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The true Democrat., 1897-07-31
Enyland's Eood Supply.


An address on '"The Food Supply in
Case OF War;" was delivered recently
by Stanley Machin, before q meeting
OF the London Chamber Of Commerce,
which was held at Botolph House,
Eastclleap, says the London Times, in
which he stated that "in 1856 the acre
age under cultivation OF wheat in the
United Kingdom Was 4,213,G acres,
capable Of producing in an average
season nearly $1,000, 900 quarters, or
four -tfths OF the total consumption Of
the country at that time. The acreage
decreased in 1856 to 3.Gt9, 5S4. in 1876
to 3,114,555 in 1885 to 1856, 451,
while last year only 1,693,957 acres
were under cultivation for wheat,
which might be expected to produce
between 5000, 900 and 100000 quar-
ters, or less than quarter of what was
now consumed.
"[f this country were at war with
France and Russia, one Of the first
ncts OF the enemy would be to declare
coal and wheat contraband Of war.
Estimating our consumption Of wheat
to be nearly 5000 quarters week,
and allowing for existing stocks, we
should require 10000, 900 quarters to
carry US over the time between now
and the ingathering OF the next har-
vest. In the event of the United States
and Russia joining hands against this
| country we should be confronted by
the two powers who between them
| controlled Is per cent. Of the total corn
supplies required by importing coun'
tries throughout the civilized world
| and in the event Of these powers Jointly
prohibiting the export Of wheat, he did
not hesitate to say that starvation
would compel this country to sue fol
On unconditional peace within three
months without g gun being fired
The true Democrat., 1897-07-31
entirely saperauous to tell people that
AGe getting old; YOU show it.
Cure Corus With physic.

|p g try that as to attempt the cure
aler, Eczema, ,Ringworm and other cutan-
saealons with blood medicine. Tetterine
sealy absolutely safe and certain remedy.
aAeute Is sure. It's an ointment. so cents
sssssts S or by mail for SOC. in stamps from
t@aptrlne, Savannah, Ga.
The true Democrat., 1897-07-31

[aFfmaneEtly cured. No fits or nervous
Essef ms. days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
sslsSlorer. 2 trial bottle and treatise free.
Ah Nine, Ltd, 93l Arch st., Phila, Pa.
The true Democrat., 1897-07-31

"! allure carries guide book to sue
Fah iasite pocket.
The true Democrat., 1897-07-31

aa,s are about 600 Mohammedans In the
MSa!es.
The true Democrat., 1897-07-31

Y snslow's Soothing Syrup for children
Sssoltens tie gums, reducing inhamma-
1!s pam, cures wind collie. 25c. "a bottle.
The true Democrat., 1897-07-31

sS.,a,e Az measure any mans piety by the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-05-22

Louis Christensen were married
Wednesday afternoon May 10, at
9l4 East Seventh street. The we'd
ding was quiet one, only the inn
mediate friends of the couple being
present, and at it's close was served
an elegant supper. The bride and
groom have the congratulations of
their many friends. Their home
will be with Mr.: and Mrs. Elmer F..
Mitchell at seventy-second avenue
west.
Under the weather conditions
prevailing during the latter half of
April, the work being done by the
city was much more favorable to
the days labor plan than what was
included in the previous report.
Rock excavation cost $1.86 per yard,
exclusive of back filings, and the
earth excavation at Lester River,
where the ground was hard packed
and the trenches very deep, AZ
cents; while under the more favor
able conditions at Lakewood, the
cost was only 38 cents. The engi-
neer's estimates for these kinds of
work, as previouslys submitted,
were 81 for the rock work and 40
cents for the earth excavation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-05-22
Tired of Being Slaves.


The following resolutions were
adopted by representatives of Col
orado labor organizations at a con-
uention held at Victor, COL, May: 2:
!" We, the members of the labor
organizations of the state of Colo.
RADIO, in convention assembled, de-
clare that we believe that the time
has come when the working class
must organize an independent po-
slitical movement to go hand in
hand with the economic movement
for the purpose of conquering the
powers of the state, to the end that
the working class may establish a
cooperative commonwealth.
First-We declare that we believe
it to be advisable for the conven-
ton to take action looking to the
perfecting of a working class polit-
>ical organization.
o "Seccnd-We declare it to be the
duty of this convention to organize
a committee to consist of two mem.
bers from each labor organization
in the state, said committee to
formulate plans for political action
and report to a convention to be
held on the Fourth of July next, in
~~nver." "
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-05-22
Printers Will Vote.

