——
AS IT APPEARED TO HER
Mrs. Oelrichs Evidently Didn't Think
Much of Mr. Blank’s Earning
Capacity.
Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, the Dbest-
dressed woman in Newport, criticized
wery pertinently, at a recent dinner,
the new dinner gowns of Paquin and
Callot.
These clinging and filmy gowns are
chisfly remarkable for the V-shaped
back that they possess. The V-—it is
incredible, but it is true—opens all the
r——————— - - cn—
Divining Rod 200 Years Old.
Winslow W. Fifield of Medford,
Mass, owns a metallic divining rod
brought from England more than two
cestors. The rod, says Mr. Fifield, has
been used successfully all over New
England and in the western
districts.
ounces.
on them which are almost obliterated
by age.
e waist line. At a gala
given by the
Way down to th
performance in Paris
York-—the most successful perform-
$40,000 was gained for the Pluviose
thesé daring gowns, and now at New-
port they are often to be seen,
tounded eyes at a dinner, and
neighbor said:
2 dream? Old Mr. Blank is so
whose hands the rod is sald to have
done marvels.
A Strong Preacher.
The minister's eight-year-old daugh-
returning with her parents
from church, where the district super
intendent had that morning occupied
the pulpit.
“Oh, father,” asked
the little girl,
famous as a finder of water. After
rod was used in California, Colorado
in quest of gold mines and other met-
als. One parson who used it with par
you think Brother C. is a
preacher? 1 do.”
Gratified by this evidence of
usual intelligence on the part of his
minister eagerly Iin-
reasons for her state-
very strong
un
quired into ber
ment.
“Oh.” replied the little miss, artless
when he stamped his feet?" Judge.
voted. They say that everything he |
makes goes on his wife's back.”
Mrs. Oelrichs, hor eye fixed on the !
i
“Well, he must be making very lt
Practical Matching, 6
What the little girl with the 15 cents |
in pennies wanted was some red rib- |
bon of a particular shade for her moth- |
er. She knew the shade, but she
say was, it wasn’t that, no, nor that;
it was deeper than that, and not so
The Counterfeit Southerner.
Of course, there are many counter-
feits, A most amusing imitation is
one that often passes for the typical
southerner in New York. This satchel
mouthed braggart infests the cafes!
and demands attention by his abusing
the waiter for offending his delicate
sense of honor. “I hate a nigger, sub”
ment that one never hears from those
the manner born He haunts the
theaters and parades the streets, since
it is poor fun to practise his gentility
in private,
He wears a wide black bat, mounts
the table and yells whenever the band
plays a southern melody. Such a pre
tentious caricature would be harmless
enough, but for the ridicule he brings
the south. Unfortunately, popu-
1 to accept him at face
10
upon
harness the clergy
induce the
a scheme to
America and
in turn “hitch up” the members of the
churches, we should all take notice
They couldn't harness the preachers
a bad c¢ decelving
I.
in 18¢ except by
the
Ministers of the gospel
tially and fundamentally
like all men who
good, they are at
nents
when they bk
to speak from.
Now for the story which should In
terest every one for we are all either
receivers of wages or we pay to wage
earners and freedom of each in-
dividual issue
{n various papers the
statement has been printed
carefully at least twice.
“interest in Labor Sunday.
are
honest
by
ws we § 2 = 3
times misiead
ave exact
the
is at
[following
Read It
i
There is seldom a day
somewhere in our country from one to
a score of our fellow men are assault
ed or murdered by members of this
passes but
will be observed gen-
and future
United States. This
because of American Federation
of Labor declaration for the
ance of that day. The numerous jet.
ters recently received at American
Federation of Labor
from ministers {8 an
interest
attention to
the pulpit
months is
ing Labor day
erally this year
throughout the
f the
in
assurance that
the twelve
Our
in
one day
widespread.
