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The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-03-22
CO-OPt RATION

An effort is being made IN Chester, ILL.,.
to form stick comprny to establish iron
neluns works at tia. place
TnL following gentlemen nave been
elected officers If the Troy Co-operative
Foundry tor the ensuing year. President.
WILLIAM EASTMAN Secretary. H. j Hu-
Gas Treasure. ions BrLLMAN.
The Beaver Falls Cooperative Foundry
have declared 4 dividend II II Der cent.
IN stock, and have changed their bylaws.
making all the lruhts m to 10 per cent.
due {" stock They clam to have been
successful beyond their most ardent ex-
pectatlons, and cordially invite molders
to JON IN with them, as the association Il
a liked fHt
tu-uFEEATIyE TRADE SOCIETY coon
EAAMFLE.
The DvaI Cabinet Makers Trade society
came into existence about seven wears
since, and numbers about 400 members.
having, IN October last. a capital of little
over t1OO In that month a dispute arose
between the society and the MesSrs Overs.
the large deal cabinet manufacturers Of
Essex road, lshngtou. The result II tins
dispute WAS q strike. ana lockout W 100
men al the nrm, with an intlmatIun thar
none ~ the men locked uut would be EN-
ployed hy any member Of the Masters
Association. The committee ii the society.
instead ~ keeping the men walking idly
about VA strike pay. resolved to cNprnd
the funds on opening factory and EN-
plOymg the locAed-uut men themselves
Tins factory, situated IA TromvilIr- square,
Bethand Green-ruad has nov been III ac-
TIVE operation Tor fifteen weeks. ana up
wards Of 81, 800 has been paid for material
ana wages The whole Of the loo men
locked-out could be prpttably employed IN
the factory It the comInitte had more CAP
ltal at their command, and they have.
therefore, appealed to several other trade
societies for temporary loans, at their IN
terest, to enable them fully 60 carry out
these objects. They also invite an IN
spectIun IF their factory, rs the public
The excelsior Cooperative lron-workers'
Company is anne uuced at Sheffield All
The leading managing men are operatives
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To Subscribers in Arrears.

Don't be in hurry. A few weeks since
We rent out from this office accounts,
amounting TO the sum Of g., 800. A few
and only a very few answers have been
received To- the same OF course we can
publish paper-send you % copies per
year, Just for the honor Of paying CLERK
TO address your wrappers. Why, its al
insult, Of course it is, to remind you, that
you owe 81. % or $500 to the WORKING
MANS ADVOCATE. Its publication costs
nothing The men who work in that estab-
lIshment ask nothing and rork for nothing
OF course they do Just as yOu work
When Saturday night comes you never think
Of asking for penny. The honor Of work
ing for such and such irm-i is all the pay
you want or expect
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LABOR I1EMs.

The lower House Of the Massachusetts,
Legislature is IN a liberal mood a. regards
printing the 1872 report Of the Bureau Of
Statistics of Labor. 1t first ordered 5000
copies, then 800, and few DAYS ago 5000
as an amendment to a motion to print only
5000 additional volumes. Great curiosity
exists to see and read the report, ten times
the curiosity there would have been but
for SO many attacks upon the Bureau
The New York Journeymen Wood
Caryers Union held general meeting las
night, but the subject Of strikes was not
considered.
At the Sci monthly meeting Of the
Workingmen's Union, Thursday evening
last, the resolutions recently adopted by
the Employers Protection Association, de
clarlng unyielding opposition to the de-
mands of the trades unions, were referred
to a committee for consideration. No fur
Their action was taken, but several mem
bers asserted that there would be general
strikes within couple Of months
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OFFIcH OF rHE STATE EXECUTIVE % TnE
National LABOR USIoS, FoR WIsoOSsIS
BLACK RIVER FALLS March II, 1878.

