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The Labor enquirer., 1884-11-22

discourses soothe the cultured minds of
@our best people, but no hint of the in
Justice out of which they built their ease.
disturbs their aesthetic tastes. Philo-
sophie essays which treat of economic
conditions" "the rights of capital and
"the laboring classes" in learned way,
give to the reader no idea of the actual
diabolism upon which the structure
called society is built Elegantly written
novels, protesting to be democratic, leave
no impress of the living truth of the
universal brotherhood of man, on the
readers mind. The bare actual truth is
CLOSED over and softened to suit the
taste by we'll trained mental caterers
Were it not for this there would be more
hope that change in societary arrange
ments could be brought about by educa-
tional means. The people become accus-
toned to looking in certain direction
for instruction., and custom gives a
weight and authority to edicts that come
from established teachers. So that wnen
an humble and out of the way individual
perceives what, is the matter with the
people and tries to tell them so, his
words are unheeded and he himself is
set down as ''fool" or "knave."
Nevertheless the truth is too apparent
and when it isrepeated over and over
the words haunt the minds of the
masses whether they will or no. 1t will
be of no use to tell them presently that
their welfare depends ON tariff" on ire
Istriction of pauper and prison labor
on under production and on the laws OF
supply and demand" or ON their deny
ing themselves the tender maternal
rights of loving, marrying and becoming
parents, Facts will stare these soph-
istries out of countenance. They
will see that whether there is tariff or
free trade, dense population or a thin,
whether the people worship one God, or
hundreds, or none, the same causes are
at work the hard workers are poor, and
the idlers and schemers are rich. Three
methods of unequallY and unjustly dis
tributing the wealth of the world will be
recognized as the real wrongs which
make the people miserable the buying
selling and speculating in land and all
natural gifts profit on the products ol
labor, and interest on the wealth which
Toll has created.
The injustice of workers being poor
and idlers being rich is so palpable that
the power of false teaching will be lost,
and the simple words of earnest truth
seekers gain in weight and influence. In
this idea Iput my trust.
4 LIZZIE NJ SwANK
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ute from the individuals who wish to use
public wealth. Vested rights must 60.
The ownership of personal property is
real ownership, and is essential to exist
ence, yet the editor of the Alarm would
abolish the real thing and kill men for
opposing him
How would this be for reform plank :
I'VE will make no claim to. coats and
hats and deny every other persons rights
to own coats and hats, and administer
instant death, by any and all means, to
any and every person who attempts to
continue to own coats and hats.'
The State Socialist would secure to the
public the use of all that property which
individuals cannot use. without paying
tribute to so-salled Capitalists" and to
every person the use of all the wealth he
can produce and consume personally.
What better plan than this can dynamite
bring. ZENo.
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Ownership.

Editor Labor Enquirer.
The Alarm is weekly Anarchistc
paper published at Chicago. In princi-
pie it is very extreme, apparently hold
ing the doctrine that truth lies only in
extremes, and the greater the extreme
the stronger the truth. The editor is
not Socialist for ne favors neither Or
ganization nor order. He is not scien-
tific reformer or he could not have writ
ten the following:
How can this be done? Simply by
making ourselves masters of the use of
dynamite, then declaring we will make
no further claim to ownershipir any
thing. and deny everv other persons
right to be the owner of anything, and
administer instant death, by any and all
means, to any and every person who at
tempts' to continue to claim personal
ownership in anything. This method,
and this alone, can relieve the world of
this internal monster called the right of
property"
This is the sort of agitation which
gives the conservative press good grounds
for the ridieule which is so effective
against industrial reform. That the
world ridicules. would be no argument
in itself, but the above declaration is
misleading because words are misused.
Property" and Ownership" are words
having definite and universal meaning.
"Ownership'is applied in two ways. In
one sense, it.means the exclusive right
of an individual to use certain item of
wealth, as man owns his coat, or his
house, or stove, or carpet. No one should
be put to death for insisting on this kind
of ownership. il II .-7ssat
Inthe other sense, the word means
the right Of aman to the benefit or in
come derived from that property which
is used. not by one individual, but by the
public. A railroad carries, not one per-
son alone, but all persons or their goods,
therefore it should be owned by all. A
man may claim to own railroad, but he
can exclude no one from the use of it.
His ownership simply gives him the
right to tax those who use it.
Make use the only test of ownership
and you destroy all private ownership Of
public wealth, but retain the private
right to own clothin9. houses and svery-
thing that supplies personal needs.
There exists, then, clear-cut distine-
ton between public and private prop
erty. The ownership which men now
claim for railroads, telegraph, and other
public enterprises, is not real ownership.
It is merely ! vested right tt xact trib- !
The Labor enquirer., 1884-11-22