Then remember the homes blown
up or burned, The families hounded,
rioting, burning of street cars,
wrecking of trains and attempted or
successful killing of passengers
The general disturbance of Industry
and the thousands of dollars forced
from tax payers extra police,
sheriffs and militia to protect, even in
a feeble way, the citizens from the
mobs of members of the American
Federation of Labor
Then you will realize why the great
peace-ioving majority of over 50 mi
protest against the
growth of this crimetainted organiza
tion comprising perhaps one and one
million of which it Is esti
mated nt least seven-tenths are peace
are members
coercion and are not in sympathy with
the three-tenths who have gained con
trol and force their methods
We find that a few designing men
have seized control of the American
Federation of Labor, just as some
shrewd eapitalista have secured con
trol of some rallroads and other In
terests and are now twisting and turn
to pay
men,
hy
derstanding in thelr respective
iets with representatives of
go. so that ministers will
£2 dresses that may attract trade union-
for the day. Ministers should say what
they think the occasion in order
that their union hearers may
on
trade
church
organization of labor. The more the
subject is discussed the better will it
be for labor.
— American Federationist.”
Observe that “Labor Union” men
“are urged” to induce ministers to
make addresses that will attract trade
unionists to the churches “for the
day.” “Ministers should say" ete,
and winds up WIth ~Lnion ethics are
sound :” observe the hidden threat.
This is clipped from the American
Federationist the organ of Sam Gom-
‘pers, et al
This clipping has been sent
5 LEAA3
to pa-
paper offices instructed to “urge” that
it be printad.
That is one of the ways of the “ma-
chine.”
1t looks harmless go the papers print
it. ‘
ut!
under
The hidden motive is as dangerous
and Hberty
cofled
to the
Zens
IETARS
neace
as a in the
rattlesnake
fully and successfully
side is necessaty and
fible,
There
most congnend-
are such organizations now
+sapidly winning their way to publie
confidence without strikes, dynamite
or killing fellow workmen ‘
(Some facts on this matter a little
further along in this article.)
: We see here a demand on the min-
Yaters of God, that they endorse and
fhelp baild up the strike-producing,
boyeotiing and violent American Fed:
eration of Labor.
Think of the man of God who
teaches brotherly love being covertly
ordered to pralse and help get new
members for an organization with a
record for violence, crime and murder
done by its members the like of which
the world has never seen. .
Think of the thousands of women
made widows and the Increasing thou.
sands of children left fatherless by
the pistol, club, dynamite and boot
heel of members of this Labor Trust.
Any one who recalls the countless
murders done in the mauititude of
strikes. in the past few years will
-agree this is no exaggeration.
. Take just one as an illustration: |
There were some thirty men mur
‘dered and over 6000 bruised and
maimed in the Chicago teamster's
(strike.
These men cunningly plan to force
workmen to jon and pay 25 to
cents a month in fees.
Various methods are used
duce” workmen to join.
ia
“
to “in-
making slaves of workmen
Then they work up enthusiasm
about the “brotherhood of man” and
talk which experience has
shown excites the emotions of work
men and they are Induced to join and
pay fees to the leaders,
The 5000 workmen in Battle Creek
of the great Labor Trust and stil] get
in Michigan if
they would pay In fers from $1250.00
to 3200000 a month the big trust
to
time,
Now they that
and
the
com
save
homes
and put
family
of Labor have
hard and long to harness them.
The trust has sent small bales
tie up Battle Creek They
balls, gave plcture shows,
ing them tied hand and foot
But they failed and the
last of
The workmen knew the record
to protect them from the big
In Philadelphia some 4000 indepen
to ne free to work or not as
pleased.
into the fee-paying ranks, so a strike
was ordered to compel the traction
company to kick out these men and
hire only Labor Trust members.
It was not a question of wages or
hours but to push the free men out of
their positions where they were earn.
ing good memey to support thelr fami-
les, The strike was ordered, not to
wages or reduce hours, remem.
. but solely to throw out members
an independent union and make
places only for Labor Trust members,
and thus show the Independent men
they could not earn a living unless
they first pald fees to the trust man.
and bloodshed + millions
phia
rioting 1
in while these fee-hunting, noto-
each morning! It's meat and bread |
to their souls
Then think of the lordly power, and
don't forget the steady flow of money
the workman's
earned pay enevelope,
But when these leaders
industry no man can hold a
refuses to pay fines evil OU
up charges, readily
whatever they ai
workman is
this
‘any
job whi
trumped
pay
tie up
and fees
al 1h¢
have
absolute
of band of men
and hold control. .
