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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22

would have been very popular machine
with the ladies long ago. That incident
was the fact that the first lady to use a
tricycle. in Washington was one whose
name has been a good deal before
the public within the past eighteen montha
as candidate for the highest Office in tho
gift OF the people. Mrs. Lockwood is a
talented woman, but she does not pride
herself either upon her beauty or the size
OF her feet; and as the tricycle. calls atten-
ton to both, her adoption of it did not tend
to add to its popularity with the observing
representatives of the gentler sex. The
number and variety of the people WHO use
bicycles and tricycles in Washington is
quite astonishing. There is tricycle. club
which includes among its members minister
and his wife, an assistant secretary of
state, and number of other officials of
prominence. There are several physicians
who have receptly purchased wheels On
which to visit their patients. At the CAPT.
tol there is a tricycle. kept for the use of
messenger who flies back and forth between
the postoffice and the capitol offices. AT
the telegraph Offices bicycles are kept for
the use of messengers, and you may see the
little fellows mounted on their wheels fly
ing about the city day and night delivering
messages to the nearest and most distant
points. The district messenger service en-
ploys wheels" and sends its boys flying in
every direction upon them. Among the
newspaper correspondents there are num-
bers who, following the example set by
your correspondent years ago, are now
using the "WheeP' both for business and
pleasure, one of the number having ridden
over large share of Great Britain and
France during the past summer, upon his
vacation. Among the business men there
are large numbers of both bicycles and tri-
cycles used. while, among gentlemen and
ladies who desire amusement and exercise,
''the Wheel is gaining in popularity every
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22
minneapolis n1il1ers.

While there is moderate demand for
flour, the prices are so low that the mills
are storing much of their output, it being
stated that the best offers are at least 2
cents under the cost of manufacture The
freights are to be advanced 10 per cent.
Monday, which will still further decrease
shipments. After the storehouses are filled
the mills will shut down.
William De la Barre leaves Dec. 1 on a
four months vacation, which was rendered
him by the Minneapolis Mill company in
recognition of the efficient manner in which
he has managed the mill company's bust
ness during the past year.
B. W. Rhodes, assistant head packer at
the PillSbury A, who was recently married
to Miss Mary G. Seibert, has been presented
with two richly upholstered chairs by his
associates.
William Reilly, roustabout employed at
the Columbia mill, Tuesday afternoon fell
from the top of box car and was run over,
receiving injuries from which he died in
four hours.
A new register has been placed in the
Pillsbury A mill. Between June 16 and
Nov. IA, 45O1 visitors registered their
names, completely filling the book.
The Roller Mill Furnishing company,
composed of WE. Gum, l.. S. Burlington,
R. A. and J. c. Depew of st. Paul, has
commenced business operations.
The Bassett saw mill has been boarded up,
and will be used by the Columbia mill for
storage. 1t will hold over. ten thousand
barrels.
The water was let out of the canal Sum
day and Monday, in order to permit repairs
to the water races which were broken.
A. W. Collins. formerly millwright in
the Washburn A, is foreman at the Lowry
elevator.
F. 81. Eversmeier of the Standard mill
has gone to Willmar to take charge of mill
there.
The Galaxy mill expects to build large
storehouse as soon as site can be OBJ
tanned.
The Standard mill has put in large
Prinz dust collector
The Minneapolis mill shut down Saturday
night.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22
HITS THE NAIL
SquareIy On the Head.A Work ma NJ!
idea of Public improvements.

