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The Brookhaven leader., 1884-05-15
NEW ORLEANS ApvERTIEMENTs.

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Manufacturing Company tn the planting com mu-
nifty the coming season, we respectfully s u it
yUur patronage.
our ~uperphosphate AMI Pure GTpInl Goup
made u on the scientific principles. applicable to
agriculture, having no superior ~ al effective
and economical agent to enrich the soil. In re-
gard to their purity Aud efficiency. we refer 10
our numerous patrons and consumers through 70
out The South VITO have tested and uuauimp, sly
endorsed the FrltzerA as II" most RELIABLE
FERTILE Frs OF THE AGE.
III. Joseph AhrcChf. whose r"p1'atlo1 "a a
Thorough chemist II We'll e~-apl lshei. personally
sUnerIutaHds the manufacturing depart neut, h nd
pareS2ne tthrr expense nor iHhnr Ia the prOduC-
ton OF a SUpCrphOsp inte " hleh restores to the
Toy cultivation.
AS a Cotton, sugar and cereal producer, It
stands pre- eminent. All We desire Is a .FIal and
comparison with tle MANY HORTHL ESS I'M
FNFloNS sold elsewhere under The name OF Fer
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The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-02
cleveland In Buffalo.
rp,g ssoo;atad J.obor prass

BUFFALO, July 21.-Interest in labor
circles cerlters upon the near holding of
the session of the political branch of the
State Trades Assembly, which win be
held in Utica on August II. For the first
time in the history. of the organizations
extending over eighteen years, is there
any design to take part in national poll
tics. New York being the pivotal state,
and the labor vote being a necessity to
the party that shall win, labor here is
determined that the vote shall not be
FILTERED away if:Western New York
shall have anythi ng to say in the prem
ises. Here in Grover Cleveland's home
there is profound feeling against him on
the part of the workingmen they feel
that he has betrayed them, that he has
been false to his promises, and that his
course, were he elected president, would
be inimieal to their interests. They dis
like his association with monopoly, as
evidenced by his connection with the
Lehigh Valley railroad, and they are
determined that the boasts of certain of
his heelers to the effect that the cbnven-
ton will be in the hands of the demo-
cratic machine, shall not be verified.
Hitherto Buffalo has been content with
few delegates at the state assembly,
but the exigencies of this year promise
to call forth an unusually strong repre-
sentation. The cigarmakers' No. 2, will
be represented by Michael Hess, the
iron molders by James Millen, the
Knights of Labor by the district master
workman, the carpenters by John Rel
mann, the local assemblies will nearly
all send delegates, and with few excep-
tions, the unions will have delegates
The outlook is for strong opposition to
any scheme to manipulate the assembly
in the interest of Cleveland.
The strike among the bricklayers and
stonemasons is apparently drawing to a
close. The bosses are apparently at the
verge of desperation, and have passed
foolish resolutions declaring that the
strike was ordered through fraud, and
therefore they will employ no more
union men. The union has responded
by resolutions declaring the strike regu-
lar and legitimate, and showing that
there is no ground whatever for the wild
charges of the contractors. A number Of
men have gone to work at the wages
demanded, Runyill & Rupp and TiIden
having given in, and other builders being
announced as ready to follow.
The tailors have been organized, and
the ithographers are now in line. The
street car hands will shortly be organ
lied. They are swearing mad about
Cleveland's veto of their twelve-houI
bill, but fear has kept them from uniting
They want union worse than any Other
class of operatives.
The report wired abroad that Kings
iron works had closed down is incorrect
The works are running with 200 hands
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-02
!. eUH sISEIIISs ]!
Thsy - the Esvn 4 asEts.zl
and llust ! ieht VIII Nan =
Freedom /,

