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Show II HOOD MNTni At" A MEIIl'M. Tun lfut lUtttw tot January con-lalnn con-lalnn an nillclo giving an Interesting , account of the manner lu whleh the apprenticeship sjslrni In eatrlcel on In , tli rsUldlshmsnl of J. II. Hletsuii A Co .rhllaejalidila, fran which we fjleau Hit. following laitluulars. This hat factory cnijiloi bout n thound rMin men, women, loy anil girls, and at Christina II mo Ihey wer all rowarded fur faithful eervlce ' arltli gift of a ecnslhle character. There I iroahout 174 apprentice In tho em ' payment of lid Unit. They ruler when sixteen or seventeen years of age, ami rrniiln till they aru twenty ono. I'cw of them ever leave the e tahllshment, a liny In-come athulitd to It for many reasous. Anions thru Kvcry encouragement li cflrrcel Hie mr-toyr to mtv ami to mil tin tr houci of rrcrratlon profitably. Con . nerted Willi tlir 1-rtabllihniont I , lieueflclal association, cf which every , employs U n member. The dues am twenty-lire crnU a mouth for thoso above the ago ol eh-hteeu year anil f fifteen conUaiiionthforlhosoyounirer. Ththcneflla arising from thl accumulated accum-ulated ftin.1 nre: In case of sickness, )ior1a week, according to tlm age, a stated, ant lncaeof 0fttlit heneflt of $10) and 7 respectively. During the year past 11687 Hero paid, out III slcklienentt and$9XHjrdeallia. Hpacloui apartment ar filled up at a "mutton" which Include! a Hun Jay school with a flu organ. There Is a large reading room auJ library In the '1 Hina building, and all urn mado wcl come, Uooks may bo burrowed from Ihs library by the borrower paying a . amall amount of money. Ther Is also I au association of young men banded together and taking a pledge neither to chew, smoke, drink nor swear, which I la called the (luard of Honor. Tliey ' wear bright uniforms carry ruuskets, drill, and number alout 2W, They 4 alto have n band of their own, com I osodof young luualrlana. A gynina .1 lam la another allractlou In tho house. II A dlapenaary la attached tolhebulld !i , Ing and a dollar fee entitle patient to I', three uionlha Inwtinent. A anvlnc i I Kink la another feature In which de rS alle of from fleo ceuU to (UNO an l,i reoeleed and threo per cent Intermit la Hm tlluwe.1. All Urn pMllU go to Ui de. 'mi ioalton and ars divided errry thteu BvaaanaDKaui u f f 'r year. B99HH ft t I. Tho apprentlot ara encouraged fur- HHHBI( I . ' ther by glfta at Chtlatmai In the form JHflHB J I of awarda of merit. Lut C'brlatnna HHuBHj ft : , the lime carde nud general excolleutu BHjT 1 of each young mtin'e work during the BYBHM I r' yearweretakeiilntocoualderatlonaud (JBjv i f. , awarJewrra made accordingly. The Htajnr la apprentice who had been ngular dur- hJHm IP Ing the twelve montlu, aud who had HJrl it 4 ahownthatho waa careful In hla neik, HjDV'' waa given a gold watch aa an Incentive LBv toeameit luleiitlouaaiid conacleutloua HHj1 U I ( libore during the eiuulngyear. In HKkTBs 1 I all, twenty gold tlniepleceewrreglvuu, VlflRl f I and thoao boja wIiom average huuri, HfIHHh I etr., weie neat lu order, received tSu, fSrawP l' $10, 15 and I2S gold leevi reapeo BWEWR H lively. Iu Ihla way $1,130 waa Ul. MHWri i, joaedof. ilfSBt vV. . ' I Aea rule, the apprentlret who re- K i I ' ctlvea natch ono Chrlatruaa aro given (JW! 1 J a chalntho following year, If their av Jifii''''-, 1 erage doea not Ml much Uhlnd, and KUrVjr , I ll"1 fear twenty rhalna wero handed to WM Vin ;)l u nulu7 boJr" wl'" lecelved a gold aWjamE !? K timekeeper the prevloua Chrlatmaa. VBu' mm Ir Olhera rrcelve.1 aharra of alwk In a ljBKxrJ'(y 1(1 building aaaoclation, and Ihiae, It ammV'inaHaT ahouM b underalood, aro kept ald up nHfWf? 3 ' ""'" ""'' m,tur,t' wutn ll,clr holder SjHl 7 a t drawa a neat lltllu turn. FwtiJi I if Tho .roaperlly ol tho llrm la ovl- 0u , I ' i dence thatthla treatment of vuiployta jf'- 1 J W. We glvo Iheae partlculara aa K,jij il I food for rallacllon to thoae who conduct IK''' H ''li ' large oalabllahmeuUwhera the HJrllly nvi-?"' lJ l""1 "g1' C0I"'UC' "' '"' "orkera con- rffii r tribute au much to the aucoeaa of Iho vfJH ,e a' employer. |