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The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-03
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sought to impose on them.
At this moment there was need Of
some brave msn to prove to the world
that fire and sword could not kill the
Irish spirit of independence that had SO
often confronted England and flung de-
iance in her teeth Luckily for. the
Irish cause Ireland found in Emmett q
man fit for the occasion.
With that total disregard. for self which
has ever characterized noble souls when
called upon to make sacrifices for cause
to which they have consecrated them
selves, this young man, forgetting all else
but the duty, he owed Ireland, boldly
entered the lists against her oppressors.
Europe at the time was shaking beneath
the tread of Napoleon's armed legions,
who were gaining victory after victory
with a rapidity Unprecedented in the
annals of history The great captain by
whose genius these victories were won
had only one enemy to fear. That
enemy was England, who with her
money was fighting him in every capital
lin Europe. Emmett and those who acted
with him hoped that if the standard of
revolt were once raised; in Ireland,
Napoleon, from interested motives,
would help the Irish and thus cripple
the most formidable Of his foes, We
refer to these hopes for the purpose of
showing that there was much in the
circumstances Of the times to foster in
Emmet and his friends the belief that
they would not be left to fight their bat
ties by themselves. Theirs, then, was
not such rash attempt as at first blush
it might seem to be. In the quarter of a
century preceding that attempt the world
had witnessed two successful revolutions.
What Americans and Frenchmen had
done Irishmen might hope to do.
1t would, therefore, be unjust to the
memory of Emmett to set him down as a
rash enthusiast who stopped not to take
note Of the chances that were against
him when he attempted to strike off the
-manacIes that fettered the limbs of his
native land. But even if he were. moth
ing but rash enthusiast the service he
rendered Ireland by keeping alive the
national spirit in the breasts of two
generations of Irishmen entitled him to
that full measure of love that makes the
men of his race keep his memory in
such profound reverence.
We hold that the example Of unselfsh
devotion Emmett left his countryman has
been Of incaIculable benefit to the Irish
cause. 1t is. therefore, only right that
on every anniversary of his birth Irish
men in every part of the world should
come together ttdo honor to the memory
of one who has done so much for the
land of their love.-Irish World.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-03
CHICAGO CHIPS.
The Condition of Work and Wage
Workers in the Garden
City.
To the Editor of The. Labor Enquirer.


CHICAGO, February 26. Business in
printing has been generally very good
during the winter. Good compositors
have had no trouble in obtaining em-
ployment. Our union is progressing
finely, adding members, and saving
money. Two years ago we had strike
in the job offices to raise the scale from
$18Ito $21. In this we failed, some of
the. offices paying it and some not. AS a
consequence we lost some offices. There
Gre only two that are now on the outside,
viz; Cameron & Amburg's and Culver
Page, Hoyne & Co. The latter Office is
quite an extensive concern, employing
some forty hands, and since the strike
we have allowed union men to work
who got the scale. Two weeks ago the
union sought to straighten the office out,
making it entirely union. To this the
proprietors demurred; and the union
men were called out. The fight is still
waging; both sides confident of success.
Time will tell the result
Business may be said to have been
little over the average this winter in
all branches Of trade, except the iron
interest, which has fallen to pieces here,
as all over the country. A good deal of
suffering exists among this class.
Building was very good last year.. and
very brisk season is now anticipated.
l understand, beginning with April |,
the Bricklayers union have set their
scale at $4.OO per day. They had $3.50
last year. OF course, frSt-class men got
more, but that was the union rate.
We have a good many Knights of
Labor assemblies here, most Of them are
well attended. The light is spreading,
and | hope it will continue to spread
until it reaches the utmost ends Of. the
earth, educating US, and bringing us up
to the true standard of worth. There is
no reason for man being beggar, humbly
craving for leave to toll, in order to ex-
list; but he will, until he arises in his
true manhood, and shows the people Of
this country, as we'll as those of other
lands, that he cannot be used ndabused
to suit the whims OF employers, poIiti-
clans or any other class Workingmen
stand shoulder to shoulder; seek every
opportunity to educate yourselves and
your children. We claim we ought to
have more hours for seIfimprovement,
etc, and, therefore, ought only to work
eight hours instead Of ten, This claim
is well founded, but my fellow work
ingmen, beseech you, let us show to
the world that it is for this We want it
and need it, and not as some say, to
have two hours etura to squander our
means and time in a saloon. l am per-
suaded better things Of you. will close
with a verse from tie poet Burns
"Ihen let us pray that come it may,
AS come it will, for a that,
When sense and worth DER a the earth
Shall bear the gree, and a that.
For a that, and a that,
Its coming yet, for a that;
When man to man the world o'er,
Shall brithers be for a that
RoB.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-03

