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Workmen's advocate., 1888-12-08
DECEMBER S, 1888.
A PARTY'S MISSION.

When d considerable number of citizens have agreed upon a plat form, |. G., an object or objects of political nature to be obtained, 1t is polite that with the mode of pro- cedure already in vogue and laid down by law, they should form an organization for the dissemination of their principles, and also observe certain tactics that shall be Tn keep ing with ther principles. The ms- sion of the party is the attainment of its ultimate object, and incident ally, also, to observe the tactics which it shall decide are commen- surate and applicable.
 While the ultimate aim of q party may be at first absolutely unobtain- able, there are certain things it can do which, in the opinion of its mem bers, will lead to the goal. These things form no less the mission of a political party than the successful termination of it's activity.
 With an honest movement Jesu- itical tactics are neither desirable uor practical. Some one spoke truly when he said that we cannot be sly in great things; and in order to gain the confidence and good will of the people, any attempt at ''ways that are dark Is apt to react on the movers. Therefore an honest and open exposition of party's prln- ciples and straightforward system of tactics will in the end bring suc- cess if the princl pies are founded upon roason-lf, indeed, Mey are PrincipleS.
 A political party should, as far as possible, adopt such measures for its own government or regulation, us 1t would have the country prac- tlce in its political capacity. The advocates of a cause should and will, if they are true advocates, incorpo- rate in themselves the qualities and principles they would establish. For instance, if a party pretcnds to rep resent the idea of pure democracy, 1t must itself be a pure democracy within its limits. If 1t stands for the institution of the retereHdum, it will submit the laws governing its organization to the members thereof for their sanction and enactment, as does the Socialist Party, for civil ized government derives its powers by consent of the governed, and this "consent or enactment should be capable of finding expression just as often as the change of circumstances and the sentiments of the conStitu- ents demand
 Of course, a party advocating q change of social system cannot fully, or even to an appreclable extent, realize its desires while the old sys- tenn and environments obtain, but its tactics must necessarily prove that the principles of the new Sys- tenn are an essential feature in the minds of the revolutionary organi- zation, as party which would over throw wrong system and establish e new and equitable system may
 n correctness be termed. A s&&y which would establish sys-
Workmen's advocate., 1888-12-08
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
FREE LAND.

All schools of reform agree that land should be free; that the present iniquitous system that enables few men to extort from all others vast sums of money for the privilege of staying on earth, should be changed, and that speedily. Indlvidualists believe thls, socialists believe it, so do anarchists, antl-monopolists, liber- als, knights of labor, trades union ists, and nearly every other class, except the comparatively few land owners who fatten upon the necessi- ties of others. Let us all join to- gether and present to the people of the United States the square issue: Shall the Land be Free ?-Denrer Arbifrat0r.
 Yes, my beloved, ignorant people may become men of note. They may sign for stranger, what pur- ports to be an innocent receipt, but which in the fitness oi time, not ex- ceeding 60 days, will appear at the nearest bank as wicked, heartless, relentless, merciess, promissory note. Then will the victims rend their hair, unless perchance they be bald, and they will revile the auda- cious rascals who cheated them out of their shekels. But verily, my friends, had these defrauded ones invested but moietv of the sum that rascality had levied upon them in subscriptions to good honest papers, they would have been guarded with the armor of knowledge which would have made them inyincible against the shafts of knavery, -LG5Or MOn- flor.
Workmen's advocate., 1888-12-08

As long as the wages system lasts trade and labor unions as we now have them will be necessary to pre- vent the too sudden degradation of laborers.
Workmen's advocate., 1888-12-08
NOTES.

