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The Penn's Grove record., 1884-08-23
SOLITUDE

Laugh, and the world laughs with sou
Weep, and you weep alone.
For the sad old earth must borrow its mlrth,
But has trouble enough Of its own.
Sing, and the hills will answer;
Sigh, It is lost on the air.
The echoes bound to a joyful sound,
But shrink from voiciug care.
Rejoice, and men will seek you
Grieve, and they turn and go.
They want full measureofall your pleasure,
But they do not need your woe
Be glad, and your friends are many
Be sad, and you lose them all. ,
There are none TO decline your nectared
wine,
But alone you must drink life's gall.
Feast, and your halls are crowded.
Fast, and the world goes by.
Succeed and give and it helps you live,
But no man can help you die.
There is room in the halls of pleasure
For a large and lordly train.
But one by one we must all file on
Through the narrow aisles OF pain.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-08-23
NlIrrors.

Looking-glasses used to be made by
covering the plate with an amalgam of
tin and mercury /; but this has been SUI
perseded ny depositlng a coat of real
silver upon the glass, thrown down in a
smooth film by adding oil Of cloves or
other organic substances to "a solution
Of ammonia nitrate of silver, retained
upon the plate by a raised rim of wax
rhe trouble with the process has been
that, though cheaper, the plates are in
feI ior in lustre, and lack the black
color which s~ilversmlths regard as in
dicating the perfection of polish. The
long looked for process of hnparting the
brill ancy Of The mercurial coating to
the cheap and durable film has at last
been accom- lished by chemical reac-
ton. After the silver plating is COM
plete the film is flooded with a weak
| aqueous solution of The double cyanide
OF mercury and potassium slow de-
composition takes place, and the mer-
curry is precipitated, which immediately
| amalgamates with the silver film. The
result is said TO be thoroughly satissac-
tory, the amalgam OF silver being quite
as brilliant as that of tin, and less sub
ject to, change, While the new process
has tine advantage of being readily ap-
plicable to tile largest plates, which by
the Old method could be treated only
with great difficulty, if at all.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-08-23

"A Denison, Texas, man secured an
advance or rs cents on his cork leg in a
paWn-shop.
-Lcuisiana has school accommoda-
tiOus for but "A. 900, 900 children,
though there are at least 100000 little
ones in the state.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-08-23

--Ol and gas are still being struck
t various points on the Pacific coast.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-16
Hamilton.
ley Associated Labor Press.

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HAMILTON, Ontario, August 12.Last
Monday was truly a great day, il being
the second demonstration gotten up
under the auspices Of the various Hamil-
ton assemblies of Knights of Labor.
The order is young in Hamilton, but it
has been making rapid strides in adj
.vancement, until now it oyershadows all
other organizations of whatever nature.
The city was over crowded with citizens
and visitors who had turned out to
witness one of the most respectable,
orderly and grand fetes of the kind
which has eyer taken place in Canada.
In the morning hundreds of assemblies
arrived from neighboring cities and
towns to take part in the days proceed
ings. At noon, the Hamilton Knights.
and the visiting brethren formed on a
public square, where they we're joined by
military and other bands The Knights
then formed four deep, and after parad-
ing the principle thoroughfares, wended
their way to the exposition grounds,
where really fine programme Of games
and speeches was carried out. In the
procession, which was very long one,
were scores of female operatives, and
they were cheered Justify by the black
mass of spectators which lined the
streets. Prominent in the procession
and in carriages were noticed Henry
George, Phillips Thompson, of Toronto,
and many other warm friends of labor,
On the grounds everything was lovely
and the programme carried out to the
letter. The speakers were paid the
strictest attention, and received great
applause by all present. In the. evening,
the most important feature of the de-
monstration-Henry Georges speech :
took place. The large palace was full
to overfowing to hear the great orator.
Many prominent citizens and capitalists
from neighboring cities took advantage
of Mr.. Georges presence in Hamilton to
hear his views on the land question.
PALLADIUM OF LABOR.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-16
Paterson.
[By Associated Labor Press. /

