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The Republican journal., 1899-06-29
The Italian Colony at Mt. Waldo.
correspondence RockIand Opinion.

correspondence ROckland opinion
PROSPECT. June 9, 1899. I went to the
Mt Waldo Granite Company's works in
Frankfort to-day and interviewed the fore
man of the Dago stonecutters, Mr. DUNCAN.
The substance of the conversation is as fol-
lows:
How many men have you at work."
To-day, l have 90 men at work"
who are these men we see walking
around here 2"
They are some of a lot Of 50 men who
came from Quincy, Mass. They arrived
here last night, June Sth, by boat"
"Do this last lot comprise all the Italians
you expect to have?'
mo, sir Last night we received tele-
gram from New York saying that so more
Italian stonecutters and u blacksmiJhs
were on their way to Mt Waldo"
Are those all you expect"
"No. By August 1st, there will be enough
Italians here to finish the job
'Do you think it right to scab it here?"
fMy men are not scabs. They all belong
to what is called the Legal Stonecutters'
Union, formed in the state of New York
three years ago. l am myself member of
this same Union with the Italians"
do you think that this job will be finish
| ed with Italian labor ?"
81 am not able to say
"What pay do these men get?"
| They get 500 per day"
GLOW many hours per day do they
work ?"
| mine hours
| "W here do the men live?"
'They all board at the company boarding
houses"
rs the company satisfied with what they
are doing?"
| The first crew of 80 men, who have been
at work for two weeks, are on trial for one
month. They are doing fairly we'll. Some
| of my men are marble workers and some
are soft stone workers So, you see, think
they are doing we'll. My second crew, of 80
men, are ali good workmen''
| How about the blacksmiths? What is
| the trouble with them?'
"There were two who did not know their
business. We sent them directly back to
| New York.
| "Do the company keep night watchmen r.
| "Yes. They are fearful of trouble at the
stone sheds at night
| [ do not hear one word spoken of the job,
or of the Italians, by the stonecutters. But
the people of the surrounding towns general
Here are 200 or 300 old country men at work
at fair pay, and taking every dollar out of
this country and our men standing around,
doing nothing, and cannot get job. 1t does
not make any difference if their families are
in want of food and clothing. All are asking,
What is to be done in this case? Are the
people going to submit without an appeal :?
The Union says So 80 per day of hours
John Pierce says, 81 70 per day Of 9 hours.
Now the question is, Can John Pierce con
troll the whole Granite Cutters National
Union. Elsie See.
The Republican journal., 1899-06-29

eu.
To neglect to purify the blood at this
time means more than the Of painful and
unsighty pmpes. If these impurities are allowed to
remain the system succumbs any ordinary illness and Is
unable to Withstand the many ailments which are 40
prevalent during spring and summer
Mrs L. Gentle, 1904 Second Avenue, Seattle, Wash
says: was afflicted for long time with pimples which
were very annoying they disgured my face fearfuy
Af5et using many other remedies in vain promptly
a good complexion, which never had before"
The Republican journal., 1899-06-29
THE OPINIONS COMMENTS.


