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rv SINCE ic'2, paid but ten cents, and
because the plus has not in recent years
averaged above ono cent an hour 10 each
laborcr. They say that at twelve cents
an hour there would be not only no plus,
but scarcely any profit TO tho compa-
MICS"
The methods of work upon the London
docks are notat all like those employed
In New York and other American ports.
Few Of the improved methods Of hand.
ling freight used in the United States are
known there, perhaps, among other rea-
sons, because Of the decreasing amount
Of business 10 be handled.
The methods Of hiring extra men have
been described SO often In the newspapers
since the beginning OF the strike as TO re-
quire no special mention here. The two
cuts given show the gang waiting for the
announcement Of men wanted to DO
made, and the mad rush that ensues
when bread is distributed TO the unem-
ployed. They are from The London
Graphic.
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"Then the term dock labor is in London
properly applied only to the employment
offered by the import trade The export
trade is handled by the stevedores, with
whom the shipowners contract directly,
and for whose work the dock companies
are in nowise responsible.
"Now as to the grievances conolainrd
Of. These do not arise in connection
with the pay Of the permanent laborcrs,
but out of tho methods of employing the
casual or irregular labor. In the West
and East India docks the contract sys
tenn does not obtain, but what is called
piece work" is distributed among the
irregularly employed. That is to say,
when the company has undertaken a
particular job, such as the unloading of
large steamer, number of irregulars
are taken on for the day by the com
pany's foreman and paid ten cents an
hour. As an encouragement to good
work, and provided the task has been
accomplished at certain rate of profit
to the company, plus is divided
among the members of the gang. To
the ordinary workman this plus aver
ages one cent an hour. Counting in the
plus, the daily earnings of the irregular
hands at tho India docks have averaged
In recent years S7t cents.
"ln the London and st. Katherine
docks both piece work and tho contract
system are resorted to. In the former
else the men arc paid directly by the
company, and receive ten cents an hour.
But half the work of these docks is let
out to small contractors, generally
chosen from the permanent laborers.
This system has naturally led TO sweat
ihg-that is, 10 the coercing of laborers
by the sub-contractors to accept starya-
ton wages. In 1880 the casuals struck
against this system. The company
yielded and required tho 'ganger, sub
contractor, head Of n gang, to pay his
hands minimum of twelve cents an
hour. 1t is said, however, that this
regulation is evaded by secret bribery
and corruption.
we are now in a position to under
stand the ultimatum of the East London
strikers. They demand that the con-
tract system shall be utterly swept away.
All work given TO the irregularly en-
pioyed must be piece work. To this de-
mand' as well as to the stipulation that
no casual workman shall be discharged
until he has chance to earn fifty cents,
the dock companies early expressed a
Willingness to accede. What was re-
fused was the demand that under the
piece work system the men shall receive
a minimum of twelve cents an hour.
ihey refused because they haNe hither-
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OF st. John, and with two friends hired
out on coaster and came to Cape Eliza
beth, Me-, where he lived some years.
He next went TO Portland and then to
Westbrook, where he fortunately secured
n job Juggling new wet brick in Hawkes.
brickyard. This was such a nice job he
stuck To it for seven years. When he
had saved a little money he bought
farm at Raymond and settled down.
Soon after he married Miss Lizzie Bryant
and had five children. His wife finally
deserted him and went to the bad. His
three boys died young, and his two
daughters work in tho factory at Ok
ford.
Johnny could not make a living off
his farm, as twas small, poor aud rocky,
SO he commenced digging bitches for
other men. He was an expert at this,
and soon his fame as u ditch digger
spread abroad in the land. For twenty
five years he followed this work in Ray
mond, Bridgton, Casco, etc, and all tho
country round. Finally he sold out and
went to Oxford, where his first Job was
the excavation for the foundation of the
woolen factory. When the factory
opened Mr.. Robinson, the manager gave
Johnny the position of night watchman.
He smoked strong tobacco like steam
engine all night to keep awake. At
this time Mr. Mullen was probably 100
years old. His irregular habits, sleep
less nights, the malaria of swamps and
the poison of tobacco do not seem TO
have impairad-his constitution. About
five years ago he began to fail little;
not from sickness, but from a gradual
weakening of all his physical powers.
lie left oil regular work two years ago,
only doing light work.
