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The Labor enquirer., 1883-06-09
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
The Preamble and Declaration o.
Principles Of this Great
Order.

The alarming development and aggression
of aggregated wealth, which, unless checked
will inevitably lead 10 the Dauperiza,i"n and
hopeless de egradaton of the toiliny masses,
renders it imperative. if we desire to enjoy
the blessings of life, that check should be
placed upon it's power and upon un ust accH.
mutation, and q system adopted which will
secure to the laborer the,fruts of his toll ;
aud as this much desired object can only be
accom- mpllshed by the thorough uni6cation of
those who labor, and the united Efforts OF
those who earn their bread by the sweat OF
their brow, we have formed the order OF the
Knights of L Il or, with a view of securing
the orgsDizst OF and direction, by co opera.
tive effort, ot the power of the industrial
CLASSES; and We submit to the world the
ohjec's sought to be accomplished by our
organ za'irn calling upon all who believe in
securing 1.-THE < eat~At 90 d to the greatest
numh+r," TO aid and assitt W..
|. To bring within the fold of organizatio
every department of productive industry,
m4 ing knowledge stand point for bcfinn,
and industrial, moral worth, II wealth. the
true standard Of individual and national
greatness
2 To secure TO The t. iIars a proper share
If the ~-alrh ,hnt hey create; more of rhe
l-i-u'e that righttn'Iy bs longs I" hem more
society advantages; more Of tn, benefits,
privileges and emnluments of the world in
a word all those rightN and privileges neces>
ary o rnrke them capable of erj 'ying, sp.
preciating, defending and perpetssting the
blessings nf good government. -- T
3 To arrive ar the true condition of the
pr, dueiDg masses in their educational, moral
and financial condition, by demanding from
the various governments he establishment
OF bureaus of labor statistics. T..
4. The establishment OF cooperative in,
stitutir ns productive and distributive.
5. The reserving of the public Landslide
heritage of the people-for the actual settler.
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This is certainly the card age" and
everybody wants nice collection Of the
beautiful things. The incest collection
of everything of the kind can be found
at Garson's. They give all kinds of
handsome souvenirs to their customers,
and the quality Of their stock and list of
prices cannot be beaten. A look through
their brilliant clothing palace is equal to
visit to the museum. and it don't cost
cent. Everybody on the free list"
The Labor enquirer., 1883-06-09

After waiting several hours for our
promised specials from Cincinnati, con-
cerning the International Typographical
union, we are compelled to so to press
without them, in order to get our out
side packages in the mails. AS soon
as the teleg aph company finds
time to attend to our business, we shall
scatter the news among those interested.
We will swear by our Cincinnati CORES
pondent being true to his promise.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-06-09
TO COAL MINERS.
Colorado's Iron-clad---An Appeal to
the Workingnan's Graft
tude,

To the Editor Of The Labor Enquirer.
DENVER, June 5.-I stated in my last
letter that | would furnish the readers
of THE ENQUIRER with an iron-clad
agreement, manufactured for the special
protection of coal miners. Such l have
done, and by reading the following they
will find it in part:
This agreement made this day of
A. D.. 1SS-. between the Colorado
Coal and Iron Company,.a corporation of the
State of Colorado, party of the first part and
------i in said State, as party of the
second part; witnesseth:
First-The party of the first part hereby
leases and lets unto the party Of the second
part house No. -, at ---, for one
month, and from month to month thereafter,
terminable as hereinafter stated, on the fol-
lowing terms and conditions, which are mu-
tually agreed upon:
. Second-The party of the second part is to
occupy said house for the purpose OF dwell
ing only, and agrees to pay therefor
monthly rental of - dollars per month,
which may be deducted on pay rolls from
any sum due the party of the second part by
the party of the first part.
The party of the second part agrees not TO
engage in or promote OF encourage dlrectly
or Indirectly any strike. among the employees
of the party of the first part, nor 10 JON any
labor organization or unlon, and that II ne Is
now a member of any such organization or
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" delegates as follows:

