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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-03-02
MINNEAPOLIS.
Two New Sections 0rganized-The
Results Considered.

The fourth meeting addressed by Prof
Garside in this city, was held at the
Labor Temple on Tuesday, February II,
and an audience of between five and six
hundred interested listeners were as
sembled. The lecturers subject was
Evolution and Revolution, which
was treated with the speakers usual
ability. Evolution meant gradual de-
veIopment, progress. This natural pro-
cess could not be hastened by the appli-
cation of violence. To try to hasten the
growth of plant by applying force,
grasping it with the hand and pulling
at it, would kill it. The ballot has not
been used to alter the conditions; see to
it that you make better use of it in the
future. On the following Thursday af-
ternoon Garside spoke in the State uni
versity. and in the evening he spoke at
a meeting arranged by our Scandinav-
ian comrades, who at the close of the
lecture decided to join the Party as a
Section. The last meeting was held on
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-03-02
AGITATION NOTES.

Garside left Minneapolis on Wed
nesday evening for Milwaukee, alter
a two weeks agitation, remarkable
for its results.
The Section of Jersey City
Heights held an agitation meeting
last Friday evening. Two comrades
from New York spoke on "Ihe
Social Democratic Idea" to a small
audience. The weather was bitter
cold, but skip people managed to
pluck up courage enough to be pres
ent, and among them was one wo-
man.
The Scandinavians of Minneapolis
are putting their money together to
start newspaper in their own Ian
guage. Look out, SUenska Kam-
rader! Send in your names to Ii.
Puck, 444 Adams street, Minneapo-
lis, MINI.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-03-02

They'll take suggestion, AS cat laps milk"
-SHAkEspEARE Tempest"
At the present time there is in the
city of. Chicago, Il notable conven-
ton of political economists, or eco
nomic politicians, whichever desig-
nation fits them best. Whether
they are more economic in their
politics or more polite in their eco
Monies, we should not attempt to
decide. With the exception of
some who are ready to shout "Great
is free trade, and st. Henry George
is its prophet they appear to be-
long to the species Tariff Reform
Mugwump. They are allied to the
old paleozoic petrfied formation, of
which only the shell is now exist
ent, the "mossback democracy"
The mossback democracy is the
party political to which some of our
old "socialist" friends and comrades
joined themselves here in Chicago
last fall, being lured by the free
trade traditional memories of for
mer period.
Innocent "babes in the woods"
they gave themselves up to the
sweet illusion that that old moss
back buttress of slavery and "hard
money" was the party of ''great ex-
pectations" for socialists and labor
reformers-their great hope Of re-
demption. 30 they turned in, $50
cialists" and anarchists" and gave
their votes to the 'free trade" party
and "got licked" as they deserved!
Vote for the old democratic" party
and free trade! Well enough for
anarchists" perhaps, but for so
c,alists-bah! Why should they
sell themselves for such mess of
democratic" pottage?
For, under our present so-called
competitive system our COM
merclal system, rather-what slgnl-
fes "protection" or "free trade" to
the workingman? What does "free
trade" Or protection" amount to to
the ordinary man who "works for
living" anyway?
OF course, we cannot here enter in
to the merits of the subject IN e1-
tenS0, bat we will put the matter in
a few words 80 plain that the work
ingman, though socialist, need not
err.
The protectionist claims that his
system tends to enhance wages, and
hence benefits the workers.
The free trader claims that his
system tends to lessen the cost of
the goods of the worker, and hence
is for his benefit.
Each proponent figures out his
problem in his own way and to his
own satisfaction, and places his
methods and solution before the
people, for them to study for their
own conviction.
Meanwhile up rises a troublesome
workingman who thinks for himself
and studies "political economy" on
his own account and from the stand
point of workingman-a Socialist,
in fact. He says:
"Gentlemen, there are a great
many sides to everything, and |
think you have not taken account
in your solution of one very import
ant item that is vital to the ques-
ton and without which it cannot be
correctly solved. Can you not see
that the tendency of the present
competitive system of society is to
force wages down to the bare cost of
existelce? If the average cost of
existence is more, wages must be
more, in proportion; if less, less.
, "Now, you proteciionist, you
, claim that protection will enhance
my wages; that will only be in the
event that the enhanced cost of liy-
ing renders it necessary; and what
especial benefit is that to me? |
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-03-02
LAME REFORMERS

