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Workmen's advocate., 1890-11-29

avoided But during the past year there have been large number of strikes among the silk workers. and what is more remarkable, among the agrcul- tural laborers of Lombardy. In most cases the strikers were successful in spite of police and army interference, It is also reported from Leghorn and other important cities that strikes are becoming more and more frequent, and that the discontent is rapidly increasing among the working classes. In Genoa serious disturbances were only avoided by the timely concessions of the em- ployers.
 This new spirit in the land of cheap labor and "cheap living' is the product of socialistic agitation, which has its center in Milan.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-11-29
STEADY ADVANCE.

The number of $. l.. r. Sections that have lately been formed, the increasing membership of those that were pre- viously in existence. and the activity displayed in the direction of organiza tion for future political action, are all evidences of the spirit infused into the party by the satisfactory result of its last campaign in the State of New York. Such spirit was greatly needed to place the movement on this side of the Atlantic in line with the European movement. Conscious of their growing strength, the Socialists of America will now move onward with irresistible en- thusiasm, carrying with them the great proletarian class of this continent to the advanced position which it ought to occupy in the great international army of labor and progress,
Workmen's advocate., 1890-11-29

racter-in the matter referred to by Mir. Powderly, aud that we are naturally, constitutionally we might say, predis- posed in favor of the national gatherings which he suggests.
 We must, however, take exception to that feature of his proposition which would necessarily result in the introduc tlon of the "crank" element to an over. Whelming extent. The meetings, in our opinion, should be held under the auspi. ces of the great organized bodies of workers, such as the trade-unions, the Knights of Labor, the Socialist Labor Party, the Nationalist Clubs and the Farmers Alliances, who, taken toge- ther, have incorporated in their plat forms and constitutions all the various questions or issues that hobby riders consider singly; and the speakers should be the appointed, authorized mouthpeces Of those bodies. No prestige would be lost, but much would be gained, by the elimination of the crank
Workmen's advocate., 1890-11-29
MUNICIPAL DERTS.

An interesting and suggestive bulletin has been issued by the Census Office, stating the present financial condition of municipalities in the United States. The total debts of the S5S cities and towns covered by the investi- gation amount to 746 million dollars, showing an increase of per cent. in the ten years lS80-1890, as against an increase of population of about 24 per cent. during the same period.
 There is no cause of rejoicing in that. We dare say that the comparative de- crease of municipal debt per capita was not brought about by good and honest administration, having in view the wei fare of the masses. The increase of population in our large towns consists mostly of wage workers, who must re, side either in crowded tenements or in unimproved quarters. Hence the mum icipal expenditure does not increase in proportion to the swelling of "human numbers, although more money is con- stantly spent in improving and beautify- ing the surroundings of the wealthy minority.
 Again, the Census bulletin states that of the S5S cities under consideration TAG show debt in excess of resources. We may readily comprehend the reason of this. All our valuable municipal franchises are granted to corporations either for nothing or for a song. The most natural and obvious resources of our cities are permanently given away to those who have at the expense of those who have not, and the latter, by | their labor, are expected to pay in the form of rent the taxes that must con sequently be imposed,
Workmen's advocate., 1890-11-29
TO PREVENT IMMIGRATION.

In his last report to the Secretary of the Treasury Surgeon General Hamilton considers the subject of immigration, not merely from the sanitary point of view that is within his province and to which he might be expected to contine himself, but from the economic and, of course, capitalistic standpoint For in stance, he suggests that the existing law be so amended that intended emi
 grants shall be required to secure from the United States consuls abroad certiti- cates based on evidence showing that they have not been convicted of crime. The evidence would have to be produced to the consuls, and would necessarily consist of official certificates, issued by the authorities of the countries to which the intended emigrants belong.
 It falls under the sense that such law would place every person who de- sired to emigrate to the United States at the mercy, first, of his government, and, secondly, of the United States
Workmen's advocate., 1890-11-29
LABOR IN ITALY,

