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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-10-23
AGENTS NAMED e isYN Ne Il I15 HI5a

, PATTERNS for making Rugs,
IS Tides Hoods, Mittens etc.
ezs--l+--l4f Esaass, Sent by mail for 81. CIRCU.
A5zs ~ Lars "a, r TEE 4 nm r o Ross "a
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-10-23
WRMTED G0lD MAN

energetic worker, business in his section, Salary fC9
References. Am. Manufacture House, Barclay St,Nf.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-10-23
Hoods SarsapariIIa
100 Doses One Dollar

Sold by all druggists. 81; six for s.. Prepared BY
c. l. HOOD CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-09-18

the minds of many who have not fully
investigated this matter, having through
some source or other been wrongly in.
formed, few explanations of this en-.
terprise may set the matter right in the
minds of the public: 4,
In the first place, this colony is to bt
regularly organized stock company
capital stock $l,O0O.OOO; 100000 shares,
par value $40 each, and is to be coop
erative association in all of its industrial
and financial affairs. Every member
both male and female, will have con.
stant employment at good wages, and all
will be credited with the amount of his
or her earnings and charged with all the
expense Of living, ETC., at cost, and aE
surplus will be credited to their bfhk
account. When member wishes oNlse
money for any purpose outside of he
colony he or she can draw from 'hN
bank up to the amount of their credit
there, and the credit of individual sur
plus earnings Is the same as loan of
money to the bank, except when it is to
be applied, Ito. the payment of indebted
ness to the colony for lots, houses, ETC.,
or anything bought from it for individ-
ual use.
WHARF monev ia horroWed from or
loaned to the bank interest is but per
cent per annum. Those who have not
the means to pay for their'lots and
house the colony will build for them
and allow them to pay for it by install
ments, and thy have it at cost with 5
per cent intere It on deferred pay ments
until all is paid. Providing person
owning a house and lot wishes to leave
the colony committee is selected by
the owner and the colony to appraise the
property, and the cololY takes it and
paws him his money and he can 60 his
way. For every four dwellings there
will be centralized kitchens for the use
of the four families if they choose to take
their meals and have all their house
work done there, and all to be at cost !;
help being provided by the colony for
this purpose This gives each family all
their time for other purposes.
e. D. REED.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-09-18
Must be Scared.

The following from the report of the
chief of San Francisco police betokens
an uneasiness, that might be attributed
to consciousness that the condition of
the poor on the coast is conducive to
early protests. Things on the coast are
not what they should be, and it would
not be surpri ing if there was trouble
before next spring:
"The chief then goes on t. make
number of suggestions, based upon prac-
tical observations. First, lie urges the
purchase Of patrol wagon for quick and
efficient service at fires, riots and other
occasions where prompt action is re-
quired on the part of the police. The
good services rendered by patrol wagons
in eastern cities is referred to in sup port
of the proposition. The report further
urges the necessity of supplying the po
lice stations with dormitories for he use
of a reserve force of police off duty. The
freeuent riots in the east and the great
destruction of property therefrom are
quoted as illustrating the danger to
which this city is exposed from the same
causes Every reasonable diligence
should therefore be observed to protect
the community from such disasters.
small force of well-drilled policemen
thrown suddenly upon the rioters at the
start would tend to quell any dlstur
bance before property could be de
stroyed or life sacrificed. The reserve
force, the chief says, should be retained
at the station at all times except when
sent out on duty or for out, door drill
"Another suggestion is, that the grea
number of buildings recently erected il
the outskirts of the city calls for an in
crease of police protection, and in the
chiefs judgment mounted patrol, con
s;sting of not more than fifteen men
should be established. This patrol shoulC
be instructed in cavalry drill, 30 that in
an emergency they could be serviceabl'
in suppressing riots.
"In conclusion, the chief urges the ne
cessity of Immediate action, as the ex
pansion of values and the accumulation
} of property the police are required tx
protect leaves no time to be lost nor ex
pense spared to put the police depart
ment in the highest state of efficiency.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-09-18
Abuse Of Natures Laws.
or the Enquirer.
| heard a strange voice calling to

