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The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05

necessities than their own to supply Does
he know-or is he too much of an ignora-
mus to know-that in every industrial
center there is q surplus Of labor; that
many old, skilled, trustworthy mechanics
are making barely enough to support
themselves and families Does he know
or is he to, much Of fool to know
that, taking into consideration the fact
hat our mills and furnaces have been run
ming for the past twelvemonth less than
half time, the probabilities are that for
every married man thrown out Of employ
ment during the present winter, to make
way for those who are "willlng to work for
their tivitg OHly,, three or four individuals
will be thrown on the charltylsss mercy oi
the world
Now, what is sauce for the goose is
sauce for the gander. We have no doubt
but that scores of these applicants are pre-
eminently qualified to hill MIR. Dooly q
position. suppose, for example, he inau-
gurates the reform he evidently advocates.
Let him practice what he breaches offer
to work for 81 or 50 per week let his as.
sociates do likewise. Let the ministers OF
our uptown churches, who sustain hi,
lau liable appeal, reduce their salaries &C.
cordingly, preach for sl5 or $40 per week
and that is often more than they are
orth-and then we may find time 10 re-
fer at length to the functions If the
Young Mems Christian Association, and
the registered list Of decent men, who
will work tor the winter for their living
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05
sTWS FROM THE OLD WORLD
Progress or fhe LabOT Movement. strikes
Hoax -0mGs, Etc.
LFrnm nn1 fsrsipn Exchange. Nov. IL

From Foreign Exchanges, NOV. H.
LORD PENRHYE's QUARRYMEN After a
duration of nearly four months, the strike
Of 3. 900 men at Lord Penrhyns qlarrles
terminated by the men resuming work on
Monday morning.
BOLroN CoTToN SPINNERs.-Thed dispute
in the Bolton cotton trade has terminated
for the present, the hand mule spnners IN
Mr.. Mellors mill having agreed 70 with
draw their notices.
DEPRESSED STATE OF TRADE IN kILBAR
cHAN.-The trade of the village Just no"
is in y miserable condition GOO, "r about
three -foarths, of the hand5oom "eavers
being idle
PARTIAL STRIKE IN THE CLapE SHIP
BrnpING TRADE.-A meeting 4" . JOINT
committee Of all the trades connected with
shipbuildine and engineering on the Clyde
was held in Glasgow on Tuesday. u ~aA
reportad that inquiries had been made az
All the great centers Of industry in England
and Ireland whether tney would SUPPORT
the Glasgow men in the event OF a s,rke
with respect to the hours OF labor, and all
the associations in these towns had pledged
themselves 70 support them 20 the utmost
of the,r power. The engineers. boiler
makers. and smiths, numbering IN all 400,
in the emaloyment of p. a. W. NJ Lellan,
have come out ON strike, the point Of dis
pute being Ghe arrangement If the fifty
one hours The employers wish the men
to work fF0m eight TO half-past twelve.
and from quarter past one to six, while
the men wish to work from six TO nine,
from ten tS one, and from two to fve.
STRIKE OF SHLPBUILDERs Al BREAEN.-
A telegram frelu Bremen, dated Saturday,
states that the ship carpenters and the
ioiners at all the docks at Bremerhafen
have struck ia Consequence Of a reduction
of i've Rroschan in their wages
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05
THE MINER.
facture.