In his young days Johnny went TO
New York city, and relates many inter
esting stories of that city in "ye oldcn
time" He was one of the first gang that
commenced cooporing in Virginia, anf
the only one who stood the climate with
out sickness. He attributes this to his
care in wearing warm woolens when
not working, keeping out of tho night
air and not touching intoxicating
liquors. After wandering around he
returned TO Maine, and now does most
Of the work on his farm Of fifty-three
acres IN Harrison. His diet has ALWAYS
been very plain, and his habits are very
regular. Wormwood, which he steeps
in strong tea and drinks when 'out of
sorts" Is his only medicine. He has
studied the habits of all natures living
things and is quite a natural philosopher
in his way.
Thomas Rooney lives in Fremont,
Newaygo county, Mich. He was born
in Ireland in i's2, "and by this token"
is now l01. In his early life he was a
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CORN PALACE OF 1889.


The palace will be 2i0 feet long and
120 feet wide, and will have a central
tower 200 feet high. Most of the inte-
rior will be comprised in an auditorium
232 feet long, with a music stand and
the most approved arrangements for
acoustic effects. The music this year
will be by the famous Seventy y fifth Regi-
mcnt band of New York. II is scarcely
possible to describe the peculiar finish of
the corn palace, and quite impossible to
give any just idea of it in an engraving,
such are the delicate blendings of green
and gold and delicate tints of red, brown
and orange, which may be produced by
an artistic arrangement of native grains,
grasses and fruits. All the decorations
in wood and drapery will be made to
harmonize with the general design,
which is to give complete picture of
American grains.
Inside there will be balconies and al
coves for various exhibits, and it is ex-
pected that most native American pro-
ducts will be shown, as there will be an
open floor space of 5000 square feet, be-
sides balconies and alcoves and other
sections for display. At the highest
point will float, of course, the American
flag; little lower down will appear
bunting harmoniously shading the main
wall, and all below the bunting will be
covered with corn and other grains in
all obtainable forms, relieved at inter-
eals by designs in grasses, ferns and
other growths which long retain their
consistency and color. The novelty of
the design and the success of the former
exhibits justify the prediction that the
corn palace of September and October,
1889. will richly repay visit.
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ance Of Luther Latin Mil6 out Of Chi
cago has been at Columbus, O., In th,
tally sheet cases, where he confronted
John McSwccney. Luther Latin MILL
carried with him the aroma OF celebrity.
His fame sat about him, and when he
spoke I swear to tho reader that won
drous garment did not fall of. The press
reported his speeches or McSweeney
and Mills the leading editor said: "The
former was known before he came here,
and the greatness Of the latter has been
the amazing feature of the trial"
What is oratory2 Why has Il died
when men still love II 30 dearlya can
only say that have It from Luther Laf-
lin Mills that there is no elocution. II
does not exist. How does he look? Small,
growing stout, wan, spare face, a
beautiful eye, a piercing, earnest gaze.
All the arts of sudden pleasing are in
him at their summit. He is charmed TO
meet you He knew your father, or saw
your horse, or noticed the sign over your
door-doubt not that you are famous
his sanctum and let the knaves wait.
Notice the literary bee that buzzes in
orators bonnets What is the difference
that separates the twain arts9 Who can
tell? ! am proud Chicago has great
orator, yet I might wish orators were
writers. II transcribe q speech Of Lu-
ther Latin Mills--notice always the long
name--I shall make him simply writer.
The dark eye. the menacing finger. the
s,,r.f,;,.v uh hare ara thnu2
sec him standing in n cemetery at its
dedication.
"The grave yard" says that sweet
voice, 'is the worlds gveat pulpit. No
custom hinders, no prejudice prevents;
men. women and children gather around
il. Grief sings a song Of the heart, mem
ory rccites the virtues Of the dead to
eager ears Faith breaches the immor-
tai life and all the voices say, Amen"
] cease to quote as think Of the decision
of Judge McAllister, for what man was
ever swayed out of his reason by the
handing to him Of written poem2 How
could quote the Marguerite" of Nils
son, the "Prodigal Son" Of Dubufe, the
opening chords of the overture of "Lur-
liner 1t cannot be done. can only
bear testimony that my great city has
an orator whose name will forever en-
bellisb our annals. Rare as is the gen
ius of public speech, the genius still re-
mains. AS Montaigne in his lovable
twenty-seventb chapter tells me that
friendship exists and that the ancients
looked for IL as the Jews for the Mes
siah, 30 look upon this rare man of our
valley--an orator appearing among men
to excite them with fires that elsewise
must smolder Sometimes, however,
| am impatient that oratory should be
apprenticed to the trade Of law. and
earn its bread like shoemaker.