We understand that one Gafney an
empIoye of the Central Pacific railroad
has openly stated that Leland Stanford
proposed to burst this paper up if it took
81 100000. We are warned If YOU
mean business, Mr.. Stanford, 60 ahead.
San Francisco Truth.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-03
Educate Agitate Organize

At the meeting Of the Trade and
Labor assembly of Chicago, Mr.. J. P.
Mckinley, representing Union 2I,
Brotherhood Of Carpenters and Joiners
of America, offered resolutions which
were adopted in favor af forming a stock
company for the erection of the Trade
and Labor hall on the lake front. Mr..
Mckinley announced that whenever the
project could be put into practical shape
hisGnion was ready to- invest at least
81 900, and he thought he could safely
say that the union and its members
would subscribe fully $4,000. With such
encouragement as this, it certain ly seems
as though there need be out little delay
in getting the building under way. Other
unions will undoubtedly respond liber-
ally, and we may hope to see a handsome
building completed before many monthsA
Progressive Age.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-03

The publisher of this paper is not respon-
sible for the opinions of contributors. The
columns will always be open for the dis
cussion of all sides Of the labor questions
of the day. Contributions always welcome.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-03

Educate Agitate l. Organize 81
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-10-11
THE IVY.

Pushing the clods Of earth aside,
Leaving the dark where foul things hide,
Spreading its leaves to the summer sun,
Bondage ended, freedom won
So, my soul, like the ivy be,
Rise, for the sunshine calls for theel
Climbing up as tho seasons 20,
Looking down upon things below,
Twining itself in the branches high,
AS II the frail thing owned the sky;
So, my soul, like the ivy be,
Heaven, not earth, is the place for thee.
Wrapping itself round the giant oak,
Hiding itself from the tempest's stroke;
Strong and brave is the fragile thing,
For it knows one secret, how to cling;
SO, my soul, there's strength for thee,
Hear the Mighty One, "Lean on Mem
Green are its leaves whom the world In white,
For the ivy sings through the frosty night;
Keeping the hearts Of oak awake,
I'LL the flowers shall bloom and the spring
shall break;
30, my soul, through the winters rain,
Sing the sunshine back again.
Open its green and luttering breast,
Giving the timid birds nest;
Coming out from the winter wild.
To make o wreath for the Holy Child:
30 let my life like the ivy be,
help to man and q wreath for Thee!
HENRY BURTON
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-10-11


would kill us. Ifclt my strength oozing
away, and I chung to the hand-rails for
dear life. There was barely time to
catch ones breath between the concus-
sions, and the force felt inside the close
ly-fastened fire-hole was SO great that
escape seemed impossible. Our course
was i'll the center as near rs we could
make it. We got through the whirlpool
rapids oil right enough, but the boat
was wrenched and racked 80 that she
took water freely, and when I climbed
out of the hold at Queenston the water
was waist high. [ suppose you want to
know how We avoided the whirlpool.
At the entrance the Maids stern ground
cd lightly on rock, she swung round
and shot down the stream instead of fol.
lowing the current into the whirlpool. 1t
all happened quicker than can tell it. 3"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-10-11
A Curious Claim.