The men at the Brookfield (OhiO) mines
are working only half time.
The area Of coal lands in the State Of
Alabama. IN round numbers, embraces
about $500 square miles, and seams Of
from one to three feet thsek cover this
whole district. showing an aggregate
thickness of l9 feet, which would give a
total capacity of 10, 900, 900 tons for each
square miles Of soft bitumnrous coal, burn
ing brightly, and not 70 be excelled for the
generation Of heat and steam. Great beds
Of coal and iron, with seams from seven
to fifteen feet in thickness, constitute the
backbone Of Alabama, covering with coal,
more than 4, 900 square miles Of her terri
tory, and yet tbs output til. Year il unl J
about 16, OOO tnns.
At Mineral Ridge, Ohio. two days work
a week is all that can be made ia the
mines.
Mr.. nnaiei Mclaughlin, Vice President
Of the A ". A.. for the State OF Illinois,
notifies the miners Of the State that on and
after Bee LIST, the imitation fee will be
g.. che Of which will have to be sent to
thS National, and the other two to be re-
tanned in the lodge treasury, and fifty
| eents per month dnes, twenty-five cents
per month to be paid TO the National,
and the balance to be left in the lodge
treasury, for the accident and funeral
fund.
The Pottsville, Pa, W0TkiRgusan says
6 The cost OF mining coal was heavy last
| week, considering that not more than hal
the mines were working" And yet th'
prices are put up with due regularity tn
| 20th Of each mouth.
The prices reported for Schuylkill Goa
sold In August, averaged 81. So. The rat
| Of wages for September is, therefore, nv
per cent. over the basis.
The bosses, for the time being, hav
succeeded in crushing the demands OF tn
mines Of Clay County, Indiana. Step
are being taken to effect a reorganization
but until they make up their minds to liv
up to the requiremen Of the National Al
sociation, to be guided by the advice Of ii
officials, to strike less and work more
matters little what they do. They will e
feet nothing.
The miners Of Cuba, Fulton County
ILL.,, have stopped work They have nj
received any pay for three months.
A Braid wood correspondent under dat
of Dec. 4th, writes as follows:
The work here Is very dull at presen
with no better, but rather worse prospec
\ ahead The c. and w. Coal Co. clos
one Of their shafts to-day, throwing Ov'
I one hundred men out of employment, an
working only coal sufficient to keep OF
shaft running; but they will probably kee
two shafts running, giving each about ha
time The Eureka Coal Co., that startt
little over a month ago, aft'r having bes
idle for ten months previous, has aga
shut down, owing TO the rolling mills
Joliet closing also. These and other caus
will, ] believe, make this winter one
the severest ever felt in Braidwood.
could at present do with three to tve hu
dred less men than are mere to-day, al
+ still some poor unfortunates are coming
l daily, only to 60 away if possible wor
than they come. Wishing 1 had bett
! news to impart; but stern reality will n
= allow it; bat hoping soon to see bett
D times in Braidwood and America at larg
1 l remain, Yours truly,
: NJ DANDo
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05
The Miners National Record

In our last we inadvertently neglected
% acknowledge the receipt Of the first issue
of this jonrnal-a monthly publication,
printed under the auspices Of the Miners
National Association. 1t isa neatly print
ed, ably edited, eight page paper, whose
mission is to give from month to month a
statement If the labor market in the min
lug regions. Il has Dur best wishes
aud trust that each miner who desires the
National Association success, may be found
on its subscription list.
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05
Twelve Dollars for Two Dollars and a
Half

Having purchased the plate Of the mag
nlhcent steel engraving Morning in the
Valley, painted for Hon. Schuyler Colfax by
Elkins, of Chicago the copies Of which sold
or $1,000, We will send post ppid to any
address in the United States copy Of the
same, with the ADVOCATE for one year, % any
party sending us the full price Of subscrip-
tion-S2. 80
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05
FOREIGN
From our Foreign Exchanges, Nov. IL
CLOSE OF THE MINERS STRIKE IN SOUTH
LANCASHIRE.
VI. DANDo

From Foreign Exchanges, Nov. H.
CLOSE OF THE MINERS STRIKE IN SOUTH
LANCASHIRE.
The coliery strike in Southwest Llnca-
shire. lch has now lasted seven weeks,
has terminated At a meeting Of Wigan
delegates on Wednesday, 1t was decIdCd
that the men return to WORK for fort
night at the 10 per cent. reduction, and
that at the end " that time notice should
Be given asking for the 10 per cent. back
again.
CoLLIERY MANAGER FINED 9l0.
At the .Wlllenhall Police Court, South
Statfordshire. on Monday. Thns. Fisher,
manager If the Whitehall Coiliery, West
Bromwich, was fined flO and cost. for IN
fringlng the Coal Mines Regulation Act.
He had neglected t" provide adequate
constant ventilation to render harmless
noxious z Ases i'll a pit under his manage
ment, and, through an explosion Of gas,
two men had been severely injured. The
defense was that Fisher had gwen the re-
quisite instructions. He had not seer
them carried into effect, and the magis
trates held that he was responsible.
THREATENED STRIKE or DURHAM MINERS
The decision Of the arbitrators in tht
reduction Of the Durham miners wages {
per cent has given great dissatisfaction,
and men in many of the eollieries have
decided to resist the reduction. Then
associations. however, discountensnce :
strike.
REFrSED.
Mr.. Crawshay, one of the principal col
liery and iron proprietors in the Forest "l
Dean, has refused to join the other mas
ters in the proposed 10 per cent reduction
of wages
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05

MULLErT's dying appeal was protest
against the continuance Of the eight-hour
system. II Secretary Bristow vas as
sound on the financial question as he " IN
his estimate Of the qualifications of this
emperic, We might nominate him for Pres
ident Of the United States
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05

tracted for the supply of 10000 tons.
The total Of the orders for steel rails tor
Russia during the past few weeks is said TO
be 10000 tons. Belgian manufacturers,
however, do not view the change from
iron to steel rails generally with satisfac-
ton, the large majority Of the works not
being adapted for this branch of manu-
facture
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05
Our Eleventh Volume.