Total number Of delegates, l6l.
As some funds will be necessary t.
successfully carry out the plans and
reach the desired end, each delegate is
requested to collect from the friends of
the cause in his district small amount
to be turned over to the treasurer Of the
state central committee, which will be
selected at the state convention A
rough estimate places the amount at
about S. for each delegate to the state
convention, as appointed above, though
if more can be secured conveniently it
can be we'll applied,
The committee also ask that any who
are able and feel disposed contribute a
small amount, pIedging an honest appli-
cation and strict account Of all money
received; Contributions may be sent to
the chairman Of the committee, at The
ENQUIRER office, or to Stephen VinOt,
treasurer. postottice box 1887.
]. R. BUCHANAN,
JAMES GILMORE,
DENNIS MULLINS,
STEPHEN NINoT,
7. II. BALFE,
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union he will forthwith resign and discon-
tinue such membership, and all connections
with such organization and cease to attend
any of its meetings, and if he fails orrefuses
to comply with this clause Of this agreement
it shall operate and be a discharge to said
.partylof theyfrst part of any indebtedness to
the party of the second part for any work,
labor or services heretofore performed for
it, and cannot plead in bar to any suit for re-
covery of wages due him. Y
Fourth -The party of the second part
agrees not to sell from said house, or any
place in said town any Intoxicating liquors
or goods of any kind, and any violation OF
this clause shall be held to terminate this
lease and release the party of the first part OF
any Indebtedness of it unto the party OF the
second part for work, labor or services per-
formed, and may be pleaded in bar of any
suit to recover such Indebtedness.
In witness whereof the parties hereto
have executed this lease in duplicate the day
and year first named.
THE COLORADO COAL AND IRON Co.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-06-09

In witness whereof the parties hereto
have executed this lease in duplicate the day
and year first named.
THE COLORADO COAL AND IRON Co.
Now, would ask the coal miners en-
ploved bv the Colorado Coal and Iron
company, if they think they are free
men,? If you think you are, say you
are suffering under false impressi ion.
When you signed the above agreement,
you signed away your birthright; you
signed away the privileges granted you
by the constitution Of this country, and
you must be prepared to stand by the
consequences Do you think your are
doing Justice to the memory of those
heroes who bled and died on many
fields fighting for said privileges? |
say you are not.
And what of those contemplate
hounds known as superintendents .?
Why, the majority of them were never
intended to be human beings. 1t was
through some freak of nature that they
became possessed of their present form.
How dare they present such an article
to any American citizen for his sigma
ture? l say shame on the man who
will humble himself to become the
agent or superintendent Of any corpor-
alton which will request him to use such
means for the Acknowledgement of inno-
cent labor.
Such is the case and such it will be
until the coal miner begins to realize
the necessity Of supporting a paper such
as THE LABOR ENQUIRER, paper which
is owned and edited by a workingman,
and a paper which should have the
united support and confidence of every
man in Colorado who gains his bread BY
the sweat of his brow.
At the last session of the legislature of
this state a MIR. Van Ealkenburg, Of
| Weld county, tried to pass bill deprlv-
| ing you of what few right you have left.
Who took up the bill and exposed its
treacherous meaning? THE LABOR En-
oU1RER. After the discharge of Thomas
Knight and John Williamson (better
known as Uncle John," for his gener-
our disposition at the Louisville coal
mines, in Boulder county, who took
their side of the question and cham
pioned it when duty called? The EN-
| QU1RER and now | would ask the
miners Of Louisville how many of them
showed their appreciation for the part
taken by this paper; what is your an
swer? DO you recognize the necessity
of having a labor exponent IN your
midst Should trouble Overtake YOU
in the shape Of a strike, as it did last
season, and you be politely told by the
owners that they contemplate importing
cheap Chinese labor, as l saw at the
tinle-i in one of our daily papers, would
it not be an assistance to you then to
have paper that would advocate your
cause, publish your grievance and gain
for you the respect and sympathy of the
public at large, which is a great influence
in times of trouble? You will acknowl-
edge it would be an assistance; there
fore support the paper, send in your sub
scriptions it is to your interest to keep
it in f1ourishing condition. Instead Of
its present size, let us have it four times
as large. Show the laboring men the
country over that the workingmen of
Colorado thoroughly understand the
wants Of labor advocates, and by doing
so we must unitedIy support THE LABOR
ENQUIRER. tYours in the cause Of Labor,
NJ. w. B.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-06-09