L -
Paterson, NJ. Aug. l2.-Trade st ill
remains dull in this city. Complaints
are uttered on every side by store-keepers
of the general depression, which, by the
way, contains very Who'll ssome lesson,
Starvation to the workingman means
starvation to the community. When
the workingman cries out against the
exactions and impositions of capital his
claims should be fortified by the
sympathy and outspoken endorsement
of those very store keepers. But this is
usually withheld, and the motives of
afflicted labor are subjected to harsh
criticism.
During the recent silk-ribbon oper-
,atives' strike here we have had examples
of this. Censure and condemnation
were on every lip and when arbitration
had failed to adjust the trouble, and an
appeal was put before them, many of
them only answered with sneer. Now
they mourn oyer the dull times, Shall
they ever recognize the fact that theirs
and the workingmans' interests are one 2
Speaking of this strike, an incident,
showing how carefully a manufacturer
can nurse up his hate, may not be out
of place. A we'll known and respectable
silk-weaver, who happened to take the
chair once during the strike procured
employment at William Strange's mill.
Last week he was identified and instantly
discharged. Considering the fact Of
William Strange being one of those
manufacturers who expressed awilling-
ness to meet these men half way, the
dismissal of this man reflects mach
upon his sincerity.
Notwithstanding the seeming desire
Of the manufacturers to comply with
the provisions of the child labor law
the ingenious manner in which thew
attempt to violate them at the same time
is most remarkable. The demand for
this infant labor is indispensable to the
greed Of those manufacturers, and the
eagerness Of ignorant, selfish parents TO
pander to their demand is only too
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The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-16

aaouth. Bappc tWsdlly r.
days = rs msnah 4 3isp ~ d r w
amount to' Tho snng Mtsae q ~ ~.
Men, consider wall and aRisesnd shake
yourselves from tbs dust buckle On your
armor and swesr BY the heavens Shove
that yod VIII NOT allow tbs inieEnal
piecsof robbery 70 BE- imposed upon You
Ishall have to conclude for the present
q am intruding too much on your
valuable paper. but before doing 90 let
me say to al readers Of The ENoUlaEs
and to AL workingmen Of the state, steel
clear Of the coal mining camps Of Fro.
mont county. as there is trouble among
us.
Fellow workingmen of the state, what
about state convention to consider the
labor and political interests cfthS statei
A sEosIcs HAxD.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-16

p6nse fcr idle castoms wlsen suh THINGS
50 on? + 6
All, Hesyen knows these things are
stem realitiee Yod get tired hearing Of
It sometimes II weary Of saying It 30
often. but alan, the sctual fact is far more
wesrisome d the poor tired children and
hopeless women; and there is no relief
to them. Our pitifui stories are not like
The tales Of black slavery, over which
We can weep then smile that it is all
over the psthos, the sorrow. the In
justice, the needless suffering are ever
present are now and everywhere. Stand
united. dear sistsrs, and work for
humanity's sake.
Yours for truth and Justice,
LIZZIE N. SwANK. $
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-16

eSSt oun - 1nt 6keel 60
Ill ddds 81 ins'S1lt "a aed q i1uSy ths
1nsnnifss al couz1e ked noth hin q re-
". What hss the llaye te ~ when
ia mr. tsr speeksf Tho committs Were
also uacsonsay informed that i6r this
time no ons would be molested fsr hav-'
ine attended he meeting, but thsy we're
firmly but scoprteously : repfimanded for
having engaged outside spsakera to nd
dres the meeting. This. of course
means that they we're reprimanded for
holding any meeting Il alL, for had they
not engaged the outsiders and done their
own speaking the speakers would ell
have been black-listed and kicked out.
You unorganixed operatives. think OF
this sort Of "courteous" outrage in free
country where you are told that the peo-
pie rule It is not pleasant duty to
call You slaves and beggars but if sou
ara not that what are you, and when 90
you expect to be anything else
The Providence journal which is the
ally and mouthpiece of this sort Of in
famous and insulting mill tyrants, did
not neglect to remind the Olneyville OPP
eratives complaeentlys that Q strike at
this time would be rash and foolish,
since plenty of weavers could be i'm
ported from Great Britain to fill the
strikers places at $l6 head. You know.
dear reader, how these capitalistic jour.
malls do love the working people about
this time and how they will continue to
love them till somewhere about Novem.
Der 4, when the labor-loving market
may decline possibly under the workings
of the laws Of trade I know that good
Mr.. Ford would not permit me to swear
in the columns Of the Irish World, bul
Imust confess that when see such in
fernal hypocrisy abroad under cover Of q
aloye Of the poor workingman," itmakes
me fairly crawl with indignation.
But what are you going to do about it
OF course, nnorganized workingmen
like these poor fellows in Olneyville, car
do nothing but obey. and get an extrs
kick in times like these. Such things
however, should be sad warming tc
lukewarm and unorganized workingmer
in other places. HoNoRIUs.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-16