The above letter fully confirms us in the
view of this matter that we expressed last
week. The Italians are put on just as a
bluff. They are not doing any work to
amount to anything. If the company meant
to finish the work with scahs, they would
put on granite cutters, not soft stone cut
tiers. These men can do the toughest of the
work after fashion, but the real work of
the contract will have to be done by skilled
workmen and it is evident these Italians
are not such. Mr.. DUNCAN does not say
that he has granite cutter in the crowd,
and it is not probable that he has a single
first-class workman If the company is pay
ing them So 10 per day-which is not likely,
since men of that class can be hired any
where of padrones for 81 or 81 % per day
they are Just throwing their money away.
They will soon get sick OF this game and put
on Union granite cutters Who can do the
work, and pay them what they ask. All the
Union men need do is to let things go right
along. In our judgment. Mr.. Pierce will
send for them when he gets ready to have
the work done.
As to the question asked by the Opinion
correspondent, "Can John Pierce control
the whole Granite Cutters National
Union2' it seems to us unlikely that Mr..
Pierce would attempt such thing. He
business. The view the Opinion takes of
the situation may be the correct one; but
if not, and such advice tends to prevent a
settlement under which our local stone
cutters can resume work, it will be unfor-
tunate, to say the least. We have not
heard that there was any difficulty be-
tween Mr.. Pierce and his employees They
are reported as striking on orders receiv-
ed from Chicago; and of similar strike
in Knox county the Opinion says:
The most i'll advised and foolish strike
that has ever occurred in this part of the
! country, is that ordered by the Executive
Committee of the Granite Cutters Nation
al Union, on the works of Booth Bros. &
Hurricane Granite Company at Waldo
! boro and Hurricane.
TIE Opinion says further: 'sThis com
pany employs Union labor and none other.
Their bill of prices and methods are per-
| fectly satisfactory to the Union.' Why
| then the strike, which the Opinion de
clares to be cell advised and foolish" The
! men were ordered out because firm said
| to be "scab contractors and employers OF
padrone Italian labor" is supposed to
have an interest in the contract. This as.
sumption the Opinion declares to be IN
founded. Yet men are ordered out from
profitable and satisfactory employment by
an organization which is supposed to pro.
tect their interests, and their employers
are subjected 70 delay and possible loss ir
carrying out their contract, upon what the
The Republican journal., 1899-06-29
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The Republican journal., 1899-06-29

r., Chattanooga Tenn, writes:
Several bos and carbuncles broke upon me- causing
great pain and annoyance My blood seemed to be ia
ar rloo o condition and nothing took seemed do
81 and my blood has been perfectly pure since"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-09

chiffon, ruffied into innumerable small
tucks, turned up with two lovely black
plumes, and crowned with big blue
chiffon rosette, centered with tiny folds
of pale blue velvet
Another smart thing was pale
mauve fancy straw mushroom hat with
mauve chiffon, darker mirror velvet and
clusters of shaded mauve wallflowers-
vision of exquisite roIoring. The ever
modish black and white was eXempli-
fed in quietly smart little black straw
toaue lined and turned up with white
fancy straw. clustered underneath with
white roses and crvled by twist of
black and white tuIle. completed with
handsome black plumes. Also of black
and white was a novel toque. covered
entirely with finely tucked black tulle
studded under the turned up brm with
large jet cabochons and finished with
black feathers. a delicious creation in
silvery guipure over white tr1cotrin had
two pale gray plumes and one of white
fastened with a gold buckle. while
dear little rose straw hat boosted shot
silk fan and was twined with rose TO-
liage.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-09

regards the affairs of the kitchen, but
the fashions of the parlor as well. Who
VIII deny that it needs something more
than tact to keep a sharp watch over
dish cloths, dish towels and floor cloths
and to insist in face of an indignant
cook that they must be kept scrupu-
lously clean and in open sight for daily
inspection?
But sour and moldy kitchen cloths
are one thing and sanitary draperies
another. Who ever saw a perfectly
lovely" interior that was really san-
tary or a room furnished according to
the requirements Of the microbe expert
that was cozy looking? 1t certainly is
hard for the young housekeeper to fore
go plush door curtains because they
shut out light and air, when all of her
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-09