There lsa certain class Of would
be reformers who have very strong
and sincere opinions as to the great
benefits to mankind in general if
governments were entirely abolished.
These persons have this much to
strengthen their propaganda, and
that is, that they are endowed with
the purest and noblest aspirations
for human liberty, and that they
are untiring in their efforts to
spread that which they are con-
yinced Is the truth.
Then, again, there is another class
of individuals who would not abol-
ish government entirely, but who
would limit its functions and its
sphere of activity to that condition
of affairs in which it, the govern
ment, should do nothing whatso-
ever for the people that can be
done by individual enterprise, aciM
prospect Of profit. In fact, the
theory of this last class of very prac-
tical persons is, that the govern
ment should do everything that
does not contain the elements of in
dividual gain, but that in all mat
ters in which there is possibility
of these patriotic citizens making
profit, then their cry to the govern
ment is, "hands off"
These two classes, one of which
would annihilate, and the other
emasculate the principle of govern
ment, are moved in their antagon-
ism by entirely different and oppo-
site sentiments; the first by a noble
aspiration for human happiness for
all mankind, and the second by lust
of wealth and power.
And vet | am convinced that the
logical outcome of the sentiments Of
these two classes, if carried into
practice, would result not in the alb
clifton Of the principle OF govern
ment (Which is as indestructible as
the law of gravity, but in the for
nation of innumerable petty and
conflicting governments, eventually
resulting in the worst form of des-
potlsm.
To limit or confne the principle
of government to merely political
administration, is as illogical and
absurd as it would be to limit the
operations of chemical knowledge
to the production of poisons or the
manufacture of fireworks.
The principle of regulation or
government manifests itself in the
largest systems and bodies that as
tronomy has given us a knowledge
Of, and in the most lniniteslmal at
oms observable under the micro
scope.
The very existence of energy car
ries with it of necessity the princi-
pie of its regulation.
The most rational way to solve
this problem of government is to ex-
tend its sphere of usefulness to every
phase of social and individual activ-
ity, centralizing where necessary, de.
centralizing wherever possible and
beneficial.
Those minds which admit the ne.
cessity of government in questions
Of political adjustment, and deny
the necessity or the utility of the
same in questions of economic ad.
justment. have much to learn con
cerning the social organism of which
they form a part. J. E. II.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-03-02
PROVIDENCE, r. |.

Mr.. c. 5. Griffin, of Boston, will lee
ture in room %, Slade's Building, to-
morrow Sunday afternoon, on THE
Eight-Hour Workday," under the aus
pices of the Providence American Sec
ton, S. l.. 2. The pubic are cordially
invited to attend.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-03-02

will come up before the House about
March lst. Will you not lend a helping
hand by obtaining to the enclosed Pet-
hon the signature of every person, in
cluding business men and railway EN-
ployees, within your reach at once and
mail 1t to the Senator or Representative
of your District, so it will surely reach
him in st. Paul on or before February
2S This, by little exertion. can easily
be done, and assure you will be of UNI
told assistance to our common cause.
When done, please write me, stating
the gross number of signatures oh
tanned, and oblige. yours buSily and
faithfully, "W. +. PERRY,
".Sec StGe Erecutiue Board.
17l0 Nineteenth street, South Min
neapolis, MINI"
1t is not necessary to note the charac-
ter of the petition" referred to; the
sort of people that would petion are also
known. But the railroad employees are
asked to make a petition for protection.
When Prof. Garside was here he showed
what petitions amounted to-they went
into the waste basket But the railroad
employees had such a "hoiy horror of
socialism that they didn't attend the
lectures. Now they are asked to petit
ton!
But how would it be if the 10000 rail-
way employees of Minnesota were to
join with the Socialist Labor Party in
their demands? How differently would
they express their desires instead of
signing weak petitions, that degrade
them still more to slavery
Well, as long as the great mass Of
workers refuse to acknowledge and act
upon the principles of the Socialist La.
Dor Party, SO long will the battle con-
tinue to the disadvantage of the work
ers. REILUM.
At the meeting of Section No. held
February Gath, it was decided to date
our connection with the National Or
ganization, from March LIST. Our first
regular meeting will be held on Sunday,
March 10th, at 2:30, p. NJ, and meetings
will be held on each alternate Sunday
thereafter, at the corner of Third and
Exchange streets. SECRETARY.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-03-02
ST. PAUL, MIMI.
A Semi. Secret Circular of Petition
ing Citizens.

