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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-28
JOURNEYMEN BAKERS MA
TlONAL UNION.

The boss bakers of San Francisco
intended to take the organized bakers Of
that city by surprise in insisting all of Il
sudden, that the Sunday work, recently
abolished, should be re-introduced. Boss
Westerfeld, who employs eight men,
started in announcing to his men that he
could not continue the contract made
with the Union in reference to SUNDAY
work. A meeting Of No. "a was called
aud these eight men were ordered ON
strike. Meanwhile ii was discovered
that Westerfeld acted under an arrange.
ment of the Boss Bakers Union, and that
other employers were tofollow, SO Union
~ called upon Unions 81 aud -, and it
was agreed to enter Il general strike.
The most wonderful spectacle followed.
With the exception of the scahs employed
by Page x Fall, every baker and contec-
toner in the city of San Francisco quit
work, and in less than almost no time the
whole baking trade was at a standstill,
so that many coffee shops had to close
up. The millionaire firm, Schroth 4
Westerfeld, who kept fighting the Union
for the last ten months is bankrupt. in
consequence Of the vigorous boycott,
and the business is now i'll the hands of
the former foreman of that establishment
As soon as word was received in New
York the National Secretary was ordered
to advance the Unions $500 by wire and
to ask for their actual demand in the
way of support while the strike lasts
Boss Westerfed is the same scoundrel
who tried to suppress the strike in 1881,
The White Cook and Waters Union or
dered their members not to handle bread
or pastry made by scabs.
An application for a charter, No. TO-
is on hand from Akron, o.
A law will be introduced in the legs-
lature Of New York to prohibit baking
and carting of bread on Sunday, also an
amendment to the school laws enabling
boards OF education to establish Saturday
afternoon classes for bakers who do night
work
Brother Curtis writes from Richmond
Va: II am working on the boys in
Petersburg and Norfolk, and have been
for some time, and also on the colored
bakers in this city, and hope to be able
soon to report good news. At our last
meeting We had an election of officers.
below is a list of them; President. Isaac
Williams; Vice-Presdent, Geo Raabe;
Treasurer, Aug. Rupp; Financial Secre-
tary, Arthur Quinn; Corresponding Sec
rotary, j. II. Gurus; Sergeant-at arms,
W, f. Blahey, We conduct our meet
ingS secret and have pass word. am
afraid that we will not be able to send a
delegate to the convention on account of
not having sufficient funds to spare.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-28
SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY
or AMERICAN SECTIONS

BosroN MASS Meeting every Wednesday even
mE, o'clock, at prphie Hall, li6 fremont
street Visiting comrades invited to attend
These meetings are usually public meetings
until about ten O'Clock. after which eNecu-
tive session, Organizer, II ". Brown, 3
Kirkland street
BRiuGErORr, consolidating AT Excelsior Har-
monte Hall, Organizer, 5, Seller, 5!S Main
DAYTON, ONO. Organizer W. h. Wood, b Allen
street,
nENyFE Col CorroSpp' ding Secretary, Jos, II.
Jack Labor Enquirer Office
kANsAs CITY Meeting every Friday evening ut
iobenurs Hall, cor. 18th street and Grand
avenue. Secretary DR. Loretta Hammond,
1905 Walnut street.
LA SALLr, lLIr-Urgani1cr, James Towel, Sccre
tary Miners Protective Association
MIENEAPoLIs, MlNE,-Orgaui2cr, a. H. Gardner,
Stl5 99Ch street South.
New \ consolidating every first and third Mon
day. at Free Socialist Library and Meeting
Room, Ii} Eighth street
New HAVEN. consolidating last Tuesday even,
ing in each month Organizer j, F Bnsohe,
=. q Drawer i0}.
PmLApELPIuA, FA.-Organizer j Delruyn 1913
MCrVine street.
PHILADELPHIA PA.--Flemish Section meets First
sunday morning in each month az William
Weisser'S Hall 1900 North 9Th street.
PROVIDENCE, X, Meetings every first and third
sunday, Socialist Hail. cor Bell and Oswald
streets, Organizer, James jefferson, b FIJI,
more street.
The Directory Of sixty German American See
tons will be found IN DER Socialist,
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-28
woRKrENs@Apvockrf.
New HAVEN, JANUARY IS, 1855.
NO WORK..