by the Consul 0i the United States at Rome in a recent report, shows that the condition of labor in Italy has not been sensibly improved by modern progress. True, that country is still essentially agricultural and the application of machinery to any branch of production is very limited, most of the wants of the rural population in the matter of textile fabrics, for instance, being supplied, as of old, by hand industry, carried on in the homes of the peasantry. Railroads are but slowly revolutionizing the econ. omy of the country, and the product of Italian factories is insufficient to meet the modern requirements of city people In many arts, however, which require superior taste and skill, Italy is not sur passed.
 The wages of men in cotton mills vary from 2l to 4S cents per day of ten hours; those of women, from $ to 15 cents.
 In the city of Rome, where the gov ernment has spent large sums in i'm provements, and whose population has increased from 5000 in 1870 to 404 1000 in 1889, daily wages are as follows: stone masons, from 54 to 5S cents; carpenters. from 56 to IS cents; day laborers, 30 cents; statuary Gn the rough) from $1 to $1.25; statuary (finlshers), from $2 to $3. The Statuary workers consti- ute, of course, an aristocracy of labor; their number being comparatively small, they should not be considered in form ing an idea of the condition of the work ing class.
 The low money wages which laborers and ordinary mechanics receive will ap pear still lower to us in the light of the prices of necessaries. Beef, according to quality, costs from 15 to 30 cents pound butter, 30 cents; sugar, grant, lated, 15 cents: coffee, 40 cents; wheat flour, 5 cents. Under such conditions meat is hardly ever tasted by a work ingman.
 In the province of Piedmont, which is the most industrious and wealthy in the kingdom, the food of the laboring class is poor in quality and often stinted in quantity. The general staple is polemt0 (corn-meal mush), vegetable soup made with little oil or pork, and coarse bread. Wine is consumed in the cities, but in the agricultural regions it has come of late years to be regarded as an article of luxury, owing to its high price. Such diet is frequently the cause of terrible diseases, although, thanks to the healthy climate of the province and the invlgOrating air of the neighboring mountains, the PiedmOntese workmen are extraordinarily robust and strong. They are more 2leanly than the poor people of other parts of the kingdom and usually live in more spacious and less crowded rooms than do the Neapo. litans, Sicilians and other Southern Italians.
 Until lately strikes were very rare. The days labor ranges from ten to twelve hours in cities, according to seasons, and rises to fourteen hours in the country: but when, as Is sometimes the case, contractors or builders attempt to lengthen the work day. trouble is pretty sure to ensue.
 Heretofore, throughout Italy. diffe. rences between workmen and employers were generally adjusted by arbitration, and serious consequences were usually
Workmen's advocate., 1890-11-29
NOVEMBER 29, 1890.
NEARING 12,OOO.

We give below the latest returns of the Socialist vote in the State of New York for Francis Gerau, showing, so far, total of 1l.740 Many counties have not yet been heard from and there seems to be no doub. that the total will finally reach 12,000.
 The count for New York city (5,029) IS official and final The estimate for Kings Co.,, (about l,S0O) was carefully made from district returns and is likely to prove rather under than over the official count. The figures for other cities and counties were obtained from the most reliable sources.
Workmen's advocate., 1890-11-29

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Three Little Words.

With the three little words, "why,"
chow" and what" it is quite possible
for some blockhead to puzzle phil
osopher. why does the magnetic
needle point always TO the north?"
How was the universe made?" What
is light?" Here are three questions
that any fool may ask, yet that all the
wisdom in the world can not answer
There are hundreds of other queries as
simple and as likely to suggest them
selves to the inquistive, to which
science can make no satisfactory reply.
On the other hand, positive philos-
ophy, history, the mechanic arts and
other practical branches of human
knowledge, afford conclusive responses
to vast number of important 'whys"
and "hows" and whats" All that it
is necessary for man to know he can
learn from these sources, and educa-
ton in its best sense consists in the
broadcast diffusion of the information
they afford, in its simplest, clearest
form.
Europeans say we are an overcurlouS
people-that we examine and cross
examine strangers about matters with
which we have no concern. That's a
mistake. Everything in the way of in
formation that any human being is
willing to impart concerns us. We
want to know. If those we question
do not choose to answer, or can not
answer, our why's" and ''hows'' and
whats they can say so. We shall
not be offended by the rebuff; but ask
we will.
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"A ReSOurcef'uI Wife.