The typographical union holds
it's annual election June 6. The fol-
lowing candidates have been NOM
mated:
President, r. P. Coburn; vice
president. J. S. Martin, c. E. Brown;
secretary-treasurer, A. Murphy, F.
H. Lounsberry; recording secretary,
w. J. Ferguson, E. L. Oberg; SER
geant-at-arms. B. C. Ferguson Gus
tave Wineberg; trustees, Z. w. Ben
nett, Jas. Mcdowell, G: A. Berg
strom; auditors. Blackwood, Find
ley, Oberg; delegates to trades as
smbly. Wineberg, Ferguson, Nc
Dowell, Findley, Pugh, H. Burwel;
delegates to the label league, Nc
Dowell, Merritt, Dean, Lounsberry,
McHugh, Fl. ,Burwell.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-05-22
Order for Hearing on Claims.

STATE 1H Of Pr = N4 T. ESQ S.
In Probate Court, Special Term, April
28th, 1897. s=
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Robert c..
Kennedy, Deceased:
Letters of Administration on the estate
Of said deceased being this day granted
unto Sarah E. Kennedy, of said county
tits Ordered, that all claims and de-
mands of all persons against said estate
be presented to this Court. for examir
ton and allowance, at the Probate Off
in Duluth. in said County, on Mondayt'
Twenty-second7 day Of November, A.
1897 at ten O'clock q. n.
: It is Further Ordered. that six month";
from the date hereof be allowed to credis
tors to present their claims against said
estate at the expiration Ofwhich time all
claims not presented to said Court, or not
proven to its satisfaction, shall be forever
barred, unless. for cause shown. further
time be allowed.
Ordered Further, that notice of the ii
and place of the hearing and examinatS
of said claims and demands shall be give
by publishing this order Ice In each we6E ~
for U,ree successive weeks prior to t1aa1 u
appointed for such examination, i'll 4 II
Labor World, a weekly newspaper printed
and published at Duluth, in said County.
Dated at Duluth, the 28th day of April,
A. D. 1897.
By the Court,
rSeall PHINEAS AVER,
Judge of Probate.
May 1929.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-05-22
Wonderland.

The Labor World is in receipt of
a copy of wonderland, ~" by DIN
D. Wheeler, a superbly written,
printed and. illustrated book of
more than 100 pages, issued by the
Northern Pacific Railway, descrip-
tive of the principal points of in
terest along it's route. The cover is
a work of art, and, taken in it's en-
tirety, is one of the finest books of
the kind that has ever come to our
notice. The book will be forward
ed to any address on receipt of six
cents in stamps, by Chas. S. Fee,
General Passenger Agent, St. Paul.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-05-22
Saw r1ill Workers.

West Duluth union could not Sc.
cure hall for next Wednesday night
and will next meet time Tuesday,
June LIST. Hereafter, the meetings
will occur regularly on first and
third Wednesdays. T..
Organizer Wood of the Cigar
makers, and President McEwen
visited the union last meeting night
and made brief addresses. Ar
rangements are being made for an
open meeting at an early date. The
Central Duluth union has open
meeting Sunday in Normanna hall.
New Duluth union has raised it's
initiation fee to $500. <
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-05-22

The International Association of
Machinists, in convention at Kan
sas City, elected the following Off
GERS: President, James O'Connel
Chicago; grand foreman and editor
of the journal, B. Douglas Wilson,
Chicago; secretary-treasurer, Geo
Preston, Chicago; general executive
board, Harry Smith, New York; J.
Holmes, Toronto; Stewart Reed
Toledo; P. G. Conlan, Kansas City,
Kan; Hugh Doran, Chicago.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-05-22
WILL SPAIN FIGHT US?
The rlorgan Resolution Recognize
ing Cuban Belligerency
Passes the Senate,

Thursday afternoon, after long
and heated discussion the senate
passed the resolution recognizing
the belligerent rights of the Cuban
patriots, only II negative votes be-
ing cast. In the house, after mo-
ton to recommit with instructions
to report an amendment recogniz-
ing belligerency had been voted
down OH the assurance that McKin-
ley was negotiating with Spain for
the independence of the island. The
bill appropriating $4,000 for the re-
lief of Am orleans on the island was
passed.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-05-22
WHITEWASH BRUSH.
Used by the Board of Public
Works on the Rivetting ofthe
CarrOll-Porter Water Pipe.

