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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-11-14

There is IA class of people in this
country who get up at five clock IN
the morning and never get back into
bed until ten or eleven o'clock at
night; who work without ceasing the
whole of that time, aud receive no
other cmolumcnt than food and
clothing. They understand some
thing of every branch of economy
and labor. from finance to cooking.
Though harasscd by Il hundred re-
sponsibilities, though driven and
worried, though rcproachcd and
looked down upon, they never revolt:
and they cannot organize for their
own protection. Not even sickness
releases them from their posts. No
sacrifice is deemed too great for them
to make, and no incompctency in
any branch Of their work is excused.
No ESSAYS or books Of poems are
wri.asa,j IN trlhrtc to thei'>sta~1fast-
ness. They die in the harness and
are Supplantcd rs quicklyas may be.
These are the housekeeping wives of
workingmcn. Syracuse ioborcr.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-11-14
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
TT RN THE TABLES.

That Whole carload Of Pinkcrton
detectives who fired into Il crowd Of
jccring workingmcn at Chicago, Ill.,,
the other day, killing on" man and
wounding several others, ought to be
indicted, tried, found guilty and sen
fenced to death under the same stern
rules Of law us were 50 unfcclingIv
brought from the closctcd darkness
Of the past during the trial Of Par
sons, Spies and compcers. TO
hound is their instinct; to lie, their
profession; to kill, their pleasure.
Why not turn the tables on these
brigands Of civilization, and give
them u taste of the hemp diet. too !;
.-~GI0w IJoykrr.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-11-14

No true Knight can remain inactive in
politics, Most of the reforms proposed
by the order are Legislative. 1t is our
duty To vote for men who are pledged to
carry ont these measures. and it is one
of the most important obligations Of
kuighthood. \ Knight who votes for
other parties when labor candidates are
in the field is a detestahle traitor "A Judas
l-cariut- who rightly deserves disgraceful
expulsion. Brnnbjga Ldbor Press
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-11-14
New HAVEN, NOVEMBER II, 1856.
THE NEW DEPARTURE.

THE NEW DEPARTURE.
The inadcQuacy Of private organl-
Hations of Workingmcn for inStitutlng
practical and lasting reforms and cS-
tabIishng just conditions for the
toIlcrs has evidently been brought
home to - respectable minority Of
them; they begin to look to the
State for that power which is ncCcs-
sarv to enforce their ideas and com
mand the respect and Obedience Of
the small class who rule by virtue Of
their wealth and the ignorance or
apathy Of the masses.
If the working pcopIearc anything
they are Iaw-ablding, pcacc-loying.
Rather than disturb the tacltly ac-
ccptcd order of society, they have
submitted TO cunning y-dcyIScd
schemes of plumber, to gross abuse
and glarlng injustice on the part Of
the ruling class. True, there have
~bcen many protests from the thous-
andS, and many warnings from II few
who were thinkers and students As
well rs workers. Neither protest
nor warning was needed; or, if no.
tlccd at all, was attributed to "nNt-
ural law" while the injustice to and
plumber Of the toiIcrs still went on
with increased effect. Even the poor
wagc-SIaycS turned deaf ear to the
"cranks" and "agitators" who had
the tcmcrity to preach rebellion
against captaIistir tyranny.
But greater and greater become
the aggrcssiycncss Of the possessing
class; more furious and destructive
the competition; heavier and more
unbcarabIc the burdens of Labor.
In ireland, "Pay No Rent =" WAS
preached, and the idea echoed whcr.
ever the landlord cXactcd toll. "Thc
land is the peoples" And the
great truth sank into the hearts Of
men. Then Labor. the creating
genius. reused himself only to find
that while he laborcd he had been
hung with letters, and the links of
the chain that weighed hun down
were laws human laws sacred"
fctishes. And the people of Ireland
still pay rent us do the people Of
other lands; and the land is not the
peoples under the Iaw-morc sacred
than the life-blood of the toiIcrS.
Almost suddenly there comes Il
change. What dolts We have been
We have just discovered that there
is something more sacred than law
the Will of the People The Cen
trad Labor Union Of New York. rep
rcscnting tens Of thousands Of toilrrS
has decided to apply the VIII of the
People to the law. Henry George,
the champion of the free land, is
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-11-14