A good story comes from one of the
rural districts of an eX-swell who mar
ricd young woman with reputation,
much TO the chag-in of his family, who
''cut him off" so to speak, for such
fatal mistake. Recently the parental
hearts began TO relent, aud PROPOSE
ton was made through an accommodate
ing friend that the young ex-swell
should divorce the Objectionable daugh-
ter-in-law, and receive in return not
only the parental blessing. but a good
ly part of the parental exchequer.
When the matter was laid before
madame she advised her spouse to ac-
cept the generous reward offered for
the 'inconstancy of man. suggesting
that it would be advisable to replete
the empty Golfers.
What's IA divorce more or less?
Let's have one by all means-divide
the spoils and get married over again"
Now, could il man. au ex-swell, have
a more accommodating wife.
Why" she said to listening con-
iidante-who, of course. circulated the
matter. as all well regulated con-
tidantcs do-"why. l am ready to do
ANYTHING for the dear boy" And she
added ingenuously: Only last winter
when he was strapped for funds. 1
went to San Francisco and worked in
bookbindery. San Francisco Call.
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PicniCS.

Almost any boy or girl can tell you
what picnic is like, but | wonder
how many know why it is so called or
that the custom is said to date only
from 1S02-not hundred years ago.
Then, as now, when such an enter
tainment was being arranged for, it
was customary that those who intended
to be present should supply the eat
ables and drinkables. Originally the
plan was TO draw up Il list of what was
necessary. which is an excellent one to
follow, for often when there has been
no previous agreement it is discovered
when too late that there is too much Of
one kind of food and not enough of
another.
The list was passed round. and each
person picked out the article Of food
or drink he or she was willing to fur
nish. and the name of the article was
then nicked off the list. So it was
from these two words, picked and
nicked. that this form of out-of-door
entertainment first became known rs i
'pick-and-nick and then as a picnic,
the old-fashioned name for the basket
parties of to-day.-Harper's Iouug
People.
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SHE WOULD NOT Be- IMPROPER.
Paradoxical Young Lady Is Cruel to
Jack

Il have lived forty years and l can
not make them out yet"
1t was the editor of a well-known
magazine talking on the subject of
young girls.
What am | to think of the one that
bothered me for half-hour this morn
ing?" he asked. She is bright writer
and we use some of her work. I know
her father. Nice man. wealthy. brings
up his girls with great care This is
Helen. his youngest. She fioated into
the office this morning, looking aston
ishingly stylish and elaborate. in q
pure white dress. white gloves, white
shoes. and big black lace hat. | asked
her about her father, and then she be-
gan to rattle on about the way she was
passing the summer out on the Hud-
son.
Papa has fitted up the cupola of
the house for me- said she. L had
some fun painting the walls myself.
There are rugs and table, and some
jolly easy chairs. and can take my
friends up there in the evening and We
can make as much noise as we want
without disturbing the family. It's
real fun when there are any men
about. A friend of mine came up the
other day, and | want to tell you some
thing, if you'll promise truly to keep it
a secret. This friend is an awful
handsome fellow and just knew that
Mignonne-that's nv chum. YOU know
would try to get him away from me.
Mignonne bet that if we took him up
into the cupola after dinner lie would
ry to kiss her before he would me.
That was equivalent to declaring her.
self more attractive than |, and it
made me mad, tell you. But l took
her bet and that night we all went to
the cupola. Pretty soon it grew dark
and no one said word about lighting
the gas. Well, won the bet. Jack
tried to kiss me and never noticed
MignOnne at all.
Il looked at the chatterer rather Sc
verely and asked if Jack succeeded in
his effort to kiss her. Instantly her
animated face grew naughty and an
CRY in its expression.
u am not in the habit of permitting
young men to kiss me- she said in
freezing tones.
"'But,' said l. you let him try. In
what manner did he try?'
40 she replied, he put his arm
around my waist, and we struggled
about good deal for minute or so,
and he pleaded with me to let him kiss
me just once. if only behind the ear.
1t was fun, and then it was such jol-
ly good one on Mignonne. She had to
NOPE all by herself"
If you will find more battling par
adox," continued the editor. than the
girl who considered it joke to strug-
gle with an amorouS young man in a
cupola, but grows rigid when it is pre-
sumed that she would consent to be
kissed, | would like to examine it. l
am free to confess that the young lady
of these times and parts is beyond my
understandiug."-N. Y. Letter, in Phil
adeLphia Press.
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DR.. Pierce's Pellets regulate
the Stomach, Liver and Bow
els. Mild and effective.
SOME CURIOUS SEIZURES.
Singular Liquors That Have Been Seize
by the New York Gust oms Authorities.

