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The Labor enquirer., 1884-05-31

ITis probable that the erection of the
new Denver postoffice and government
court house will be commenced this
summer sometime. The building will
be much smaller and less complete than
that pictured it the store windows of
the city for some time past, owing to the
failure of the Colorado delegation in
congress to get the appropriation in
creased. The sum SO far appropriated is
100000
The Labor enquirer., 1884-05-31
TO suRscRfaERs.

A great many have subscribed for this
paper during the past few weeks, who
were not in position to pay for it at the
time. i cannot spare the time to call
upon all of them personally and I am
not financially able to employ collector.
want to ask as special favor thatall
who know themselves indebted for the
paper, either send Or bring into the Office
their money. The paper has friends in
several of the large shops. mills and
offices, who will cheerfully bring your
subscriptions in, and if you have not
time to attend to it yourself, be kind
enough to confer with one of those
friends.
Remember, it takes little money to
keep the paper going, and if you are
interested in its success, you should show
your feelings by doing your duty in this
regard. f.
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gan, and THE ENou1EtR shall place its
copy convenient for reference.
Much credit is due John W. McGrath,
commissioner, John Devlin, deputy. and
Joseph A. Labadie and other assistants
for the ability and industry displayed in
this first year of their labors, and the
printed report would be an honor to an
old established bureau.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-05-31
HOW TO ORGANIZE.
The Most Honest System Of organiza-
ton Ever Presented to the
People.

ENQUIRER: The Rocky Mountain d.
vision Executive of the 1. W. A. desire
the publication of the following article
on organization. 1t fully explains the
International system of connected
groups, Salut! Oil,
The Labor enquirer., 1884-05-31

The publisher of this paper Is NOT respon-
sible for the opinions OF co1fIiDuhTs. Ihe
Columns viii always be open for tile discus
sion of ali sides of the labor questions of the
day. Contributions always welcome.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-01
A Marrying Ma.

..Twentv-three hundred and foufl last
NIGHT" answered Squire Mayes, who
vas found comfortably seated in an ele-
yant armchair at his residence in West
Alexander, in response to q query put
bv your correspondent. MI. Mayes is a
Justice of the Peace, and the number
twcntv-fhree hundred and four meant
he had married that many couples.
West Alexander, the home of the joiner,
is a small town of five hundred souls on
the line of the Great National Road, be-
tween Cumberland, Nd, and Terre
Haute, Ind. Joseph Finley Mayes, the
name of the celebrated knot-tier, is
probably sixty years of age, tall, but by
no e a heavy weight. Within q
year or two he has taken unto himself q
third wife. His father joined together
eighteen hundred and sixty happy souls.
He, too, was a Justice of the Peace. A
record of all the marriages solemnized
bv him is in the possession of his son..
The latter received his commission in
1862, and at the end of the first term of
five wears had Joined together in the
holy bonds of wedlock two hundred and
ninety-three couples; the second term.
Gnfce uulluitu anu SlAGy-Hiuc, Ch0 oAlAAus
five hundred and seven; the fourth. and
up to the present time, eleven hundred
and thirty-five, making a grand total
of twenty-three hundred and four
couples. A glance at the 'Squire's
record shows many curious facts and
Incidents. Up to 1865 the fee allowed
by law was two dollars; during that
year it was increased to three dollars.
The least he ever received was ninety
cents; generally the regular fee was
paid. One happy groom left a twenty
dollar bill with the Squire. No license
is required in Pennsylvania. West Vir-
ginia and Ohio, being so close, furnish
much of the marrying timber; though
nearly every section Of the United States
is represented. About thirty couples were
of African descent; fifty of the grooms
bore the name of Smith. On one
sion four couples were upon the
floor ready for the ceremony to begin.
when a ring at the door-bell announced
other arrivals, who came on the same
mission. Instead of the four couples,
six were at the same time pronounced
husbands and wives.-Washington (Pa.)
Cor. Chicago Tribune.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-01
ssBroke0 on 'Change,

