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A GALLANT FIGHT.

We should be doing an act of injustice Ia
a true and noble friend Of the labor move.
ment, did we fail to notice with commenda-
ton, the gallant fight Mr.. George Odger,
the workingman's candidate for the borough
of Southwark, England, is now making
against overwhelming odds. To his credit
be it said, all intimidation, Establishments
or arguments have alike failed to compel
him to forego his determination to "s'and
at all hazards" And right glad are we
that he has come to such conclusion. The
so-called liberals Of England, have deceived
the working classes so long that it is time a
decided test should be applied. AS Mr..
Odger has retired, at the urgent sOlicitatio
Of friends, in contests gone by, in favor Of
some professed friend of his class, and as
turn and turn about is fair play, it would
be simple act of justice, that these gentle
men, who. are now running against him
should prove their sincerity by as gracefully
retiring from the contest. Be this as it may
they may rest assured that Mr.. Odger
means business, and that there are thousands
of workingmenin the borough of Southwark
Who intend to vote for q bona fde labor
,andidate.
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A lady subscriber. who has long been a
reader and an admirer Of the ADVOCATE.

A lady subscriber. who has long been q
reader and an admirer Of the ADVOCATE
says:
DEAR ADvocArE-Can't YOU give the women
and the little ones a spare corner in xour COL
um"s! Don't give the men everything r..
mem0"r many wife AID mother. WIN re,ds
your journal everv week would like to zee some.
thing specially interesting to them .eIves-ss
such.
We will certainly act on her advice. while
we assure our fair subscriber, that our toll
has been hghtened and our hopes increased
BY many token Of sympathy received from
the wives Of the mechanics Of America,
Many subscription has been received in
ten cent pieces, saved at different times bv
the frugal housewife, and many blessing
has been conveyed by fair hands, which we
prize more than any words Of commentator
in our possession. II has been, and it will
continue to be, our aim to make the ADyo-
CATE the family paper, adapted to the wants
Of the mechanic, bis wife and little ones
We wish especially to call the attention O
our Baltimore and Braidwood friends to tbi,
statement
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moneyScan be raised in a short time, and will
comm4nce by setting the example. Many OF
US wofkingmen are, or have been, in the habit
Of drinking whisky, lager beer. aud osher in
toxicatng liquors. habit which ell must
admit Is useless. Ny plan is this: will en-
close fifty cents to Treasurer Phelps. Now, will
not every man who reads this do the Same, and
eDdea@Or to induce Others 70 do 90. do not
mean 20 say how much they shall give (but they
need pOt be afraid Of giving too much). II 10
Is only the small SUN Of ten cents aud think
nearly every workingman int is /, sked will
give tsat much. Friends who drink, just drink
few glasses less If you do not want TO Quit
Altogesher) and give part at least OF that you
would have spent at the bar, and rs We associate
With iiieDds let US ask them 10 give. / intend
20 ase every one that comes into my chop to
give something. / think can raise considera-
Die In 2his way, and others can do the sans. |
am net ashamed to ask people to give towards
THIS nTole cause In which We are engaged
As any plan which promises success is
worthy Of consideration, We cheerfully
second the above proposition. The price
Of ole glass each day from 100000
wOrkingmen would provide an annual fund
Of over 100000 the price Of glass
Of liquor per Week, sum considerably over
81 100000. And yet the humiliating truth
muss be told that $40 or SIS embraces the
amOFut Of the entire receipts, so far re
ceiv4d, since the adjournment Of the las
Congress- certainly a shameful exhibit. 1
is nfver too late to mend, however. LOOl
OncS more to the heading of our article, onc
90 Snd SIN no more.
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appears in view.