SquareIy On the Head.A Workma ms
idea of Public improvements.
''Tim" Brosnan has good deal of that
desirable quality known as horse sense"
which is revealed in the following COM
munication to an evening paper. Mr.. Bros
nan should write for the public press
oftener, as he seems to possess the faculty
of hitting the nail on the head with rare
precision.
Mr.. Loring said yesterday in your paper,
that "all who lived here when the suspension
bridge was built will protest against another
bridge-building by the city" Mr.. Loring is
mistaken. Many who saw that bridge go up
will work hard, that is, fight hard, to prevent
the dishonest contract system from being ap-
piled to the construction of the new bridge
The building of that bridge in the way it was
done cost the city less than nothing. 1t gave
employment to hundreds of needy men,
whose OUTLAWS for living expenses kept up the
prosperity Of this city, and, on the average,
gave back to the taxpayers more than they
contributed to that work. I do not admit
that the bridge cost twice as much as prom
ised by good architects, and will not now dis
cusS it.
What the working classes will demand is
that the work on the new bridge shall be paid
for honestly, that is, the workmen shall not
be put under the power of some mean boss
who has meanly underbid all others with the
view of swindling the city with cheap work,
or getting the work done at starvation wages
Generally when public work is performed
by the city. state or nation, politicians are Sc
lected to supervise it-from the engineer or
architect down to the gang boss, all are polit-
ical wire-pullers. Outside the engineer let
the superintendent and foremen be chosen
from the unions where men can be found who
have the interest of their craft at heart.
The contract system has been tried and
found wanting in thousands of cases. Let
the city do its own work. and if any money is
wasted let it not go into the pockets of any
one man, but be scattered broadcast among
the people, who will spend it-every dollar of
tin supplying needed wants and keeping I'D
trade and business. T. W. BRoSNAN.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22
NOT WELL POSTED.
Some Criticisms Upon a Mime
apOlis Minister'S Lecture.

Some Criticisms Upon Minne-
apolis Minister'S Lecture.
To the Editor of the Globe:
| As you are aware, the workingmen of
this city were invited to hear Rev. J. l..
| Scudder lecture last Sunday evening on the
general theme of Capital and Labor. What
Capital can do for LABOR was the special
subject of the lecture.
How MANY of us went do not know, but
| the house was crowded, and some Of the
toilers who were there expressed themselves
as being highly gratifed. The earnestness
and plainness of speech with which some
important truths were discussed would have
been grateful to any sober minded socialist.
The 'siron law of wages" in its relations to
the working masses, was commented on in
terms that should satisfy the demands of
social reformers of any school.
The duties of capital to labor were set
forth from the text, eve that are strong
ought to bear the infrmities of the weak"
Was this text a happy one? We, the
masses are not weak. We are strong
handed, and, when called upon to dig, to
build or to defend our country, are
strong hearted. Where have we
failed to do or dare? Did Paul
really believe that the great masses of hui
manity could be uplifted by the strength OF
the few? Hardly. At any rate we are not
willing to depend on the sympathy, the
liberality or the justice of that very small
number of men who rule in the marts of the
world. We cannot afford to sink our man.
hood in that way, and the agitations of this
day show conclusively that the patience
which led to inertia and passive endurance
has, in our opinion. ceased to be virtue.
Hn6
Pullman, Lorillard, the Fairbanks Of Yer
mont, and in graceful way. by allusion
merely, the Pillsburys of this city. as ex-
amples of the kind of men that capitalists
should be- If better posted. he would have
left out all reference to Pullman's despotic
kingdom, where no man, who can get away,
stays long; and to Loriilard, whose ostenta-
tious liberality has dark background OF
grinding onpression. But these few in.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22

Standing room was at a premium at the
open meeting of the St. Paul Shoemakers'
union last Monday evening. MI. r. FL.
Shadrick was present by invitation, and de-
livered telling lecture on the force and
proper application of society and their
usages in lettering the condition of the
masses. Mr.. j. P. McGaughey was also
present and delivered strong address on
organization as affecting the general cause
of labor, much to the satisfaction of
all present. Mr.. Rankin followed him
in his usual way Of treating the ques-
ton of cooperation, which proved
interesting to all. His heart is in the work
and he is an old soldier in the ranks. Mr..
c. Stevenson then took the floor and urged
organization in an admirable manner, call
ing upon all men to remember their fitness
for higher things, and to seek refuge in the
confines of the K. of l.. Mr.. G. A. Lafay-
cite also gave some ideas on the question OF
equality. The meeting was success and
bespeaks much good to the assembly.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22