bsini dily ii sppafsl,l. fths lies and
|Gc,ss1nss q, ss0tfed to, q ebtain permits
- an st1inary md ineetiouE me
constant cry u. my husband y ont Of
work r + But yon cannd impress upon
|them tlse great truth that large par
Icentaee Of this idfsnesa is due to the
extendyap pcompeti ition Of chad labor.
I Surely it is hard enough to perceive
those little ones growing up in utter
ipnorancs around us, but is i not shock
ing to reflect that one day they may
become paupers upon the tax payers,
from the result of injuries sustained
through unprotected machinsry in their
youth.
One day last week in certain mill
here, pale, delicate little girl, not yet u
years, and employed in direct conflict
with the law, while endeavoring to
adjust 4 broken thread in her loom had
ono Of her fingers mutilsted. The poor
child tainted and was borne home much
frightened. When the manufacturer
heard OF the accident he is alleged to
have replied, served her d right,
why not mind what she was doing :" A
few days later, in the same mill, q young
girl just stepping into womanhood was
weaving an inferior piece ofgoods. The
material she having to work from being
damaged, q portion of the piece was
necessarily, not as good as it might be
and when she drew. the attention Of the
boss to the fact. he overwhelmed hel
with abuse. The poor girl feeling con,
fused and humiliated before her associ.
ates, heedlessly placed her hands upor
some portion of the loom, possibly fol
support, and which happened to be un
protected, and had her fingers instantly
mashed. Acollection was taken up fol
the victim in the mill and the boss
emphatically refused to contribute 2;
cents.
| Deputy Factory Inspector Mcdonnell
has established a most elaborate system
lof child examination and factory inspec
ltion. By the time his term of Office
jexpires it is pretty certain that the eyil'
land dangers of factory life will have
been pretty we'll exposed and proper
remedies applied. tits only proper t.
say that much of this opportunity il
ldue to Chief Inspector Fell, who allows
Mr.. Med full freedom of action
Next week you will receive copies o
BLANKS for purposes of examination ant
inspection, they will show the drift o
labor sentiment in this state.
4 Preparations are now being made fol
4 the annual congress of the State Fedora
i tion of Trades and Labor unions which
Twill be held in New York on October 6
The Federation has grown into great
Ipower during the past year, and as 9
medium for the advancement of labor il
has no equal.
PATERSON LABOR STANDARD.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-16
Go-As-You-Please,

When you wantto buy hardware you
have the great American prerogatiVe Of
going as or where you please, but if you
will inform yourself and consult your
best interests, it will please you to 60 TO-
Jensen, Bliss 4 Co., on the corner OF
Eighteenth and Holiday: This house
keeps the largest and best stock of hard
ware and house furnishing goods to pc
found in any store west of the Missouri
river. The prices asked are bound 70
meet your approval, as the firm has
extra advantages in that particular, Call
and see Jensen, Bliss & Co., corner Of
Eighteenth and Holiday, If you are
needing anything in their line.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-16
The strike In Fremont.