This spot, according to tradition, is
where William Tell sprang from the
tyrant Gesler's boat, and effected his
escape. A short distance from the
chapel the lake is 500 feet in depth.
The building was erected by the Can
ton Of Uri, and consecrated in 1888,
thirty-one years after the death of Tell.
The peculiar formation of the rock, in
this immediate vicinity also attracts at
tention, the strata running in circles
and resembling more the appearance of
snarled, knotted oak, than anything
else we can now call to mind.
We are rapidly approaching the end
of our journey. Fleunen now becomes
visible. The Gitschen glazier 1850
feet, rises abruptly from the lake. At
FIeunen the diligence to Altorf is wait
ing, and the inevitable scramble for out
side seats ensues. Here also are ped
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ing, at early hour, we passed a steamer
bound in. The day was fine; the wind
variable, but what we had was nearly all in
our favor. l found that some men were on
board that had been on the ship Grecian,
which went ashore. some days before, on
Long Island. Having seen in the New
York papers Of the great bravery Of some
of the people on shore, | found they had a
very small account Of all that in fact, they
pronounced the whole cry Of daring rs a
wicked device to make things only poorly
and badly done to pass muster
WEDNESDAY, 22d December.-The wind
all day to the north, and the sea,
if it could be called one, Of the
mildest kind. Saw q party this after
noon, pacing the deck forward, who /
could see was a miner, and one / had seen
at home. l got into conversation With him,
and found be was turning back to eAe, Old
Country never to 20 back among the
Americans be wanted more pleasure. "
The poor wretch, for such he really was,
was illclothed, and seemed to be worse fed
He told me be had been making 81 pei
day, equivalent to Is shlllings English
money at least be could have no comforts
No such a man can have comforts unles.
in a stone cage, sitting and swearing how
much he can make, which be never does
make for the support Of his wretched of.
spring, which the parish has to maintain, thai
he may have comforts as now named then
BY thirty-fye he moves bis body to the poor
house, to end his days there in the comforts
of the bastile.
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TRAVELLING SKETCHES.
LUcERNE--Irs VILLAGES AND BEAUTIES.
NUMBER RLEyEH.

The trip to Fleunen-at the extremi
ty of the lake-twenty-fve miles dis
/ tant, is one of the most enchanting
which the continent of Europe affords.
In the almost terrific grandeur Of its
scenery and its historical associations
Lucerne is surpassed by no lake inSwit
zerland. Cruciform in shape, its length
Is a little over twenty-five miles, and it:
average width nearly four miles. But
to our narrative. According to instruc
tons, VIC are called at halfpast four
O'Clock, and as we are within a stone /
throw of the the William Tell, the tiny
craft upon which the trip is to be made,
we have no occasion to hurry. Once
on board all is hustle and confusion q
perfect Babel Of tongues prevail; every
nationality seems to be represented,
from the Swiss peasant, returning to his
mountain home, to the English tourist,
muffied up to the throat, with shawls
and furs, for the morning air is cold and
piercing. A peep at the engines in
forms us that they were made at Zu-
rich, and the look of the engineer is of
a somewhat Scotchy character. Soon
after leaving the view Of the town, with
its towers and walls is strikingly pic
turesque.
On the left is the Rigi, chain Of
mountains lying between the lakes Of
Luzerne, Tug and Lower, ragged,
rough and precipitous, running down,
in many instances, directly to the wa
ter's edge; on the other the barren,
rugged peaks of Pilatus, partly envel-
oped in mist may be seen. AS we pro-
coed the scenery grows more and more
enchanting; the rugged old mountains,
grander and grander. The carriage
road, which here skirts the lake, com
mands our attention, being hewn out Of
solid rock. But on we 60, the lake Of
Kusnacht, which forms one of the arms
of Lucerne, and the picturesque village
Of Waggers, where most Of the passen-
gers intending the ascent Of the Rigi,
leave us, are soon passed. Each vii
lace seems more inviting than the ono
left behind. Here are cottages almost
hidden in fairy bowers flower gardens
trimmed as only these hardy mountain
GERS know how; not an inch of ground
is neglected; at the verge Of the lake
are almond, fig and chestnut trees, &c. |
Everybody is enraptured; this is Swift
erland and no mistake. Amongst the
very SUBMITS Of these fearful, craggy
and up the mountain slopes,
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wherever a green spot is found, a cot
tage or chalet is planted; in the back
ground, to the right, the snow-capped
pyramid Of Tod now appears, while
the rising sun is shedding a food Of
light on the valleys and lake beneath.
At Gersau and Brunen, considered by
many the most beautifully situated
places on the Lake of Lucerne, groups
of tourists are awaiting our arrival.
Then comes the Ruth, a green meadow,
where, on the 18th of November, 1907,
thirty-three Swiss patriots met and
vowed to secure the independence Of
their country. A few minutes after,
Tells PLATTE, upon which a small
chapel has been erected, of which the
accompanying cut is q correct likeness.
appears in view.
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True tn the Core.