They find them not only an agreeable
method of travelling about the city, but
actually beneficial in their effect upon the
health. A prominent gentleman OF TINS
city who has been using bicycle IN his
business for several years. SAID to your cor
respondent recently that he had some
months ago purchased tricycle. for his
wife, who had suffered partial paralysis.
So serious was her case that the doctors at
tending her had announced their opinions
that she would never be able to walk again.
Notwithstanding this, the husband. know
ing the value of vehicles of this character,
purchased the tricycle. and encouraged her
to use it. and within few months she had
so far reganed the use of her muscles as to
be able to walk readily and propel herself
rapidly about the streets upon the tricycle..
Now you may see the husband and wife
almost any day riding about the city on
A TANDEM TRICYCLE..
such as is shown in the accompanying cut,
both in apparently good health and a happy
family. But for single incident accom-
panying the introduction of the tricycle. it
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22

this council that 81 so per day is the lowest
amount that contractors will be allowed to
pay for labor during the season of 1885, and
that contractors be directed to govern them
selves accordingly.
Mr.. Walsh, in justice to the council,
wished to state his reasons for introducing
the resolution. He disclaimed any trace Of
demagogy. He had taken the action as the
result of much observation. He found the
cost of living was the same now as in past
seasons, and every candid man must admit
that no man can live on $1.25 per day and
support family. The result is to impov-
erish every employee of the city. While the
council has no legal right it has moral
right to say that labor shall be properly
paid. The effect of paying low wages is
getting so pronounced that our people are
getting ready to rebel against it and precip-
itate the city into serious trouble. Aid.
johnson thought it was matter of great
Importance, and moved, consequently, that
the matter be referred to committee of
five, of which Aid. Walsh shall be chair
man. Aid. Downs opposed the referring to
a committee. He said he was ready to go
on record with his vote. He stigmatized
the present competitive system of contract
ing as adamnable outrage. However, Aid.
Johnson's motion prevailed.
In approval of the idea of Aid. Walsh's
resolution, the Trades and Labor assembly
adopted the following:
Resolved, That the Trades and Labor as
sembly of Minneapolis approves the building
OF the stone-arch bridge, and likewise heartily
indorses the action Of the council in deciding
to do the work under direct municipal con-
troll and not of contract, as was first designed,
and, moreover, that it is the sentiment of the
working classes of Minneapolis, the majority
of the voters, that they are against the letting
out Of municipal work to contractors under
any circumstances, believing that from the
transaction no real benefit or economy is Sc
cured to the people, whose interests in such
matters are always supposed to be sought.
We earnestly demand that the city council
will have the stone for this bridge cut within
the CITY limits
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22
st. Paul, Nov. 81.
BoYCOFTENG.
Am Editor WOrsted by a Thinking
minneapolis Workman.

An Editor W0rsted by a Thinking
minneapolis Workman.
To the Editor of the Globe:
The Pioneer Press calls this new thing
s'Social Dynamite" and last Sunday under
this heading gave whole column OF de-
scription, comment and denunciation.
The Press gives to this ''Social Dyna-
mite a first-class place as power in the
business world. And here the Press is
right We know it as an effective and
deadly weapon, and quite number of the
firms that boycotted their own workmen by
cutting down wages, by refusing to allow
any member of union organization to work
in their shops. and by refusing to arbitrate,
know it to their cost.
But the Press is grossly unjust in its dia-
tribe against the boycott. Take for instance
the following: 1T is vindictive in motive
and destructive in purpose" There is no
truth in this, unless striking back with hon
est indignation at the strong bully and ops
pressor of the weak be vindictive. Hardly a
case can be found where the matter was a
personal one. In New York great manu-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22
THE SILENT STEED.
Rapid Growth in Popularity Of All Kinds
of Pedo-Motors at Wash
ington.
The Fine Streets Which Make the Ma
tional Capital a Bicyolers
Paradise.
The Machines Used for Practical
Purposes as Well as
Pleasure.
Ladies Fair as Adept in Their Use
as Any of the Steiner
Sex.

