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The examiner., 1886-01-16
THE WASTES OF COM
 PETT7TON

IT is estimated that three hours of labor per day,by all the people, if prop erly divided and applied, would accom- plish all the necessary work of the world. At present, fifty per cent of the labor done is wasted through our system of competition, which ought to be relegated back to the days of its native barbarism.
 How few think of the enormous amount of time and strength and work now lost that might be saved by CO., operation. Think for instance, of a dozen different milkmen distributing to a dozen families in the same block, and then the whole dozen of them driving to another part of the city, all to deliver milk to as many contiguous families. So, we have fifty little grocer, butcher and bake shops, each with its separate cart running all over the city or town to supply customers when the men required to carry on all these separate establishments could, through the cooperative plan better accom- plish the same purpose. Besides, the customer runs the risk of receiving in- ferior goods, or adulterated provisions, for each of these competitive dealers is striving'to make money" and sell dom hesitates as to the means of do- ing so; and thus competition is an in centive to dishonesty.
 The time and labor and money that could be saved by cooperative housekeeping is greater, perhaps than in any other department. On Mon day morning fifty little wash-boilers are placed on fifty little stoves, and fifty little wash-tubs full of clothes must be rubbed, and boiled, and rim sed, and the nauseous smell of boiling studs pervades fifty houses, while by a cooperative, wellappointed steam laundry, ten women could more easily do this work of fifty.
 But would you deprive forty hard working washer-women of employ ment, and bread? is the first inquiry of objection heard. If each shared equally in the advantages of the labor done, though working in some other industry as they would in general CO., operation, where would be the wong i?
 An equal saving of time, strength, and muscle could be effected in al- most any department of labor. Our large manufacturers who have the capital to buy machinery and employ operatives, know very we'll the great advantages of a division of labor, but all the benefits accrue to themselves, while 1t makes mere slaves or machines of the workmen; and no matter what the amount produced may be, "only so much is divided among the producers as will tolerably support llfe-the rest goes to the employer.
 Cooperation is the only path lead ing away from competitive warfare, and out of the Egyptian bondage of wage slavery but it is path in which old fossilized statesmanship will never take the lead.
The examiner., 1886-01-16
THE KNIGHTS OF LABORVS. POLITICS.

There is question of delicate nature,
 which is fraught with much danger to the
 utility, life, success and continuity of our
 Order, and to which, did I not refer, l should consider myself derelict in my duty. In approaching the question I have merely to state what is already known to all of us, which is that our Order was founded for the purpose primarily of organizing, reg ulating and consolidating the industrial relations to workingmen.
 This intention is likely to be frustrated by few designing men who have entered our Order, seeing it's importance in num- bers, with the desire and the hope of making of it a voting machine, to be man. ipulated in their own personal interests.
 These men are continually striving to turn the current of the Order into the channel of politics. This, I believe, arises simply from the want of distinguishing clearly the difference between the industri- al function, and the political function of the citizen. The founders of our Order distinctly understood this difference, which can be briefly repeated here: Man has, from the cradle to the grave, certain func- tions to perform which are separate and distinct, the ones from the others, and yet, which overlap and commingle so intimately at certain periods that it is impossible to draw strict line of demarcation between them. There is certainly period when it is the function of the child to be in the nursery, where it receives the care necess- ary to prepare it for another stage of its existence and development. When it enters the school to receive the rudiments of intellectual training it enters into the educational function. When the child enters upon its apprenticeship, to learn 8 trade, it enters into that stage of develop ment which is the commencement of its industrial function, which function is not complete until it becomes full journey man.
 When the man marries, he enters upon his domestic function, he becomes father, and the full burden of citizenship falls upon him; that is to say, he enters upon the political function. Although at no particular day, month or year of a mans life can it be said that one of these func- tions begins and the other ends; it is a fact, nevertheless, that there is distinc- tion between the educational, the indus trial, the domestic and the political func- tions, and believe that it is because the industrial and the political functions are confused and confounded that this danger ous desire for political action arises. To regulate the industrial relations of man. kind our Order was established; all other questions should be made subordinate to. this great end, and all questions must necessarily contribute toward that aim. It is my duty to point out the danger, as I hope our members will consider it their duty to avoid placing the existence and the utility of our Order in jeopardy. So surely as we run into politics, so sure shall we be disrupted.
The examiner., 1886-01-16
THE DARKEST HOUR.