If Maria Halpin sues Henry Ward
Beecher for defamation of character, as
1t reported she will DO, there'lLbe music
in the air. Beecher is fine old duck to
talk about the immortality and impurity
of anyone. The old hypocritical liber-
tine ought to be kicked out of honest
and decent society, and the neighbor-
hood which has tolerated him so long
must have something wrong with it.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-11-22
North Plates First Annual.

North Platte Assembly No. 3343 will
give its first annual ball, in Keith's opera
house, in that city, on Thanksgiving eve,
November g. The invitations are out,
and The ENQUIRER acknowledges the re-
ceipt of one, accompanied by compli-
mentary ticket. May the boys and their
guests have nice time, and their enter
tainment be the success they deserve.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-11-22

JAY GOULD and Vanderbilt have sent
congratulatory telegram to Mr.. Cleveland,
and they would have sent the same to
Mr.. Blaine had he been elected. They
calculate that they will return the con-
gratulations to themselves in due time
with their customary rate of interest.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-11-22
Crushed to Death.

While at work in the mines of the
Colorado Coal and Iron Company, at
Walsenburg, one day last week, John
Mccormick was crushed tv death beneath
a large rock which fell from the roof of
the mine. The rock became unexpected
ly dislodged and fell full upon the head
of Mccormick, killing him almost in
stantly. Deceased was about 25 wears
OF age, and was unmarried, He had
only been in the camp where he met
his unhappy death, since last September,
but had made many friends, who mourn
his loss
The Labor enquirer., 1884-11-22
A Nice Gift.

Local Assembly No. 34O2, of this city,
was presented with fine large bible,
by Brother F, hartman, at the meeting
on Thursday \ evening, November ls.
This is nice present, and one that is
highly appreciated by the assembly.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-11-22

A GREAT many subscribers will find
their papers marked this week. hope
they will give the matter prompt atten-
ton, as I must depend on these small
sums to keep the paper going.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-11-22
F.l.e Te.ehanx..

For The Enquirer.
Teachers and preachers are plenty.
Churches and school houses are numer-
ofus, and yet the people know not: the
truth. Sermon after sermon floats over
the heads Of drowsY people about God
who talked to rather eccentric race
centuries ago, but nothing in them sue-
gesta the real wrongs Of to-day. Flowerv
The Labor enquirer., 1884-11-22

Tm LAnoR Erou1RKR is published every
saturday. ii viii Sc devoted TO the discus
sicn Of Iii subjects which tend to educate,
elSvsta and adysnce the lab0ring classes.
Politically It ~ill support only the iriends
auhscription rates, $500 IN advance.
Iilcommunications must be addressed 70
TIE LABOR EHQUIBER, 1858 Larimer Sueet
Denver Colorado.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-11-22

Frank Hall ("Kicker' has embarked
in Newspaper enterprise in Atchison,
Kansas, under the firm name of Hall
& Horn. The paper is called the Atchi-
son Advance. 1t is five column quarto,
and is devoted to home affairs. The
get-up of the paper is neat and we'll
arranged and reflects credit on its
publishers.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-11-22
DOES 1T ~

The miners of Hockn
have been idle since las
great coal mines Of thu I
been almost susr ended
come TO speak 81 the isus
sstikes Of the lulners; !
the M. bat is 2 lock kOut
~ ordered in thu PMS 9
] ~. ) ton. and mi
The Labor enquirer., 1884-11-22

THERE must be perfect harmony in the
miners ranks during the trouble now on
hand, and victory will come in time.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-11-22

WANTED-A republican who didn't
throw his vote away on the fourth of
November, 1884.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-11-22

The publisher of this paper Is not resgon-
sible for the opinions OF contributors. Inc
sion Of ali sides Of the labor questions OF the
az. Contributions always welcome.
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1t May be Too Late.

