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, 1891-05-14

It seems, according to an interview re
Gently published in The Buffalo Express
that wages are much lower in that CITY
than in other towns Of the same class
In this interview a leading labor mar
said to the reporter that the reason why
wages We're higher in New York city
than in Buffalo L. that the standard Of
living Of the workers in the former il
higher. Their necessities are greater
they dress better, eat better, and are bet.
ter housed-in short, live better. That
Is what causes higher wages"
Not the laws Of supply and demandY
querisd the reporter.
No, that Is the old worn ont theory
Of the old school Of political economists
that wages rise and fall according t.
the laws Of supply and demand. Wages
are regulated by the standard of living
as the later political economists admit
People who live in two small, III fur
mshed rooms, and who fare on low diet.
a get along on lower wages than thost
who live more nationally Where tn,
standard is low. as in Buffalo, wages ar,
low"
This is true to a great extent, yet it il
also true that the standard Of living can
~ NV - AhA7NA ny AAH AAbAEFIN lltll4r
selves. There is no disputing "the iron
law Of wages, ~ which the Buffalo man
evidently indorses, but it is not true
that labor is exempt from the operations
of the law Of supply and demand Let
me explain:
II there are continually a great many
more applicants for a certain kind OF
work than there are places, and comp
tition for the jobs is unrestrained by tlIr
powers Of organization, then those who
are willing to live for least set the rate
Of wages in that industry. Where the
unions are enabled, through reducing
the hours Of labor or otherwise, TO cut
down he competition Of the idle the
standard Of living is kept up.
The Iron law used to be defined as
the infallble rule which fixes the wages
at the amount which the workers can
live upon. Now it is modified through
the operations Of the unions to mean the
amount they trH live upon. SO, while it
Is true that, under the competitive sys-
tenn, wages win always be measured by
the standard Of living, it is equally true
that the standard is subject in a great
measure to the operations of COMPETE
ton in the labor market.
When the laborers all understand that
theyare subject TO the laws Of competi.
ton, and that they must take a lesson
from tho railroads, Standard Oil com
pauy and the like, and through combina.
ton control the market, the throat cut
ting phase Of competition can be con.
trolled, and the standard Of living raised
to the highest possible notch.
Jos, Il. BUCHANAN.
, 1891-05-14
A BOY HERO.

In heartleAs Paris, which to foreign eyes
Seems made Of mirrors, gaslight and display,
A splendid buildings walls began TO rise,
Ascending stone by stone from day to day.
High and more high the pile was buIlded well,
And scores Of laborers were busy there,
When suddenly a fragile staging fell,
And two strong workmen swung aloft in air.
Suspended by their hands to one slight hold,
That bent and creaked beneath their sudden
weight;
One worn with toll, and growing gray and old,
One a mere boy, just reaching mans estate.
Yet with a bero's soul. Alone and young,
Were 1t not well to yield his single life,
On which no parent leaned, no children chung.
And save the other to his babes and wife2
He saw that ere deliyerence could be brought
The frail support they grasped must surely
break.
And in that shuddering moments flash Of
thought
He chose to perish for his comrades sake.
With bravery such as heroes seldom know.
IT'S right" he said, aud loosinE his strong
grip.
Dropped like a stone upon the stones below,
, And lay there dead, the smile still on his lip
What though no laurels grow his grave above,
And DER his name no sculptured shaft may
riser
To the sweet spirit OF unselnsh love,
Was not his life a glorious sacrihce2
Elizabeth Akers in Harpcr's Young People.
, 1891-05-14

In a thriving village of Oxford county
are people who still enjoy relating a little
incident illustrative of the confusion
likely 10 fall upon the stranger to our
language who uses synonyms indiscrimi-
nately. The pastor0f the leading church
had made arrangements to exchange
with a good German brother of the same
denomination. Having himself been a
witness TO some ludicrous mistakes Of
that worthy, the minister was not with
out a feeling of uneasiness.
The German having arrived in the vii
lage Saturday was courteously invited
to a pleasant gathering near the parson-
age. The elite of the town were pres
ent. All went well with u German
friend until he was introduced to the
beautiful Miss Howard, whose match
less complexion was the pri Vol the vii
laga. Feeling that such beauty deserved
some recognition, and wishing to com
%pliInent the beautiful stranger. the Ger
man exclaimed with his beaming ad-
miration, "Why, fraulein, what a beau
tiful hide you haver'-Lewiston Journal.
, 1891-05-14

