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The Labor enquirer., 1882-12-16
reason of the amount of their respective cir.

reason OF the amount of their respective cir.
culations" f.
True, another section provides that each of
said bank shall keep as reserve in the
United States treasury, in lawful money
(which the bank notes are not, "a sum equal
to per centum of its circulation, to be held
and used for the redemption of such circu.
lation."
One would think that reserve of cents
on each dollar was small enough tor redemp'
ton purposes, but the next section provides
that even that insignificant proportion should
be calculated as part of the fund, above
described, created to secure dspositora.
1t would naturally be supposed that legs,
lation so entirely in favor of the banks and
SO regardless of the safety of the people
would, for common decency's sake, be vigor.
ously enforced, but it is sedulously disre
garded.
Scarcely a week passes in the fall and
early winter without one or more of the
banks failing as to retaining the required re.
serves, but no notice wha tsver is taken of it,
while for less fragrant misdemeanors less fav-
ored culprits are made to suffer EXTREMIST
penalties.
Apart from the wickedness of the above
named legislation, concise summary of
present condition shows them to be very
ridiculous, as the people at large who are the
bill holders are deprived of the security they
once held for prompt redemption of the ma
tionaI bank bills, while the commercial
classes who are the depesitors retain all the
security they ever had since the inaugura-
ton of the national banks.
We say prompt redemption as there can.
not be doubt as to their ultimate redemp-
ton, although the unfortunate holder may
have to 60 or send to New York city or Wash
ington to get his money.
As striking contrast to the "go.as-you-
please" laxity which permeates all leg'sla.
tion and administration of the national banks,
we will quote from the United States revised
statutes two OF what are called "crimes and
misdomeanors," when the culprit is plain
citizen
"Section o,182 provides that any person
writing or printing any notice on q national
bank bill shall be liable to penalty of $l00,
recoverable by the bank whose paper shall be-
so written or marked upon.
"Section 189-Every person who pertor-
atas with holes lean perforatiou be without
holes?l or untes OF cements together a
national bank bill shall be liable to penalty
of $50"
When Vanderbilt said "the people be
DID," he should not have uttered as
original with him, as our government in
general, and the nation al banks. in particular
have for twenty years adopted its sense as
common law.
The Labor enquirer., 1882-12-16
Simplicity in Dress.

Here is wisdom as we'll as common sense
which we would recommend as we'll worthy
the consideration Of our readers
There is no better mark of a sensible and
we'll regulated mind than the exhibition of
good taste in the choice of dress. Weak
people in this, more than in anything else,
betray the natHrarsilIiness of their character,
and give proof to the world of their unfit.
ness to assume auy of the important respon,
siblities of life. 1t is almost an impoSsiblity
for sensible or thoroughly educated man
to be Top his nature reb9lS at the thought
of gaudy vulgar display his eyes shrink
from garish cOlors, aud all his nicer feelings
revolt at the idea Of mere outward Eembe ellish.
ment. Simplicity and neatness in dress must,
therefore, be viewed as evidence of good
Judgment aud a we'll balanced understand
ing, inst as gaudiness and foppishness are
to be considered indications of mental
weakness. This truth should be borne in
mind by the young, particularly by those
just starting out in life, for young people are
very apt, unless guided in their tastes, to
cultivate love of dress at the risk. IN the
first place, of endangering their reputation
for. good sense, and secondly, of exposing
themselves to permanent injury from the
possibility that au outward habit thus &C
quired may influence the inward character.
Of course we must not be. understood as
recommending negligence, or even inditfer
ehce in the selection of dress, for we esteem
cleanliness and neatness as two of the cardinal
virtues; what we desire to inculcate is, that
simplicity and plainRess, freedom from
elaborate display and all vulgar ornament,
are unerring marks of refinement and com.
mon sense, aud that they should be sedulous-
ly cultivated by everyone who desires to
secure q reputation for good taste and solidity
of understanding.
The Labor enquirer., 1882-12-16
Springer's Amendment.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-By Springer, of
Ininyis-rroposing a constitutional amend
inert relative to the election of the president,
vice president and members of congress. 1t
fixes th7 term of the president and vice presl'
dent at six years, and makes the president
ineligible to election for the next succeeding
term; abolishes the electoral college, and
provides for a direct vote for president.
Every state shall be entitled to as many votes
as it las senators and representatives in con-
gress, and the vote of each state shall be cast
in proportion to the popular vote in the state
for each candidate. The term of members OF
congress is fixed at three years, and each ses-
sion shall begin the first Wednesday in Jan
uary. In counting the votes cast for presi,
dent in joint convention each senator and
member shall have one vote.
The Labor enquirer., 1882-12-16
From Bad to w Orse.