SzsezRg, ,MAGNz1e 4. 3 IS,
This Electric Belt will Cure the Follo,v,,,
Diseases Without Medicine:
Pains in the back, hips, head or link.
nervous debility, lumbago, general dehiittTS2'
rheumatism, paralysis, neuralgia, sciatics'
disease OF kidneys, spinal diseases. tornid
liver, gout, sexual exhaustion, seminal emS
sionS, asthma, heart disease, dvsnepsia, con-
stipation, erysipelas, indigestion. hernia
impotency, catarrh, piles, dumb ague.
), HOME TESTIMONY,
To Whonpn Nay Conce,7,.:
l take great pleasure in stating | have worn
DR.. Hor1e'S famous Electric Belt about siytv
days. and it has cured me of chronic constf-
patton of years standing; also bleeding piles.
rheumatism and general debility. have rec,
commended them to many friends, who pur-
chased them and have received wonderful
benefits. l honestly cannot say too much in
regard to heir merits, and will reply to all
letters on the subject. '..~.'.
With COrnforth 4 Co., wholesale fruit deal
ers, 372 and 374 Holiday street.
DENVER, Colo, Jan. 81, 1888.
$4,000 Would Not Buy 1t.
DIR. W. j. HORNE, Denver, Colorado.
DEAR SIR:-Since | wrote YOU last have
experienced a most wonderful change. The
pains have all left me and have gained ten
pounds, and feel ten years younger, since |
first got your Electric Belt, which was about
forty-Gve days ago. | would not take five
thousand dollars for my belt if could not
get another. | would say to all who are
troubled with rheumatism, sciatica aid kid
frio Doll
fOrone of his $30'belts cured Inc of all these
diseases in the abOve-named time.
Respectfully W. w. BOOTH.
BEATRICE, Neb., Jan. 16, 1883.
DENVER TESTIMONIAL.
W. J. HORNE, Inventor and Proprietor of 1
HOrne's Electric Belt.
DEAR SIR:-Several mOnthSa ago ISpraiDpd
my arm at the elbow and have suffered con-.
siderable pain therefrom, SO much so that u
could not sleep nights. was unable to work VI
or do anything. Two months ago | bought r.
free from pain and able to work ever since
/ would not sell my belt unless | could pr Il
cure another one. HENRY MEYER,
Baggageman, Union Depot, Denver, Col #
DEER TRAIL, Arapahoe County, Colo. M
March s, 1888.
DIR. W. J. HORNE:
DEAR SIR:-I am happy to state to yOU \
that my daughter, Miss ifIda, is entirely well veil
and able to do her work as usual, and your
Electric Belt did it. She was suffering ter
ribly for weeks and months, and nothing
seemed to relieve her until she commenced
wearing the belt. Yours truly,
VIM. FUNCHEON. 81
P. S.-For the sake OF suffering humanity 81
you are at liberty to use the above. VIM. Fl NJ
In the above case the young lady sutferT
with such severe pains in the back that SOnt
times for week She could not leave her bU
She used the belt less than two months.
nnTUn TGuaranteed, relieved or cured
ny IIR Received medals at MechaneI
Ill ull Land State fairs. Best truSSeS i1l
America. Thousands Of testimonials. u
VT s#
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Whts Electric Belt will Cure the Fol lo,v,,,
Diseases without Medicine.

Pains dah,its in the back b hips head or limbs
rheumatism, paralysis, nelraldia, itiCS' sciaticSs'
disease of Kidneys. spinal diseases. 1EHd tornEHd
liver, gout sexual exhaustion, Seminal em;s' pru
sionS, asthma, heart disease, dyspepsia. fl0 con-
stipation, erysipelas, indi geStion. hernia %
imnotency, catarrh, piles, dumb aoua
The bee., 1883-08-18
Olive Culture In America.

