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Unions AND STRIKES.

There is an almost universal desire
among civilized nations to buy cheap"
to get all for which money is given for as
little money as possible. Conversely there
is a similar desire among all sellers to get
as much money as possible for the com
modities they dispose of. The universal
ity of these two desires-whether they
are good or evil is not now the question
deprives both buyer and seller of any
right to complain Of each other in the
efforts they each Of them make in oppo-
site directions. As labor is a commodity
as muchs cas- the things labor produces,
these two opposite desires exist between
employer and employed as it does in other
cases, and neither has any right to com
plain that on one side labor tries to get
as much, and on the other capital to give
as little as possible. Since the success of
the Western Union, however, over its
operators in the late strike, solemn les
sons are in course of delivery by buyers
of labor to the sellers upon the wrong
and impolicy of trades unions, or
ganized for the purpose of gain
ing the highest possible price for la
Dor. Sach lectures are useless, for they
all proceed upon the false assumption
hat wages would be larger without than
with those organizations. The frequent
failure of the strikes attempted by trades
unions, and the amount of money lost by
the non-receipt Of wages during the ex-
istence of strikes is always brought for
ward to prove that the policy of the la
borer is erroneous. No such proposition
is proved, however, for the argument is a
fallacy, and unions, unless ill-conducted,
do c to labor higher wages than it
would have without them. This success
of the unions is not gained so much by
the direct as by the indirect effect of
strikes. The reason of this is that an
employer who would not hesitate about
reducing his workingmen's $ wages if he
could deal with such men one by one,
threatening each individual with dis
charge if he objected to the reduction,
would and does hesitate and weigh the
consequences when he has to deal with
the whole of his workmen collectively.
To discharge one man refusing the re-
duction is easy, for the whole body to
discharge themselves as a rule brings
trouble. The business Of the concern is
stopped; contracts cannot be carried
out; orders cannot be filed; Gus
TONERS cannot be waited on the stock Of
raw material, or of goods, or their equiv
alent, for sale lies useless, perhaps becom-
ing damaged, certainly with loss of inter-
est on the money they cost, and there Is
injury TO machinery or implements that
lie neglected. Here is where lies the
power Of the workman and the weakness
of the employer, and this is why the lat
ter has to count the cost before he drives
his men to the extremity of a strike. In
view Of these facts, which American
workmen are intelligent enough to know
and act upon, lectures upon the useless
ness or injurious nature Of trades unions
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TIIE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAI-sUNDAY AUGUST 2e. 1888.

ruined some OF them. His breach OF trust
is a crime for which he deserves were
punishment. Yet he could not have gam
bled away all this money without having
guilty accompIices. A broker who will
take $4,000 in ten months from the cash
Ter OF a little country bank and lose it in
margins Is not very honest himself. Yet
public opinion in Wall street would prob
ably laugh at the idea that there was any
thing wrong at the Wall street end Of the
transaction. 1t would not hurt Wall street
to purify the Stock Exchange. That Is u
advice TO Wall street. Our advice TO the
outside public, to lambs, ban cashiers,
and all others, isto keep outot Wall street.
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forced to make a severe attack upOn the
plaintiff. whose conduct had been most
humanity, but his speech was graceful and
polished. His greatest Parliamentary
speech was made in 1868 upon the discs
adjustment of the Irish Church. He took
the ground that Parliament did not create
the Church and had no right 10 NEEDLE
with it. Lord Coleridge is rather fond Of
social pleasures, as shown by his speech
at the dinner to Irving, the actor. His
personal appearance is commanding. He
Possesses a peculiar charm of voice and
manner. and a serenity OF disposition and
courtesy of iemeanor which impress those
who meet him.
Inspector Byrnes said yesterday that the
British Consul-General had not called
upon or communicated with him with ref
erence to the visit of Lord Coleridge. The
inspector added that there was no founda.
ton for the statement which had been
published that he had been called upon to
afford police protection TO Lord Coleridgt
while i'm this city.
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For the Sunday Appesl.l
WE MOTHERS.