From the Irish World.
Bad as was the original national bank act,
the socalled amendments thereto passed by
congress from time to time at the instlgatlon
and in the interest of usurers have made it
still worse.
Originally, June 3, 1864, the national banks
were limited to the privilege of borrowing
circulation free of interest and issuing at
enormous usury (see section 22) only $780,
900 900.
Section a of the law, approved January IA,
1875, repeals that Limitation and says that
leach existing banking association may in
crease its circulating notes in accordance with
existing laws, without respect to sucn aggre-
gate limit"
The existing law now authorizes an ex'
pansion to nine tenths the amount of the
national dabt, which Ia ter being more than
81, $4,000 600 authorizes a total issue OF
nearly 81, 5000 900, or of over 81 600 OOO,-
900 more than they first asked for or Wer
allowed while the limit of the greenback has
been as studiously and persstently con-
trscted.
But while this incomprehensibly magnif
cent gratuity bas been thus deliberately
squandered and wasted upon the compara'
lively few usurers who trolic and tatten ON
national bank plumber, the safeguards which
by the original law were thrown around bill
holders aud depositors have been materially
lessened and are practically destroyed.
For instance. by the creative act each bank
of the socalled redemption Cities" one OF
which is New York, were required by law to
have on hand in lawful money of the
United States an amount equal to at least
70 per centum of the aggregate amount of Its
notes III crcuI4 tion and its deposits"
This comparatively safe and wholesome
provision for the safety of the republic was
annulled, SO far as reserve for redeeming the
circulation was involved, by an amendment
of June 20, 1874, which provided that such
banks 'shall not be required to keep on
hand any amount of money whatever by
The Labor enquirer., 1882-12-16
Let 1T Go Through.

WAsHINGToN, Dec 11.-Ehe house COM
mittee on education and lsbo- to-day author.
lied Chairman Sherwin, of Illinois, to report
TO the house with favorab recommendation
his bill appropriating $4,000 600 annually
tor the next FIVE years to aid IN public edu'
cation. 1t is proposed that this sum shall be
distributed among the several states and ter
ritories by the secretary of the treasury in the
ratio of illiteracy. 1t isalso provided that
sum not exceeding 5 per cent of the appro'
priation may be expended annually for thee
education of teachers. ~
The Labor enquirer., 1882-12-16
,JutIiciOus Advice.

The Buffalo Union and Times, edited
by Rev. P. Cronin, that stalwart friend
of humanity, and organ of the Catholics
in the diocese of Buffalo and Rochester,
and, by the way, the most advanced re-
ligious paper in America, publishes the
following in regard to the Knights OF
Labor in Rochester: ..
"It is-sincerely hoped by those who
have the best interests of the working
men at heart, that the present labor
organization may be kept as much as
possible out of politics. The organiza-
ton has a grand sphere of usefulness,
and if kept judiciously within it, it will
prove of incalculable benefit to the
masses. If, however, the ambition of
selfish men within its membership is
not restrained its usefulness will be de-
stroyed The chief cause of failure of
all previous movements in the cause of
labor may be attributed to the fact that
they were no sooner organized than
they embarked in politics and became a
prey to selfish ambitions; and the fate
Of its predecessors should be a warning
to the present organization. Circum-
stances would undoubtedly arise when
the united strength of its members
should be welded at the ballot box; but
to turn the organization into a political
party would be to defeat the objects for
which it was formed.
While standing shoulder to shoulder
against the injustice and tyranny Of
capital, let the Knights of Labor go on
with their legitimate work Of ennoblihg
labor, by educating it's members, elevat-
ing and improving their condition as
far as possible, and thereby win the re-
spect and admiration of all good citizens ;
but let them as an organization stay out
of politics. Then both political parties
would vie with each other in catering to
their wishes and championing their
reasonable demands. IT. on the other
hand, demagogues are permitted to make
a political party Of the labor organiza-
tions, in few isolated instances, it may
achieve temporary success, but gener-
ally it will fail and essentially become a
DOnenity,"
The Labor enquirer., 1882-12-16
Bricklayers' Dinner Hour.

