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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-05-08
And tha Cantain remained.


He seemed subject TO o strong spell, and
faces and objects began TO float and be-
come indistlnct Even the voice Of Fingal
was but an indistinct inurmur. K
And still the Captain puffed at his cigar,
and permitted gentle languor to stealoyer
his senses. ~.
"The girl was miraculously saved, npro-
ceeded Fingal, "and she has returned TO
make it interesting for the villain who en-
ployed couple Of rufiians to murder her.
It was the desperate work Of an assassin
throwing off the detective that was hot on
his track. A girl detectivel That sounds
| odd, yet I do believe that Lura Joyce Is
nothing less, and that she will not cease
her efforts until prince OF villains Is run
| to earth"
Captain Starbright, although hearing but
indistinctly, yet felt vibration of fear at
his heart, and the smiling, dark face Of
| Louis Fingal seemed like black Nemesis
frowning upon him.
What was IL that bound his limbs as
though in wise, AID held him on the
rack while being torturedi He realized
now that Fingal was his foe and he strived
to extricate himself from the unseen
meshes.
Vain effort
ALTHOUGH two tramps seized and hurled
| the girl over precipice, she was not killed.
She lives, and YOU will vet meet her, IL YOU
have not ALREADY, since her resurrection
from supposed death at the bottom of
Hangman' S Gulch."
"Why do YOU thus address mel' artic-
ulated the Captain with no little dificulty.
GWhat has the fate of this simple girl to do
with mep
UDo YOU say IL has nothing9n
The nocltine smile stlli fingered on the
face of Louis FinpaL
"Of course, that is the fact.n fi 4.
"But in that case who paid those two
rufians for their workr'
"I do not know.n
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ives me ,trongth, and nerves me to tho

gives me strengtn, ana nerves mo !" tno
work In hand"
Thrusting the mask IN an inner pocAes NC
passed from the room ana lne mouse. nc
uio not Rv WWar" sno ioee,, ouv ...,
around the mansion and dlsappeareu in inc
woods at the toot OF tne hollow
An old man stoou on tne verRe VI nnns
mans Guich IN tne twligns tsu anu
slender, WIN long oearu ana helr ol siiver.
He presented patrisrcnai appearsnce 40
ne $1,000 ieauinB hSneiy oh SIin Vi neu.,o
wood, and gazed WIN eagle eye over Vne
scene.
"The Doge has sent LOT me Inerei Is 70
be some RECOMMENDATION, muIvcrou tne oiu
man. u am glau Oh tnAe Ira" nun a'
the tavern and he seemee gentie rs ianD
1t Is well Ii the gentle MAD was oniy
here might send message oy her.
he pausco. Inc sounao oL step aV.r"o.ou
his nouce' he turned, IiDeo ms sSam' ~.
was 700 iate 10 aVo'u tue cio" 'uaC ien Wi.n
the swiitness Oh ngn.nins. in y sien'
heap the old man OF the guich Jay ao tne
roots OF tree a siout cup IN tuo MINUS
OF one OF the twins mad done the WORK
strong arms illteu the hhenC Iorn anu
bore IL lnto t'ie tnick woous
A thlrd person ioiiowou lhe WIN Vney
entered theshaoows Oh the Woou' can no'
trust the rascais, muttereo SapIain ooar,
bright as ne glueo sWiiIiy alIer 'he '"i"
assassins
The Two men, WIN tneir neiPiess Iurueh,
paused az iast Desiue Sinai poo, sohe
rods in exten, .ne waters VI wmon "~.e r,.
shadowed py tnicK growth OF ceuars' Ing
ground was swampy ABOUT tao il1ele iaxe, u !
ana solemn stlilhess seeineo psr'o 'ue
situsuon.
! as tne Twins oePoslseu esen puluoA ~ ~
the ground near the euBe Vi ono Waters sns
tmro person passeu qulohy 'or"aru "no
spooa oeIore .nem
.Eh, capn, you nero, s..s.,s,
| VI am answered Captain S.ai oilku,,
grimly. VI want no oecepioh tnis ''n'
"Decepuon' mayoe YOU .ninA
III uoesn mater. i'es'"e p"'' So' ~
terrupted inc Cuptaih. .,
linen ne penV anu eAlln''eu ''io 'io'ninS
OF tne muruoreu oiu ,hsn. hs,ni.,. o.,
An eJacuia1iou Vi uisaPpVinVmonV a..
from MS ups. ne tnousns Pvrhaps !" my
valuable papers, anu IN TINS NO was solel,
disappointed. ~ nnshS oe 'naS no UnVus u'
the missing VIII was on tue Pcrsou Vi .u'
dead IL was NOT s however, s snu nen0e O'''
discontinue Oh the wlcNeu scnehe,
one OF inc tWlns was worhihs ~ svno
thng near wnip '1e oapDaiu we was ta...nuI ea
TINS exahinauon' he now calle iowslu '.
revealing IN ms nahGs a neavy sV0ne '.,a,'.. aoou
which ne mad attached sVou' oucASAii
cord.
This VIII forever hide the Work' mut
tereu Vne oru.o' 90 no PiVScouSl "O'
1 the weight 10 the body of his victim.
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sareasns on womop.

