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The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-03-25

Of labor papers How many thousands
or millions are there who never heard OF
the WoRKINGMAN's ADVOCATE or Ldbo,
Tribune Every trade and labor union OF
any kind should make the support Of a
labor paper obligatory upon itself at least,
and constantly inculcate the necessity for
their support by individuals. Where
would Democracy or Republicanism stand
in one year, if their journals were ig-
nored
Labor reform, in its entirety, covers a
vast area. 1t is natural thst independent
thinkers should express views more or less
advanced; and the effort to embody those
views in platform OF party shows honesty
Of purpose generally. We are split into
factions, and build on sand, simply be-
cause We have not yet got down to ''hArd
pan" And where Or what is this hard
pan
There is a vast wages class set to work
by comparatively small employing class.
This wages class have no power to say
how long they vii work or what shall be
their wages. They cannot determine
whether they shall have work or starve
They are utterly at the mercy Of others.
At this day they wander about by thOus-
ands, without employment, while the
wages Of others are being constantly re-
duced.
Now the wages class must either fight
against :heir employers, or against that
industrial system which places them at the
mercy Of employers. There is nothing else
to war upon. Heretofore all conflicts have
boen against employers, through strikes
and other agencies, and they are notorious
ly Intellectual j. it possible, then to re-
construct our industrial system on the
basis Of co operative, self-employing la
Dor Can the existing wages system of
labor be superseded by industrial inde-
pendence Can the wages class carry on
production aud distribution for them
selves
The freedom Of labor from servitude
and inferiority to other classes forms the
only real foundation for true labor re-
form party. The fact that seventeen labor
organizations have arisen without percept-
ible results, shows that they were devoted
to tinkering the present social system, in
stead Of reconstructing it on the grand
vital basis of an independent labor, freed
from servitude to other classes, with the
immense losses to labor connected with
the existing system.
IL may be taken TOR granted that one or
ganization viii sSessSa another, aud all
fail Of results, until they are based on tire
broad foundation Of a self employing and
Independent labor. From the nature Of
the wrong, there can be no other remedy
Nothing else can reach unemployed. i'm
poveriShed, and suffering labor. 1t is but
all extension Of the principle Of selt-eov-
ernment to industrial AS well as political
matters 1t secures freedom to all, how
ever poor, and equal rights and advantages
everywhere. j. +. BRAY.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-03-25

is perpetuated, and carried to All extrava-
CANT point by this artificial monopoly. We
have seen that if interest is high, wages
must be low. Therefore, the remedy for
hard times must be q reduction Of the rate
Of interest to a Just figure; which figure
must be that winch represents the cost of
furnishing the notes, and transacting the
banking business.
This can be done by abolishing all ia
vorItlsm, and granting to all persons alike
the same facilities for procuring money or
currency at cost.
BENJAMIN SKINNER.
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Estiui 'e1 the basis that interest when due,
credited On suzs account aud tuyv,taI u lNNESI-
dENT CERTIFICATES Whenever sl4v d. Lhus tceu-
LIu.a.et.
ANY holder u a Certificate has the privilege u
alnnins the condition II the tru-t al .ly time al.
ny at the othca II the Trustee
rtihUa.ss forwarded ana interest, when Que, REIN
vested desired, Or RENTED ~ draft express %
All, part Il the United States. Adlre.,
SYDNEY MYERS Manager
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-03-25

DEPOSllS OF any AMOUNl RECElN Ed.
FEMALES, married or single, and Minors depos-
II money 20 tnAt No one else can draw it
AL ACCOUNTS STRICTLY PRIVATE AND conf.
DENTAL.
On tins first u January and july Interest Is added 70
the amount then N Bank ami will jraW interest the
salue IS the Orildnal deposit
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES
oder-d Trustees Guardians, and others, having IN
charge Trust Funds also, 70 Societies. Lodges, fNis
Ons aud Associations.
Parties living out Of the City, send deposits by
Express, Bank Draft postal Money Order.
After the great Fire % October =, ISL our Deposi
paid promptly, and during the panic q 1873
actual Of all provided Tor, that
a. % suffered.
TIE question my arise Is this Bank Safe Depos
t1rv2 The Read the list Of the Directors
audi OfileT
DIRECTORS
{ u. Mullikeu, NJ. d. Ogien,
; BoutOn Reui. V Page,
Rsfd Prindivile, p 5 Walsworth-
Psdl Andersen George TAYLOR,
) Lockwood Brown.
OFFICERS.
u OGDEN. PAEsIDEVI.
n. BOUTOS. VICE PREsDgSr.
4. II MULLlkEN. CASHIER.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-03-25
INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES
Perfect Security--Liberal Interest.

zach certificate Is secured 0y mortgage Improved
and productive real estate
TABLE Of increase Of "InNe>tment Ger
tiGcAte>," secured on Improved Real Estate.
bearing tntere>a. ayafie ia quarterly In
sIaIIm-"t~. al thr rate Of $40 per cent.
per anRum. showing the accaIauiati"n Of
sMms Invested for the beReat Of Ch;l@Tes
or OtherS
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-03-25
6 per Cent.
COMPOUND INTEREST
PAID ON DEPOSITS.

