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The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-12-05
Realizing Their Position

1t is not yet year since what is known -
the Team Hand" in the boot and shoe
mandatory business. struck for their old
prices. and the men stopped work.
The manufacturers sent 10 the East and
procured men to fill their places. In order
to induce the men to come, they were offered
a trife more than they were receiving The
generosity vi the employers did not last very
long, and ii was found necessary to further
reduce the price. This the Eastern men sub
mitted TO, and a. matter Of course, the
Chicago men followed suit Soon after il
was discovered that they could not compets
with the Penitenti&ry work, and another
modification of prices was the result.
The men who came here to take the places
Of the Chicago men. find that the way Of the
transgressor il hard, and that their case is
becoming somewhat peculiar. The word Of an
employer, when il has references to the pc
cuniary compensation Of labor, OF co,i-tancy
of the same, when given to . wOrkingman ID
Of as little consequence rs the barking Of q
dog, and this the men are finding to their
sorrow. Their experience in Chicago is teach
ing them that it is a "bai rule that don't
work both ways"
The " scabs" are NV discovering that men
in Chicago can live upon As little as what they
can, and arc satisfied to work for as low
wages As the men who camc to take their
places Result continued reduction of
wages. which necessirates curtailnsut in
the family outlay, and considerable abridge-
ment in the little pleasures u life.
Now, that these men q realize their po-
sition they may perhaps be willing to CO.
operate with their shop mates, and prepare .
way To better their condition with the revival
Of business We sometimes publish black
list, in which appears the names Of certain
class Of willing s'ares- We give it a
Christmas carroll, or New Years gift. 1t
goes all over the States and is read in all the
lodges.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-12-05

President George Washington designating
the 26th Of November, 1889, as = day Of
thanksgiving and prayer. What . con-
trast between the two, and how changed
the times and customs Of Presidents
What difference between q free govern
ment then and now. 1t is a mockery for
President Grant to call upon the people Of
Louisiana To thank God for free govern
ment. He also says that order is being
maintained, that IL, provided everybody
thinks as he does. and how their heads t.
his DEGREES. II the people Of the South
ern Ststes attempt to take the liberty to
govern themselves a. free and independent
States. under the constitution uf the Uni
ted States, the carpet baggers cry : Rebel
outrages, and the President Immediately
sends troops t. those States, and brushes
. free and independent people which 1o
swure to protect, when he took the oath Of
othcr; but, thank God. the people have
placed their seal Of condemnation upon
his unlawful acts on the third Of this
month. II cannot continue much longer,
when this pigmy upon the mountains will
disappear, and will only be spoken Of by
future historians in comparison with Char
les /, and his henchmen
Hoping for the best, remain,
Yours, etc, r.. }.
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Re ON MARYLAND.
BALTIMORE. Md, Nov %, 1874.

baltimore. Md, Nov. %, 1874.
20 the Editor Of the woRkIys4AS's ADVOCATE
Thanking you for the publication Of for
mer letters, will again trespass upon the
space of your valuable paper.
This is Thanksgiving day the weather
il very fine the streets arr croSdrd with
pedestrians ont summing themselves. The
ladies' seem 10 be dressed in all the tinery
that money can purchase. To look at
them person would not think that times
we're hard tut, nevertheless. such is the
uniy ersal cry. But would there really be
any existing cause for IT with proper legis-
lstion by our representatives in Congress 7
II they would only legislate 10 benefit
the greater number, which they are in jus
tice bound to do, If they fulfill their obi
cations to their constituents but alas !,
how many will we find that will do this
Very few.
But We FIND them continually legislating
for the few money bags and monopOlies Of
the country. or working through some pri-
vate scheme, whereby they ill their own
pockets Why did they not, at the last
session. establish Free National Banking
aystsm, and relieve the people Of this
imaginary panic. for there really Is no
panic, it Ia all imag nation on the part of
the money bags If the country May be
one or txo Of them meet with losses IN
some wildcat speculations, they become
frightened, their neighbors hear Of it,
and shrug their shoulders, aud predict hard
times. They Immediately lock their Golfers,
the consequence is panic F.; whereas, II
we had a Free Banking system, panics
would be impossible, when the products
Of the earth were as plentiful as they have
been during the last few years we have had
in this country. BY a free banking system
do not mean to 60 back 10 old State bank
systeins that We had before the war
mean free National banking system, IN
der the supervision of the United States
government but TO give any number Of
citizens the right to start a bank whenever
they wish, to accommodate the demands
Of business, 50 that they comply with the
laws Of the government, and deposit with
the United States Treasurer the requisite
amount IF government bonds, and when
the day should come that bonds became
scarce and were all absorved by the banks,
Why then let Congress call upon those
bonds, and the banks can deposit an equa
amount of coin with the treasurer, and
with that coin the government can redeem
its SIX per cent. bonds, and pay the banks
say three per cent. for the coin Why, il
Congress would enact Law for free bank
ing, the Golfers Of the Eastern money bag
would be opened immed lately, and money
would be plentiful, without any increas,
of the currency, for all business purposes
Specie would then be circulated as freel,
a. before the war. Paper would be at pa
with specie.
have to-day read the proclamation o
Precedent Grant, designating to-day as
day Of thanksgiving and prayer, and ala
read Ut the same time the proclamation 0
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-12-05