Unions l, 4, and 10, Of jereey City, com
prising all the union brickiayers of Hudson
county, New Jersey, held a mass meeting at
Newark recently. 1t was unanimously
resolved to take an hour for dinner, hereafter,
the year round. Some bricklayers there
have been taking an hour and some halt an
hour. This is also the case in New York,
bat in Brooklyn all bricklavers take an hour.
The action of the Hudson county bricklayers
was the result of united request Of the
bosses to have a definite time fixed. This
settles the matter for all New jersey.
The Labor enquirer., 1882-12-16
Justice, Not Aims, Needed.

From the Irish World.
The Middleton County Cork) board of
guardians has passed a resolution declaring
as their opinion that the tins had come for
abolishing not only their own workhouse, but
every other workhouse in Ireland. A care
fully prepared statement made some time ago
in the house of conn mons by, we think, Mr..
Justin Mccarthy, showed that out of every
shilling poor rate collected in Ireland ten
pence went to pay officers salaries, establish
ment expenses, etc., for the distribution of
the remaining two pence in relief. With a
knowledse of this Une fact The wonder is that
every board of guardians iu Ireland has not
long since taken the course now adopted by
the Middleton board of guardians.
The Labor enquirer., 1882-12-16
His Few Parting Words,

From the Arkansaw Traveller.
Old Sol Grayson was long regard
most noted infdsl in Arkansas. /,
neighbors were often shocked by his
ential expressions, and the superstit
afraid tn pass his house at night d
dark, cloudy weather. One day
that the old man had been stricken d
rheumatism of the heart spread arol
pie left their plows and shops and
the bedside of the sufferer, not pa
through sympathy, but because the
to witness the old mans violent strt
the devil. "Ah, old man." the
had often remarked, eve want to
when you die. You'll take water
man." The old man would repl
had not taken much water dHrin
that he didn't think he would lose
tite for something stronger at life's
Well the time had come and |
gathered around. The old man Sc
suffering greatly.
"How do you feel, old man?n
superintendent of the neighborhd
school.
"Pretty rough" and he drew
apd squinted his eyes in pain.
"Old gentleman, you are dyll
more moments and you will be
the philosophy of earth. Yot
be.A,ved in hell; you have live
you never expectedto meet the
now we ask you to reflect"
"You are right" said the old n ,
are right, my life has been a
take" and calling his son to the
said, "John, Pm going"
''Yes, father" replied the boy
"It is right that l should give
words to you" The visitors prt
and Leaned over. "No man sho
out leaving advice to his so
silent for moment, and the su
fearing that he might die before
advice and repentance were ute
"But what were you going
son ?"
"Yes, had almost forgotten
will find my revolver in my Su
The Labor enquirer., 1882-12-16
GOuId's MOnODOI

The great system of the Wes
well as the ocean cables eoDn
the rest of the world are virtu
by one man, and this individu
has become d synonym for III
and rapachy, in common with
similar character, now aim ats
succeeded in controlling the G
ligence, of thought and CONN
OF 5O,OOO,OOO of people,
upon this, United State
dom, in a letter to the F
anti,monopoly league, recent
1.-The channels of thought
of commerce thus owned q
one man, or by few men, v
corporate power or to fl
exactions upon the people?
hinder these men from depr
the valus of all kinds of pre-
caprice or avarice. and there
their own Golfers the veal
Where is the limit to such
What shall be said of tn
people who will submit wi
be thus bound hand and fo
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The Worthington advance., 1882-08-24
Useful Wives~

Ahalf-century ago, when young women
used to think that marriage meant that
they should become helpers to their
husbands, and contribute their full
share to the family wealth, the Rev.
John NJ. Peck took a young Connecticut
girl to new home in New York and q
little later to Illinois. They never had
large income, but her prudence ena-
blcd him to accumulate a good estate,
He thus writes of the habits of that time:
''In the Northern and Middle States no
girl raised II a farm was deemed fit to
marry until her bedding, clothing, win
dow-curtains, towels, table-cloths and
every article Of domestic manufacture
were made with her own hands in guam
titles sufficient for respectable house.
keeping. Young men, then, who made
visits to families for 4 specific purpose,
were ingenious in finding out the do
mestic character Of the mother before
they committed themselves to the
daughter" OF his own wife he saws:
"The young husband and wife might
have been seen on Il farm-wagon with q
load of furniture. The chairs, table, bu-
rcau, kitchen utensils and few other
articles were the gifts of her grandpar-
cnts; but every article Of bedding, table
linen and personal clothing for home
wear, with many other similar things,
were made by her own hands. And yet
she was but twenty years and four
months Old"
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-24
Oiling H Harness.

