimson plush. while there are
other fortunes about which II may 10
said that on every doorknob and on
every figure Of the carpet and on eve
wall there 10 the mark of dishonor.
What II the hand wrung BY toll and
blistered until the skin comes OF
should be placed on the exquisite wall
paper. leaving its mark of blood-four
fingers and . thumb! Or II in the
night the man should bs aroused from
his slumbers again and again by his
own conscience. getting himself Up on
elbow and crying out In the darkness.
who 10 there"
There are large fortunes upon which
Gods favor comes down. and II is Just
as honest and just ~ Christian to be
all lGent as II Is to be poor In many
q house there IL q blessing on every
pictured wall and on every scroll and
on every traceried window, and the
icy that flashes In the lights and that
lowers In the music and that dances
n the quick feet OF the children pat
.eG'rg through the hall has In 1t the
favor OF God and the approval OF man.
And there are thousands and tens Of
thousands OF merchants who, from the
first day they sold a yard OF cloth or
frkin Of butter. have maintained their
Integrity. They were born honest.
they will live honest, and they will die
honest. But you and know that
there are In commercial life those who
ara guilty Of great dishonesties Of
speech. A merchant says. Il am SELL
Ing these goods at less than cost" Ia
he getting for those goods price In
ferior to that which he paid for them'
Then he has spoken the truth. Is he
getting more? Then he lies. A mer-
chant says. II paid S25 for this arti-
Gle" Is that the price he paid for It?
All right. But suppose he paid for Il
s23 instead OF 325? Then he lies.
But there are just as many false
hoods before the counter as there are
behind the counter. A customer comes
In and asks, How much is this arti-
cle?" 1T Is s." Il can get that for
81 somewhere else" Can he get 1t for
81 somewhere else or did he say that
just for the purpose OF getting It cheap
by depreciating the value Of the goods?
II so, he lied. There are Just az many
falsehoods before the counter az there
are behind the counter.
A man unrolls upon the counter a
bale Of handkerchiefs. The customer
says. Are these all silkr Yes" No
cotton in them?" No cotton In them"
Are those handkerchiefs all silk? Then
the merchant told the truth. Is there
any cotton in them? Then he lied.
Moreover, he defrauds himself, for this
customer coming In will after awhile
hnd out that he has been defrauded,
and the NEXT time he comes to town
and goes shopping he will look up at
that sign and say: NO, I won't 90
there; that's the place where 7 got
those handkerchief" First, the mer-
chant insulted God, and, secondly, hs
picked his own pocket.
Who would take the responsibility
Of saying how many falsehoods were
yesterday told by hardware men, and
and lumbermen, and tobac-
conists, and jewelers., and importers,
and shippers, ana dealers in furniture,
and dealers In coal, and dealers in
groceries? Lies about buckles, about
saddles, about harness. about shoes.
about hats, about coats about shovels,
about tongs, about forks, about chairs,
about sofas, about horses, about lands.
about everything. I arraign CONNER
cial talsehoods As one Of the crying
sins Of our time.
l pass on 70 speak OF mechanical
Among the artisans are
those upon whom we are dependent for
the houses in which We live. the gar
ments we wear the cars in which We
ride. The vast majority Of them are.
20 far as know them. men who speak
the truth, and they are upright. and
many Of them are foremost in great
philanthropies and in churches. but
that they all do not belong TO that
class every ons knows. In times when
there is 4 great demand for labor ii is
not 20 easy for such men TO keep their
allegations, because they may miscal-
:ulate in regard to the weather or
hey may not be able TO get the help
hey anticipated IN their enterprise.
sm speaking now OF those who promise
70 do that which they know they will
not be able 70 do. They say they will
some on Monday. They do not como
intil Wednesday. They say they will
,ome on Wednesday. They do not
,ome until Saturday They say they
will have the Job done in ten days.
rhey do not get IL done before 80. And
when . man becomes irritated and
will not stand It any longer then they
30 and work for him day or two and
Keep the Job along. and then some one
slse gets irritated and outraged, and
hey go and work for that man and get