"You don't know how many curious
claims against the Government are re.
Ceived," said tho chief clerk of one OF
the department offices ut Washington.
"Here, he continued, holding upa good
sized package, care all these papers just
about one mans body"
"How's that?" asked tho reporter.
"Well, in 1862 an undertaken in Alton,
ILL.,, buried an army officer in his vault
in the cemetery there. In 1876 he
wrote the department stating that fact
and saying that we could have the re-
mains upon the payment of vaultage at
the rate of $5 per month for the time the
officer had been buried. That amounted
to $94O."
"Did he get the money ?"
''Not much. We wrote him that we
were not buying, and the body Nigh:
remain where it was. He then agreed
to take half the amount, but we declined
to pay anything. Now we have been
informed that the undertaken has died
and that the vault has come into the
possession of the cemetery company.
who desire to remove it to make some
improvements, and they wish to know if
the Government will remove the body to
the military cemetery. This we will do"
"Does the company say anything
about yaultage?"
''No, not at oil; and they will probably
make no claim. 1t would not be allowed
if they should"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-10-11
A COUNTRY'S PEOPLE.
Somo Interesting StntlstIcs From tho
Census Bureau.

In twenty years the foreign born pop
ulatlon of Massachusetts increased from
2G0, 106 to 443, ,491. North Carolina has
the smallest foreign born population Of
any, the proportion being, natives
1896, 008; foreign, 3,744
N New York has the largest proportion of
foreigners, 1873, against 3,971, 492
natives. The States where the German
element is strongest are Iowa, with
foreign born population Ct 204 ,692;
Michigan, 268, ,010; Minnesota, 16O, ,697;
Ohio, 1914 ,943; Illinois, 5S3, 576; Wiscon-
sin, 1864, 499; Pennsylvania, E87, ,829.
The civilized Indians number, all told,
66,407, California having 1921, Arizona
3,493, Massachusetts rs many as 7,249,
New York 819, New Mexico 9,772,
Washington ,405, Wisconsin 3,161, and
Minnesota $500.
The Southern States have but a scanty
proportion of foreigners. Alabama
stands 1,252,771 natives to 9,734 for
eigners; Arkansas, 1872, ,175 to 1O,350;
Florida, 259,5S4 to 5000; Georgia, L.
531 GIG; to 1864; Kentucky, 1859, 173
to 59,5l7; South Carolina, 987, ,891 to
1856; Texas, lat, 1873 to ia, GIG; Vir-
ginia, ,497, 1863 to 1896.
The Chinese flourish in California to
the number of rs, 1872. Next comes
Oregon, where the pigtails muster 8, $40
strong, then Nevada, 5,416; Washington
Territory, 3, 1856; Idahoe 1879; Montana
1,765; Utah, sol; Wyoming, 914; Arizona,
1,G3O; Dakota, 238; Massachusetts, 229;
New York, 900; Colorado, 612; Louisiana,
489. In the other States of the Union
the Chinese are but very few. The
total is 105. .465, and of Japanese 14S, Of
whom sc live in California, 8 in Massa-
chusetts, 8 in Pennsylvania, 6 in Con-
necticut, and II in New York.
In 1880 one-thirtieth of the population
of the United States lived in cities of
5000 inhabitants and over in 1900, one
twenty fifth in 1910 and also in 1920,
one-twentieth in 1880, one-sixteenth
i'll 1940, one.twelfth in 1850, one
eighth in 1860, one-sixth, and in 1870
little over one-ffth. AT the last date
the inhabitants of cities numbered, in
all, 8,O71 ,875. Tt is estimated that in
1880 as many as IL, 900, O0G persons were
living in cities. or a quarter of the
whole population.
OF natives over twenty who cannot
read and write New York has 2G, 1853, of
foreigners, 95,715; Pennsylvania, A, $50
natives and G,585 Foreigners; North
Carolina, 74,877 natives and only 100
foreigners.
In the single State of Illinois there ia
larger foreign born population than in
all the Southern States put together.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-10-11
ENoCH ARDEN's TRUE STORY.

