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succesS-Il; one must pefisissa-~a-s
other exists, or there must be a
compromise.
1t certainly appears to me,
where men have so much in COM
mon and knowing that in union
only there is strength and rcaliz-
ing the united forces opposed to
reform, that II II would be busi-
ness-like and proper for all TO
sacrifice some points and unite On
a set OF principles to which the
entire labor element could agree.
This is certainly feasible and
practicable. But in order to do
this small petty, spites must be
done away with and imaginary
wrongs thrown to fhe winds.
There must Be But one object IN N
view and that the common good.
Foolish pride. sel6shness, and the
meaner clements 50 common TO
us all, must be laid aside. Show
to the world that wepractice what
we advocate bfotherly love. Il
have many extremely radical
views on the social question, but
believing that Ire continent
cannot be crossed II one lesp;
that Rome could 1ot BE rebpilt inl
one day; and that If ! WI mn
away out in tie great eaoonS eE
the Rockies. il danger 81 StSsvzr
ton and was offered ! half-loaf I
would take il, although Two loayes
would be necessary ~ satisfy my
hunger, in hopeS il,at this would
give me strenplI a 6d courage to
reach place rhefe nv craving:
could bssal| | would favor
honorable u11 1cng the pro-
gressionisE line that suck (
unioa q B \ all an ability to,
| al inspire Is With
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Calamities that happen to US
are trials; those that happen to
others are judgments. Show good
Judgment and avoid calamities by
giving Warmers Log Cabin Sar-
saparilla a trial. 1t purifes the
blood. regulates the regulator, and
insures good health. Largest
bottle in market, I7o doses, 81,
Druggists.
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rights Of their

further. believe, =
holders ofto.day will rebel against
the majority of the people. aided
by the slums of the cities and
duped people of the country. The
struggle, in our opinion, is inevita-
BILE, and therefore we call men to
arm themselves. Should we be
wrong in this respect, nobody
would be, more glad than our
selves. but history of the last year
gives US the right.
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of the slave to be a


tai to own labor. For tins.
ancy to the principles of the re-
public, he finds his apology in the
recent great growth of railways
and telegraphs, and in the as
sumed benefits to the public re-
sulting from the ownership of
great lines by Vanderbilt and
Gould. The only proof he gives
of these benefits is the fact that
rates are less now than in 1863.
He ignores the fact that the
growth of the country, with its
vast increase Of business, pro-
duced this reduction, and at
tributes it all to the high organ
izing capacity of these wonderful
men. Yet, does he really think
that BLACK Fridays" the scandal
Gus briberies of the New York ju-
dietary in the Erie imbroglio,"
the vast watering of Western
Union and of "New York Cen
trail" the corner, the puts and
calls" of Wall street, the manipu-
1ation of great lines by the Stand
ard Oil company, the Credit
Mobiliers," the alterations of
pools and rate-cutting, thus arti-
6cially raising and depressing
stocks, that "the lambs may be
feeced," are in the interest of the
public and especially of cheap
transportation These things are
not the excrescences and abuses
of system otherwise useful; they
are of its very essence, the creator
of the plutocrat, without which he
would not exist. 1t is these things
which have made American rail-
way management the by-word and
reproach of the world; made it so
intolerable, not merely to the suf-
Efering public, but to the railroads
themselves. that they are begin
lining now to cry out q gislatiye
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Iilinhiiis 81, he does not see that
the qualifications necessary for
victory are not the qualifications
we most admire in men. Neither
does he feel any compassion for
the hundreds of unsuccessful left
behind in the mad race. He
strives on, thinking he is able to
take care of himself. Is he sue
cessful1 Does he reach his goal1
If it be through meanness, craft
ness and disregard for others. he
generally finds himself an old
man with much to.regret and un-
able to enjoy his illgotten wealth.
On the other hand, if he is unsuc-
cessful, he does not give up till he
is morally and physically broken
down. Then he is willing but un-
abe to help along the glorious
cause for which Socialism fights
the Liberation of the white slave
as well as the black.
Therefore, young man, ! beg of
you ponder. Will you spend your
life striving to acquire riches, a
strife in which you have to use all
the meanness ofyour soul and in
which only one out of a thousand
is successful Or will you spend
your life striving to help others
as well as youself, using your abil-
tiles to right this social wrong and
living so. that you acquire that
which is better than riches-the
contentment that comes from
knowing that your life has not
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the lists IS the learned professor
of Yale, who with confident mien
and defiant step presents himself
as the champion of the plutocrat.
["What the Social Glasses Owe to
Each. Other" Prof. Sumner of
Yale. Harper Brothers, The
fact that of the vast fixed capital
created by labor in the last twenty
five years twenty-five men, it may
be, own one thousand millions;
the startling greed and gettings
of the Standard Oil company;
move him not.
Happily, religion is not yet in
voked o>consecrate these things;
and the professor contents him
self with sneering at "the old &C.
clesiastical prejudice in favor of
the poor and against the rich"
"A rich man shall hardly enter
the kingdom of heaven" sell all
thou hast and distribute unto the
poor" BLESSED be ye poor, for
- a.
yours is the kingdom of God"
are, indeed, quite ancient; but is
he not a bold man who assails the
Sermon on the Mount? Yet what
recourse is left2 There was some
plausibility in the attempt to
make Christianity subservient to
slavery, but it seems quite impos-
sible to make it the apologist Of
the plutocrat,
The professor is circumspect.
But is it not possible that there
may be beneath this old ecclesi-
astical prejudice wisdom not
dreamt ofin his philosophy
Its curious to note that while
the professor was coming his
phrases some French savanks were
also thinking on these great
themes. M. de Vogue thus ex-
presses himself. in a late number
of the Revne desr de1x Mondes:
"History forces us to recognize
that the Christian religion under
goes at long intervals external
renovations, adapting it to the
existing needs of society. Fol
1900 years the gospel has been
adequate to these exigencies. un-
ceasingly arising. In digging
deeper into this marvellous book
man may Gnd the food desired 70!
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Esetis. aB.r. + Progress.


