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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-04-25

lesson must he in vain il 1t were So
Some Of our organizations have
already in their program II substitute
for the boycott and strikes IN poIlt-
cal action. In the questions of gov
eminent control of railroad and telc-
graph We begin to see chance to
remedy the abuses Of IA system which
has fostcrcd monopoly With our
legislatures debauchcd by political
bribery, our judges in conspiracy
with and under corporate dIctatIon,
and our laws perverted to sustain
and foster watered stock speculation
and robbery Of the people, IS 1t not
time for those most affected the
largest class the Wage-earncr to do
something: Let the responsibility
be fixed. Recall delinquent and
disobcdicnt representatives and de-
mand in tones that cannot be
drowned the State control Of our
common carriers, the railroads and
tcIrgraphs. Send such men from
our own ranks It's will be sure to give
what we ask. Our supplies will be
surcr and cheaper, all the more so in
that We can dispense with that waste
full system OF private and corporate
control Of public means.
Would it even be- necessary to com
prnsate our monopoIsts for what We
intend to place ut the people 5 dis
posaI:: Have they not already been
sufficiently rewarded in their mil
lions drawn from the watcrrd stock
and the speculative gambling Of list
less and criminal exchanges;
Let us all unite in calling for GOV
rrnmcnt control, and through oul
political franchises see that We GET
State interference in these matters,
and profit hy our lesson,
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-04-25

the most satisfactory service from
them with the least friction. And
similar results have followed trade
organizations in every industrial
calling. They weed out unworthy
members, elevate the average of the
craft, and govern the whole with the
aggregate wisdom, restraining midi
vidual impulses by collective coun-
sci, and evolving the patience and
dignity Of action which 60 with de
liberation and il proper sense of re-
sponslbility, In this respect, labor
organizations are the natura out
growth Of our free institutions, and
are operated by the same springs of
actions, the same ideas Of self-hclp
and seIf-goycrnmcnt. 81. Inns
PmiUiSmicH.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-04-25
WHAT OTHERS SAY.

TRADE MONS AND n. OF l..
There are fears expressed in some
quarters Of q growing antOgnlsm be-
tween the the trade unions and the
Knights Of Labor. We believe there
IS no reason for serious apprehension.
The trouble comes, not from conflict
between the organizations themSe YES,
but from the inflated consequence Of
some late corners into the labor
movement who appear to think they
can best build up by tearing down.
No intelligent Knight of Labor
can afford to speak. snccringIy of the
"tradc union idea" No believer in
the progress Of the labor movement
can for moment disregard the work
accomplished by them. No one but
superficial reader Of history can ig-
more the advance achieved through
them. Even numerically the trade
unions to-day outnumbrr all other
forms of organized labor,
There is u disposition always in
mankind to take short cut to the
millennium. The old ways are not
speedy enough. This is well, pro-
yiding the new track is property sur
ycycd and does not lead into uuag-
mlrcs.
The Knights of Labor have grasppd
a Great principle the intimate rcIa,
ton Of all CLASSES of Iabolers to each
other. How far its practical appIi.
cation IS possible to-day has not yet
been determined. How rapidly til,
discoiIant elements will fuse is vet /
problem in socMI chemistry.
The trade unions have been stead
lily cnIurging their scope each year
They are on solid ground. THEN
work is less empirical than that o
the Knights of Labor. Whether il
is less useful or not time can onl,
tell. MranwhiIra stopper Shout,
be put upon the cgrr@iouS asses wh'
90 about drrryiug everything that i
done. except 10y the comparatiycl,
infant Order of X, of l.. We repe,t
once more, there Is no autagonism
and he who tries to stir il up shout,
be speedily sat down upon by all tru
friends Of the labor movement
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-04-25
New HAVEN, ArRIL -, 1856
LET IT SUCCEED.