We h,-ehy acknowledge the receipt Of a
complimentary ticket for the First Grand
Annual Ball. under the management Of
Altoona Lodge No. ]. Junior Sons of '76.
to be held in the City Opera House. Al
toona. Pa. December "a. 1874 While
We will not be able TO be pres
ent IN person. We will be there in
spirit, and hope they may dance all night
and 60 to church with their girls in the
morning
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-12-05
Western Patents.

The following number Of Western patents
were issued from the United State Patent
Office, for the week ending Nov. IL, 1874, As
reported by G. l. Chaplin, Patent Attorney,
room q, No. l52 Dearborn street, Chicago:
Illinois, 10; Wisconsin, s; Michigan, Q
Indiana, 6; Iowa, 8; Missouri 8; Minnsso-
u 1; kAnsmA. l. TUaA a.
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The White Star Line.

Workingmen, remember you can 20 from
New York to Liverpool for 5000, BY the
White Star line. BY leaving Chicago the
end of the present week, you have ample
time to eat your Christmas dinner in the old
country. The Office of the Company is To-
Gated on the northeast corner Of Washington
and Clark streets.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-12-05

CooPERs BEWARE essrs. Richards, Ray
& Co., Of Minneapolis, are advertising in the
papers Of this city for thirty journeymen
coopers. 1t is well for parties likely to be
caught 10y the bait to know that the coopers
Of Minneapolis on strike against reduc-
ton from twenty to seventeen cents for round
hoop barrels
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-12-05

The UNION WoRKs-The iron work for
the new Custom House, now being manufac-
tured at the above works. is nearly COM
plcted The work in hand Is almost exclu'
siyely ornamental iron work, which is being
pushed forward with ali possible speed. Civ
ing employment to 24O men.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-12-05

The Aldermen are already beginning to
canvass the question Of who shall do the hon
orr to King KalAkaua. Among the interest
ing regal Aldermanic events to come off dur
ing Kalaksuals visit is q billiard match be-
tween Aid Hildreth and His Majesty,
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FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
PnTrsvILLh. NV. y, 1874
Z Tor the best, ! remain,
Yours, etc,