Wine comes from GRAPES that are bruised.
Whose blue sweet beauty Is lost and gone
The best Of life's purpose IS only used
When pleasure pals and the hours are lone
Then rises the memory of things long dead
They grow into besuty and grace:
We fashion anew all the thing. that We said
and We smile in sad memory S face
Our boys that have gone 10 the battle Of life,
For whom in the deeps We went down.
Have forgotten our smile in the smile Of a wife,
And they give Us not half of LIE ; crown
We nre glad. and we take ii as all Of our due:
We are forgotten, rs once we forgot;
w stand in old places that once were so new.
And make graceful each desolate spot
Our girls. they cling close; they know all the pain
By which mortals are given 10 earth.
And in their deep anguish they measure again
The SORROW that comprised their birth.
They know all the long. lonely nights
All the days-that are given To care;
All the watchings, that fair beauty blights;
All the pleading. and passion Of prayer.
They are tender to mother; they see all her loss
They creep to her bosom in pain:
They help her to carry life : torturinE cross,
And prove that their lore a. not rain.
Oh man. in your strength, with new love in life.
And all of life pruInise before you,
Give love in full measure to child and to wife,
But forget not the mother that bore yOU.
ELIZABETH l.. SAXON.
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HIS FIRST HIGH HAT.

/ met him in the crowded street
Twas on a Sabbath morn
And on the gentle breeZes sweet.
R~epentaIt. erring man 10 greet,
The sound OF bells was borne.
He passed me with ayerted eyes
And stony. dOwncast face;
His mien was cold. his look was shy,
His vision wore L crimson dye,
And he quickened his tardy pace.
What was it, you ask, that made him so !
All! | can tell you that
1t was not GOODNESS, you must know.
But woe, dear reader, mental woe;
lie had IN his first high hat!
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BarrPn ON Irving.

Mr.. Lawrence Barrett, interviewed by
the New York World, said in an answer TO
the question:
What is your opinion OF Mr.. Irving as
an actor"
Il believe he is the greatest English
actor living. His popularity is unbounded
in England. and | am sure he will dupli-
cate it in this country. The success he
has achieved is his own. His versatility
Is very great, ranging a. 1t does from
Shakesperian CONCENTRATIONS such as
Hamlet to Hans AIathies' in The Bells
and the double role in The Courier Of Ly-
Ons. nave also seen him act in Louis N,
and Charles !, and his performances in
both pieces were simply wonderful. He
is generally regarded to be an actor of the
romantic school, but the plays | have
mentioned show how diverse are his capa-
bilities, and he is excellent in everything
he does.
but i. is not only as an actor that he is
distinguished. As a manager he shows a
sense of the artistic which IL of n very high
order. In fact. Mr.. Irving is the center of
the present art movement in England. AS
an example of the estimation he is held in
by English artists ! may mention the fact
that Mr.. Millais, the great painter, whose
pictures readily sell at 1000 g~uineas each,
offered to paint Mr.. I~rving's portrait and
present it to the Garrick Club"
Were you present at the last perform
ance
Unfortunately, no. | was Just then in
Germany and could not reach in England
in time 10 attend that performance nor the
public dinner which followed it, and at
which 800 guests sat at the tables. i was
present, however, nj a private dinner ten
dered Mr.. Irving by the Garrick Club, and
to which no one but actors were invited.
There were some professional gentlemen
there who have not trod the boards fol
twenty-five years. | responded to the
toast of Welcome to America and alto
gether the event was one which did equal
honor to the Garrick Club and the dis
tinguished guest"
as Miss Terry what is known as a stan
actress p"
she is not billed IA such. They have
not that fashion in England, as they have
here. Thus on the London play-bills the
title of the performance is given the most
prominence, then follows the east of char
acters, Mr.. Irving's and Miss Terry's
names leading, but not separated from
h rest. Miss Terry, however, needs nc
technical distinction a. a star her merits
make her prominent whenever and wher
ever she appears. She is a charming WON
an, very talented, and will no doubt fire
the American heart as she has that of hel
countrymen and women. She will, o
I course, appear in the leading female role
with Mr.. Irving, with the exception o
The Bells, in which she does not play
You will have an opportunity of judging
whether my estimate of their abilities j,
correct, when they appear at the Sta
Theater.' They open there on the 9th o
October, two days after my engagement
closes"
"What will be the opening perform
ance?"
"The Bells. Mr.. Irving brings over witt
him all the properties, from II thimble to
stuffed elephant, and a company OF fift,
persons. He intends to present all hi
plays with as much perfection of detail a
at his own theater."
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are idle and foolish. That strikes are the
best implements the workman can use,
few will assert. Strikes are extreme
measures and should be reserved for ex-
IRENE cases. What is wanted is a system
of arbitration, in which employer and
employed should meet on a common level.
and where not greedy g~rasping on either
side should be allowed TO conquer, but
fair. equitable arrangements be made,
based upon the same just and upright
principles, upon which unbiased arbitra-
tors decide in the case of a disputed CON
tract, or a disagreement as to the charges
in an Invoice of merchandise.
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The telegraph business i akin to the pos
tai business, and should be carried on by
the general government. As ii is now
there Is that other monopoly, the AssO-
cia'ed Press. It killed a paper that | was
starting in san Francisco
Senator Blair-What would YOU do. Mr..
George, were You Il dictator OF the United
States?
Well, replied Mr.. George, with a
laugh, Il would SHIFT all taxation on land.
abolish the tariff, and control the Western
Union Telegraph abolish what remains Of
the navy, West Point and Annapolis
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STRAY THOUGHTS ON MARRIAGE.