A very seedy, yet extremely dignified,
elderly individual emerged from an ad-
jacent bucket-shop and Joined the crowd
of excited spcculars collected in Gam
blers' alley.
"That man." said a habitue of the To-
cality to a reporter, 'was rich a few
years 60. He had cash in the bank,
real estate and securities enough to
make him worth $780, 900. Now he
hasn't q dollar, 1 verify believe. How
did he lose it? The same way he made it
speculation, and a good deal of whis-
ky mixed in to quicken the process of
getting rid of his wealth.
He is a fair type of a class we'll rep
resented around here" the speaker con-
tinued. ''There are about a dozen of
them who at some time have been posi-
lively rich, and numberlcss others in
the different grades of well-off to COM
fortably-tixed and Independent. To all
alike q fve-dollar bill is now a rarity
seldom possessed. There is one who
less than five years ago made $40, 900
in a single deal but never saw q dollar
of. He hung on to make more, and
when the market turned lost not only
every penny Of that big profit but all he
possessed besides, and his membership
certificate in the board also. The shock
affected his mind q little. Another had
1926, 900 and lost all in a few months.
Another, two years ago was q big COM
mission merchant, rich and influential,
now a wreck. Another drew So, 900
every month from his commissions and
lived nearly up to it; now he hasn't a
dollar. There are plenty of them, ED
erly men generally, too old to begin
anew.
Casually liquor is as much to blame
for their present state as the change in
their luck. They hang around the
game they a no longer play. Its
fascination is just as strong as in the
days Of their good fortune. Still pos
sessing a large circle of acquaintance
amongthe commission-men, they are the
bette noirof brokers' lives. One of them
will walk into his old brokers' office and
beg him to make a trade for his account.
For the sake of old times he does so.
Usually it's a loss and the broker has to
pocket it. But that doesn't deter the
broken-down %speculator. He repeats
the request again, and of course is re.
fused, although it, ~unpleasant and hard
to the commission-man to say no.
"They rarely recover lost fortune, OF
any part oft. Their luck might change,
but their habits never do."-Chicaqt
Tribune.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-01

| cited him, and assured him that he had
acted wisely, and that the Sergeant's
heroism atoned for his crime. Only a
few days after this, on coming to the
Office, Vidal handed me a newspaper
folded in such a way as to allow
only a certain article to be read;
at the same time, he whispered sol
elmnly:
"What did l tell you?"
l took the paper and read the follow
ing:
Zone More Victim of Intemperance.-
Yesterday afternoon, on the Boulevard
de Grenelle, one named Mallet, nick.
named La Soft, Sergeant in the Zouaves
of the Imperial Guard, who, with two
comrades had drank immoderately in
the neighboring saloons, was seized with
a fit of delirium tremens, on seeing
some ragged uniforms which hung be:
fore the shop of an old clothes mer-
chant.
Becoming quite mad, this sub-officer
drew his sword and took to his heels,
scattering the frightened people in his
path. The two soldiers accompanying
him had the greatest difficulty imagina-
bic in controlling the frantic man, who
never ceased shouting in his madness:
4 am not a murderer! I took an Aus
trian flag at Melegnano!'
1--WE have, in fact, been assured that
Mallet was knighted in recognition of
this martial feat, and that his inveterate
habits of drunkenness have alone pre-
vented his becoming IN officer.
.'Mallet was taken to the military
hospital of Gros Gallon, whence he will
soon be transferred to Clarendon, for it
it is doubtful whether this uD6egtnna1D
man will ever recover his reason"
AS l handed back the paper to Father
Vidal, he gave me a look of profound
conviction, and said:
Captain Gentle was a C~orsican.
He is avenged!"-T1uuslated from the
French, for The Detroit Free Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-01
Ocean Gratis"