Ever since the 10th day of February
circulars have been posted in various
places in the Omaha Shops" from to
half past a. m., from 12 to noon, and
from 5 to half-past 5 p. m, Outside of
these times they were not seen, so that
unbidden eyes might not see them
Your correspondent managed to secure
a copy however, and here it is:
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-03-02
FEBRUARY 10Th, 1883.

my Dear Sir:-The Railway Employ,
ees' Club of Minnesota is anxious that
each and every employee shall have an
opportunity of ntelligently informing
himself regarding the contingencies
upon which his position depends.
DAILY employment means daily
bread: no work implies no bread.
Il say what know when | say that
on one of our railroads there were ,2S1
fewer employees on the payroll in Janu-
airy, 1889, than in January. 1898. On
one other road they are to-day paying
$50, 900 per month less money to their
employees than was done at this time
last year. Man after man is dispensed
with and the wages Of many of those
remaining are reduced. This alarming
condition is one direct result of adverse
legislation and arbitrary rulings of our
State Railroad and Warehouse Commis-
sioners, from which there is no appeal.
This threatening condition is "A per.
sonal one to you, and to every business
man in your community. We have or
ganized to protect the employers and
their families. To this end we have
"Senate" Bill No. 162 and House" Bill
No. 52o now before the legislature. Ii
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-03
CHAPTER XIV.
THE SERPENT.

MoTckton slipped away at the dawn,
and was off to Derby to prepare first
rate DISCUSSES.
At Derby, gGGng through the local
papers, he found lodgings offered at a
farmhouse to ilvalids, fresh milk and
eggs; homemade bread, etc. The place
was within few miles of Clifford Hall.
MoncktOn thought this would suit him
much better than being too near. When
his DISCUSSES were ready, he hired a
horse and dog-cart by the month, and
paid a deposit, and drove to the place
In question. He put some shadow un-
der his eyes to look more like an invalid.
He had got used to his own cadayerous
tint, SO that seemed sufficient.
The farmers wife looked at him, and
hesitated.
well, sir" said she, with a faint
to-
Not to bury" said Monckton. Don't
you be alarmed. [ have got no time to
die; I'm too busy. Why, I have been
much worse than this. Lam GONZALES
cent now"
you don't say SO, .sir!" said she.
"Well, see your heart is good" 1.-THE first
time he had ever been told that, sand
so I've mind to risk 1t"
Then she quickly clapped on ten shil-
Engs a week more for color, andhe was
installed. He washed his face, and
then the woman conceived hopes of him,
and expressed them in rustic fashion.
well" said she, bluntly, dirt is dis
guise. Now look at you, you have
got more mischief to do in the world
yet, do believe"
"A deal more. hope" said he.
TT now ncc11rroG 70 him oil 0f c11d-
den, that really he was not in good
health. and that he had difficulties be-
fore him which required calm nerves,
and that nerves are affected by the
stomach. So, not to throw a chance
away, he had the sense and the resolu
ton to devote few days to health and
wholesome meditation.
This is a discordant world: even vices
will not always pull the same way.
Here was a sinister villain distracted
between avarice and revenge, and sore
puzzled which way to turn. Of course
he could expose the real parentage of
Hope to shame, and then the Clitfords
would make BARLEY disgorge the e20,-
600. But he, Monckton, would not
make a shilling by that, and itwould be
a weak revenge on BARLEY, who could
now spare e20. 600, and no revenge at
all on Hope. for Hope was now well-to-
do, and would most likely be glad to
get his daughter back. Then, on the
other hand, he could easily brighten
BARLEY into giving him $4,000 to keep
dark, but in that case he must forego
his vengeance on Hope.
This difficulty had tormented Monck-
ton all along; but now Mrs. Dawson had
revealed another obstacle. Young Cliff
ford and Mary in love with each other.
What Mrs. Easton sawaS friend, with
her good mother-wit, this man saw in
moment as an enemy, viz; that this
new combination dwarfed the e20, 900
altogether. Monckton had no idea that
his unknown antagonist Nurse Easton
had married the pair, but the very at
tachment, as the chatter-box of the Dun
Cow described it, was bitter pill to
him. "Who could have foreseen this?"
said he. "It's devilish." We did not
ourselves intend our readers to feel it
so, or we would not have spent so much
time over i. But as regards that one
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-03
ALL SORTS.