Dost fear it? No, Lord let it come;
 The dawn is sure to follow. Gods voice is heard when wheels are dumb
 And stilled the scheming, hollow. Take heart, ye weary, sick and poor;
 Look out beyond the sorrow. The crisis cometh ere the cure
 The joy is thine tomorrow. Ye who have striven the world to wrest
 From poverty and blunders, Shall stand serene, and shrived, and blest,
 When spent the Judgments thunders. A little while, stay not thy hand
 To help the wronged and dying; Till mirth doth blend in this fair land
 No more with helpless crying. In breaking light from North, from South,
 The world before the lowing Still lay it's hand upon it's mouth,
 For long, paltry moving. At thy lone loyalty to Truth
 Ah, night it came forgetting That she hath years of endless youth
 Her star hath not setting. In Plenty's house the Master sits
 With sumptuous wares, and golden; A prophecy before him fits
 From records centuries olden. He knoweth hirelings he hath robbed,
 That Usury's brand is on him; His ears were stopped when voices sobbed, Whose pathos might have won him. He starts-the noiseless hands move slow Around the fatal dial; They point his hour of loss and woe The Rich Mans ending trial. The Rich Mans time to go is due,
 We want him now no longer The Christ-Man cometh grand and true, No gold could make him stronger. Hopes chimes throb softly in this hour Rare preludes if thou harkest- The slow, unfolding century flower Globes, in this hour the darkest
The examiner., 1886-01-16
TYPO SITE OF REPORTING

A compositor has been trying his hand at and here is his specimen copy: ''Mrs. away, while cleaning house, asked her husband to nail up some ]; he refused; !; she looked 1t at him; told him his conduct was without II, and beat him with her nB- until he saw M. He now lies in ,tose state, and may soon be subject for diss." A man must be an his life and limb in such way as that. It has undoubtedly put to his existence.
The examiner., 1886-01-16
ONE of the Dublin Orange org;

ONE of the Dublin Orange organs in bewailing the loss of prestige of Castle rule in the south of Ireland, says, that the people of this section are completely under the control of the National League which rules them with rod of iron. This is really too bad, but as it can't be helped entirely, the Orange organ should set to work to strive to lessen the severity of the case by advising that some soft sub stance, say strips of Irish linnen, be wound around the rod while in use. However, the matter calls for no es- pecial sympathy as the Irish people have been we'll accustomed to such rule for centuries, even at the hands of the friends of this Orange sheet which now
The examiner., 1886-01-16
SENATOR MCPHERSON of

SENATOR MCPHERSON of New Jersey is reported to be in training to answer the great speech of Senator Beck, laying bare the subtle schemes of the Money PoWer-schemes, past present and future to absorb the wealth of the producers-to steal according to law. Senator Pherson will certain ly need long course of intellectual exercise to get him in condition to meet the home thrusts of the man from Kentucky; and we fear the res ults will be as satisfactory to him, as it would be after meeting John L. Sullivan in physical onslaught. MT. McPherson may rEbLy to Beck's ar raignment, but he can never anSUer it. And we opine that it will answer the purpose of his masters much better 10 refrain from the attempt.
The examiner., 1886-01-16
CONNECTICUT BRAIN PRODUCTS.