Mrs. Croly, whose pen name is Jennie
June, has long been a f~avorite with the
reading public, is the president of the
Women's Press club and the founder of
1t, for it was her call to the press women
of New York that resulted in the organi-
cation Of the present club. Sorosis also
owes its birth to Mrs. Croly, in whose
house it was organized, and she has
written a history of it.
At present Mrs. Croly is the editor of
The Home Maker, into which the Wom-
ems Cycle, that was started by her a few
years ago, has been merged, retaining,
however, the name of Cycle department.
To this magazine Mrs. CrOly now de-
votes the greater part of her time, but
goes about to various cities and towns in
the United States, whenever she is called
upon, to speak of club life before wom-
ems clubs. Nc woman perhaps has had
more experience than she has had in this
respect, and her love for all women and
her interest in everything pertaining to
them render her peculiarly well fitted
for this work. She does not sympathize
with the universal suffrage movement
for women, nor does she approve of it
for men, but she thinks that certain
classes of women should have a voice in
the making of the laws, and she believes
that the time viii come when they will
have it.
A thoroughly womanly woman. Mrs.
Croly's slight figure and unwrinkled
face make her look almost too young TO
be the mother of grown up children.
She lives in a dainty fiat uptown that is
filled with books, pictures and bric-a-
brac, making it the ideal literary wom-
ans home. Her Sunday evening recep-
toni are crowded with bright men and
WOMEN, and the young aspirant for jour
nalistic and literary honors is always
cordially welcomed by the genial host
ess.-New York World.
, 1891-05-14

1t is very evident hat corpulency is
due to some popularity within the sys-
TEN which favors the increase and stor-
age of fat, but the actual cause is yet to
be determined. Physicians who have
been corpulent, and therefore have had
the most favorable opportunities for
study and experiment, have all reached
the same enthusiastically that cor
pulency indicates a degree of i'll health
not of excellent health, as many peo-
pie suppose. They also hold that one
and very potential cause of the abnor-
nal storage of fat is the lack Of func-
tional activity in certain important or
gans of the body, and particularly those
concerned in freeing the system of waste
products. In other words, when the
system is choked up with waste less fat
is consumed therein, and its accumula-
tion 10 favnrad.-Rnstnn Herald.
, 1891-05-14

In company with Miss Ida Van Etten,
Mrs. Annie Besaut made "A tour of some
of New York city's slums. What she
saw in Ludlow street seemed to astound
this woman so familiar with the worst
phases of poverty in London. She said
10 Miss Van Etten:
You have a peculiar element which
enters into questions Of municipal life
that we have not in London. / see that
every face is foreign. These people seem
to speak no English. They have customs
of their own countries, Of which they
seem to have been the lowest class.
Methods for lettering their condition
and surroundings must necessarily DO
changed from those we use when we
have only English to deal with. It is an
intricate social problem with you. The
smells Of these streets are worse than WE
have in the foulest districts Of London.
The filth does not seem to be removed as
it should be. But the c~Shalations from
tho horses doubtless increase the unfa-
vorable street conditions"
, 1891-05-14
cOvNau uHo

the progress of Consumption.
The best authorities agree that it's
a scrofulous affection of the lungs.
If taken in time, and given a fair
trial, DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery will effect a cure. Thou
sands have been saved by it-thou-
sands more r putting it off till
too late. For every form of Scrof-
ula, Bronchial, Throat, and Lung
Affections, Weak Lungs, Severe
Coughs, and kindred ailments, it
is a positive remedy. It's guaran-
teed to do all that's claimed for it.
If it doesn't benefit or cure, in
every case, your money is returned.
The Discovery" is the only
Liver, Blood and Lung Remedy
that's sold so. Think what a medi-
cine it must be
Especially has it manifested its
potency in curing letter, Salt
rheum, Eczema, Erysipelas, Boils,
Carbuncles, Sore Eyes, Goitre, or
Thick Neck, and Enlarged Glands.
Worlds Dispensary Medical As
ISOLATION, Makers, No. 663 Main
Street, Buffalo, n. Y.
, 1891-05-14

