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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-03-19
PROGRESS SLOW.
After Years of Earnest Effort
Cooperation Ad-
Vanccs.
The Trials of NewspaperdGm
Over Fifty Years
Ago.

Cooperation has done more
in England than any other
agency to bring it to pass that
those who produce shall keep
what they make. 1T is the
furthest step forward yet taken
by any considerable mass of
men. It is the nearest ap-
proach by a multitude to So
cial democracy. 1t is a gigan-
tic trust, but it is trustee for
the public. It is mighty or
ganization of a million men.
But it cost the lives and for
tunes of many generous en-
thusiasts who died failures
without so much as seeing it's
successful beginnings, and it
suffered the collapse of a hun
dred fine experiments before
finally one rude attempt was
prospered. There must al
ways be men who lay the un-
seen foundations-and are
failures. ...-
Who were some of those fail
ures?
First, Robert Owen-Welsh-
man, English manufacturer,
rich man, enthusiast, shrewd
in business, visionary in social
schemes. He spent thirty
years foretelling the social mil
lennium, announcing it's dawn
not less than three times, de-
voting his substance to it until
he died in reduced circum-
stances if not impoverished.
Between 1912 and 1910 he spent
more than $15O,O0O-an enor-
nous sum for those days. He
founded papers, colonies,
schools; lectured, presided at
congresses; interviewed peers,
foregathered with coal beavers.
And of all his work and of his
school, hardly a trace remains.
Owenism is dead. The battles
he won are forgotten with the
conflicts ne lost.
A wealthy manufacturer. he
had the early interest of lords
and vice-chancellors and bish-
ops. When a man of sub
stance points the way to the
new time, he commands atten-
ton. The noble lords and
gentlemen were interested and
even subscribed money to his
projects. And yet nothing
came of it. After sixteen years
of meetings and public ad-
dresses and committees headed
by honorables and right honor
ables and even right reverends,
there wasn't the sign of a re-
suit. Owen found he must
look to the common people for
any real accomplishment. Just
remember that-the people
had to help themselves before
they got anything. All the
good wishes in. the world and
all the kind intentions and
even the sacrifices of this
friend of the masses didn't
count. When the masses fin
ally got something it was be-
cause they reached out and
took it.
Anyway Owens appeal to
the higher orders and respect
able classes would have been
a failure for another reason
which is characteristic of
human nature. He was no
more orthodox in religion than
in his social ideas. tits not clear
who began it but it is plain
that he fell foul of established
religion. He didn't know any
better than to say that all re-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-03-19

ligion was founded in error,
That was all the orthodox
church people wanted to know
about Owen. A man who
would say that couldn't have
any good counsels to offer. In
stead of criticising his propo-
sitions for making society bet
ter, they said he was an infidel,
and that settled it. Nowadays
that doesn't settle it quite so
summarily, but there is a good
deal of the old feeling left.
Owen, a natural born fighter,
gave the churches as good as
they sent-and scared away
half the people who would
have heard gladly his socialls-
tic propaganda-for it was
more or less socialistic. How
ever, a clash would have been
inevitable. Some clergy had
already preached against CO.
operation as contrary to the
gospel. There are always some
clergymen-there are even
now-who think any scheme
to make men better or happier
is blasphemous unless it comes
from the pulpit. Seventy years
ago nobody but priest had a
license to think of bettering
conditions. s..'
Have you any idea what.
difficulties those enthusiasts
for an impossible cause had to
meet? The editor and pub
Usher ! of the "Poor Mans
Guardian" was under one hun
dred and fifty indictments.
That was the free press they
had in England in 1880. One
bookseller had five hundred
clerks-yes, five hundred --ar-
rested for selling unauthor-
lied publications. And when
he ran out of clerks others vol
unteered. That was what it.
cost to champion an unpopu-
lar idea. Their journals could
not publish news or advertise
ments because then they
would be newspapers which
must bear a stamp tax, more
than they could pay. They
fought that tax on enlighten-
ment and helped to have it set
aside. They could not hold
meetings on Sunday at which
admission was charged. Most
of their propagandists went to
jail off and on for that. Or if
they got license to hold re-
ligious meetings, they had to
take oath that they subscribed
to the orthodox belief. When
they started undertakings that
seemed in a fair way to sue
ceed, more than once the agent
proved a rascal and stole the
funds-and the courts held
that he could not be punished
because he was one of the
partners, and a man cannot
steal from himself. That was an
absurdity they helped to abro-
gate. And all these things
and hundred more had to be
done before the ground could
be broken for cooperative
effort. Several times, too, be-
quests to their enterprises
were annulled because the
court said it was an immoral
undertaking-some advocate
having expressed an opinion
that was held to be immoral
and the court couldn't sustain
that. Which shows how silly
courts can sometimes be-or
could in those days.
X X X .-. t:"
Three times Owen pro-
claimed the regeneration. of
the world. Truth was at length
triumphant and error forever
vanQuished. The first time he
4
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-10-13
Stair OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF Iowa IS
Co. CLERKS OFFICE Dodgeville. Wis