heard strange voice calling TO me
saying: =
There shall be strange things c9he
to pass upon the earth, for the time is
kaear at hand for the coming of the spirit
Systems and governments shall, and the
opinions of men shall change in the
twinkling of an eye. A new law will be
discovered, the most dearly-cherished
ideas and customs will be abandoned,
natural laws will be revealed, and stat
utes be abolished as useless and danger
GUS instruments of human slavery. Ter
rible visitations of floods, earthquakes
and disasters on land and sea will pre-.
cede and accompany the changes in the
moral and intellectual world. Mankind
has yet to learn that there is the most
intimate relationship between the earth
and its inhabitants. When men recog-
nlze and obey natures great laws they
shall be as brothers war and poverty
and crime shall disappear then will the
very elements be>subordinated to mans
will, and in prop ortIon as the people OF
earth shall progress toward the ideal
state will the cruelties of nature-hurri.
canes, earthquakes, floods, pestilences
and tamines disappear. The whole
world will bloom as garden; peace
shall reign upon the earth, in the frma-
ment ab2ve and among the subterranean
forces within. But say to you because
of the corruption and the wickedness of
men, you shall be visited with dreadful
calamlties. Every violated law of ma
ture must be compensated for. Out
ragged nature is even now calling for the
retribution which mems crimes have
brought upon themselves. Towns will
be swallowed up, cities demolished;
drouth will cause great suffering; fires
and floods will devastate portions of the
earth. The surface of the planet will be
changed. Great mountains will appear
where now are level plains. Islands
will sink into the sea and others will
spring UP out of the waste of waters
You already are having foretaste of
these great events thev are but pre-
monitions of what Is to come"
Long and eagerly listened but the
voice was silent and | heard no more.
Do you not find reflection of these
prophesies in mems minds all about us ?
Terrible destruction of life and property
in southern Europe, rumors of a vast
continental struggle, drouth and earth
quake, visitations in our own country,
records of disasters unequaled in former
times; universal corruption and no less
universal discontent; agitation of new
and startling ideas; a general feeling Of
unrest and insecurity everywhere Are
these mere condolences, or is 1t really
true that there is an intimate relation
between the actions of men and the
manifestation of natures forces? 1t is
true that we, by our abuse of natures
laws bring upon ourselves the ven
geance of the very elements ? CATO.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-09-18

uted free among the members. Wea also
ask all persons desiring to see this work
progress to donate such sums as their
circumstances will allow, and an effort
will be male to get lecturers who are
now travelling in the interests of the
cause to visit US. The Social League is
simply propaganda body. There is no
business transacted, no wire pulling, no
red tape, no pass words, etc. The pub
lie are cordially INVITED to attend, and
those joining are supposed to do SO from
a desire to see these meeting continued
and Just cause triumph.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-09-18
Denver CLUB of Pacific Colony.

This club meets at Neef's hall, 24l
Fifteenth street, every Saturday even
ing at eight o'clock. Increased interest
is being manifested by the large attend
ance of people that are Just beginning to
learn of the existence of this club and
of its objects. The hall is we'll filled at
every meeting, and large number at
tend who are anxious to learn partic-
ulars of the plans and objects of this
colony, which is to be located at Topic
bampo bay, Sinaloa, Mexico. AS many
wrong ideas and impressions of the
plans and workings of this colony are in
The Labor enquirer., 1886-09-18

Average wages per month, with board
$561O4.
Following this we quote from San
Francisco Chronicle, the prices paid in
San Francisco, to laborers and lumber
men:
"Laborers, ten hours day, SIO.50 per
week. Lumbermen. ten hours a daY,
$3.50 per month"
give the above in full so there can be
no mistake in the language used. That
it is published with intent to deceive, is
evident. The writer has in the table
given selected one man from each Of the
different classes employed, making nine
teen in all; he has then added up the
column of wages per month, making
$l,O66, which divided by nineteen gives
$56lO!, which is claimed as an average
wage per month paid to loggers, and
this result is contrasted with the rate
per month paid to lumbermen N San
Francisco, viz. $3.50, to show how
much higher wages are here, when in
truth the exact opposite is the case.
In San Francisco lumber men work
nine hours per day, and at wages that
average S65 per month, deducting $50
per month for board, which : the men
themselves pay, leaves S45 per month,
with work the year round. The writer
of the article, on the table of wages, says
at is we'll to know the exact relation
between employers and employed in the
matter of wages" We will endeavor to
enlghten him first, informing him that
the proper way to get at the average
wages paid IN logging camp, is to find
the total sum paid for wages and then
divide that amount by the whole num-
Der of men employed, and not by part
as he has done.
AS a basis for calculation, l have
taken a logging claim in actual opera
ton in this county, Humboldt. Table
No. | shows what is known as donkey
engine crew with the wages of each man
per month:
The Labor enquirer., 1886-09-18
TACOMA's SOCIAL LEAGUE.
Its Underlying Principles Commend
Themselves to Every Lover of
Humanity and Justice.