Official list of patents issued from the Connecticut on January 12 1886. Re ported from the office of Patrick O'Farrel, Solicitor of Patents, Washing ton, D. o, who will furnish information to our readers free:-
 -Heman P. Brooks, Brooklyn, N. r., assignor to himself and J. l.. Carson, Tor rington, Bottle stopper fastening.
 Edward T. Burgess, Meriden, Wheel.
 Edward c. Cooke, assignor of one-haH to W. W. Woodford, Unionville, Frame for neck-wear.
 George Gardner, Winstead, gong and bell.
 Stephen P, Greene, and AR. Young, Jewett City, assignor of oDe-half to G. Draper & Sons, Hopedale, Mass, Spindle bolster.
 Charles H. Hilton, assignor of two- thirds to E. B. Baker, and R. D. Blish, New Haven. Electric alarm apparatus.
 Harry B. Lester. Waterbury, assignor to Blake & Johnson, wire-nail machine.
 Thomas Lyons, assignor to Russell 6 Erwin MaDufac' uring Company, New Britain, Meat-cutter,
 Frank L. Palmer, New London, Machine for quilting be l-comforiables, etc.
 Clark M. Platt, assignor to Platt Brothers & Company, Waterbury, Machine for feed- ing and punching scraps of sheet install.
 Irving c. Platt, assignor to Plat Brothers & Company. Waterbury, Button
 Harry A. Randall, Terryville, Copper tipped hammer.
 George w. Sanford, assignor of one half to T. A. Gotrel, Thomastcn, Sweat-scfaper for horses.
 David M. & J. E. Smyth, Hartford. Fastening for carpets. etc
 Justis A. Traut, assignor to S, auley Rule and Level Company, New Britain, Face plate for making gages.
 Frederick J. Wooster, sssignor of one half to E: D. Steele, Waterbury, Machine for securing and drying sheet metal.
The examiner., 1886-01-16

THE most important business be- fore the United States Senate this session seems to be that of showing up the ignorance or the rascality of each other and the Administration Yet, this is good thing for the coun- try, for negative virtue is better than none at all. However, a virtu- ous enli ghtened nation would hardly consider such a policy as deserving the compensation of $5,ooo per man per annu17, wf,iile-the good, honest, productive mechanic or farmer on whom all depend for existence, is not considered worthy one fifth of that amount.
The examiner., 1886-01-16

WE call the special attention of our readers, this week, to the article en- titled "Must go at 9 this Morning ; and ask them one and all what, in their opinion, would the Master whom Trinity church advertises to follow, do in this case were He the landlord instead? "The poor we shall always have with us;'' aye, so long as the rich are permitted to deprive them of their inheritance, and then levy trib- ute upon them for the privelege of being allowed to exist. The poor zoe may always have with us, but "Trinity'' prefers to be without them, when they are SO very poor as to lack specified amount of the Almighty Dollar.
The examiner., 1886-01-16
GROVER CLEVELAND says, that"Jhe

GROVER CLEVELAND says, that"The continued coinage of silver would produce untold misery among the la boring classes" and the N. Y. Trib- une echoes, "Yes, and make this land the dumping ground for the worlds silver," Oh dear, oh dear! and wouldn't that be an awful calamity. And yet, so accustomed to teibulation have the people become, and that too under the reign of our Clevelands and our Tribunes, that whole cart load ot the rubbish dumped at the very door of each would hardly inspire one pang of indignation.
The examiner., 1886-01-16

CONSTANT and continuous hard work dulls the power of thought, in iures the health, and degrades the faculties of men into mere animalism ; while sheer idleness enervates the mind and leads to vicious indulgences. The old couplet, though trite, is true, and applies to men as we'll as boys: ''All work and no play makes Jack dull
 boy;
 All play and no work makes Jack mere
 tOy'
The examiner., 1886-01-16

The Eastern Bar Iron Conference held a meeting in Philadelphia Wednesday, and voted, in vieS of an advance in wages and the price of certain commodities to add an additional 1-10th per cent pound to their production. The Conference asked Congress also, to attempt no general revis- ion of the tariff this year.
The examiner., 1886-01-16

CONNECTICUT has some remarkable laws fo1 the encouragement of honesty. If a man steaLs a meal of victuals, the maximum penalty is seven dollars and thirty days in jail but if he asks for the same he is sent to state prison for six months.
The examiner., 1886-01-16

bewails the condition and it was not by the rod alone, but by the pike, bullet, ,bayonet and crowbar in addition In view of all this it seems as if they might now not only be content with the "rod" but could actually worship it; especially when it happens to be of their own making.
The examiner., 1886-01-16

A MAN and his wife in Indianapolis were suffocated by coal gas recently, one Sunday night, by reason of a broken stove pipe which they would not re-adjust on the Sabbath day j; and so they went "where sabbaths never end."
The examiner., 1886-01-16

About 1000 cigarmakers of the fourteen shops under control of the Cigarmakers Manufacturing Associa ion of New. York were ordered out by the International and Progressive Unions, to resent reduction of wages About 1000 are affected in all; and others will be ordered out if the pres ent strike be successful in the shops now deserted.
The examiner., 1886-01-16

