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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02
New Merchant Tailoring Estat ish-
ment.

Suits Of all kinds made to order, and "a
good stock OF goods TO select from Call
and see sampes and get prices. Sal :.
faction guara eet in all cases. Fir.t
door west { Spicer's me market.
l.. X IN Alma, Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02

Alma will b ON anl have for sale or
rent larg two story dwelling house also
large block generally used { boarding
house. billiard room &c, will sell cheap
or exchange for desirable land near Alma.
or will lease for n period Of time. None
bu' responsible parties need apply.
NJ. &. DALLAS, Alma MiSh.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02

DENTISTRY In compliance with the
earnest solicitations of many patrons.
will visit Alma professionally on the Sih
and 20th Of each month, in the afternoon
Of each date. Will he found at DR.. Suy
dams drug store. j. +. Goss. Dentist,
II. Louis Mich. II
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02
!. CLARK

. T.roRNFY and Counselor at Law Alllegal
a business by lcttcr or othersise, VIII hc
promptly attended 10, once In Bartons brick
Nook. ND stniIa,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02
CEI.I.AN [OU
OANID LEACH

DOOT AND SHOE maker, repairing done
d promptly. state street iirst door soulh
81 LOyeland's furniture store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02
mApcuS POLLASKY.

TTORNEY and CounscI0' W law ann ser
a icitor in Chnnccry, PRACTICES in all the
state and Unite States courts, Particular NJ
,ention poid to collections and remittance
oromutly m ade. Money 10 loan, ohcc oppo-
site the ncw hrtel,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02

100000 s /; &C.: !:: ::'% &:
free package Of goods q large value. that
VIII start you IN work thst will al once bring
5Ou In money faster than anything else In
.America All about the S2d0,OsO In presents
with euch t,ox. Agents wanted evcryv here 20
either ser. of al gcs for all the tlme, or spa re
tune only, 60 work for va at their own homes
isortuner for all workers ATS lutely assured.
Maine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02
LohN w. BROWN.

NOTARY Public, Collector, Accountant, In
N surance and General Agent. Engr'sslug
and Ornamental Fcnmunship neatly executed
Ofhce with j l.. Clark. Room No. Opera
House Block T. .. Box 2j4, Alma, Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02

Two story frame house d barn. and
one bali acre ia in Alma Willie oiycrd
At very low figure and D easy term, un
,il sold. Enquire of
PALMER & SPINNEY,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02

A new pa ept whip. The bes, In the mar.
kel. for sale at G. lmau's.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02

HousE AND LoT FOR SALE Enquire at
Wright K l.umsdrn's lrnb'r yard
Arsrsr KvEuS. 3Gl4g
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02
ATTORN ENS.
-,,,xcrs yA1.FR. JoHN d. SPIN
pAI MED A. SPIkNEY.

TTORNEYS at Law. Attend to all legal
a business. the trial of causes. deicnl IN
criminal cases, draw all klnus ol phltls, A'9"
r,sal csta ate loan and life insurance agents.
Alma, Gratiot County, Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02
FarmsfOr Sale

Six so acre lots, partially improved and
wild, will be- sold at bargain.
j. w. MCLEOD,
Alma, July, ,,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02
HASTINGS g. WELLS,

%1IVIL ENGINEERS 4 SURVEYORS. sur
~ veying, Lcveling and Rulrond work Re al
Corners set free OF churge On all lands pur-
chased Of Va. once in Martin Gof's block,
Il. Louis GratiOt CO., Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02
SIMON EINK.

DEALFR in the best brands Of Cigars, Tob-
- acc0 pipes Wines and Liquors. Pure Alco-
hOl a specially
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02
BUSINESS LOCAL.
For Sale.