co. ILKRk's OFFICE Dodgeville, WIS
August lith A. ID. lSqS-Notice is hereh,
given that in addition To the officers and prop
osltion mentioned In the foregoing notice II ON
the Secretary of state To be voted for and up
on at a general election to be held in the sew
eral towns, wards, villages and election dis
tricls of the county of Iowa, state of Wiscon-
sin, on The Tuesday succeeding the first Mon,
day, being the Sth day of November \ ID
1898, the following officers are To be elected to
wit:
A Sheriff in place OF John h. Wallis, who's,
tenn ot office wi,l expire on the first Monday
In January, A. ID. 1880
A County Treasurer in place of Thomas |
Williams. whose term of office viii expire on
The srSl Murday in January. A d. 1899
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-10-13
SrENslEN Il MclLHoN, Attorneys.
Notice To Hear Proof OF VIII

STATF or WlSCoNStN--IOWA COUNTY
- Court-ln Probate,
Notice is hereby given that at regular term OF
the Iowa county court. 10 he held Ia and for said
county. ut the court house IN the city OF
Dodgeville, in S0id county, on the LIST day OF
NoN, a y. isaS, being the first Tuesday
oi said month, AZ 10 o'clock IN the iorenoon Of
said day, the following matters viii be heard
ana considered
The application OF Phliip Baxter to admit 10
probate the iast Will ma testament of VIII
llan Baxter, late of the town Of Linden in
said county, deceased and for the appoint-
mont OF m Administrator with the viii am
neNed
And tits further ordered that public notice
thereof be given to all persons Interested nv
publishing copy of this notice Tor three weeks
successfully prior 10 said day OF hearing In the
Mineral Point TRIBUNE, II weekly newspaper
published IA said county.
By order of the Court
AlDRO JENkS
A0N3 Judge
dated podgeyillc, Wis sept -. 1898.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-10-13
LEGAL. NOTICES.
J. VI. smith. Attorney.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

STArE OF WISCONSIN IOWA COUNTY
- Court-ln Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of John
Graher, deceased
Letters tcstamcutarN on the eStptC OF John
GRADER deceased. having been issued 10 Gather
inc GRADER.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the crcdi-
tors OF sNih John Grader, deceased, are
allowed and limited hv order Of this Court UNI
I'll and including the first Tuesday OF April
ls9a being the ith day of said month, 10 present
their claims and demands against said John
Graher deceased, to the County Court for ex-
animation. adjustment and allowance.
NOrlCE Is ALSO HEkEBY GIVEN, That
the claims ard demands nt all persons against
the said John GRADER. deceased, will hc eN-
ahmed and adjusted by this Court, az the office
of the County Judge NJ the Court House in the
city of DodReNllc in said County, on the first
Tuesday OF May lSpp
Dated this ith day OF Oct, lsaS,
by the Court
ALDRO lENkS.
IOWA County Judge.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-10-13
sAv1NGs AssocIATioNs.