TIE present number of the Advocate
concludes its Tenth Volume, having been
established il 1864 A large number Of
bills have been sent out % subscribers in
arrears, and We trust, that all parties in
debte,i t. US Will forward the amount due,
without farther solicitation.
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05
A CHRISTIAN "a scoUNDREL
We clip the following from the Iron Age
Of Nov. 26th
THE FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE BovEEy BRA~cH Voc
MBS'H CHRISTIAN AssocIATIoN

CHEAP LABOR
/ THE FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE BowERy BEA~cH YorNa
MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
To THE EpIroR oE TRoS A0E: We have . r.xis-
tered list ot decent men who willing ~ ~ork
through the winter for very small wage. and also a
large number Of who viii work for he winter Tor
their living only. Address,
JoHS Dolly, I34 Bo~ery.
I'VE know Mr.. Dooy and the institution he repre.
sents and such of our readers a. may NJ H.
terested in the above notice. his
are made IN good faith and be accepted With en-.
tire rUnhdence.-E The Iron Age
Will the pensioned lackey of the Bow
cry Branch, Young Mems Christian Assp-
citation, please tell us why he wrote to the
editor Of the Iion Age, offering the services
of men who are willing 10 work for the
winter for their iieiag? Why WAS not his
communication addressed to the weekly
Sun, Herald, World, or Tribune, papers
that have twenty times the circulation Of
the journal referred tol Was it because
he knew the Age was one of the most bit
ter, unrelenting opponents of Trades
Unions in the United States, the mouth
piece and licks pittle of the corporations
which ADVOCATE ''prOtec ion to American
Industry" and PRACTICE Protection to
American Capitdlg' Is It the mission or
business Of the Young Mems Christian As
soclation to glut the labor market with
Italian brigands, or reduce honest. law
abiding citizens to starvationi Does he
know-or is he too much of q numskull
to know-that men who have wives and
families dependent on them for support.
cannot afford to work for their living only
That they have other mouths to 6Il Other
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05
FROM 0nIO.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF MINES,
CoIrNRra q Dac

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF MINES,
COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 1.
To the Editor Of the WoRKISSHASs ADVOCATE.
Mr.. Griffith Williams, Of Columbus, o.,
called on me to-day, eHquiring If knew
his brother Hugh Williams. He, (Hugh)
Is a Weshrnan and miner, who seven years
ago was working ahOut Terre Hute, lnG
il any miner can inform Mr.. u. Williams
of his brothers whereabouts, he viii be
greatly Obliged Please write to me here
AKnRKW Rox.
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05
THE HTGHEsT ORDER oF MEDAL" AwtRDEB
AT THE EXPOSITION.
NO Sewing Machine Received Higher Prize.
.4FssU Good Reasons.

IA New Invention THoKOusHLy TgsTKD and
cured by Letter Nr'~nt.
g-Make> Nv ~ STITCH. alike both side
sll Kind. NJ x
3-Ruu~ LIEtIr. lopriI, Nnts ard RAID bes
comb natisn ot qualities.
A-DURtB.S- Runs for wears without Repairs.
5-Wih d. all varieties Il Work and Fancy Sutching
in superior manner.
~ stitch may Ne altered while running, hine b.
threaded without passing thread through holes.
Design simple, ingenious. elegant, inrminE the
stitch WITH .It ths u.e " Jog Wheels Geers, kutary
cams lever Arms Has the Autnmatic Drop Fee 1.
which uniform length q stitch at any speed
Has our new Thread Controller, which allows easy
movement need ebI and prevents injury N threaa
-Co, sTKCTtOs most careful and FINISHED II il
manufactured Nv the most ilfu and experienced
chanlc. Al The celebrated Remington Arm~ry
niOn, ~ Y.Chica.o Ofice 231 State. "
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05

ways plenty of delegates who are very
loud at the time, but very silent until con.
vention time comes again.
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05
CoRREsPoNDENCE.