DEPOSITS ol any AMOUNT RECEIVED.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-03-25

FEMALES, married or single, and Minors can dep
II money, 20 tnAt No one else can draw it
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-03-25

On tins first u January and July, Interest Is added
the amount then N Bank ami will jras interest 4
same IS the Oridnal deposit
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-01

TuE FIRST WIFE or ADAM AND HER
REVENGE The old Hebrew cabalistic le-
gend Of Lilith, the first wife of Adam, was
told by N, d. Conway, in his lecture on
the Devil, in language which was as beuu'
tiful as finished poem. She was cold,
passionless, splendid beauty, with won.
drous golden hair. She was created Adj
ans eqaal ia every respect, therefore
property enough refused to obey him.
For this she was driven from the garden
Of Eden and Eve was created, made 10
order so 10 speak, of one Of Adam ribs.
Then the golten haired Lilth, jealous,
enraged pining for her lost home in Par
adise, catered into the form Of a serpent,
crcpt into the Garden Of Eden, and temp
ted Adam and Eve to Their destruction.
Aud from that day to this, Lilith, cold.
pas,iunl,ss beauty, with golden hair. has
rnamed up and down the earth snaring
the sons OF Adam, and destroying them.
You may always know her dead victims,
for Whenever a man has been destroyed
by the hand of Lilith, you will always
fnd single golden hair wrapped tight
around his iteless heart. To this day,
many and many 4 son of Adam is still lur.
ed to death and ruin from having the gol-
den hair of a woman wrapped too tight
around his heart That is the moral,
Has not Lilith been revengedf
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-01
Vql = NO. ~
William X. Sebastian,

The Washington Correspondent Of
the St. Louis Republican at the 10th.
says:
One of the strangegt Claims pending
before congress is that presented in the
petition filed in the senate by the chill
dten Of the late Senator VIM. X Scbas-
ton, who was re- clecledta his seat from
the state of Arkansas for the term begin
ing March 4, 1859, but was prevented
from holding it by resolution OF expul-
sion passed at the special session Of con
gress which was called in July, immeri-
ately after the breaking out Of the war.
A resolution WAS passed July IL, which
recited that whereas certain senator's, T.
mong whom seba5tion was named, bad
failed to appear in their seats, and it be-
ing apparent they were engaged in the
conspiracy to destroy the Union, they
were declared expelled. The petitioners
aver than sebastion was then q Uuion
man, and remained such until bis death
in May, 1865, aud they ask the revoca-
tien OF the resolution of expulsion, aud
the declaration that his legal rights, that
is the salary for the term to which he was
elected, inure to his heirs With the pc
tion are number of affiiavits from va
rious palties testitying to the loyalty Of
Mr. Sehastion.
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-01

PASTE ThIs IN HIS HAr.-A lady
writer hae this relative to lovers atten-
TONS: = In the first place, it is an impo-
sitian on any well bred girl. to keep her
NJ later than haf past 10 O'clock, when
YOU have an opportunity Of seeing her
often. II Won always leave her with the
wish in her heart thar yan had STAYED
longer. you gain 80 much. Never run
the risk Of wearying her with your pres
ence, BE just as earnest and straight
forward as in y"ur dvaiiug with ,aen,
Impress your friends with the worthiness
aud seriousness Of your love, so that ynl
gar and senseless bantering will appear
to them rs sneh. Love in rcligion--the
snpremest happiness; wear it manfully
and proudly, but nobly. Woo a woman
bravely. II there is anything humilia.
ting to a woman, it is to have a lover
whom she wishes to honor, weak and
stupid, ever yielding and half afraid Of
her She longs to tell him to " act like
a man - The man who conceals or de
nies his love for fear OF being laughed at
is coward A love that has no element
of divinity ia it Is not love, but passion,
which, of itself has nothing ennobing
That was beautiful inscription on an
engagement, ring Each for the other,
and both for God.
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-01