/ pom the success or failure Of amy
reform movement depends in Il great
measure its justification, rs the world
goes. The SUPERB 'iaI manner in
which such decidedly pro-capItaistic
editors as Dana, Of the SIM, discuss
the various phases Of the labor move
mcnt are far from cdifylng in the
eyes Of the thoughtful workmcn.
Last Tuesday the Sun cclipscd itself
with the following:
Suppose that because of the unwil-
lingness of the directors of a certain
company to yield to the demands Of the
strikers, all the horse cars in this city
should be tied up for a week. Would
the people stand IT? 4 an IT be that they
would bear patiently the immense lncnn-
veniencc Of such IA situation merely be
cause the president of the Third Avenue
Railroad didn't think best to grant Ger
tain demands of his workmen? Would
occasion Of stopping all the horse cars;
This is II question which a great many
men, strikers or not, must be asking
themselves at present, The answer is
not difficult.
The public will not support the strikers
il the demands Of the latter are contrary
to fair play. If those are not Just, pub
lie sympathy and public assistance will
be given to the railroads.
If it remained for the public to
decide who was right and who was
wrong in tins matter, It might take
several years to come to IL conclusion,
The public will accept the condi-
tons imposed by the ylctors in the
struggle, provided the public is not
put to unhrard-of Inconvenience.
In the latter case, the public might
possibly organize itself into com
mlttec Of the whole and pass rcso
lutions. And Editor Dana wouIt
tell the public what public sentiment
was and the public would, perhaps
imagine that the ,NHH shonc for all
But that would not run the cars
Neither would it pay dividends NO
would it alter the fact that supl
workingmen who could not afford t,
hire cabs would have to walk, pro
yided the "rlcNatcd" was include,
IN the "uc up.
Some "crmk" might propose, il
such an event, that the State TAX
charge Of the passenger traffic. an,
..- run the railroads for the public con
yenence, paying the employees goo
wages and treating them humancIN
Some ambitious State officers raj
road commissioners might move i
the matter for the sake Of glory an
future reconsideration" at the hand
of the public. If the railroad con
missionerS NUcrccd in relieving I'll
public from the Inconvenience of
"tie-up." and do it IN Il way tn,
will satisfy the demands of III
strikers, the public will no don't
applaud the strikers and rcmrmb,
the wise commissioners in the dW
of nominations and elections.
If, on the other hand. the corp,
rations succeed in rcsuming trah
with the aid of militia and hungl
scabs, the day of settlement will ON
be postponed for, Mr.. Dana, tn
question of public transportatic
will never be settled until it's settle
right,
Public sympathy will be close
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-04-25

lI'll' ' lNl''ll VI q iNlt'i VA ~ az W Nv
e rOte:
Oh for tongue to curse the slave,
Whose treason, like deadly blight,
Comes DER the cuumsels Of the brave
And blasts them in their hour of might =
May lite's uubleSSed cup for him
BE drugg'd with treacherrs to the brim-
With hopes that but allureto fly,
With Joys that vanish while he sips
Like Dead sea fruits that tempt the eye,
But turn to ashes on the lips
His country's curse, his chldren'S shame,
Outrast of virtue, peace and fame,
May he AT last, with lips of flame,
ON the parch'd desert thirsting die
While lakes that shoue in mockery nigh
Are fading oft, untouched, uutasted,
Like the once glorious hopes he blasted
And, when from earth his spirit flies
Just Prophet let the damn d one dwell
Full in the sight Of Paradise
Beholding Heaven, aud feeling he'll
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-04-25
TRADE NIONlSM.

The conparatiy" immunity from
violence which this country enjoys
AS compared with America. France
and Belgium is due in 4 large meas
ure to the NOR" complete develop
mcnt of trades unlonism, which has
given the working classes here a bet
ter chance of obtaining fair play than
is possible where welI-organizcd or
powerful trades unions do not exist.
Men viii not resort to force if JUS
tirr is possible without it, and the
degree of order of every community
Will he m proportion to the SENSE of
security which every man feels that
he Will get fair play in the battle Of
life. -Louiog Deulocrat.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-04-25
NOTICE.