Our present state of society is
one continual war between indi-
viduals, in which the 6ttest the
one most crafty, most unscrupu-
lous and with the best opportuni-
ties-come out the sIave-driver.
while the conquered, perhaps
really the most capable and gen.
orally the most honest and chari-
table. remains the slave. There
is no workingman. who has given
this subject a thought, but will ad-
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German Social Democrats. He
returned to Chicago. became en-
gagged as reporter and afterwards
as assistant editor Of Ay6ntsy Zti-
ting, which position he occupied
when arrested.
The following is from Schwab's
own pen.
ANY thinking man must con-
cede that strikes, boycotts, coop
Grafton on a small scale and other
means, will not and can not bet
ter the condition of the working
-f--- Ill e. - ~~., I, ..,c
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DIlIs ~ SnF'I9r rcI
ssalt aboJt II IS true lhc work.
fas'laA cannot ..-ip - use these
irsu'icient means otteH anoue
ihvHe i7re- d upon hna Ih1g
3is.- - HFei oH 1s means 81
e'.o,atoa hi1a igsIr ay j.
ril oaoy COM
.1 lr
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THE GOD MONEY. !.
Review of Professor Summers
Book by a Radical
Thinker.
A ROBBERS pHIL0sOPHY|
Demanded Yale's Professor Rndeav-
ors to Meet the
Demand,

Y. VI
The following portion of san
excellent article entitled ''The
|Apotheosis of the Plutocrat," by
Nv. M. Dickson, in the December
number of the Magasiu< sf Am<,;i-
can History. 1t will be concluded
next week:
The world has long since ac-
credited the fathers of the repub-
lie with marvellous insight and
grasp of the fundamental princi-
pies of a free society, and great
wisdom in their application,
First among the nations they
denounced African slavery; and
prohibiting its introduction from
abroad and its spread within, they
believed they had placed it !"
the course OF ultimate extinc'
But the invention of the
gin, making slave labe froaal e,
awaker ed ne greed Of na.-
tiers, ti.ie the better sch u-rl
and pl ID religion and p.
ply into the service of slaN
until the great catastrophe ph
fed the religious and econonh
atmosphere. .a'
In like manner, the faths
taught that republican instituti
were adapted alone to a rsl
with general equality ofcondi
and sought to secure this ID
prohibition OF entails and pa
geniture. But here again
taeilis aeseensns is becominf
grant. In the presence Of
conditions, making ensrmop
dividual aggrandizement
there arises a demand for 4 r.
ophy that will stiiie COM
and satisfy the intsiles
teaching the rightff ~
EaEgrandi zement del
brings the supply =
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bis nesz huneef. N. ReviIle has
we'll aid. the spirit Christi1nity