Eb The New Haven, Conn, Register,
Of q late date, speaking Of the financial
and business affairs Of the country las
this to say:
There is one gratifying outlook to tho
business and financial affairs oil our coun-
try, more promising than any now offer
Cd by federal legislation.
We are making decided inroads upon
the markets Of Europe. The products
Of our soil, our mill, and our work shops
are finding their way to England and 9th.
er European countries. and effectually
driving out competition in certain lines.
American agents are selling cotton gooda
in Lancashire, England, at less price aud
Of better quality than are made there Ut
the present time.
We are also undefselling Manchester in
China and on the western coast vi South
America. We have almost monopoly
IN England in saws, axes, aud a great va
rety of iron tools and implements. The
Sargent manufacturing company Of this
city is receiving orders for very consid.
cradle class Of its manufactures from the
very seat of English iron manufactures.
and filling them at regular catalogue pri
ces, transportation added. For the first
time in many years our exports are large
y ia excess of our imports, and with the
balance Of trade once successfully turned
in our favor, healthful revival Of trade
is certain to follow
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-01
Who Hath Wisdom.

lie who turneth away his head when
he puncheth up a ire,
She who putteth not on her bridal raj
ment until the bridegroom appcareth
He who smiteth not strange animal
but first intometh himself as to his ma
ture.
she who wrappeth up herself in her
husband SO that another man may not
tind her,
He who punisheth the refractory mule
at IA distance, with long pole,
She who doeth over her old bonnet
when her husband stoppeth his whiskey.
He who saluteth not We servant girl un
less he knowcth his wife IS not in the
house.
She who refraiaeth from naming her
child Jemima until after We child is born,
lie who subdueth his temper when the
prosoker ef his ire Is tue bigger fellow
She who comportetn herself with dig
nifty in the presence Of her pastor.
He who pledgeth himself to abstinence
when the liquor recoleth from his stom-
ach.
Ye young girl who persuadeth not her
self that ye husband will be kinder than
We lover.
Yeyoung man who aismisseth the hope
that ye vision OF wedlock is as dull as We
Que Of love,
He who puttcih not up his money on
a horse race, without first having an I'M
derstanding with Sc horses rider.
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-01

is mine before God aad man. ! am Da
vid Matson, and she is the mother ofmy
children"
3" And mine too" said Pelatiah. :.
left her with babe in her arms If you
are David Matson, your right to her is
outawed; at any rate she is mine, aud
am not the man to give her up
"God is great" said poor David Mat
son, unconsclously repeating the familiar
words of Moslem submission His
will be done loved her, | shall never
see her again. Give these with my bles
sing, to the good woman and the boys.
and he handed over, with sigh, the lit
tie bundle containing the gifts for his
wife and children
He shook hands with his rival. /" Pei
atiah," he said, looking back as he left
the ship, " be good to Anna aud my boys.
"Ay, ay, sir" responded the sailor,
in careless tone He watched the pool
man passing slowly up the narrow street
until out Of sight " It's hard case for
old David, he said, helping himself to Il
fresh cud of tobacco, F." but I'm glad I've
seen the last Of him."
Pelatiah Curtis reached home; he told
Anna the stor, Of her husband, and laid
his gifts on her lap. She did not shrek
nor faint, for she was healthy woman.
with strong nerves bnt she stole away
by herself and wept bitterly. She lived
many years after, but could never be per
suadcd to wear the pretty shawl which
the husband Of her youth had sent as q
farewell gift There is, howeyer, Il tra-
dition that, in accordance with her dying
wish, 1t WAS wrapped about her poor old
shouldera in the coffin aud buried with
her.
The little, old bull's-eye watch, which
is still in the possession Of one of her
grandchildren, is now all that remains to
tell Of David Matson, the lost man
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-01
Ep-At the recent Democratic State

EE-At the recent Democratic State
Convention in Texas a resolution was in
troduced, but defeated, declaring that the
Democracy should send no representa-
tives to the National Convention, but
leave the choice of the candidates tor the
Presidency and Presidency to the
Democrats Of the North and West. TO
whom was pledged in advance an earnest
enthusiastic support the only condition
being " that they should come up to the
Jetlersonian test--be honest, competent
and true to the principles of the Demo
cratic party"
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-01