NOTES.
 As long as the wages system lasts trade and labor unions as we now have them will be necessary to pre- vent the too sudden degradation of labOrers.
 The English Socialists are show ing considerable activity in the local elections, They have nominated members of the Social Democratic Federation to contest q number of seats in the School Boards.
 The Denver Arbltrator says that all schools of reform (cassing social ists, single taxists and anarchists in the category agree that land should De free. But the devil of it is that they don't agree upon what freedom is.
 We cannot help wondering at the simplicity of those workingmen who could be induced to believe that those who have for over twenty years fighting to reduce wages are the men most eager to prevent reduction of wages"
 This IS the p ost-electlon philoso- phy of free-trado editor who may rest assured that it hits capitalists of both free trade and high tariff proclivitles. The wage system unites them both against the interests of the workers.
 We are too low in the scale of hu- manity to fully believe all we see in Boston Liberty, yet we take certain pleasure in looking it over. Even the title starts off with q good joke, and its pretended opposition to the cap- itaist system as well as to the social lst idea of political and social econ- omy, makes it at once unique, H. logical and slngularly amusing in leisure hours, of which we have, alas, too few.
 One of our exchanges, the IIeSterN CW1StiaN ldr0cdfe, says that
 "There are women in Cincinnati who | do all the machine work on pantalOOns for five cents pair, and furnish their own machines, and many of them their own thread. And yet Cincinnati is called Christian city, and has glorious rep utation as the home of art and music. l Is there no relief for these oppressed ones?
 What question for the Christian .idrOcate to ask Of course there Is no relief unless our Christian con- temporary would have reyolu- ton, for it expressly says, in the same column
 "There is as much freedom and elas- | tclty Tn this country as IS consistent with the efficient existence of govern ment.
 As Government is likely to exist for some time to come the poor sew ing women will have to make the most out of the freedom and eas- ticity" which the country pro. vides.
 Comrade Garside has taken deep and active interest in the socialist propaganda and he has written a letter in which he expresses his opinion that the agitation fund of the party should be largely augment ed in order that the National Exec utiye Committee may the more suc- cessfully direct the agitation. Prof. Garside suggests that 5000 be raised and asks all the Sections to make an
Workmen's advocate., 1888-12-08

The English Socialists are show ing considerable activity in the local elections, They have nominated members of the Social Democratic Federation to contest q number of seats in the School Boards.
Workmen's advocate., 1888-12-08

The Denver Arbjtrator says that all schools of reform (classing social ists, single taxists and anarchists in the category agree that land should De free. But the devil of it is that they don't agree upon what freedom
The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1888-03-29
Delinquent
TAX LIST
OF
Apache County,
Arizona Territory.
FOR THE YEAR 1887.

The assessment Of the Atlantic
and Pacific Railroad Company ac-
cording to the change made by the
Territorial Board of Equalization :
One hundred and eleven and 49,
100 miles of main track. of said
Railroad in Apache county, in said
Territory, including road bed,
bridges, culyerts, rolling stock, de-
pot buildings, telegraph lines and
all other property of said Company,
exclusively used in the operation Of
said Railroad, excepting It's fran
chise and right of way.
Said assessed property being de-
scribed as follows:
The main track of said Com
pany's railroad, commencing at the
eastern boundary line of said
Apache County, Territory Of Ari-
zona, and running thence in a west
erly direction, along or near the
35th parallel of latitude, a distance
of one hundred and eleven 7S-l00
miles to the western boundary line
of said Apache county, and the
buildings, improvements and other
property belonging to, and used ex-
clusively in the operation Of said
railroad, being described as follows:
One steam pump and water tank
In said county at Houck's Tanks
One section house in said county
at Sanders. One section house
and depot, one water tank and one
coal chute in said county at Nava-
jo Springs. One section house, ore
tool house and one cattle chute at
Billings in said county. One sec
tion house, one steam pump and
water tank in said county at Car
rizo. One depot building, one
steam pump and water tank, and
one section house in said ! county
at Holbrook. One section house,
one steam pump in said county at
ST. Joseph. One section house, one
steam pump, and one water tank in
said county at Hardy. One round
house, one depot building and eat
ing house, one coal chute, one steam
pump and water tank, cottages,
blacksmith shop and three wooden
buildings in said county at Wins
low. Fuel, furniture, machinery,
material, tools, stove, rolling stock
and sixteen Office and living cars in
said county, All Of said property
being assessed at the rate of seven
thousand dollars per mile, for said
one hundred and eleven and 7S-100
miles of said main track.
Tax $23,473 sol
Penalty thereon $1,173 60I
Costs 81 00l
Alec tho fo1loUiDo docor;bod lands
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-11-28