No one need say that there must
be a new party. There is IL rev
party. The party is here, but its
necessary machinery and orgmiza-
ton are wanting. 1t is the party Of
labor and Of American principles.
1t is the party Of Thomas jefferson
and Henry George. It's doctrines
will stand the test Of crucial inycsti-
CATION, and It's supporters will be
found to be the stalwarts Of every
community. The old parties of the
corrupt rich, the criminals, the boss
cs, cannot hold the men who will
fight for justice and equal rights first
and party aftcrWard. The RcpubI-
can party is no longer true to the
principles Of its earl mission. The
Democratic party is not the party Of
the people in the sense that it pro-
frsscs to be. The new party is the
party of the workers and the men of
all classes who love justice. y. J.
BoU"0itrr.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-11-14

The man who talks about the right, Of
Labor and votes against il Is the veriest
humhug -Nctr York Leudcr
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-11-14

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tions, to the end that they may emancipate
themselves from wage slavery and lhndlordlsm'
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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-11-14
COMMUNICATIONS,

To the H'orkmeH'S .idrocdfe:
VIII You explain the meaning of the
term ''rack-rent." which So Frequently
occurs IN discussions Of the Irish queS-
ton. X
The term rack-rent means nothing
more or less than rent fixed at short in
tcrvals, and is no more common in Ire
land than in this country. where tenants
rent their houses from month to month
at varying terms.-ED.
"Good Wages for the Workman means
Prosperity for the Merchant"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-24
PRUNING S

A French grower of roses offers
the following statements deduced
from facts under his observations:
|. If in the Spring some rose bush
es + pruned, and, on the contrary,
some others are allowed to remain
without any suppression of the
branches, the latter will come into
bloom about a fortnight before the
others their flowers will be more,
numerous, and at the same time less
beautiful.
2. If some rose bushes are com
pletely pruned, and upon some 9th
r are left only some twigs, these
latter will have the same advance in
time of bloom.
3. If two rose bushes are pruned
alike, one at the end of September,
and the other in February, the one
pruned in Autumn will flower first.
4. If, toward the middle of Sep
TENDER, the branches of a rose bush
are laid down horizontally, and
those of another bush in exactly the
same condition are left in the natur-
al position, and in the Spring both
be pruned alike, the bush with the
branches laid down will bloom first.
8. In pruning rose bushes before
vegetation starts, that is to say, in
February, bloom on them will be OBJ
tanned in advance of that which will
appear on bushes pruned later.
g. Pinching the young shoots, as
they start on bushes after pruning,
retards blooming very much. In
this case the pinching should be
done before the flower buds appear,
or when the young shoots have only
three or four leaves.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-24