They are built in the British yards by
contract of poor materials IN the great
est haste. They are built in the cheap
est way possible. They have low-power
engines put in them. They are manned
with as few men as possible. They pay
the lowest wages. They are sent to any
port where a cargo II be had at any
freight rates. Then another cargo is
taken, and so they run hither and
yonder, always ~short-handed, always
overloaded, and always with Just enough
provisions on board to last them through,
and no more, SO that if they are delayed
by broken machinery they must either
starve their men or beg from a passing
ship. They cut under rates to get car
goes, and then skimp in every quarter
to get dividends. Since 1877 an enor-
nous number have been launched at the
Glasgow yards. Money brings very low
better return in a certain class of freight
steamers. These steamers are built
plain, but strong; the model is for q
large carrier instead of for a quick pas
sage. They ordinarily vary in size from
nine hundred to eighteen hundred tons
net register. They will carry nearly
AtANJ tS1 OSIAC. LIlo1O III VI NlCIl "ClGut
than they register. The engines for a
steamer of twelve hundred tons would
probably be of two hundred nominal
horsepower. The power is great enough
to give the vessel a speed Of nine knots.
They spread enough canvas to keep
them steady when in a gale. They con-
sumo twenty tons of coal 4 day, where
an ocean greyhound will burn two hum
| l>ol >.1 .:A. w. ~ a ~
crew of a vessel that registers twelve
hundred and twenty-nine net: She has
twenty-seven men all told. The mate
gets forty dollars a month, the second
mate thirty dollars, the chief engineer
eighty dollars, the second engineers
thirty-five dollars, the firemen about
twenty-one dollars, the cook twenty
three dollars. There are six able seamen
at eighteen dollars. They have four
small sales to handle Gath, IN Cincsn-
natl Commercial.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-01
Stranded Whales.

A dispatch to the Halifax Herald,
from Windsor, Nova Scotia, a v that
the school of blackfish and porpoises
that came into the basin of Minas about
q month ago was much larger than
first reported. For several days the
fish were seen sporting about in the
water OF the basin, feeding. Then
they appeared to have lost their reck-
onlng, and many got stranded on the
bars at the entrance of the Avon River.
One afternoon the school headed up the
town on the flood tide, presenting q
magnificent and novel sight as they
passed the Windsor wharves. They
We're pursued by boats and steam-tues,
and everybody who owned a u or
could borrow n joined in the chase.
A good deal of powder and lead were
wasted, but the number of fish obtained
IN that way were few. The school re-
turned with the ebb tide and for three
days the same thing continued. until
not n fish is said to have ESCAPED to
tell the tale. The largest portion Of
them were stranded on the mud flats,
where they were left high and dry to
perish. Altogether, it Is said. some
Ihfee hundred of these monsters of the
1eep We're secured on the Avon and St.
Crolx' the largest number of which
were black fish, which is a small
species OF whale. Some were an enor
nous SIZE and would weigh nearly two
IONS each. A dozen or more were tied
70 a whart at Windsor one morning;
,ne largest measured twenty-five feet in
length. The blubber of these animals
si y an enormous quantity of valuable
OIL, and it it has all been taken care Of
WIN prove quite a source of profit. Al
together, at least fifteen thousand gal
Ions OF oil musthave been obtained from
Inc three hundred fish secured. which
should yield a profit of about $40, 900.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-01
How q Buxom Widow Got Married.

A widow, young, g~ood-looking and
lively had many admirers, but she was
SO impartial that when, just about a
gear from her husbands death, she
gave public invitations to her wedding.
nobody could tell whether the %favorite
one was a certain widower, a bachelor
or N of two young men, and, to keep
the secret, she declared she would be
married in a barn of hers in the dark.
The minister, too, entered into the spirit
Of the affair, and to mystify the people
still more the bride entered the barn
alone at n door and the groom at an
other. There were at least two hum
dred present. The ceremony proceeded
in darkness, and at its close the crowd
broke for the bride and carried her
home in triumph in a chair. But here
began the trouble, the widower, the
bachelor and the two young men each
swore that he held the widows plump
hand and wa married to her; the crowd
could not decide, the minister didn't
know and the widow was puzzled, for
all claimed to be engaged to her, for al
though the widower was her choice, he
might have been jolted aside; indeed,
he acknowledged that somebody tried
to choke him in the dark, The four
men fought, but Unfit didn't settle it.
The guest ducked two OF them in the
brook, but still no light. Finally, the
widower compromised with the others
by giving them n hundred pounds
each, and reigned as her lord. The af-
fair has never been explained. One OF
the young men is married, but still de-
clares he was married to Widow Dods.
worth in the big barn. The other also
protests that he is her lawful husband.
The bachelor is dead, but maintained to
the end: II married her-I ought to
have er."-London World.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-01
CHRISTENING THE HOME.