his nezE hunger. M. ReyiIle ha!
welt Said, The spiritof Christ tisnit,
= ~ resfless search Of tie BET
ter day some souls believe
|that tie crisis Of modern con.
science must resolve itself through
one pf these levelutions. Much
greater still is the number d
minds bent upon the search oi
the better social state. Il is in
this direction that the gospel mine
is the richest. the least worked;
here is concealed. perhaps. there
ligious and social formula which
50 many hears seek"
At the renaissance; .sThe lib
eral inte1p don Of the gospel
prepared The civil and political
transformation gradually accom-
plished to-day in the Christian
world. Wherefore may we not
hope that, at the next stage, the
social sense Of the Book will be
revealed to US, and that the new
religiouseyolution willbring forth.
yet with its slowness and accus-
toned wisdom. a social mold ap-
propriate to the n Nof men, as
superiorto the IS our civil
liisis supe, t4 he Mid
d's
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tie Ivui~ us.s
all debts were paid. there only re-
NAMED some hundred dollars for
each of the only two children,
Michel and his sister. One year
later he became a communicate,
but inside OF a month he says his
tender faith was so rudely shaken
by the convivial and worldly ac-
tions of his priest that it never re-
covered. We quote the following
from his biography published in
the Knights of La6oy'
II was then about thirteen years
of age, and a few months later
Schiller's works fell into my
hands. That was forbidden liter
ature! Nevertheless, we pupils
read and enjoyed them very much
Schiller, like all really great Ger
man classics, was disbeliever in
Christianity. Till then ! had only
known of him by selected poems
that saw in the school books.
All our teachers told us about
him and the other classics was,
that they weregreat men, buttheir
works we're not proper reading
matter for boys. After Schiller
took to Goethe, the Great
Heathen' as he was called. hy- the
priest, who undertook to enlighten
us in the doctrines Of the Catholic
faith. Then came the study OF
German. Greek and Roman clas-
sics.. My faith dwindled and
dwindlcd, and when Iwas sixteen,
instead Of being a Roman Catho-
lie | was deist. that IS mYufaitb
was simpIy the belief iae o.
God. and some years la@ef
not even believe that"
Circumstances and lack OF
means now compelled him to
leave school and learn a trade.
lie selected book binding and was
apprenticed in Wuerrburg. Here
he lived a solitary life-books,
books and nothing but books. He
bound them and read them. In
speaking of this period of his life
Schwab says: How often did !
sit till 10 o'clock in the morning
with my beloved classicsl They
we're everything to me, anda great
deal of my time ! thus mentally
spent in Italy and Greece. Re-
lgious books and pamphlets !
studied, too, but they only tended
to strengthen my disbelief in re-
ligious teachings"
Time passed rapidly, and in
1872. his apprenticeship having
expired, he first became ac'
quainted with trade unions and
the labor question by direct con
tact with agitators. Hejoined the
Socialistic Labor Party, and ir
1874 went abroad travelling ove'
Central Europe, distributing So
cialistic pamphlets and agitatinf
wherever he went, working at hi:
trade at all times for support.
In 1879 he conceived the idea O.
emigrating to Australia, but after
wards decided upon the Unitec
States He landed at New York
but after three days delay h'
went to Chicago. Here he KEEP
aloof from all organizations ant
led a very solitary life, studying
the English language with grea
energy and perseverance, which
he soon mastered sufficiently t
read Bancroft's history and othel
great works. He remained il
Chicago for one year, and later OF
he visited and worked in Milwau
lkee. Kansas City, Denver, Lead
vile, Cheyenne and Durango
While in Milwaukee he joined ths
Socialistic Labor Party, and be
came an active advocate. HI
says the principles differ in nc
essential point from hose OF thu
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h hereof. Why is it
] to get workingmen,
the younger ones. to
oulders to- the wheel
5 struggle in which the
one means the grind
{ so manyf Simply
of their egotism.
y young man has a
h opinion o. himself
t he will be one of the
IN this great struggle.
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before MS rlnus sa... --..
strength to walk. Many and
many time it tries to raise itself,
till at last the great feat is accom-
plished. In all these fights, in
striking, boycotting, going into
politics-yes, even in street riots,
the young hercules collects
strength to throttle the serpent
the capitalistic system. The
workman may be- sometimes
wrong, why not, the baby some
times tries to raise itsclfby means
of the table-cloth, thus bringing
down the dishes, but his impulse
to raise is all right, and therefore
the workman should continue to
try raising his condition, even if
he sometimes brings down the
dishes,
Nov, as to anarchism. Anarch-
ism is order without government.
We anarchists say that anarchism
will be the natural outgrowth of
universal cooperation (commu-
nism). We say that, when pow
erty has vanished and education
is common property of fthepeople,
that then reason will reign SUI
preme. We say that crime will
belong to the mast and that erring
means than I ,.1s.
of the crimes r a
gendered dire bs l5
Of to-day. the. y sn
.ates ignorance l m r
A"We apareh
l!!ssl !
rights Of their fSua -
fxl ILL.,.
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system that depends upona single
fife. What will become Of the
public when this master-mind dies
and his vast capital falls into the
hands Of incompetent heirsi
To the professor, the MASTER
mind who sees all and sustains all
without help, a r<xamble dks dsxxx,
in the language Of Boileau. has i
singular facination. But unlike
the gods, these masterminds die,
and then comes chaos.
Upon maturer reflection, the
professor will see that the capital
Of the great corporations had bet
ter be the swollen stream of many
thousand rivulets, so that their
earnings will gladden. the many
and not the few alone. He will
also see that their management
had better be in a board of direc-
tors, who will select the superin
tendent, so that while the individ-
ual will die the Office will be per-
ennial.
It is true, such management has
not always been honest or wise,
the officers serving themselves at
the expense of the corporation;
indeed, that wondrous skill lin the
superintendent which enriches
itself is often only dexterity inI
the stockholder. There
is, in fact, much exaggeration asl
Y this work Of superintendent;
vsals others - ourselves,
spt = 1dlp pire A sxcelsl
: |
-
.A
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MICHEL SCHWAB
A Close Student, a Very Book.
Worm--From Youth an
Investigator.
WORKED IN DENVER ONCE.
Born a Roman Catholic, the Hypoc.
o----s
Born a Roman Catholic, the Hypoc.