No work-the man is hale and strong,
Prepared to work for bread,
But hope dies out, and faith is weak,
When daily prayers are said.
The children watch their mothers face
Darker with shades of Woe,
The east wind blows severe all day,
The air is full of snow
No work-the strong mans heart is faint,
His lips are set and stern;
He asks no luxury of the rich,
l'ut worknan's wage to earn.
Bat rich men grasp their treasured store.
Aud see the banquet spread;
The workman asks in vain for work
His tools have gone for bread.
No work-his life is hard to live,
In hunger, want and cold;
And home grows bare and dcsolate,
As cherished things are sold;
The heart grows hard and lips are white
When meals are rarely spread
And "hope deferred" makes parents sick,
When children cry for bread
No work oh listen to the cry
These simple words contain;
An agony of deep distress;
A world Of bitter pain;
When anxious eyes inquiring see
The home ,returning feet
And "No work makes the father fear
Those asking eyes to meet.
.LondO,l Justice.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-28
FeN,.rCK" AND LIBERTY.

In his communication which appears
in your issue of January II, "Fenwick, :
from beginning to end. begs the whole
question as between Individualism and
Collectiyism. First, he produces a string
of what he terms natural rights, and
then triumphantly asks State Socialists
if, loving liberty as much as we profess,
we are ready to defend these natural
rights? To this question he does not
wait for an answer, but proceeds with
the utmost JUNCTION and self confidence
to give one himself; says he, you do
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-28
LEE Factory GIRL.

Cola, stir. silent and beautiful she lay
on the marble slab at the morguc.
The hool, OF life had scarce been read
to It's first ciHptrr Youth. luycluess,
all that constitute, that glorious mortal
ii perfect woman lay there on thai
marble slab whereou has rested many Il
deserrated temple.
HER STORY.
\ factory girl beautiful as an angel -
who supported a dependent, helpless
mother and two hlte brothers in man
utacturing town in MASSACHUSETTS,. Her
fair face Sired the brutal lust Of the fore
man of her department. Temptation;
threats of loss Of employment; the vision
OF the black spectre of hunger lowering
1T the the door of hermuthcr' stcnement;
of Etr little brothers suffering for those
things which constitute the plainest life
ueccSSarieS-th these were the preaSures
that pushed her over the prccipicc at the
bottom of which are the hlackenrd,
ruined lives of thousands of the poor
working girls Of our land.
But her troubles are ended. The fair
young face bears little of the sign of the
year spent since the factory foreman
blasted her heart aud turned her adrift
TO finally seek the wilderness of the west
in which to lose herself.
The factory foreman is now respected
pillar of the church, and has become part
owner in the works
The factory girl lies on the marble
slab at the morgue \ pine boN-pot-
ters' Icld-"unly a dead prostitute, the
rabbIe remark -- Enquirer
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The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-17
The Good Old DAYS,

In the good old times Of forty and fifty
years ago in Illinois all one had to do
with u drove of steers was to tula them
out in tho spring as poor AS could be.
and by the first of the following Octo-
Der every n Of them would be rolling
fat and a go steer would buy eight
acres Of good land. Now u $50 steer.
after eating fifty bushels Of 60-cent
corn and slO-a-ton hay. will only buy
one-half acre Of poor land. Then to
raise hogs all one had to do was to turn
. few sows and a boar into the woods
In the spring, and every fall throw out
about n bushcl of 15-ccnt corn to tho
head to finish them up and one had .
drove Of hogs, and every q. 80 hog
would pay for two acres Of land; and
there but few men In Central II.
In the old times referred to who
would trade a % pig for . section Of
land. for they could all have ten seo.
tons apiece without even paying l cent
on II, and often there would be q
tract Of land leit-Bloomsxgtow
(W.) Pamtagroph.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-17
A~RISTOCRATS IN TRADE.
A blue Blooded Dre.smaker's Gratifying
Success In London.