The custom house occasionally af-
fords interesting glimpses into the vast
| foreign life of the United States, says a
letter from New York. Recently while
calling upon friend, who holds a
responsible position in that circum-
locutory institution, he showed me
samples of a large number of invoices
of liquors which had recently been
imported. Every one would puzzle
| the average man about town. One
was greenish-yellow fluid called
slivovitsch. 1t comes from Austria
and the Balkan states, and is made
from small wild plum which grows
in that district. 1t is fiery and to a
Yankee palate very disagreeable, but
is extremely popular with the Hun
garians and Wallaks.
A suggestion of the Holy land was
given by samples of honey wine, pass
over honey wine, and Jerusalem plum
brandy. The first aud second were
sweet and odorous, but trifie insipid.
In composition they are like the
| metheglin and honey mead used in
England during the middle ages The
brandy was raw and almost vitriolic
lC lHlCC CUuSuilltu Nv
the Slovaks and Polaks from Russia
and the Greeks and Syrians from Asia
Minor.
Specimens of pulque and mescal
showed that Mexico has some influence
upon its sister republic. The former
is beer made from cactus. and tastes
somewhat like that gaseous German
horror, weiss-beer. 1t is far stronger
however, and is said to produce the
most intense drupkennesS known to
erring man. The mescal is the distiI-
late of pulque, and can be described
only by the word atrocious.
The Scandinavians show their love
of the fatherland by unceasing impor-
tatlons of Christiania beer, Swedish
punch and corn brandtvin, The beer
is light, pleasant and wholesome; the
punch is aromatic, savory but so sweet
rs to be insipid; the corn brandtvin is
not corn brandy, as the name literally
translated would imply, but whisky
made from rye, oats and barley. 1t is
rich in fusel oil and consequently head
ache.
From Russia every now and then
comes vodka or wodky, an impure.
reeking, strong alcohol; from Central
America some delicious cordials made
out of pineapple, guava and banana;
from China not less than fifty stimu-
lauts, running from tea wine, rosebud
wine and almond beer to heavy millet
whisky and rice brandy; from Turkey
some liquid for making sherbet, and
from Brazil lavangina, or orange-peel
gin. Over 5000 different kinds of
stimulants are known and recorded in
the custom house, of which $500 were
unknown to Americans fifteen years
ago.
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NV Sweetheart Is Coming.

Nv sweetheart is coming tonight! y, BIRDS,
That sing in your rapturous gee,
Ny sweetheart is coming! Is that why your
song
Is sweeter than ever TO me?
know when he left me spoke words unkind,
As We stood in the pale moonlight:
But listen o winds that come over the sea-
Ny sweetheart is coming tonight.
is he taller grown nbroad-shouldered and graver
Three years since my love went away
Or is he my own bonnie blue-eyed lad,
The same as of old, and as gayY
To me he is ever my proud hearts true love
/ was wrOug-my heart owns him right;
O. violet lift your blue head and be glad,
My sweetheart is coming tonight
o, stars In the heavens, shed forth your clear
light
o. moon. the world looking over.
Throw thy pale beams afar-the way Ii Is long
Light the pathway of my lover!
o, rose. sweet wild rose. are you glad, for my
sakei
o, heart are you bursting tonight
With wild. maddened JoyI For listen, sweet
rose.
Ny sweetheart is coming tonight!
N Josephine Hannah.
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First puhli,a SspI. f. lsN-l No.
TATE DE MISl ,,lNSI - -n--NrY COURT FC