OfFICH on rHK STATE EXECUTIVE ~ rnK
NAuoSAL LABOR USIoS FoR WIsouSsIN
BLACK RIVER FALLS March II, 1878.
To the Workingmen Of the State of VISION
SH:
FELLOW CITIZENS. For the fourth time
| have accepted the honorable position of
State Executive of the National Labor
Union, for the State of Wisconsin. have
accepted the position in good faith, and
will perform the duties appertaining to my
position to the best Of my abilities. re-
ly upon you to sustain me in the arduods
task | have before me. This | am conf
dent you will DO, as you must feel and
know as well as | do, that our cause can
only succeed by unity Of action. Too long
We have suffered ourselves to be led away
by dissensions too long have we followed
the counsel Of men who are merely adven-
turers and spectators in the great politi-
cal world We must awaken from our
lethargy, prepared to meet our common
enemy. So far we have done well Dur
ing the time | have been in office we have
organized five labor unions, and at Black
River Falls one reading room We must
continue the good work and be prepared
for action by next fall, when | hope we
shall be sufficiently strong 70 nominate
ward, city, county and State officers We
can do 1t if We will, and 10 say We cannot,
implies that we have not the intelligence
nor the honesty Of purpose, which would
be a base lie. We have as capable men in
our ranks as can be found IN any political
party f; men Who are true to principle and
true to themselves and if they will but
interest themselves we shall succeed be-
yond our expectation.
| would recommend that meetings be
held IN all parts of the State, and If eight
or ten men resolve to organize a union let
them do 50, and on application to this Of
nee they will be granted charter, nicer
poratmg them INTO the National Labor
Union, with power and authority to direct
and prosecute the work IN their locality.
have now ia preparation several dDcu-
ments bearing upon tins question, which
will shortly be ready for distribution. anS
| earnestly solicit the address Of all who
are willing to become Identified with this
movement, III order that | may Lnow with
whom 70 communicate And now, with
the prayer that We shall work zealously III
this coEse, aud demonstrate to capitalists
and to political demagogues that We are IN
earnest, and intend not only to check the
dangerous tendencies which are slowly, but
surely. saPpIng the rights and liberties Of
the poor, but that We intend to change the
whole system IF onr government, 50 that
every one should receive what is his, and
no more, ! enter upon the work before me-
JOSEPH c. HoREY,
State Executive
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CANADA is rather tardIly following our
exam le in providing for future Parlamen-
tary investigation by granting fifty million
acres Of land and thirty million dollars IN
gold to her projected Pacific Railway. The
Company is required to deposit ten per
cent If the capital with the Government.
to be retained subject to the disposition Of
the Dominion Parliament. The entire
capital stock Is ten million dollars. The
work must be finished within ten years.
bur certain sections must he completed
within less time. and construction at both
ends, with the hunnliating aid Of Yankee
telegraph lines, must be begun before the
first Of next July.
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A Remarkable Dog

sea captain Just arrived In this port
from New Orleans exhibits an irish setter
dog, to whom he accredIts one II the most
remarkable exploits in canine intelligence.
The dog was the property 81 the tirst mate.
and was early noted for extraordinary
gacitv. When the sailors took hold u the
main brace t. haul It IN. the dog immedi-
ately seized the end and ran the length ~
the deck with il. as II " lending hand
to get the officers order executed A
planter took fancy To the dog. and pre-
vailed upon the first mate to present the
animal to him. He carried it along with
him 600 miles up the Mississippi River,
and endesvored te show the setter every
kindness. But one night the dog escaped,
and running along the river hank, leaped
aboard boat and was towed back t. New
Orleans. But the ship bad sailed, and
schooner captain, into whose hands he
setter fell, took it with him to New York.
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The ship from which the dog was taken
was lying on the other side of the river
and here is where the marvel comes IN.
The dog while looking O, er the side Of the
vessel one afternoon, seemed 70 take
special notice Of the ship On the other side.
After few moments il eaped overheard,
swan to its old home, and WAS taken
aboard by the delighted sailors The mate
vas so rejoiced ID have his dog again that
he declared that no half dozen Southern
planters could induce him 70 part with H.
The setter, whose wonderful instinct had
brought 1t back to its uld master. Is nov
more than ever the pet ~ the crew SDp
Francisco Bulletin.
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Mw VS. FROM the OLD WORLD.
THREATENED STRIKE OF GERMAN BAkER