tws do not hold ourselves reupondbis for any op'"i"
expressed by our COrresPonden's.I
The workingman's advocate., 1874-12-05

We know Mr.. DoOly and the institution he repre.
sents and such of our readers a. may be H.
terested In the above notice, that his representa-
made in good faith and can be accepted with en-.
tire confidence Ed The Iron Age
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-06-17

i EDIroR:
En you inform the readers of your
Ii what the chances will be for those
berate in this town next fall who are
betty disguised with Democratic and
pblican o~fice.seekers, and all rings,
bpolies, heresics, false doctrines and
|lcs of every kind | have never yet
at office of any importance and dc.
to identity myself with some pure
where none bu, low politicians desire
Don t you think that there a be
|thing got up similar to the Spiritual
rood Templar. or the Greeley wheels
have been tried heretofore in connec-
with politics? Sin is becoming an
ping evil-even church members are
jug wicked,--l for u am heartily
Rsted with them all. Can't We call a
eution of Christians and draft a set of
ptions that will exclude all sinners
| the party? SUBSCRIBER.
de Park, June 10.
e cannot answer all tie questions
pr correspondent, preferring to let
who wish test the scheme by exper-
4. We must, however, earnestly pro-
(gainst any aspersions on the order of
Templars as a political organization +;
hrc we aware Of the Spiritualists, as
ny, having had q wheel Of the
ED,
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Johnson.

Johnson.
Il. M. Knights in addition to his us.
ual suavity, kindly invites his particular
friends to walk up stairs and see his baby.
Mr.. Ward has been making some al
terations in his store which gives him more
room and improves the looks in the inside.
-JudgePike is identifying the grounds
around his fine residence by a handsome
fence which greatly improves the appear
ance Of that part of the village. Mrs
Pike has just returned from Il visit Of
several weeks in New York and Brook
lyn.
Our milliners, and mantau.makers
are as busy as can be, like all the rest,
working at times into the wee sma y
hours, identifying their hats with fruits
aud flowers.
MIR. Smith Whitney and family have
removed to Hyde Park. They have been
residents here for a few years past and
have many friends who regret their loss,
we think VIC could have selected, and bet,
ter spared, some, who might in an emerg-
ency, find it a matter Of convenience to DO
neal the county buildings.
Last Friday, L. Ii. Grow was thrown
from bis wagon near the I" rock cut" by
the wheel striking the new laid iron before
the crossing was completes and severely
injured. He struck his side against the
end of a tic and now lies in q critical con-
dition.
Alexander Faneuf and Ambrose
Goozey with their families have gone to
Maine to work in a factory.
The first Baptist Church in Consho.
hockep, Pa. have extended a call to the
Rev. Jabaz Ferris Of this place to be-.
come their pastor. 1t is a thriving man.
ufacturiug town but a short distance from
Philadelphia with a population Of 50oo,
and is regarded as among the most impor-
tant fields in the city suburbs. 1t has in
readiness a nice parsonage and o neat
chapel in which they worship and they
are soon to erect a large and commodious
Church. We understand that Mr.. Ferris
is as yet undecided as to his future cause
but VIC predict that the church here will
offer such inducements that he may feel it
bis duty 10 remain,
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The past few days have been quite
cool, and the nights SO cool that many
deemed it prudent to cover the vegetables
for fear Of frost.
Butter shipments from this Station on
Monday amounted to 225 tubs. 1t vas
mostly purchased by II. NJ. Noyes, and
from 23 to 20 cts. was paid for 1t.
"A small audience witnessed the re.
presentation Of The Drunkard " at the
Town-hall, Monday evening, by our vii.
lage Dramatic Club. Some parts of the
play excelled that of the first performance,
while others did not. Pauls Band, as
usual, furnished excellent music. The
Clut design to bring out another piece
shortly.
The p 4 o. will run an extra train
from here to Hardwick on Saturday next.
TO accommodate those who wish to attesd
Barnum's show. 1t leaves this station at
at I'm. Fare n way, if tickets are pur-
chased at the stations.
"A party Of sixty citizens of Burling-
ton will make an excursion over the pro.
posed route of the N. Vt. & l.. 9. r. r.
on Monday next, aud will doubtless be
joined by many Others on the line. The
party will spend the night in this village,
and on Tuesday take special train for St.
} ohnsbury and return, same day.
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Wule2YiIle.