For cheap single harness 60 to Gill
man 5
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02

=. II CRAM NDALL,
MECHANICAL s OPERATIVE
> 7 NII = = !
ST. Louis, Mich.
Every practical invention or Improvement
uthe profession made use of as desired.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02

ALMA INSURANCE AGENCY.
HONE-Eew York n.
DERwRITERS New York.
HARTFORD Conn.
FIRE ASSOCIATION -PhilA Pa.
AMERlCAR- -
A0kICULTURAL-Wat y. 4.
MICH. FIRE s. MARINE-DctrOit Mich.
GRAND RAPIDS Grand Rapids
NEW YORK LIFE n.
ACCIDENT ms. CO.........Of of North America.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02
s. d. YERiNoToN,

DHYSICIAN and Surgeon. ONCE hours ~
Z to ~ "a. m. . to $3.50 y, m, and 10 p, IN,
Office In connecun with Drug store,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02
B a ~ * II IL =,
VIM. S. TuRcK g. CO.,
cratiot County Savings Bank.
ProteSsional.
CT IDOWNlE, M. g
j, 3, SuYDAM.

y ENERAL Practice. once: back room In
Vt Webb's Drug store,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02
DEN II IS IT r Y.
J.W. kAzEREE. D. D. S.

Once over Gratiot County Savings Bank,
Gold filling by the use of the Electro Magnetic
Malet speciality 4 ticial teeth inserted on
gold rubber or celulOd base. All work guaIan'
I sl.d to give satisfaction Alma, Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02

ORA ICING Physician. Office hours;9to II
l. A, IN, 2to4 u IN. Otiice in Webb's Drug
stO G, Back rooms up stairs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02
ALMA LODGE, a. a. NJ.
G. A. r.

DEGTLAR Meetings ON Friday on or heto
EL each full moon. VI. POLLASkY. w. NJ.
A. YERINGTON, Scc'y
The Labor enquirer., 1886-08-21
THE ANARCHISTS, TRIAL.
A Brief Summary OF What Has Trans
Pired Since Our Last Report on "the
Greatest Trial OF the Century"
For the Enquirer.

For the Enquirer.
The past week has not been unpro
ductive of interesting events in the great
trial. The examinations of Spies,
Schwab and Parsons on Monday, the
extraordinary efforts which the state
made to strengthen the testimony of the
fellow Gilman in their rebuttal, the
speeches of Messrs. Walker and Ingta-
ham for the state and of Zeisler and Fos-
ter (the latter not yet concluded for the
defense, all are events not the least i'm
portant in the history of this, the great
est trial of the century.
Those who were fortunate enough to
secure admission into the court room on
Monday last will not soon forget the
thrilling experience of that day.
Friends and foes must have been i'm
pressed in like degree, the former with
the Importance of the occasion and the
manner in which it was utilized, the
latter with the grace, dignity and elo-
quence of the principal actors in the
days drama, and the truth and Justice
of their cause.
The closest attention was given BY
Judge, jury, counsel and spectators to the
examination of these three men testify
The Labor enquirer., 1886-08-21
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS.
weekly Text No. i, sunday. August ~

"CcAiy AcAt HNOs =, SuAAuAys tAsA . 49, -
What the B ible says to the Legislator, the
Judge. the Priest, the Landlord, the Capt.
talist, the Rich Man and the Trader; To
the Five-per-cent Philanthropists, the
profitmongeringC Chapel Builders and those
who think the scraps and refuse from the
tables of the rich good enough for the poor
Hear this, o We that swallow up the
needy, even to make the poor OF the
land to fail Saving, when viii the new
moon be gone, that we may sell corn )?
and the Sabbath, that we may set forth
wheat, making the ephah small, and the
sheckel great, and falsifying the balances
by deceit2 g..
"That we may buy the poor for silver
and the needy for a pair of shoes: yea,
and sell the refuse of the wheat? The
Lord hath sworn by the excellency of
Jacob, Surely l will never. forgst anv of
their works."-Amos, viii. I.
WHAT THE BIBLE ENJ :INs ON SOCIALISTS.
defend the poor and fatherless do
Justice to the afflicted and needy. De-
liver the poor and the needy: rid them
out of the and of he wicked. Psalm
lxxxii. 4.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-08-21

FROM some cause the particulars of the
release of the five Southwestern strikers
from the jail at O5wego, Kansas, hav e
not reached this office; but personal
letter to the editor states that the full
amount of fines and costs ($1,5O7) was
paid by the Knights of Labor. Well,
the boys have their freedom, and that
is all that is material; and THE EN-
QUIRER is pleased to know that there
were no obligations assumed because of
petitions" but that we are square-so
far as the sentence goes-with the claw
and order" thugs of Labette county.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-08-21
THE STRIKE EXTENDING.