49,. =
I've put on the bones and ashes, ana
the whole mass boiled until the
bones are entirely consumed. The
mass is now in a doughty state; this
is mixed with loam enough to make
it dry as wanted. 1t is now ready
for use.
When I've is not to be had, this
mass is boiled with water, but 1T Is
not so good and takes longer to dis
solve the bones.
I have heard it said that caustic
lime would dissolve bones as well as
wood ashes, but | have not tried It,,
and cannot speak from experience.
Farm and Garden.
Disease is fast spreading among
VINEYARDS in France. Antrachnosis,
mildew and phylloxera have gotten
a foothold, and the wine growers
are at their wits end to find an eff
fective remedy. Most of the chem
zeal preparations, which have been
the resorts have utterly failed to
check the ravages of insects. One
of the remedies proposed is plugging
pine tops under the vine stocks. 1t
is claimed that the resinous proper
ties of the pines will kill the des-
tructive puceron.
The total number of swine in the
United States is estimated at 49,
142, 657. The total number packed
in the West last year was 6,46O,OO0
compared with 5,4O2, 900 in 1884,;
6,132,OOO in 1923, and an average
of 6,15S, 900 for a period OF ten
years in the winter season.
F. X. Moreland says in the Western
Agricultur1st, that the capacity of horses
stomach is of comparatively small pro-
portion, and every facility should be at
forded for properly digesting food. To
this end, the hay should be fed before
the grain, so that the grain may remain
as long in the stomach as possible.
Should the grain be fed first and hay
Immediately after, the latter being the
more bulky food, will be apt to crowd
the grain out of the stomach only par
TALLY digested.
There are 256 varieties of cheese, more
or less distinct in their character, made
in Europe, says a German authority.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-24
n FARMER, FEBRUARY "a, 1886.
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nourishment for at least twenty-four
hours. At the end of that time the
hen and her chicks should be re-.
moved to the coop intended for their
occupation, and the nest of the sit.
ter destroyed. Many take the pre-.
caution to dust the hen with insect
powder and to grease the heads Of
the chicks with a little pure lardsto
guard against lice.
A successful system of feeding for
the first week is to provide hard
boiled eggs, chopped very fine, and
mixed with stale bread crumbs. AZ
ter this, while furnishing an ego
now and then for variety, rely main,
ly upon oat meal, dry cracked corn
and whole wheat. Dry feed is bet
ter than mixed feed, in that corn
meal dough will not nourish them,
but on dry feed net percentage of
losses is much smaller.
Cooked meat cut into very small
pieces and fed twice a week will be
found a valuable addition to their
diet. Ground oyster shells and gran
ulated bone should be kept before
them constantly. Pure water, or
water with a little tincture of iron
in it, should always be kept before
them, and should be frequently re-
newed to insure it's freshness.
For the first month, the, chicks
should be fed about five times a day.
After that three times will be found
sufficient. The coop and it's sur
roundings should be kept scrupu-
lousy clean. Without it, no system
can secure the best results.
The greatest success is generally
secured by combining the hen, but
allowing the chicks to run out and
pick the green grass after the dew
is off. They should eve be allow
ed to run in the wet grass. If one
cannot permit the chick to get at
the grass, some substitute should be
supplied. Finely-chopped lettuce,
cabbage, etc, with an occasional on
ion, will be beneficial.
Mistakes are made with the nests
of sitting hens. Too many are made
that are SO small that the hen is un-
able to perform her duties of sitting
down upon and stirring the eggs
without smashing one or two. "A
roomy nest should be supplied-not
too large-having a bottom of rath-
er soft material resting on dirt, with
a plenty of straw well packed about
the sides. Such a nest, especially
early in the season, is very desira-
BILE, retaining as it does the heat for
a much longer time than a careless
~ made nest Of loose hay in a box.
The best receptacle for a nest where
n has plenty of room is an ordina-
ry -four barrel. Cut in the side a
hole large enough for one hen to
pass through, and then hinge a small
door to open and shut at pleasure.
The advantage of such a nest is that
nothing can be more secluded. There
are no draughts of cold air sucking
through the cracks into the nests.
They are easily inspected if not
made too deep, and there is ample
space for any hen within the barrel.
A door prevents the hen from look
ing out much better than a wire
screen. A hen that cannot see all
that is going ON outside is less rest
less.-IHe Poultry World.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-24
POULTRY