Correspondence of the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Washingto |
sports some very queer vehicles in the was
of cabs, as was intimated in this cores
pondence week ago. She has quite as
curious ones, however, in the way of
bicycles and tricycles. Indeed the list
might be extended at either end and you
might say unicycles, bicycles, tricycles and
quadricycles. so great is the number and
variety OF this sort of vehicles used in this
city. Washington is often spoken of as the
paradise of wheelmen," and so it is. The
miles of smooth street. as level and smooth
as floor. extending forty, fifty, perhaps a
hundred miles, if you follow them street by
street and block by block, and while the
country roads surrounding the city are
especially fitted for the ISL lent steed," go
where you will in Washi ngton or vicinity
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22
A WOMAN'S WILEs.
How Vice, Masked With Modesty, Proved
an Estimable Young Mans Ruin.
Pretty but Vile May Ecke1son, Who
Utterly Deceived Eugene Clark,
And Connects Disgrace With Name
Always Before Honored.

The GLOBE has heretofore given an e1s
tensive outline of the unfortunate situation
of E. W. Clark, the respected young bust
ness man of Minneapolis whose name has
been dragged in the dust through the in
fanny of woman he called his wife. and
whom he loved, not wisely. but too well.
The community has become decidedly in-
terested in the case and the tongue of gos-
sip has rolled about the sweet morsels O.
sad facts connected with the new version OF
an old story of that violent love that meets
a violent end-of mans headstrong passion
and devotion and woman's calculating per-
fdy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22
An Answer wanted.

Can any one bring US a case of kidney OF
liver complaint that Electric Bitters will
not speedily cure? We say they cannot. as
thousands of cases already permanently
cured and who are daily recommending
Electric Bitters, will prove. Bright's dis
ease, diabetes. weak back, or any urinary
complaint quickly cured. They purify the
blood, regulate the bowels, and act directly
on the diseased parts. Every bottle guar
anteed. For sale at so cents bottle by
Lambie g. Bethune and j. P. Allen.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22
TRUE DEMOCRACY
Teaches Humanity-.Ald. Walsh,
Bold Stand for Labor.

The GLOBE is glad to find that Aid.
Walsh agreeswith it as to the attitude the city
should assume concerning the disposition of
contractors to cut down the wages of en-
ployes. The following is in brief the record
of the council in regard to this important
question, which came up at last Wednes-
days meeting in connection with the con-
sideration of the stonearch bridge.
ENCOURAGING HIGHER WAGES.
Aid. Walsh moved the following:
That in view of the fact that during some
time past there has been a strong rivalry
among contractors bidding for work from the
CITY. aud as result of which rivalry, said
contractors, in order (if possible) to keep their
profits as satisfactory to themselves as pos
sible, are. and have been during the last sea-
SON, securing laborers at s1.25 per day, a
price at which no man can live and support q
family, and that compelling laborers to work
at price less than the cost of an honorable
livelihood would eventually werk against the
best interests Of our city. it Il the sense of
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22
MINNEAPOLIS Coopers,


