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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23
Soft and White Hands.

Good Housekeeping: A woman whose
pretty hands are being ruined by washing
in hard water writes to ask remedy.
Water can be easily softened with few
kropS of ammonia. or what is better small
piece Of lump borax. Warm water, into
which enough borax has been dissolved to
make the water feel a little slippery when
pressed between the thumb and finger,
is very good for washing the hands.
Hands kept dirty are never smooth and
white. Absolute cleanliness is necessary.
Many people who do not work wash their
hands but seldom. The days accumulation
of dirt is allowed to remain on the hands at
night. Upon rising the hands are washed
in cold water. The possessor wonders why,
when she does no work, her hands do not
look any better, if as well. as
her chambermaid's. The hands should
always be washed in warm soap
suds before going to bed. White soaps
are safest. Highly scented and colored
soaps are almost invariably made from ran
cid and illsmelling fats. After the hands
are shoroughly dried use few drops of
mixed gycerine and camphor, which the
druggist can prepare Tor you. Drep into
the palm of the hand and rub on the hands,
This will be all that will be necessary to
show decided improvement.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23
FROM SHOP AND MILL.
Considerable Agitation Created in Duluth
by the Occurrence of Three
Strikes in One Day.
Discharge of Employees of the Minne-
apolis & St. Louis Road and
the Causes Therefor.
Mr.. Powderly Expresses Himself as
Strongly Opposed to BOycotts
and Strikes.
Hon. Leland Stanford Fayors Pay
ing Men by the Hour--The
Plumbers, Strike.
Much Troubled with Strikes.

DULUTH, May 22.-Fifteen of the 15O
men employed in Ragray's sawmill, at Rice
point, struck yesterday for a reduction OF
hours OF work from eleven to ten. The
mill was forced to shut down for short
time, but new men were hired to take their
place and work was resumed. The union
men working at the Duluth Lumber COM
pany's mills were ordered out last night
The owners of the mills refuse to comply
with their request for ten hours work and
trouble is expected. A large number OF
the men employed in the mills here are
members of the union and may be
ordered out at any time which will
cause the mills to shut down. AT 2 o'clock
this afternoon the chief of police received
word from Graft IL Murray's mill that as
sistance was needed at once, as there was
a crowd of men interfering with the EN-
ployes. The chief quickly got together
force of policemen and left. for the scene
of the disturbance. 1t was there learned
that Gray's men had struck and were trying
to induce those at Graft IL Murray's to join
them. Full particulars cannot be obtained
at this hour, but it is alleged that the men
are for fewer hours and more pay. Every
thing was quiet at Graft & Murray's at
last accounts, and it is thought no serious
trouble will occur. 1t is said that the strike
is confined to the yardmen.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23
Organization Effected.

ST. LOUIS, May 22.-The coal miners, at
their national convention yesterday, COM
pleted their preliminary routine business
and organized their national assembly of
the Knights of Labor. kilograms were
sent to Frederick Turner, general secretary
of the Knights of Labor, applying for a
charter. and requesting him to present to
the special general assembly, to be held in
Cleveland, the resolution adopted on the
day before endorsing Grand Master
Workman Powderly and his prin-
ciples. The act of the con-
vention Yesterday, which will at
tract the widest attention, was the passage
of resolution declaring that in the future
the miners who are Knights of Labor will
support and countenance no strikes OF boy
colts instituted by the Trades union, and
will give their patronage exclusively to
Knights of Labor manufactures. This
resolution was carried unanimously with
out discussion. To-day the convention will
complete its labors, perfecting their organ
ization, electing officers and delegates to
the regular General Assembly of the Knights
Of Labor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23