..s aa-p 'o
. aaai 5, as oa
il no.Aer o'cd
'a .ia. ..
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thusiasm y /.
namely: to plish distribu- z
tive justice ~ kte humanity.
Naturally tkS iler eoncerntng I
the method q ldqpt IN bring
ing about t6e3 1saifa able ends IS
great mind only DO. hut !
they are setiS ths point that
at present tlssf Injustice and
wrongs IN fe institutions
which must fslmed edied o. our
boassed eil n slides back
50 long eason is fall
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II snry tieo i1ikfcc sora
lune aud 7 t'lsserly are gyra
soul i'd icnest md whclav raselt
ish laen T|ssy ese dsvetipg 't4eir
ener tslsatsaE' 4 iiisElease ea
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brethren can
means than I
of the crimes
gendered dire
Of to-day. the
ates ignoranec
/. .A"Weaparct
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REVIEW

REVIEW
NEW YORK, September 17-Lon-
don prices were frmer and - Paul stock
was called in 50 sharply that the rate cd
vanced TO I for the days rise. his
caused cons dersble buying and advanced
ST Paul 20 G2s, with Northwest and
others in proportion. This lasted until
Just before 1 oclock. when a sharp sell
iug movement carried prices down sharp
" until n'ClocB, the leaders being Reed.
ing, ST. Paul, Northwestern, Missouri
Pacific and Union Pacific. The buying
wss OF a fair character. Missouri Pacific
sold down on rrmor hat $4,000 GOO addi-
tional stock was coming out This was
officially denied by the vice.president OF
the Missouri Pacific. Reading was
driven below 5Ol by the bears, but after
wards recovered near per cent. There
was very little news on the street. but
the dull, stormy weather apparently pro.
duced a depressing feeling in lie room
Sterling Exchange higher, 81 e54W4 %
Money closed al 2.
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Kansas CITY Cattle Market.

