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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-03-16
"VIRTUOUS ENDEAVOR."
A Little story of Modern Sweet
Charity"

They were consulting as to the
ways and means by which they could
make this sad world of ours a little
less sad for those unfortunate Great
ures who, owl ing to the inscrutable
processes OF the competitive system,
exc out rather undesirable exist
ence on the scraps and parlngs Of
bounteous nature. Yes, they were
planning to make the poor less poor,
without, however, imparing the
financial status of the Golfers of the
rich.
Quite problem.
Were they political economists?
Oh, no! Political economy has
nothing whatever to do with the
hunger of the starving, or any other
unpleasant little matter of kin
dred nature.
If we mistake not, political econ
omy is colorless, and presumably its
votarles are similarly afflicted.
No; our friends were not of that
gloomy complexion. On the con-
trary, they were fair to look upon
they were ladies.
Now, although the Immediate OBJ
ject of their conference was, as has
been stated, to put in motion certain
machinery to transform paupers in
to passable nabobs, it NAV not be
uncharitable to surmlse that secon-
dary(0 consideration was the better
ment of their own prospects in the
"sweet bye and bye.
No doubt they yearned for a
richer lustre to grace the crowns
and sweeter twang to the harps
that would be theirs when life's
work was done, than would fall to
the lot of angels of plebeian extrac-
ton.
Laudable ambition,
They were power o-act "com-
mittee" of three, representing that
very solid organization known as the
S. ?. V. f., which, according to the
revised version, means the Society
for the Promotion of Virtuous En-
de vor, and among the poor solely,
of course.
The 'virtuous endeavor" consist
ed solely of making dollars worth
of shirts, or other neither garments,
for fifty cents.
This, of course, was bad for the
furnishing goods market; but then
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-03-16
QUEENS COUNTY REPORT.

The Queens County Central Commit
tee held its monthly meeting in Mar
tina Hall, Corona, l.. l., on last Sunday.
Correspondence was received from
Textile Workers Union No. IA, asking
for a conference to devise ways and
means for the organizing of the en-
ployees of the textile industry located in
Astoria, l., l., on progressive basis.
The Union had been informed of
time and place of Central Committee
meeting, and returned answer that a
committee would be present at such
meeting. None being present, action
was deferred until such committee ap-
peared.
Section College Point reported the
differences existing in the Section had
been settled by the resignation from
membership, etc, of Comrade John
Popp, and the election Of new agent.
Section Newtown reported an increase
of two in membership, and Branch
Woodside an increase of four They
will give a concert and ball on the
Both inst in Timme's Hall, Middlevil-
lage.
The proposal of Section College Point:
"Shall this Central Committee arrange
for the holding of demonstration and
picnic of the Organized Labor of Queens
County on next Labor Day was favor
ably received, and ordered submitted to
the Sections for action.
In relation to the Woodside branch of
Section Newtown it was ordered that,
owing to its membership and situation,
said branch shall have the privilege of a
full representation i'll the Central Com
mittee.
Comrades Pelkan, Schuckman and
Curley were selected as committee to
arrange for mass meeting in Corona
on April It'll, p. M, where it is ex-
pected branch Of the Party will be or
ganized.
1t is required that each Section secre-
tary furnish the secretary of the Cen
trail Committee with name and address
of the respective delegates to the Com
mittee on or before its next meeting.
The next meeting Of the Central Com.
mittee will be held at the same place on
Sunday, April 18th, at , p. m.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-03-16

this seemed very bold proposition,
and lengthy manifesto was issued
by the Parliamentary Committee,
which contained any number of ar
guments and insinuations against the
proposal. Nevertheless the Trade
Union Congress which met in Swan
sea in 1887, unanimously resolved
that the English trades unions
should hold an international con-
gress. The leaders, at least in this
respect, no longer led, but We're thus
pushed forward, and reluctantly
yielded to the pressure. If they
were not able to prevent the con-
gress, they were still able to put OBJ
stacles III the way. Instead of hold
ing the congress in the summer
months, when it would have been
easier for foreign delegates to at
tend, and the press could have de-
voted more space to the subject, it
was summoned for November, Just
at the time when Parliament reas-
sembled, when the reports of the
Parnell Commission flooded the pap
ers, and workmen, with Christmas
and the New Year close at hand,
could i'll afford to attend q congress.
Though the resolution adopted at
Swansea, calling upon the Parlia-
mentary Committee to organize an
international congress imposed no
conditions, and did not even stipu-
late that the foreign delegates should
be trades unionists, the rules laid
down were most strict, end exactly
the same as those enforced in Eng
land. OF course, what is possible
and wise with an English congress
does not of necessity apply to all Eu-
rope. The English trade unionist
has no difficulty in conforming to
English rules. To the German and
Austrian such rules meant the i'm
prisonment of the delegates, and the
suppression of the societies they
might represent. Still the English
adhered to their rule that all dele
gates must be members of the socie-
ties they represent, must be elected
by those societies, and have their ex-
penses paid by their constituents
doubtless dill excellent rule in a free
country. In Germany and Austria
work men 8 societies are not allowed
to form national federatlons; still
less would they be permitted to hold
international communications.
10 be continued nert lOeek.)
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-03-16
THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE
UNION CONGRESS,
4; London, Norember, 1888.
BY ADOLPHE SMITH,
The Official luterpreterD