A SINGULAR SERMON -Four gentlemen
aud au old minister were assailed Oh the
highway by three robbers, VINO demand
ed and took possession of all their funds
The old minister pleaded very hard to be
allowed little money as he was on his
way to pay a debt. The hghwagmen.
being generous fellows, gave him all his
money back again on condition oil his
preaching them sermon Accordingly
they retired n little distance from the
ruad and the minister addressed them as
follows:
Gentlemen, you are the most like TN
tp the apostles of any meA in the wofItl,
tor they were wanderers upon Tie edftiI,
and 50 are you, they had neither lands
nor tcnemenls that Ihey could cali Their
own, neither, presume, Have you, fHeY
were despised of all but those of their
own profession, and so | believe, are
you. they We're unalterably fixed iii their
profession. and dare say 80 are fou
they were often hurried into jals and
prisons, all of which suffer!ugs, | pre-
sume, have been undergone by you their
profession brought them all 10 untlmely
deaths, and it you continue in your course
such will be your end. But in this point
you differ nightly; for the apostles as
cended from tree into heaven, which
am afraid you will never do but rs their
deaths were compensated with eternal
glory, yours will be rewarded with eter-
ual misery unless you mend your man
nerS.
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-01

PLAIN TALK TO THE MOLLY Ma
CURES Father O Connor, of the RO-
man Catholic church, who read the ad
dress OF Archbishop Frederick ID Maho-
nay Plane, Pa one Sunday, eXcommuni-
eating the Molly Maguires,' accumpa.
MED it with some very outspoken words
of his own, in which he said: Some
times, when think of the conduct OF
lrishmen, | feel ashamed to think that
am oIe Look at the New York and Phi
ladelpAia papers and note the number Of
murders committed by lrishmeu Why,
in New York alone, | feel certain that
priests are oftener dispensing the conso
lations of religion upon the scattpld than
the ministers of any other form OF reig-
ion. Bad men are q terror anywhere,
but now they are particularly so in the
coal region. Beware of the " Molly
Magures' These men, tell you, are
the scum Of their kind; they are not
American citizens, but Irishmen, and a
disgrace to the name and to their conn
try A report has been put in circula
ton that the Molly Maguires' are a
branch oE tie " Ancient Order ef Ii
bernian,' This is undoubtrdy a great
error. as the latter org ,nizatjon exists
throughout the north and has a good rep
utatiOn
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-01

\ GIFT y CtNhLY lhaD Reading
r. J h gle, i gelIruau named Wall,
res. ny It + 9niSyilI. has several very
ii re canary buds 40 which he has given
mlch attention One of the birds he has
taught 10 sing " Home. Sweet Home, -
clearly aud distinctly. His mode OF in
straction is as follows: He placed the ca
nary III a room where il could not hear
the singing of other birds, suspended its
cage from the ceiling. so that the bird
would see it's reflection in a mirror. Be
meath the mirror he placed muscal-boX
that was regulated to play no other tune
but " Home, Sweet Home Hearing no
other sounds but this, and believing the
music proceeded from the bird it saw in
the mirror, the young canary soon began
to catch the notes and linally accomplish
ed what its owner bad been laboriug to
attain, that of singing the song perfectly.
Mr. Wall has been offered and refused
$40 for this yellow thruated soprano.
Cur.r u,.J liutr- MuprViuu ~ arnIfl
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-01

The Macon g } Messenger, lllnoing
to tde cX-rlIr.l wir.n weather for
that r'gi)n e,llnly'- ths lbs, of maat III
consequence tnerc Df rs - one ot the great
est caanities That ever bcie the state ~
Check vans in this world. especially
if it is dimpled and rosy.
Florida papers report an almost total
failure OF the sponge crop, While North
ern tree.lunch saloon clerks say that there
are more spongcs around this Fall than
they ever saw before
A good book aud good woman are
excellent things for those who know how
to appreciate their values There are
men, however, who judge Of both from
the beauty of the covering.
Oh, where will be the birds that sing
hundred years to Gomez
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-01

TIE ART OF LIVING ToGEThER If
people are to live happily together, they
must fancy, hecuse they are thrown to.
gether now. that all their lives have been
exactly similar ZIP to the present time,
that they started exactly alike, and that
they are to be Tor the future exactly Of
the same mind. Avoid having stock sub
jects Of dsputation. Do not hold too
much to logic, aud suppose that every
thing is to be settled 10y sufficient reason,
II You would be loved Us companion,
avoid unnecessary criticism upon those
with whom you live, Let no familiarity
swallow up all courtesy. We must not
expect more from the society Of our
friends and companion, than it can give I;
and especially must never expect contra
~ things.
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-01
Er-Thc Fayetteville Democrat of s &

urday, says;
On the 18th inst Hon T. NJ. Gunter
introduced a bill donating public lands in
certain counties in til $ part Of the State.
together with the Fort Wayne reservation
to aid in the construction of the North
western Arkansas Railroad The bill
was read the second time and referred to
the Committee on Public lands. With
the State and Government lands Of i've
counties, and the individual aid, land,
money and work, that can be secured a.
Ion the route, we think the early con-
struction of our proposed road is q set
tied fact. Col Gunter is of the opinion
that he can secure the passage oil his bill
If hard work and close attention can ao-
compish IL, he is certain Of success.
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-01