Section l. Any number of persons, not
less than twenty nor more than fifty. may
unite for the purpose Of organizing an asso.
citation to receive on deposit the savings Of
lahorers mechanics, farmers. servants,
minors and others. and 70 loan the same
for the benefit u such depostors, three
fourths Of such number Of persons or cor
y,orators shall reside In the county where
the proposed association Is 70 be located.
Section @ Every such association may,
a. a1v annual meeting by a majority Of
al least two-thiris Of those present. elect
by ballot any citizen OF the county whefe-
IN the association Is located. OF 81 any ad-
ioining county 10 be a member thereof.
ANY member falling 70 attend the annual
meeting for two successive years, such
non-attendance may be deemed equivalent
10 resignation. and his place may De hlie1
in The usual manner. The association may
fiji vacancies and add 20 their number
from time 70 time. a. they may desire
Section 3. They shall make, sign ana &C
knowledge in tnpNcate certlhcate IN
writing. In which shall be stated the name
u such association. the names. OF the cor
porators with the residence Of eacn, ne
name Of the city. village, town ana county
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-17
What win We Do With Our BOYS?

There was n small boy close to the
window of the bookstore. The youth
was gazing at the periodicals with
keenest interest on the open pages be-
fore him. Near the edge of the walk
was another boy walking brislsiy along
whistling. happy at peace with all the
world. A street car passed northward
and there was still third boy on the
grip. This hoy whs eating an apple
had consumed about half of the russell,
when he noticed the boy at the win
dow and the other boy on the walk.
The youngster on the grip was
Macchiavelli.. a diplomat. n skilled in
triguer and n villain. He drew back
his arm, let go the apple and craned
his neck forward as the half-eaten rus
set flew on its career. II struck the
boy at the window full on the back of
the neck, and bursting. distributed its
juice and seeds impartially over his
hair and collar. The assaulted one
gave a shrek of surprise and rage.
Then seeing the boy on the edge Of the
walk, he wheeled, rushed at that in
nocent and inoffensive future President
and smote him violently upon the pro-
boscis. The lads clinched and rolled
on the pavement, while the car sped by,
and the boy who threw the apple con-
torted himself in frantic paroxysms of
uproarious glee.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-17
EVENTS IN THE WEST.
FAIRS ESTATE DECREASES IN VALUE.


President Dole of Hawaii is now In
San Francisco, having reached there
Sunday night.
Three masked men held mp gam
bling house at Cheyenne, Wyo., carly
Sunday morning, and got away with
$3.50.
from Pocate!lo, Ida, and intermediate
points. the thermometer registering 90
and 20 degrees below zero.
Miss Estelle Reel, secretary of the
Wyoming state land board. wiz go to
Washington to aid Governor Richards
In securing lands for the state in lieu
of those taken in by the National Park
and Indian reservation.
George Green, the pugilist is out with
a challenge for another match with Joe
WolcOtt. at catch weights and the larg-
est purse offered. He stipuintes that
the winner of the match shall challenge
Mccoy for the middleweght champion
ship
Henry Harris committed suicide at
noon Friday at the residence OF his
mother and sister 1910 Buchanan street.
San Francisco, by cutting his throat
with razor. About six weeks ago
he was run over by train near San
Rafael, receiving injuries which result
ed In the loss of foot. He was recent
ly discharged from the German hos
pital
A man In Sacramento, Cal, who asks
to have his name withheld from pub
lication. Is quoted as stating that
he overheard Governor Budd say that
neither Hill nor Worden should hang
while he was governor OF California.
This is altogether Inconsistent with the
governors previous talk and actions in
the Worden case. but nevertheless
there Is widespread opinion among
certain people that Worden will not
hang.
The San Francisco Chronicle says:
popular Illusion will be rudely dis
PEELED Monday, when the appraisement
and inventory of the estate of the late
Senator James @. Fair are filed with
the superior court Instead of 100000
900 at which it had been estimated, its
value will be shown by itemized figures
to be $l2.22s. 1895. OF. The figures are
the result of II months Of examination
and research on the part of the APP
praisers, II. V. Dey, G. l.. Bresse and
Il. A. Leigh, all men acquainted with
realty values and more or less familiar
with the many enterprises In which
Fair was engaged at the time of his de-
mise.
What has become of pretty Jessie
Pickerell is the question that is agi-
tating her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
Pickerel, her friends and the Santa
Rosa, Cal. police force. Jessie is
about 16 years old and rather tall for
her age. She is bright and vivacious,
but for the past few days her friends
have noticed that she was Respondent
and somewhat melancholy. The most
diligent inquiry on the part of friends
and relatives as well as the most vigil
liant search by the police has failed to
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-17
DEsERET EVENING NEWS: MONDAY, JANUARY H. $685.