Special Telegram TO the Enquirer.
OAKLAND, California, August 19.-All
the nailers and millmen have been or
dered out by the Knights of Labor and
Federated Trades.
lowing to the heavy charges for tele-
graphing between the Coast and Denver
90 cents word) and the discrimina-
ton of the associated press, the particu-
lars of the affair referred to in the above
telegram are not at hand. But it is
likely that this strike is brought about
through the trouble now existing be-
tween organized labor and the Oceanic
Steamsh: p company, the full particulars
of which were given in last week S
ENQUIRER. The Federation has deter
mined to leave no stone unturped to win
its fight against the tYrant SpreCkles,
president of the Oceanic company, and
it is simply initiating his example in in.
voking the aid of what ls apparently
outside influence SpreCkles has used
every means to secure the support of
the large employers of San Francisco i'll
his fight against the Coast Sea mems
union, and the Federation, to which the
c. s. U. is attached has determined to
call out, if necessary, every man work
ing in mills and shops where Spreckles
gets supplies or has " ork done. There
will probably be warm time on the
coast before this matter Is settled. The
workingmon have the sympathy of all
good citizens, and should receive the
unqualified support of the workers all
over the land. May they never falter
or pause until they have exhausted
every means at their command to con-
quer the bull-headed cornorant who
would suck their blood.-ED. EN-
OUIRER
The Labor enquirer., 1886-08-21

4 i Z u ~ e
B. was generally my opponent. He " as
a laughing stock on account of his extra
effort. The most palpa5le sophistry and
absurdities were often thrown out for
the purpose of witnessing his extra per-
formances. Quite recently | saw one OF
his sons in the county y-seat of one OF the
most prosperous counties of Ohio. He
was lawyer ofgood common sense and
fine ability. Such cases are quite COM
mon.
About thirty years ago, I had in q
country school a six-year boy who
was an imbecile in body and mind. He
could not learn and 1 found that mental
effort only injured him. He had but
one definite idea, and that was to do
right as far as he knew. He was in a
habit of shrinking back like frightened
person His brothers and sisters were
quite intelligent'and we'll balanced. l
thought it strange. On inquiry ! found
that his mother was compelled by her
husband to drive oxen in breaking up
new ground. 1t was hard work for man
and beast. The old brute flew into a
passion, matched the large whip from
the woman and drew it back with the
intention of striking her. She shrank
ba OK and screamed in terrible agony.
He looked into her face.t His anger was
turned to pity. Years came and went.
Whenever he spoke to the little boy or
looked at him, except in the most pleas
ant manner, he saw repro duced the hor-
rible agony of the good woman he had
abused in the plow field. He ID now
strong, industri GUS and well-behaVed
man. He is used like a saint. No one
ever m olests him.
Marks are seen all over the world.
Sometimes one blow cripples six genera
tions. The reader needs no more argu-
ments. JONATHAN HUNT.
M0RENcI, Michigan, August 9.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-08-21
cessities when obtained we havea right
to the most absolute Independence?
PARSONS SPEECH.

- Isl
TIE ENQUIRER this week copies entire
from the Chicago Times the speech A. Il.
Parsons made at the memorable hay
market meeting. During the taking OF
testimony in the trial last week, the
prosecution asked Parsons to recite, as
best he could, what he said at the meet
ing on May 4. The Chicago Times,
which has correctly reported the trial
all through, (though it editorially was
preiudiced against the defendants)
printed the speech, as given in the court
room, word for word. e.
The other Chicago papers Stunned
this part of the proceedings, or garbled
the account, and some of them set up a
howl because Pars ons was p ermitted to
use the trial as means of propagatlng
fis doctrines. The speech certainly was
a great eye-opener on the industrial
question to many who heard it and 1t is
reported that judge, jury, lawyers and
spectators sat as if under a spell during
the eloquent outpouring of the truth
concerning the iniquities of t..e system
which starves millions, and fills our
poor-houses, jails, ins ane asylums and
suicides graves.
Read the speech, and see if you can
imagine its effect upon court and press
which have tried to make the country
believe that the defendants in this case
are ignorant and wild law-breakers.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-08-21
Heredity.