i "
Editor IsAB0R ENuU8xa: ~ 3
"If you would write something for the
benefit Of femals wsgc-slaves,s ? wrote the
editor, and / said in my heart, aslas how
| can I benefit themf They must benefit
themselves it is for them to set, mot for
me to talk
O, my sisters, if I could only arouse
you to actioni If could inspire you
with energy to hate yonr fetters. courage
to wrestle with them, strength to break
|themI L L
I know just what I have to deal with
when I talk to you: First the apathy
born Of conditions that seem to You IS
hopeless as the quest for the fountain of
immortal youth. Second, the fear of
losing employment which, hard and ILL
paid though it may be, is the al
ternatlve from starvation. Third, the
sense of helplessness, the feeling that re-
,sistance is as useless as striving against
the steady strength of the oceans-tides
Dear souls ! if there were stronger cur
rent setting the other way the ocean
tides would be forced out again. Did
you ever see horse, magnificent in mus
cular power, submit to kicks and blows
and curses from some punY master
whom he might subdue forever with one
clever stroke. if he only knew his
power j.se,, .1
{, Let labor unite and it win be invinci-
BILE. 1t does not lack numbers, it lacks
union. Let the men and the women not
stand aloof from each other as If they
had separate things to work for. The
cause is theirs jointly, not separately.
The laboring. man is the laboring
woman's friend if he is not he ought to
go and bury himself Perhaps q realiza-
ton of his own position opens his per
ceptions to understand that she is, doubly
fettered. I have a1ittle test case to offer
by way of proof: IS
Last summer sent the constitution OF
awomah suffrage society to the knights
of Labor on meeting night. Only one
man present refused to sign it. The
women of the society were all laboring
women, their constitution being circu-
lated through the village received but
two signatures among men notinsYmpa-
thy with the labor movement.
Join hands with them,. sisters, their.
defeat is yours, therefore, add your
strength to theirs, like true lovers of lib
erty, work together, men and women
black and white, of all nations and all
tongues. Think not of sex. or color or
age, or nationality, think of gaining
yourliberty. CLARA DIXON DAVIDSON. s.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-02
How They Agree.

Editor Labor Enquirer.
RocKyALE, Colo, July al may say
everything is quiet here, there is no
change in the condition of affairs since
last writing. 1t appears as though the
committee that was honorably elected
by unanimous voice of almost every
workingman belonging to the Santa Fe
mines TO open negotiations to arrive at
an amicable settlement between the said
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-02
aTo-D.yu 4 For sale.

Several copies of late issues of the ex-
cellent Socialistic magazine, To-day" !"
have been received at this Office. They
contain articles from the pens Of some of
the ablest thinkers in Europe, and also
an epitome of the peoples movement in
that land. They can be obtained on APP
plication at 25 cents copy. The pro-
ceeds Of all such sales are devoted to the
propaganda Come early as there are
only few copies LEFT.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-02

nnI nfcr the working class. Send 10
FH Ieonts for postage and we will
LIN llmail you free, q rpyal, valuable
"IH box of sample goods that will put
068y you in the way of making more
moneysin a few days than you ever thought
possible at sny business. Capital not re-
quired We win start you. You can work
all the time, CIR in spare time only. The work
is Universally adapted to both sexes, young
and oil. Yoa can easilyearn from 50 cents
TO S. every evening. That all who want work
may test the business, we make this unparal-
leled o ofer:: To all who are not well satisfied
we will send Ill to pay for the trouble of writ
ing US. Full particulars, directions, ETC., sent
free. FORTUNES win be made by those who
give their Whole time TO the work. Great
success, absolutely sure. Don't delay. Start
now. address sTNsoN 4 Co.. Portland, Me
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-02

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wdtke45 4 T. 0 ~ y
no G y 3 ;jzIaa Of
5oa b. vSl1t a iEisaii * ~ ~ -
pdblican stsfs a sr5ilsl1it6ee K66 hssn
br6usht into ~ Snion i6ld No m0rs
a3s thsfe Ib quits ! siesory.
GUN1Ars TRurH. :
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-02
/ 6Rl Bl0nl16s sleCEss!
FEe Wonde1 of To neepls "a tke
EnYy Of tho Clothing Dealers j