JOHN McGovERN.
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ITO understand the present strike of
the London dock laborers and the un-
willingness of the dock companies to
grant all the demands Of the laborers,"
says The Sun, Two must keep in view
the fundamental fact that the port of
London some time since entered on
period Of dccadence. Until the open
ing OF the Suez canal and for some years
thereafter the volume of its foreign
trade rapidly expanded. During those
good times the wages Of all classes of
workers rose. Corn and timber porters
the highest class of dock laborers) and
stevedorcs earned from $40 10 SIS a
week. In 1879 the casuals of two of the
docks, the London and st. Katherine
and tho West and East India, struck
and obtained ten cents an hour in the
place of sixty-two and a half cents "a
day. To defeat a similar combination
the Millwall docks imported country la
Dor. which they have retained to this
day.
when the economical consequences
of the Suez canal were fully revealed, 1t
was plain that the tide of commerce had
turned against London. The slow in
crease in the volume of goods handled
was much more than counterbalanced
by the shrinking of values and of profits.
The transshipment trade was revolu-
tionized by the opening Of the direct
route via Suez to tho European conti-
nent; goods formerly housed in London
were unloaded straight from the ocean
vessel to the continental boat. The re-.
suit oi dwmlling profits has been n
downward tendency in all tho grades of
labor employed by tho docks and wharves
Of East London. This tendency has been
accelerated by the unccasing drift Of
foreign and provincial labor into the
metropolis, which has gone on stimuli
taneously with the shrinkage of employ
ment.
at is necessary TO bear in mind the
decline of London's foreign commerce
and its depressing effect upon the dock
companies in order to comprehend the
stubbornness with which, while yielding
on most points to the strikers, they have
set their faces against the demand for
twelve cents an hour for piece work.
What Is now paid, and what piece work,
as distinguished from contract work,
means in East London, will be presently
made clear. But first let us get some
exact notion of the number of dock la.
borers, stevedores and others who could
by any possibility take part in this strike.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-07

HENRY HITCHCOCK. When the st.
Louis law school, In which he became
professor, was first thought Of in
1860, he had become ono Of the lead
ing practitioners of that city.
Mr.. Hitchcock was identified with the
United States military service during tho
civil war rs judge advocate on Gen.
Sberman's staff. He was one of the
founders and has been an active member
of the American Bar association; and
from the date Of its organization he has
been a member of the Jurisprudence
committee. He has been president of
the Missouri State Bar association and
the st. Louis Bar association. In 1882
he was associated with Edward j. Phelps,
Clarkson N. Potter, William NJ. Evarts
and others on the special committee for
tho relief Of the United States supreme
court, and prepared majority report,
which was adopted by the association
after debate. II has since been the basis
of all their action for tho relief of the
United States supreme court. Mr., Hitch
cock was also the organizer of the Civil
Service Reform association Of Missouri.
As professor, dean and provost OF the
st. Louis Law school he has done good
work.
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Mrs. Elizabeth q. Larned, Of Central
Falls, r. l.. is an interesting old lady,
who Is just on the verge Of century OF
life. She was born in DudfSy, Mass,
Jan. 10, 1870. Her maiden name was
Elizabeth Eaton. Her parents were
John Elliott Eaton and Elizabeth Davis
Eaton. Her father was q surgeon In the
revolutionary army, being q resident Of
Spencer, Mass, at that time. After the
war he moved to Dudley and settled.
In 1910 Miss Eaton married Morris
Larned, Of Dudley, where she remained
all her life, until seven years ago. when
she moved to Central Falla Mr.. Larped
died ten years ago. Their children num-
Der thirteen, Of whom only five are now
living. Mrs. Larned has twenty ave
grandchildren living, and her great.
grandchildren arc too numerous to be
correctly estimated even by members OF
the family.