Waie1YiIle.
1T is rumored that in a few days a
Mr.. Jones, from Bakersfield, is to take
possession of Clark WiIbur's store, and gil
the same with goods. He has bred the
store until Mr.. Wilbur returns from Min
n~esota, where he has been stopping for the
past year or more.
The next regular meeting Of "Go!d-
en- Harvest Grange" will be on Wednes-
day, June "a, at l o'clock. p. M. All
Of the members are requested to be pres
ent as several questions of Importance will
be brought up for discussion, and be pre-.
pared to state what articles Of merchandise
and machinery are wanted.
0. =. CoDDING, Secretary.
The grass crop is growing finely 9TH
crs, though late, are promising.
The tept-caterpillars are doing con,
siderable damage to the apple trees and
fruit crop.
The Hub Is proud of its organ, aud
the Union Church is making efforts to have
one to be proud Of.
Contrary to most manufacturing en-
terpriscs of the day, Mann's axe factory
is doing more business than ever, aud, with
increased force, can hardly keep pace with
the demand for their goods.
S. Ii. Brown and William Wilbur
were elected delegates to the State Re-
publican convention.
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IN HYDE PARK VILLAGE!!
Wishing to leave this section of Vermont, l pro-
pose tosell my residence, with land attached, alta
bargain. The house is In thorough repair, two stories
inbeight, modelled a Ia ~rustique, builti IN a substantial
manner, and has ample room for four teneinents,
each of which are or can be made totally separate
from the other. There is also an ell, which | have
occupied for n Photographic gallery, which can be
easily fitted into millinery store, shoe or harness
shop, or for almost any other business. Excellent
and never failing water from n spring on the prem
ises Is conveyed to the inner part OF the house. A
barn, and sheds are on the premises. Besides tho
garden. and terrace in front, there are two build.
ing lots on Eden St., which / can sell any time
wish. This place has IS maple shade trees all in
a thrifty state of growth. l will dispose Of my
Photographic materialsor not, just as the %purchas-
er may elect.
tits conceded that the above property has n To-
cation that can scarcely be surpassed in tho 'boau-
tiful vale of tho LamOille. stan ing rs it does high
and dry about ten feet above the bed level OF the
street, and commanding n view rarely equalled for
Its picturcsqe loveliness-one which never can DO
obstructed. from the verandahs can he taken in
at a glance, fillmore Peak the Stowe Range, Old
White face, and many other eminences Of lesser
altitude, the p. & U. r. r., tho fertile Morristown
meadows, the spires of tho neighboring village Of
Cady'sFalls,.all combining, to form II rare though
real picture of natures handiwOrk,-
Light, warmth, and sproutng greenness, and over all
Blue, stainless steel bright ether, raining down
The ffeshenningg meadows, and The hillsides brown,
Aslumberins stretch Of mountain-land. far seen
Purple and amber, softly blended, fila
The wooded wales, and melts along the hillsi
A vine-fringed river, winding to It's rest
On the calm bosom Of a stOrmless sea-"
The estate is situated on the corner of Main and
Eden Streets, in the eastern portion of Hyde Park
village the shire.town of the county, contains o
bank, newspaper, academy, hotels, stores, shops,
churches, town-hail, ETC., and is just two minutes
walk from the eleganLdopot grounds of the Port
land & Observation-Disclosures great highway
from the lax es to the sea. The village is on u
plateau 200 feet above the river, delightfully."- situa-
ted isonly about two hours drive to Mt. Mans
field. and in near proximity to many famous scenic
resorts.
THE PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD CHEAP
1t is a suitable residence for q family Of means
Snd Leisure su re- ,o or tor Or one anv w nthap m to keep Ph boarding adnnE.
tunity is blissful the one who offers 1t hopeful,
the one wis purchases will be cheerful. For terms,
etc., apply to JAMES NJ. HILL.
Hyde Park, VT, April Goth, 1874. 23tf
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Store.
Irving and Frank Hill Of Waterbury
bring the incest hulled corn here, every
Tuesday, that was cver brought into
town.
Five College students arc spending a
fvw days at the Mt. Mansfield House.
They have walked from New York City
to Mt. Mansfield. White Mountains, &c.,
and have tickets for the same train back
to New York.
The town meeting last Saturday re-
suited in the voters pledging themselves to
raise $40, 900 for the railroad, but they
would not submit to the bonding plan"
There is a coed deal of opposition to a
railroad. but any town that cannot raise
$4,000 for so laudable a purpose as this,
must be in a dying condition aud sadly
needing the whistle of lie.
80 tubs of butter were taken at At
kins & Hodges store last Saturday for
25 cts. per ID.