Following Is circular issued ITO the
public" by the Social League Of Tacoma,
Washington territory:
This League is under the auspices of
an organization whose underlying prin-
ciples are:
l. that all men are created with equal
rights.
2. With the right to life and the
means of living
3. With the right to justice and to the
things necessary to its enforce ment.
4. With the right to liberty and the
conditions essential to liberty.
5. With the right to the pursuit of
happiness in all wavs not inconsistent
with the equal rights to life, justice and
liberty of other men.
g. That the only province of govern
ment is to secure the establishment Of
the above rights in fact as well as in
theory.
Exactitude in the use of terms being
imperative, the words used in the fore
going are thus defined
|. Life: Moral, mental and physical
existence.
2. Justice: The rendering to every
one his due right and desert.
3. Liberty: The power which be-
longs to an individual of exercising all
his faculties at pleasure but having JUS
tice for it's rule and the rights of others
for its boundaries.
We believe that the rapid strides that
science has made in the past few de-
cades has far exceeded the prevailing
ideas of the social state; that tyrants,
recognizing these facts have seized these
products of inventive genius and used
them for their own personal aggrandize-
ment to the degradation and pauperiza-
ton of the toiling masses; and believ-
that we are on the eve of a radical evo-
luton of humanity to higher sphere
and plane than now exists, and to arrive
at that condition and work hand in hand
with scientific developement, it is neces-
sary to educate ourselves as fast as pos
sble and gradually change the customs
and prejudices of our present social
state, and put restriction on avarlce
and greed, now called ambition, and re-
move the temptations that now surround
US.
And believing that this problem can
be solved only by
l. Considering the causes that com.
bine to produce the evils and a correct
understanding of what they are.
2. Divesting ourselves of all preju
dices that may have been inspired by
the enemies of nature or by our own SCI
fish aspirations.
8. A desire within our hearts to oblit
crate the source of misery from our 30
cial state 50 that all may enjoy the bless
ings of our creator, the emolument
guaranteed by deity, which man snal
not presume to control.
And further believing that these ends
can only be reached bv congregating to
gether and exchanging ideas, arriving a
conclusions and executing them; ant
for this purpose the International Work
ingmen's association has been founded
OF the above principles, of which the
Social League is the propaganda which
we invite all to join. We charge no al
mission fee. You simply sign the roll
Our dues in that degree are only i
cents per month. The money derives
, from this source will be used for hal
rent and literature which will be distrib
The Labor enquirer., 1886-09-18
Wages per mo. Total

1OLal Wdg6S................. ,UUU
Total number men employed..... 20
REHABILITATION.
Glass. No. of men. Total wage.
donkey CreWs......."... 50 81, ,644
auxiliary crews.......... IA 1,0l0
train and raft crew." 20 1000
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l22 $6,O54
This comprises a complete crew of
woodmen to fall, cut into logs, and
transport the same t. the boom at the
mill ready for saving,
1t will be seen by this that the aver
age wages paid in logging claim, per
month, as follows: $6,054, total unit of
wages paid. divided by 122, the total
number of men employed, gives 1882
per month as the average, instead of
$561O4, as stated by the Excelsior Red
wood company.
Then we have the averages paid for
Iu6 SSN0Ial CT6WS dS lOllOWS.
Average wages, entire claim, per
man, per month h...................."$49 62
Wages bosses, teamsters, etc.. Y IA
Wages donkey Crews..."............... As 95
Wages trainmen. raftmen, (not in
Cludlng superlntendent) .......... "A 73
In comparing the average rates here
given with those of San Francisco two
things must be taken into consider
ton first, San Francisco men work nine
hours per day, while Humboldt county
lumbermen work twelve hours and
second, the San Francisco lumbermen
work twelve mon this in the year, while
in Humboldt county the average is
about FIVE months.
Now in order IT, arrive at true state
ment of average when compared with
San Francisco rates it will be necessary
to distribute the wages paid in Hum
boldt county throughout the whole
twelve months of the year, which will
make the average per month for the
year.
Average wages, entire claim, per
man, per month h.......................S24 81
Wages donkey crews......"........ % 81
Wages bosses, teamsters. 36 W
Wages trainmen, raftmen, etc,
mot including superintendent. % SO
Now in view of the facts set forth land
facts they are) in those tables Is it any
wonder that, notU ithstanding the high
wages claimed to be paid in Humboldt
county, that workingmen in the claim
receive so little for their years work.
The figures are before you and there
is lesson in them both for employer
and empIoye.
The next series of tables will show the
wages laid, number of men employed,
and average wages per mon th, In fully
equipped saw-mill
The Labor enquirer., 1886-09-18
Facts Concerning the Much
Talked of Wages of the
Lumbermen.
Labor is Ruthlessly Robbed of
More Than TWO-Thirds
of Its Product.
Men Who Are MonopOly's COntented
Jackasses, and Feed Upon Chaff
While They Produce the Wheat.