given amount OF machinery is much below
what it was last fall, which accounts for the
difference between the maximum and work
ing capacity. Most of the mills have con-
siderable number Of orders ahead, anu are
making all the flour they can comfortably.
There is some inquiry for flour reported,
though mt slightly lower prices, and more or
less orders are being accepted. Some millers
look upon the milling situation more favor
ably than for some time. and not few OK
press their belief of being able to run their
mills steadily for some Observation-Disclosures
Miller.
The nineteen mills running last week were
the Pillsbury A, Phoenix (one-half), Palisade,
Anchor, Cataract Columbia, Crown Roller,
Dakota, Galaxy, Holly, Minneapolis, North
western, Petit, st. Anthony, Washburn a
(two-thirds). B and c. Pillsbury b and Hum
boldt The idle mills are the Excelsior, Zenith,
Union and Standard, representing maximum
capacity of 8, 400 barrels out of total OF 54,-
coo barrels.
The meeting of the Head Millers' associa-
ton Tuesday evening was largely taken up
with routine business. 1t was stated tnst
mines from the Pillsbury and Washburn mills
would play game of base ball at the millers'
picnic, and $50 was appropriated toward the
purchase of suits for the players. Inc game
will be the third one played for the head mill
ers' cup, and the club winning this time be-
comes the permanent owner OF it.
Chris Bower for several years miller in
the Phoenix has given up his position and
gone into the hotel business in the northwest
part of the city. Carl Schober, Jr., succeeds
to the vacancy in the mill.
&. Nearly the full active milling capacity of
Minneapolis is now in operation, the only
mills idle being four, none of which have run
regularly for some time.
j. III. Miller has gone to Mt. Clemens, Mich,
to undergo treatment for rheumatism. Sec
ond Miller Pickering is in charge during his
absence.
]. X Howie has returned from Bozeman.
Oak, and assumes his old position in the
WaShburn A.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23

tried to sktch Mr.. Porterhouse, typical,
well-fed butcher. But here he became
wedged in between two fat women with
overloaded baskets, and got both sleeves of
his coat frescoed with oleomargarine and
pickles. He only had time to catch the
sweet smile of the butcher as he welcomed
customer.
'Mornin', marin! Nice liver this mornin'
marin? There's bootiful liver, shill I
wrap it up for your"
1t was evident he knew his customers.
wants, and it was quite as evident that she
kept clearinghouse. Yet it does not
signify that because she invests in nice
hyers that her boarders are nice livers.
Then a red-headed woman carrying a
basket that smelled strong enough to walk
home alone came along and damned our
artist in the ribs and knocked his sketch
book into barrel of tripe. This was so
discouraging that the artist wedged his way
out as quick as possible and entered bob
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23
MINNEAPOLIS COOPERs.

There is seemingly rather a better outlook
for coopering in Minneapolis than for some
| time. While the mills are yet using dis
| proportonately large amount of sacks the
| stock of barreled -four is well reduced, and
| shipments hereafter made will be largely from
that fresh ground. Flour being almost in
variably stored in barrels it will be seen that
| the business of the cooper will be augmented
by the barrels used coming direct from the
shops. The flour output is somewhat heavier,
but about the same proportionate number OF
sacks is used. The sales last week were few
| thousand heavier, being the largest for quite
a while. They amounted to 40,100 barr els
against ST. 700 barrels the preceding week and
rs, 400 barrels for the corresponding period in
1885. The manufacture for the week was
40, 800 barrels The shops occupy about the
same position as week ago. The smaller
ones are doing quite good business, but the
larger ones, in the majority of cases, are less
fortunate, two of them at least, being about
idle. Barrel stock is quiet and easy.-North-
western Miller.
at the annual election of Phoenix Barrel
company held last week, the following board
of officers was elected: w. c. Cutler, presi-
dent: A. J. Mcdaniel, secretary; James Stiff
ferle, treasurer; directors, John HELLER, P.
Delmore, John Bumb.
Doud g. Son, who were recently burned out
have leased the old PaullY shop, formerly oc-
cupied by A. Bum, and will begin making
barrels by hand this week.
Robert Parr, who was once president of
the North Star Barrel company, is building
shop at the corner of Fourth avenue and
Thirty-f1fth street south.
Henry Beuchner has withdrawn from the
Cooperative Barrel company on account of
poor health, and has gone to Baltimore for
treatment.
Peter Carlson has retired from the Mime
sofa company and John Olson and e. Eckran
have purchased memberships.
Albert Runchlen has withdrawn from the
Hennepin shop to accept position ON the
police force.
The North Star has not yet started its
machinery, but is making a few barrels by
hand.
The three Pillsbury mills will hereafter use
full elm barrels.
Another cooper shop at Saltwater is
fo1I Cd Af
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23
MARKET MYSTERIES.
The Globe Artist Sees the Sights Of the
Market-Plaoe Under Grave
Difficulties.
A Collision With Print Of Butter While
sketching Fruits of all
Chimes.
Both Sleeves of His Coat Frescoed
With OIeomargarine and Pick.
les-- Fat Women.
Two Strings of Fish Laid on White
Dress.-The Ministerial Mans
Movements.