Harness is more rapidly injured in
summer than in winter. 1t is sometimes
soaked with rain, and again subjected to
heat and drying, and the prespiration of
horses does it no good. If kept we'll
oiled, all these little influences will
cause little Injury. Many different ap-
plications are used, and different modes
are adopted for employing them. A
common way is first to wash thoroughly
with soap and warm water, and then to
apply neats-foot oil. us the best oil for
the purpose. But different course is
adopted by others. One team manager
informs us that the first thing to do is
always to apply one or two coats Of cas-
ter oil with enough lamp black to give
proper color. BY thus saturating the
leather with oil first, the soap and water
applied afterwards do not penetrate it,
and when leather is permitted to absorb
water it hardens it, and excludes tho
OIL BY, oiling first, the dirt is softened
SO that it is easily washed off, and this
obviates much of the scraping otherwise
required, and the whole operation may
be performed at once. After being
oiled, wash it with a sponge and soap
suds, and when dry, rub over it a
mixture of equal parts or oil and tallow,
colored with lamp black, and a small
portion of PrussiaE blue. This is SUBJ
stantially the process recommended,
and We shall be glad to hear from
those who have tried different meth
ods, as to their comparative value, and
Of the benefit Of applying the oil first,
and the fitness of castor oil as COM
pared with other applications. While
on the subject Of using harness
in farm work in summer, it is we'll to
recommend for any field work the sim
plest harness that will answer the pur-
pose. both for the comfort of the horses,
and to prevent the needless wear and
tear of leather. Binders are not need
ed, bellybands nor cruppers. Simple
harness for the farm, kept always in
good order, not liable to breakage, will
bc thing of economy in more ways
than one, and sometimes prevent costly
delays in the most busy days of the
year.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-24

>
Lake Of Como, and as they dri ted were
enjoying the light breeze .perfumed with
the sweet scents Of jasmine, violet, and
orange BLOSSOM As they idly foated
they were talking about their courtship.
Lord Fergus. with adorable faulty, ex-
planned how he had won her.
''The hand I sent you, my love-" said
he, II purchased from thrifty nurse in
the hospital at Beane; = skillfal embal-
mer prepared it for me. The rest you
know. ~ t,''. - -
The princess looked at him, and struck
him OH the lips with rose she bore in
her hand.
"False, false" cried she. "How could
an vnsophisticatcd woman resist such a
diabolical rnse! But you remember our
first meeting?"
EYES,"
when I had the neuralgia?'
eyes,"
The princess laughed merrily as she
exposed two rows Of perfect pearly teeth.
We'll, my love, l never had the neural.
50 in my life."
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-24
Homo Matters,

To CANDY FRUrr.-Onc pound of white
sugar and as little water as possiblc; let
it boil down and skim it until it is per-
fectly clear and thick; have any fruit
you desire to candy and dip each piece
in the hot syrup, then spread them on u
dish and they will soon become hard.
To drive away cockroaches, dissolve 4
small quantity of corrosive sublimatc in
alcohol, and apply with feather to the
crevices and holes by which they enter.
1t is 4 poison, and should not be put
near food. Dry clalnolnile flowers,
powdered and placed where they fire.
quent, will drive them away.
INK SrAlSs.-To remove ink stains
from linen, one needs to know the
chemical compositions of the ink that
makes them. Oxalic acid will remove
some ink stains but makes little impress
sion on others. Sulpllurous acid will
ometimes remove what is left after try-
ing oxalic acid.
KEROSENE LAMps Should never be al-
lowed to burn with the wick turned
down. When thus turned the air is
filed with the unconsumed products of
combustion and made poisonous. Blow
the lamp entirely out or let it burn with
full blaze.
To GET RID or BEDrUGs.-First use
pleRty Of hot water, then varnish your
bedstead, and you will have no trouble.
To REMOVE MoLE.-Tie around them
very tight with silk thread, and with
the point OF 4 needle touch the mole
with carbolic acid. The mole will drop
off and leave no scar. Be careful Of the
eyes with the acid.
The sl,rest and best remedy for a SAL
low complexion is obedience, constant
and persevering, to. the laws of health.
Strong tea and coffee, rich pastries,
cakes. puddings and gravies will iniure
any complexion. Cosmetics can cover
up a yellow skin but cannot make it
beautiful. Correct diet, abundant excr-
ercise in the open air, pcafect cleanli-
ness will give Il good complexion if
anything can.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-24
.ABLOODY. FIELD.