The olive has lately acquired for
Americans new and practical interest
from the discovery that it can be easily
and profitably grown in California.
Residents of California have been
accustomed to consider a small bottle
Of EMISSION oil " for their salad as a
treasure for it far surpaSseS in purity
and sweetness any imported oil. But
it is only within few years that
private owners of land in Southern
California have seriously considered the
question whether olive culture could
be made a paying enterprise. So many
possibilities cling to the broad lands
and rich soil of the Golden State that
it is not wonderful if some of them
have been overlooked. And, though
experiments in olive-growing have
been male on small scale with good
su cess during the last twenty years,
popular interest is only nyw beginning
to be awakened. In the first place
there was the drawback, peculiarly
great to the American temperament,
of the slowness of growth, and irregu-
lar productiveness of the olive in Eu-
rope. The old Tuscan saying is, "PIant
vineyard for yourself, an orange
grove for your children, and an olive
orchard for your grandchildren"
AS a people, We are not fond
of looking far into the future;
and besides, Judging from ourselves, we
are not at all sure that our grand.
children will wish to live where we
dc. But the olive is good enough to
adapt itself to the rapitity of American
demands. 1t natures much earlier
than in Europe, and bears oftener and
more plentifully. The system of pro-
pagation from cutt ngs, as far as can
be judged at present. gives, in our rich
soil, robust trees; and there is no need
to employ the slow process of raising
them from the seed. Five years is
surely not long to wait for crop; and
after that time, according to the
best California authorities, the
trees will yield a full and in
many cases an annual harvest.
At late meeting of the State horti-
cultural society in San Francisco it
was stated that one olive farm yielded
$4,000 to the acre. These trees bore
every year, and were situated on
adobe" I" hillsides, the bottom lands
being found, as in Italy, less favorable
to the fruit. The variety was the
=" Mission olive" which has not been
identified with any of the varieties
now cultivated in Europe. The olive
was introduced into South America in
1860, by Antonio Ribera; but the
California trees sprang from seeds sent
from San Bias in Mexico by Don
Joseph de Galvez with his expedition
to rediscover the port of Monterey
Ce7l{7LTU
The bee., 1883-08-18
The Best Advice.

A lawyer named Strong practiced in
a township "out West, . and a prisoner
being arraigned for theft who had no
counsel, the court appointed Mr.. Strong
to that service, directing him to confer
with the prisoner, and give him the best
advice he could in the circumstances.
retired with his eli Mt to an ad AGENT
room for consultation, and, when an
officer was sent to inf,rm them that
the court was waiting, Strong was
found alone and returned with the
officer into the courtroom. "Where
is your client ?" demanded the Judge.
I" He has left the place." replied the
lawyer. Left the place !" cried the
judge. "What do you mean, Mr..
Strong" "Why, your honor directed
meto give him the best advice could
in the circumstances. He told me he
was guilty, and so L opened the window
and advised him to jump out and run.
He took my advice, as in duty bound,
and by this time he is more than two
miles off,"
The bee., 1883-08-18
How Ideas Come.

A certain lawyer justifes his pet
hobby, which is carpenter work, not
merely by the healthy relaxation of
nervous tensions and exercise of
muscle it brings him. but chiefly be-
cause he works out his legal problems,
plane in hand. Old law reading comes
back to him then, out of the way prece-
dents recur to mind, the very text of
the law book is never so clearly before
him as then. He has glimpse of the
volume and the page, and the very
part OF the page on which is some
needed citation which he would other
wise have long to seek.
Nor is it only memory which works
when he is half engrossed with the af-
fairs of his handicraft. Original
thoughts arise and ingenious devices;
clever combinations take shape of
themselves. The ease works itself
out, and mental labor is only pleasur-
able eXertiOn, just rs his amateur
handiwork is. Hawthorne composed
walking. Musicians are seized with
ideas. and modern playwrights seize
upon others ideas, at the most unex-
pected moment. Business men have
been known to depend upon their
meditation at dead Of night for sound
review of the present, and forecast on
which they base their plans. When we
are hurried, we long for rest, to think
over things" and decide nationally;
but, relieved from pressure, we "thinlS
of nothing at all" Comes tha moment
for action, we settle in three seconds
the confusion of days, and, for good or
i'll results, our plans are at last clear.
What is needed is not time nor will,
but rather the favorable moment when
there is harmony. Then, like the cleo
trio message, thought is swift and
sure. The idea which we have long
waited for arrives, not as the certain
result of earnest thought, but as the
reward of thought, just as honorable
fame is the reward of noble deeds, but
not the certain result of fthem.-BoSton
Courier.
The bee., 1883-08-18
Sad Scenes I'm Crowded New York.