The genius OF Sheridan At Winchester
changed defeat into victory. SO when
feeble adversaries in the shapeIo OF inefi-
eient remedies fail to stay the progress of
that obstinate aud malignant Toe. malaria.
Hostetters Stomach Bitters turns the
ude-driyes the enemy back. Nothing
In mdtatd HoijoI, or out Of il.
vi h this as an opponent of every form of
malarial disease. Chills aud fever. dumb
aGue, bilious remitteut aud ague cake
II matters not-0ue and all are extirpated
BY the BIiters. To take a course of the
great preDaratIve 10 advance of the
malariRl season l. t0 buckle on. as 1t were
n armor Of proof which defes attack.
So fortified. SO protected. you shall be
scathless. Remember. too. that the Bit
tiers is an eradicator of liver complaint.
constipation. rheumatism. kidney com
plants and dyspepsia.
, 1891-05-14

Inc eA-uelegHtus - IL .4a-,.t,,a
typographical union resident in New
York city have organized for the pur-
pose of entertaining such Of the Boston
convention, which meets in June, As
Will accept an invitation to visit the
metropolis. There are about 100 ex-deIe-
gates in New York city, sixty Of whom
nave represented big g." the Others
having been delegates from other unions
throughout the country. 1t is intended
to provide "A steamboat excursion to
Rockaway Beach and Coney Island on
sunday, June Il, and to have "A clam
bake and lots Of other kinds Of fun.
, 1891-05-14
ARE you GOING EAST,

II so you will ask for tickets via
WABASH LINE.
WHY? Because in the first place it is
to many of the principal cities Of the East
the
SHORT LINE, and because on all
trains there are, free to all, new and ele-
giant
RECLINING CHAIRS and. from
points in the Rocky Mountain region, on
all through trains,
THROUGH PULLMANS, and, to cap
the climax Of luxury, all trains are fed on
DINING CARS.
O. NJ. HANPsoN,
Commercial Agent, Denver, Col.
1927 Seventeenth Street.
, 1891-05-14

a butterfly social" is one of the novel
entertainments for raising funds in char
liable work. The room is decorated with
butterflies of tissue paper, and in the
center of the ceiling a huge butterfly of
wire and thin silk or paper is suspended,
some three feet from one wing tip to the
other. The legs of the insect are of
wire, painted black. Those who preside
oven the affair are dressed to resemble
different varieties of butterflies, in blue
and silver chiffon, black, brown and yell
low velvet, with gauze wings and n but
tertiy for a headdress. Exchange.
, 1891-05-14

In consideration of the serious iproads
which are being made on the timber of
this country by the use of wooden props
in mines, it is satisfactory to note that a
patent has been taken out for a method
Of making steel rails into pit props and
supports for collieries, mines, tunnels,
bridges, etc. The rails are cut at their
ends and suitably framed together. In
point of cost it is said that this mode of
propping compares favorably with brick
ing and other systems.-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
, 1891-05-14

A man walks round a pole, on the top
of which is monkey. As the man moves
the monkey turns round on the top of the
pole so as still to keep face to face with
the man. When the man has gone round
the pole, has he, or has he not, gone
round the monkey?
As either answer to this question may
be upheld with strong and logical argu-
ments, the reader is left to decide the
question for himself.-New York Trib-
unA
, 1891-05-14

The Brooklyn bridge is owned by the
municipalities of New York aud Brook.
lyn. 1t is by long odds the best man
aged transit scheme in the vicinity. The
fares are three cents for cars and one
cent for pedestrians, aud the income is
so much more than the operating ex.
penses and interest on investment that
the toll is to be taken OFF of pedestrians
and teams, and the car fare is soon to be
reduced. Here is III example for those
who think the government cannot run
the railways, national and city.
, 1891-05-14

Many people wondered why Mr.. and
Mrs. Kendall are never 10 be seen acting
unless in each others company. The
reason is that when they married they
made a vow never to be parted when
playing vow they have kept to this
day, with what happy results everybody
knows.
, 1891-05-14
TWENTY DOLLAR GOLD PIECES.

Mrs, John Curtis of Peoria, Ill.,, writes:
USED one box of Usage Pills previous to
my second confinement; they worked like
a charm. Would pay $50 for a box
rather than do without them. as they
have proved a Godsend to me-" Write
Usage Medicine company, Wichita, Kas.,
sOr particulars, and their book to wives
mailed free. Sold by druggists. Sold by
w. N. Hunt, Cheyenne.
, 1891-05-14

An English North country church has
published a scale for contributions ex-
pected for the collection plate. The
church will be content if it receives two
pence for every five shillings of income,
or 3 per cent. A man in receipt of thirty
rounds sterling a week is expected to
give n sovereign.
, 1891-05-14

A want of %quickness in the sense of
smell must be caused by anything which
shuts off the air from the olfactory
nerves-a polypus, for example, or facial
paralysis, which interferes with nasal
dilation and the necessary muscular eff
fort in smelling.
, 1891-05-14
Fresh tongues at Heath'S
market.