lncidont Of the Battle Of Seven Pines.
From the OHIO Times.
We were driven back at Seven Pines
the first day, but on the second We gave
them little "Hail Columbia, !" and drove
them back in return about half mile
from where our outside line was estab-
listcd on the first day. 1t WAS u most
terrible fight. I had never seen any
thing like it, and as have never seen
All account of the rebel charge made that
day l will undertake to briefly describe
1t. On 4 wooden eminence, snort dis
tance below where our first line had
been established, two or three batteries
OF artillery were stationed by Heintzel-
man. One section of two pieces was
drawn out from the wood and placed in
the clear corntield beyond. It
v was a. rather dangerous position for
suppcrt tt':E e section TO ef had in s,rcsx yhSnt
limbered when from the woods i'm their
front there debouched fonr lines of con-
fcderates (Cheatham's briaade), who, in
regimental front and four lines deep,
came pouring down upon the devoted
section. "Fire with canisterw COM
manded the weak, little voice of the
young lieutenant who commanded the
section, and the confederates' seemed to
laugh at the two little six-poundcrs
opposing them. "Double-shot with can
ister" said the commander of tho
masked guns to the woods, and still the
enemy came on and ON, as if on parade
Not a musket was fired, and the section
kept booming away with horrible rapid
ity. l had thought that the lieutenant
and his section would turn tail to the
foe. but he did not, but stood there and
worked his guns with the GOODNESS of a
brave man. All at once with q
yell the enemy started on IL double
quick, and in Il moment more the section
was captured, and the lieutenant was a
mangled corpse. Now came the most
terrible carnage had ever seen. The
capture of the section had evidently
greatly encouraged the foe, and his lines
swept OH and up the hill until within
about Il hundred yards of the Union
cannon. 1t was a magnificent sight
The lines had not broken yet, but kept
onward as if marching for review.
"Fire!" rang out from the woods, and ut
least dozen cannon belched forth their
storm Of death. I can see even now,
.uEu III ~A Vic asonIcS VI ut;atl pllcU
like fence-rails one upon another, with
their more fortunate comrades climbing
over their mangled bodies to reach the
guns. The magnificent lines of q
moment before wavered. then stood
still and then faded away like snow be-
meath the summer sum- The charge was
ended, but few, if any, lived to return.
The field where the enemy had advanced
was i perfect slaughter pen, indeed.
The dead and wounded lay in all direc-
tions, and not one of the men who had
advanced got back again. 1t was 4 gal
liant charge, and to the noble and brave
lieutenant who commanded the section
alone in the field, and who gave up his
the battle due. The enemy lost about
1900 in killed, wounded and prisoners.
Our loss was eight men killed and six
teen wounded.
The Worthington advance., 1882-08-24
How to Dispose Of the Bones.

The quickest way to convert bones in
to fertilizer is to burn them. Some
may claim that they lose many of their
valuable compounds, which to some ex-
tent is true. They contain two to four
per cent. of nitrogen; valued in ground
bones ut from eleven to seventeen cents
u pound. On every hundred pounds
there is 4 loss Of twenty-five to sixty
ei*l't, cents worth Of nitrogen. This loss
may be easily repaired by adding some
OF the heterogeneous fertilizers when they
have boon pulverized to a powder. There
Is another item that nearly makes up for
this snail loss Of nitrogen, and that is
the potash derived from the ashes of the
wood fires used in the burning. The
bone ash produced by the above plan is
said to retain all the phosphoric acid of
the raw bones. Its value may be rated
ut about $40 per ton. If there is any
quicker or more economi cal way of re-
ducing them to the form of fertilizer
we would be glad to hear of it.