THREATENED STRIKE OF GERMAN BAKERS
On Saturday 500 journeymen baker,
posted placards in the streets of Stuttgardt
demanding an increase of wages, reduc-
ton Of the working hours, less work on
Saturday, and none on important holidays
They declare that if their demands are hot
granted within three days, . general strike
will ensue
THE LEIPZIG PRINTERS
The Committee of Conhd,u,e of the
German Printers Association ha,r come.
to the conclusion that the attitude of the
masters in the matter Of the strike is jus
tlhable. meeting of the members of
the Local Association Of LEIPZIG was held
on Wednesday, and it was unanimously
resolved to claim the aid Of the General
Association. The Managing Committee Of
the latter will or Ter that notice to quit all
the printing offices Of the association be
gwen on the Sth Of Ma CHI to all compost
tors and uthe.s Who b, ong to the so-caled
society II the strike ia LEIPZIG continues
on that date, notwithstanding the decision
Of the Committee Of Confidence
At Newcastle, on Saturday, a conference
took place between the Northumberland
steam coal, owners and miners delegates
Concerning the demand Of the men for an
allowance of 20 per cent, the employers
finally offered hewers Is per cent, and
putters and banksmen 10 per cent. If the
offer be accepted, further rise in the
price of coal may be looked for.
The stocks Of coal stored in Liverpool
and Birkenhead are growing larger, and II
Is believed at present reach 400, 900 tons
Thus accumulation is mainly caused by the
refusal Of shIpo~ners to take coal at the
present prices 10y the substitution Of slack
and ashes IA many manufactures, and by
the dIminutIon caused by the Increase
economy Of huusrhulders The Lancashire
and Yorkshire Railway Company have 4
stock bought at reduced rates which Will
answer their locomotive purposes for some
time The block Of coal-lad Ell wagons at
Liverpool ana Birkenhead will, it is ex-
pected, be mitigated shortly by the rail
way companies charging demurrage.
NATIONAL LABoURERs UNION.
The Executive Council If the National
Agricultural Lalpurers' Union met on
Monday at bennington. II was decided
III address memorials to Colonial Govern
ments, pointing out that if they desired
agricultural emigrants free passage must
bc granted, and some provision made FOR
their reception un arrival a letter from
Mr.. Gladstone respecting the employment
" soldiers III harvest operations. t. the
effect that the military would MT be So
employed. Wherever differences respect
ing wages exist between farmers ana Ia
buurers MAS considered satisfactory A
committee was appointed to confer with
unattiiated labuurers unions, and the
London Trades Council, with a view Of
ettectlng amalgamatlun. MessrS Arch and
Abingdon were appointed to give evidence
before Committee " the House If Com
mons on the Game Laws A sub-commit
tee was appointed t. consider statistics re
latlng 10 proposed friendly society ID con
ncction with the Union A petition III
favour Of assimiIating borough and county
franchise vas adopted.
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MINERS HOSPITAL GIFT CONCERT Mr..
Gee" II Nha ncr, business manager Of the
Miners Hospital Grand Gift Concert, to
be held on the 10Th Of next month, III
Shenandoah, Pa, reports over %, 900 tick
e,s sold to date and the time for selling
tickets has only nov arrived. Not only
from the coal region, but from all parts Of
the country, very satisfactory returns are
coming in. No similar enterprise has ever
been as favorably received by the pubic,
and its success is assured
Only a short time yet remains to the
day Of the Concert. and those who have
not as yet purchased their tickets had bet
ter do So at once
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We saw at tin shop, recently, Says a
California Paper,) the turbine wheel that
drives Los Gatos FIGURING Mills-th
wheel having been brought down for some
little repair This wheel IS only nine inch
es in diameter, and four inches III thick
ness. 1t is Of brass, and weighs not more
than eight or ten pounds, and yet, under
two hundred feet Of water pressure. it
drives three sets If stones, grinding two
hundred barrels of -four per day. When
IN motion, it makes twenty-five hundred
revolutions per minute. 1t looks like a
mere child's toy, but its power is wonder
full 1t seems that the perfection Of a
water wheel has been rea he'd in this inven-
ton.
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THE G0OPtRS.


Just rs We ~ to press, w received a
letter from Bro. Ryrie, formerly of No.
Ont bus nov a resident Of San Francisco
California, stating that there are one hun
dred and eighty coUpers working IN that
t.ity, over two-thirds If whom are ready
y form a subordinate lodge If the ~. H. L .
The farmers all through the Western
States have begun t. organic unions for
mutual protection and Advancement. They
are already 2 powerful organization. and
threaten the lat DIVIDENDS ii railroad and
uJhrr mnnopolies. II there Is any body ot
lneu Ia America who need organization. 1t
is th, farmers. IL future issue We will
refer more minutcly to their organization
Fer the present We can only say that this
step among the yeomanry If the country
against tn rayages VI aggregated capital.
~ most fortunate one, and we can only
WISH it uhbounded succrss.
b-RING the months ni Jan. and Fehru-
AIRY the receipts Of the l. e. have been
nearly SIX thousand dollars This in the
middle NJ the sev,rest winter experienced
for many years, Is certainly evidence Of a
vitality not easily destroyed
FRIEND >chelhus contributes an article on
Politics and Wurkngmrn, that VS. will try
and hud room fpr in uur next.
coEEEsrr>nl>T writing from New
York IN advocacy ai the benefits conferred
by the International sustt,us hrs position
by the following argument
: 1t was asserted centuries az" that he
who does not provide for his household
(pr family il worse than al ntidcl BE
careful. brethren
Nov, sir, W. viii take the thirteen win
ter weeks, and say fifty barrels per week.
at 10 cents per barrel. amounts to 500.
and the same uunber Of barrels at l2i cts
amount to S8l -. We viii place them ii
Juxtaposition. Thus
800 bbls. as Union prices I2lc, SSl -
$50 bbis. as non Union prices, ZOE,
(the highest price ever received
Ia wnter.) % 90
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Loss Of weight in cooking is greater than
many persons suppose. Flour gains in
weight abont one-sixth in passing into
bread. But meat Of all kinds lose both
substance and weight. Nine pounds ten
ounces Of mutton roasted, is reduced to
six pounds twelve ounces, and the weight
Of the cooked meat is only four pounds
thirteen ounces, just onehalf the weight
before roasting Beef does lot lose weight
in like proportion. Much waste may be
prevented by care, but large portion Of
food is wasted in any process Of prepare
ton for the table Eggs alone come back
to you with full weight, and if the first
cost is not too high, are convenient, nu-
tritious and cheap article Of food.
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In favor Of mon
SIG .
60 90