freight, the profits have shrunk until
packers kill and cut up hogs for mar
gin Of ten cents each n IL must he. The
expenses, however have NOT grown any
less, and the progress OF time demands
the purchase of labor-saving muchin-
cry. II IS quite clear from this that u
firm formerly making $500 a day by
killing 300 hogs would have to kill b. 900
now to clear the same profit. Labor
saving machinery and tho utilization
Of all waste products has come TO the
aid OF the packer, and he can therefore
dispose of the animals quickly ana in
great quantities. The result Is that
most packing houses strain every
nerve to work up to their full capacity.
since the expenses are relatively the
same whether You kill to the full ca
pacity OF 9 house or only 10 part Of 1T.
What IL good for hogs holds good for
cattle, calves and sheep. Consequently
there has been a very large demand
from the packing houses in the live
stock markets of the United States
and the natural consequence has been
an increase In the number of stock
raised and driven to the markets. The
farmers know that the packers will buy
and will kill the animals as long as
there is n margin left. be 1t ever so
small. At times, therefore, we find the
markets glutted with half-famished
animals, which. when killed, do not
yield the proper quantity for lard or
tallow, or whatever the article may be,
and the meat of which is poor In quail
ity. There is always an abundant de-
mand for meats of good quality. Meats
Of poor quality, when thrown on the
market In large quantities, quickly de-
press prices all around So II has gone
from bad to worse. packers have made
lard and tallow without the proper
outlet for them until the manufactured
product has reached q level not far
above the price of the live animal.
Fortunately for us short crops and hog
cholera In Europe have caused our
European friends to buy and take the
surplus from us or we would have seen
dire disaster In our markets lin spite of
brisk local demand) due to overpro-
duction and overcompetition."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-17
VALUABLE DOGS IN ALASKA.
They Render Good Service TO the Klondike
Miners.

Robert Krook, the Swedish Klondike
miner. tells the San Francisco Exami-
ner that EsquimauX dogs Will draw
zoo pounds each on q, sled, SO that six
dogs VIII draw years supplies for one
man. He. however, puts in the pro-
viso that the sleds should not have
iron runners, because the snow sticks
to the iron and increases the friction
SO much that the dogs cannot haul
more than 100 pounds apiece. With
brass runners this drawback is obviat-
ed. Last winter Esquimaux dogs cost
from SI5 to 5000 apiece, and he does not
think the price will increase material
ly, because when the demand Is known
the supply from other parts of Alaska
Will be plentiful at Taiia and other
points along the Yukon. Sometimes the
feet of the dogs get sore, and then the
Indians fits moccasns on them; as soon
however, as the tenderness is gone from
their feet the dogs will bite and tear
the moccasins OF. In speaking of the
dogs he said that they need no lines
to guide them ard are very intelligent
learning readily to obey command
to turn In any direction or to stop
They have to be watched closely, as
they will attack and devuor stores lef.
In their way,especially bacon. which
must be hung up out of their reach.
AT night, when camp is pitched, the
moment blanket Is thrown upon the
ground they will run into II and curl
up. neither cuffs nor kicks sufiicing TO
bulge them. They lie as close up to
the men who own them as possible, and
the miner cannot wrap himself up so
close that they won't get under the
blanket with him, They are human.
too. in their Discrimination to get out in
the morning.
Where sleds cannot be used the dogs
will carry fifty pounds apiece In saddle
bags slung across their backs. painter
fashion. Nature has fitted these dogs
for their work, and so mastiffs and 81.
Demands are not 80 servceable. The
two latter breeds cannot stand the in
tense cold as well, and, though at first
they Will draw the sleds cheerfully.
their feet cannot stand the strain. and
begin TO bleed so freely that she dogs
are useless. The pads under the feet
Of the Esquimaux dogs are OF tougher
skin.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-17