LONDON, Nov. 1S.-Ata conference of
the landowners and farmers in London,
to-day. which was called by the Farmers
Alliances, series Of resolutiQ iQaa1s e,
adopted, the most important ~ :
were to the effect that III, lanfiaf >t5-.
duction in rent was es -a 81.
the present agricultural IT,. .I.
enable the tenants to D. d
their land that it was1 .. f.
courage enterprise by
security for the money BE-
by the tenar
ments, and abolishinl
courts of arbitration 81 10 -1'ab-
lisbed IN all eohnties to U'- ''s"a5ss
the Id andlords 5.'oiE sana4.-f, .
Fowler, Barclay and Boz h. ..aa...
parliament, took part IN IN t.'s '-" -
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Ro1cott Tn

P. H. Riddell and J. {:
ing plasteresslof Of tins tins ,e g
boycottef BY the Ilaug amn1
cause they do n&k n2f,; G,npf
Of of ali good citisessndsa essda ls th, e
ii the request is nssas nassssaboS %, .
withheld IT, IRA
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And EVERYONE win saw.

6VeryOHE say, --.- -----I---1 3
As you walk your mystic way,
'tIf this young man expresses himself
In terms too deep for me,
Why, what very singularfy deep young man
This deep young man must be n
! In my opinion not 9 single useful idea
originates in any brain, which cannot be
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-01
BELLEVUE, La, THURSDAY MAY /, 1884,
feet-the prettiest wave that ever struck

feet-the prettiest wave that ever struck
the shoals for me my eyes, sirr'
1t was hard to recognize the baby in
its pink slip and coral ornaments, but
harder to recognize the basket, for it
was one mass of flowers and, tied with
rose-pink ribbons, looked as gay as a
peacock.
There was only one thing that came
near marring the perfect enjoyment of
the occasion. 1t was when the min
ister, a pale, Slight intellectual looking
young man, stepped forward to begin
the ceremony in which the wave was
to have Christian name, and Captain
Weatherby called out: .#
''Ship ahoy!" E........
The good man stopped and looked
perplexed.
"Stow the prayers, parson," said the
Captain; ''short services on this ship, ii
you please
The minister smiled and the cere-
mony proceeded, and all the prayers
and remarks of the occasion were con-
densed by the celebrant into a single
quotations:
"When my father and mother for
sake me, then the Lord will take me
up. Mrs. NJ. L Rayne, IN Detroit
Free Press. t
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The Man Who Knew Wards Place.