The board of public works Tues
day investigated the rivetting
being done on the Carroll-Porter
pipe. The report has not been. as
yet, printed, but according to the
statements published in the daily
papers the board found that the
charges made by the iron moulders
were overdrawn. This is rather a
peculiar conclusion in view of the
..t.,st - admission that, with one
exception, every|statement made by
Secretary Kriz is admitted. That
except is the alleged damage to
the pipe.
The board found, says the News
Tribune, that on neither contract
was the work being done in the way
it ought to be done, although they
considered it better on the Hugo
than on the Carroll-Porter contract.
The riveting they do not consider
as good as it should be, nor was
the calking done in thoroughly
careful manner. The contractors
had not exercised sufficient care in
levelling the pipe when placing it
together for riveting, nor in getting
the rivet holes opposite each
other. The workmen and inspect
ors are new to the work, and their
mistakes will naturally be remedied
as theswork progresses.
Here are the admissions categor-
ically:
1.-The work is not being done as
it ought to be.
2-The calking is not being done
carefully.
3-The pipe is not properly
levelled. This, when it finally
settles, will produce strains at the
joints which will continually be
productive of vexatious leaks.
4-The rivet holes are not properly
placed opposite each other. It
don't take much of a mechanic to
sec that in such cases either the
rivets or the edge of the pipe must
be battered and broken, or else
rivets used that are too small. -,
5-Neither wOrkmen nor in
spector understand their business.
The report reads as if man could
become fully competent rivetter
in two or three days. But even if
that were possible, must the city
pay for the pipe these apprentices
damage while learning their trade?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-05-22

Hosiery.
1Or tora1adies' Hose, high spiced
= heel and toe, worth 25c.
0Sr for Ladies Brown Cotton
~ Hose, highspliced heel and sole,
worth 4Oc.
16C For Bicycle Hose that is not
- only as good, but better than
is being sold elsewhere for 25c and 3Oc..
At the Yelling Counter.
will be Eshown a new lot of yelling,
:. purchased at a bargain figure and will
be sold at bargain prices.
.15c for Csc quality Yelling.
Zoe for 3Oc and Csc quality Yelling.
35c for SOC quality Wash Yelling.
35c for White Kid Belts.
soc for SOC quality Belts.
75c for untarnishable Metal Belts.
SC for 15c Stockonet Shield.
Sc for 500 yards Basting Cotton.
Sc, SC and SC for nickle-plated Safety
Pins.
SCI for Wash Buttons, all colors.
Ice for Shirt Waist sets.
REMNANTS at the Lace and En-
broidery counter.
f. 25c for Ladies' latest style neck wear,
Others want 4Oc.
As dozen Bleached Turkish Bath Towels
with co1ored borders, 18x4O, splendid
value at 18c, to sell at......................llc
20 bolts of II inch Brown Twills Crash,
bought to sell at 1Oc, it will be offered
We are offering a line of Imported Null
house Organizes in the seasons colorings
and designs, the SOC value for .........l9C
See them.
French Dimity-the whole 25c line Of
plain and figured effects, selling at...l9c
We will place combination line OF
Etamine Lappet and Lace Wash goods
worth 35c and 371ac, on sale at.....22c
100 pieces of dark and light co1ored
Jaconets, you pay 1Oc and 1917 for
these goods every day-we will offer
them to close for.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-05-22
A New Departure.

The Northwestern Line, (Omaho
.Ry.) have placed on sale a five
hundred mile book good between
the Head of the Lakes and the Twi-
Cities. Patrons will find it grea
to their advantage to use this
age book instead of buying str:
tickets. Parlor cars on day
and Wagner 16 section slice
night trains, sleepers re
occupancy at 9 p. m. r
"Omaha" is still the
Chicago Berth reser'
tickets at 4O5 West Sup.
B. w. SUM
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-05-22
A Little Silk Selling fun.
20c, SOC and 67c
Black Dress Goods.

Black Dress Goods.
Black Wool Serge, bought to sell at 4Oc
a yard, sell for, a yard...................2 8c
Black Wool Henrietta, worth 45c yard
Black Wool Grenadines in Plaids and
Checks, bought to sell for SOC yard,
sell
Black Wool Serge, 46 inches wide, ele-
giant value for.55c yard, sell for. SOC
Black Figured Wool Jacquards in large
and small designs, good value at Csc,
selling for, yard. acc
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-05-22
Mr.. Robert Downing.

On May 81 and %, Mr.. Robert
Downing and his excellent COM
pany will appear at the Lyceum in
the grand classical tragedy, "The
Gladiator" He will be assisted by
Miss Jennie Daily, the young WON
an who has already created such a
furore with her wonderful beauty.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-05-22
Local Labor Notes.

