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MILL ITEMS.

The Puddlers at Fairview have resumed
work at 50 per ton after being on a strike
for few months.
Pho iron can be manufactured in Page
county, Va, by Mr.. Mines, at S17 ton.
This turned into plows will make the cost
of manufactured iron $50 ton, while it
il bringing $50 in the markets Of the
country.
II is estimated that the population of
Phoenixville, Pa, will increase $500 on
the completion of the new mill of the Phoe-
nix Iron Company.
Work has been resumed in the rolling
mill and other establishments of the Read
ing Railroad Company. in Reading.
JOIN HoovER, of Coopersdale, Cam
bria county, Pa, who was employed in q
pudding furnace at Johnstown, on last
Saturday, had one Of his feet nearly burn
ed of BY accidentally placing it in msltsn
slsg.
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The MAssACHusET TEN-HoU BILL
has passed the Massachusetts Senate 1t
has yet to pass the House Of Representa-
tives, but it is pretty sure that it will not
be defeated there The friends Of the
measure have fought harder and better for
10 than they ever did before If it had not
been for their persistence and INDUSTRY.
the bill would have been defeated again
TINS year. Ii may be truly said that enough
senators were cowed into supporting the
measure, who we're known to be against it,
70 enable it to be carried through the Sen
ate
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Senate, and we call upon the workingmeu
and mechanics Of the State, who desire "a
secure the benefits Of it provisions. q
send in their petitions in favor 81 the
same to the Senators from their resPcctive
districts Let them remember ~ow . sse
accepted time Now is the day Of salvation
Mr. Mclaughlin has done his duty an"
redeemed his pledges made to the ~"' 80
men let them now do their duty =" -
seIves ar forever after hold the'r
The Bill reads As follows
30, w. IN, act ~ relation 10 the coiiec
zion ~ trIyos
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the people Of
the State of Illinois represented in the Gen
eral Assembly, That whenever the employer
of any laborer. workman, workwoman, me-
chanic or artisan shall withhold or refuse to
pay to such person % employed by him or
her, any wages that may be due to them or
any OF them beyond a reasonable time after
demand made for such wages. such employer
shall be held liable to such person in an
appropriate action for the amount so due,
and damages for the detention thereof not to
exceed ten pc cent on the amount Of judg-
ment obtained, and also a reasonable attor
utl Iees " ne taxed as costs Dy the court
? The term employers as used in this
act, shall he held TO mean any corporation,
firm or individual for whom the labor ser
vice an account Of which suit is brought as
rendered
Since the foregoing was written, We learn
that the bill was defeated in the Senate on
the Sd of March. Conspicuous among its
opponents we're Senators Hampton, Of
McDonpugh county, and Starne, Of San
CANON. We hope 10 live TO put a nail in
the political collins of these gentlemen
the next time they present themselves to
the dear voters in their respective districts.
Senators Hinchchffe and McGrath gave
it hearty support In our next We shall
,ukliab tho avaS and maya
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favor. which would lead TO interminanie
difficulty and loss. .hs
Rut the question then arises how
-, ~ ;.terest to be lowered .;rg
,h., the system contemplate -. The Gov
'nA' ~. .s r"rr,noy or money by INC -
of all the cu ., i,s creditors, without
e e. of any system of banks. II
.hs national banking law be repealed, and
legal tenders substituted for the circula-
tion Of the banks, it will enable the Gov
eminent to iquidate over $500, 900, 600 Of
of its per cent coin interest bonds now
due, and redeemable at the pleasure Of the
Government, even If purchased at the
present premium, and If the act 10
strengthen the public credit (which was q
deliberate Republication of the original con-
tract) be repealed, the Government can
pay of the whole $500, 900, 900 bonds.
This would stop the payment of 81, 900, :
900 annually, and throw 1864, 600, 900 loan
able capital on the market to seek some
other form of investment. Again, as
members Of Congress, and all other officers,
agents and employees of the Government,
as well as those who furnish supplies to it,
will have the privilege of accepting in pay
ment of their claims the 8 per cent currency
bonds, or lawful money, at their election,
they will Of course take the money so long
as they can loan it for higher rate of in
terest, or employ it in business to yield a
greater income than that derived from an
investment in government securities.
Money will, in all probability, command
over three per cent until the volume of
the currency shall reach as much as $35 per
capita Our population will reach Al, 900,
900 two years hence, which, at $50 per cap
tia, would give us a circulation of 81 $50,
OOO, 900; which, after deducting the legal
tenders now in circulation, would enable
the government to pay $500, 600, 600 of it's
outstanding bonds, bearing five to six pes
cent, being over million dollars day for
the next two years. The losnable capital
thus released, would have to seek some
other form of investment and if the spec
ulation in the public lands be stopped, it
would have to be employed in legitimate
business, which would reduce the rate Of
interest in all regular business, to about
the rate paid on the government securities.