RocKvALE, Colo, August 8. -Imay say
everything is keeping quiet and peace
able here, everyone trying to enjoy him
selfin the best way possible. The young
men enjoying themselves with base ball
playing, while others are arranging for
pleasure parties. 1t appears to me that
the men are enjoying themselves splen-
didly, but how long this peace and tran
guilty will reign it is not for me to
Judge, for amid the soulless treachery
and despotism of a modern Nero, men
are very apt to get hostile, for since last
writing, the heartless, God-forsaken piece
of human nature-Yes sir, forsaken by
God, left to the hardness of his own
heart-if he has got one at all and his
fellowmen clamoring and crying on all
sides, away with him, the vile Savage" !"
As Isaid, since last writing the coal
diggers that are living in company houses
have been served with a piece of paper
they call notice to yacate the said
houses. Again on Saturday, August 2,
the mandate went forth in the shape of
a notice posted up at the Rockvale and
No. 4 shafts, notifying all workmsn
belonging to said shaft to take out their
tools on or before the evening of the
said day, and, l suppose to the astonish-
ment of our would-be tyrant and oppres-
sor, the mandate was obeyed almost to a
man. Every tool was taken out of the
shafts and the men are more determined,
than ever to defend and maintain their
just rights. They are most determined
to resist this piece of imposition to the
bitter end. I believe resistance to op
preston Is necessary, and it is for the
men to shape that resistance that they
deem necessary. But be that as it NAV,
we are prepared to hold the fort in spite
of fate ..->f'... I. ..5.E
We are given to understand by Mr..
Allan, that 1t is necessary for them to
enforce the Is per cent reduction upon
us, so that they can compete with the
anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania
and with the stripped coal of eastern
Kansas. .s,..-. -. ~ .5&-z @,
Mr.. Allan, we cannot swallow your
doctrine and we greatly doubt your
assertion; in fact we dc. not believe that
either Pennsylvania or the stripped coal
of eastern Kansas, has anything what
ever to do with the unjust demand but
it is your own ambition for more and
larger gains in taking l5l per cent from.
our hard earned wages.
Z Fellow men, did it eyer strike you, as
small as the reduction may appear to be
only I5 cents on the supposing
each digger to load three tons per day,
that will amount to 45 cents per day
from each digger; As cents per day from
400 coal diggers will amount to the neat
little sum of $50 per day.
But Mr.. Allan and Mr.. Savage will
probably 60 with us little farther and
let us see what it viii amount to for Il
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-16

Speaking of summer hats reminds US
that 7. s. Clayton, the pioneer and pop
ular halter, 2Sb and 1851 Fifteenth street.
has the largest stock and greatest variety
of mems, boys and children's straw hats
that we have ever seen, and at prices so
astonishingly low that any and every
person can afford to keep cool by buying.
q summer hat. Give him a call. x I
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-16

Fatr-l1indsd Oppensnrs OTtaien.
Social Democrats deserve well OF human
ity for mercflessIy tearing the covering from
the hideous wrongs and woes that are Incl
dent to our present industrial system. They
have dpne good work, too, In proclaiming,
with terrible emphasis, the doctrine of the
solidarity Of mankind. Future ages will also
record in their honor that they asserted the
eternal rights of labor. Nor win philosophy
that can be fair to both sidesof human nature,
the material as well as the spiritual, fail to
recognise the services they have rendered in
demanding for man better physical conditions
as the foundation Of progress. y. Frederick
Smith in the Theological Review.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-16