A gentleman and his wife. of gentle
blood, blue blood and ~Belgravia, hav-
ing lost their fortune, had the temerity
to actually go into trade in London.
and are making money, OF them and
their trouble with Mrs. Grundy, a re-
porter says:
Captain Polkington is something
OF m artist. He has an eye for color,
and is not ashamed Of keeping the ac-
counts. His wife has taste in dress.
They both have blue blood in their
veins. They know lots of people and
therefore they are getting on. Sac.
cess makes enemies, to be sure, but it
does not prevent the P%olkingtons from
being admired for their plucky defiance
OF Mrs. Grundy.' b
To an interviewer the lady said /:
"My goiug into trade has not affected
us socially. Some disagreeablc things
were said about it at first, but then,
you know, woman can say such hate.
full things about their own sex. have
been treated awfully kindly by the roy.
altles. haven't been to a drawing
room at Buckingham Palace since |
went into trade. | have no reason for
believing. however. that l could notdo
so. Lady Granville Gordon is in trade
like myself, and she was at a drawing
room last season.
"Now and then some vulgar nou-
riche turns up and is inclined to
be rude. Women who are accustomed
TO good society treat me JUST as they
did before went into business. ! am
not ashamed Of having to work. am
not ashamed Of attending 70 my Gus
toners, nor is my husband. l don't
see why my children should 10
ashamed Of the business. CHICAGO
Times.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-17
MENDING BROKEN LEGS.
Major Alvord Gives n Page or Two Out Of
His Own Experience.

DASJo' hiNoTu elNeS ~ rage OF Two OuF q
His Own Experience.
Every owner OF domestic animals oc.
~casionally experiences losses from ac.
cldcntal injuries to them, and this is
especially true of breeders who have
animals running together in numbers.
in yards or pastures. Broken legs are
not uncommon with horses and cattle
of various ages, and the question al
ways arises as to the best course to pur-
sue. The prevalent disposition is to
regard a broken leg as incurable (and
this in spite of abundant evidence to
the contrary, and to condemn the un-
fortunate animal at once to death.
There are cases. undoubtedly, in which
this is the better course, rs where the
age or small value of the animal will not
warrant the expenditure of money and
valuable time upon it. But in other
eases it pays well to mend the broken
leg.
Too often. however, particularly when
young animals are killed as soon as
broken legs are discovered, it is true,
even if veterinary skill a not be OBJ
tanned. nature and common sense may
be combined to bring about substantial
recovery. A few eases in my experi-
ence, to which have been added the OBJ
s~ervation or account Of others similar,
lead me to believe that where horses
and cattle have broken legs, and are of
sufficient value to warrant some en-
pcndituro Of time and labor, and not
too old, an effort should be made
to save them. Where possible it IS
doubtless true economy to en-
ploy the best veterinary assistance
in such cases. Country doctors. in
general practice, are pretty good CON-
parative anatomists, and are usually
found willing to apply their surgical
skill to injured animals. The animals
themselves will generally do much to.
wards recovery. If only placed under
favorable conditions and reasonably
assisted by their owners.
Some years ago a t~wo-year-Old colt.
with others in m outlying pasture, was
found with a fore leg broken above the
knee and hanging limp and useless. l.
was early June, hot weather fast COM
Ing on; the animal, although fairly
gentle, had never been accustomed 70
stall or harness. l knew il was useless
to attemp. putting it in a sling. or adj
justing n splint and bandage IL left in
pasture There was a small lot avail
able. with excellent grazing. water and , .
shade. In this the colt was placed.
watched. given = little extra
nourishment in the form Of oats and
left to his fate. The leg hung in such
. way that the bone was in q natural
position. and the muscles were used to
keep the foot clear Of the ground. The
animal moved about on three legs fora
month. took good care Vt tho one 10.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-17