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life while ON his noble mission. A meeting
was called, officers elected, and the Union
started. A few men were discharged by
Mr.. Williams on account of joining the
Union. We had to come out on the strike
and demanded the discharged men be rein
stated also that Mr.. Williams, superin-
tendent, and pit boss Amos Baggo.t be
discharged, with q few minor demands.
Thomas Wardell resorsed to all kinds "a
deep schemes to beat and battle our de-
mands, but could not succeed H. had
to come here. Our demands wsre made
in writing, and requested him ~ put bIs
s'onature to it. ~ r. Sad no conhdsncS 10
his word, which he d"e. He asked the
Lodge to 60 10 work and not give tbs emu
pany any further trouble. This promise
was given with the understanding be did
not violate his contract. Lodge No. ], al
Rock Springs, and Lodge No. 2, NJ Even
stone, backed us until our demands were
granted. The miners went 10 work De-
c .mber 5, 1873, and continued working
mp To Monday night, February 10th, when
the mines we're shut down without giving
any notice whatever. Evenstone and
Rock Springs were allowed TO work, but
huGy nC1iu AlC 1DONC AnAnCu WCAC
stopped they stopped also. The company
commenced paying of, and requested the
young men to settle up and leave, but the
married men could remain. A large ma
jority of the miners are single men, and il
the company could get them TO leave
Lodges Nos l, 2 and the company would,
in their opinion, have the power to break
the Union and compel the unfortunate
men of families TO 90 to work under written
obligations binding them to sign away
their freedom and become worse than the
black slave Of the South ] could dwell at
some length on this cowandly and selfish
desire of the officers connected with the
Wyoming Coal Company. The young
men are determined to remain and protect
the married men, and not allow his brother
to be crushed, and see him driven to his
grave by cruelty. The married men can
not pick up his blankets and leave at any
moment. 1t requires money to travel on
the U. p. r. Roc a mile The mar
ried men who have been here for months
and years can only make a crust, as they
cannot have steady work, and when there
Is a demand for coal, the officers put in a
glut Of men to get out the coal.
A general conference was held on Sun
day last at Lodge No. L. The four Lodges
were represented, and We are of one mind
T. stand or fall, and submit to nothing but
what is Just and right, and our glorious
National Union will back us up to the last,
[ am confident.
Fellow workingmen and miners, do not
be deceived by the Wyoming Coal Com
pany officers to come here. You would
regret the day you done so. There are
more than enough miners to fill all de-
mands for coal.
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Fa0M MiCHi6Ah.
PONTIAC, Feb. %, 1874

PONTIAC, Feb. %, 1874.
To the Editor Oi the WORkNeMAN's Advocate:
1t 10 cheering TO witness the number of
unions, leagues, councils, oranges and con-
gresses engaged in the solution Of the labor
question. Some friend has sent mo a
pamphlet by Hon. John Mcguire, Of
Missouri, member of the National Labor
Council, on the distribution of the public
lands. and q just system of American
finance. The distribution scheme consists
In giving i've acres of land to every per-
son, out Of the unappropropriated public
lands, but is 30 loaded with red tape, and
Is 30 insignificant as means for lettering
the condition of labor, that it can never
amount to anything
In common with many others, Mr..
Mcguire would pay off the national debt
with federal money, and thereby relieve
the community from the payment Of the
vast interest now annually absorbed by
the bondholders. He shows conclusively
that the people have q right to do 30.
Such course would be of great temporary
benefit 70 the community, because it would
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The price now paid for digging coal on
the kanawha river, (West Na.,) is from
8 to 4 cents for eighty pounds of coal
screened over inch screen The coal
is weighed. About 5000 bushels per day
Is the present out put.
THERE are now IL coal banks in opera
ton IN Northern Colorado viz: Baker,
st. Nralns, Erie, Davidson, Barber, Mar
shall, Fullerton, Murphy, Mineral Land
Company, Johnson's and Eulner's.
A PORTION Of shaft No. 4 Of the Empire
mines, Luzerene county, fell in the other
day, crushing the engines, iniurino the
engineer seriously and John Russ, fire.
man.
The works Of the w. b. c. & T. G. at
Plymouth are running steadily, but the
Avondale and Jersey mines are idle and
those employed being crowded are making
but little
The miners Of Tioga have won the day /!
Thanks to their mdomitable manhood and
the assistance Of President Siney.