We upon the valuable presents
toour customers IN all mammoth establishments
We struck the public chord the daily At our store
vi What boy Of the present day but what is smart
ent nigh % know that wiere they the
place for them to trade house does give better
or the than other city You ask how
do they know2 Why they examined the goods
and prices Of other dealers to this the
that We awsys soetng to give giving
syoq have the secret Of oarl6,ge trade. 81.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-02
THE HATGHETlsS silas,4ssss sas sR.s

humorous paper published at the Capital. 1t
makes feature Of showing up Public Men as
they really are. 1t contains a large cartoon
each week on Public Affairs, and is filled
with illustrated comic articles besides. 1t is
the largest, handsomest, best and cheapest
year; q weeks, 81. To five or more names
sent by one party, 81 each q year. Sample
copies sent free to any address. Agents
wanted in every town. Big commission.
THE HATcHET Pus. CO.. K1sR, o. C.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-02
PRICE I|Y!i
70 IHE RExDERS OF ~ LABOR EhQUlsE

/ Il IS no wonder that the consumer qets pixx
occasionally in reading The dyerlisement Of us
Merchants clamoring for patronage to know ~
The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-02
WHOM . = BEs !
The sure test.i is 10 ascertain the

The sure tests 10 ascertain the
Merchants Past Record
rs Standing II tie Community
HIS Reputation for KsrdGtE
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-10
Carelessness of Safe-Depositors.

A friend Of mine, vino keeps her val
tables in one of our safe-deposit vaults,
lost six bonds of 81 900 each the other
day, and did not discover her loss I'M
til she had left town; so she asked me
if I would inquire at the vault and see
if, by any possibility, she could have
left them in the little room where she
cut off her coupons. [ made inquiry,
but the bonds had not been seen. Tell
Miss not to worry" said the man
ager; ''they are probably in her box
with the others. | have seen so much
of this sort of thing that l never think
q thing has been lost until it is found
again" With this encouragement my
friend came down and made a search
of her papers, and, sure enough, found
the missing bonds tucked away under
q pile of another denomination. Il
supposed you would" said the mana
ger; "they are never lost. Do you see
that vault?" and he pointed to one of
the larger of the vaults. "WelI, that
is as full as it will hold of things that
have been dropped around here by
careless people; and even people who
could hardly be called careless do care
less things occasionally. In that safe
there are a gold watch, q pair of dia-
mond earrings, bundles of bonds, en-
velOpes of coupons, and various other
things, and that is only one of several
safes we keep for such articles. ''DO
you know who owns them?' Some,
yes; and we have informed the owners.
Others are waiting claimants. Since
you have been here a gentleman has
been in, cut off several envelopes of
coupons, and left them here in his over
coat pocket We know who he is, as
his name is on the handbook. He was
evidently just going to make deposit,
for his pocketbook is filled with checks
and bills. Whenever any one goes in
one of those little rooms to cut off cou-
pons we 90 in and make a regular
search when he goes out. One man
left a tin box full of bonds the other
day. He thought he put it in the
safe, which he was very careful to lock.
When we sent for him he could hardly
believe it possible that he had been SO
careless Another thing people do:
they cut off their coupons, put them in
an envelope and put the filled envelope
back in the rack and the empty one in
a pocket. Ipicked $1,000 out of the
spittoon the other day. A man cut his
coupons and put them in an envelope.
He directed it wrong, tore it in two
and tossed it, coupons and all, away,
directed a new one and put it in his
pocket. We have restored $1,000, 900
worth of property to its owners in the
fifteen years that have been here. All
left around through carelessness. Yours
is not an exceptional case at all; on the
contrary, it is one in thousand. y
Ne1O York Letter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-10
The Indian Summer.