1t would be a treat these cool autumn
mornings to stroll through the well-stocked
markets were it not for the necessity of run
ming the gauntlet of greasy market baskets.
Nothing has more demoralizing effect
upon suit of clothes than trip through
crowded market house. Our artist tried it.
lie wanted to make some sketches showing
the abundance of good things to be found
In the st. Paul markets. He entered the
market clad in spotless suit and emerged
from it looking like a Chicago pork packer
in his overalls. While trying to sketch
a stand loaded with the fruits of
all climes he collided with print
of butter protruding from the top of a
basket In trying to avoid it he backed
into bucket of lard carried by a diminu-
tive Ethiopian. Then he moved ahead and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23
Northwestern Notes,

John c. Callahan. a Washington painter.
has entered a civil suit for $1,000 damages
against certain members of the Journeymen
House Painters assembly, knights of Labor
The cause for action is an alleged conspiracy
on the part of the defendants which, through
boycotting and other means, resulted in the
ness.
The coopers employed at Doud's barrel fac
tory in Saltwater have been on strike for
several weeks.
A work1ngmen's mass convention will be
held in Rochester June l, to organize county
central club.
A movement for the early closing of stores
has been started in Eau Claire
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
An Increase Required i'm the Execu-
tive Board.

BUFFALO, N. Y, May 22.-General
Master Workman Powderly and Grand Sec
rotary Turner of the Knights of Labor ar
rived in this city this morning en- route to
Cleveland, and left again at 1880 p. m.
Mr.. Powderly stated that one of the chief
subjects to be discussed at the forthcoming
general meeting will be the extension OF
the general executive board. The organi-
cation is growing so rapidly that the pres
ent executive board is not numerous enough
to look after one state and its membership
must be increased. There were the same
number of members on the board-fiye-
at the present time with an organization of
nearly 100000 members as there were
when the membership was only 10000.
On the subject of strikes and boycotts,
which will also be considered, Mr.. Pow
derby expressed himself strongly opposed
to conflicts of any kind between labor and
capital, and hoped that measures would be
taken to repudiate such matters.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23
SENATOR STANFORD
FavOrs Paying by the Hour and
Making the Number Animal