A writer in the Portland Transcript
tells of visit by the late David Bar
ker to the public school in Exeter, Me.
The pCet-lawyer was one of the "SchCol
Committee" an institution well known
in New England He did not manifest
much interest until the class in mental
arithmetic was called Then, says the
narrative, his eyes kindled, his int rest
was aroused; and when the grammar
class recited, he said, II want to be q
school-boy again. He took n seat with
us, and parsed with us, declining the
verbs and so forth. We all enjoyed it
very much. When all was through,
and Mr. Barker arose TO make some re-
marks, he took up the little Mental
Arithmetic, held it in his extend ed
hand, and these were the words he
said:
Il have lived over this afternoon
some of the happiest remembrances of
my school-days. When boy my father
was very poor, and had large family.
We lived in log house. The owner
ship of books was quite out of the
question; so one of kind answered
for all, and our whole soul yearned for
learning. This particular time Ct which
/ speak, at the commencement of the
term, the teacher held up in his hand,
as L do this, a Mental Arithmetic.
whoever bears the best examination
in this study at the close of the term,
said he, shall have this book Such a
prize, to me, was never offered before
nor since. A rivalry at once sprung up.
Our whole school worked hard for it,
but it was soon to be seen it stood be-
tween my brother Lewis and myself.
The day came at last; brother Lewis
drew the prize; he was quicker in fig:
ures than /, while j took more TO gram
mar. Bitter tears / shed"
While he pathetically related this
little incident of his early life, the un-
hidden tears coursed their way down
his cheeks The same brother Lewis
has been prominent as a lawyer aud
politician in Maine.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-11-28
THE QUIET FEAST.

A little dinsy restaurant, a lounge. some creak-
ing chairs.
faded painting on the wall of Love in Early
Yet In this snusty. ancient den I've oft entombed
my cares,
And now it's grim interior some pleasant mus
ings bring.
This carved initial ON the door was sculptured
years ago,
BY one who long has worn the matron's we'd
ding ring;
I CLOSE my eyes. her features on my musing fan
cy grow,
Again hear her liquid laugh. again hear her
sing.
Imeet her walking with her brood. tall sons and
daughters fair.
AplumP and pOrtiy maiden tsho always loved
TO dinei
Aud when | raise my hat she bows with quite a
friendly air
can't believe those naughty lips were ever
pressed TO mine.
And yet cannot help but think. when falls the
noisy rain
Our prowlings and our feastings wero done In
wntry weather.,
This staid and wealthy ladys mind may travel
back again
To that dingy little restaurant whore we've
been blest together.
Alas for love platonic, for such love was ours
It's motto h Inconsistency, tbs ever on the wing,
And the only compensation in bordering on those
Is, though its life was ftful. it left behind no
sting.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-11-28
Uttered by Bright People.

Solitude is the audience chamber of
God.-LdndOr.
The greatest scholars are not the wisest
men.-Rdbetdis.
When new book comes out 1 read an
old one.-ROgers
Nothing is SO uncertain as the minds of
the multitude.-Liry.
Be fit tor more than the thing you are
now doing.-JGmes "A Garfield.
No man ever did designed injury to
another without doing greater to himself.
Henry Home.
The passionate are like men standing
on their heads. They see oil things the
wrong way.-PIGto.
Difiidence is perhaps quite as often the
child of vanity rs OF self-depreciation.-
Julia C.. II. DOrr.
Ladies' of fashion starye their happiness
to feed their vanity and their love to feed
their pride. COLON.
I've never any pity for conceited people,
because think they carry their comfort
about with them.-GeOrge Eliot.
Sacrifice being the essential basis of
virtue, the most mertorious virtues are
those which are acquired with the greatest
| effort.-De Mdisire.
1t is the cultivation of the moral side
of our natures that has given TO our peo-
pie as a nation their great strength and
| grand strides. John n. c. Sleeper.
l have seldom seen much ostentation
and much learning met together The
sun rising and declining makes long shad-
ows, and at midday, when he is highest,
none at all.-HaU
A nobleness and elevation of mind, to-
gether with firmness OF constitution, gives
luster and dignity to the aspect, and makes
he soul shine through the body.-Jeremy
| IL
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-11-28