jured. and I do not think il attempted
to lie down during this time. Then /
began to put its foot to the ground ant
gradually to use the leg. BY the tint
pasturage failed in the fall it had Sub
~stantially sound leg again. and was ,
useful animal for years. When tro.,
ting it showed slight lameness. pre- ba
bly, due to a little shortening of the in
jured leg, but in field work and for al
ordinary farm purposes it proved !.
thoroughly serviceable horse. 4
A valuable heifer just a year old had
enc hind leg very badly broken. includ
ing an ugly flesh wound, while unload.
ing from a wagon. This leg was set
put in a stiff plaster bandage for weeks
the animal kept in a box stall. lying
down most of the time. After a Ions
and varied experience with surgical as
~sistance, making a case of much inter
est, but which a not now be de.
scribcd in detail, the animal recoveree
to such an extent that, although sh,
has an awkward leg. she is a good
COW and n regular and profitable
breeder.
Within q few weeks a thrifty cal,
running in a covered yard, siiow4.,
great lameness, and on examination
the bone Of a foreleg was found broker
between the knee and the ankle. l.
was evidently caused by a blow, from,
| fear. u brutal attendant, now dis
charged. The age and condition Q,
animal were like those of the colt,
so no attempt was made to sling It and
use a bandage. The calf has beer
given n comfortable and safe place
fed well. and simple applications have
been made to reduce inflammation and
keep the leg in a favorable condition.
has been impossible for the creature
to keep its foot entirely clear of the
ground, and this has retarded the
but it is now using the leg,
and while there has been a bon,
which will enlarge the leg ant
a blemish, l do not anticipate muct
permanent lameness, and expect to sec
he little fellow become a sound, ser.
bull.-Major H. E. Alrord, i,
yahtrator.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-17
Words In Common Uss.

There are IS. 900 words in Webster's
Dictionary. and no living man knows
ne-haf or onc-third OF them. 1t Il
astonishing what \ number Of SUPER
auons words there arc in our Ian.
guagc. Shakespeare. who had the
richest vocabulary used BY any English.
man. employed only l 5000 words
Milton could pick out from 5000, but
the average man, a graduate from one
Of the great universities. rarely has q
vocabulary Of more than 5000 70 1, 600
words. The ordinary person AN got
along very comfortably with 800 worda
and In the rural districts q knowledge
Of 200 words Is sufficient 70 carry .
man through life. This Of course, 70.
fers to the needs Of conversation. Ia
man wants TO road newspapers and
well-written books, he inset know q
'"nst 5000 wordA -0eiiss Dave.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-17
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0snnos-ssass Amussmsats and Enter.
teinnents for Boys and Girls.
Much has been said against the fol-
lies in amusements Of tho present day
for children. We admit there is ION.
siderable nonsense. and that which is
worse. connected with modern child
life amusements in large cities. but let
the mothers and grandmammas look
back. and il they can find al average
Of intelligence and good sense mingled
In the amusements Of their day, let
them tell u about it l will tell you
about some Of the modern entertain-
ments OF the season, where children !
know have been the entertainers and
the entertained. A children's party
nowadays disdains the old-fashioned
kissing plays and forfeits. The chill.
dren Of to-day would rather wait until
the warm days Of summer. when they
a pay and collect their forfcits from
their rolicking playmates in hide-and.
seek. tag. ring-a-round-a-rosy or blind
mans buff, for children like these plays
nowadays just a. we'll as ever.
only they prefer them in open
air and Oh the croquet ground rather
than in the drawing-room, a sub.
stitute for which is a real amateur lit
erary entertainment At one of these
gatherings ~recently.a little girl Of only
fourteen recited that beautiful poem,
''Robert Of Lincoln" with expression
and ventriloquism that might have cor.
WINGED our forefathers of supernatural
powers of the vocal organs Of this lit,
tie maiden. One Of the original dia.
logues, written by the same girl, iu
which the characters were represented
by her little brothers and sisters, whom
she had trained at home for the occas.
ion. demonstrating the confidence and
faith that little children place in such
a teacher. Children, in many cases,
have capacity and influence as teachers
with younger children. and can accom-.
plish more with their pupils than
teachers of years and experience. One
little girl, Of five years, recited 1.-THE
Beautiful World" ''The "reminiscences
Of my Grandma and Mammals Sun.
she sang with effect, which i'm.
most of the audience with ade.
lire to grasp her in their arms and run
away with her. The natural unstudied
destinations Of little children in rhet.
'rical rehearsals. attained under good
raining of well-qualiied teachers, i.
lificult to be surpassed in later years.
Children are constantly learning some.
hing. 1t is no more injurious to
title child's brain to learn that which
will profit and entertain themselves
nd others than to acquire an endless
ingle of Mother Goose. l do moi
nean to speak irreverently of the good
Id lady, for her gifts served me well I
7hen l was little, but she has served
er time and mission. and l am sure
he is or ought to be willing to grace !
lilly resign to the progress of the day, !,
nd most politely bow herself out Of J
,odern literature. The bane and
read Of this kind of entertainment fol '
hildren is the over-done elocution.-
Friend. I