Many and many an hones! workman
raised his vole ¢
# fellows i
yoke of Gompers, nl
writes, "Al ever)
American 1
leration
opposition comes up
convention
of Labor
but
impassioned
dramatically
je
ader and of
at
WWers
film of
cmotional delegates yell
yrgetiing the instructions
peaceful workingmen at
desire rec themselves
odlum of membership
great advocates of strike, boycott
lence and bate
Bo we see the unequalled Insolence
with which these (rust pro
pose to “induce” ministers pull
their chestnuts from the by
preaching modern aggressive and vio
fent labor trust methods
There is a better way (0 secure jus
tice for workers, as will appear furth
er along
Just a little diversion here
i am charged with baving
brought to the attention of the
sone years ago, name
Trust’
mawki martyr
the »
delight, fc
the
in
of home
from
the
4
Vil
io
A gr
LnGer
ieaders
to
fire
first
public
Labor
+
Lae
of
A trust is a combination men or
organizations the purpose of sell
ing thelr product at a profit and re
stricting production to effect it
We will say a large Oil Company
gathers in smaller ones and thus con
trois production,
The Labor Trust
for
“gathers in” local
er to say how much work each
shall do.
The Oil Company then fixes prices
The Labor Trust does likewise
The Oil Company may "use meth
to force an unwilling dealer to
nan
Labor
The
and slug
Trust men go
the independent man
tries to sell his labor without
and “obeying orders.” They are
both exactly alike in purpose, which,
in both is entirely selfish to
gain power and money for the leaders
Certain Labor Trust members do
not hesitate to use violence, dyna-
miting of property, burning homes of
independent men and even murder to
if he
Cases
The Oil Company doesn’t go so far.
Both are extremely dangerous to
the welfare of people and communi:
ties, for power placed in the hands
the public suffers
Remember, reader, that your safety
Hes in strenuous opposition to all
tate to the people.
Only by opposing their growth can
you rein your personal liberty.
Now to ministers . i
The average congregation is made
zens and much Jess than 10 per cent.
of members of the Labor Trust
The free citizen wants to hear words
defending the rights and Independence
of the common man, free from the ar.
bitrary dictates of any self-secking
geganization either of Capital or La
The merchant, lawyer, school teach.
er, doctor, clerk, farmer and work:
man rebels against any forcible stop.
ping of trains, boats, street cars,
or factories, for the prosperity of the
community is entirely dependent on
steady continuance of these things.
Men don’t like strikes, boycotts, in.
jured workmen or burned cars and
factories. :
A famous divine says: “These men
may hate capitalists but their hate for
men burns like a flame,
¢ acid, is malignant be.
The mission was looking hopeless
when suddenly she darted from the
shop and seized a passing gentleman
“Will you please come into this shop
“Certainly, my chickablddy,” he re-
plied, “if I can be of any use. What
is 1t7?
The little girl replied not, but led
the wondering stranger to the counter.
“There, miss!” she gald, triumphant-
ly. “Mother wants some ribbon the
color of this gentleman's nose.”
and exploit him in novels or
plays where a “southerner” is a nec-
essary part of the stage machinery. —
Everybody's Magazine,
Wasted Sarcasm.
The Philadelphia milk dealers who
recently raised the price
product to nine cents a quart and then
lowered it again to eight appear to
have been the subjects of a great deal
of unjust censure, They announced
at the time of the rajge that milk
could not be sold at eight cents with-
logs. Finding that the consumers
would not pay the new price, however,
they are continuing to gell at the old,
thereby qualifying as genuine philan-
thropists, Every purchaser of mil
at eight cents a quart will doubtless
hereafter feel that he Is an object of
of their
murdered and the long,
ties practised” by
iabor Trust members on other human
beings who cannot with the
trust methods.
Now for
Workingmen
it oid
atroci
agree
be
5 vg
Bie
the tier way
now organizing
Irages union
in
Na-
Associa
*
t} ioned
ia
way
Trades
w hone
affiliated with the
and Workers
constitution
bitration of differences with
fie for no
ing or hateful
This Trad«
the
guild’
ional
tion provides ar
ART GO
picket.
Kind
evolved
past and
rades Union.