La mennais-womep Is flower that ex-
hales her perfume only In the shade.
Proyerb-Take tho fret advice Of a won.
an |: under no circumstances the second.
Old Proverb-A lady and her maid acting
IN accord will outwit q dozen devils.
La Bruyere--W Women are extremists; they
are either better or worse than men.
Lemontey- y--Of, all heavy bodice, the heav
lest Il the woman we have ceased 70 love.
Commerson - Women distrust mon too
much In general and not enough in par
ticular. n u 90 $40 ,sle.h f
Montague = There is no torture that .
woman would not suffer 70 enhance her
beauty 'l'N 80
Baiiac- Women are constantly the dupes
or the victims Of their extrcme sensitive
nese 49, -sssto3fl III X his asDf-H9f
A. de Nussot "A woman forgiyes every
thing but the fact that yoa Do not covet her.
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Grace 81 know you are not yourself to-
night Some other time, when you are
calm, will talk with you on this subject"
IL am calm now,n declared Mrs. Penroy.
~ wish you to tell me the truth regarding
this Captain Starbright."
AZ know no more than you do about him. u
"Dld he tell you that your grandfather
left willl"
"Yes. IlSnow he left one, for / saw il
with my own eyes"
"When2 Whereof demanded Mrs. Pen
roy, Slgerly.
Grace explained how, on the morning OF
Mr., Vandible's death, she had thought she
heard his voice calling aud she had rushed
in to find him lying stlll and white on the pill
low.
"Thc will was lying before him, and
stranger, a lawyer, suppose, and Captain
Starbright stood at the bedside. Grand
father was dead even then, but in my ex
citement did not fully realize it,"
"And you saw the will, you are sure Of
thati"
az am sure OF that"
"Did you know what it contained2"
There was flush on the widows cheek
a strange, eager glitter in the faded eyes
as she asked the question.
"No, did not" said the girl
"Then why do you imagine that my father
disinherited me, his only child, TO take NJ
with more distant relatlvem
81 only know that he so declared his in
tention many times"
"To your
ayes, to me-"
Indeed"
"will you permit me to ask you a ques
ton, motherr
"Certainly."
~ have no wish to claim what is not m,
own by law and right, mother dear" pro
ceeded Grace, as she sank 10 o seat and re
carried Mrs. Penroy with a saddened GLOW
OF lie honest gray eyes 81 only know tina
grandpa executed will in my favor, bui
there is this that has puzzled me. II thi
will was not signed, wouldit be lawful wheI
IL was surely the testator's wish and inten
ton TO place his name TO the instrument
death alone preventingp
"Of course such will could not be law
ful.n
"Then bow to your claim, mother dear
The will that saw that fatal morning 1oa
not stOHcdi"
"And your grandfather was d.ad:'
"Yes, l am sure OF that"
A gleeful, exultant light shot into tn,
eyes OF the widow. She fairly beanie
upon her daughter, and in voice tremulou
with emotion she said:
"It is well. An evil man has been frus
trated. You may 60 now, Grace, and see
needed rest. You shall not repent thi
frankness, for while have a home 20
will have one. Goodnight, my child; W
will talk further on this subject at anothe
time"
Mrs. Penroy rose, went TO her daughter
side, kissed her with seeming tenderness
and then Grace went from the room.
"Ssved thank Heaven" fervently ejat
ulated the widow.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
uNDHR A SPELL.