The coal shaft owned at Streator, H.,
by Knapp & Rowland, is for sale. 1t is
underlaid with five foot vein of coal.
THE rumor that the Delaware and Hud-
son Company has issued circular stating
that all coal hereafter sold by them will be
at weight Of 1000 lbs. to the ton, is pro-
nounced untrue.
The National Treasurer's bond has been
approved and entered.
BELOW we give the number of persons
killed aud injured in the mines Of the Wv
omlng Valley, for the year 1873, as re-
ported by Thomas NJ. Williams, Inspector
Of the Wllkesbarre district, and P. Blewitt,
Inspector Of the Scranton district, in their
respective districts
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The following shows the annual product
of coal mined in the different collieries
named, from their original leasing until
the present time
In the Agard, Noodle & Co., Girardvillc
collieries, 7,827O7 tons; Girard col
liery, Theodore Garretson, 429, 1913 O3 \; j.
Anderson & Co., Union colliery, 462, 859. :
90; Philadelphia Coal Company, No. 2,
Shenandoah colliery, 800, 803 O6 Gorrell
& Audenreid, Continental, 44O, 425. O4 F.;
Philadelphia Coal Company, No. l, Col
orado colliery, s6O, $40 o. Bear Ridge
Coal Company, 1852, 983.O6; William Penn
colliery, 900, 900. % Thomas Coal Compa-
ny, Kehley's Run colliery, 483, 700 O3, and
Philadelphia Company, No. 8, Lehigh col
liery, 100, 5O6 90.
These figures, taken from the fourth an
nual report of the directors of city trusts.
shows that in 1873 there was large in
crease in the product of coal over any pre-
ceding year, the principal part Of which is
derived from the following five collieries /:
Agard, Noodle & Co.; John Anderson &
Co.; Philadelphia Company No 2; Bear
Ridge Company, and William Penn Com
pany. The Philadelphia Company No. 1,
shows considerable falling of the 9TH
ers do not vary greatly from the results
Of 1879.
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A CORRESPONDENT writes as follows:
"Watehman what Of the night What
is going to be the result Of the financial
discussion now progressing in Washington ;
Are the specie basis swindlers, under the
lead Of Schurz-who blythe bye-was edu-
Gated in a country where a false monetary
system prevails going to carry their
point, or are the views and arguments Of
Gordon, Logan and Ferry, to triumph r
Repiy-It isn't ,.ight The dawn Of day
Is At hand. The specie basis swindlers are
aot going t. carry their point. The reign
Of the per cent. per month scallawags is
drawing to close, and if those most
deeply interested in the result will but put
their shoulders To the wheel, the death
knell Of the National Bank robbers will
have been sounded before the adjournment
Of Congress. Friends, let us work first
and pray afterwards.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-03-07

THERE are 1850 school districts in
Pennsylvania, with 16, SO5 schools, l9,OS9
teachers, and an average attendance Of
oil, 4l8 pupils. The cost of tuition dur
ing the year was ninety-six cents per month
for each scholar, and the tytal expenses Of
all kinds %, 345, 836.41. The school prop
erty Of the State ia estimated ct s21, 75O,-
zoe.
TEE hardware makers Of Great Britain
have heavy orders from the government to
manufacture hoes, to be used in giving
employment t. the famine-stricken Ben
galsss. The London Ns.s says "Ss
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The following ID the Bill for the "Col-
lection of Wages" introduced in the
Illinois House Of Representatives by Mr..
Hugh Mclaughlin, Of Chicago, and passed
on the 2sth of January BY vote of ~ to
Al. It's passage is yet psndins in the
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-. :, s.u.nd - one establish
enormous is ne orders alone embrace
ment sna. Or So, 200 separate immple-
:. no one order relates TO l, l27 dozens,
or Is, b24 hoes. II is desired that all the
implements may be ready this month"
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w regret to learn that our esteemed
friend Mr.. K. f. Trevellick. has been on
the sick list for the past two weeks He
Is now convalescent
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Mr.. r. F, TREvELLICK will address the
miners of Virden, Illinois, ~ the month Of
April next Associations desiring his ser
vices can address this office for information
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-24
INDIA RUBBER.