Address communications in reference
to the organization of new Trade and
Labor Unions to
TRADES COUNCIL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE,
?. o. Box 1502. New Haven. Conn.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-31
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL

Thomas Edison is going to experiment
with earth currents, which he thinks
may revolutionize telegraphy. He says,
sooner or later, telegraph wires will be a
thing of the past.
Careful experiments by Mr.. Joseph
Jastrow show that the evidence obtained
in favor of magnetic sense" "a per-
ception of the mysterious force of mag
nets-is unreliable. The sense does not
exist.
An incandescent lamp which requires
no vacuum in the globe has been invent
ed in Germany. The wire used is
mixture of conducting and non-conduct-
ing elements, the latter preventing the
former from melting.
Aniline oil is reported to be gaining
considerable favor as local an@sthetic
in simple surgical operations, such as
opening q felon. On dipping the finger
in the oil for short time it becomes so
insensible that the flesh may be cut to
the bone without pain.
A Spanish inventor, Senior Pumariega,
proposes applying an electric current to
the body by a novel method. Flannel
is impregnated with oxides of iron, cop
per, zinc and tin, which are excited by
the Precipitation of the body and subject
the latter to weak but constant electric
current.
1t is not generally known that coal
which remains in store perfectly dry is
rendered less valuable on that account,
yet such is the fact. Most coal mines
are saturated with water, and if this Is
drained off, the coal becomes flinty and
valueless. Coal stored through the sum-
mer should be sprinkled and kept moist.
J. H. Bullard, of Springfield, Mass,
has for several months past been at work
on tricycle. for which steam shall fur
nish the motive power. The experiment
has so far succeeded that recently sevexl
trial trips have been made with such sat
isfaction as to already cause two manu-
facturers to apply for the right of manu-
facture.
Ebony can be initiated on wood by
first painting with a ono per cent. solu-
ton of sulphate of copper. When per
fectly dry the wood is painted over with
a liquid consisting of equal weights of
aniline, hydro chloride and spirits of
WIG. Inc Dlue NltFOli dCtS On tlle AMI
line and forms nigrosin, black which
can not be affected by acids or alkalies.
A luster can be added by coating with
simple copal varnish.
1t is said that the great glacier Of
Alaska is moving at the rate of quarter
Of mile per annum toward the sea. The
front, according to this account, presents
a wall of ice some five hundred feet in
thickness, its breadth varies from three
to ten miles, and it is about $50 miles
long. Almost every quarter Of an hour
hundreds of tons of ice in large blocks
fall into the sea, which they agitate in
the most violent manner, the waves being
such as to toss about the largest vessels
that approach the glacier as if they were
small boats The ice is extremely pure
and dazzling to the eye. and has tints OF
the lightest blue as well as Of the deepest
indigo. The top is very rough and
broken, forming small hills, and even
chains Of mountains in miniature.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-31
SELECT slFrINGs

Briton means q eolored or painted per-
son. When ths Romans invaded Britain
they found that the natives painted them
selves.
Tho pagcs Of the National House OF
representatives. conduct a fair business
procuring the autographs Of members.
They charge the autograph hunter $40
for the signature of the whole House. In
the Senate the charge is only SIS bscauso
of the fewer members.
In the list of realized sales per acre Of
cultivated land in England, mushrooms
lead with $500 as the average product.
Following come filbeTts, $500; onions,
s192, black currants, el6S; strawberries,
$50; gooseberries, plums, early lettuce
and early potatoes, 500 each,
The reason that milk boils more quickly
than water is becauseit is thicker liquid.
and consequently less heat is carried of
by evaporation Of steam; therefore the
heat of the entire mass will rise more
rapidly. Again, there is thin skin
which forms upon the top of heated
milk, which Of course confines the steam
and increases the heat,
Filliping the toad was formerly COM
mon and cruel diversion for boys in En-
gland. They placed a board, two or
three feet long, at right angles over
transverse piece two or three inches
thick, and then after placing the toad at
one end of the board, the other end was
struck by bat or large stick, which
threw the poor toad forty or fifty feet
perpendicularly from the earth, and the
fall generally killed it
The Celts found in Spain, France and
Britain other people already settled, who
were most likely the bronze or neolithic
people. No doubt they killed most of
them, but some Of them are believed TO
be living in Europe still, in the Basque
provinces in tho northwest corner of
Spain, and their language, which is not
an Aryan language at all, is no doubt the
old language which the makers of bronze
instruments spoke.
The "mint house" in Boston existed
thirty-four years, or thereabouts, All
the coins from it bore the dates 1869 or
1862, the same dies being probably used
through all the time OF coming there.
Some coins had been made for Virginia
as early as 1644. Copper coins bearing
the figure Of an elephant were struck in
England for the Carolinas and New Eng
land in 1894. Coins were also struck for
Maryland, bearing the effigy of Lord Bal
timore,
1t has been claimed by some writers
that hundreds of years before the time Of
Columbus, navigators from the countries
~
mean Sea sailed to the Atlantic Ocean,
aud they were driven by tempest across
the Ocean to the Continent of America.
The Northmenmade settlementsin Green
land, as they had previously done in Ice
land; but these, after period of more
than hundred years, persisted, aud when
Columbus set sail on his eventful voyage
they were forgotten.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-31

