The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-06-26

shall close by advising mluers 10 look
after the ventilation Of their mines, and to
insist on having fresh air instead Of poison.
Those who wish to become mining engineers
should not neglect 20 important a subject.
Written for the Advocate.
An Arbitrary Dtctum.''
One Noah Webster, in ears agone, a.
tanned distinction as q photographer. a
long iife W lab rIous research enabled him
US compile dictionary SO complete that the
learned world adopted il as standard, and
US this day reference TO his book is the
final resort Of disputants as to the proprie-
ucs OF puuues Of language. But the world
increases in wisdom as m ,ea3s New brig It
particular stars are daily being I'D ted to the
literary ornament, cclipsing all predt
in their ttIulgeuce. One VI the latest aud
most brilliant additions "a the constellation Is
. the money eGi Or Of the Philadelphia Ledger
. He TAKES position in the armament as a DE-
c.ded Improvement upon Webster. The an
ntNed paragraph We extract from late issue
of Che vehicle which conveys to the reading
world the gem-Ake productions q nis
geniu.
Tha sixteen representatives. Of the snirty
thousand coal miners ID SIX counties
9f tais state. some three weeks ag0 assembled
3. convention No Hazletou and among other
. dining. resolved chat the minimum price oi coal
a. Ngw York ba hXed AZ s. per Tn, and az s.
uer t1n AK Port Carbon, ochuylsill county
P..r Tlis is n.y. arbitrary dIctum 0t the
Sixteen aui to effect this purpose the welfare
.r. ilrg action 90 tuirty thousand workmen are
given rtnt le control nomiuaily "a thcir six
.''i 't..e''. Min ...+.- ,h
p.-'A'.if NM. .'u Nh MI. .r'-l.-,a-
f'-, .E',..'I -. ~
....-..,.is .-,-, tb. op4r,tors and
- I...l.- h.us rh,t Tire EMPLOYERS sholid
.H. g.rI. -.. WY fr.tn as1r tor Tire wage
..,.N .. ... nv II tte ru w NJ trade
.t...... .# .r.-.tf--ad whenever ONO
a.. ..r...-.- aHa --.a to NE working iu cou-
..-r. M. .ut natural foresight 20 .ook ior tht
motive. t.at te -nd M tle roncert oi acton
an- .-su.. .' ilr ie-Ite''e parties may oe '1'
Nl.,
Ihe rys.' lhe sIA'een ue'gSa'es
selected 1. itr .l.IuV cual miners ol rem
.v..a..s. auu auIhu. zal Old take sucl actlcn
su. uutL sunH r.rMH.me ItatlOu az lu then
v..d.u Should ue deemed eXpedieul, y,
t.r..1 .rumral-i sn " arbitrary dictum, ~
enrA. bang interpreted, taking Mr.. Web
--.-'- b..a a, authority, means = deSpot g
authoritative a,s r.".. -eIrin the action
t.a ,N'r-. ItT.s-s or IA5 uesp' We
corr -- ve c11... s''. An7 ia" pLesuulP-
.Hu. t"a"s io l.aL -Ar LtA4t't i5hoHhs
M.f-..raS a -hf gone nuJ, USES Chs phras-
.......V a-d duru.,d s.ase, and 70 - doing
assumes t.e t.a.fr- position II that parucu
Mr portion VT fhe literary trna'ent ailot-
ed fo .ez.cosnP1,r, or T1i.rs OF language.
A- I" VII ..'-' - .e.-,,.-.. =.
.'u' ..3 M t..s,n.alv.s ana
'o .,..;,,,,,+ =. r,Il-
.A.l .-.. NV -,
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l--' er5 ar;-t. !. .-,,.
r.-a.irr escb s,5 .v.ry
- r.I,,f rr.r.-ed. AID decide rs sus-
-.., rs,teps " t,nIpg N the BEST but
Nv. INV ouLi argil15fe 1ne
.""s tL.i- 4e...i.o
R .. atl.'"'"- 'o '-o
~ aa ~ arbitrary t'l'un' 'uu WV
aHl 'iI.e alN. Y. 'ili5 WY IVY ~ -.
..----ers,on ,r- IN, rs,,se.
.t.- .,l WAY Wy. ..s wf.t more fully thar
.r. y.+..y ult ar are more inclined d.
.-....--...r MN. tr.a iirht. which the LeIQ1r
T..t.Y#.uF being an " arbitrary
MN. a...i.n ~ rhe sixteen va.
. tbor . r,ncentr,t.d
".. ..'.' ..-.....,. M Ky NTH NJ - a00 o1t
tr+-e $1,000 affected by It The dissenting
-h.u-a rd. y there was that ulmber X ais
sr..srs. ba.rg .t .EGt ass which TOE Le1gfl
sr1 r.rpr. W. Fry infamous UE, have ny I'd u
r...-.sr.l rDl.v. succeeded ln reducing q.
ar inrotart aud r-iurnai saTyhlty- SsN
Standardization 20. ttc most Qllous SIa7,
system ever ,N-aut
rf -r. T...-.-+s orarss.nr-f.tratian of rbt
-.--....... -nd H,y-,1t violation a
.-,.- b,-.-s+ 5..f;-,r ~ y.
'L- ...-,9 y, 1.
Nai t..ta r.t.-.
7... -- .o..,.,r, .,y tt..t tp.r. car
.+ .,.. WA e,tr-,r..p y tvree-
he Hal t-a, -.-+.....+ .bl.tr tbs rar,.
,...t u.-,..J be sxnres-,v t,n0minate.
-.y-o.it. interests those af the con
.-4 ,...sr 5avia,-an from H.,
oto ''- ;.-. .---- ,-..-r w. n,
ial' WE r L ll,
anu very ''t1' '1'.-l .''t' oJ ''
tae LsIgat argue H''H '' .J'''
point ANA If cOtsS+eN''' a't'"Pe 'u'
impossible .asA gi maA'hs ''oo"s''''n' .'ot
cater t1 iurT iaiatloua tueorfs, ih AZ
most every instance IN "hich lNe Eager "a
touched upon iAe itool 'tue7'.o" Y i"'.'
incidental 90 ~. u has mace ~ ~ attempts
Nh reconcile Incompatible d.heTer ces lus
..,,.t. lavie.tor Iatterlv ID is 0ftener OaJ
rf +.,r in those paths. and hundreds VII,
once 70. lisyrd it incapable of saving aug
wrong. DOW refuse Il the most limited couf
5rrre simply becauso Inconsistency and
honest ealing are Jewels IL long since dis
,rs.d rf io tbs highest bidder
1914. 4..,,.,.. NJ. .r,s+sr,-c. r,,i,lv
'' .t- .- III. s1g-a,s rrofes-al itseil
+ts-r frianf Ara IND friend of am measures
favi-y for rneir object The betteriug of the
-andiflon W yvork.nemen u gives is pro
LESSONS vitality il such JET gUage a. Jht
following
The Hagle-oa resolutions passed NY he iele
.,,to. IVY miners though ssId to have eman
..3 ,.cr orars,Urs pledge ali NV miners and
,..,i,- ,,-., \. .usperd work until coal &,
s-ttbhsa-o t aud arove prices arbitrarily fixed
hy tb.H- lvss Chs is making coai arttciall'
do. . inst consumers l- 'il4 iltti-