UNDER SPELL
In the meantime Captain Stsrbright made
his way 10 the stables, led out his grays
and with his own hands attached them 70
light vehicle.
~ have been duped In the worst kind Of
way" he muttered through close-shut
teeth. "Mother CABRERA lied to me when she
pointed out that grave In the cellar and as
sured me that there lay the mortal remains
Of my enemy, Lura Joyce. That girl, sharper
than q detective, is determined 10 be my
ruin. How did she escape deathi can only
answer that the ugly twins have entered the
league against me, II was all a plot 10 bring
destruction upon me, butit win not work
Worst OF all, Karl vandible lives. lean not
understand that Wonders will never cease
In this world, and all OF the fates seem Just
now 10 combine against me, but will defy
the fates and WIN this game, else go down
with colors at the mast"
Mounting the seat the Captain drove
swiftly away.
II was late at night when he reached
Stonefeld-too late 70 consult with his. law
verso he put up at little public house, re
solved 10 rest until the dawn Of another day.
he was early astir. Almost the first per-
son he encountered In the hotel ONCE after
breakfast was Louis Fingsl, the handsome
young hunter. The Captain was not exactly
certain as 10 tho status Of Fingal-on the
whole he set the youth down as not his
friend at least, although he might not be In
active league with his enemies.
~ am glad 10 see you, Captain"
Fngal held out his hand.
indeed Weseem tomeet AZ unexpected
times and places returned Starbrisht
accepting the friendly proner
lou came from Lone hollow iate
'AsS .,1,a n,sns h ..,
,,rIs ne nour was nos esrly, .na's isc@
nS'r,, & ~ "00' "'' '''00
Csn,a,r s,arhr,ob, e,orcod Io.r,v inn,
re ~ ~ y, Sus ,Sa na.,s tus snoeS A., noon 'n''
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-05-08
LONE HOLLOW,
Or, The Peril Of the PenrOys.
A Thrilling and Romantic Story
of Love and Adventure.
BY JAMES NJ. MERRILL, AUTHOR OF BOGUS
BILL" FISHER JOE" AND
OTHER STORIES.
CHAPTER YIx.-coNrrvurp.

[Oopvigh, 1859, by he A. " kellogg Nelra.
papT COmp0Av.l
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19
SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY.
FORWARD!

The Convention has done its work and
done it well.
The party is itself again, and the inn
beetle policy which for time prevented
its expansion has been stamped out.
How contemplate in numbers and
methods was the faction which at,
tempted to create split is now so APP
parent that no time need be lost and no
words wasted in further reference to it.
OF those who, earnest but short-sighted,
were actually misled hy the tactics of
the "rule or ruin" element there are a
few, perhaps, who have not yet diScov-
cred their error; but they may be
trusted to come back of themselves As
to the designing ones who, for reasons
of their own, improved this opportun-
ity of renouncing their allegiance to the
Socialist Labor Party, they are welcome
out of it; they never rightly belonged
to it; lot them enter some organiza-
ton more congenial to their taste, and
offering wider field to their political
talents and aspirations.
With membership thoroughly agreed
upon all matters of principle and policy,
the party now can and must secure co.
operation of effort in all directions.
The seed of socialism must be sown
broadcast. At no time was the ground
80 well prepared to receive it. In the
making of converts there is ample work
and promise of good crops for every
worker.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19

When mechanics and laborers can OBJ
tain steady work they do not patronize
lodging houses. They take their regu-
lar board in family if they have no
family of their own. But when they
can only get odd jobs here and there or
now and then, they cannot scrape to-
gether the few dollars required for
weeks board and must of necessity
seek shelter from night to night under
the cheapest kind of roofs, in the COM
pany of pickpockets, drunkards, es-
capped convicts, and other like products
of our industrial order.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19

plicitly made bold to question the wis
dom of the Supreme Court.
Judge Gray thinks that the decision
"violates the social compact under
which we live" while Judge Peckham
considers the law IAN illegal effort to
interfere with the lawful privilege of
the individual to seek and obtain such
compensation az he can for the use of
his property" But it would be too
much to expect from the bench and the
bar that they would be unanimous in
their endorsement of socialistic ideas.
The wonder is, in fact, that those two
eminent judges are in the minority.
Very truly this is sign of the times.
People begin to zee that Calico was
right, and those are a growing few who
say that "the sun do move"
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19
SHAM LABOR LEGISLATION.