Nor PosrEp Until the Kelley motor
gets into operation there can be no way
that man can get away from creditor
SO quickly aud easily as by taking pas
sage in the eaFs. And then to the yer
dant maa. the man who knows more ~
bout home than he does Of anywhere else
the car is the place where he can find bits
of wisdom living around as thick as feath
ers in a barnyard, after the moultng sea
son. We were standing outside when
the brakeman, noticing our intellectual
head, asked US what was our opinion OF
the Miller platform We told him that
whenever we grappled with politics WE
seemed TO be cropping round in the dark,
going up new street in the night time
without lantern. bnt if Mr Miller's plat
form was for hard money aud gradual
resumption Of" Gradual resumption y
zitt ii Ire t III ls iii this is tire II II iiet
platform you are standing on; it 5 a safe
guard against aceident;' and then W.
felt small enough to be threaded through
the eye of a cambric needle. Then that
BRAKEMAN said, w eli ! suppos you know
about the Westinghouse brake = Oh,
yes I" we said, F." we heard Of their failure
bust up for over a million, ddn they Z
And when he told rs that it was not 9
failure but n patent car brake, we could
not see why fash Of lightning coulc
not drop down and desroy MS. Then VIZ
went inside and the brakeman came ii
and took a key out Of his pocket, unlock
ed the stove, put in some wood and lock
ed the door again We asked bin what
b. ,ckvd the stove door for. an he shu
up at- left eye ani san he locked III,
3uors 50 the .7rs cooiiatg out.
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-01

CURE FOR DtpHruEgtA The following
is given rs a specific Tor that terri tle dl-
sease, diphtleria A soou IS the pa
tient discovers that the dreaded mem
brane is formed in the throat, let live
coal of either wood or antharcite be
brought, on which drop tar, and while
the smoke arises place over 1t the bowl
ota common clay ripe. aud lnhaie the
sams, allowing The smoke to pass through
the N putI and Jut,of the uostrlis Lei
mis- De done every hour untd tbs IN IN
praHc - ut,criy destroyed, "hIch has,
u Ter the ltetlintut never ttHet tu ha
lur ras' In connection wtlp Tins. tc' fhe
pas >lrl1I pes r,ne .tr u.lh. lose "t
chlprase ct pptasA. t. Dc Hiss p.N#a IN =
tlupirt OF HJleI, a'tet>P >PouulH # wIe1
mast De !rl Ier.F ta,et Attf the Il
seas - reheteI- cnryd rather. bdiIi Up
tie pauen strength With generous Vi
anIs, wiue. etc.
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-01

FANCY TABLg.-A small table of plain
wood may be made highly ornamental by
a fancy cover Let the cover ft the top
of the table very nicely, and around the
edge let there be sewed alternate pieces
of red and black cloth with handsome em
broidered aud applique work on them the
edges of these pieces should be pinked.
4 cord covers the seam connecting the
cover with the border
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-01
Mulberry Grange, No. 1877.
Sarah Grove Grange, No. 81.

J. S. DANIEL, Master
J. W. Matlock, Overseer,
A. Gooding, Lecturer.
j. c. Sagely. Ste ward,
NJ. +. Henderson, Assistant Steward,
W. p. Parsley, Chaplain,
j. Whitehead Treasurer,
b. f. Massey. Secretary.
W. A. Kelley. Gate Keeper,
Mrs c. NJ. Daniel. Ceres.
NJ. f.. Gooding, Pomona,
NJ. Bowin. Flora,
=" NJ. johnson, Lady Asst, Steward
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-01
New Hope Grange, No. GIG.

Henry RFNY, Master,
J. G.. Wright, Overseer.
J. W Hatfield. Lecturer.
J. Z. Hatfield, Steward.
Boaz Adoy. Chaplin.
John Hatfield, Treasurer.
John Johnston. Secretary,
A. NJ Couch. Gate Keeper
Mrs. " T.. Htttield Ceres,
Mrs Lnvina Wagner. Pomona.
Miss Cordela Gilstrap. Flora.
Miss l.. J. Johnston, Asst Stewartess.