CHRISTENING THE HOME.
The final blow was struck to-day,
The final nail was driven;
The last young worklnan's got his pay,
Picked up his screws aA9 chisels-nay.
Just touched his cap and gone away,
And left us here, thank Heaven!
It's bare, but well dispense tonight
With hangings and stamped leather;
I'll start a blaze and strike a light,
And bring. our basket for a bite,
And you shall spread the board Alright, d.
And-well, we're here together. .
That bench is just the seat for two
Be careful while / move it;
I'll fold m cot across for you
Don't mind a little paint and glue; i
There! what could old Cornelius do
(Forgive meU to improve it?
And so it's done-it's really done,
Past making or refusing;
Another widening life begun,
And all our doubtful fancies run
10 solid walls in wind and sun,
Our own, and OF our choosing!
Imagine this in gold and gray,
The happy heart a-glitter,
Thick stuffs to keep the cold away,
Deep shelves of hooks-in vellum, say
And beaten brasSes, fCpOuSSe, ,
Instead of chips and litter!
Here we shall sit, and leave the town
10 Dc1rlcnQ ner!
You in our most bewitching gown,
/ with my paper-upside down.
And toasting both my slippers brown
Before me on the fender!
A cottage stood here long ago,
knee-deep i'll grass and clover
On this same spot. Nsthctic? No.
A cabin, maybe, matched and low,
A little maid in calico,
A clever-handed lover. -
How life, unerring, comes and goes,
The very same-or nearly;
Like us, they dreamed of these and those;
They ate and drank, and planned and chose,
And loved?-a little, / suppose;
But oh, not half SO dearly!
No doubt they saw the splendor die,
Night coming-they must bear it
Youth, hope and passion slipping by,
The laughter spent, the tears run dry;
But did they Drc. as you and L?
No, never! | could swear it!
Who ever loved a wife like mine?
Have lone with vain denying!
To-morrow's sun is sure to shine,
And why should happy youth rcpinc?
Come, pledge our future in the wine,
AND make an end of crying!
Dora Read GOodalc, in Harpcr's Bazaar.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-01

"A correspondent of the London
Telegraph calls attention to the utter
want ut many railway stations in Eng.
land ct shelters for passengers, who
have no protection against the bitter,
frosty air and piercing blasts of cold
wind which sweep through the cheerlass
openings:
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-01

-shakespeare's gloves, which were
r. p fStna oy the Mayor and Corporation
~ nota1ord t Garrick in 1869, are now
~ .ne possession of Miss Florence Ben
eon, OF London They are made of SUBJ
s,antlal leather, without any ornapsnk
and have seen much wear.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-01

I Gained Father Vidal as.well as I
could. for bis Narrative hs& greatly ex-
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-19
Choice Extracts.

We ought to love our neighbor upon
earth as we shall love him in Heaven
De Sales.
The few moments in the course of
each day which man absorbed in some
worldly pursuit may carelessly expend
in kind words or charities to those
around him-and kindness to an ami
NAL is one of these-are perhaps, in the
sight of Heaven, the only time that he
has lived to any purpose worthy of re-
ordiug.-Retps.
1t is greatly to the credit of the new
Governor of Massachusetts, that on the
Sunday following his Inauguration he
was at his post as superintendent of his
Sabbath school. This is an example
worthy of being copied by others, when
they are promoted to positions OF trust
and responsibility in the State or Ma
ton. Such promotion should not lead
them to abandon their Christian work
and engagements. A man is better
politician for being a Christian, and the
higher he ascends as a statesman, as his
influence widens, and his civil respon-
sibilities increase, the more does he
need the help of the strengthening
principles of the Christian religion, and
tho more does that religion need him.
| We 90 further and say that no Chris
tian should embark in a business or ac
cept position, if it is to cost him the
sacrifice OF his religion-if the church
must seriously suffer and Christ be q
heavy loser by the operation. TateIh'
| 1eSicer
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Sealskins.