The politicians are trying hard to
catch the votes of the laboring people.
Among others the Wyoming Constitu-
tional Conventio at Cheyenne has
adopted the following laws governing
corporations: "No corporation organ
lied under the laws OF Wyoming or any
other jurisdiction shall be permitted to
do business in this State until it shall
have accepted the constitution of Wy
oming and filed such acceptance in &C.
cordance with tho laws thereof No
law shall be enacted limiting the
amount Of damages to be recovered
from corporations for causing the death
Of an employe or any person. Any
agreement or contract with any en-
ploye waving any right to recover
damages for causing the death or in
jury Of any employe shall be void"
Regarding trusts the law provides that
"there shall be no consolidation or
combination of corporations of any
kind whatever to prevent competition,
to control or influence production, or
prices thereof, or in any other matter to
interfere with the public good and gen
eral welfare" This may all be well
enough, but wait when these old, obso-
lete constitutions of New York, Penn
sylvania and other industrial States"
will be hauled over by the men to be
elected by laboring mems votes'
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19
WE INVITE AN ANSWER.

The Craftsman prints the following as
a summary of the objects of trade
unionism:
81. To elevate the position and main
tain and protect the interests of the
craft in general.
''2. To establish and uphold fair and
equitable rate of wages and fair working
hours, and to regulate all trade matters
appertaining to the welfare of members.
80. To influence the apprenticeship
system in the direction of intelligence,
competency and skill, in the interest
alike of employers and employees.
"a. To endeavor to replace strikes
and their attendant bitterness and pc
cuniary loss by arbitration and concilia-
ton in the settlement of all disputes
concerning the wages and conditions of
employment.
"5. 70 relieve the deserving needy
and sick, and. provide for the decent
burial of deceased members"
Is that really all, brother Craftsman D.?
Is not trade unionism destined to OBJ
tain somewhat higher and more lasting
and practical results?
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19
WHAT INVENTION HAS DONE

In the manufacture Of boots and
shoes the work of 500 operatives is now
done by 100.
In making bread boxes three workers
can do the work Of thirteen box makers
by old methods.
In cutting out clothing and cloth
caps with dies one worker does the
work of three by old methods.
In leather manufacture modern meth
DDS have reduced the necessary num-
Der of workers from five to fifty per
cent.
A carpet measuring and brushing
machine with one operator will do the
work of fifteen men by the old methods.
In the manufacture of -four modern
improvements save seventy-five per
cent. of the manual labor that once was
necessary.
In the cotton mills in the United
States the manual labor has been re-
duced about fifty per cent. Now one
weaver manages from two to ten looms,
where one loom was formerly tended
by one worker.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19
SUM NARY OF BELLAMY'S
PLAN OF NATlONALISM.
(FOr Class Study.)
Prepared for THE Dawn" by Edward Bellamy.

Prepared for THE Dawn" by Edward Bellamy
Looking Backward" is chiefly de-
voted, under the form of a romance, to
a description of the state of society sup
posed to exist in the United States in
the year 1000.
The labor question, so-called, and all
problems growing out of the division of
labor and its results, have been solved
by the union of the entire nation
in a general business partnership, in
which every man and woman is an equal
partner. The conduct of the industries,
commerce and general business of the
country is committed by the national
firm to a so-called army of industry,
which includes all the able-bodied citi-
zens, men and women, between the
ages of 81 and As, the intellectual, and
professional services. being rendered by
associated corps. All persons choose
their occupations in the army of indus
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19
PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATION.

With an increase, for the year 1887 of
nearly ten per cent. in their invested
capital, the manufacturing industries of
Massachusetts, show an increase of less
than three per cent. in the number of
persons employed, and no increase at
all in the average earnings of labor.
Were it not that the rate of wages
shows small improvement in those
industries which require the highest
skill, such as machine shops and metal
working establishments, the average
earnings would show decided decline.
For instance, in wooden manufactures
there was an increase of fifteen per
cent. in capital, while the number of
hands remained almost stationary and
the average earnings of the operatives
fell off 4.55 per cent. The exhibit for
the boot and shoe industry is even
more remarkable, there being alongside
of an increase of nearly ten per cent. in
capital diminution in the value of
product, in the actual amount paid in
wages, and in the average earnings of
operatives.
These facts are taken from an official
report just issued, and are in themselves
striking illustration of our last 'Short
Lesson in Economy" published two
weeks ago in this paper.
We have just stated that the only
branches in which the average earnings
show some improvement are machine
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19
SOCIALISTIC JURISPR j.
DENCE.