For the Enquirer.
Among the students of Nature there is
no science taught of greater practical
use to mankind than this How to re-
produce our successors who are to in
habit this planet after the present race
retires to mother earth. The increase
of idiocY is really alarming. From 1870
to 1880 the increase was from one in
every 1,5OO to one in every 700. Insanity
and other infrmities in or eased in about
the same ratio.
Social wrongs, capable of being righted
by legislation, have something to do
with the growing evil ; but the most es-
sential and practical r eforms are within
the reach and compr ehension of all. A
weak minded man may not be able to
vote intel ligentlY, but if he has red hair
he can be instructed to avoid marrying
a red or white haired girl, if he must
marry at all.
1t was my misfortune to be teacher
The Labor enquirer., 1886-08-21
THE KAwEAH COLONY.

On the outside of this issue will be
found descriptive article of the Co Op-
erative Colony, located in Tulare county,
California; also condensation of the
methods upon which the scheme will be
conducted. The believers in practical
cooperation, as exemplified in colonies,
have, during the past few months, Heen
taking considerable interest in the
Credit Foncier of Sinaloa, and the Puget
Sound Colony, and the article on the
Kaweah IN this issue will be read with
great interest.
The Kaweah Colony, if understand
it rightly, differs somewhat from the
Sinaloa and Puget Sound enterprises !;
it is not intended to be 80 extensive, as
regards territory and membership, oW'
ing to the fact that, at present, the
amount of desirable ground available ls
limited. But this seems to have been
met in advance by the projectors, by re-
stricting membership to those persons
who are in sympathy with the great
movement now going forward for the
elevation of mankind" The intention
evidently is to make up the Kaweah of
kindred spirits devoted to the cause of
universal brotherhood, and to make the
colony as we'll as place of rest and
peace for comrades and their families,
supply house from whence will come
material to carry on the agitation on the
outside. E
There need not be, nor will there be
any conhiction between the Kaweah
and the other colony movements; they
are all praiseworthy, and, if properly
managed, can each he of unlimited ben
eft to the great movement. To show the
affinity between the three colonies 1t is
only necessary to state that many OF our
comrades are giving support to all OF
them.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-08-21
WORK, PLEASURE AND REST.

"He who employs his time we'll di-
vides itinto three parts, work. pleas ure
rest or distraction. Pleasure dema nds
rest as much as work does. In work
and in pleasure the human element pre-
dominates over individual pecullarities.
We are driven to labor by the prepon-
derant motive ofexternal rational needs.
To pleasure by the preponderant motive
Of other needs Of human nature,-needs
quite as general. By rest and distraction
the individual seeks to re-establish his
forces after the excitement which has
exhausted them. In this the individual
decides freely for himselfln accordance
with his personal tastes and proclivities.
In work and in pleasure men are drawn
to each other by powerful general
force above their personal peculiarities,
in work by clearly understood self.
interest, and IN pleasure by the Identical
needs of the organism. In rest it is not
the same. Here there is no general
force acting to dominate individual Pc
culiarities; leisure is of all things the
most personal, the thing in which
nature demands most literally; here
man most individualizes himself, each
seeking the satisfaction most agreeable" !"
-Lopouk off in whats to be Done"
There is standing quarrel between
the indivldualists and the collectivists,
the advocates of independence and of
interdependence, which will have sooner
or later to be settled. Does not the
above passage give at least hint in the
right direction. viz. that in the struggle
with nature to obtain from her the ne
cessities of life We are interdependent,
but that in the enjoyment Of those me-
The Labor enquirer., 1886-08-21
Corporation Versus Competition.

Corporation Versus Competition
For the ENQUIRER.
The synonyms of Competition are
strife, contest, rivalry. Its consequence g
are jealousy, discord, disintegration and
Anarchy.
The synonyms of Cooperation are
unity, harmony, con cord. Its results
are economy, good fellowship, peace and
plenty.
The fomrer is the system under
which we live. The latter is the system
we propose to augurate.
We need not ask which of the two
systems are preferable, or which should
be adopted by an intelligent people.
Competition has amassed riches in the
hands of an avaricious few. 1t has in
duced prohigacy on the one hand and
poverty, crime and degrade ton on the
other Its fruits are war, murder, in
cendiarism, suicide, starvation and the ft.
1t has 1otted our land with insane asY-
lums and prisons, and filled them to re-
pletion with it's victims. Its tools re a
corrupt legislature and judiciary, sub
sidlzed police and a prostitute press.
Its advocates are capitalists, stock job
bers, money-lenders, lawyers, politi-
clans and exploiters of labor.
Industrial cooperation implies an
equitable and scientific adjustment of
the relations between capital and labor.
1t yields an abundant return to those
who perform their share of duties. 1t
yields nothing to drones. 1t permits
ample time for recreation and study. 1t
removes incentive to crime 1t pro-
notes happiness, fosters education and
assists invention. 1t opens wide the
gate to all who desire to revel in the
fields of science and art. Its religion is
ITO do unto others as we would they
should do unto US" 1t is evolutlon-a
step higher in the scale of h um N exist
enc or-if you please dawnlng of
the long prophesied millennium.
J.J. MARTIN.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-08-21