Our old and esteemed friend WIN.
Gathers, Of Baltimore, under date q
Jan. 18th, writes as follows:
Having but little to do in the way u
work at present, | have come 70 'n'
conclusion to write a few lines inform
ing you that | am still alive and dolIs
wnat / can in my feeble way ior M
labor cause. Everything seems 70 Oe
at a stand still in this city at Presen:.
The Trades Unions flourish when Ousr
ness is brisk and when business Is Iun
they fall with it. While | am ~ 'ni'
point let me say that | have often WOu
dered why your valuable paper does nv y,
have wider circulation IN TINS ~
than it does, the idea Of two hunulYO
and fifty subscribers out OF POPue,
ton of twenty thousand worklngmen.h o
really too bad APaper containing ~
that the ADVOCATE ~
ought to be in the hands OF e'ei!
workingman in Baltimore ana ",
only in Baltimore, but in the WIZ
country. | would very much Ike
see one thousand men at least 0S1i
the paper here, which | think coulu
accomplished with a little exertlon'
We are about forming an associsuvI
under the auspices OF the Ns'i I've
Labor Union. "A point that ! na
been trying to arrive at for some piH''
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PLEASE CORRECT.

In the London Bee Hive, Of Deem
Der 18th, 1859, under the caption of
"NUN, " we find a correspondence which
though doubtless well meant, is calcu-
lated to do a great deal of mischief UNI
less corrected. La referring to state
ment of Mr.. Field that the street i'm
provements required in London are Of
such a stupendous character, that no
ordinary rate can pay them, the
writer says:
A short time since America did no. borrow
money, at interest to carry on wIr Of a stu
pendous character. That country wisely made
costless instruments with which it is hourly
paying of its debts.
AS this is a broad assertion we should
like "NUN" to state from whence he
derived his information. IF it is cor
rect, there are millions of workingmen
in this country who would like to ksOsO
it The government Of America did not
only borrow money, but it borrowed
it at such fabulous rates Of interest
Y and ID per cent.-as to levy a mort
gage for centuries to come, on the la
Dor Of the toiling masses Of the cOun-
try. Patriots loaned their deprecated
currency at par, with which to pay the
mechanics and laborers, who nobIy
went to the front to save their property,
while they skulked at home, or refused
to 60 themselves, and now modestly
demand that both principal a1d interest
shall Be paid IN gold!! "NUN" should
when he undertakes to en-
lighted others, that the capital press Of
America, with few honorable excep-
lions, now that the bonds have accumu-
Iated in the hands of Wall street gam
blers and congressman, has come to
the sage conclusion that to pay the
debt Of the country in these "costIess
instruments. would be Republication of
The deepest dive.
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STRIKES IN PROGRESS