The ever-increasing facilities of
communication between nations, the
international character of capital, its
ready investment IN whatever part
of the world offers a prospect of high
dividends, regardless of national or
patriotic interests, have impressed all
who are concerned in defending the
cause of labor The battle between
labor and capital cannot be con-
fined to one country. Labor
must organize on an international
basis. This necessity has long been
acknowledged. The theory is uni
versally accepted ; its practical APP
plication alone gives rise to difficult
les. In 1862 the international
Workingmen's Association was first
constituted. 1t ls now Is years since
this once celebrated organization
collapsed. So far, no other comb
nation has taken its place, yet the
spirit of internationalism was never
so strong as at the present moment.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-03-16
SPECIAL AGENTS FOR THE WORK
MEMS ADVOCATE.

ALBANY. Gilliar, 40 Jefferson street
BALTIMoRE-C. Doering, III N. Castle st.
BOsToN-H W. Brown, % Indiana Place
BRIDGEPoRTS Seller, 5!S Main street
CHICAGo-C l., Heeg, 1856 w, Van Buren, street
GINCINNArl-Gus Muehl r, 400 Walnut st
DETRorTE Steyer, i51 Grandy avenue,
ERIE. PA.-Rob Helm, 1917 Sassafrasss ct
EvANsynLE IND.--thr. Schaad 1915 Fulton av.
HARTFORD JOS Ellern, 104 Asylum street; W.
Werner. 255 Market street.
HoLYoKE, MAss.--Adam Ramage, 1876 Oak St
LONDON, ENGLAND-H w. Lee. 1871 Queen Vic.
LYNN MAss-Faed II. Oelcher, 10 Jewett st
toria street, Blackfrar's Bridge, Il {.
MERIDEN-Wiliam Lepper l25 Franklin ST.
MINNEAPOLIS, MING. Berner, 1920 9th at. So
NEWARK C. SCheer, 100 Springfield ave.
NEW YORK CITYF Decker, l435 Avenue A,
NEW ORLEANs-C. BOensch, 1l9 Clouet ST.
Pronunciation Brandt, % Oliver place
ROoHgsTER-L, waldorf 3lS North av
SAN FRAsoIsoo-J. G. Blass Gil Natoma ST.
ST. PAUL, MIsN. Peter Max, 40! Charles St
SACRAMENTO, Cali. PlOner. 900 X. Street.
SvRACUsE. N. Y.-OttO koelling. n Highland st.
WnMISGToN DEL.-Fritz Elser 72S W. I'd st.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-03-16

time seen in him an affinity on ac-
count of his plethoric purse.
The s. p. V. +. is now in a flour
ishing condition, firmly established,
and under contract to furnish a
large jobbing house ia New York
with white neckties at S2,02 per
gross. Net profit per gross to the
society, 81, - H'Orhm,H' Idr0cate,
first gear, No. 80. RcpUbljShed By
request.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-03-16

The community was shocked by
the announcement of the elopement
of Mr.. Lipsalve with Mrs. Summer
bust a few weeks after the establish
ment of the noble charity; but when.
few days after they returned, it
was explained that they were suffer
ing from mental alteration, as re-
suit of their hard work in establish
ing the great charity, they were free
ly welcomed into society again. The
only person who failed to see it Ia
the same light being Mr. Summer
bust, who sued for a divorce and
was condemned to pay large ali
mony, which he evaded by taking
up his residence in Canada with
Mrs. Opengob, who had for long
Huntsville gazette., 1889-06-15
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