Give your fowls warm cooked food
in the morning, a little meat scraps
or some other form of animal food
at noon, and whole orn at night.
Gather the eggs as soon after laying
as possible. Frozen eggs may lead
to g eating, and the best cure for
this pernicious habit is. prevention.
Save up the scraps from the table to
give with the morning meal. Do
not forget vegetable food, cabbages,
boiled turnips, potatoes and other
vegetables. Finely-chopped hay is
good. See that your fowls have
clean drinking vessels and warm
water these frosty mornings if you
expect eggs. Powdered charcoal is
of great assistance in keeping fowls
in good condition. Look out for
frozen combs. A little glycerine Or
~vaseline will help to heal them, but
the house should be made warm
enough to prevent such occurrences.
A little sulphur given to the fowls
will be. of great value.
Keep the fowls busy. Make them
scratch for a living. Spread leaves
or straw over the bottom of their
pen and sprinkle a little grain among
the leaves Or straw. Keep an eye
out for any sign Of disease and re-
move the affected individual. Fresh
air is indispensable. If the Their
mometer drops very low you can
admit the fresh air sparingly at
night, but in such cases, as we'll as
in all others, the house must be aired
out thoroughly during the day.
Eggs for Matching should be gath
cred soon after they are laid, though
eggs will bear considerable cold
without destroying the germ. Err
on the side of safety if at all. The
first hen may be set to hatch early
in March. Give her nine or ten eggs
only. Feed sitting hens with whole
corn. Put sulphur or carbolic insect
powder, or both, into the dust box.
See that the nests are kept clean.
This will keep the eggs from being
soiled and add to their salable quail
tiles.
Eggs for Matching should be plac-
ed in a nest slightly concave, to keep
the eggs from from rolling out, made
upon the earth, if possible, by a
slight sprinkling of hay or straw
we'll broken and rendered vermin
proof by a liberal supply of some in
'secticide like sulphur, tobacco or in
sect powder. lhc nest should be in
a retired place, removed from the
possible visits of other hens.
On the twenty-first day, when the
expectant breeder is saluted with a
piping sound, he will not disturb the
hen for twenty-four hours afterward,
but will allow her to finish Matching
and drying the chicks. They need
no food; the yolk which they have
drawn into their body will be ample
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-24

PEOPLE WILL TALK.

You may get through the world,
But twill be very slow,
If YOU listen to all
That is said as you go;
You'll be worried and fretted,
And kept in a stew
For meddlesome tongues
Must have something to do,
And people will talk.
If quiet and modest,
You'll have it presumed
That your humble position
Is only assumed
You're a wolf in sleeps clothing,
Or else you're a fool.
But don't get excited
Keep perfectly cool
For people will talk.
And then if you show
.l5 The least boldness of heart
Or slight inclination
To take your own part,
They will call you an upstart,
Conceited and vain,
But keep straight ahead
Don't stop to explain
For people will talk.
If thread bare your dress,
Or old-fashioned your hat,
Some will surely
Take notice of that,
And hint rather strong
That you can't pay your way.
But don't get excited :
Whatever they say
For people will talk.
If YOU dress i'm the fashion
Don't think to escape,
For they criticise then
In a different shape;
You're ahead of your means,
Or your tailor's unpaid,
But mind your business
There's nought to be made .
For people will talk.
Now the best way to do
Is to do as you please;
For your mind, if you have one,
Will then be at ease.
Of course you will meet
With all sorts of abuse;
But don't think to stop them
1t amt any use
For people will talk.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-24
farm Aotes.
A PRODUCTIVE PLANT.

Alfalfa in Colorado always makes
three crops in a season, and on rich
soil the yield is four tons per acre.
1t endures the dry season better than
timothy and other grasses which
have to be saved by irrigation. The
plant is hardy in Colorado Winters,
which are as severe as any to be
found in any part of the country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-24
YOUNG HEIFERS.

A little extra feed, but not of a
kind to fatten, should be given to
,heifers bearing their first calf: The
growth, both of the dam and its off
spring will be promoted by this
feed. The milk will be richer, though
that from an animal which has not
attained it's growth will never be
equal to the product from the same
cow when older. -.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-24
FOR THE VINEGAR BARREL.

Cold tea can be utilized by putting
it in the vinegar barrel. 1t is all
the better if sweetened, but without
will and flavor and something of the
color ofgood cider, which is the best
foundation for making the best vim
egar.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-24
FROZEN ONIONS.