HA
foi
riges it
YOOX
bx
Coercion o
ABEOKC
from experier
is the highest order
i at
t possible
sr fhe
. o
WOTR
in
craft
presented lo
(rators, mony
presented to the public
press. Thereupon public opinion, that
greatest of all powe makes itself
teit and curiously enough a fair settle.
taent is generally the result
There is no strike, no loss of wages,
no loss to the community and yet the
faithful workers get th just treat
tnent.
There ara many details which have
been worked out by men skilled in
iabor matters,
it will recompense any Interested
man to know these details which can
be secured by a postal request for
constitution and by-laws written to
the National Trades and Workers As
sociation, Kingman Hlock, Battle
Creek, Mich
Reader, look
great question
ital and
5 94
Any
Ley and th
through
the
powers,
ol
carefully
of the relations of
Labor and its successful
lution. The new plan works
brings results for the members
“bec me 80 fav rably im
with the trustworthiness and practie-
of the leaders of this new la-
into
ability
ation a
worth
sanitorium at Battle Creek
$400,000 and with about
rooms, to used as a home for
old members and the
bablea, sometimes made {atherless by
the pistol, club boot heel of some
the violent “Labor Trust”
Suppose you attend church Labor
Sunday and hear what your minister
has fo say ia defense of the safety
and rights of the common, everyday
about
be
or
Let me ask you to read again a por.
the
“The people of worid have giv
me money enough (0 gpend in
these talks through the papers in try-
ing to make better and safer condi
tions for the common people, whether
the Postum business runs or not
Scores of letters have come
from work-people and others,
union mien recounting their sul.
ferings om union domination and
urging that their cascs be laid before
the public.
It will not answer for us to only
sympathize with the poor, the
pressed, those who haven't
mae
BOme
to
fy
il
icans musi act
Some of my forebears in New Eng:
homes, took
with them the old flint lockd, slept on
the ground in rain and frost; hungry,
footsore, and half clothed they grimly
pushed on where the Eternal God of
Human Liberty urged them. They
wove for me and for you a mantle of
freedom, woven in a loom re
shutties were cannon balls and bul
lets and where swords were used to
pick out the tangles in the yarn.
These old, sturdy grandads of ours
stood by that loom until the mantle
was finished, then, stained with their
life blood it was handed down to us.
Shall 1 refuse to bear it on my shoul
ders because the wearing costs me
a few dollars, and are you cowards
enough to hide yours because some
foreign labor union anarchist orders
you to strip it off?
I have faith that the blood of 177%
still coursing In your veins will fingle
and call until you waken. Then
Americans will Act” “There's 4 Wow
son.” C. W. POST.
IAND OF THE COMMON PEOPLE
Equality Is All-Pervading,
Says Englishman,
America, writes Joseph Burtt,
Englishman, 1s a young glant who has
fought for and won a virgin land and
the sweat of his toll is upon him. In
his eyes are the hopes that move the
world, and as he gazes on his bride
nothing seems too high for their
united destiny, We of the same stock
are proud of the magnificence of this
new champlon {a the world's
and yet to us, who rememne:
centuries of painfyl growth and
England still is, the
falth of the American in time a;
terial progress is pathetic It is t
optimism of a boy who thinks all will
be right when he {8 a man. 1 loved
tourney.
Our
¥s
WHE
as she
words can
see for the
tell what it was to me to
first time the happiness
and freedom of the common people
and the wealth and abundance in
which they live.
before
natural
he
them
my
when
A cabman is
enemy and cheats me
can, but even the cabman
who drove me to the boarding house
seemed a friend; and the girls in their
offices moved their work like
queens, conscious of their womanhood
and knowing that no man could make
them afraid
my eyes.
about
and lecturing In the
the states and nany
varied classes. In my wil
for the race | had never
wealth, freedom, #
America the f
cities «
eastern
inet 1
f
men of
|
foreseen such
such ich equality.
common
of the
land of the
people, as England t ne
classes. If 1 were a young working-
man I would go to the states as soon
as 1 could earn a passage, because,
once on her goll, I should cease to be
a laborer and become a man
is a very different thing. Better than
the boundless wealth of America, bet
ter than any material benefit she can
bestow, is this sense of manhood and
equality that is as all-pervading as the
alr.
is
{ y 1s s A
is the land
which
When Terribly Warm One Should
Take Hot Rather Than Cold
Water Baths.