Passengers destined to the prominent
cities east Of the Mississippi river should
patronize the Chicago. Union Pacific &
Northwestern hne. Magnificent Pullman
and Wagner sleeping cars, elegant Pull
man and Northwestern dining cars. free
reclining chair cars, handsome day
coaches and comfortable Pullman ]colonist
sleepers.
, 1891-05-14

In almost every neighborhood through
out the West there are some one or more
persons whose lives have been saved by
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhea Remedy, or have been cured of
chronic diarrhea by it. Such persons
take especial pleasure in recommending
the remedy to others. The praise that
follows its introduction and use makes it
very popular. 25 and so cent bottles for
sale by A. Z. Roedel.
, 1891-05-14

Having suppressed with cold lead the
Eotous laborers in the coke regions, the
Pennsylvania authorities should now
pay some attention to the lawless acts of
the "barons' which provoked the strike
and its CHASTITY results. But the author
tiles can be safely depended upon to do
nothing of the sort.-Omaha world-her-
, 1891-05-14

In Genoa the wives and daughters of
the fishermen get from the factor pat
terms and thread, hand spun fax or silk,
and return the same weight in lace, re-
ceiving therefor such a price as pays
them wages of FIVE to ten cents q dav.
, 1891-05-14

Lieutenant Ito his intendedeI see by
the papers that there is an increase in
them mortality of the female population.
Had no idea that my engagement would
produce such disastrous resuIts.-Sach-
sischer Position.
, 1891-05-14

The London Labor World. Michael
Davitt's paper, says that the emigration
from Ireland to the United States will
be exceptionally large. The average in
April was / $50 per week. Most Of the
emigrants are young men and women.
between the ages Of eighteen and thirty.
and they are chiefly from the ~agricuIt-
ural classes.
, 1891-05-14

Mrs. ScribletsL see that the Aristotle
manuscript has been published.
Mr.. Scnblets-I fear that the payment
for it will be too late to do Mr.. Aristotle
ANY COol-puck
, 1891-05-14

Rev. F. NJ. Shrout. pastor limited
Brethren church, Blue Mound, Kan,
says 81 feel it my duty to tell what won
ders pr. King New Discovery has done
for re. Ny lungs were badly diseased,
and my parishioners thought | could live
only a few weeks. took five bottles of
DIR; King New Discovery and am sound
and well, gaining &c lbs. in weight. "
Arthur Love, manager of loves Funny
Folks Combination, writes: After a
thorough trial and convincing evidence, |
am confident DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, beats EN- all and cures
when everything else fails. The greatest
kindness | can do nv many Thousand
friends is to urge them to try it." Free
trial bottles at b. b. David's drug store.
Regular sizes SOC. and Sl.OO.
, 1891-05-14

A E RoedeL. the druggist, desires us
TO publishthe following testimonial. as he
handles the remedy and believes il 10 be
reliable:
| bought a fifty cent bottle of Chamber.
lainIs Paln Balm aud applied it to my
limbs, which have been afflicted with
rheumatism at intervals Tor one year. Al
the tune | bought the Pain Balm | was
unable to walk. l can truthfully say that
Pain Balm has completely cured me-R
II. FARR, Hollywood, Kansas. Mr.. A.
C. Cox, the leading druggist at Hollywood
vouches for the truth of the above state
ment-
, 1891-05-14

lac largest stock of fine brandies, old
WHISTLES, choice hqseurs and superhne
cigars vt GEORGE Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
, 1891-05-14

Some Of the Grand Army boys may be
interested in the following from Alex. B.
Pope, A, d. c., commander of the de-
partment Of Tennessee and Georgia. He
says: I'VE had an epidemic of whoop.
ing cough here Stewart, Tenn, and
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been
the only medicine that has done any
good" There is no danger from whoop-
ing cough when this remedy is freely
given. 1t completely controls the dis
ease. so cent bottles for sale by A. f.
RoedeL
, 1891-05-14

The families Of the Pennsylvania stris.
ers are to be "evicted' by the protected
barous, Where will the poor things put
the pianos and Brussels carpets Mr.. Har.
rison was telling rs so much about in
1855? As the Mckinley bill has passed
since then, there must be at least two
pianos to every family by this time. aud
they will certainly be put u Of tune il
piled up on the roadside. st. Louis Re
public.
, 1891-05-14