A CONVENTION of -Confederates was
held at New Orleans on the 10th, for the
purpose of organizing an association of all
the surviving Confederate soldiers. The
meeting organized the Confederate Vet
erans' Association" by adopting con-
stitution and electing Gen. John B. Cor
don, of Georgia, president.
ADvICEs from Fulton county, Ark, give
an account Of disastrous cyclone on the
night of the Sth about twelve miles north
east Of Mammoth Spring, which demolished
houses and barns, tore down fences ynd
trees and damaged crops. No injuries arc
reported.
REPRESENTATIVES, of the different fur
naces met in convention at Birmingham,
Ala, on the 10th with the agents of
the different railroads, the object of the
meeting being on the part Of the furnace
men to bring about a reduction in freight
rates to meet those of the Northern
roads.
THE President on the 10th, appointed
Thomas w. Morgan, of Rhode Island, to be
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, vice John
Fl. Oberly, resigned.
WHILE engaged in dumping coal down
an eighty foot trestle, near Carbon Hill,
Ala, on the 9th., G.. w. Creel, white
miner, fell and was instantly killed. His
BODY struck the rocks below and was
mashed into jelly.
THE thirteen Southern States, including
Kentucky and Missouri, have funded debts
aggregating 95,s5S, ,643, besides an un-
funded debt amounting to $40, 900, 900 more.
A VERY sad accident occurred on the 8th,
In the country, sixteen miles from New
port, Ark. VIM. Crow, youth of twelve
wears, was driving to town, when large
tree fell on him, crushing the rider and
horse into jelly.
BISHOP QUINTARD's residence, Fulford
Hall, at Sewaaee, Tenn, was destroyed by
fire on the night of the Sth. Insurance
1000, which will not near cover the loss
The fine collection of curiosities lost.
NEWS comes from Rochester, N. Y, ito the
effect that the dam south of that city is in
great danger of bursting and that people in
the vicinity are moving away, dreading
the possibility.
UP TO date the crops in Texas are on
more extensive scale, in better condition
and with brighter prospect than at any
time in the past.
LEONARD SWEET, who nominated Abra-
ham Lincoln for President in 1860, died at
his home in Chicago on the 7th.
Ex-CoNGEEssMAN CARLOS FRENCH, OF
Connecticut, is to succeed the late William
H. Barnum as the representative of that
State in the National Democratic Commit
tee.
A half dozen heat prostrations occurred
in New York on the 9th. The thermometer
reached 81 degrees.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-06-15
TIMOTHY FOR HORSES.

Stock-Raiser's Experience With Grass
That Was Cut Early. -esR EsM
My observation and experience have
proven that nearly every one, espe-
cially farmers, feed twice as much hay
as Is necessary or best for horses, the
common practice Of feeding it being to
gather up q fork or arm full and fill
the manger Of each horse. 1t has
been thoroughly proven that fifteen
pounds Of hay is liberal days allow
ance for horse. I have in my barn
small scale and | bind up my hay
Gas grain is bound) in bundles weigh
ing seven and eight pounds each. BY
weighing one occasionally you soon
become so practiced that you can
guess very accurately as to pounds;
and any one who has never taken the
trouble to do this will be surprised
what a small amount of hay horse
requires. You not only save in the
expense, but horses are much less liza
BILE to sickness and disease when fed
proper allowance of hay regularly
(the same as you feed grain). They
relish it and do better when fed in this
way.
/ prefer timothy cut early. Do not
think a little clover any damage in
timothy hay when cut early and prop
erly cured. Horses do better on
chopped hay; and | have added one
third oats straw (when nice and
bright and chopped together, when
hay is high, and found it gave splen-
aid results when feeding horses to fat
ten for market The best hay ever
fed, cut SO early and put in stack so
green that all who saw it predicted it
would mold in the stack. / sprihkled
With salt occasionally as | stacked it
and it came out green and sweet.
". Booker, in Orange Judd Farmer.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-06-15