The Price CWrreas explains that ssthe
above figures of immigration Cor the past
year covers only the six ports, of Balti-
more, Boston, New Orleans, New York,
Philadelphia and san Francisco, atwhich
.heimmigrationf for tho preceding year was
S49, 0S0, or about ninety per cent, of tho
final report, Current statistics of immi-
grafton embrace no calculation for immi-
grants arriving from Mexico and British
North American Provinces, 1t is likely
the final returns of the Treasury Depart
ment will show fully $40, 900 for the past
year-whieh would imply that the pres
ent population is almost exactly GO, 900, :
900, calculated as mentioned"
In six years, therefore, our population
has increased from so, los. 9SS to 90, 600, =
900. or nearly 10, 600, 600; and in the ten
years preceding 1850 il increased H.
sou, 600, making gain in sixteen years
Of 81. 500, 900. As our population was
only IS, 500. 600 in 1870. il has gained
over sixty per cent, What influence such
an increase in population has upon con.
sumption Of products, is not easily to be
conceived, Take the case Of wheat
alone. 1t is estimated that four and
half bushels Of flour per annum are con
Sumed by each man, woman and child in
the country. An increase in population
Of 10000, 600 means that the country
must produce $1,000, GOO moro bushels
of wheat for home consumption than it
did in 1880. An Increase Of 81, 500, 600
in population means an increased wheat
consumption at home of 96, 55O, 900
bushels. Just that much more wheat is
required to supply the home demand
than was needed in 1870. In this we
take no account of the additional amount
required for seeding the increased area
put into wheat raising. York Indi.
erf1f
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HOW Ne GrnM.

The rapidity with which this country
is growing may be understood from the
increase in population, The census of
1880 gave the population of the United
States in June of that year as so, iS5, 5SS,
which was 1881, Ala more than in 1870.
The Cincinnati Price Carseat has made
an estimate Of what it is now, which
seems to be nearly correct. For the ten
years from 1870 TO 1850 the increase Of
population was almost exactly equivalent
to two per cent, gain annually, with the
yearly immigration added. The immi-
grafton for the years ending June so,
1880, and the approximate population on
June so, of those years, on the basis Of
calculation mentioned, is as follows, az
cording to the Price C,FYeat:
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HIGH PoINr, n. 6. Aug. si.-A