s'Say, Sambo, do you know where
Ward place is in the South End?"
''Golly, massa, bet yer life Sambo
know dat ...
s'All right. Take this horse there,
AMI here's fifty cents for your trouble;"
and the speaker, suiting the action to
the word, threw the silver piece to the
happy African.
This conversation took place at one
of the periodical sales of worn-out
horses at the Metropolitan horse-car
stables. lts
The first speaker was a South End
grocer by the name of Ward, who had
purchased one of the animals for sale
for the sum of forty eight dollars, in
tending to use him in his store team.
The second and last scene of the
comedy occurred at the same place
nearly three hours after. The grocer
had gone to his place of business, but.
not finding either darky or horse, re-.
turned to the stables. in high dudgeon to
get track of his property, if possible.
The negro approached.
Here, you black rascal, what have
you done with my horsean z
'fTook, i'm over yander, massa."
''Over where?" r.re
down whar yer tole me, Gen'l.
Golly, waited mos fo' hours, den told
de gen man mus start fo' de stable He
say, Dots all right, Sambo. Here's
de dollar, an den he dun knock i'm in
de head"
''Knock W. but the truth of the
whole matter flashed upon the irate
grocer's mind, and he never finished
the sentence. His forty-eight-dolla
horse had gone to Wards boneyard in
stead of to its right destination, and
had been knocked in the head as the
first step toward being converted into
various mercantile articles at the island
Without word the unfortunate man
started for his store, while Sambo,
watching his retreating form, was heard
to mutter:
"Golly! Seems like dar wus mis-
take somewharr' Boston Globe.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Rev. Thomas Harrison, the boy
preacher" claims to convert, on an
average, thirty-fve people day.
Professor j. L. Smiths private col
lection of meteorites, the largest in the
world, have been bought by Harvard
College for $4,000.
The Ontario Legislature, by ma
iority vote, has declared in favor of ed
ucation of the sexes by ypassing motion
in favor of the admission OF ladies to
University College, Toronto, =
Mr.. Buxton. Chairman of the Lon
don School Board, states that, ''anoma-
lous as it may seem, the more vigor-
ously compulsion is enforced against
absentees. the greater the tendency to
an irregular attendance" atschool.
The first society of the African
Methodist Episcopal Zion Church of
North Carolina was organized in 1864.
There are now 500 societies, and 374
churches have been built. The mem
bership has increased to about $4,000
and the ministers number 327.
Rev. DR.. Hopper, veteran mission.
ary in the East, thinks Edwin Arnold's
estimate of the total number of Budd-
hists in the world is too high by about
00,000,000. His own belief is that
there are not quite 70, 000,000 of them
al told, as against some 265, 100000
Confucianists.
The Chautauqua school of theol
ogy, organized about a year ago, is
steadily growing, in spite of difficulties
incidental in the creation of an entirely
new undertaking. 1t already enrolls
f0rty-four students in Hebrew, 161 in
Greek, 105 in doetrinal theology, 126 in
practical theology, besides others in
minor department.
The Christian hatehigeDcer has re.
reived a letter from Rev. James II.
Ballagh, of Yokohama, Japan, in which
he announces 1.-THE prospect. the GER
tainty, with Gods blessing, of a revival
of tenfold power and spiritual results
this year over the gracious reviving en-
joyed last year as the outcome of the
observance of the Week of Prayer.
Speaking of the church attendance
in New York, the author of the annual
report of the New York Missionary So
ciety says: Below Fourteenth Street
there is population of 541,926, with
Ill Protestant churches. Above Four
teenth Street there are 285 Protestant
churches, with population Of 664, ,573,
1t is supposed that the Protestant popu-
lation of the city is from 500,000to 600,-
900.
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A Secret Well Kept.

Between forty and fifty years ago an
old log church stood on the South Com
moas in Allegheny City. 1t was then in
th9open country. Adjoining and be-
longing to the church was graveyard
fronting on the public road.
About daybreak one morning in 1910
farmer who was on his way to Pitts
burgh with load of dressed meat heard
sounds issuing from the graveyard as if
some one was knocking box to pieces
with an axe. He climbed the fence and
stole along in the direction of the
sounds. He had gone but a short dis
tanee when he found man engaged in
robbing grave. He had been so alb
sorbed in his work that he had not
heard the approach of his discoVerer, and
he was in the act Of lifting the body
from the coffin when he heard the foot
steps of the farmer. The grave was
that of a prominent young woman who
had been buried the day before.
The farmer was so filed with horror
and indignation at the crime that before
the man could spring out he seized a
club that lay near and dealt the robber
powerful blow on the head. The man
fell into the grave and neither uttered
a sound nor moved after falling. The
farmer became alarmed. Dropping into
the grave himself, he raised the man S
body. The grave robber was none other
than the sexton of the church, a man
standing highin the community. He
was dead
The farmer hurried back home, and,
telling his relatives of what had oc-
G Irred, he at once left the State. Only
! five persons ever knew the secret of the
g g'aveyard tragedy besides the living
principal. Who found the body of the
sexton dead in the grave was
not positively known by them,
! but as it was given out by
his family that he died suddenly,
and no investigation was ever made.
they supposed that the body must have
been discovered by some one of the
family before its position was known
to any one else, a
The sexton's family soon afterward
moved away. His slayer went to an
| Ohio town, where he married and grew
into prominence and wealth. He died
| last week. His secret was never di-
! vulged, and even his wife and children
lived in ignorance of it. The secret at
the time of his death was in the keep
ing of two. persons alone, the other
three having died One Of these per-
sons is leading clergyman Of Ale
gheny. The other is the, writer's in
formant, resident of the oil regions.
He says that the death of the principal
in the graveyard tragedy has released
him from all pledge of secrecy. He re-
fuses to reveal the names, but affirms
that the story is true in every particu-
lar.-Bradford (Pa.J Cor. n. Y. Sttn.
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Must See the Chips Fly.