First publ '.ition Sept. Il. lS.1-1 No. 65
S,TATE OF WIS 'ONStN 'ocNrY COURT FOR
- MaNITowoC oUKT. In IL bate
In the matter of the -, .te of u pHId Goessl de-
ceased.
An instrument IN writ IL pprphrting TO be the
last Will and Testament ot = sd tioessi of Coop
erstown. in said county. navIas been delivered
into said court:
And Odelia Goessl. of Cooptrstnwn in said
county having presented la sad court her petI-
tlon In writing duly geriIIcd. representing among
other things, that SAID David G,rssl died testate,
nj Cooperstown in said county. Ga the llta day of
July. lsao. that said instrument Is the last viii
of said deceased and that no person l. named
therein executor and pray ing that said
ment be proven and admitted 20 probate and that
letters of administration with viii annexed be
thereon issued to said petioner.
Ii 3 ordered: That said petition and the mat
ters therein be heard AID proof, OF SAID last VII
and testament be taken at a special term of SAID
county court, TO be held at the probate Office IN
the city of ManItowoc on Tuesday, the 2Ist day
of October 1890 at 10 O'Clock A.. VI.
And il IL further ordered: That notice of the
time and place of said hearing be given 10y publ.
cation hereof for three successive weeks, once
each week. previous to the time of said hearing
in the Ma.itowoc Pilot newspaper published
in said Man!towoc county.
Dated September II. lssn.
By the Court.
octs EMIL BAENSCH, Comfy Judge.
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Thoroughly Conp4tsli Brewer
First publication Sept. IS. 18aO.l No

First publication Sept. IS, 1901 No. g.
CTATE OF WISCONSIN-IN PROBATE MANI
- Towoc COUNTY COURT.
In the matter of the estate of John Johnson.
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition Honora
johnson OF the town of Gibson Manitowoc coun-
ty State of Wisconsin. representing among other
things that John johnson, late of said town and
county, on the 30th day of August, A D., 1890 at
said town in said county, died intestate. leaving
goods chattels and estate within this state. and
the petitioner is the widow of said deceased, and
praying that administration of said estate be to
Honora johnson granted, it is ordered that said
petition be heard before this court on Tuesday
the fourteenth day of October A. d. 1890, at 10
o'clock A. NJ. at my office in said county.
Ordered further. that notice thereof be given TO
the heirs of said deceased and TO all persons in
terested, by publishing a copy of this order for
three successive weeks once each week prior to
said day of hearing in the Manitowoc Pilot, a
weekly newspaper published at the city of Mani
towoc in said county.
Dated at Manitowoc, the 1sth day of Septem-
ber, A. D., 1890.
By the Court,
EMIL BAENSCH, County Judge.
SGHMTz l. KIRwAN, Attys. oct9
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We've heard of a woman
who said she'd walk five miles
to get a bottle of DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription if she
couldn't get it without. That
woman had tried it. And it's
a medicine which makes itself
felt in toning up the system
and correcting irregularities as
soon as its use is begun.
Go to your drug store, pay
a dollar, get a bottle and try
it-try a second, a third if
necessary. Before the third
ones been taken you'll know
that there's a remedy to help
you. Then you'll keep on
and a cure II come.
But if you shouldn't feel the
help, should be disappointed
in the results-you'll find a
guarantee printed on the bot
tle-wrapper that'll get your
money back for you.
How many women are there
who'd rather have the money
than health? And "Favorite
Prescription" produces health.
Wonder is that there's a
woman willing to suffer when
there's a guaranteed remedy
in the nearest drug store.
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How a Cat Catches BirlSA

A Waterville (Me.) feline las a great
fondness for the flesh of birds and, in
order to make her quest for the same
successful. employs stratagem.
Evidently understanding the bird
fondness for angle worms. she collects
q number of the same and buries them
in the ground. She then takes her
position in convenient place of am
bush and when the birds alght to
secure their coveted morsel She springs
from her concealmept .E,, pounceS
upon them. MANY bir,tjn aus falls a
prey to pussy shrewdness.
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Farms for Sale in Door Co

A fine farm Of 80 acres near Stokes post office,
having ~ acres cleared, balance hard wood TIM
her. and having a frame house, log barn, and an
orchard on it, and distant one-ha!f mile from
post off ,e store and saloon, will be sold cheap
Terms: Oue half down, balance on time.
Have several other farms for sale. Apply
e. F. Cody Sturgeon Bay, Door Co., w
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rrORyEYAND CoUNSELOH AT LAW,
A onice in rorrison's brick block, norm Sha
O. -.fcs, or.dse, hanitowoc, " "iscohslh ~oiis'-
ois brD upLiy attended to.
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TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LA"
A Ofice, in Torrson's Brlck BLOCK high'i
street, MantoWoc. Wisconsin.