HIGH POINT, N. @. Aug, 31.-A
slight earthquake shock of about four
seconds duration was felt here at
exactly 9:53 o'clock tonight. and
about two minutes later slighter
shock was felt of only about Sec
ond in duration. 1t caused great ex>
element. Timbers shook and glass
was broken. Information leads us
to believe that no damage was done.
WASHINGTON. Aug. STAT 9:55 to-
night very decided vibrations of the
earth were felt in Washington. and
in a few minutes advices began to
arrive. Houses rocked and people
ran out of them especially from ups
per floors. The shock was not felt by
people on the ground or on the side
walks.
CLEVELAND, O., 9:3s p. Nam
earthquake shock, lasting about one
minute, has just occurred here.
Buildings swayed perceptibly. No
damage is reported. People left the
theatres and ran into the street and
great excitement prevails.
MONTGOMERY, Ala.-At S;45 p. M,
q shock of earthquake was percepti-
bly, felt IN this city. Its direction
seemed to DO East to West. The me,
ton was felt in the best constructed
buildings of the city and lasted sew
eral seconds.
DETROIT. Q o'clock tonight a
shock of earthquake caused consid-
cradle excitement in this city. 1t
was of short duration, but was dis
tinctly felt in different parts of the
town. In the Free Press building
the editorial force made stampede
or the street.
LYNCHBURG, Aug. 3l.-Shock here
was severe. Felt at 10 o'clock.
New YORK, Aug. S1,-The shock
was perceptibls here No damage
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-31
Tarred HIonrs

Some months ago the floors of MANY
Austrian garrisons were painted with
tar, and the results have proved so uni.
formly advantageous that the method is
becoming greatly extended in its appli.
cation. The collection Of dust in cracks
is thus prevented. and consequent dim.
mutton in irntative diseases Of the eva
has been noted. Cleaning Of the rooms
has been greatly facilitated, and para.
sites are almost completely excluded.
The coating Of tar is inexpensive, re.
quires renewal but once yearly, and pre-.
sents but one disadvantage, viz, its som.
Der color. Medical Nsss.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-31
When 10 Learn TO Ride.

Childhood is not the best time TO ao-
quire the art of riding. The muscles are
too young and the back too week. The
spine is apt TO grow crooked unless a
second saddle be adopted, which enables
the learner to so alternate days on the
of side of the horse, and TO this there are
many objections. 1t is generally ac-
cepted idea among English people that
riding is like music and literatnre-the
earlier it is learned the better for the
learner, and more certain the proficiency
desired to be obtained. This is an -
roneous idea.-'Ladiss on Horseback.n
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-31

WASHINGTON, Ssps. 1.-Prof. w.
]. McGee. of the Geological survey,
leaves tonight for Charleston to
make a survey and study of :the eff
fects of the earthquake at what now
appears to have been the centre of
disturbance.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-31

AS evidence that civilization is ad
vaneing night along in Persia, il ia men
TONED that pigs are now liberated in m,
streets Of Tehcran; a sewing machip,
company has located an agency; a youn,
rrsn e, woman is giving piano lessons
ana the wife OF a German clockmsts
appears In Persian play lstolen from m
e stLehseh,, being the first actress in II,
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-31

Az; AN AN AmadoT county lcal) man has an.
pll .. LOT a patent on process fos mak;r.
butter BY boiling the cream. 'A'Dt
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-31

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sasA v puu sSsl esigl q,.A usu uaaM,
on e0uSisD!p oql ou IIsi noi uuo'.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-31

The Australian colonies are all leris.
iating against the Chinese.
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ticeable for two seconds.
AUGUSTA, Ga.-Two slight shocks
of earthquake were felt here this
morning at 759 and Q 20, city time,
The excitement has somewhat subsid-
ed. A number of houses have been
reported to the fire wardens as be-
ing in danger, and from all portions
OF the city and surrounding neigh>
borhood come the reports of small
damages by the shocks Such as the
falling of chimneys, parting of walls,
smashing of crockery, etc.
In the way.accident at Langly
Pond, ten miles from Augusta, the
fireman was killed, AT the other
South Carolina Railroad the train is
in the ditch at Horse Creek. four
miles from the city. and the fireman
killed The latter is stock train. and
is now completely under water. The
stock have escaped with the exceps
ton of four horses. The shock broke
the dam at Longley and Bath South
Carolina and the C. G. g. A. Railroad
tracks are washed away.
ALEXANDRIA. Va.-The earthquake
shock here last night was very severe
causing the people to run tothe sire eta
their in night clothes. Houses shook
violently. Clocks swere stopped and
great CONSIDERATION created.