The strike of the journeymen Cigar
Makers Of Cincinnati, and the Coopers of
Cleveland, affords ample evidence that the
deTnter resort is often not only UNSUITABLE,
but absolutely necessary to secure simple
act Of justice. The action of the Cincinnati
employers is 50 outrageous and their ultima
tam so absurd that no man with spark of
honor could for a moment think Of submit
ting to them. The member who is base
enough to renounce bis union obligations
under such circumstances, is unworthy Of
recognition from any member Of his craft.
So far, we are proud to state that no rene
gade or craven spirit has been manifested.
The men feel they have been wronged, that
the cristence Of their union, and consequent
ly their future welfare, depends on heir IN
fiinching devotion to union principles, and
have nObly resolved to fight to the death.
As this is a case of especial hardship and
one in the result of whth every trades
uniOnist is directly interested, we trust or
carnations outside Of this craft will
open their purse strings and lend helping
hand We bid them God speed in their
efforts, and trust ere long to have the
pleasure Of recording the unconditional
surrender" Of their INSCRIPTIONS tyrants
who arc now seeking to crush them to the
earth.
The strike Of the Cleveland COopers
is also another example of the exacting,
unconscicnable demands of capital. In
manifesto lately issued to the work
ingmen ofthe United States, the merits
ofthe case is thus set forth:
On the eth day Of Nov. last 1869, the Boss
Coopers Of this city, after agreeing among them
selves, aud after entering into coalition with
the Refuers made an unnecessary and unWar-
ranted reduction in the price Of making Bar
rels The reduction was unnecessary and un-
warranted, because the men Who made it, we're
at the time making rs to 100 per cent. profit on
A0clE luNcSieO Cdpieaiy WulAC bbo iCtnuucTdblOh
their Journeymen received was barely sufficient
to enable a man, with a family dependent on
his labor for support, to procure the actual ne
cessaries of life. b. this reduction these IN
scrupulous men expect to double these euor-
nous profits, notwithstanding it would reduce
| their Journeymen to starvation prices.
By this reduction $l20, 900 will be annually
placed 10 the Golfers Of men already rich in
worldly goods, every cCut Of which will be
pqueezed from the muscles and sinews OF the
Journeymen, every cent of which will be
bought at the sacrifice Of one Of Gods brightest
gems, labor sweat drop; every cent of which
is actually needed to procure the necessAries OF
life for those, from whom it would be unjustly
| taken.
Thus it will be seen that these men
have beer compelled to resort to strike,
or what is worse, work for starvation
wages. Readers, what response do yOo
give to their appeal.
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dlers by the score, with almost every
conceivable specimen ofbone and wood
carving. Half an hour later; and the
steamer starts on her return to Lucerne,
where we arrive, after having enjoyed
the most delightful sail in our life, at
1890 A. M.
Having few moments to spare be-
fore leaving for Alpnach, we pay Wis
it to Thorwaldsen's Wounded Lion ;
which was erected in 1921, in memory
of 26 officers and 100 soldiers of the
Swiss Guard, who were massacred in
their defence Of the Tuilleries, August
10th, 1892. The figure is truly no
BILE one, and is cut out Of the solid rock.
The dying lion 2s4 feet in length, re-
clines in grotto in the agony of death
! with his paw on the Bourbon lilly, while
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its bodyis trans6xed by a broken lance.
The agonized expression, the position
Of the body and the languor Of the eye
seem so natural, that the reason for its
worldwide celebrity may be seen at q
glance. At the foot of the rock, which
is nearly sixty feet in height, there is a
pool of water, which proceeds from a
spring at its summit, and is surrounded
by maple and pine trees. The rock it
self, which bears several inscriptions,
is ovcrhung with ivy and other creep
ers. 1t is time, however, our musings
and sojourn in Lucerne are brought
to close, much as we should like to
linger, and as we have determined to
visit the celebrated falls of the CHESS
bach, at Brienz, in the evening, we are
soon on board the "URI, "-bound for
Alpnach at the upper end of the
lake.
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LONDON, Dec. "a, 1869.
To the Editor Of the WOEKISeMAz's ADvOcArE.
We are in the midst of our Christmas
preparations. Produce Of all sorts and
in the greatest abundance crowd our
markets and fill our shops. London, as
the great centre Of the island, receives
from every county the best it can send,
such as beef, mutton, goose, turkey,
capon, pheasant, partridge, and all else
for human consumption for all hearts
rejoice andNall stomachs are sharp set to
do honor to the season.
Neither is the mind forgotten. Pub
fishers and booksellers are as busy in
their way as the butchers and poul-
terers. For the young mind we have
books of fairy love, science made easy,
adventure and travel OF the widest
kind. For grown up people there are
stupidities Of all kinds, including theo-
logical controversies and expositions of
the prophesies. But unlike these, and
welcome to every home and to every
heart, we have Tennyson's Holy
Grail, IN commentator of which there
is much to be said and very little
against it. Speaking for myself make
it rule never to argue about the works
of a great poet. There are poems-so
called-we may Judge of at once.
The most cursory reading suffices, to
cut them and smell ofthe paper knife"
is enough. But Tennyson's are not of
this kind, and to appraise them requires
care, time, and that mood of mind by
which we are taken away from the poor
realities Of the present day to the by
gone shadOwy glories of the ancient
times. l regret this the less as there
are other wonders to tell you of which
will serve to show how superstitions
can linger on the mountains Of an old
country, although suppose in your
young land with its new people you
are not quite fee from the superstItions
which, the more absurd they are, the
more they are chung to by grave men
of owl-like faculties. We have had
here, as you will no doubt have read,
of the Welsh fasting girl, and much
controversial fuss her rather sudden
death has led to. Under some form
of disease, well enough known to the
faculty, this poor girl was it seems SUBJ
ject to long frances, and no doubt
whilst in these, long HASTINGS became a
matter Of course. Amongst ignorant
these things excited some
wonder, and at last the cottage of her
parents became point to which the
footsteps Of curious enquirers were
directed. Of course the greater the
wonder, the more the satisfaction of
the sight seekers, and the more the
profit OF the parents.
" Doubtless the pleasure is as great
or being n ated, as 70 cheat"
And hence from the time the parents
we're enabled to assure their dupes that
he girl lived absolutely without food,
he revenues Of the family had become
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by, for it is q fact that. wherever tried,
female trades unionists have proven
themselves the peers Of TIE stronger
sex in honor, capacity, and. in fact,
every qualification likely to secure sue
cess. We hope, therefore, our labor
organizations will take the matter in
hand, denounce the system which is
sapping the foundation of our social
fabric, and welcome to their midst any
and every laborer who is willing to
demand fair days wages for ar
honest days work.
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A COMMON SENSE PETITION. We
trust the Constitutional Convention, now in
session, will see the justice and necessity Of
acting promptly on the request en-
bodied in the petition of the stone
cutters of the State, regarding the ques-
ton of convict labor. We feel satisfied, If
the matter is discussed and thoroughly un-
derstoOd that the prayer Of the petitioners
will be granted. 1t is villainOus practice,
one we have frequently denounced, which
allows the labor of the felon to drive the Ia
Dor Of the honest, law-abiding mechanic
from the market We trust the Cook
county and Rock Island delegates will espe-
cially take the lead in this matter. We as.
sure them, their action will be closely
scanned
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FROM NEW YORK.
SRNAcA Falls ian.