The matrimonial fever seems to have
struck the Sixth street shop. Jacob Peters
recently returned from Winona with bride,
and last week Fred johnson, who has the
contract for drawing the stock from the
railroads to the shop, came around with the
cigars and acknowledged the corn.
One of the walls of the new engine room
at the Hennepin shop, which had been I'M
dermined by the laying of water-pipe,
caved in last week and delayed the starting
Of the engine for several days.
A couple of coopers got into scrap
Wednesday at the corner of Thirteenth
avenue and Fifth street, which resulted in
the arrest of one of the belligerents.
It is rumored that 81. FL. Martin of the
Phoenix shop intends soon to get married,
and he is the recipient of congratulations
from his many friends.
The North Star Barrel company has de-
cided to purchase the stock of all retiring
members, and thereby reduce the member
ship.
Henry Clark, the boy who had his hand
crushed at the Sixth street shop. is getting
along as well as could be expected.
J. BouIdand, head packer at the Zenith
for the Northwestern shop.
j. W. Riddle of the North Star shop is
now foreman of the shop attached to the
Page mill at Fergus Falls.
Victor Heath of the Stevens shop has re-
turned from visit to the Stevens shop.
Fl. F. jenkins of the Northwestern shop
has been laid up with sprained ankle.
The North Star shop has seventy-four
men at work on all-oak barrels.
The establishment of pail and tub fac
tory at Winona is talked of.
minneapolis Labor Notes.
The board of management of the Min
neapolis Mercantile company held meet
ing Tuesday evening at the North Star
cooper shop and decided to start the CO.
operative store Dec. 1. The selection of
the building has not been consumated, but
Seventh street and Sixteenth street south.
lions for the position of manager.
The Trades and Labor assembly Friday
evening, at the request of the Stonecutters'
union, appointed committee to call pub
lie meeting to denounce the establishment
OF the new penlIentlary On Jne JOlleC plan.
The meeting will probably be held this
week.
Albert Pitchman. brakeman on the
Milwaukee road, slipped and fell under the
wheels of Transfer Engine No. 1876 at
Merriam park Wednesday evening and had
his foot so badly crushed as to require am
putation.
Twenty-Five dollars was realized by the
ball given by the Carpenters and Joiners'
union, No. 46, for the benefit of Frank
Peterson, the injured East Side carpenter.
The ball at Martins hall in South Min
neapolis Friday night for the benefit of
Mrs. Hurley, Melted about $125.
A number of the Milwaukee carshop en-
ployes Will attend the bollermaker's ball at
st. Paul Thanksgiving eve.
John Shuesidy of the Milwaukee car
shops had foot crushed last week by the
falling Of locomotive.
Four men were killed by fatal acct
dents in the city between Monday and
Wednesday.
The plumbers ball. Wednesday evening,
at Harmonic hall, will be the success of the
season.
Work is slack for the boilermakers in
contract shops.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22
A DIVORCE NEXT.

1t is only just and proper to say here
that in the transaction from first to last
Mr. Clark has played the part of an honor
able man and has the entire sympathy and
commentator of his friends. There is
now but one course open to him-the road
to the divorce court and this he will take
when the proper time arrives.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22

~ and woman, boy and maid
MN Find the wants welcome aid.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22
OUT IN NEBRA ASK A.

of sympathy between may be strengthened
and that strikes may be rendered unneces-
Sary.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-11
THE LAW OF SEX IN LITERATURE.

Despite the limitations of women,
the sex is no longer at real disad-
vantage in the world Of letters, par
ticularly in the world Of fiction.
The novel is woman's realm. In
the authorship of the really great
novels of the century, women have
done work that suffers nothing by
comparison with that Of men. In
creative power, in the delineation Of
character, in the construction of a
story, in the touches that awaken
the moral sentiments and gain the
mastery over ones nature, the wo-
man is as likely as the man to do the
best work. But you would never
think of woman as the author of
"The Excursion" or as the writer
of treatise on logic, or as anything
more than sympathetic respondent
to philosophical ideas at the Concord
School of Philosophy. The law OF
sex asserts itself in literature, and
when women attempt what is be-
yond them, as if the line of sex
could be crossed over with impunity,
nature appears with sword that
moves both ways, and forbids wo-
men to enter the garden where they
may again cat of the fruit Of the
tree of all intellectual effort.-Bos-
ton Herald.