Making the Number Optional.
I have always believed in paving for
labor by the hour. think it is the fairer
way, and is more just to men employed and
to the men VINO pay for their employment.
In some labor eight hours is as long as a
man should be engaged, but in other kinds
of labor men can work ten and twelve
hours without detriment to themselves.
We find it on our road, the Central Pacific.
more satisfactory to us and to the men to
pay by the hour and permit the men to
work as long as they choose. l find that
the greater part of them usually
prefer to work ten hours. These men
have labor to sell and the amount
they sell of it we leave to their own judy
ment. think it would be better if this rule
should prevail everywhere. Labor is a
commodity, its value depends upon the de-
mand for it and its power of production and
cannot be regulated by legislation. If one
man can produce as much in eight hours as
another man produce in tenth ought to be
paid as much, not by the length of time he
is employed but by the amount that he pro-
duces. To pay men by the day is often a
premium upon idlenesS, and an idle worth
less man will naturally shirk when he
knows that he is'going to receive as much
compensation as the industrious man who
is next to him. There always ought to
be
COMMUNITY OF INTEREST
between the employer and employed. The
workman ought to know and keep UPPER
most in his mind the fact that the prosper
ity of his employer means his own prosper
ity, and the Employer ought to know and
keep in mind the fact that the prosperity of
his workman is necessary to his success.
There is no advantage to an employer that
pays man less than his labor is worth.
He will be loser in the end if he does it.
We employ 1000 men and we have never
had a strike, except once, and that was
gang Of Cinnamon who stood
for one day only under misun-
derstanding. We have prevented
strikes by treating our men fairly, by pay
ing them all that their labor is worth, and
we have never had difference that could
not be arranged satisfactorily when the cir
Most employers
ON THE PACIFIC COAST
work their men more than eight hours, and
we have done it ourselves. I do not think
that it is injurious to a man who studies
sobriety and is regular in his habits to work
ten hours day, and / know great many
men who can safely work twelve hours a
without Injury to themselves and produce
good results, but such men ought to be
paid according to the amount of the service
they render and not by the time they occupy
in performing thvt service This is true
particularly with regard to men who run
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23
Two Thousand nIen Out.

ST. Louis, May GAS was expected
the return by the furniture manufacturers
from the eight-hour system, which they re-
Gently inaugurated in their factories here,
to the old ten-hour plan, has resulted in
the closing down to-day of every establish
ment of the kind in the city, rendering idle
over 1000 men. When the furniture
workers learned of the intention of their
employers to abandon the short hour sys-
tenn, they resolved not to return to work on
the basis of ten hours unless the should re-
ceive more pay per hour. The manufac-
turers refused to grant this demand, with
the above result.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23
where would He Re.

New Orleans States.
Teacher: johnnie, do you know the
nature of an oath?"
Johnnie: "Yes'm. 1t is something that
man gives when he wants to be believed. -
Teacher: That's right Now let us
have an illustration. Johnnie, suppose
your father should swear to your mother
that he would be at home at 10 o'clock in
the evening. Where would he be at that
hour?"
Johnnie: ''In Tim Doogan's bar room"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23
Almost a Settlement.

On last Friday conference was held be-
tween committees of the journeymen's and
master plumbers associations. The bosses
agreed to give $3.50 for nine hours work,
six days in the week, but the men insisted
on eight hours on Saturday, and neither
side would go any further. AS it is, the
one hour week is the only difference, and
if either side would cede the point work
would be resumed. The bosses say they
will never give it, and are sending East for
men
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23
The vEorkingman's Pipe.

There are few things from which the
average wOrkingman derives more satisfac-
ton than his pipe. 1t dulls the edge of
trouble, lightens his labors and cheers his
rest. When he stretches himself out in
the shade after dinner to smoke away the
balance of his noon hour. or seats himself
on the doorstep in the fading evening
light, he proves that his pipe gives more of
comfort than the golden crown of a king.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23
Coal Miners Quiet.

PUNXsATAwNIE, Pa, May 22.-No
trouble has occurred at the coal mines where
about fifty foreigners are working. Sixty
five policemen armed with Winchester
rifles are guarding the mines, but no out
break is expected as the strikers are not
armed and seem to be in good humor, al
though they are determined to hold out.
The company threaten eviction if the strike
Is not soon broken.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23

ment is going to embarass the government
by forcing it into apparent antagonism with
Mr.. Gladstone and his cabinet on the Irish
home rule question. At some later day we
may see the home government and the Do
mlnion government at odds again and OH
the question OF Canadian independence.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23
Coffins in Mexico.