On the 9th it was reported that an
alarming outbreak of diphtheria had oc-
CURED in one of the large camps in
Johnstown. 1t is said that many cases of
fever, diphtheria and pneumonia were
being concealed from the people for fear
OF causing panic among the workmen
employed on the wreckage.
WHAT disposition to make of the chill
dren orphaned by the Johnstown disaster
Is serious problem, most of the little
ones refusing to leave the scene of their
bereavement, even to go among relatives
willing to provide them with homes.
ON the oth the center board lugger-
rugged yacht Paradox, built to compete
with the American yachts, was launched
into Underwater at Eastbourne, England.
| amid the cheers Of large crowd of peo-
pie. She is Of sixty tons measurement,
seventy feet long, twenty feet beam, and
draws nine feet Of water. Yachting ex-
perts are enthusiastic over her.,
HOLE on the site Of the Hurlbut House.
IN Johnstown, was found to contain forty
seven bodies, supposed to be those of
guests.
On the night of the 7th the sixth annual
commencement of the Brazil Qnd.) High
School occurred. The class numbered
~o"A
ZANZIBAR dispatch states that four
hundred natives were killed in the recent
fight at Saadani.
1T is said that four hundred kilograms
were received at the Vatican deploring
the unvailing of the Bruno monument.
All of the Ambassadors accredited to
the Vatican met in the Pope's chapel on
the 10th.
In1Ilf lftira Ia,
June shows slight increase in the win
ter wheat area seeded. The condition,
remained high, and averaged 90 for the
country.
DETAIL OF the Fourteenth regiment
was sent to Cambria City, Pa, on the
10th, to take out two hundred Italians and
compel them to 60 to work. They had
been drawing rations right along, but re-
fused to help at the wreck They were
put to work with guard over them.
On the 9th the statue of Bruno was un-
vailed at Rome with imposing ceremo-
nles. There was procession of 80, 900 per-
sons.
On the 9th not a single man in Andrew
Carnegie's Homestead Steel Works had
signed the sliding scale.
A TELEGRAM announces that Mr.. c. B.
OAoi n, 'ho uIi IicCtoIy puUllSHer, WHO mdu6
the last annual canvass of Johnstown in
April and May, and has since the flood
devoted his time to careful canvass of
the loss of human life, places the number
at 5000, which he says is the outside fig
ure.
On the 1lth the annual convention Of
the Yardmasters' Mutual Benefit Asso-
citation of the United States and Canada
met at Columbus, ..
IT is given out that the sale to the En-
glish syndicate of the Ballentine brewery
interest in Newark, N. j., has been CON
summated, the price agreed upon being
$5,1OOOOO.
THE weather was oppressively hot in
New York on the 9th, which is more than
it was in the West. A half dozen pros
trations from heat were reported among
the Gothamites.
A SLIGHT reduction in the area of the
cotton planted on the Atlantic coast, and
an increase west of Alabama, is indicated
by the June report of the Department of
Agriculture.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-06-15
TEXAS SCHOOL LANDS.

Tho Courts Say the Railroads Must Re
store Them to the State-The Titles to
Millions of Acres Unsettled and Land
Men Blue.
AUSTIN, Tex, June 11.-Judge Key yes
terday in the United States District
Court, rendered his decision in the case
brought by Attorney General Hogg
against the Southern Pacific railroad in
favor Of the State. 1t was to recover half
of the lands granted to the railroad by
the State since 1876. The Constitution Of
that year set aside one e-half Of all the
public domain to schools, and subsequent
legislation in making grants to the rail
roads required that like quantity DO
surveyed and set aside to the schools
The Attorney General holds and the court
sustains him, that under the constitu-
tional provision, the laws have not been
carried out, and that the schools must
have their rights. 1t unsettles titles to
Millions of acres Of land and land men
are decidedly blue here.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-06-15
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.