When Enoch Arden came home after
that memorable aEI disastrous voyage,
which shipwrecked him and his hopes,
he crept up the street to his old home,
rs Tennyson informs Us, and looked in
the window. There he saw Philip Ray
and Annie, his wife, and their child, all
seated around the hearth cracking wal
nuts.
The whole bitter truth came upon him
with terrible force Annie, sllpposinQ
Epoch to be dead, had married Philip,
SO rs to have homo for herself and
1t was n sad coming back for Enoch,
and he was mad about 1T. Not so much
because Philip had married his wife, for
there were plenty moro wives to be had;
not because his child had learned to cali
another man "pa," though that was
bitter pill, innsmuch rs the child looked
little like Philip any how.
Neither of these things worried him
half so much rs to note that Philip was
wearing his (Enoch's) clothes. With o
menacing gesture Enoch was just about
to dash into tho house and annihilate
them, when suddenly the anger in his
colntcnancc was supplantcd by look Of
terror and he skunk away rs silently as
he had come. He had caught sight of
Annie's mother, who during Enoch's
absence had broken up housekeeping
and come over to live with her daughter,
and had become a fixture there.
Epoch told some of the boys after.
ward that it was the narrowest escape
of his life, and that he would rather be
shipwrecked every five minutes than to
encounter his mother-in-law. -~-,Stzt,trtlay
NinM
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-10-11
The Third Time.

Captain Webb's death at Niagara re-
calls the similar fate of q man in Sicily,
just one hundred years ago. Nicholas,
surnamed "the Diver" on account OF
his many wonderful exploits, undertook
in the presence Of thousands of specta-
tors, to dive to the bottom of tho Sicil.
ian Gulf, where there is n dangerous
whirlpool, and bring up something
which had been thrown in. He made
the attempt and succeeded. Again
something moro precious was thrown in
and again he succeeded. Finding that in
the second attempt he encountered some
submarine difficulties which he had not
expected, be declined to make another
attempt, but Sicilian noble throwing
in n gold cup studded with brilliants az
the prize, he divod into the gulf and was
never again seen.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-10-11

PooTs's wife remarked to him, as they
started out the other night to take sup
per with the Browns, that she expected
Mrs. B. would have a stunning coiffure.
"Well, I'm sure hope so," grumbled
Poots, 81 haven't had anything good to
eat since the last time we were at
mothers. ".Ak0WeN GNMrier..- ~ "
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-10-11
Fifty Years Ago.

Edward n. Ludlow, an auctioneer and
real estate broker in New York since
1886, testified before the Senate Com.
mittee that twenty years ago money
loaned on mortgage easily commanded 7
per cent, while now the large corpora
tions are content with 4 to 43 per cent.
Decrease in the value of money ought
to prodrSe decrease in rents, but it has
not.
"Will you compare the social state OF
long ago with that of to-day?" asked
Senator Blair.
81 guess L am prejudiced, Senator,
the witness said, "for you know that we
old fellows think the old times were O
great deal the best. There were not so
many paupers then as now, and the poor
were more comfortably housed. One
hundred thousand dollars made very
rich man then, for the Dutch English
population were very conservative, and
did not like to venture on tho ice much.
People who lived in 1926 were happier
than now, more social, everybody knew
everybody, and individuals were appre-
ciated rs we'll as known.
"The general comforts and pleasures
of life were greater than now. There
was less emulation, and more simplicity.
People dressed moro for comfort and
wore homemade clothes. Ladies' used
to be satisfied with two or three muslin
dresses and one silk gown. Some old
Knickerbockcr families still live as in
the good old days, but they are very
few. Ladies' nowadays wear nothing
but silks and sstins, and every woman
must wear an ostrich feather and be
dressed like Fifth avenue belle. Nil
Eonaires vie with one another in seeking
to display their wealth and show their
foreign manners. Love of show is car
ried beyond common sense. Emulation
makes the well-to-do seek to pattern of.
ter our millionaires, and the poor strive
in their turn to equal the well to-do.
Every class is cursed by this evil spirit
of vanity and emulation"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-10-11

SEVER2.--The extent of the disaster
IN Mlnnesota's tornado,swept city Of
Rochester may be judged from the fact
that even the cemetery in which several
OF tho victims of the storm were buried
with public ceremonies was greatly dam.
aged Ey tho wind,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-10-11