For The Enquirer.
In the agitation of the labor questio n,
1t is we'll to know the exact relation be-
tween EMPLOYERS and employed in the
matter of wages.
1t will no doubt relieve the discussion
Of much random talk, to be able to refer
to the figures which show Just how the
case stands between the parties COM
pared with San Francisco.
The following table has been furnished
by the Excelsior Redwood company,
and from it can be ascertained the prices
paid by them per month, with board
for various kinds of labor.
Wages paid Iogeers by the Excelsior
Redwood company, with board, per
month:
The Labor enquirer., 1886-09-18

Total number of men employed, ~ ;
average wages of donkey crew, S459o3
per month. This is similar crew to the
one given by the Excelsior Redwood
company. Four donkey crews Of twenty
two men each are employed on the
claim, making eighty-eight men. In
addition to these, the following are also
employed:
The Labor enquirer., 1886-09-18

General average wages, per man, per
month, $4621.6. That is what would be
the average provided the mills run con-
tinuously during the twelve months in
the year, but they do not, and it is safe
to say that they do not run on an aver
age eight months in the year. Then the
average wages paid men in the mills Is,
instead of $4621 per month, only $3O.SO3
per month which is much nearer the
truth, The men begin work at 6 a. m.
and quit work at p. NJ, with Is min
utes at noon for dinner.
Thus far we have only shown in our
tables the wage expense, and the aver
ages for the different classes employed.
will now show the auxiliary expenses
necessary for tools, machinery etc., and
try and render balance sheet. giving
the profits. l will go back to the logging
claim first. AS space is limited in news
papers, l shall give only the total figures,
assuring the readers that they are ar
rived at in the same way as the forego-
ing tables, the several items taken from
the accounts of the bosses.
1t costs, to maintain a crew OF
woodmen of 122 men, in tools,
machinery, food, etc., per mo-" S2,O0o
Wages as per table...........''.'''''." o'Oo4
Total expense. So,oo4
Redwood logs average 1000 feet each,
after deducting all refuse lumber, and
short stuff, such as pickets and shingles
The complete crew will land in the
booms at the mills 100000 feet per day
This seems unreasonable, but Is never
theless true, as have kept tall OF the
number of logs taken from the landings
for two weeks at time, and shave seen
the tally over-run even this, amount).
The following gives the product pei
month and the expense:
Number of men in the logging claim
l22. eLumber produced in log delivered
at mill, 100000 feet.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-09-18
More of Messiantsm.

We have heard nothing of late from
"Sarassa" and Messianism. Such COM
plete and scientific reform should not
wither and die. Ifeel that my comments
somehow discouraged the Messiah, com
pelling him to wait for the fullness OF time
in another age. "Sarassa" as disciple
should teach all nations through TIE
ENQUIRER. 1t is strange how converts
drop off after brief consideration of
Messianism. Perhaps they discover that
The Labor enquirer., 1886-09-18

These men deliver the logs to the
trainmen at the landings in the woods.
The following table shows the num-
Der of trainmen, raftsmen, section men,
ETC., necessary to move logs furnished
by the other crews, from landings in the
woods to the boom:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-19
FARM AND STOCK NOTES.