Let US suppose that you, my reader,
have been giving little attention to the
sayings and doings of the labor men,
that you have read and thought sufi-
ciently on the subject to have pretty
good general idea of their principles and
aims, and that you find yourself. more or
less in accord with them; that still you
entertain some objections and difficulties
and your mind is in condition of doubt
and uncertainty. Now, let us suppose
you have among your acquaintances two
or three persons similarly disposed, and
that you invite them to meet, you ex-
pressly to talk over the subject Suppose
that, as a result of your first meeting,
you are III sufficiently interested to wish
temeet for the same purpose again and
again, sometimes in the apartments Of
one ndsometimes in those of the others.
Finally you meet regularly-say once a
week-and from two or three your num-
bers have increased to half a dozen OF
more. Inthe meantime YOU have OBJ.
tanned for yourselves and have read and
discussed together, or passed from one to
another. some labor literature. Perhaps
also, you have thrown yourselves into
intercourse with some well-informed
labor advocate. -. TX
Now, my reader, l will venture to say
that the desire which you first had to
study the subject for your own sake, will
have expanded by this time into desire
to spread your views everywhere within
the circle of your influence, and the same
desire will animate your companions.
Suppose, then, that each ofyou while re-
tanning your organization as little club
"a group should make himself the
starting-poi or nucleus of just such an
other club or group composed of per-
sons perhaps living in his immediate
nelghborhood, or associated in business,
or in some other way. The formation
Of these secondary clubs or groups, and
their development, will be easier than
that of the first, as each will have the
advantage of an intelligent teacher.
You see that in a very short time instead
OF one you will have eight little clubs or
groups, each having thread of commu-
nication with the first one,, which will
continue to hold its regular meetings.
Within another short period these eight
clubs citing, perhaps, in different
wards or suburbs Of city, or in little
centers OF rural population-will each in
like manner make of its members the
nucies of other groups or. clubs, and each
Of these again Of still others and SO on
I'D infnitum.
This IS the system Of organization
adopted by the International. Bear in
mind that it is for educational purposes
only.
Up to this point, it win be seen, that
This Y method Of organization is very sim
pie and quite natural it is also free from
Rny expense for halls and advertising,
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The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-16

tohnss thrown ID. Tbe decsee knop
yery well that ths svil of leat ney6r sah
arise where man can chboso between
the virgin forest and land alfeady'
claimed.
Interest b also JUSTIFIED by some inn
possible cnse, OF ono in which al the
evils We wish TO abolish. arsH taken for
granted Is being the natural and final
condition.
DR.. LAxarus asks:
II you absolutely forbid capital to re-
ceive intsrest what becomes Of your in
dividual sovereignty doctrine r "a real
reformer does not wish to forbid interest.
The greenbackers cry against usury. IS
being the canse of all evil when 1t is
only an effect.
For man to use in production the
capital Of another is harmless thing.
The freedom to do 30, and pay whateTer
was agreed on, must always exist as It is
not possible to interfere with such free
dom. shall object to the right of capis
tai to interest only when it cannot get it,
and shall work to bring the condition
where capital can be used without inter
est being thought Of Such is the case
with the public wealth I have mem
toned. In the financial returns of the
mail system or any other public enter
prise interest on the value of mail bags,
cars, buildings, or other wealth used, is
never mentioned
The reason value can be claimed for
the use of land and capital is that they
are monopolized and not in the hands
that ought to own them but MUST use
them. Wealth that can be increased In
definitely will bring no rent. To illus
trate
Land, on account of its limited and
immovable qualities, will net the owner,
in a city, 15 per cent. Suppose some cap
italist buys 1000 express wagons expect
ing to rent them and net 15 per cent
He would find he could only sell them
for, there being no limit to the supply
express wagons bring no rent. The same
| is true of all wealth except land and
capital and the latter will bring no in.
terest when it is held by its owner, the
tpublic.
DR.. Lazarus is. one of those who criti
cize Progress and Poverty" without
reading it. He thinks Mr.. George would
dispossesss him after ''ten years labor
and several hundred dollars for an
orchard, a vineyard and stables. l feal
my fine fruits and fat meats may tempt
the taste of some land agent or fayorite
of his, who, my actual title being voided
| might offer me second choice of wild
wood leases in exchange for my improved
farm. That is not in Henry Georges
programme"
i Of course the land agent cannot be =
servant of a democratic people. He viii
be despot with unlimited power. O.
course no laws can be passed to secure
all improvements to the settler. Henry
George has all this in his programme i
! you will but read it.
| Our doctors, professors and lawyer
still continue to peryert and distort the
most evident truths. How long shall VIZ
| listen to the cultured crowd, composed
of the Beechers, DenslUws. Swisshelms
Nautilus, "Joemedill" and Bismarck
They have hitherto ruled and caused
misery. Let us laborers take hold ant
be guided by Justice. ZENo.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-16
HOW TO ORGANIZE.
The Most Honest System Of organiza.
ton Ever Presented to the
i. People.

ENQUIRER: The Rocky Mountain Dl-
vision Executive of the I. W. A. desire
the publication of the following article
on organization. 1t fully explains the
International system of connected
groups, Saluti - Oil.