choir. and, as il sat just back OF the
preacher. he got great credit for pay
ing strict attention to the sermon. At
the close he walked again with her
through the meadow, and. on parting
at her own door, thus addressed her:
"Who would think we met for the
first time only three days ago? liz
seems to me I've known you year
"And / you rejoined Ruth, holding
out her hand in parting. "As you'll
not come in -good-by.'
III kissing hands had not been 80
long obsolete that hand would have re-
ceived goodly number, but John con-
tented himself with squeeze, painful
TO Ruth, but borne heroically.
That night. as the midnight train
whistled at the station, one sweet
country maiden said to herself: Il
wonder if I will ever see him again. L"
And then, having formed this good
habit. fell soundly asleep among her
pillows. And John, the long night
through, made plans to see her again,
till the train drew into the station at
Chicago, and business replaced senti-
ment.
A few days later Ruth received by
mail letter and small package. The
package proved TO be book; the let
ter, an apology for sending the former.
John wrote: II saw this little Look,
and the poem where the leaf is turned
down reminded me so strongly of our
delightful walks together that i VEN
tured to send it. Will you assure me
of your forgiveness 10y one line, telling
me you received it,"
The poem was Lucy Larcom's No
vember" The first verse of it brought
smiles and bushes to Ruth's face:
who said November's face was GRIM
Who said her voice was harsh and sad2
heard her sing in wood paths dim.
1 met her on the shoro, so glad,
so smiling. / could Kiss her feet
There never was "A month 80 sweet.
The letter of forgiveness was duly
sent, daintily sealed with wax showing
the imprint. Forget me not" above
the initials "R c."
This injunction John followed so
faithfully that the mail at Drookville
increased to such an extent that it has
hopes of becoming fourth-class of
flee.
Before the frost was on the punkin"
the next year Ruth was mistress of a
coy Hat in Chicago, and John the head
of that same establishment
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-11-28

AN Orlando (Fla.) man has a couple
of tame sand-hill cranes which he finds
more serviceable than watchdogs in
warning him against tramps or burg
lars. The cranes utter q shrill note at
the approach of any stranger.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-11-28

IT is thought that the tomb of st.
Flavier, who was murdered by the
Visigoths in BIZ A. D., has peen dis
covered near Toulon, France.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-11-28

THE excise system of England dates
back to the Long Parliament in 1913,
when duties were levied on wines, beer,
etc, and tobacco, to support the army
against Charles /
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-11-28

THE terms bailiff or sheriff are said
10 be of Saxon origin. This officer
was appointed for counties in England
In 1919.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-11-28

CHAUNCEY DEPEw says: "Evarts once
sent donkey up to his Windsor farm in
Vermont. A week afterward he received
the following letter from his little grand
child: DEAR GRANDPA-Thel little donkey
is very gentle, but he makes big noise
nights. He is very lonesome. guess he
misses you. j hope you will come up
soon; then he won't be lonesome.
MINNIE. '"-Ek Perkins letter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-11-28

WHEN the tailor gets rich it is by shear
industry.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-11-28

Next Lesson--Gideons Army" Judges
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-03-21

aE Asking neighbor why mu-
tual friend had not finally prospered,
he replied, "Charley knows the
worth of one hundred dollars, but
not of one dollar" That told the
story. And it tells the story of the
fruitlessness of many in higher fields
than that of secular business. They
know the worth of great opportuni-
ties, but none of the smaller, every
day opportunities, and so lose all.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-03-21

SYMBOLS IN THE CATACoMBs.-
The following symbols, borrowed
from the Scriptures, were frequently
represented in the catacombs, and
relate to the virtues and duties of
the Christian life: The dove, with
or without the olive branch, the
type of simplicity and innocence;
the ship representing sometimes the
church as safely sailing through the
sea of corruption, with reference to
Noah's ark, sometimes the individu-
al soul on its voyage to the heavenly
home under the conduct of the storm
controlling Saviour; the palm branch,
which the seer of the Apocalypse puts
into the hands of the elect as the sign
of victory the anchor, the figure of
hope; the Tyre, denoting festal joy,
sweet harmony; the cock, an admo-
milton to watchfulness, with refer
ence to Peters fall the hart, which
pants for the fresh water brooks; and
the vine, which, with its branches
and clusters, illustrates the union of
the Christians with Christ according
to the parable John XIV, 1-6), and
the richness and fullness of Christian
life.-Professor Philip Schdter IN The
Century.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-03-21