Wisdom's Violet Cream will keep the
skin proof against the effects of severe
weather.
, 1891-05-14

Not only to get way up" work done.
but also to get your darnng, patching and
buttons sewed on without extra charge.
CHEYENNE STEAM LAUNDRY,
, 1891-05-14

Literary Aspirant-I can write about
anything.
Bored Publisher-Then please right
about face.-Exchange.
, 1891-05-14
CAREER OF DE ROHAN.
ADMIRAL DAHLGREN'S sRoTH-a ;
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE

An Early Quarrel EstrAnges Them m,
Life-His Service on Two Continentswi
GAribaldI-Hi UnreeomPensed s-r,i.
for Victor "a
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-19
TIE soUADRoy IN RAocooy STRAITS.
SPORTING SQUIBS.
The Greggains and Mccarthy Match-Kn-
rain Turns Actor.

AAAS VI obB oiho anu EucCartny hatch-hI-
rain Turns Actor.
The first monthly entertainment of the
Pacific Athletic Club will be held on Tues
day evening at the new Wigwam The con-
testants will be Billy Mccarthy and Alexan-
der Greggains. Tie Directors of the club
are: j. Dougherty, j. R. Morton, w. Shea,
F. Lester, w. Fl. Naughton, NJ. A. Leving-
ston and j. H. Zemansky.
Fitzsimmons. Hall and companv are
working" the sporting fraternity of st.
Paul in great shape. The puglists and their
immediate friends expect 10 reap a rich har-
vest OF golden suckers on Wednesday even
ing next. Although Hall will not win the
fight he will profit handsomely by defeat.
Fenner, 1.-THE terrible Swede," lost a golden
opportunity few evenings ago by refusing
fighting clubs offer to meet Professor Con
Riordan for purse of $500. Fenner Thought
that he was worth $1,000. but when the San
Jose Club offered him $3.50 to fight an I'M
KNOWN MS mead decreased in weight three
ounces.
The California and Burnaby Cricket
clubs will play this afternoon at Alameda
and the 0aklands and Alamedas will face
the stumps at Klinknerville at the same
hour.
Jake Kilraip has refused to fight hi, loo
McAuliffe at the California Club. lake
gives as an excuse to avoid meeting with
the Californian that he is engaged to travel
with theatrical show as a star performer
in new play entitled THE Slowest Boxer
ON EaIt1."
- sword contest between two celebrated
French artists will take place at the Cali
fOrnia Club on the evening of the Dixon and
willis match. The winner will challenge
Professor Tronchet Of the Olympic Club.
Al Lean, the retired amateur athlete. de-
feated CASTOR Ashe last Friday evening in a
short sprint through Union-square Park.
Il have grown so heavy of lute.'' re-
marked Lean after the contest, THAT
really thought could not run a little hit.
but this fellow Ashe is the slowest man
ever met and that's saying a good deal"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-19
ASSESSMENT ROLL.
The State Equalizers Meet the
Supervisors.

The Board Of Supervisors met yesterday
morning as Board Of Equalization to hear
applications for correction of the realizes
tate assessment roll. Supervisor Ebert pre-
sided aud all the members Of the board
were present.
j. r. Hebron, L. c. Morehouse, Jabez
Swan and r. K. Beamer of the State Board
of Equalization were present. and Mr..
Moreh0uss addressed the meeting, stating
that for several months he and his COL
leagues had been examining the real-estate
assessment rolls of the State, and had much
fault to find with the assessments in San
Francisco. in that they were considered to
be too low. He called particular attention
TO the estate Of Nicholas Luning, in which
several millions of solvent credits had es-
ca ed taxation.
Supervisor Taber stated that he hoped the
Board Of Equalization was pursuing its duty
in the interior counties, as he knew That
there was considerable farm land which
was not assessed at its full value.
Jabez Swan addressed the board In o
strain similar to that of Mr.. MOrehouse.
Assessor Siebe was present and said he de-
sired the board to make full investigation
of the assessment roll and that he did not
fear the result.
Supervisor Burling said he would like TO
know how the Supervisors could benefit the
city by raising the assessment. Under the
dollar limit no more money could be raised.
IL would benefit no one to raise 1t.
The board adjourned to meet at 10 o'clock
on Monday next to take further action on
the assessments