KANSAS CRY, September l7-Cattle dull
good to choice corn fed 5.O0@j5O; com
mon to medium 32j0L75; stocksrs ano
feeders .6U6l3 60. cows, 25W2.loi grass
range steers, l.s0@S.30. Hogs strong good
10 choice. 6.OoM6. -, common 10 medi
UNI. Is Go@5.G5 sheep steady; good q
choice muttons. 3.750l 30; common e
medium. l.5Om3 30. Receipts cattle
79l4 hogs, 1901 sheep, l,l33. Shipments
cattle, 100; hogs, none; sheep i,9l3.
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Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO. September Il Wheat opened
active. excitei and irregular. Corn steady
and active. Oats dull and steady. PROVISIONS
: rong. Closing Wheat September, ytc;
October. 93sc.: December. 93ic Corn, sep
TENDER, He; October. He December, 80.
Oats, October. 2isc @2llc.; December,
25c. Pork, September. l4'iO DC otber'
Ii 45: Nov, mber. IL % Lard, Sertember,
1910 October TO-. 20. November 9.tO.
Short ribs, September S.S0@S.s2li October
.75@S.77t
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KIcnNoNn. Va. September u.
REcEIPrs.-iej head cattle, 234 sheep and
lambs 9S bOgS.
SALEs-i5l' head cattle, 23l sheep and
lambs and 9S hogs.
PRicrs-Cattle Best. Al 10 a gross. me-
dunn 10 good 80 10 81 gross. common % fair
, TO gross: sheep. 3 to 81 gross lambs. I
to b: gross: hogs, a to 81 net; bulls, to
3 gross
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A Summer Vacation Trip.

The heying was done, Gnd the farmers wife,
With weary sigh, said. John,
little vacation 'ud come pretty good
AioTe the hasvestius' on.
III take Minnie and Ned and spend q week
At Cousin Fan 10 town"
The trunk was packed. when CO ugin Fan,
-Four boys and maid, came down
For dear. nice month 10 the country sweet,
For there's nothing else you know.
Tl.4t does the dear Little dear such good,
And by nerves do rest here So
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On nm Orcnn Grinder.

Who Les below has gone the way which 90 ell
creatures Uugt
lie turned the organ handle he's turning uow 20
dust.
when 10 this man Deaths summoas came !,
foaud hin quite re- rued.
For Lc Lal found that LIE was ua-glt LIT one
"demni,iCu grind
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Dick calls on Mss Smith and spies bis
rival az the parlor window TOO late, having
rung-Is Miss Smith ini
B.ldy-Yis, sir
D.cS-Very glad Of il. Daastly woathe;
outside. Don't tell her 1 called Exit D.
Time
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Considerable Tommy.

Ezasperr:ed Mother-You good for moth
Ing little bra;s. You made so much noise
couldn't hear myself speak when Mrs Smith
was here Which one Of yon shall spank
frsti
Tommy-Take Emma Ladies are Away
served first.-Texas Siftings
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Every Family

should keep a box OF DR.. Dayid's Nege-
table Liver Pills on hand as they are the
best cure for sick headache, biliousness,
costiyeness, and liver diseases. Only %
cents box.
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RICHMOND, Va, September Il, 1855.
Country Produce.

Apples-Choice early, per barrel, 81 50 to
g. 90; mixed lots, 75c. 20 Sl.g5.
Virginia hams choice old, lie per
pound. new hams small, Is 10 l5c new
hams large. 10 20 Re; sid's II TO l2c;
shoulders, 40 {, IL.
Ne,swax-ls 10 pc per pound
Butter Virginia creamery, 20 to pc; fam
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Agents. yen want "a pension. chr
AppAcar--Tha;s VIVA. Ia hero tor
Agent-You're a healthy locking follow
What's your disability
AppacaLt-Caught cold ~ tie draft C..
1901 Burlington Free Press.
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Lumber. slaves. Etc.

Lumher-White oak, per 1000 5000 TO
1900 West Virginia poplar, per 1000, lo.v
to % 90.
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Richmond stock Market.

RICHMOND VA, September i.
Reported bv John l.. Williams & Son,
bankers anj brokers. III Main street.
First b card.
$1,000 Petersburg X r, Class \. at l0l3
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WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT.

Reported by Paine & Houston, Commits
cion Merchants, 1906 Cary Street.