Now, sir, if We had been fully employ
cd tins winter, the difference would have
been much larger ami | stated above that
We were every way the better for our be-
ing connected with the Cr"pers' Iuterna-
tional Union, Of North America. Now.
SIT. have.
lst Demonstrated the fact, that il is a
financial benefit "a Us i'll Lockport
"a 1t was a benefit to the boys who fur
nished the means 10 take them To where
thy could ind employment
3D. 1t was benefit to those who re
manned, nasmuch as there vas not 81
many left to d. the little work that was ~
be done
4th. The very name Of the Coopers In
teTnaiional Union is power Of itself. and
We have been benefited by it, And,
Lastly, | assert it il a benefit in every
respect. for under the benign influence of
union We become interested in each others
welfare Without the Union it was every
man for himself and King Capital vas al
ways ready to take every advantage Of la
boring men, and the Old king was more
than a match for us single handed, hut in
union is our strength :" United We stand
divided we fall "
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ILLINOIS,.
State Executive.

GARDNER, Ill March Is, 1873.
To the Editor VI tn NyRkISsaASs ADVOCATE
Cooperation ought To lie encouraged, for
it is the only means by and through which
wOrkingnen can improve their condition
There are some men VINO have noble spir-
its within them, that are ready at all times
to encourage corporation, and every move
ment that Is for the building up and I'M
PrOvement Of the working men On the
other hand there are some men that are
willing tu become aud remain the slaves If
capital, and are willing to 10 anything to
court the smiles of a few merchants We
mus not lie discouraged because there are
such men, but work on and build up co
operation, and 1t will prove a blessing to
the toihng millions The farmers and
working men in this township begin TO see
the necessity IF w operation They have
to pay very big price Ter everything they
consume and for everything they have t.
sell the price IS very small If the farm
as IN this township will encourage crop
Grafton, they can save from 10 to 80 per
cent On all articles NJ consumption Mid
dle-men are receiving tins large per centage
Farmers, SEE to his and help each other,
for that Is the principle Of cooperation
LABOR REFoRM
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BKAIpW OoD, WILL Cu. March 20, 73.
II the Editor 10 the WoEkIsGNAN,s ADyO,Ark
LABOR REFORM

BRAIDwOoD, WILL Cu. March 20, 73
~ the Editor " the woRkIssNAN's ADyo,,rE
LABOR REFORM
have barely time before the mail
closes, jp drop you few lines in reference
to the grand turnout Of miners, in this
place, to listen to th" great 4,eech Of that
interchangeable labor rgformer.
k.F. rEEvELLIrK,
President ot the National Labor Union.
The meeting was announced for clock.
to take place in the Grove School House,
but long before chat hour the vicinity Of
the school house presented lively scene
About noon. the steam horse came rushing
into the depot, and IN less time than it
takes tu write tins, d rnusing cheer wrung
through the air which was the announce
ment w the arrival of our talented guest
shortly after 2 i. TIL, we proceeded to the
place Of meeting ana had to wedge" our
way through the vast throng as best Ne
could. Order having been restored and a
chairman selected. Mr. r., was introduced
to the assembage. The appearance of the
speaker on the stand Was the signal for
another outburst at applause When the
applause subsidized, We we're treated u one
If the best addresses that it has been the
pleasure of your correspondent To listen to-
Mr.. T. spoke for over an hour, and Great
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The rate of telegr' hing between this
country and Europe is one dollar word /;
but the price is to be reduced on the LIST of
May, next, to 10 cents a word.
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p" r"als tr others THAT the CURSED mcu-
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tail. and thar ,ur 'haubers ot Commerce
who harnor 81. yi'r pack NJ thieves As
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the miles of marble pala rs where they
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are therefore the proceeds 'f fraud buf
that As they have been acquired and secnr-
ed under THE sanction nt law. manipulated
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The old rmoceros III the geological Gar
dens in London has been prisoner there
twenty-five years, but he enjoys it and is
fat