The reason why so few marriages are happy, il
because young ladies spend their time in making
nets and not IN making cages.-DedH Spif.
Marriage Is like 4 pair of shears-so Joined that
site directions yet always Furnishing anyone who
comes between them.-SydHey smith.
Marriage il a desperate thing. The frogs in
-fsoP were extremely wise; they had a great
S-iien
In marriage are two happy things allowed,
a wife in weddlng-garb and in her shrUud:
Mho tnen dareS say that state can be accurst,
When the last day as happy a. the first.
from the GTeaE Of Paieudas.
Marriage is ike Il flaming candies light,
Placed in the, window on a summer night,
Inviting all the insects of the air
10 come and SINCE their pretty winglets there
Those that are out butt heads against the pane,
Those that are in, butt to get out again.
Nine. de Stael once remarked that the only
comfort she derived from being q woman, was
that she would not have To marry one
Duebess.-What do you think Of marriage?
AHtoHto--I take It.as those that deny purgatOry,
Il locally contains, or heaven or hell,
There Is no third place iii IT.
-hebster's Dschess OF -Hdgf.'
In spite of Rome. reckon but six sacraments
and can easily prove it, for every man who has
common sense will agree with me. Marriage and
rare De Sure.
To Thales once his mother said.
Marry a wife :" he shook his head:
And, It's not time, was his reply. l
But after several years were past.
The time" said she, lis come at last
No he replied, Its just conc by
Thus Thales taught a golden rule,
lis never time 10 play the fool.
The country of marriage has this PECULIARLY,
that strangers wish to take up tn. ir residence there
and the native inhabitants wish to be e1iled from
it Montague.
Marriage is such q rabble rOut.
That those that are out would fain get in,
And those that are in would fain get out.
-Chducer.
Marriage is like a bcsieged fortress. Those that
are in want to be out, and those that are out want
to be in.-Arrbic PrycerG.
The power of love consists mainly in the privi-
lege that potentate possesses of coming, circulat-
ing and making current those falsehoOds between
man and woman that would not pass for u moment
between woman and woman, and man and man.
&. e.. lotions "LdcOR.'
He laid him down and slept. and from his side
a woman in her magic beauty rose;
DaZzled and charmed he called that woman Bride,
And his first sleep became his last rcpose.
Adam First Sleep. from the German Of Besser.
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Keen ONT of wall street.

New YORK WorLd; The failure OF the
Second National Bank OF Warren, O., and
the detection of the cashier as a thief, have
forced from him a confession that he stole
$4,000 of the banks money. He did not
spend the stolen money in riotous living;
he lost it gambling in stocks; lost the $50
600 in ten months. This means that he
went in" on Wall street. He is what they
call a..lanb." A lamb is creature who
is Just sharp enough to steal somebody
else's money and stupid enough TO let
somebody else steal it from him This
cashier was but a type Of hundreds who
go into Wall street. He has robbed the
honest stockholders oil the bank-perhaPs
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A Tough Egg story.