IT COSTS parents more to make worthless proAigates of their boys, than to make them useful and indus trious citizens.
The examiner., 1886-01-16
A STANDING OFFERl

A column week of THE EXAMINER is hereby placed at the disposal of anyone desiring 10 elucidate the following: Wherein is there one fundamental point of issue between the Democratic and Republican parties of to day?
The examiner., 1886-01-16

THERE is no despot on earth so ty- rannical and oppressive as is Mrs. Grundy; yet none whose exactions are so cheerfully endured.
The examiner., 1886-01-16

One of the responsibilities of the Ameri- can nation is to strangle the growth of mammon worship.-Canon Farrar.
The examiner., 1886-01-16

QUIET submission to injustice is a sin against society.
The examiner., 1886-01-16

A SUPPRESSION of harmless amuse- ments is usually followed by an in crease of intemperance.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-01-07

NEW BERLH,-Christmas was eX
tremely dun. No Christmas trees il
any Of the churches or Sunday school,
New Year was however immensely
lively. Quite number of people were
in town attending the sale of Aaron
Dennis, in the afternoon. The Ben
Solomon Fantasies paraded the
streets in full array.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Charles Seebold cele
brated their golden wedding on new
years day.
Michael Bleckner is greatly debili
tated by old age.
The Musical Association will hold II
Musical Convention, beginning Mon
day Jan. 18th, to continue through
the week.
Some OF our worthy people have or
ganized Temperance Society. Lee
lures every four weeks.
New Berlin has three doctors.
Mrs. John Haslet is seriously i'll.
Jacob Breon from Laurclton was
here last week visiting some of his
relatives.
Jackson twp has two Cornet bands.
Foxes are prevalent along Penns
creek.
Robert p. Cornelius is hoplcssly Ill.
REPORTER.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-01-07

MCCLURE, The holidays were spent
in our city by eating turkey, sc. Ev-
erything passed off quietly. The
year 1886 commences with many good
promises for the better, but whether
the resolutions will be carried out, il
not for us to say.
Your correspondent was on the sick
list, but is now able to attend to
practice.
On last Tuesday the G.. a. II. was
presented with the picture OF Capt.
Michael Smith in whose honor the
Post at Mcclure is named. The pre-
sentatidn speech was delivered by
Sheriff Middleswarth and responded
to by Joseph Lambard. The occasion
was n grand one for the q. A. II. and
will long be remembered. Thanks to
the donor.
Isaac Dresses son, Ira, while lead
ing II colt to water, was hurt, the colt
Jumping and kicking, hit the boy on
the head with one OF its front feet.
Kalbach has located his portable
Steam Saw Mill in the woods former
ly belonging TO Solomon Krebs. John
II. Dreese and Frank Decker are haul
Ing the lumber.
Mrs. VIM. Decker is confined to the
house with Rheumatism.
Mrs. John Dreeso received n severe
sprain OF the ankle by fall.
The citizens our town have quite an
exciting time about the postonice.
An effort is being made to have 1t NOV
ed to the store W. Ulsh.
Mcclure seems to have n mania for
Stave Mills. Five will be put in ac-
tive operationin the spring.
The railroad company have com
pleted their siding at this place. The
length will be sufficient for all pur-
poses.
On Monday it rained oil day, swell
ing the mountain streams aud flood.
ing part of our town.
We had the pleasure of seeing John
II. Arnold, ESQ, walking our street
on Saturday last.
The protracted meeting has closed
at this place, but another has COM
ineuced ut BAKERS church.
The school at Mcclure Is progrees-
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-01-07

srvrsR tiouSTv Ccuprs.-rho Courts OF
.yder Cosnty are held, on tue fourth Mondays
= tebruary, May, aud september, and second
ydsy of December.
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sn.Ons friend. throughout The ccunty VIII
hyilxe by sending us the nows In their rcspec.
tvys "a Sns, Villages AMI rex Shborhoods. send
a, she uiain facts, and We viii dress them up,
J.e ihs. Our columns Will siSsys be ~ n
tatS ,se who wish TO sposk trough them on
ysser a or local qusstiJuf OF iabltc intsrest Z;
Sat We will not hold oursclt responsiOle for the
opiuiens they may express.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-01-07
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-01-07
PHILADELPHIA & Erie r n Division.

NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY.
TraIn. Leave Sunbury: ,-,
b2J ain, For Belicfonto, Erie aud Canaudsl'
qua.
oblsm, For Lockhaven.
io, u NJ, For B,llcfonte, Kano and Canan.
b5Opn, For Renova and Watkins.
6abam. For Cattawissa and Haze lton.
10 90 a m aud Bpm ror WilteHbarre.
sbSnm. ii O5 ~, s0pm. For Shamokin
a d Mount CarmI.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-01-07

ApAMsErRG. The Holidays passed
of very quietly at this place.
/ Some Of our town people were al
most drowned ont of their homes lbs
the flood
Rev. H.A.Letterman md wife have
gone TO Palmyra to attend funeral.
Miss Dornblaser lecturrd here oi
Sunday II week and organized n Wo
mans Missionary Society with y
members.
Rev. Lands preached his first ser
mon In the new Reformed chapel on
Christmas afternoon.
The following spent there New
Year away from home. Mrs. Honey.
cut at Harrisburg; Gertie Shannon II
Milton; Mrs. and Dora Seal at Levi,
town; Mrs. IIelfrich and sons nj
Maitland; Mrs. Ii. |. Romig at Dal
malta.
Elmer Shannon took to himself II
helpniete in the person oi Nora Ger
hart May their path through life br
as smooth as the ocean and their sor-
row as light as its foam.
The exhibition given by the Band
was II financial euccess and enjoyed
by nil.
The Stroll family will give an on.
tertainment here next Friday even
ing.
Emma schwenk spent the holidays
with her brother in Philadelphia.
EEpOn1ER.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-01-07

CESTREvILLR. The Sunday schools
at this place were up to time this
year in having Christmas entertain
ments. The Evangelical Sunday
School held most delightful and
pleasant service, Notwithstanding
some opposition invoked by n few old
fogies and Tault.flnders, It exceeded
any similar service heretofore held by
this school. The exercises through
out were OF an interesting, instruc-
tive and religious character, mostly
essays by boys aud girls of the school
and great credit is due them for their
suitable selections aud manner in
which they delivered them. Also
very appropriate addresses were made
by Revs. Stovcr and Zones Of New
Berlin. The church was handsomely
decorated with evergrecns and mot.
toes and the program was carried ont
with marked precision. The grind
est feature Of all was the vocal and
instrumental music given ut inter
walls. Mrs. DIR. Sampsel is. organist o;
the school, and presided on this occa.
sion and she just knows how TO han
die an instrument. Gifts were die
tribried and while this wns going OH
the little faces bpamed with JOY aud
gladuess. The best order was main.
taiued aud Che interest was kept ul
To the close. cannot pass 10y in ii
lenCe when hear church people who
should be at the head OF our children
TO give them religious instruction,
openly oppose and deuouncc II sun.
day school entertainment in the way
of celebrating The nativity of Christ,
as Immoral, nngodly, childish aud
simple.
J. G.. Swinrford OF Shamokin spent
part Of his holiday vacation in this
vicinity.
Miss Sallic Schanbach Of Franklin
was pleasantly entertained several
days by Miss Nate Seehold
:. W. Hartman OF Selinsgrove paid
us a short visit one day last week.
W. y. Raker aud wife OF Trevorton
spend several days with friends here
recently.
Our band serenaded the town on
New lear's night, much to the an
n"yance ofthose who wanted to re
pose in the arms of Morpheus.
l.. \. Stiuc, teach r. Of Spring
twp, accompanied hy Wm. lIacken-
berry were here over the tciidays.
The young ladies from II ncighbor
ing town who were visiting here re
Gently, il they have no respect for
themselves, should have for the house
of God, and not mock older people in
their mode of worship. It does not
become even u minister daughter,
ShNincl
a /. w. Marllle of Williamsport
spent his holiday vacation with his
pareuts and friends here.
A-pirauts for township Offices will
soon bclooming up.
II. Il. Wagner of Bcaver.own Sun
dnycd with friends here.
The schools in town are in II pros
pprou. condition.
N. G. Young was in Middleburgh
on Saturday.
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