Peter Tumbledown bought a flask OF
whisky and a box Of cigars and posted
of TO urge the passage Of a law to make
money plenty and times easy. When he
started the potatoes were freezing, the
pigs trough leaked, and rats were colo
niZingin the corn crib. lie failed 10 get
tue law passed and his bills are not yet
paid.
Although the manure heap may be
large. vet bulk does not constitute nutri-
tiOus elements. IL Is sometimes costly 10
haul worthless manure That which has
been washed by rain, due 10 exposure, 10
injured In quality. Such substances as
straw or crushed cOrn-stalks should be
used for absorbing liquids before being
added 10 the heap.
10 make the best and most nutritious
nav the moved grass should not be allow.
ed To become too dry before being put up.
when 10 'rattles' a great deal Of It's nu-
trimant is lost and 10 will not make as
GOOD feed as it otherwise would. The
greener It can he put up the better. Hay
borvpstinR requires considerable intelli-
gent consideration. and the farmer that
gives II the most attention is the one that
will VIM
Have YOU any vines growing about your
houseP II you have not you ought 10 nave,
for there IL nothing that can give such an
air OF grace and beauty 70 a house as a
vine clambering up It's walls, or about the
doors or windows. IL hides much that
is bare and u~nattractiye, and IL gives a
homelike look to the place that flower
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-19
SAVANNAH MORNING NEW MONDA APRIL 10, 1886.

beds and shrubs cannot imparC. There
are good vines to be had for the trouble OF
getting them in mostcOuntry places.
The famous system Of rotation, now
quite general throughout England and
Scotland, with occasional modification, is
as follows: The first year, clover and
mixed grass seed; the second year, wheat;
the third year turnips or ~rutabagas; the
fourth year, barley, and then the same
course again. Another innovation is to
add another grain crop, oats, making a
i've years course, and so efficient has
this course been that it is calculated that
the grain crops have increased one
fourth.
Turkeys and chickens dry picked sell to
a limited extent in the market very we'll,
but none except the choicest kind should
be dressed in that way. When they are,
they should be packed Immediately after
killing and while warm, and not put into
water either before or after picking, but
hang up till the animal heat is entirely
out, before packing for shipment. Ducks
and geese should always be scalded and
steamed by covering up with blanket for
q short time before picking; in other
respects handle them as turkeys and
chickens.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-19

middle OF ears for three years, finds that
the corn from the tip Of the ears will ripen
first, that from the middle mex and that
IRON the buttlast.
The British colonies have the largest
and richest forests in the world, but in
Great Britain the timber lana is rapidly
decreasing. In Scotland, OF 10000, 0o0
acres are woodland.
In order to render glue insoluble in
water, it is only necessary to add a little
potassium bichrOmate to the water in
which it is dissolved ana expose the
glued part TO the light. One-iftieth part
of the bi-chromate will suffice.
A doctor who nas had much experience
in treating laborers In gas works saws
that persons who have become inseuSible
from breathing Illuminating gas will
usually revive after the administration of
a few drops OF acetic ether il water.
The British experiments to test the
relative merits OF oil, gas and electricity
for lighthouse illumination have resulted
i'm demonstrating tue superiority OF cleo
tricity over all other lights, even. as has
been generally doubted, in dense fogs.
Wash ivory well in soap and water.
with a small brush to'clean the CARVINGS,
and place while victim full sunshine. We
for two or three days several times a day
with soapy water, Still keeping II in the
sun with 3 glass shade over; then wash
again and it Will be beautifully white. 'i
Prof. a.. Landmark, Chief director OF
the Norwegian hs4eries, asserts that un-
der favorable conditions q salmon may
sometimes Jump rs feet patpendicllarly,
and that wien the fish's leapi5 a foot Or
two, snort Of The 1Aight Of waterfall IL
often succeeds in'eompletips the ascent By
a deXterous use Of the tail.
Complaints are often made by those
using mon saw.tables, that lAe table be-
comes charged with electricity TO such.
an .aNteht. as 10 be- isagreeable. The table
- undoubtedly Charged by tAe friction Of
toe, belt. To prevent the table from be-
cbRsi pggcharged run a small copper wire
from tbe9Rg OF ihe table to q wateF, gas
or steam pipe. Anything that VIII carry
oil the current as fast as produced will do
the work e~fiectually.