LITTLE fellow, some four or five
years old and who mad never seen q ne.
gro, was greatly pcrplcxed one day when
one camo by whore he and his father
were. The youngstcr eyed the stranger
suspiciously till he had passed, and then
lsked his father: ''Pa, who painted
that man all so black ?" "God did. NV
son, replied the father. "Well," said
sho little one, still looking after the ne
gro, 81 shouldn't have thought be
would have held still"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-10-11

A MEErNa-HoUsB in Minnesota be.
came so infested with bedbugs that tho
congregation had to take vacation
while the sexton burned up the carpets
cushions and pulpit. This shows the
OWL effect of sleeping in church.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-10-11

"MY CASE is just here" said citizen
to lawyer. "The plaintiff will swear
that I hit him. will swear that did
not. Now, what can you lawyers make
out of that if we go to trial?" "a hun.
drnd dollara EASY" Wns the renIv
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-10-11

A CHIEF. .-Ex- Mayor Hall suys he
once heard Thurlow Weed describe the
system of lobbying by ikening it to the
construction of railroads. First, you
acquire and survey your territory {this
is the Legislature and its neighbor-
hood. Next You employ ditch diggers
who are not afraid of dirty work. Then
come the graders. Then you must lay
your ties. Then the rails. Curves must
be nicely adjusted. Contractors must
be paid and divided with. And over all
must be an Engineer in chief.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-10-11

BmsrLEs.-The most valuable bristles
nsed i'll brush making arc white, and the
breed of hogs that produces them is
every year growing scarcer. The best
bristles come from Kamtchatkn, the
next in grade from Russia and Germany.
They sometimes reach length of nearly
ten inches, and cost rs high as four dol.
lars and half pound. Nothing yet
in use wholly takes the place of bristies
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-10-11
LOCAL IT,EMS. ppm
THE ONLY SURVIVORS, STORY OF
TIE FAMOUS FEAT.

Why tho StrRurr NynS Kun OH mud How
She Managed to 60 Through.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-05-03

A VETERAN FARMER.-Mr. John
Adams of the good old county OF
harnett' bears of the palm as the vet.
erAn farmer. He is 80 years old, and
;or IS years has never failed to 10TH.
ciate' at the pillow handles each sue
ceeding seasol He is hale and
nearty-a typical granger. He has
pever been sick, is always in a good
humor, and his Ger Up" IS invariably a
good one. He has more children,
grandchildren and great grand.child.
rem than any man in his county. He
has never lived more tlau a mile from
the place where he was born, and his
greatest experience as a traveller ha 8
oeen gathered in visits to Fayette-
Vile and Raj Ugh. Conli there be a
nner picture OF happy, quiet coun-
try life than this ?-Neevs Observer.
We know Mr.. Adams we'll, and be
is truly wonderful man. We have
enjoyed the hospitali;ies OF his bount.
iful home, and we know that if he
hasn't seen the world he has a realm,
Of happiness all bis own. =
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-05-03
A MAN GOES OVER THE FALLS !!

"A MAN GOES OVER The FALLS
And disappears beneath the foaming bill
lows. This afternoon about half past 2
@ clock. tine-looking. well-dressed gen.
tleman was seen walking across the sus-
pension bridge with cigar in his mouth,
smoking quite leisurely. There was moth
ing strange in his name, and many peo-
pie thought nothing wrong until they saw
him leap from the bridge over the railing.
into the mighty waters beneath The
people on the bridge were awe-struck
and poweriess to render HIM assistance,
and with feelings of deep regrets. tears
filled their eyes. They stood silently
watching as he struggled with the rushing
tempest-tosSed waters. and as he was car
ried over the roaring cataract. they
mott ;ed he was still putting away at one
of those famous 'TANSILL's PUNCH
Cigars, apparently reconciled to his fate.
enjoying such Il luxury. and from amid
the rushing waters the faint sound reach
the ears OF the terrified observers Call
on J. Nichols 4 Bro, and purchase.
Only cts.
The most elegant line of Ladies'
Gents Misses, and Childrens Ziegl, ]
Bros Celebrated Shoes are now in stoc
and will be sold low. at
NJ HoFFMAN's.
Leader Of low prices.