Written Tor the sunday standard.
New York, April 3.-Among the mod
els seen this week l noticed many nov
elites in the cut of skirts, although they
We're all of the clinging kind and all
without fullness in the waist. In the
tailor mades there were skirts cut off
single piece of wide cloth, the material
passing around the figure, that is, with
the selvedge edges placed at the top
and foot respectively. Some We're closed
all the way down the bias back-seam
with buttons. Others had the overlap
ping edge faced and stitched and sewed
down. In other skirts this overlapping
edge was directly in front, the back
having no seam. Still others had sin
gle bias seam down the back, and not
even pleat inlaid at the center to dis
guise this. The closing was in front
where it Tapped as described above
The very latest imported models. ]
noticed. were closed at the front and
sides, though they flowed out behind.
In the tailor-mades with Overskirt, the
latter cut quite close restrain the flow
fng skirt and give this same narrow
effect.
None of the new skirts have any stiff
ening at the hem. An entirely novel
cut was that of the skirt of a brown
tailor-made. A deep yoke of brown
silk in vertical tucks was applied to the
silk foundation. The OVerskirt of <he
cloth, having stitched edges, was then,
as it seems, thrown around the figure
and held by three buttons. falling apart
slightly to show a killing Of the brown
silk. There was a yoke of the silk and
a bolero of the cloth. trimmed with
rucked bias bands. Killed 1ounCes in
muslin grenadines. cashmeres and 9TH
er fine materials are seen on many
gowns They are sewed to the founda-
tOn skirt and the top hidden by the
Hversiirt, which may be simply hemmed,
or have rows of stitching or corded or
edged with lace.
| saw many cashmere gowns. as cash
mere is an ideal stuff for making these
Clinging skirts. Crepe de Chine shares
with cashmere the advantage of being
pre-eminently suitable to the styles of
the hour and is a great faVorite also.
One beautiful model in this latter ma
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preconceived notions of pretty home
include some of those draperies. But
then door hangings can be taken down
and aired out Of doors, so they are not
so bad after ALL
But carpets-there's the rub! 1t is
gradually dawning upon women that
sweeping is a dust-breeding process in
stead of dust-removing process, and
that while the broom may remove the
surface dust from carpet more yet is
driven into the nap. The same lovely
carpet also absorbs unhealthful odors,
which come from the cellar or bath
room in the form of gases.
The dust enemy is the worst the
housekeeper has to vanish. Dust and
Its Dangers" by S. Mitchell Prudden.
is one of the books of reference in a
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-09


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study course of household economics.
And now the progressive housewife is
finding that there is a better way than
stirring dust up in one place to settle
in another, and that il there must be
carpets instead of hardwood floors there
is a way of wiping the dust off the car
pet, which is better than driving 1t in
among the meshes, to raise again with
every football
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-09

]. The latest cycling shoe. 1t comes in
black or tan horseskin or in white buck
skin. The advantages of this shoe are,
first, its Goodness; second, its reinforced
side.
,. The gypsy shoe, in tan and glace
kid.
3. Tan kid and brown vesting Oxford
tie, with tongue over instep, and sides
that meet to tie.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-09
a Housekeeper's Virtues.

From the Chicago Chronicle
Domestic accomplishments have gone
rather out of fashion. It requires real
moral courage to be good house
keeper. And this is true not only as
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-09
FOolhardy Man.

From the Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Skimpen--I think Mr. Smith must
have liked the beefsteak pie. He had two
helpings of it.
The Tactless Boarder-Possibly he did 1t
on wager.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-09

prey trembles in the air This S the
nat ideal for the woman who wears
her hair down from her face. 1t is PRO
verbal that this woman can never find
a hat to suit her.
For a matron there was a charming
little bonnet formed of maize straw and
or white straw, sewn over with little
1rlils of white Nalenciennes lace, and
having strings of white tulle and Va
lenciennes lace and two most effective
Tosettes of black chenille and sequins
on the customary left side.
When straw is used it is some spiked
or frilled novelty. One in the latest
shade of mauve is adorned with the
new French mauve ribbon with large
blurred spot, and the side that turns
up from the face is crowned with great
soft-petaled white poppies. From a
very smart French model in violet
frilled straw was copied a distracting
toque in cream straw and azure chiffon,
with a double brim lined with blue
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-08