MILLIONS OWE HIM GRATITUDE.
Argand, poor Swiss, invented a
lamp with wick fitted into hollow
cylinder, up which current of air
was permitted to pass, thus giving a
supply of oxygen to the interior as
we'll as the exterior of the circular
flame. At first Argand used the
lamp without glass chimney. One
day he was busy in his work room,
and sitting before the burning lamp.
His little brother was amusing him
self by placinga bottomless oil flask
over different articles. Suddenly he
placed it upon the flame Of the lamp,
which instantly shot up the long
neck of the flask with increased bril-
liancy. 1t did more, for it flashed
into Argand's mind the idea of a
lamp chimney, by which his inven-
ton was perfect.-SaH Lake Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-03-21

hr 'Tis when the heat and tiery
fever of his soul is past the sinner
feels remorse!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-03-21

CURIos1TIEs OF FRIENDSHIP
Curiosities of 6iendship would cover
nearly all cases of noted masculine
or feminine attinities the world has
known. Thelaw that governs friend
ship has often been stated. A gener-
al impression is that opposItes match,
mate and cooperate more readily
than similar temperaments. Goethe
could form friendship most readily
with children. Strong natures like
pliable natures. Highly intellectu-
al people find necessary rest with
those Of less intellect and more emo
ton. There was philosophy in the
keeping of testers or fools" ny those
who were burdened by affairs of
state. Walter Scott loved nothing so
we'll as his dogs. George Eliot's
friendships were for men. Blondes
are said to prefer brunettes, and bru-
nettes blondes.-GIObe- Democrat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-03-21

W~ Distracting cares vex not the
empty skull; they seize on heads
that think, and hearts that feel.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-07-19
Cherokee, July IA.

H
A Cleveland and Thurman Club was
organized at Cherokee precinct to-day by
elechng F. r. Moore President, James
Stone Vice President, w. w. Montgom-
cry Secretary, W. Coftes Treasurer, q,
b. Fitch, Il. Cooper and sam Houk COM
mittee on bylaws aud regulations and
Ira Hout Sergeant. After a few remarks
by +. r, Moore. the constitution and by
laws were read ard adopted, aud 80 pres
ent signed their names to the club. The
club meets at eight o'clock next Satuf-
day. and will go to Hood to help organize
a club there. Tip says Il he is any judge
Of speaking he made the best speech thai
was ever made at Cherokee. COMMITTEE
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-07-19
Peach Orchard and vicinity.


Born, to the wife btLafe Preston, a
fine giil. Mother and child are doing
well and LATE Is the proudest man in the
valley. 1t is his first.
NJ. 4. Preston Is hauling in large
amount Of tanbark. He has several hun
bred cords. Milt Is one Of the leading
merchants Of the Sandy Valley. He
says It is too hot 10 blacksmith.
DR.. j. w. Swetnam was called to Mar
tin county last week to perform the diff
cult operation of cutting a tnnpor from
the eyelid ola lady. The patient was
Mrs. Judge stepp, and she is now doing
we'll
There is quite an amount Of sickness in
this vicinity. We learn that Mrs. Clell
Spencer, of Georges, Creek, is still sick
and thai Willie Dixon is about well and
preparing to leave for the West. Il
A Cleveland and thurman Club will
soon be organized here. s. w.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-07-19
Congressional Convention.

At the meeting Of Chairmen Of
the Democratic CommitteesHof the
Ninth Congressional district, held
at Catlettsbnrg on the 18th inst,
the following resolution was adopt
ed:
Resolved, That a Convention OF the
Democrats of the Ninth Congressional
District Is hereby called to convene in
Maysyille ON Tuesday, the 2lst day OF
August, 1888, at the hour of ii O'Clock
a. m. and that the various counties COM
posing the district will hold conventions
In their several counties on Monday, the
18th day of August, at 2 O'Clock p. m, Of
that date, or will hold precinct meetings
on Saturday,, the 18th day of August, to
select delegates to meet in county con-
ventions on Monday, the j 9Th, at 2 O'Clock
p. M; and the basis Of representation
shall be one vote for each two hundred
cast for Cleveland and Hendricks and one
vote for every fraction of one hundred
votes and less than two hundred.