PuTTsvILLE, Nov. %, 1874
T. the Editor Of the woKEISssA>s AD,ocAu
by all means let there be National
Greenback Convention held at some cen
trail point and on All early day. In the re-
cent elections. the friends Of the intercun-
vertible gr-euhack and low interest bear
ing bond system showed Unprecedented
strength Campbell Il your State, the
very foremost ri lIs advocates, goes to the
44th Congress through their Influence, and
will be accompanied by dozens Of others,
equally earnest supporters Of the cheap
money idea. and chosen under the same
auspices Now it IA for the representa-
tive vorkingmen and the representative
employers nf labor throughout the country
to meet ia convention and resolve that
Alexander Campbell and his associates
have a mission, which to the iudu7tries II
the land, and those Vho live by them, is
Of infinitely more moment than any other
living political issue that in fact, upon its
solution depends the very safety Of our
governmental fabric. We usury ridden,
Jay Cooke swindled, national bank perse
cuted people, should thank Richard Ire
velick for his suggestion, and hasten t.
avail themselves Of the opportunity
Grcenback Convention. will afford them, Of
proving t. the legislative and Executive
Department "f the Government that we
are not wild theorists, but men who after
long and patient suffering have discovered
the path which leads out of the woods,
and are determined that our public ser
wants shall clear the way to 1t, or give
place "a others who will.
Yours earnestly,
c. Ben. JOHNSON,
Late Sec'y National Labor Union.
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Horellvillo, Dec. g. 1874
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov 2S-Will the sec
retaries Of the following uLions please send
me receipts for the amount Of striking assess
ments returned TO them from C. NJ. U. No
l. : st. Louis Union No. 10, returned on
the 26th Of October, $40 90; and also Sl4 80
returned on the 3lst Of October Washington
Union, No. 100. SIS 90, returned on the 26th
October Yours, fraternally,
FRED AcKERMA<,
Chairman Receiving Board.
DErRorT, Nov 27.-Mr. Hamel, Of New
York, writes to know the whereabouts Of his
brother.
Henry Bitenger. hailing from Germany.
has made application to become a mem
her Of this uuIun.
Yours fraternally,
FELIX A LEMKIE,
Cor. Sec L. -
UTICA, Nov. 27.-Charles Morris has made
application for membership claims tn have
worked in Toronto. Canada. at the time Of
the suspension Of Toronto Union. Prefer
charges within thirty days.
CHAs. RADEcK.
Tor Sec Union No. :.
CINCIxNATr. Dec 2-Henry Wuestefeld,
from this city. has applied for membership ia
this Union.
F SKATER.
Cor Sec L. l. Tex 1929
QrIxcY. Ill, Dec. :, IS74-The following
have made application for membership to
Union No. AZ: George Winston, r. Greun-
valid, and Gustav Wilheimsdorfer Unions
having charges against the above named,
will please prefer them within thirty days.
Fraternally,
H. J. BKrNING
tor Sec. U. A..
ROCHESTER,, y. v. Dec. 5-Jamss Con-
way, claims to hail from Boston, has made
application 10 become member Of our union.
Charges. if any, should be preferred within
30 days.
Mr.. H. BAmberg was suspended for non
payment of dues. By order of Union No. s.
WV. VOICE.,
Cor. Sec. Box $40.
Fort WAYSE, Ind, Dec. Frank Nerz,
hailing from Cincinnati. Ohio, and Charles
Peters, halling from vevay, Ind, have made
application for membership.
FRANK WEIsMANrEL,
Cor. Secretary. Union -.
BIKGHANPToS, Nov :, lsT4-Mr. John
Ashbury, hailing from Utica, has been scab-
bling, with . card in his pocket, and we take
the liberty to declare his card null and void,
being he done the same under this jurisdic-
ton. Fraternally yours,
WIN. f. EVANS,
Cor Sec Union No. a.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-12-05

THE CHICAGO PORTABLE CAR AND Truck
CoMPAKY.-Ths company is manufacturing
cars and trucks for several coal yards in New
York city. 1t is also furnishing large num-
construction company F; and are manufsctur-
ing 20 cars a ton narrow guagel for the How
ard Coal and Iron company of Boyd county,
Kentucky
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-12-05

General Shaler lie preparing report recon
mending that the five fire districts under the
charge Of the assistant marshals be changed,
and re-divided in manner that will render
them more easily taken care Of.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-12-05

The lstter-carriers deliver letters addressed
to Bishop Thomas Foley, at Alderman Tom
Foley's billiard saloon Tom feels compdi-
mented. but not 30 the Bishop.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-12-05

THE UNION ROLLING MILLs-It is reported
Mills located at Bridgeport have decided to
remove from their present location to one
where they can procure coal and real estate at
lower rates
The lease Of the company's land will eAp ire
early as spring, and the management deem
it desirable to look out for another location,
at least it is 40 said
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-12-05

Some little children had been sliding down
a slight declivity on Madison Street, on
Tuesday, until it became dangerously gIsry.
West Side swell, swinging himself along,
seeing No trouble ahead ventured to walk
down the treacherous decline. He got down
to the bottom, but he sat down all the way,
and AS if to still further aggravats his pride
little German girl runs up TO him with
the query You drinks You shlide, Ell -
OHrieT.
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CITY MATTERS.