l.. r. Hutchinson spent Sunday at his
home in Randolph.
Lester Lawrencel spent Sunday at his
home III Northfield.
Ned. Sampson is laid up as the result
of an injury to his eye.
Harry Emerson spent Sunduy at his
former home in Mortified.
A milk team got smashed up on
Washington street this morning.
Joseph Blair left Saturday afternoon
for West Chazey for few days visit.
Andrew j. Knapp and Willis Abbott
spent Sunday at their home in Lebanon.
N. II.
A. Forni of SAINT Helena, California,
is in the city calling on friends for a
few days,
1t is expected that II charter will be
issued in few days for new Sons of
Veteran, camp in Burlington.
The State convention of the Baptist
Sunday schools will be held in this city
during the first week in June.
Dan Perry finished work for the cleo
trio road Saturday night, His place is
beng taken by George Buzzell.
The Rev. Ellie X. Nj. Jones delivered
a very interesting address last evening
on the life of Benjamin Franklin.
The Rev. A. M. Smith of East Barre
was in the city this morning on his way
home from Marshfeld, where he preach
ed yesterday.
Miss Gertrude Lyon returned to her
home in Burlington this morning after
spending Sundoy with her sister Mrs.
Peter Marion
Bert Griffith commenced work for
Elgin Gale at Wiliamstown Gulf this
morning. He will move his family there
some time this week.
All VINO want to hear good concert
and enjoy social evening be present at
the entertainment to be given in Odd
Fellows Hall by the Ladies' of Clan Cor
don or Friday evening at o'clock.
'In ,nt,t,r 81. e
brooms in front Of the Art Novelty Store
Saturday evening had better return them
at once and save themselves trouble as
they were seen and were recognized.
Some very good seats for sale to the
Maud Huntington Benjamin, reading.
for further particulars call around at the
church, Wednesday evening,
May 10th at 7.3O. Entertainment will
begin at s.
Constable Buchanan arrested man
III Railroad street this afternoon for an
assault on woman, growing out Of a
COW Saturday night. II is alleged that
hat he struck her in the back of the
neck with Il knife.
Miss Florence Batchelder of this place
Who has been at the Sparhawk Sanatar-
UNI in Burlington under treatment for
serious spinal trouble, was brought to
n ontpelier Saturday and taken to Hea-
on hospital where shs will be treated
" DR.. L. L. Beeman.
The Ladies of Clan Gordon will give
II ice cream social at Odd Fellows hall
riday evening at 8 o'clock. A fine
onccrt will be given consisting of songs
nd recitalions. Admission including
&c cream 10 cents Everyone is cor
lally invited to be present, I'd.
The Congregationalist church society
making initiatory preparations for the
ate convention which is to be held
ere in June. Frank McWhorter has
zen elected chairman of the entertain 4
ent committee. The Ladies Aid So
ETY. meets Wednesday Afternoon at $50
make further arrangements.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-08
Market Report.

Received from f. A. Rogers & Co.., Ames
Building, Boston, through their correspon-
dent, f. G. McAnally, Jackman Block.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-08

LOST.-A pair Of gold bow spectac-
les. Finder will please leave at this
office and receive reward.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-08

LOST.A Plain Gold Ring in the vicinity
of the Park. Finder please leave at this Of
flee. 23-tf.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-08
LOST.

An open faced gold filled watch.
EI2ln works stem wind, screw case.
Lost between the junction of Granite
and N. Main streets and the William
stown track. Finder please leave at
this office and receive suitable reward
3d.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-03-11
The Kiss Of Peace.

Land transfer has lost a great deal Of
the simplicity which characterized the
operation in the olden time. Accord
ing to the Art Journal, the pleasant land
of BOSNIAN, in Sussex. once belonged to
the Archbishop of Canterbury, but was
much coveted by Earl Goodwin, sup
porter of the last of the Saxon kings,
whose treasury was unfortunately too
empty to purchase it. He obtained the
place by a novel system of land trans
fer.
His lordship attended a great cere-
mony in the archbishop's cathedral, fol-
lowed by his retainers, and, according
to time-honored custom, said to his
grace "Da mihi basium," meaning,
"Give me the kiss of peace; only, instead
of saying "basium," he ingeniously sub
stituted the provincial pronunciation OF
Bosham. The archbishop graciously
replied, "Do tibi basium," which, being
interpreted, is a give thee the kiss"
which he did. But Goodwin cried, Thou
hast given me BOSNIAN" 10 which all his
retainers cried, "Why. cert'nly," and
the whole crew at once rode off TO take
possession of the pleasant Sussex terri
tory. The archbishop could not help
himself and allowed the transfer to 90.
The law has greatly complicated mat
tiers since then.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-03-11