The origin of Indian summer is con-
nected with the Indian wars of the
northern and western country, and the
expression has continued in general
use. Notwithstanding its import has
been forgotten. There was Il time in
the pioneer history of the country when
the backwoods settler seldom heard the
expression without chill of horror,
because it brought to his mind the pain
full recollection of his original applica-
ton. Such is the force of associations.
The reader of the early annals Will re-
member that during the Indian wars,
which kept the border settlers in u
state of alarm, they welcomed the win
ter season, when, owing to the snow
and the severity of the weather, the
Indians were unable to make their eX-
cursion into the settlements. The
onset of winter was therefore hailed as
q jubilee by the early settlers, who
throughout the spring and summer had
been cooped up in their little log and
mud forts and subjected to all the in
conveniences of such situation.
''At the approach of winter, there
FORE" says a good authority, ''all the
farmers, excepting the owner of the
fort, removed to their cabins on their
farms, with the joyful feelings of man
who has just been released from prison.
All was hustle and hilarity in preparing
for winter, by gathering in the corn,
digging, fattening hogs, and repairing
the cabins. To our forefathers the
gloomy months of winter were more
pleasant than the zephyrs of spring,
and the flowers of May. If, however, it
happened that after the apparent onset
of winter the weather became warm;
the smoky time commenced and lasted
for a considerable number Of days.
This was the Indian summer, because
it afforded the Indians another oppor-
tunity Of visiting the settlement with
their destructive warfare. The melt
inc of the snow saddened every cOunte-
nance and the general warmth OF the
sun chilled every heart with horror.
The apprehension of another visit from
the Indians and of being driven back to
the detested fort, was painful in the
highest degree, and the distressing APP
prehension was frequently realized. y
ST. Louis Republican.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-10
The Ink Plant.

There is in New Grenada a plant.
Coryaria Thymifola, which might be
dangerous to our ink manufacturers if
it could be acclimatized to Europe. 1t
is known under the name of the ink
plant. Its juice, called chanchi, can
be used in writing without any previ-
Gus preparation. The letters traced
with it are of reddish color at first.
but turn to q deep black in few hours.
The juice also spoils steel pens less
than common ink. The qualities of
the plant seem to have been discover
ed under the Spanish administration.
Some writings, intended for the mother
country. We're wet through with sea
water on the voyage; while the papers
written with common ink were almost
illegible, those with the juice of that
plant were quite unspoiled. Orders
were given in consequence that this
vegetable ink was to be used for all
public documents. --New York Star.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-10
Women Drown With Difficulty.

Its q pretty difficult thing to drown
woman, said the man who swings
the Lake street bridge, as he sat on the
hand rail of the structure and pulled at
short pipe. 'She's got to 90 down
mead foremost or she can't sink in the
chicago river. If she strikes the sur
face in any other way her clothing holds
her up and she floats like cork. A
man and woman drove into the river
with horse and buggy at the State
street bridge not LONG AGO The man
SWAN out directly, but the woman
noated around fully ten minutes before
poaG got TO her. | have known other
cases OF the same kind. Women are
very seldom drowned in the river I'M
less they want TO be. Last summer a
man pushed drunken woman off the
aoutment over there while my bridge
was turned. She was floating around
very comfortably, but l was foolish
enough to jump in after her. When I
came to the surface she grabbed me by
the hair and nearly drowned me. 4
boat from q passing propeller saved
both of us. =
''DO men drown easily?" asked the
bridge tenders companion.
.1es, they sink without any trouble.
unless they are sober and can swim.
Still, drunken man sometimes makes
good struggle in the water. There is
life preserver and n long rope at ev-
cry bridge, which can be thrown out
quickly to drowning people. Some
times they get foolish and can't see a
rope when it is placed within their
reach. A man was drowned at the
Randolph street bridge the other. dav.
after having kept his head above water
more than four minutes. The bridge
tender might have saved him with his
boat, but he didn't think he would have
time for that. He threw the man a
rope and life preserver, but he would
not catch hold. of them though they
hoated within easy reach of him, and
even dragged across his shoulders. He
finally sank and did not come up
again"
Would it not be we'll to have more
than one life prescrver on each bridget"
Yes, if they could be kept there,
but it is almost impossible to keep one
life preserver from being stolen. Most
OF the bridge tenders keep them in
their shanties at the side of the river
Suppose some one should fall into
the water while the bridge was turned?''
Then the man on the bridge would
have to use the boat. &C Chicago Neacs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-10
1t Descends from Father to Son.