Mrs. Larncd sleeps great deal Of the
time, and at times does not care to leave
her room. Within the last few wears
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THE ORIGINAL STAR sFANGLED BANNER.
the bombardment, took it away with
him, and it is now in the possession Of
his grandson, Mr.. Eben Appleton, of
New York city. Baltimore wants it to
exhibit at her approaching celebration of
the battle of North Point, and Mr.. APP
pleton says it shall not be exhibited un-
til the Worlds fair in 1892.
The flag was originally of regulation
garrison size, but is now merely a square,
the reat having been cut away by relic
hunters in the early days, when it was
not so jealously guarded. 1t has fifteen
stripes, in one of which Col. Armistead
wrote his name and the date of the bat
tle-the same being clearly legible now.
His widow bequeathed the flag to her
daughter, Mrs. William Stuart Apple
ton, who was born in Fort McHenry
some years after the war, and from her
it came to her son. 1t has been exhibit
ed on several occasions, notably at the
Lafayette reception in 1924, and at the
Philadelphia centennial; but Mr.. Apple
ton declares it shall be seen no more till
1892, and then all the world can get q
view of IL
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Yet, after all, there il small use Of
complaining, for neither wears bustles
now. 1t used to be because little girls
could not wear bustles that their tender
young hearts ached In woe, but that
troubles them no more. Slimness Il at
par, and hustle In dress or the sem.
blance of it at once stamps the wearer
as one out Of style, and they are now at
a discount
The dresses for young girls are Just a.
pretty and just as stylish, and have just
as pronounced directoire characteristics
as those for elder ones. These two pref
ty wee maidens wear good clothes
What could they desire better than they
have? She of the saddest face has q
redingote of light green cashmere. with
velvet revers of darker shade, with but
tons of the usual dimensions The vest
is Of white surah. and the skirt has
bands of velvet, and pocket lids Of the
same expensive material suppose she
wanted dress of silver tissue, or with
the sun, moon and stars ON it. as her
fairy story tells Of
The other small woman has q gown Of
old rose cashmere. with all the trim
mings and the skirt Of striped material,
and cream colored armure silk vest
She is acting the part of consoler, per-
haps because her own dress is becoming
One of the big sisters has an elegant
gown of soft peau de sole in a delicate
wood brown, with lovely new wrap in
mordore brown ladies' cloth, the edges
bound with peau do sole. At the sides
are three bands of velvet ribbon exactly
matching the shade of the cape placed
horizontally. thus forming sort Of
panel Tan gloves, brown velvet poke,
with tan colored plumes, make up cos
tune that any lady might be forgiven
for envying.
Tho other pretty grown sister has
redngote of heavy brocaded silk in slate
color, with silver gray flowers and with
the skirt of the dress in silver gray, as
are all of the accessories The four
large buttons are of finely chased silver
and cost 50 apiece.
This gown is like the other, capable OF
being reproduced in any of the new fall
materials. The lovely. soft. priestly
Henriettas and the gray lustrine form a
Pie''y Sc.dS'iS'iS.i "ueic euCh eApeh-
sive goods cannot be used. The model
of the costume is exceptionally refined
and elegant, and is quite dressy enough
for any occasion where full dress is not
required. When young lady of 20 or
younger is going to wear this, she would
look just as pretty in it made of simple
cashmere, or lustrine. but her mother or
married sister would require the richer.
heavier materials.
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THE BIG LONDON STRIKE.
SOME OF THE REASONS FoR ITS
EXISTENCE BRIEFLY STATED.

rhe Commerce Of the worlds Metropolis
IL Not 90 Vast - n Was Before the
Opening Of the Sues Canal, which REV.
oiutionised tho East India Trade.
No labor trouble Of recent years has
attracted greater attention from think
ing men and women than the vast up
rising Of low paid workers on and about
the East London docks. But the causes
which have led up 10 the action Of the
men In going out and the stubborn re-
fusal Of the employers to grant the six
pence advance asked for arc not well
understood In the United States. In the
course of recently printed editorial ar
ticle The New York Sun set forth these
causes with such singular lucidity as 10
warrant the transferrence Of good por
ton thereof to these columns
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THE ORIGINAL BANNER,
Its Proprietor Will Not Lend IL to tho
CITY of HnliiY.nr,

Its Proprietor VIII Not Lend II To the
City of Baltimore.