About four hundred and fifty cubic
feet of well packed timothy hay In
NOW or stack will make a ton.
Too much corn to horses in warm
weather will cause profuse perspira.
ton. Oats should be used in prefer.
ence.
Use of poor seed is the frequent
cause of thin crops, but the use OF
poor soil is the great prevailing cause
of unsatisfactory crops.
If lawn is to be made an impor-
tant point is to have it made az
smooth as possible after seeding. The
better this is done the more easily the
lawn mower can be used over ths
plot.
Banana Gems.-Take one Cup OF
sugar, three eggs, one-fourth cup OF
water one spoon baking powder and
one cup of flour. Stir in two bananas
sliced thin. Fill cups half full and
steam one hour. Eat with thin cream.
Cherry Tapioca.-Wash cup oi
tdDlOCd anu lCG bOSlh ONOt hA6hNi -
the morning pour over pint of boil
ing water and let simmer until per.
fectly clear; stem pound and hall
of sour cherries and add them to the
boiling tapioca; sweeten to taste; take
from the fire, turn in a dish and stand
away to cool. Serve very cold with
sugar and cream.
-Millet does best upon q dry, rich,
light and well pulverized soil. The
seed, like clover or timothy. being
fine, is not at all adapted to heavy
soils which do not easily .pulverize.
However, heavy clay loan, if rich
aud highly pulverized, will yield q
very heavy crop, but it is very difficult
to pulverize sufficiently, if not well
under-drained. Orange Judd Farmer.
Berry Pudding. Take one cup SUI
gar, two spoons butter, two eggs, one
half cup sweet milk, one teaspoon
baking powder and two cups flour.
Mix smooth and then quickly stir in
three cups of any kind of berries.
Pour into a round deep dish, and
steam one hour. Eat with sauce or
cream. Cream is, of course, desira-
BILE for nearly all puddings, but can
not always be obtained.
Chicken in Cream.-Select a
plump, young chicken; clean IL nicely
and divide into pieces. Roll or dredge
in flour and fry to a golden brown.
Arrange neatly on dish 'and pour
over it dressing made Of cup Of
cream brought to the boiling point,
into which are stirred the beaten yelks
of two eggs, salt and pepper and
few drops of lemon, being careful that
it does not curdle or get too thick.
Garnish with parsley, if liked, and
serve at once.
The decay of the green food can
be aided and hastened by the free use
of lime in a fine condition, which
should be broadcasted over the soil
after the green material is turned in.
Wood ashes may also be used with ad-
vantage. The mineral matter serves
to assist in the chemical action of the
decomposing material on the soil, and
themselves supply some OF the eie-
ments that may be lacking. Any
amount OF lime may be used on land
that is being improved with green
manurial crops, and though the loss
Of year, cost Of seed and labor are
important items. yet the benefits de-
rived are immediate and permanent.
the effects being apparent for several
seasons.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-06-15
HUNTSVILLE ALA, SATURDAY, JUNE 15 1885,

IT is said that those in the confidence Of
the President deny the statement that
Attorney-General Miller is to 90 on the
Supreme bench, and assert that the Pres
ldent has selected a man to take the place
OF the late Justice Matthews, but that it is
not Mr.. Miller.
BENJAMIN F. ALLEN, of Iowa, has been
appointed special agent of the General
Land Office.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-06-15
THE GRIM REAPER.

Death of Hon. Leonard SWEET, One Of
Illinois Most Successful Criminal Law
yers and One of the C0terie Composed
of Lincoln, Douglas, David Davis, Judge
Logan and Other Old Circuit Riders.
CHICAGO, June 10.-Hon. Leonard SWEET.
the veteran and widely-k known lawyer, is
dead. He died suddenly at his home in
this city Saturday afternoon.
He suffered keenly with Bright's dis
ease of the kidneys about two years ago.
Huntsville gazette., 1889-06-15

but seemed to have
recovered. Early this
spring tn Q disease
again made its ap-
poarance and he de-
cided to 60 to Europe,
whore it was hoped he
would reg ain his
health In the benign
climate OF the banks
OF the Rhine. During
the last month Mr..
SWEET seemed to i'm
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-27

sonage and a power for good sin that com
munity. The sense of loss will there be
deeply and generally felt. For twelve years
lie has successfully borne the strain of u
large and critical church, critical as churches
in a college town are apt to be, and now
leaves despite the reluctant consent of his
church to part with him. Notwithstanding
the responsibility the large and historic
church of that city imposed, and vigorous
efforts required to keep a breast gifts expecta-
tions, DR.. Thain's twelve years pastorate
has been to him an extremely happy
one, and to the church edifylng
and invlgorating. He leaves a
strong, active, working, useful, and harmo-
NOUS church. Although this church has
been favored with the pastorates of such
men as Rev. Drs. Horation Foote, Flavel
Bascom, Pres. Jonathan Blanchard, Rev.
+. II. Parkins and others equally able and
brilliant, DIR. Thain's has been the longest
pastorate 1t has enjoyed.
Besides his Galesburg pastorate, Mr..
Thain has had but one other, and that of but
a few years at Dundee, III. The church at
that place, while having no hope or expecta-
tiou of keeping him long, were extremely
loath to give him up when he asked to be re-
leased from his charge there, that he might
become pastor of the church he has now left.
DR.. Thain is Il man whose public life touches
society at many points, and as n trustee OF
Knox college, an eX-soldier, a public lecturer,
as well as his official relations to some of the
state societies of christian henevolence, he
will be missed in Galesburg, and in Illinois.