The bill to extend the Duluth Su-
perior Fridge company's time until
Jug. l, has passed the Senate. It
lso relieves the company from
'redging a channel through the
-aw. Senator Nelson had charge
the bill.
According to the request made at
lie last meeting of the Trades AS.
,embly, the united meeting of the
boilermakers helpers, and holders
on will be held in the electrical
orkers' hall this Saturday even
lg.
Organizer Woods Of the cigar
makers union has been in the city
during the past week engaged in
agitating the blue label. It was in
tended to have an open air meeting
early in the week, but it has been de-
layed by the unfavorable weather.
According to dispatches from
Norway. Mich, the condition of the
unemployed miners at that place
is rapidly ming desperate.
Many of the men have gone else
where, but so few have found work
that their families left behind are
completely dependent upon charity.
The Saturday half-holiday idea is
making considerable Roadway in
Duluth. Among the concerns who
have recently granted this priv
eye to their office employees are the
Duluth, Missabe & Northern rail-
DAD, the South Shore railroad and
he Consolidated Mines.
The central saw mill workers un-
ill hold an open meeting Sun
fternoon in. Normanna hall.
er James Woods of the In
'1Cigarmakers, President
the trades assembly
u address the meet
~ very saw
earn
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-05-22
S5.75-Excursion RAJ

Duluth to St. Paul and n
Via St. Paul & Duluth
shortest and quickest ]
(3) trains daily each. W:
on sale June LIST and
round trip. Account sta
Knights of the Maccab"'
Superior and range d
this line. Procure
Depot or City TickeA
Superior Street, Du'
Duluth depot.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-16
OUR NEW OAK LETTER..
The Conductor and the picker The.
III atrical Competition IN Gotham. i
Club Consultations.
Especial Corrcsponda noasl


Human nature is human nature after
all, no matter where you may happen
to encounter it. i SAW something the
other night which would tend to shake
the theory of the pessimists who assert
that there is very little Of good in the
average man, especially if he be resi-.
dent Of very large city.
OF the hundreds Of thousands who
earn their living in New York and
Brooklyn there is probably no class
which comes in for larger share of
abuse than the street car conductors
These poor fellows are required to make
an almost impossible schedule, and
when they attempt to do it by hurrying
passengers bit are confronted with
complaints of rudeness from the patrons
of the road.
Conductor and Ragpicker.
A few days ago was passenger on
Fourth avenue car. At corner sew
eral persons got on, and still the car did
not start. Looking out, I saw that a
very old and decrepit man was making
futile efforts to mount the back STEP
The conductor saw the condition of af-
fairs at the Same moment. Quickly re-
leasing his grasp upon the bell strap, he
stepped to the rear platform, and after
gently assisting the old man up put his
hands on the others shoulders and led
him into tho car, where he seated him
tenderly i'll the corner. Then he pro-
cecded to the front to collect some fares.
AS Inc returned, the old mans almost
palsied hand was outstretched, with his
nickel between his withered thumb and
forcfinger. The conductor saw it, and
deliberately turning his head to one side
he passed out to his staten on the rear.
The passengers also observed the action,
and one lady. more emotional than tho
rest, wiped away suspicious tear.
The conductor, strictly speaking, had
no right to cheat the company out OF
the cents which the old man should
have paid for his ride, but am inclined
to think that if the president of tho
company had been Gil the car he would
have applaCdcd the act, as we did. Had
tho object of the conductors solicitudo
bcen we'll dressed tho act would have
been less commendable perhaps, but lie
was so manifestly ragpicker that adj
diticnal praise is due the man who
wears tho uniform of the railroad mo-
nopoly and is an honor to it,
Theatrical Competition.
Those persons who take an interest
in matters theatrical are really alarmed
at the outlook i'll this city, and the OWL
ers of theaters are, many of them, in a
state bordering closely on panic. There
are more buildings now devoted to
anusements of various sorts than can
profitably be kept running, and yet there
are rumors of others to come. They will
come, too, despite the jokes at the ex-
pense of the projectors, and many of the
new houses will probably make money
This sounds ratherlik an ANOMALY. bnt
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-16