India rubber is found in lndia until The
wet weather sets in, when it is found H.
every store In The country, and several h
The city. 1t is The sap of tIee, bu
every sap head don't know that. Many
folks who hear OF the India rubber tire,
suppose that rubber shoes grow on 'em
all ready for the market used to think
so myself until | found out better.
thought the larger sizes were allowed to
remain on the llees until ripe, but that
childrens' rubbers were picked when
green. You see was green about it, ]
used to wish lived in India, so l could
20 India rubbering with the boys. Heap
b' tier than chestnuting. Just my luck
not to get pair that matched. Pv
llayed at whist all night and never wOl
u rubber. was very ignorant in lhos
lays. | supposed India rubber boOt>
grew on boot trees that whole cluster
Of India rubber balls, and baby whistles
and dolls could be picked off the India
rubber tree anytime when in season, an
hat the trunks OF the trees were nothing
more than rolls Of Rbbcr betting, that
could be unwOund and cut off at any
length or width desired, while the waste
material was worked up into spittOons
aud rubber plate for teeth. know bet
Ter than all that now. Rubber shoes are
made by standing up q lot of grown folks
und children Qabor is cheap in India) ami
pouring sap from the India rubber tree
around their feet. Whtn the moulds
thus formed become cool, tttg " arr
lrimmed down, polished, the number
marked on them with red chalk, and then
hey are shipped away to market. How
soft 1t is to think they grow on trees and
have to be dubbed off. An India rub.
Der shoe wouldn't b. worth a cent dubbed
unless it was for a club-lOOted man.
India rubber boots are simply shoes
stretched up a little further. Rubber
coats are bl wn something like glass
bottles, and til, n trimmed into any fash
ion desired. B, lting is sawed out Of the
body of the tree, and any boy that dis
putes it can get all The betting he wants
by calling on me. India rubber springs
bubble up all arOun where those trees
are, unless The spring is backward Stee
sprin,s cost more when you are caught
It nling them. India rubber suspender,
ae raised out of the trunk. SOmebod,
raised pair out OF my trunk the 9th
lay.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-24
BISMARCK'S SCYTHE EXECU.
TI0N.

The German correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Gazette relates the following
nnpcdote OF Bismarck: "a part Of his
cure at Kissingen Is to take walk Of
ifleen minutes to the salt bath at the
Grade House As he passed one day
along the pleasant meadow he stopped
and watched attentively for some mo.
ments the mowers cutting the hay. As
land owner he was naturally interested In
lhe product Of the field, and spoke with
he peasants over the abundant crop ol
hay, and finally asked one for his scytlle
swung 1t around with great stren- tn, and
cut with The skill of an adept circle
through the grass. The peasant was mol
little surprise to see one Of The bath
guests use the sCythe so expertlY. When
The Prince re urnrd the scylhe the peas.
mt said to him: Well, sir, you 81 Elm to
lie practical farmer, and can use the
scythe better than | who have worked at
it for forty.two years Yes, lieber man,
answered the Prince, one must accus.
tom himself in his business to many
different things, and what | commence
must he thoroughly done or not done al
all He then gave the peasant heaIt'
shake of The hand, wished him bounti.
full harvest, AM pursued his way 10 tn
balh-hOnse. Another guest, who had
been looking on at the little scene with
much interest, now stepped up to lhl
peasant and inquired If he knew who the
gentleman was. No. answered the
peasant, only know that he must be
skilful laborer on his own farm, from
what have seen, and think am able
to judge When the gentleman informed
him it was Prince Bismarck with whom
he had been speaking, he exclaimed, afleI
the Bnvarian fashion, with tone Of
triumph: Polz bomb ngrNnaten, II any
one now should want my scythe III y
cannot have il for any price He then
clasped it with his hands and said, 81
will love it as long as live When The
story became known among The Kur
guests, they all aocked out particularly
the English, to see the scythe and thai
bit of mown land which has now be.
come historical. Large sums were OF.
fered the peasant for the scythe, but h
only answered, 1t is my Joy now, l will
show it very willingly, but will never
part with it, Already a subscription Is
being taken up among the guests to have
the great statesman modelled in bronze,
holding The scythe, and placed upon the
spot, which IL now called Bismarck
field"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-24
"COME HOME; THE BEANS ARE
BURNING"

Last Sunday morning a family living
In the suburbs of a city went to sub,
urban church, leaving little girl about
seven years oil age and boy about twelve
ears IT age in charge Of the house.
The church was situated but shoIt dis.
lance from the house. The family were
to have beans for dinner, and these were
left in vessel on The stove to cook
The little girl, while playing suddenly
hegan to smell the odOr If burnt beans
upon which she rushed out of the house
over into the church where the pastor
was gravely ami earnestly preaching thc
profound word Of God. The first per
son OF the family the little girl espied
was a young lady cousin and to her, In
a loud voice, which startled the assem-.
bloge considerably, she cried, "Come
home, come home the beans are burn.
ing" and Immediately rushed out again.
The asionishment was great, and all the
Solemnitv OF the preacher, as we'll as of
the congregation, disappeared beneath a
broad smile at the righteousness Of The
matter. -COlsier-yJOurnal.