SENAcA FALLS, Jan. %, 1917.
To the Editor Of the WoRKEoNAS's ADVOCATE.
Iron Moulders' Union, No. 49, held ,
meeting for the election Of officers, TuesdaJ
evening, January IS, 1870, when the 6F
lowing gentlemen we're duly elected:
President-M. Hennessy.
Vice Pressdens-M. McDermott.
CIor. Sewn. Greer.
Rec. Sen. Sullivan.
Fin. Sec. Greeley.
IredSurer-B. Durnen.
Var den-Wm. Booth.
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The Issue of January 18th.

In reply to an avalanche Of inquiries re-
ceived during the past week, requesting us
to furnish the issue Of Jan'y. 18th, we would
say, once and for all, that no paper was
issued on that date, owing to the proceed
ings of the Bricklayers' National Union,
being delayed several days longer than we
anticinafed
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FROM MISSOURI.
ONCE Of the Rxecu i've ofthe n. L. ..
For the State OF Missouri 223 Chestnut g.
Sc. Louis. Jan. 2lst, 1870


TO the WOrkingaaeH, and Friends Of Pr'
d'cctire Industry iH Missouri:
You are hereby respectfully requested
to report to this Office, the name Ofeach
existing labor organization in the State,
the date of organization or charter,
names Of officers, number Of members,
also the names Of a few real friends Of
this movement in each county where
no organization exists; that measures
may be taken to form unions in such
counties. III. o. SHELDON,
Err. NJ. S. l. q
Papers friendly to this reform, pea"
cODY.
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J. Silvery, J. Welsh, W. O,R-
blakeny. The net proceeds D sro Q.
y sioo. Query. Could those v near
men appropriate ten per cent Is young n
proceeds to a better plrnoso i " The
tional Labor Union ? Say no al. me Ma.
along your ten dollars Vr ano send
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Beat This Who Can

In letter, recently received from one of
our agents in one Of the villages Of the north
west. be says: "We intend to increase our
+" club in this locality l think we can
raise it to $50 in the course of the next
" two weeks-at least we shan't fall far
short" We guess our friend is going
for that machine. And when we state that
the village referred to does not contain over
1000 inhabitants, the effort may be appre-
ciated.
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The price Of labor in many Of the
mills in and about Norwich, Conn.,, is
being reduced about ten per cent.
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CORRESPONDENTS.
FROM SCOTLAND.

I'VE do not hold ourselves responsible for any Of
ion expressed by our Correspondents
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lTo b coETIHURD. I
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And hence from the time the parents
were enabled to assure their dupes that
the girl lived absolutely without food,
the revenues Of the family had become