There never was and never
VIII be anything In their columns
but that may be safely read In
the family circle.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-17
Reasons for Low Prices.

In answering a number of Inquiries
as to the cause of the low prices reign
ing throughout the world for American
provisions, the National Provisioner
says: ave need not go far TO find a
reason why lard and provisions are SO
very low In spite of very large con-
sumption. The times have passed when
each last squeal OF the hog meant a
dollar in the pocket of the packer who
Killed the animal Through enormous
In all sections of the coun-
try and low rates for live stock. and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-17
Mistress and Maid.

New York Times: 'If one of your
maids Is a little cross some days" SAYS
the woman who has no trouble in
settling the domestic service problem.
don't scold her for something she does
wrong, provoke saucy answer and
dismiss her on the spot. Keep away
from her If IT Is possible until she is In
a better mood 1t may require some
self-controi on your part, but remem-
Der she is human. You feel cross your
self sometimes and you are sorry
enough for II afterward.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-17

Manufacturer and dealer in all kinds
Of Metallic. Wood and Cloth Covered
Cofilns and Caskets.
Full line of Coffin Furnishings key,
constantly on hand.
Telephone and telegraph ordsrs
promptly Allied.
Open Day and N light.
Factory and Wsrerooms No. 25s u. Ia,
eouth, IN blocks East ~ Tkssts~
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-17

- <s-----. -Sr.--7sa's=--t
For sale by z. C. NJ. l., Clark Eli
dredgo & Co.. Western Hardware Co..
Salt Lake Hardware Co.. and Geo. A.
Lowe. Salt Lake City. Utah.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-05
c;,o,+ Fifty Years: Now Cannot Speak,

Silent Fifty Years; Now Cannot speak,
x Miss Experience Guilford, Of Blue,
Hill. Me-. made VOW more than half a
century ago that if she were not al
lowed to marry the man OF her choice
she would not speak word to anyone
though she lived to be fifty years DID,
Her father, and then her MOTHER
died. and her home was changed sew
eral times, but throughout all this per-
iod she kept her word. The fifty
wears of silence was to have come to
an end one day last week. The Gay
was named for reunion Of the fam
ily. Three generations have grown
ND during these fifty years. Mis-:
Guilford, dressed in garments she hae
not worn for half century, ano
standing before her people, opened
her mouth to speak. But though sh'
made violent effort, and grew red IL
the face in the attempt, she could no
utter a word. Her vocal muscles ha'
become atrophied from long dlsus'
nd refused to work. She is now un
dergoing treatment in Boston n nos
nital to restore her speech.-Ne'
York World.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-05

take O sound maple log eight, nine or
ten feet long, as may be desired, and
two feet in diameter, to q sawmil].
Have the log squared, then placed
diagonally across the carriage. Saw
in about fifteen inches, at intervals Of
two inches Next turn the log, end
for end, and saw it into boards, letting
each cut meet the corresponding cut
at the opposite end. Take two Of the
boards and fasten them together with
three cleats. The cleats should be Of
hard wood, 2x4 scantling, and secure
ly bolted with ! inch bolts deeply
counter-sunk into the lower side. If
hole be cut in the boards, as shown
in the engraving, and q chain passed
around the front cleat by which to
draw the boat, it will give better salts.
faction than if the chain be attached
to ring, or staple driven in for that
purpose. There should be ring, OF