~I.ove levels all things Perhaps SO.
but it has been noticed that It's tendency Is
not TO make the head level.
The celebrated Kong Mountains of Africa
are about to follow the Mountains of the
Moon, which have been exNnged from the
maps. These mountains NVfe supposed to
be stretched across Africa for 10 degrees OF
longitude about 200 miles north of the
Gulf Of Guinea. Captain Binger, who has
now returned from nearly two years ex-
plorations in the almost unknown region
north of the Gulf of Guinea, says there is
no such range as the Kong Mountains.
A steamer arrived at Philadelphia the
other day with a cargo of fruit and num-
Der of ta1antulas on board. Members
of the crew were often obliged to keep
watch at night and sweep the vipers into
the ocean as fast as they crawled up on
deck. The vessel was loaded to its hatch
ways. At times the deck was literally
covered with them, and some were as big
around the body as good sized orange.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-03
Life in Russia.

The folk lore Of Southern Russia can be
partially imagined from a case which
came before a judge at Odessa. A man
applied for writ to compel his daughter
to leave the house, because when she Salut-
ed her parents she did not bow to them.
He said he wonAd withdraw his appli-
cation if she would ask pardon and make
the regular obeisance. The girl agreed.
She asked pardon; but when she bowed
the father cried. Lower Down with your
head. down below the girdle!7' She replied,
81 won t bend as low as that, not if | have
to leave the house" The judge there-up-
on ordered her to leave, but She gave in
finally and bowed her head to the gridie.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-03
WHO WAS TO BLAME?
The Express Company Not Trying to
Catch the Hurley Bank Robbers.
1t May Shift the Responsibility Upon
the Bank.

AsHLAND.-Instead of catching the rob
bers who burglarized the Iron Exchange
bank at Hurley it is likely that the United
States Express company will make an at
tempt to shift the blame for the loss of the
money upon the bank and litigation In the
courts seems to be the inevitable result.
From the fact that no reward has yet been
offered for the capture Of the men guilty
of the burglary, which Is usually done In
such cases by the express company. the con-
clusion is drawn that 1t is to show that
they are not interested in bringing the rob-
bers to conviction Several lawyers in
this city have been called to Hurley both
by the express and bank officials and their
mission is certainly of this purport. One
of them told a reporter that if the money
had been placed as Cashier Reynolds told
the express company's agent it would be.
the cash would have been safely delivered
into the hands of the c0nsignee, Manager
Lyons of the Ashland and Germania
mines. Agent Alexander notified the bank
during the day that the money would be
down from Ashland on the 9:15 o'clock
train, and asked Reynolds to keep the safe
open. The cashier told him he would do
so, but instead Reynolds wound up the
clock in the time-lock safe and when the
treasure arrived it had to be placed outside
the safe In the vault. This, it is thought
the express company will claim, was suf-
fcient reason for holding the bank re-
sponsible for the safe-keeping of the
money.
Since the finding of the s735 in silver
coin Sunday in the woods not far from
town, there have been no developments, or
if there have been no one but the most in
terested parties know, and they will say
nothing. Dozens of detectives are on the
ground at work. As far as can be learned
no suspicion has been fastened on anyone
and no arrests have yet been made. Of
course the express company will have to
pay over Sal, 700 to Manager Lyon and
then its recourse will be against the Iron
Exchange bank for the money. All of the
officials of the latter are in Hurley and
show no little anxiety over the matter. The
president, Senator James E. Reynolds, of
Lake Geneva, Wis, brother of the cashier,
came to Hurley upon the first train when
he heard of the robbery
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-03