RATHER HooIsH.-&l, 2S0, 900 was the
amount realized one day this week from the
sale Of hogs 1t the Union Stock YArdss.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-12-05

The NORTH SIDE ROLLING MILLs-This
company is keeping their mills running on
pretty fair time and are turning out large
amount Of rails and pig iron. Their daily
product, when running full double time, is
l2O tons of steel rails, 100 tons Of iron rails,
and 100 of pig iron.
The Bessemer Pig Of their own manufac.
ti.re, answers their proposes better than any
they can buy but they have been compelled
to purchase 10000 tons Of other pig this
year
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-12-05

A WIRE MILL.-TheTe are rumors Of a
Wire Mill being started by couple of gen
tlemen in this city. who propose to have it
in operation in few weeks.
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THE CIGAR MAKERS

kgW WI desiring changes % ne addresses ~
corresponding -ecretare please sta-- ne Of n
former secretary.
The following persons have male applications for
membership in the several unions ANY union having
.harses prefer will forward their within rhrts days
from the date Of application
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-12-05

SEE Your Coal WEIGHED.-The coal deal
ers of Chicago have caught the infection. and
are thoroughly inoculated with that disease
known IN the books as stealing. or short
weight, which is the same thing The opera
tor steals from the miner, and the dealer
thinks he has right to steal from the buyer.
Several parties in the western section Of the
city find. in buying coal, that their tons or
half-tons are exceedingly small when com
pared with their last winters measurement.
When dealers buy coal from the operator at
$50, and little over, per ton. and charge
from IS to $40 per ton, they could afford to
give full weight at least, if not sell it at lower
rates Where is the cit zens association. or
is there no Law in Chicago relating to weights
and measures ? Ii our new Council is not too
much interested in coal stocks, they might in
vestigate and give the public the benefit Of
their labors.
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Prices for Boiling.
LIST o PRIcEs-MERcHAST MILL

LIST PRICES-NERCHAST MILL.
First District, comprising Pittsburgh,
Leechburg. JohnstOwn and Apollo - " per ton
Second District. comprising Wheeling,
Steubenville Ironton IrOndale, Column
bus. Zane Vile and Cleveland. ....... rs per ton
Third District, comprising COvington,
Newport. Portsmouth, Cincinnati
Louisville and vicinity, Indianapolis,
Belleville, Saint Louis and Terre
Hante ..........................6 So per ton
Fourth District comprising Chicago
Joliet, Milwaukee, WyaDdotte aud
Springfield ..-..-.......... % Fsr Ton
Iorve .........'..... .........5 20 per ton
Newark .................. ....... q per ton
Fifth District. Troy, ~ T., (iH heats
per t,nl ......... ............-... 30 per Ton
Boiling iron five heats. IS per ton
Paterson New jersey ................ rs per ton
x-ord furnace ........................5 ~ per n
Trenton, New Jersey .....-........... 30 per ton
Phoeni1ville Pa......................5 IS per ton
Allentown Glen Mil. ................ p yer ton
Eastern PennEy lvania and New Jersey
AZ ruled By Philadelphia prices (heiper
paid 81 cents oIt Of O6hce) IS per tn
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-12-05

The death roll for the week ending Decem-
Der 9Th contains 80 names, decrease of %
in comparison with last week. The princi-
pal causes of death were follows: Con
sumption, IL ; commissions. IA pneumonia,
Group, 5 i; typhoid fever, ; dysentery, 3 i;
old age, g. miscellaneous, IS The death by
wards was-First,-: Second, 3 Third, 8 !;
Fourth, 3; Fifth, 6 Sixth, 5 4; Seventh, s ;
Eighth, 8 Ninth, 5; Tenth, 5: Eleventh,
s Twelfth, II Thirteenth, Fourteenth,
3 Fifteenth, Is; Sixteenth, 4 \; Seventeenth,
3; Eighteenth, 4 Nineteenth. -; TWEEN
tieth, l.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-12-05

FATHER FoRHAS-Detective Simmons has
arrived home, and he brought with him ex-
Father J. NJ. Forhsn, the backsliding assis-
tant shepherd Of the Church of the Nativity,
for whom the detective had been anxicusly
seeking for more than week He found the
bird in New York, just as he was about to
take wings for the old world After Forhan's
flight he went to Quebec, intending to take q
steamer from that port. But he arrived too
late for the vessel on which he wished to EN-
bark, and therefore pursued his journey to
New York, closely followed by the detective,
who was on his track He WAS much sur
prised to make Denuys acquaintance, but
confessed his pleasure at the good company
he had on his return trip.
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READ THIS TWICE