Crankiness is hereditary. John
Cleyes Symmes devoted the last years
of his life to the endeavor to convince
a doubling world that the earth is hol-
low, and made himself a pauper in the
effort. Now comes his son, Americas
Symmes, and announces to the world
that he has accumulated enough money
to enable him to take up his fathers
life work; and he declared recently to
a Louisville, KY, audience that all
Arctic explorations have proven that
there is an open Polar sea which is
warm, and that one explorer (Seabaum)
has sailed into it and found there ION
islands, we presume) race of Roman
nosed, Hebrew-speaking people. These
Mr.. Symmes declares are the lost tribes
of Israel, and, he says, they have god,
iron and mica mines, and raise enor-
nous wheat crops which furnish China
with food. He purposes to raise funds
by subscription to enable him to find
this rich country. If the country has
not yet been found it is curious that
Mr.. Symmes knows so much about its
climate, people and resources.-Balti-
more Day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-10
Aimed at the Brakeman.

No my son, the gentleman in azure
clothing and gilt buttons is not q naval
officer. He is a gentleman Of leisure,
OF no profession, and without and above
occupation. He spends his time on the
cars, because ne can there best serve
his fellows. He is always doing some
good act. At one moment he is lock-
ing the stove door to prevent the fire
from going out; at another he is turn
ing down the lights to prevent the pas
sengers from reading and thereby in
juring their eyesight, and at the same
time furnishing to all that rich perfume
which the partial consumption of kero-
sene oil always affords; and anon he is
playfully mystifying his fellow mortals
by calling out the names of the stations
in language unintelligible and unknown;
but his principal and pleasantest labor
is to assist young ladies off the cars.
1t is estimated by statisticians that the
average brakeman squeezes the arm of
4, 798, 631 young ladies per annum. 1t
is very pleasant to be a brakeman, but
only the sons of millionaires can afford
to aspire to the position.-Boston Tran
script.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-10

porter. Delirium tremens is doubt
less a very distressing disease. but
there are times, like the above, when
it indirectly brings about good. -Phila-
delphia CAL.
''Sims Reeves attributes his success
as a singer to Milton" Milton has
been dead so many years that we can
scarcely believe he gave vocal instruc-
tons to any man now living. If
some of the ballet girls now on the
stage were to attribute their success
in dancing to Milton we could
readily believe them. -N0srjStO1cn Her.
aid.
The Prince of Wales eldest son hay
ing fallen in love with q beautiful
American girl, his father promptly
ordered his trunk to be packed and
sent him off to Cambridge. Having
finished this good deed he remarked,
with Church of England look in his
fat, Guelph eyes. If there's any
thing makes me mad it is to see Young
man dead gone on a pretty woman. "
A magazine writer says that women
with purpose, women in. earnest,
have noticeable lack of charm" That
depends. If young woman has a
purpose to say eyes" when her
young man proposes and is in earnest"
about it, she has more charm, in his
eyes than atkany other period in her
life. -NorristOa021 Herald
"a How did you like my discourse this
morning." asked Parson Goodenough
of Deacon Lightweight the village
grocer, as they walked home from
church, last Sunday morning. TOO
long, brother, too long" replied the
frank deacon; 81 believe in having
every thing short" Eyes, I've noticed
that in your weights, Deacon" said the
sarcastic DarSOn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-10
Family Life.

If there be anything which makes life
worth the living, it is to be one of an
affectionate family.
Strange to say, however, most people
could count up on the fingers Of one
hand the really nice families they know
the families, that is, in which there
is not only a tender care for each other
but an unseltish department and a
kindly interest always manifested by
every member of the home circle tow
ards every other fellow-member
The daughters will always fetch the
mother anything she may want, and
brush their brothers top-coats and hats
for them ere the male members of the
house start off for work in the morn
inc.
The lads, too, will often take their
sisters for walk, or pay them little
attentions which cost nothing and
mean great deal.
This is the household into which
young man who wants a good wife will
do well and wisely to marry. There
may not be much show about the girls,
but he will find that they are compass
sionate, and that their dispositions stand
the test OF wear.
1t is easy enough to fall in love with
a girl when she is arrayed for a party
and feels the flush and pleasure of the
fun.
When life deepens and darkens, how
ever, and little family worries come in,
a man wants something more than q
pretty drawingroom ornament for a
wife; he needs a real, goOd-hearted,