A man, unless he is a mere drudge,
cannot work without seeing results
from his labor. His mind must be
gratified by the fact that he isproducing
something, or he will turn from mis-
work, even if he is paid for doing it.,
with disgust. it
Some years ago the tread-mill was
used in prisons 1t was large, wide
wheel on which convicts stood and
turned it by moving their feet. The
wheel did nothing but turn, and this
barrenness of results so iniuriously af-
fected the health of the convicts that
the use of the wheel as punishment
was abandoned. We recently met with
an anecdote that illustrates the point
we have made.
A young Yankee found himself, some
years ago. in the interior of Pennsyl-
vania without a cent. He applied to a
wealthy Quaker for help. .,.... -
81 will furnish thee with work, and
pay thee for it, friend, " replied the
Quaker; ''but it is not my custom to
give aims to one able to labor, like
thee.'' 4eessfs,s. f..
That's all / want" answered the
Yankee; "I'm willing to work"
"What can thee do, fr;end?' so
Anything. l will do any sort OF
work to get a little money"
"Well-there is "a log yonder; and
there is an ak. Thee may pound on the
log with the head of the ak, and if thee
IS diligent 1 will pay thee dollar a
day"
The youth went to work. For few
minutes he pounded the log Justify.
Then he paused to take breath. Be-
ginning again, he pounded for half an
hour and stopped. Throwing down the
ak, he walked away, saying;
I'll suffer before IL cut wood with
out seeing the chips fly" ., p.
He had a mind which rebelled against
the body's working without results
Yeuth'S Companion. ..5.-
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Cremating q Great East In1ian Re-
former.


The ceremony of cremating the re-
mains of the late Babu Keshub Chunder
Sen, the great Brahmo leader, has
taken place.
About 1890 a. m. Babu Keshub
Chunder Sen expired at his residence at
Lily Cottage, and Immediately after his
remains were laid out on q new sandal
wood bedstead, which was covered with
marigolds, jessamine and roses. The
corpse was dressed in white silk dhoti,
and at intervals some of the disciples of
the Brahmo leader sprinkled rosewater
on it and placed garlands of flowers all
over. At noon the bier was removed
to the new chapel, adjoining Lily Cot
tage, which was being erected for the
late Babu Keshub Chunder's Sen 5
private. devotions, and at $50 p. m. a
photographer came and photographed
the remains which were then lying an
object of touching regard to hundreds
of the Brahmo leaders, disciples,
friends and admirers. Shortly after
this the male mourners and visitors
were requested to leave the chapel to
allow of the entrance of number of
the female relatives and followers of
the deceased, who then entered and
gave vent to their feelings of grief and
sorrow at the death Of their beloved
leader.
''The bier, with the remains, was then
carried in procession along the roads
from the chapel to Nimtoolah Ghaut,
followed by thousands and thousands of
natives of all castles and creeds, and by
very numerous gathering of leading
European gentlemen in Calcutta. At
Nimtoolah Ghaut the body was, with
Brahmo rites, placed on the funeral
pyre, which was composed entirely. of
sandal wood After cremation the
ashes were collected and placed in an
urn, which will be deposited in the de-
ceased minister's private chapel. The
procession was headed by disciple,
who bore in his hands q banner,
bearing on it the words. New Dis
pensation.
AS the procession reached the old
| Brahmo Mandir in Colootollah, the
body was put down and a hymn
chanted, GLORY be to the man who has
got a pure heart" and the same cere-
mony was repeated when the procession
passed the Sadhyaram Somaj Mandir,
the chant being repeated at intervals
till the burning ghaut was reached. Nc
better proof could be found of the re.
spect and esteem in which the late
1 Brahmo leader was held than in the
| thousands who followed the remains tc
witness the cremation ceremony and in
the thousands who visited Lily Cottage
in Circular Road, to see the last of the
remains of the great Brahmo leader
among whom was his son-in-law, the
Maharaja of Kuch Behar, and othel
most prominent natives in Calcutta
Calcutta EnglisltnsGn.