The New York SIM publishes a story
that a firm in Paterson, \, ia II making
artificial eggs which are very hard to dis
tinguish from the genuine hen fruit, and
which sell az readily, and for as much
money. The operation is thu briefly de-
scribed: The yellow or yolk is a mixture
of indian meal, corn starch and several
other ingredients. 1t is poured into a ma
chine in a thick, mushy state, and il
formed into a ball and frozen, In this
condition it passes into the other box,
where il is surrounded by the white,
which il chemically the same a. the real
egg. This is also frozen, and by a peculiar
rotary motion OF the machine an oval
shape is impaired TO il, and il passes into
the next receptacle, where il receives the
thin, filmy skin. After this it has only TO
go into the shelter, where it gets its last
coat in the shape Of a plaster Of Paris shell,
a trifie thicker than the genuine article.
Then it goes out on the drying trays,
where the shell dries at once aud the in
side thaws out gradually, IL becomes, to
all appearance, q real egg.
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NEW ORLEANS, August 23.-Ih Ptca-
yuJse's Vicksburg special says Gen Com
stock states that the Plum Point works. in
course OF construction, have been con
siderably damaged during the last high
water by the amount of drift accommodating
against the piling and the dyke work,
which, unable TO stand the pressure, gave
way; but it is thought the plan OF i'm
provement will eventually prove success
full. He spoke very favorably of the work
at Providence reach and Wilson Point,
there being substantial evidence OF the
success Of the work done, and but little
damage has been sustained at those points
by high water.
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HENRY GEORGE,
The Author OF Progress and Poverty
on the Miseries Induced by the
Grinding MOnOpOlies Of
The East-LOw Wages and High Taxes
What the Political Economist
Would Do If Dictator.

NEW YORK, August 25.-The Senate sub
Committee on Labor and Education resum-
ed to-day. Robert Howard, c~ottOn-spinner,
of Fall River, Mass, gave a detailed ac-
count of the workings OF the spinning
business in Massachusetts. The wages Of
spinners who, before organization, aver
aged g 20 a week, now average SO 10.
Nothing Of importance was ELECTED. The
hearing was adjourned until Monday.
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Theodore Thomas.

A farewell dinner was given TO Mr.. The
0dore Thomas on Tuesday evening at Del
monico's by Il number of his Brooklyn and
New York friends, and this morning he
sailed for Europe on the steamship Servia.
He expects. saws the Erening Post, to spend
a few DAYS in London and Paris. and hen
join his family in Munich. Thence he
will proceed to Vienna, the musical center
Of the universe. The object of his tour Is
partly recreation and partly business. New
musical compositions are to be collected
on the field where they grow, and singers
engaged to interpret them in New York
and at some of the coming festivals in
Western cities. Mr.. Thomas feels sorry
that his engagements prevented him from
going to Germany in time to hear Pdrsgdiat
Bayreuth, but he will hear Wagner's Other
operas in Munich and Vienna, and will
probably be present at the first perform
ance of Tristan and Isolde in Vienna. His
recent tour in the West appears to have
agreed with him wonderfully, and he is
yerv enthusiastic about the sights he saw
and the appreciation shown everywhere
for the performances of his orchestra. Sew
~enty-four concerts were g1ven IN as many
DAYS, and the number of miles Travelled
over was no less than 1900. c. +. Locke
has already made arrangements with Mr..
IilOIildS Icf al SliillidI tphI itAb uihAiiN
which will include all the large cities in
Guided within a line drawn through New
Orleans, Kansas City, st. Paul and Montreal.
Special festivals will again be held in some
OF the larger cities, where the local chorus
society will unite with the Thomas or
chestra to produce Ordt0ri0s and other
choral works. There is every reason TO
believe that these summer concerts will
become a fixed institution. They viii
enable the people in provincial cities TO
hear some of the most important works
produced in the metropolis during the
winter season, and in the same perfect
manner; and the result will be OF meal
culable importance for the musical de
velopment of the country. For the pur-
pose of summer concerts Chicago and
some other Western cities offer great adj
vantages over New York. since the we'll
TODD people do not all leave the city at
night, as they do here. At the new Casino
this summer even the popular Sunday
night concerts had to be stopped for some
weeks; whereas, in Chicago Mr.. Thomas
was able to draw audiences of 5000 10 5000
on nights devoted to classical music and
TO special composers beethoven and
WAGNER.
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q Unknown
K I ~
Enrn Thaf GnId