When much overheated do not
ambitious to cool off too quickly
fra: with danger, especially
iced water route
When terribly warm take hot rather
than cold water baths, and put hot wa-
ter on the back neck and wrists.
This is good for any overheating, es
pecially if there is a of blood
in the head and dreadful flushing, as
be
tis
the
8
Hi
by
of
senso
If you will not be converted to the
hot water cure at least do not pour
cold water down or over you Sip
your drinks and sponge the wrists and
neck with cloths wrung from lice wa
ter. The habit of applying lumps of
ice to wrists and base of brain or of
or under a
shower when dripping with perspira
staying in a tepid bath for ten or fif
teen minutes is decidedly cooling The
residents of tropics know the value of
this cure. Faa yourself dry.
Never be foolish encugh to get be
tween sheots wrung from cold water
it will cool you, doubtiess; also make
you a rheumatic for life
Don’t that there is nothing
more cooling than to make ice cream
on hot days. Handling of ice with
bare hands is dangerous, no matter
what the temperature Wear rubber
gloves
feel
How Would You Like It?
“How like to be the
treasurer and have fo sign checks for
the Paplermacherberufsgenossen-
schaf That is the name of an
of German papermakers.”
gays a New Yorker, writing from the
Black Forest. “They
would you
t or
cently and we met a delegation of
to Goslar
and women
A fine company of
they were, but we
way
would have on its pronunciation.
Newly Discovered Pleasure.
The honeymoon had gone the way
and
quarrel was on.
“Of course,” he sneered, “you'll
pack up and go home to your mother
now.”
“What, and lose all the excitement
of quarreling with you?” she retorted.
“Well, I guess not!”
Center of Toughness,
Inquiring Tourist-—Would you call
this a tough town?
Stray Native—Tough. Say, stranger,
when we have Old Home week here
detectives all over the country come
and plek out just wh) they want!
Puck.
The Tendency.
you bid the
|
case of the survival of
Are you it?
it's nlways &
the fittest
For HEADACHE -1lieks CAPUDINY
Whether from Colds, Hear, Stomach
Nervous Trouvles, Capudine will relieve you
It's Hguid-plonsant to take sets (mined
ately, Try it. ive, %e., snd 00 cents st drug
slores
ay
with gome old people
¢ the truth of the may
wood die young.”
He Was Sorry.
on young childien ju
nd what should not be
wna
g the most try
amon
the dining
started off
tripped
could be
ent fo utter
a pirate of
that
a pirate of ancient
The mother
n i
ANCES would have done credit to
days. The mother
great]
gave boy a long
and serious talk on the subject
fanity T
the
was taken by surprise and
ANG Was
shocked She the
iD
:
of
8 apparently did pot 1
right impressio when she
the bov addad
HE aCded
LAS
for
1 i 4 % i
concluded her dis
to
comfiture by am sorry
exclaiming I
I swore, mamma, |
Sunday.”
forgot it was
Good Record Made
Through the activity
by Women
of women
Am paign
treatm
Toit cael
: “0
been distr
kinds
uted to the n filions
pleces, thousands lectures
been given, large sums of
been
money bas
secur ireds of needy «
ave been slosis
been started in mar
é@ ii Many con
aq ex
have lear:
methods of pre
where no movement
millions of women
A. ow . at
dangers and
m of tuberculosis. The work of
women extends {rom the drawing r
of the rich to the homes of
and embras
A Diplomat
“And how old shoiald you say |
golden
at Biones
the haired spine:
with a coy
Ah, Miss
with a low
arg old at all
do 1 take you to be”
And she was
Harper's Weekly
bo
80 Dleased she
to
Detected.
it was at a Fourth of July meeting
fn the little city. The mayor Will
Smith, rose, and at dignified
read the Declaration of Independence
was a
length
pause; then from
of the mayor's old schoolmates
the loud
that. He ain't smart
whisper “Bill
never
enough.’
A Tool can always find another
OF GOL
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Graniteville, Vi. — “1 was passin
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andotherannoying
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never forget to tell
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during this trying Jesiod Complete
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