Mexico Letter to Pittsburg Dispatch.
In my wanderings around the city
found a street on which there are no
business houses or even pulque shops
nothing but coffin manufacturers. From
one endsof the street to the other you see
in every door men and boys making and
painting all kinds and sizes of collins. The
dwelling houses are old and dilapidated
and the street narrow and dingy. It re-
minds one of the streets around the point
in Pittsburg, except the buildings are
higher. Here the men work, day after
day, never whistle, talk or sing, and naught
is said as they go at their hewing, painting
and glueing, with long faces, as if they
were driving nails into their own cofins.
The trustees of Yankton college have put
an agent in the field to raise sos 0lf) for odd;
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23

At Ninth street the tall, ministerial man
got in. He goes to market regularly. He
sat down between two ladies and set his
basket on the seat between himself and one
OF them. His basket is very small. COW
cred and mysterious-l looking affair. Several
times he nearly set the lady next to him
wild by lifting up his basket carefully and
looking at the bottom of it. then down upon
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23

tail car. Here the fat old lady who al
ways waits until the car has gone half
block before hailing it made her appear
ance at the corner. And as she approached
many were the speculations among the pas
sengers who looked first at her, then at
the car door, as to whether she could make
it. But by turning sideways and wiggling
about she got in. Then she set her basket
down on an old mans toes and laid two
strings of fish on the dress of lady in i'm
maculate white. Then she handed SWELL
dressed dude greasy three-cent piece to
deposit in the box.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23

the seat where it sat. Apparently satisfied
that all was right he again put it down, the
lady looking daggers at him and pulling
her skirts as far away as possible. Among
the other passengers was stylishly- dressed
young lady with innumerable bangles that
jingled necessarily as she moved about or
raised a three-cent bunch of china asters
and gazed at them admiringly. Next to
her sat a tired-lookng old lady with a
basket containing foul. cabbages, a peck of
sweet potatoes, great hunk of salt pork
and several egg plants. This was the
young lady's mother! Beware, young man!
If your girl asks you tonight if you don't
think she's smart to get up at o'clock in
the morning and go to market. Yet, not
withstandIng our artists adventures the
market will well pay and interest all visit
Ors to it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23
MINNEAPOLIS rrILLERs.

The warmer weather causes the wheat to
grind ''tough," and the milling Capacity of |.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23

Canada and the Home Rule Question
Washington Star.
The opposition in the Dominion parlia-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23

The trustees of Yankton college have nut
an agent in the field to raise $4,000 for addi-
tional college buildings.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-23

The concerted action of the railroads is
quite Significant. 1t evidently means that
they will endeavor to fight the labor move
ment while it is an infant, and will not wait
until it grows to manhood and has taken boy
ing and wrestling lessons.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-16

lfhGk luleT III warren lDnlO) lrlDunc.l
The newspaper topic is so interesting a
one to the ldler, that he continues, It at
possible risk Of becoming tiresome. lie
noticed, while sitting with the news editor
Of great journal, not long ago, that there
had been a change in newspaper nomen-
cla'ure. There were no longer any "arti-
clesn or "dispatches,n or ''itemsn among
the hundred sheets Of copy which came
hurrying in, to be read and edited like
lightning, and sent out to the hungry
printers. Everything was ''story."
"Iiave you the rest of that murder story ?"
the anxious foreman would ask. "llere's a
good story about trying to blow up Judge
Lambert Trees house with dynamite" the
assistant news editor would say; "shall |
put q display head over II ~
AS everybody knows, words have their
stories, ard this term--new to the Idler-
for newspaper matter was eloquent. 1t
showed what the requirement OF the jour
nalism OF the day is-that every news
item shall be made into readable narrative,
No more does the reporter write, "a cloud
of gloom was on yesterday cast over our
city by sad occurrence which has shocked
the entire community" &c. The day for
that sort Of work is past. He begins his
story with the first word Of the article, aud
tells 1t gracefully, briefly in words, but
fully in detail; and the time is near at hand
when the prophecy of Whitelaw Reid will
be realized, and the daily events Of great
| city will daily be told In language as
choice and with a style as admirable as thai
OF MacQulny's ESSAYS