Donot suffer your lungst to become diseas-
ed by allowing a cold to continue without an effort
to cure it. Thousands have died premature deaths,
the victims of consumption, by simply neglecting
a cold.
DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam for the Lungs viii cure
colds, coughs and consumption surer and quicker
than any other medicine. Ii acts almost like
magic in many cases. and in others its effect,
directions.
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For the Sunday Appeal


Within my mirror g~lancing ?
At the face reflected there;
At the light and shadows dancing
Upon my flowing hair;
A thought like Gilead's healing
Came to my ruf1ed soul;
When, like calm echoes stealing,
The bells of evening toll.
Among the years unnumbcred
That await my coming feet,
Is a day with strife uncumbered,
With peacefulness complete.
A quiet halo fingers
About that day go fair
That day when other fingers
Shall bind my loosened hair.
When these poor hands so weary
Are folded on my breast;
When, done with vigils dreary,
My eyes with weights are pressed
When, awaiting no Tomorrow,
These tired feet are still;
When neither JOY nor sorrow
My pulseless heart shall thrill.
That day when bird and flower
Shall no more come for me.
When neither sun nor shower
Shall touch my shoreiess sea.
When all this restless burning
OF heart and tired brain
When all Iife's solemn learning
Shall ne'er come back again.
Then thro' the silent ages
My God shall care for me;
The anne. ns DER life's pages,
His Finger guided me.
o, strengthen me for duty,
Dear Father! till / wake
To greet that day of beauty,
For my Redeemer's sake.
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Life In.urance for Roy,ttx-

London Truth: The King OF Italy, hav-
ing paid half his fathers debts so far and
impoverished himself in the process,
wishes to make some provision for his
family in case of his death, but cannot in
duce the leading italian insurance com
panies 10 allow him TO insure his life with
them for e120,0O0. They allege that their
statutes do not allow themto grant policies
to crowned heads, but we suspect it is the
magnitude OF the sum that frightens them.
1t was patriotic OF the King to give his
countrymen the first offer. As they have
refused, he cannot do better than turn to
England, where he viii md substantial
companies willing to grant policies 10 any
amount and to anyboGy-even the Gar Of
Russia, Napoleon III insured his life in
this country for a much larger sum than
King Humbert proposes, and many a
German princeling holds an English policy.
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BEWARE or LIMITATIONS,

The genuine sugar-coafed.
Every boz has o red wax seal on the ia
with the Impression: McLzns's Liver Y1l-
The genuine MeLASE's I'VE Ill
bear the signature Of &. MeLane and FleD.
ing Bros. on the wrappers.
Insist upon having the genuine DE- O.
McLANEts LIVER PILLS, prepared bJ
Fleming Bros, of Pittsburgh. Pa, the marke
being full Of limitations Of the name McLAne
ton.
II your ~storekeeper Toes not have tie gen
uine DR. G. CELEBIsATEI
send you n box BY mail, and . set Of our ad-
vertising cards
PLEAISG BROS, Pittsburgh. Pa
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Atlanta Constitution: Alabama has PTS
factories, working S24S hands, with a capt.
tai invested of S, 7l4,032, paying annually
in wages So p ,96S, and yielding annually
in products Sl3,040,644.
5941 hands, with a capital invested of 81
sol, ia, paying annually in wages, Sl,579,-
42S, and yielding annually in products S.
154,75S.
South Carolina has 1884 factories, work
ing Sl4l hands with q capital invested OF
S~5,400,4lS, paving annually in wages ST.
543, rs, and yielding annually in products
S9,S5S,0Sl.
Louisiana has 2557 factories, working 3d.
OIL hands, with a capital invested of S1S.-
3l3,974, paving annually in wages S,593,-
40, and yielding annually in products
S2il6 0 ~ =
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Lose. by the Great Battles of the war

The following table give the date OF the
principal battles Of the civil war, and the
number killed biased on medical othclaI
r%eturns), North and South, the first column
of figures being for the North and the
second for the South:
Bull Run first, July q. d.. 4sl Unknown
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The River Commission at viek.burs.:,

V~IcKsBURG, August 25.-The Construc-
ton Committee OF the River Commission
arrived last evening on the steamer Mis-
sissippi from Cairo. They have been ex-
amipipg the government works down to
this point, and report them generally in
good condition. At this place they order
west pass OF the lake, and to resume the
same in the harbor proper. The commits
sion returned by rail last night.