THE PEOPLES LEDGER contains NO Con-
timed stories, Large Pages, IS Columns Of Choice
Miscellaneous Res1szY Matter every seek together
With articles from tks such ws!knowu writers
Is HAsBY olive 0PT.I SriVABs s'yB. Jr., Miss Al
cnrr, WILL CARLTON, J. : tn $500 EAH TvAIS,
&C., etc.
Ell viii send The People Ledger"
70 any address every week for three
months, ON trial, ON receipt Of only 70
Cents.
.rhe Peoples Lager" s old established and re-
nAbss weekly paper, published every saturday and
very popular shrOlghout The n e. and Middle States
HAarem HRRR1AN X. CUkff6 Pvhaisher,
Mok~emAaAA6s. Dosaaa. na1-
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Weekly Market Report

wokKISsNAS's ADVOCATE OF1cK,
Dec. s, ;Ss4.
Chicago OOaI Market.
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orscia From the secretary u Tie ctg.rmAs.r. l. !.

oricaI. From the Secretary q the CigsrmAksrs l. '
To Local Unions
Blanks for December term have tAis day
been mailed to each Union. Secretaries will
please be prompt in forwarding the same.
Unions in arrears with their capita tav are
notified that they have heen reported TO the
International President for their delinquency
VIII Philadelphia Union, No. 5. through
their members, Inform me Of the whereabouts
Of their Corresponding Secretary. failure to
receive any answers To my communicable
to that gentleman rerdrrz this resort neces-
sary.
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St. Louis Coal Market.

Delivered in ST. Louis, per ton Of 1000 lbs
RITUMINOUS
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CoAL-The mild weather Of the past week kept do~r
the demand for coal but caused change In prices
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ANTHRACITE.
Pittsburgh Coal Market
Cleveland, O., Coal Market

BrrUx1xous-PER TON OF ZOO LBS.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-06-11
For the EAGLE.
From Delano Township.
DELANo TOWNSHIP. Jun

DELANo TOWNSHIP, June s.
EDITOR EAGLE: The question above
all others which agitates the minds Of
the farmers of this and adjacent TOW a.
ships is, will our crops be again de-
s,roved as they were last fall by Ion,
horned Texas cattle:' We take m
superficial view of his question, which,
To rs at least. is of more than ordinary
Importance. We are, a. producers d.
rectly interested in the growth and
nrosuerity of Wichita. aud would not,
if we could, retard the progress OF the
Queen city OF Southwestern Kansas.
7, is a self-cyident truth that the per-
manent prosperity of all inland cities
depend on the wcllbeing Of the agri-
cultural class which surround them
consequently it is FOR the interests oil
the citizens of Wichita that ample and
adequate protection should be gwen
tn the farmers in the surrounding coun-
try. The question may be asked, "Have
we horny-fs,ed farmers any rights
which Texas cattle meu are bound TO
respect From the manner IN which
we were treated in the fall Of -, !
would emphatically answer no. Win
reasoning minds mere assumptions
have little IL any weight, but facts arr
stubborn things which cannot be got
rid of. One morning last fall one =
ms neighbors drove about 200 heat u
Texas cattle ont OF his cornticld. where
they had probably remained the greater
part Of the preceding night. Was u
not reasonable that the owner OF these
cattle should compensate the farmer
for the loss which be sustained. o.
the contrary. his hcrders came along
armed with six-shooters, and drove
the cattle from him by force and IN
timjdatiou. Believing that law me4bf
Justice, the aggrieycd party went be-
fore a Justice OF the peace IN wichita
to have the cattle detained until rea-
.onable damages could be assessed by
arbitra,ors. But this dispenser Of jus
,ice allow ed the cattle to be sh,pped,
and merely summoned the owner I"
anpear in court TO answer tho charges
preferred against him. As might DC
expected. he failed TO make Al appear
ance. and consequently the farmer not
only los, his corn crop, but also The
labor of himself and team tor four or
FIVE DAYS in busy season Of the year
| would respectfully ask the chosen
guardians Of the blind goddess. why
is this thus II law 10 net justice the
sooner il is overthrown. or At least re-
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-06-11

organized, the better for the people nj
large. Hoping that Texas cattle men
will hereafter avoid all unnecessary
trouble by keeping their stock west Of
the settlements and when driving them
to Wichita for the purpose Of shipping
to eastern markets. If they will keep
on the trail, away from our hedges and
cornfields, none will give them q
heartier greeting than the farmers of
Delano. among whom you will find
One OF THE Macs.