The particular star spangled banner
which inspired Francis Barton Key to
write his soul stirring but somewhat
throat stretching song has become the
subject of rather curious controversy.
Several questions are involved. Does a
flag become the property of command
ing officer simply because he takes it
away with him? If not, does the title
vest in his family by long and undisput-
ed possession? Or does the statute of
limitations (Which cannot "run" as
against a governmenD take effect as to a
flag?
Here is the history: The ladies of Bal
timore made the flag and presented it to
the garrison of Fort McHenry, where it
'waved in triumph" Sept. 10, 1914; Col.
George Armistead, commander during
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SIOUX CiTY,S PRIDE,

The Corn Palace Of 1850 VIII he the
Finest Ever Erected.
Sioux City will soon complete her
third corn palace, which will be the
central object Of interest in her third
annual harvest festival. The corn pal
aces Of her two preceding festivals at
tracted 30 much attention that the COM
ing one will be on larger and better
plan. Of course this structure will not
be built of corn alone, seeing that that
would be rather unstable material;
but 1t will be finished" in corn and
decorated with the same, and its large
exhibition halls will show that grain ar
ranged IN all forms Of beauty.
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ALL WELL ALONG In YEARS
JOHNNY MULLEN, THOMAS ROONEY
AND MRS. ELIZABETH lARNeD.

The First Named Lives In Maine and
Claims 80 Years. tho Second In Michi-
gan and Claims iO7, and the Third VIII
shortly Reach the Century Line.
Who was ii said there are no very old
people in the New World? Whoever he
may have been he must hide his dimin-
ished head, for scarcely a week passes
nowadays that the newspapers do not
unearth some individual who has passed
the line marking The first century. This
article deals with one Thomas Rooney,
who has passed the line by several years,
Mrs. Larned. who is about to step
across it-if grim death does not step In
and prevent, and johnny" Mullen, of
Oxford, Me-, whose age is claimed to be
1870 odd years.
The oldest man i'm Oxford, Me-, Is
Johnny Mullen, who was born in the
north Of Ireland, and claims to be 1870
years of age or thereabouts. He is
Of about the medium height, very thin
and sinewy, and withno surplus flesh on
his body. His eyesight is keen, but he
complains of defective sight on very near
'''htooi ilt Iitto ItNtI
cles, He is beginning to get deaf, and
his ouly complaint is of "tired feeling"
after working short time. His parents,
Charles and Bridget Mullen, were linen
weavers and quito well off. They had
two boys and two girls.
One Of the first things that Johnny
can remember is crawling across the
floor TO his mother and crying with
fright, while the dreaded press gang
searched the house for his father. AS
soon as he was strong enough TO stand
alone and tall enough TO reach tho weav-
ing harness, he commenced TO work at
the loom until a little over 81 years of
age. Then the Mullens, hearing such
glowing accounts of new and wonder
ful country, Of its great fertility and the
freedom Of its land to all, sold out and
crossed the ocean TO st. John, N. B. All
the family, except Johnny. went to Bos
ton in sloop.
Mullen got job in q sawmill in St.
John, where he thinks he stopped about
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thirty years, as a
little boy he first
< o { acquainted
with there grew
To manhood, mar
ried and had sew
eral children be-
fore he left. In
the summers he
W ork c d in the
sa W mill, and
along the coast in
the winters when
the mill was not
running, After
awhile he tired
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s'''NA '''
Hitchcock, W as
chief justice of
Alabama. 7 h Q
present Henry
Hitchcock W a 8
born i'm 1927; was
graduated from
the University Of
Nashville, Tenn,
in lsi6, and from
Yale in 1S4s. He
studied law and
wentto st. Louis.
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and she speaks very seldom Of old times
since. She has been a great knitter in
her time, but her failing sight has de-
prived her Of that pastime. Her home
is with her married daughter, Mrs. Cor
della Dawson. She is direct descend
ant Of John Elliott, the great Indian
apostle. Her grandfather, Joshua Eaton,
a clergyman of Spencer, married Sarah
Elliott, granddaughter Of John Elliott
Mrs. Larned's father was the first ply
sician in Dudley, Mass. The Indians
worshiped and regarded him as a "great
medicine man." and he was highly es.
teemed by all who knew him.