If reports be true the fight between
the union cigarmakers of New York
City and the destructlonists of D. A. 49
is at an end, and the union have won.
All good people will rejoi ce at this, both
that TIE trouble is over and that the
ring was beaten. The order of the
Knights of Labor cannot be held respon-
slble for the acts of the Home club, and
will not be; eve ry Knight, IN the west
at least, has been opposed to the conduct
of the men who have made D. A. 49 a
by-w ord and with us the feeling is that
in the early part of October the tim es
will be pr opitious for sitting down upon
them, for all time.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-08-21
AMERICAN sEAMEN, TAKE NOTICE

The Coast Seamen's Union is the
Backbone of the Pacific Coast Labor
Movement. Capital has subscribed
large sums to break it up and threatens
to import men from the east and abroad.
there are ON the Pacific Coast now three
men for every place. Winter is coming
on and soon thousands will be out of ork.
therefore keep away from San Fran
cisco. The COAST SEAMEN's UNION,
{ July l, 1885. $500 strong.
BURNETT Il. HASKELL. Chairman Adyis-
ory Committee, 5l34 East Street, San
Francisco, California,
The Labor enquirer., 1886-08-21
A Powerful Orator.

For The Enquirer.
The Times is The only Chicago paper
that gives fair account of the Anarch-
lists trial. Its criticisms of Socialism are
unmerciful, but we can respect even
that when the proceedings of the court
are printed in full, while other papers
take only few unfair extracts.
Parsons speech was the event of the
trial, and perhaps of the Socialistic
movement. Eet the Times describe it &:
"The climax in the Anarchist trial
was reached yester lay. Schwab, Spies,
and Parsons told their respective stories
to the jury from the witness chair, to a
spell-bound audience of spectators, an
amazed jury, and surprised judge"
Parsons is speaker who never fails
to rivet attention even under rdinary
circumstances. He fills every occasion
great or small. A year ago John Swim
ton called for an orator Nv choice, an
nounced in John Swintons Paper at
that time, was A. R. Parsons. seldom
boast, but did not prophesy with real
inspiration?
The attitude of Parsons listeners lif-
fers according to their creed. The So
cialist simply sits and looks triumph
antly around. The conservative, ortho-
dox nabob somehow gets strange curve
IN his spine, as though shrinking under
hail storm His face looks pleadingly
up and his eyes stick out. The storm
he feels, is nothing but the social evils
which he thinks may Overtake him.
Parsons makes him, think 80, in about
thirty minutes. was at the meeting of
Brother Thomas club in Princess hall =,
March 5, 1885, when the subject was 80
cialism and Its Tendencies" About 800
cultured and wealthy people felt their
backs adopt the terror curve when Par
sons told them of the wretched condi-
ton of some folks, and that they also
might come to the same suffering and
expect no pity from competitive So
ciety. 1t was an entertainment not to
be forgotten by Socialists who attended.
Enclosed find the speech as rendered by
the Times. ZENo.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-08-21

THE Baltimore Labor Free Press has
an editorial On the labor troubles in
New York which shows that the editor,
though comparatively short distance
from the scene, is not acquainted with
the facts in the CAGE. He makes 1T ap-
pear that the fight was between the
Knights and Progressive union on one
hand, against the Intern ational on the
other. Editors of labor papers should
under stand what they write about, or
not write at all The capltallstic press
can attend to misleading the working
people, without any assistance from the
labor press. 1t is this spirit of "enter-
prise" which must say som ething about
every event, whether there is correct in
formation at hand or not, that has
placed American journalism in bad re-
nute