As well as the handsomest, and others, are
invited to call on any druggist and get
free a trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam for
the Throat and Lungs, a remedy that is
selling entirely upon its merits, and is
guaranteed to relieve and cure all Chronic
and Acute Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis,
and Consumption. Large Bottles, so cents
and ST.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-03
Killed by a Train.

GARRETTsvILLE. Ohio. Sept. 28.-Allen
Chalker, farmer. and his two daughters,
while crossing railway track IN a buggy,
were struck by train Chalker and one
daughter have died, and the other is not
expected to recover.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-03
A Beautiful Picture Free.

For 2-cent stamp Ito pay postage and
wrappingl we will mail a panel photo
gravure of our popular picture, kissing
at Seven, Seventeen, and Seventy" Adj
dress the makers of the great anti-bile
remedy, N4Bile Beans" J. F. Smith &
Co., St. Louis, Missouri.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-03

Benjamin White. a retired farmer. aged
65, and Miss Title utrecht, aged Is,
were married at Fond du Lac ON the % tn.
One of Whites daughters implored him,
while the wedding couple were at the altar,
to give up his intentions, but the ceremony
was performed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-03
Burned in a Bonfire.

RHINELANDER, Wis, Sept 28-A little
daughter of J. W. Pierce was playing
around bonfire with other children, when
the flames caught her clothes and burned
her so severely that she died in few
hours
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-03

The saving in clothing where Dobbins
Electric Soap is used, is taoenty times the
soap bill. 1t is no new experiment, but
has been sold for "a years. To-day just as
pure as in 1865. Try it. Your grocer has
it or will order it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-03

A planter at NueTa Paz, Cuba, was cap
tured by bandits on the 9Th of August and
not returned to his family until the pay
ment of ransom variously estimated at
$500 to $4,000 In geld.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-03
Committed for Trial.

MARINErTE, Wis, Sept. 28-Stelitz
the alleged murderer of Sol. Felch, waived
examination and was committed to the
October term of the circuit court.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-03
Cut off Both Feet.

BARABoo, Wis, Sept. 28.-Last evening
while E. Balm was loading wood in a
freight car at Lavalle Station, the train
started up and he fell under the wheels,
which cut off both feet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-03

Natural forces: School teacher Ito boy at head
Of class, the lesson being philosophy -aHow
sir" Shame them" sBodily force, mental force
and the police force"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-03
Notice---Dropsy Treated Free.

Please read the ad- of DIR. Fl. H. Green
& Sons elsewhere in this paper. His prop
osition of furnishing a free trial of his
treatment it seems to us would at least in
duce patients to try their treatment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-03

George Francis Train was arrested at
Boston on a writ sworn out by O. NJ Nil
Ter ON Judgment note for 81 1000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-03
The Hameliest Man in 'ahis Town,

The Wausau health authorities have
quarantined nine cases of scarlet fever.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-03

Robert Bonner devotes all his time and
attention to his horses. His mania is to
own the fastest trotting horse on the trot-
ting turf.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-03
Oregon. the Paradise of Farmers

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dant crops Best fruit, grain, grass and stock
country in the world. Full information free
Address the Oregon immigration Board,
Portland, Oregon.