1t is often wondered why the price OF
sealskin goods should remain so high
when the Arctic abounds with the ami
mails from which the fur is taken and
the limit allowed by the existing laws,
as they are construed by seal -catchers,
is comparatively boundless. The state
ment of the great cost of colorjng and
preparing the fur is not credited by
many, and it does look rather strange
that this should be the case.
l.. Gerstle, President of the Alaska
Commercial Company, dropped hint
or two to Chronicle reporter yester-
day on this subject. In speaking OF
the total catch for the season, which
MIR. Gerstle says has been incorrectly
reported, it was remarked that the mar
ket at the opening of the season of 1883
showed such an overstocked condition
that it was thought necessary, in order
to work off the remaining furs, as well
as future catches, to take some steps
to keep the demand and supply steady
and make the transactions profitable to
the company.
"But," asked the reporter, 'if the
supply is so great as is reported, why
could not the trade be conducted on a
cheaper and more extensive basisP"
The round. hearty countenance Of the
seal merchant was lighted up by broad
smile, and with significant look in his
eye, he said:
"Xhe idea is to have the popularity
of the sealskin still retained by the
fashionable world.''
"And you intend to do this by keep
| ing up valuesP"
EXACTLY; that's the only way, and il
is in accordance with strict commercial
principles. That is not all, however
! If the sealskin should become cheap
and common. other furs which are
harder to procure would then be in dc
mand."
"Row is the market regulatedP"
"Well," said the President, "yot
know that we have very extensive
trade abroad, and, in fact, London ant
Paris are the chief centers of the fu
trade. In March of each year meet
ing of furriers or their delegates is hel,
in London, and to these we make ou
report, that they may know the Out
, look for trade from this source for tn
subsequent season. We gave them nc
tice of our intention to reduce the sup
ply of skins for the season of 1888, an
have. followed out the plan to the lei
ter. Here is copy of the report"
On examination it was found that tn
catch for the season was 10000 skin
less than last year The total numbe
captured or ragreed to be captured wa
100, ,000. San Francisco C6ronicte,
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Youths Department.
BABYs FIRST BIRTHDAY.


It's babys first birthday. oh, what shall we
TO this dear little boy, who's year old to-
dayY tu'
Shall we we kiss him, and give him some beautiful
Shall we greet him, and wish him life full
Shall we 'chide him, and tell him he's been
Shall we s praise his bright eyes and his soft
silky hair?
Shall we laugh when he's happy,
Ard weep when he's sud?
Beproud when he's fuIfhy,
And grieve when he's bad?
Speak quickly, and tell me just what we should
To this dear little boy, who's year old to-
day.
May his childhood be sweet as the blossoms of
spring;
May his b6yhood be free as the birds on the
wing;
May his manhood be pure as this first year has
May his whole life be noble, untarnished by
May God send His blessing, we earnestly
pray,
To this dear, little boy, who's year old to-
day.
Let us try so to live that in us he may see
Themodel of all we would wish him to be;
Let our looks be most gentle, our words al
ways kind,
That no thought of harshness may enter his
mind;
Let us ever be mindful of all that we say
To this dear little boy, who's year old to
day.
Yes, wen kiss him, and give him some beauti
| full toy,
And well greet him and wish him life full Of
Wen not scold him or chide him for being {
care,
For the love he brought with him is precious
and rare.
We'll laugh when he's happy,
And weep when he's sad
Be proud when he's funny,
And grieve when he's bad.
Wen do all that we can to brighten the way
OF this dear little boy, who's year old to
day.
--Kdte @. Nelson, In Golden Days.
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Religious Reading.
:. He GfVETH HIS BELOVED
Sleep


] lay me down in peace upon my bed;
My pillows soft caress my weary head;
My tired limbs find repose;
MY dropping eyelids close
These gentle words hear in whisper sweet:
"He giveth His beloved Sleep"
My windows open wide upon the night;
The moon fills all my room with tender light;
My curtains gently note the passing breeze;
/ hear the drowsy birds, the moving trees,
And through it all / hear,
Whispered so soft and clear:
HE giveth His beloved sleep"
The night drops balm upon the waiting flower
A distantb bell slow notes the passing hour;
Sweet visions hover near
The while these words hear:
HE giveth His beloved Sleep"
o, blessed gift to those who toll
To those who suffer doubly blest
Though sweet and fair this summer nlgnt
still am glad to rest.
close my eyes, not knowing how
l sleep or how wake
My life is in the hands of One
Who all the care will take.
So may it be when life is done,
And shalt long for rest;
My toil-worn hands, their labor DER,
Folded upon my breast
Then, though close my eyes upon
Much that is fair and bright,
o, may the thought of His great love
Make the dark valley light
Then though know not what it is
10 die, or how I'll wake,
I'll trust it ALLIE died, He woke,
Save me for Jesus sake.
Then fear shall never torture me;
My tired eyes will not weep
When I remember these dear words:
HE giveth His beloved Sleep"
d hleGnor Russell.