Hon. Myron III. McCord. Ex-Governor
OF New Mexico, in a letter ia DR.. Hart.
man, from Washington, -. c., SAYS:
Gentlcmen-At the suggestion Of a
friend | was advised to use Pe.ru-na for
catarrh, and after using one bottle | be-
gan TO feel better in every way. II helped
me in many respects. ] was troubled
with colds, coughs, sore throat, etc. bur
as soon as ! had taken your medicine ]
began to improve and soon got well. L
take pleasure in recommending -FOUR great
remedy to all who are afflicted with ca
tarrh.-M. III. McCord.
Thousands of cases OF chronic catarrh
have been cured by Pe-ruDa during the
past winter. IN spite OF changeable
weather, in spite Of the natural setbacks
from catching cold, and confinement 10
lily ventilated rooms, the great catarrh
fcmedy-Pe-ru-na-has effected these
cures. But now spring is here. The days
are longer, the sun is warmer, and the
blizzard is gone for another year. This
presents q much moro favorable opportu-
nifty for the permanent cure of chronic ca
tarrh, especially old, stubborn cases. Now
is the time 10 begin treatment. Other
things being equal, one months treatment
in the spring is worth two months treat
mcnt during the inclcmcnt weather Of
winter. Insist upon having Pe-ru.na.
There are no successful substitutes for
this remedy. Send 10 DIR. Hartman, Co
lumbus, Ohio, for n free catarrh book.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-03-11
Lert-Handed DEVELOPMENT.

London Chronicles: Left-handed ia
cility among the school children is n
subject that is receiving much serious
attention from the school authorities
in Germany, with a view to develop
ing both hands and arms equally while
the children are young. They argue
that the right hand has been so solely
developed that many efforts which
might easily be delegated to the left
hand are undertaken by the right.
The smallest objects, as a rule, are
picked up by the right hand. Such
one-sided movements, repeated con-
stantly, have their influence on the
entire system, and are not conducive
to the symmetry of the body.
The habit of people to carry chill
dren on the left arIn, so as to have the
right hand free, tends to make the left
shoulder higher than the right. In
such cases the cur must date from
childhood. In the boys mechanical
departments in the German schools
much of the work is done by the left
hand under compulsion. The boys are
taught to saw, plane and hammer with
the left hand as well as with the right,
In all trades and professions involv.
ing heavy hand work the Importance
of being able to use both hands equal.
ly well is being impressed upon the
students. AS example the case of Il
bronze worker is cited. He could work
as effectively with his left hand rs
with his right. That made it possible
for him to change off when his right
hand became tired.
The preference given to the right
arm has been explained physiological
y by the construction of the veins
and nerves that enter the arms, those
of the right arm being the more
prominent. The reverse is the case in
the few who are naturally left-handed
Many instances are on record of men
who could use both hands with equal
facility. Among those are two re
nowned painters, Mcneil and Klimsch
who practiced the a"mbideXtrous habit
in the days of their youth.
Exercises that require the effort o.
the entire arm are urged by the Ger
man educational officials. Large cir.
cles are drawn by the scholars on the
blackboards, first with the one hand
and then with the other, without brac
ing the hand, Sc that the entire arm is
m action. The superiority of Japan.
csc drawing a probably be traced
to the custom of that land to make
the children practice painting ant
drawing without the use of any sticl
or supporting device for the hand
They are taught to draw at the sam,
time they are taught to write the let
ters of their alphabet, and they ar
taught to use both hands equally ii
the task.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-03-11
Caught I'm the Act.

One afternoon last week when a per.
feet gale of wind was raging, a Brook.
lyn gentleman, in feeble health, was
struggling to reach his home, aided by
his wife.
Just as they reached the corner of Q
street a huge tin chimney-pot was torn
from the roof of a house by the power
of the wind and dashed to the ground
just in front of the feeble gentleman
and his wife.
Good heavens!" cried the gentleman,
shat was a narrow escape for u.s."
"If it had struck us it would have
killed us" she replied.
The two stopped for a moment to ex.
amino the chimney-pot--more danger
Gus in a high wind than a bombshell-
but just as they were scrutinizing it q
window lear by was opened. a female
head was thrust out and in a shrill tone
she shouted: "You needn't think you're
going to carry that off. cause it b'longs
70 my housed" N. y. Mercury.