The Court Of Appeals of this State
has rendered Socalistc decision. 1t
has asserted the constitutionality of the
Grain Elevator Act, which fixes the
rates for storing and handling grain.
The United States Supreme Court had
previously rendered similar socialistic
decision in the celebrated Illinois
warehouse case, and laid down the
broad principle that the police power
Of the States included the power to
egulate the charges in business af.
fected with public interest. In view
of this precedent, the New York court
could not well have taken contrary
ground; for, in such an event, Its decis-
ion would have been reversed by the
federal authority. The United States
Supreme Court went even further In its
socialistic views, and held that the Leg
islature possessed the right to inquire
whether the public interest required
regulation in respect to "any partic-
ular business" We need not call at
tention to the Importance of these facts.
No good American should deride social
ism as foreign idea, when the highest
tribunal Of the land thus emphatically
proClaims the soundness of its doctrine.
1t is true that two judges of the Court
of Appeals dissented from the decision
rendered at Albany, and thereby I'M
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19

shops and such-like, 1t may further
a.
more be observed that these are pre-
ciseIy the industries where one kind
of skilled labor is employed to re-
duce by machinery the amount Of
skilled labor of other kinds needed in
other industries.
This is fact pregnant with sugges,
tons.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19

A fine opportunity Of freeing our large
cities from the dominion of horse rail
road corporations is afforded by the
change from animal power to cable and
electric traction. No corporation should
be allowed to make the change, but the
municipalities themselves should estab-
lish cable lines in competition with the
horse cars.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19

Under capitalistic production the
waste of natural resources is enormous.
Here is a country whose forests twenty
five years ago appeared inexhaustible.
Now most Of the woods used in carriage
making are nearly exhausted, while the
railroads find it difficult to obtain sup
ply of ties. The platform of the Social
ist Labor Party has long contained a
plank for the scientific cultivation and
preservation Of our forests.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19

find out the amount annually stolen
from the American people by the CAPT.
talistic sneak-thieves, called "bosses,"
employers, CORDS of industry" and
other dangerous criminalsP Or, are
you employed, Mr.. Carroll, to keep the
subject in the dark,
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19

The latest is an oyster trust, represent
ing several million dollars and compris-
ing establishments which employ more
than 10000 people.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19

For the first half of October there
were 2S new strikes reported, affecting
2,467 workers.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19

The iron barons are accommodating
wealth at an unprecedented rate. Their
wage serfs are toiling night and day.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19

Great as the United States may be,
Mr.. George M. Diven, of Elmira, is
greater. He has bought railroad and
will not carry the mails. The postal
service by rail is interrupted in Central
New York, and a star route had to be
organized to supply the towns along the
Ithaca, Auburn and Western line.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19

We expect from every Socialist that
he will now display the utmost activity
in getting recruits for the party and
subscribers for its organs.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19

Is it not high time for the Central
Labor Federation and the Central
Labor Union to appoint a joint COM
mittee on Public Education? Have the
workingmen of this metropolis nothing
to say in regard to the education of
their own children? Are they willing
to leave this most important matter in
the hands of politicians and self.ap-
pointed committees of the privileged
class?
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19

What a comment upon our system,
that the mighty city of New York is
plunged in darkness because mightier
corporations will not stop killing people!
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19

The production of anthracite coal this
year is already 100000 tons less than
last year. This means reduced employ
ment and lower earnings for the coal
miners and all other persons engaged
in coal handling and transportation.
Why the production should be smaller
with greater population and largely
increased volume of business in every
industry, does not clearly appear to the
common people. But the uncommon
people who own our mines and direct
coal production know what they are
about. Lower wages and higher prices
or coal famine, such is the ultimatum
they have in view.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19

Five men were lately arraigned before
Justice Kenna in Brooklyn, and pleaded
guilty to the charge of having voted il
legally at Republican primary in that
city. They were sentenced to nine
months imprisonment and heavily
fined. Nine other irregular voters were
remanded. Warrants are out for a
number of such-like hungry Citizens"
who sold their votes to the heads of Re-
publican factions at the low rate of
81, so piece. Most of them belong to
the floating lodging house class of New
York, which has been of late years in
creasing at tremendous rate. This in
crease is quite suggestive. 1t is signi-
ficant feature of the development of
our economic system, and shows the
growing unsteadiness of employment.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-19

With corn at thirty cents a bushel,
what will become Of the small farmer
who enjoys all the advantages that the
single land-tax fanatics claim for their
scheme?