1t is not. generally known that
once freezing of onions does not in
jure them, provided they are not dis
turbed until thawed out. Seedsmen
usually plant onions for seed in the
Fail, and they remain uninjured by
the severest Winter, and are ready
to grow in the Spring.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-24

A much heavier sod and larger
growth of either pasture or hay is
obtained by sowing different kinds
grass seed on the same field. Each
will find the kind of soil and plant
food best adapted to it's vigorous
growth, and thus prevent vacant
spaces which are only filled as ma
ture occupies them with noxious
weeds.
How TO RENT FARM.
In the rental of property, the
greater risk is always on the land
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-24


feed. The milk will be richer, though
that from an animal which has not
attained it's growth will never be
equal to the product from the same
cow when older. j..
ONION CULTURE.
1t is idle to think of growing a
. good crop of onions unless previous
preparation has been made by thor
ough cultivation the preceding year.
They crop will succeed on a
sod, and a two years crop of pota-
toes where sod has been turned I'M
der is better than one. Onions re-
qujre very rich soil, and it is not al
ways easy to secure this without
making it also foul with weeds.
EGG o BREEDING.
The first eggs of the season are al
ways most prolific, few failing to
hatch if the hens are faithful sitters.
1t is therefore good policy to pay
the higher prices demanded by
breeders for eggs early in the sea :
on, rather than to wait till they can
be had at a less price. Besides, the
early Matched pullets will make good
layers the subsequent winter, while
those late Matched will not.
FEEDING COARSE GRAIN.
1t is more profitable in the long
run everywhere to feed all the coarse
grain grown on the farm than to
sell it. More ready money is, how
ever, secured by the latter plan, and
the necessities of most farmers OBJ
lige them to pursue the more waste
full policy of exhausting fertility till
the soil will no longer pay for cult
walton. When once the exhaustive
process is begun it becomes every
year more difficult to make a change
for the better.
OATS FOR POULTRY.
The kind of grain best adapted to
poultry feeding depends upon the
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1886-01-23
NUMBER 15.

BRAULAUGu, the atheistic Eng
lish radical, has at last been per-
mitted to take the seat IN the
House of Commons to winch he
has been so often elected, without
further opposition.
The case OF BradlaGgh is q sin
Cular, a curious one He is y sort
of an exaggerated Bob lngersoll.
He Is an avowed intidel, and de-
rides the sanctity Of the marriage
relation. But he has been elected
to Parliament repeatedly by Il We
~ religious and moral constituency
merely to vindicate tneIr right TO
elect whom they chose as their re
preventative. lie was never adj
mittcd to Lis seat until after his
election in 1850. Previous to that
time he had refused to take the b.
ble oath, on the ground that he did
not believe the Bible, nor in the
binding force of such oaths. Sub
sequently to his election in 1850,
however, he swore in on the Bible,
while avowing his disbelief in it,
solennity or validity, and this was
held to be the same as not taking
the oath ut all. lie subsequently,
voteu and took part in Parliament.
AIRY proceedings, which, by the
English law, is made a crime pun-
ishable by fine OF $500, unless
the person SO acting is a member
of that body. He was prosecuted
and convicted under this law, but
appealed the case, and it is now
pending in the House of Lords,
which is the highest English appel
late tribunal when it sits as a court
Ii he shall be acquitted, then he
Will have no trouble in keeping his
present seat. If his conviction
shall be affirmed, it will settle the
case against him.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1886-01-23

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The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1886-01-23

President Lincoln, before lie is
sued his emancipation proclama-
ton, was beset by a swarm Of ar
rogant Republican Congressman,
who assumed to be his prOvlden-
tally annointed teachers, but no
avoided making an abrupt issue
with them, and with his quaint, un-
failing humor parried their tiercest
Emporium ty. Wendell Phillips,
who called to see him soon after
denouncing him in a public speech
as " the slave hound Of Illinois," ,"
was sent away reconc.lod and sub
missive to the Executives policy,
though, personally, Mr.. Lincoln
avoided taking him bv the hand.
There was nothing heard from
Phillips after that about the Hi
nois slave hound, but he told the
other radicals that Lncoln's posi-
ton was really one of great diff
Guilty, and he was doing the best he
could. "Ah Mr.. Phillips, YOU
have great deal to say, what do
you wantl' was the question with
which the tall backwoodsman who
was President Of the United States,
probeG the scholarly radical OF Bos-
ton, who was talkative in proper
ton as he was irresponsible, to the
quick. Eek.