In the alleyway Of a tenement In
New York baby nestled in the arms
of young girl. Its face was covered
with red spots which the doctor said
were due to deficient nutrition. In
the top of No. IA child was sprawled
out on bed too weak to brush away
the flies which assailed it. A climb
over the roof took the doctor into No.
-. A baby was convulsed with
cough. The doctor put his ear to its
heart and after a critical examination
said it had touch of bronchitis. Like
dead child little one lay among the
bedclothing in the front room on the
same floor. Its hands were thrown
over its head and it moved uneasily.
On the top floor Of the same tenement
a child had been sick for eight days
and no doctor had been called to see it.
Sewing-machines rattle from morn
ing until night in the towering tene-
ment at No. - Essex street. Hun
dreds of Poles live in the building and
earn a living by making clothing.
They work, cook. eat and sleep in the
same rooms, which are often far from
cleanly. The children pant in the con-
fined rooms and pine for want of at
tention. In one room four men bent
over the work on their machines, two
women took irons from the fire and
pressed the finished clothing, while
children cried on the floor. The men,
women and children were sallow, and
heat from the stove made the atmos-
phere sickening. The people toiled
increasingly for the pittance which
they.earned to keep body and soul to-
gether, and had no time to find out the
business of the intruders. Nor did
they look up when accosted. On an
upper floor a wrinkled hag crooned
over crying child. A woman sat on
the ledge on the roof of No. = rock
ing child in her arms. A little wind
was stirring there and it was grateful
to the little one. Below was a stone
paved court, upon which stagnant
water stood in pools. A boy who had
lost his feet drew himself over the
r, of in boxes fitted to his legs below
the knees. "The Chinese have got a
bad smell in their place down below"
said he, "but this house is all right"
-Neo0 YORK. Times.
The bee., 1883-08-18
The Chinese Army.

China maintains three armies of
operation, so called, having a strength
Of $4,000 to 10000 men each, and sta
toned as follows: The first on the
Russo -Mantchoorian frontier the sec
ond on the western highroads, leading
to and from TurkeStan; and the third
in the vicinity Of Peking, for the spe-
cial defense Of the capital, for which
purpose the excellent communication
by rivers and canals facilitate an easy
and rapid concentration. Beside these
three corps for active operations.
fourth army of some 10000 men is
distributed in all the principal ports
along the sea-coast, the central prov
ince of Tchili being again supplied
with the strongest garrisons. While
the strength of the former Chinese
army was estimated at more than
million men, the effective strength Of
the present force is only about 300, 900.
but notwithstanding this great reduc-
tion the appropriations for support,
equipment and armament have re-
mained the same.
The bee., 1883-08-18
ASIeeD on an Engine.

English papers relate how the signal
man at Llandudno saved the Irish mail
passengers from what might have
proved a terrible fate. The signal man
at the junction received a message from
the signal man at Conway, the next
station toward Holyhead, that light
engine was coming, The junction sig
nal man, knowing that the Irish mail
was due, decided to run the engine
into siding in order to permit the ex-
press to pass. He accordingly put up
all the signals against the light engine.
but to his extreme aStoniShment the
engine came straight into the junction
at full speed, swept round the corner,
dashing past all the danger signals and
disappeared from view down the line
toward Chester. A moments reHec-
ton convinced the signal man that
both driver and stOker must be asleep.
He accordingly wired to the Colwyn
Bay station signal man: Engine
coming; driver asleep; put fog signals
on ine." The man at Colwyn Bay was
equally prompt, for, running out of his
box, he had hardly time to lay num-
Der of signals when the engine came
laundering along and an explosion
followed which effectually awoke the
men. The engine was stopped and
run back into a siding, when it was
discovered that the fire had gone out,
that the water had disappeared from
the boiler and that the men had been
asleep some time. Inquiry resulted in
their immediate discharge. They had
been fifteen hours on duty.
The bee., 1883-08-18

Captain JOSEPH L. HAYDEN, residing at No. 92l
Fourth Street, South Boston. Mass, formerly captain
in the army, with the Walworth Manufacturing
Company, South Boston. writes April 28 1885: While
living in Cambridgeport my wife afflicted with ter
ribls pains in her back and sides, accompanied with
great weakness and loss Of appetite. She tried many
socaled remedies without avail growny rapidly worse,
when her attention was called to Hunts Remedy.
She purchased bottle from Lowelrs drug store in
Cambridgeport, and after taking the first dose she
began to feel easier, she could sleep WELL and after
continuing its short time the severe pains in her
back and side entirely disappeared and she is well
woman. Many Of relatives and friends have used
Hunts Remedy with the most gratifying results. |
have recommended il many times, and many times
heard the same story. Hunts Remedy all that is
claimed for IT, and q real blessing all afflicted with
kidney or liver trouble"