Sit 10 easily explained The thehta lical
center has slowly advanced from Prince
street northwnrd, until now it has reach.
ed Forty-second. THE theatcrs for =
dozen or 10 blocks south of that and
those a few blocks north are ant to catoh
most5of the business for tho reason that
they arc most frequented by the regular
as we'll as the transient population.
The places projected will be built be-
tween these boundaries, aud if their, at
fractions arc good they will bo we'll
patronized. The other places down town.
except they have specially favored loca.
lions, are suffering and are apt to con-
tinuc to do SO. Several houses have been
closed fer weeks at time this season,
and some of them, it is rumored, NAV
drop out altogether and be converted in
to Office buildings.
Booming Club Membership.
The fact that two Of the most con-
spicuous New York clubs are willing to
receive now members at present without
the payment Of initiation fees reveals n
situation which three years ago would
have been thought impossible. That
either the Calumet or Manhattan would
ever find it so difficult to fill its rolls
that members would have to DO attracted
by tho waving of tho initiation fees
would never have been thought prob
able, and the example of these two clubs
is likely to be followed in the near fu-
ture, according to n writer for The Sun.
A member of one of these clubs said re-
Gently: "There are other clubs in New
York at this moment which are very
much i'll need of the help that would
come from an increased membership.
When this cannot be acquired by an i'll
crease i'll the number of new members
that arc admitted, it must be done by
the absorption of another club. This is
the means which all the clubs would
rather adopt when it comes to q cues
ton of increasing their lists of members.
1t can be done i'll so few cases, however,
that the next step-Yaiving the mem
bershlp feels nearly always resorted to-.
Initiation Charges Suspended.
Now that two clubs have done this,
1T would be good idea for all of them
to follow suit and announce that in
view of tho present situation of affairs
among tho clubs the initiation charges
would be suspended everywhere for q
certain period. There are undoubtedly
some clubs i'll New York that do not
feel the need Of such means Of strength
ening themselves. But, on the other
hand, there are number that would be
benefited by it; so, to follow the plan
suggested would help all the clubs 1t
would relieve those that have already
adopted the rule, whatever disadvantage
it may be to their regulations. 1t would
certainly help a number of the clubs,
and it would not damage those that
went into the scheme merely to make
the rule general. 1t would probably re-
store prosperity to all the clubs that
need it and start them again ON sue
cessful course. 1t is, in measure, to
the mutual interests of all the clubs
that they should be prosperous, and any
thing that helped their general condi-
ton would help every one individu.
ally"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-16
l,eaithv o.

A healthy NO.
man will always
find Love. Health
and Beauty are
twins that do not
have ito seek far
or long to find
Cupid. 1t is the
woman WHO suf-
fers from ill-health
as a result of weak
ness and disease
of the distinctly
feminine organ
: ism, who leads a
loveless and child
! less life. It is
-.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-16
Roanoke Real RSts

is cheaper nov than it will ever BIZ I
You had better secure one of our | (
before the prices advance. Z
0-room corner house, northwesi 4
$50 cash and $12. so per month. N =
ing for $40. 1,
Groom brick house in southwtt 9
lot. good shade; 81 900 cash. !,
7-room corner house in southwe =
ern improvements, stable and Al
house, $1,000; 5000 cash and /
month.
7.room house in southwest, sew
nection, stable; $1,000. 500 ca i
Sl2.5O per month. No interest.
7.room house in southwest, ST 81 5,
cash and $l5 per month.
room house in southeast, larne
clooe to mraket, 81, $50; $50 cash
T12.j0 per month.
Groom corner house in southeast.
$50 cash and $40 per month.
f-room house, northeast, $50 cash
$500 per month.
We have q great many Others we
not enumerate here.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-16
]. F. N|NGl6Ifl!l'
Real Estate agent,
Ground Floor, Terry Bull
Fine 'I'ruCkFa

500 truck farms, 90 acres each,
Atlantic ana Danvilie railroad, g
from Norfolk. the soil the same
celebrated trucking lands aroun
folk, Va. $500 for twenty acres;
$40 cash and $12 per month with,
terest. No such opportunity foI
la'ing or securing home ever
before. These lands are owned
Railroad company and are ofe
these reduced rates to build UP thc
ing business along this line, "
same shipping facilitieS as enjc
the Norfolk truckers. Arrangen
cheap excursion rates will sh u
announced, with railroad fare FRI
purchasers For further info
call on or write to Il. w. Spindle
Roanoke, Va, agents Tor 30,
Virginia.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-16
JUNIUS MeGEHEE, Agent

For the National Mutual Building and
loan Association of New York, Masonic
Temple, Room No. 2.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-16
Farms.

~ acres near Roanoke, good orr
we'll fenced and watercd, plenty ofl
Der. $1,000; terms easy.
lo0 acres of bottom land with beaE
improvements, $3.50.
lso acres near Hollins Institute, \
OF fruit. timber and outbuildinps Il
chard. $500. -, 3,
We have many others. y